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Novice Chasers 24-25

Got to be disappointed by the second coming that was Caldwell Potter? Hailed as something special bar a win early at Carlisle, he's been soundly beaten at Cheltenham followed by today's thumping. Oddly I wondered after Cheltenham if he should be going up in trip but they dropped him back. He doesn't look blessed by natural 2 mile speed though.

Perhaps he's either not that good or has a physical issue. 🤷‍♀️
 
jinnyj said:
Got to be disappointed by the second coming that was Caldwell Potter? Hailed as something special bar a win early at Carlisle, he's been soundly beaten at Cheltenham followed by today's thumping. Oddly I wondered after Cheltenham if he should be going up in trip but they dropped him back. He doesn't look blessed by natural 2 mile speed though.

Perhaps he's either not that good or has a physical issue. 🤷‍♀️
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That dispersal sale produced pigs and CP is very disappointing for his novice promise

Is there an angle in how Irish races are run versus British races and by proxy, how young horses are handled
 
Long-term plot for the Mackeson and/or Massey Ferguson?

Are they bringing back the novice hcap at the festival?

Nicholls said he isn't top class, which might help get his mark down.
 
Desert Orchid said:
Long-term plot for the Mackeson and/or Massey Ferguson?

Are they bringing back the novice hcap at the festival?

Nicholls said he isn't top class, which might help get his mark down.
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I'm fairly sure Paul Nicholls said post-race that he wouldn't rule out something like the Grand Annual. The Turners is now an open novice handicap over two and a half miles though Caldwell Potter looks suited by soft or heavy ground which isn't guaranteed in March.
Graduation chases may still be an option next season.
 
granger said:
That dispersal sale produced pigs and CP is very disappointing for his novice promise

Is there an angle in how Irish races are run versus British races and by proxy, how young horses are handled
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What's your line of thinking, PJ?
 
Grey said:
What's your line of thinking, PJ?
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He had his introduction to racing over here in Irish races run at Irish pace. He got used to one way of training and gallops and maybe the UK air doesn't suit him.

He doesn't look to have improved for his time in the UK. We probably underestimate the change of scenery and how it affects our equine friends.

I also think he probably needs it softer than he's getting now.

I can't think of too many horses who would leave Gordon Elliott's yard and improve
 
He has problems with his feet too apparently.

A friend of mine won a morning on the gallops plus breakfast with PFN and has asked me to go with her so I will take questions from the floor before I go....:ROFLMAO:
 
jinnyj said:
He has problems with his feet too apparently.

A friend of mine won a morning on the gallops plus breakfast with PFN and has asked me to go with her so I will take questions from the floor before I go....:ROFLMAO:
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Ask him two

The soft one..The mare maiden today at Taunton

The one that gets you evicted..And how he would spend that 750k in hindsight
 
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Poor Sir Gino, what a crying shame. Really hope he gets better and recovers to his best. As Frankel says, nowt to stop Majborough now, but that’s no consolation.
 
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Broadway Novices' Chase Six-Day Confirmations
Ballyburn
Better Days Ahead
Dancing City
Gorgeous Tom
Haiti Couleurs
Lecky Watson
Quai De Bourbon
Stellar Story
The Changing Man
 
Timeform - Updated to the start of the week:

162PSIR GINO
161pMAJBOROUGH
157pBALLYBURN
156pL'EAU DU SUD
153pTHE JUKEBOX MAN
153+STELLAR STORY
153INTHEPOCKET
152+ILE ATLANTIQUE
152+JINGKO BLUE
152CROKE PARK
152SPRINGWELL BAY
151BETTER DAYS AHEAD
151HYLAND
151TOUCH ME NOT
150pLECKY WATSON
150+CHAMP KIELY
150+IMPAIRE ET PASSE
150+JANGO BAIE
150HANDSTANDS
150SANDOR CLEGANE
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NOVICE CHASERS​
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Seven declared for the Broadway (Browns Advisory to some)

Ballyburn
Better Days Ahead Jack Kennedy
Dancing City
Gorgeous Tom Darragh O'Keeffe
Lecky Watson
Quai de Bourbon
Stellar Story
 
My view of the Arkle. I have Maj in a double with KDB and a treble with Lossie. I've also taken Touch Me Not 15/2 in the market without the favourite.

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The Novices' Handicap Chase (3m6f):

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Bets:

Dutching Captain Cody & Now Is The Hour

Smaller bets: Gericault Roque, Kyntara

Sweetie money: Caesar Rock, Rock My Way, Klarc Kent

All at best possible odds/terms/boosts.
 
Majborough is the best horse in the race but the fences are there to be jumped. It will be interesting to see if his jumping improves going forward but maybe he isn't as god as we thought with the first two running to very close to their respective [adjusted] ratings. The older two-milers have little to fear from this group on that evidence.
 
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