Grasshopper
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Are you not concerned that the Ultima Chase form is looking a bit more patchy/exposed now, DO?
Are you not concerned that the Ultima Chase form is looking a bit more patchy/exposed now, DO?
Tizzards' comments suggest to me that Native River isn't being trained for the Gold Cup, and they are going to wait for the National weights to be published, before they do anything with him. Aintree is surely his target this year, rather than Cheltenham.
Says he wants to run him in the Cotswold Chase and Cheltenham, brilliant idea given his course form.I note that NTD is saying that ulcers were the issue with Bristol De Mai in the King George.
If so, they came on a hell-of-a-fast after the Betfair Chase, when they clearly didn't bother the horse a jot.
The guy is an utter fantasist that refuses to accept his horses get beaten on merit on occasion.
RP reporting that Sizing John's blood test results were normal.
I note that NTD is saying that ulcers were the issue with Bristol De Mai in the King George.
If so, they came on a hell-of-a-fast after the Betfair Chase, when they clearly didn't bother the horse a jot.
The guy is an utter fantasist that refuses to accept his horses get beaten on merit on occasion.
What would be the likely progression route for Bachasson? Impressed me the other day at Tramore. Composed and economical over his fences and looks versatile ground-wise. Same ownership as UDS I believe....
Like I say, reet, it’s mainly for the shi*ts and giggles......and to point out that no rating is infallible, and can’t always be taken at face value.
No matter that it was a single-performance rating, the 185 for BDM is the most ridiculous, unjustifiable, rating awarded to a horse, in all the time I have been watching racing. The people compiling RPRs put themselves away as a professional ratings crowd, and such a high-award should have been subject to much scrutiny and objective review, before it was allowed anywhere near a published article. That it passed the ‘sensors’ unchallenged, is yet another example of how pitiable a paper the Post has become, imo.
Anyone quoting RPRs at me in future (during the sometimes-heated handicap discussions we have on here), can expect to have this absolute bobby-dazzler launched at them, as part of my first-strike nuclear capability. :lol:
Dato Star, had soft ground Haydock ratings of 175 for beating Relkeel 17lengths , 171 for beating Collier Bay 20 lengths and also won a Bumper there by 15 lengths. A serious serious horse on that track.
Despite winning a Festival Bumper his best Champion Hurdle rating was 158, his other hurdle ratings 172, 166, 164 ,163.
Again , horses for courses and conditions .
Pity for them both the Festival Championships are not run there.