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The 2025 Silver Cup Handicap Chase

Does anyone follow Pauling's early declarations?

I see Pic Roc is shorter (and blue) than Henry's Friend yet Ben Jones's name is next to the latter. Does Pauling fvck about with these early arrangements? If not, then Henry's Friend should not be the longer price.
 
Henry's (next) target has always been this race since the Ascot win early Nov, so not overly surprising BJ is down to ride. Assuming PR runs, it's likely to be Kielan Woods riding. KW rode for the early Nov Huntingdon win.

I'd suggest it probably (let's say possibly) isn't worth reading anything into the arrangements - more likely BP doesn't know (in light of PR's Newbury run) which one will come home in front.
 
Euronymous said:
So why run him last weekend at a course he plainly doesn't act on. Very poor programming and for me rules him out of contention for this race.
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Yep, seemed an odd decision. And likely that's the reason now for the riding arrangements DO posted above.

Maybe there's something going on we don't know about. Or more likely, something we don't know about the run last week.
 
The chances are it wasn't there to win last week anyway but they reported it ran flat so maybe they weren't expecting such a bad run and maybe it has put Jones off it.

The Hennessy was a serious race and PR did very well after losing a lot of ground at the start. I'm not sure 21 days would be a long enough recovery period so I'm a wee bit wary of backing it here.

Maybe the simple answer to the puzzle is Victtorino?
 
Ian_Davies said:
If Pic Roc turns up - and Ben Jones can see his way clear to actually jumping off with the rest of the field this time - they won't see which way the moral Coral Gold Cup runner up went from two out.

But I can wait, because we're not at home to Mr Ante Post Bet On A NR. #justbackfuckingrunners
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Can't wait for this contest tbf.
 
Could be they just wanted to prove/confirm that Henry's just doesn't like Cheltenham, and once that was confirmed, BJ just let him coast. In which case, likely no harm done for this upcoming effort.

No good runs at Cheltenham in 3 visits now. Maybe they were wanting to know whether it would be worth targeting anything in March.

And now they know.
 
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With all the major contenders standing their ground this looks a hot race on paper doesn't it.

I would genuinely be pleased if my fella could place in the first four. He'll need to come right back to his best and then improve another 7-10lb to win it though.

I'm hopeful but not confident. I fear the big guns.
 
pawras said:
I'm going to have small each way dabble on Threeunderthrufive, currently as much as 20/1, cos it was 2nd by a nose to Victtorino in the Ascot Swinley Chase Handicap 2m 7f 180y Grade3 in Feb, and since 2000, 12 runners have gone from that race to the following Ascot Silver Trophy Cup Chase Handicap and 6 have won or placed, giving an lsp of £9.98 and roi 83.1%.
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We've got Ben Linfoot And Matthew Brocklebank of the Sporting Life on side, Pawras. Does this make one any more confident? Err, no.

It's just too hot a renewal.

Best of luck to Pic Roc, Blow Your Wad and Venetia William's backers. And the rest too.

This can't be another Glengouly race can it, where no one has mentioned the winner on the thread beforehand?

I hope not. It's important someone gets it right.

Good luck all of us tomorrow.
 
The Fortune Teller said:
We've got Ben Linfoot And Matthew Brocklebank of the Sporting Life on side, Pawras. Does this make one any more confident? Err, no.

It's just too hot a renewal.

Best of luck to Pic Roc, Blow Your Wad and Venetia William's backers. And the rest too.

This can't be another Glengouly race can it, where no one has mentioned the winner on the thread beforehand?

I hope not. It's important someone gets it right.

Good luck all of us tomorrow.
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I've backed Victtorino to win as well.
TBH I'm almost never even aware of what pundits have touted.
Will be a nice race to watch pan out
 
Have to say i get a bit jealous when Pawras makes new friends. Especially ones who can pretend they like those minging stats better than I can 🙂

I can see how this Chaddersly meet will be going down Pawras and Chaumi chewing over the Tech analysis, Jinny and Gullible talking all things pointing, meanwhile i'm stood singing "All by myself" whilst spending my day alone in the food van queues.
 
Danny said:
Have to say i get a bit jealous when Pawras makes new friends. Especially ones who can pretend they like those minging stats better than I can 🙂

I can see how this Chaddersly meet will be going down Pawras and Chaumi chewing over the Tech analysis, Jinny and Gullible talking all things pointing, meanwhile i'm stood singing "All by myself" whilst spending my day alone in the food van queues.
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We'll be doing a crash course in paddock picking - like the one you ignored whilst you were standing next to me at Chelters
 
Danny said:
spending my day alone in the food van queues.
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I've had some cracking food at Chaddesley Corbett over the years, Danny.

The Chaddesley response to a Maccy D's burger - an entire cow in a bun (pure steak) - blocks of cheese that would send your cholesterol level through the roof on sight and one year there was a little old lady knocking out doughnuts laced with Bailey's and, while not for me, from what I could see walking past, her idea of "laced" seemed to be about a quarter of a bottle a portion - there was Baileys "empties" everywhere.

Point food varies, but there's some cracking stuff at some tracks - it does tend to change from year to year, though.
 
Danny said:
Have to say i get a bit jealous when Pawras makes new friends. Especially ones who can pretend they like those minging stats better than I can 🙂

I can see how this Chaddersly meet will be going down Pawras and Chaumi chewing over the Tech analysis, Jinny and Gullible talking all things pointing, meanwhile i'm stood singing "All by myself" whilst spending my day alone in the food van queues.
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yeah but I need you keep me grounded on how minging they are.... ;-)
 

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