The Two Mile Chasers

reet hard said:
I recall when Shishkin was the new messiah after beating Energumene in the Clarence House,and was odds on for the QM.
However,I also pegged that as a training run for the latter,much like the one behind Jonbon,imo.
Will history repeat itself in March?
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I doubt if they will even send Energymene...Gaelic Warrior and Il Est Francais look likely though
 
Beef or Salmon said:
Question marks over them all in one way or another so considering his commanding win today, his 3rd in an Arkle and a much better jockey on board now, I couldn't resist a little e/w nibble on Matata @ 90/1 with Ladbrokes, I imagine I shall be able to lay it off at half of that once the dust settles.
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Job done already, as low as 25s in places and last matched at 33s on the exchanges, tomorrows Racing post has a quote from NTD saying he wants to go there and a very favourable mention from Pricewise in his preview for the QMCH
 
Desert Orchid said:
Edwardstone's OR is 163. Jonbon has beaten him 11lbs.

174 is a decent rating - I think he'll go up to 175 on Tuesday - but it's a fair bit below Altior, Shishkin and Sprinter Sacre.
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The handicapper doesn't seem to have been impressed by Jonbon. He's only gone up a pound to 171.
 
I've never really taken to Jonbon but I do concede that he's a solid favourite. I think that there's evidence that he's several pounds worse at Cheltenham than at, say, Sandown or Ascot and it's no coincidence that he's never recorded a 170 RPR at the track. There is, of course, every chance that 169 might be good enough this year but I don't see 5/4 nrnb as value.
Ruby seems to think that El Fabiolo is making progress on his way back but may not make the DRF. There are many reasons why he might not run in the QMCC but, if he does, he'll probably be close to the top of the OR and RPR lists. 6/1 nrnb seems fair enough.
 
Simon Rowlands looks at the Jonbon-Energumene race, among other things.

I would recommend reading on to the section on International Flat Rankings.

Always food for thought.

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Sectional Spotlight | At The Races

Simon assesses the best of the action from the first Berkshire Winter Million and looks at the results from the recently released World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.
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Rapid turn around of opinion from Timeform. They've dropped Energumene from 177 to 168 in a oner.

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Timeform's Top Jumpers

The current top-rated jumper in Britain and Ireland is Galopin des Champs, trained by Willie Mullins and rated 179.
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It's a shame they don't decide official ratings. Another below-par run would get the big E into the Grand Annual off 150...
 
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