Monte Cristo does look very interesting!
Id be suprised if it was under 100.
The winner was 108.
the horse who finished Stone last was only 5L behind Japan in the grand prix de paris.
Monte Cristo backed for this max EW bet at 50/1 with Hills, owners usually have a good one for this and he looks the most likely to me.
Good luck Billy, I'd certainly expect him to win 1st time up.
Has Fujimoto Flyer been purchased by Munir and Souede? When it was due to run in a France the other day it had their colours next to it?
As the French imports are always popular for the Triumph, I wanted to see where the winners and placed horses made their debuts over the last 10 years:
Winners (10)
UK Flat = 2
IRE Flat = 2
FR Flat = 2
FR Hurdle = 2
UK Hurdle = 1
FR Bumper = 1
Placed Horses (20)
IRE Flat = 9
FR Hurdle = 8
FR Flat = 2
UK Flat = 1
Totals
IRE Flat = 11
FR Hurdle = 10
FR Flat = 4
UK Flat = 3
UK Hurdle = 1
FR Bumper = 1
* this only considers the placed horses and does not include how many runners from each category took part in the race.
But espoir dallen, fusil raffles , we have a dream, were all injured the last 2 years and fakir went for the supreme. 4 very good french juveniles that would skew the stats just in the last 2 years.
Thank you. Im taking the stance that Garfield would only come over if something went wrong with the owners other runners, this is just my view and based on how they have operated in the past, I could be way off the mark.
I mean if all the horses I had backed over the years ran instead of getting injured I could probably have retired by now. Using injuries or missing the festival as a reason doesn't change the stats above, that Jackie supplied.
Surely 50/1 with cash out is a no brainer then?
Scooby, any thoughts on Rayapour for Willie Mullins, came from The Aga Khan operation, form in France on the flat?