Ante Post jumps discussion thread 2025/26

[Desert Orchid]

Skeltons will run L’eau De Sud in the Champion Chase.

Thistle Ask is an absolute certainty to go to the Grand Annual. Even if they thought he had another 10 pounds in hand, he’d hack up in the Grand Annual and when ya chasing trainer titles

(Not saying he’d win a Grand Annual either, just if ya have a Champion Chase horse, you want to be exploiting his mark first)

Absolutely solid reasoning, DJ, and I totally agree with you but I just can't help thinking they think it might be up to running a very big race in the CC.

We have a fair idea of LEDS's ceiling. I don't think we do of TA's.

 

[Desert Orchid]

I've slept on this overnight and cashed out for a tiny loss.

I remembered halfway through my 3am pee that TA can jump right-handed and his task at Cheltenham would be a tough one without having to overcome jumping out to the right as well.

I think they might want to try and cherry-pick decent prizes on right-handed tracks. I'm not sure if there are any more at Kempton but there might be at Ascot or Sandown.

This morning I ran the Mambo5 race and this one's simultaneously from them crossing the first fence.

The leaders in both races were pretty close, the novices slightly ahead, if anything, until TA moved marginally ahead and stayed there and the only reason they finished very close was because TA wasn't being asked any questions all the way up the straight. Whether he had more to give I wouldn't know but it looked like M5 might have benefitted from a pace collapse. Both races were over 4s faster than standard.

 

[Frankel]

Marine wins. Sir Gino rocking up could put a spanner in the works mind!