2 Mile Chasers 21/22

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Ergumene excited me today

Forget what I said about him maybe needing 3 miles

Jumps great and Idenify Thief put it tohim today and look how that ended for him

For Ergumene, I hope Christmas at Leop doesn't come too soon
 
The races in Ieeland are so hard these days. Thought it was a brutal test. Notebook finished drunk. SIzing Pottsie tried to pick up the pieces and finished drunk. Super performance. You'd expect him to be feeling it though and he will do well to improve on it in three weeks time.
 
Looks like the handicapper has left Greaneteen on 167 after the Tingle Creek. That's effectively saying nothing else ran its race. I'm not sure about that. It probably won't bother Nicholls too much as the horse won't be going for any handicaps but I'd have thought a wee nudge up the way would have been in order.
 
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Looks like the handicapper has left Greaneteen on 167 after the Tingle Creek. That's effectively saying nothing else ran its race. I'm not sure about that. It probably won't bother Nicholls too much as the horse won't be going for any handicaps but I'd have thought a wee nudge up the way would have been in order.
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He's put Hitman up 7lb instead.
 
Changed my mind on this. Had he put Grenateen up who he has alread rated too highly say 9lbs to 177 he would be 8 lbs ahead of Shishkin.......Quite simply the hadicapper never allowed for the fact Altior ran like a cow when Grenateen beat him now he's put himself in the shi** Echoes of how Master Minded became the highest rated chaser in training ahead of Kauto Star and Denman
 
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Appreciate It to miss a couple of weeks training owing to a minor setback and will stay over hurdles this season.
 
All systems go for Shishkin on Monday:

“We’ve had a good week with Shishkin and have decided we’ll run on Monday (now that Willie hasn’t declared any of his)”.

NB: I may have embellished the quote a little.
 
I spoke to Nico de Boinville briefly today:D

We parked up and he was just getting out his car 1 row in front of us

"Hows Shishkin Nico?"

"Hopefully alright" he replied

I didn't like the word 'hopefully':D
 
Great to see Shishkin back.

I actually thought he could have been in a bit of trouble coming round the final bend, but the way he just put it to bed within a matter of strides and the 3rd last, was brilliant.

Such a class act.
 
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Greanateen 167 only finished 3 lengths ahead of Sky Pirate 157 so either he ran well below his best or Sky Pirate ran well above his.

Just goes to show the handicappe has no imagination Shishkin 169 Greanateen 167 has been made to look like a joke.

No doubt in my mind Shishkin needed that run and he's still won by 10 lengths Nico really set about him today.

That will have taken a fair bit out of him so don't be surprised if you don't see him again until the QMCC.
 
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