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Sir Gino is a legit favourite for the Triumph, but he is short enough and the yard form is a bit inconclusive at the moment - through granted it may be a different story in ten days time. Regardless, he isn't a backable price, and I've gone with the Spring Juvenile form and backed Bunting...

The Turners will cut-up massively, I reckon, and we could be looking at a single-figure field. That being the case, it's probably an idea to get something pricey onside. The one that sticks out to me is Le Patron (sole Festival entry is here), who is now a massive price (66/1) after flopping...

General blah-de-blah. Again, it all rather revolves around whether Ballyburn goes here or not. An interesting one at a fancy price (33/1) is Rich Ricci's Mercurey. To date, he has been confined to runs at around the minimum trip, yet only has the Baring Bingham and Bartlett entries. He is...

For general chat not covered by specific race threads. Ballyburn is drifting slightly for the Supreme and shortening slightly for the Baring Bingham.....so somewhat the reverse of what's happened over the last 48hrs. Classic Willie bingo. I have a nice position around Il Etait Temps in the...

Only 6 left in at the declaration stage: Protektorat Bravemansgame Shishkin Royale Pagaille Corach Rambler Minella Drama I have to say, I find it odd (and possibly even a little concerning) that Cobden - who has ridden BMG in all his starts under Rules - is heading to Ascot rather than...

Have looked at this race every which way, and keep coming back to the same position: a mark of 155 might well underestimate the favourite. Stage Star jumps great, likes the track (New Course anyway), goes on any ground, has the pace to lie-up with them/keep out of trouble, and has won big-field...

To whom it may concern; West Cork not entered in the County Hurdle. Other horses near top of the ante-post handicap markets who were not entered, as follows: Ultima Thunder Rock Indigo Breeze Ain't That A Shame Run Wild Fred Gold Cup Bailly Boodles Comfort Zone Gust Of Wind Goodie Two Shoes...

Was somewhat idle last night, and decided to take a look back through my record in the Festival races over the years since I started following racing (1992). It started as an exercise to alleviate the boredom, but is probably going to develop into a staking-plan, as the results were quite...

Seven stand their ground, as follows: Fakir D'Oudairies Shishkin Pic D'Orhy First Flow Millers Bank Aye Right Minella Drama Aye Right is also entered at Kelso on Friday, and the 3m handicap chase on the Ascot card. Minella Drama is also entered in the Kelso race, as well as the old Racing Post...

Keen to hear what people think with a month to go before the Festival, as it can often help identify horses that I may have overlooked. FWIW, this is where I am right now. Supreme Have fancy prices about Il Etait Temps (so my judgement is possibly clouded), but I thought it was an excellent run...

A meeting fully deserving of its own thread. Most intriguing runner for me tomorrow is this Quais De Paris in the Nathaniel Lacey…..and the intrigue is mainly about his price. There doesn’t appear to be any superstars in waiting in the field, yet this totally unexposed...

A thread for your selections not already covered in other threads over the Christmas period. I'll start at Kempton. Kauto Star Novices Chase - Boxing Day McFabulous is something of a warm-order for this (8/11 in a couple of places), but with the rain coming and the ground likely to soften-up a...

To alleviate the boredom of no racing beating the weather, me and a pal have been firing each other racing quiz questions back and forth the last few days. If there's any interest (say a half-dozen people minimum), and the Mods are prepared to open the Chatroom for us, I'll be happy to run a...

Navan inspect today to see if they can go ahead tomorrow. Both Sunday cards at Cork and Punchestown are subject to inspections on Saturday afternoon, to see if they can go ahead. The latter track is considering an option to move the card to Tuesday, if they can't go ahead on Sunday. Have to...

I've nothing much to say at this stage, other than the Bula/International is a desperate affair this year.

Been exchanging messages with a couple of horse-racing pals on this topic - prompted by recent debates, plus the 2-runner fiasco that is the £14K novice race at Exeter tomorrow. I've defended the Jumps programme over the years - mainly with my old TRF sparring partner James Knight on Twitter -...

If you realy must, please post your Flat race vidoes here, with an appropriate ‘Advisory’.

There’s been some great YouTube footage of races shared on various threads lately - and also some ones from the Flat :lol: - so let’s use this thread for any videos people would like to post, so they’re all in one easy-to-find location. :thumbsup:

Been having a think about this race the last couple of days, as the market seems a bit of a basket-case to me. I'll assume that Allaho doesn't go (though Corals & Ladbrokes still quote him - the chiselling gits), and I'm still sceptical about Galopin Des Champs running. I don't think Hitman...

The return of Constitution Hill rightly takes top-billing at this meeting, but it's very pleasing to see Alan King let Edwardstone take his chance in a handicap off 161. Fair play.