Ballydoyle Horses 2011 Discussion and Comp

[Miesque]

A very belated update - Galileo ex Flower Bowl '09 is indeed with Fabre and as yet unnamed.

 

[Sequoyah]

Thanks Miesque. Pretty poor of the Racing Post, they also have Pour Moi with Aidan O'Brien rather than Fabre.

 

[Miesque]

Another batch of names approved:

(Tibet) Dansili ex Race For The Stars
(Shield) Dylan Thomas ex American Queen
(Battle of Saratoga) Dylan Thomas ex Freedom
(Hobart) Dylan Thomas ex Inchiri
(Furner's Green) Dylan Thomas ex Lady Icarus
(Astrology) Galileo ex Ask For The Moon
(Highflying) Galileo ex Beauty Bright
(Marchese Marconi) Galileo ex Charroux
(Father Of Science) Galileo ex Kasora
(Learn) Galileo ex Kentucky Warbler
(Sidereus Nuncius) Galileo ex Litani River
(David Livingston) Galileo ex Mora Bai
(Bonanza) Galileo ex Sitara
(Taigan) Kingmambo ex Liscanna
(Camelot) Montjeu ex Tarfah
(Beach of Falesa) Dylan Thomas ex Leonia
(Was) Galileo ex Alluring Park
(Maybe) Galileo ex Sumora
(Circle) Galileo ex Winning Sequence

 

[chroniclandlord]

Power was a nice winner at the Curragh.

 

[Euronymous]

Another batch of names approved:


(Was) Galileo ex Alluring Park
(Maybe) Galileo ex Sumora
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They should run a competition whereby he winner(s) get to name some of their horses. I'd have thrown those two out.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Awful aren't they.

 

[Miesque]

They should run a competition whereby he winner(s) get to name some of their horses. I'd have thrown those two out.

They used to amoung the staff several years ago but it was phased out for some reason

 

[Bar the Bull]

Two of you have runners tonight.

Prophesy and Choir, representing Grey and New Approach run at Naas this evening.

Gearoid is still the early pacemaker, with Raphael Santi's RPR improving to a respectable 86 in his last race.

 

[Sequoyah]

Choir was previously called Ernest Hemingway, so Grey may wish to look out for this one. Though if Grey picked him on the basis of the name rather than pedigree, the Galileo-Cassydora colt is now called Ernest Hemingway.

 

[Bar the Bull]

Thanks. I saw that Grey picked the Singing Diva horse, so I kept him to that, in spite of the name change.

 

[Grey]

That's fair enough. Breeding expert that I am, it is preposterous to suggest the name would have had any bearing on my selection.

 

[Bar the Bull]

You can still change if you wish. Neither horse has run.

 

[Grey]

I'll leave it be, thanks.

 

[Sequoyah]

Well done

 

[Gearoid]

Choir morning price 5/1, SP 7/4. Yet another Ballydoyle on course punt. How long can they stitch up the market like this?

 

[Bar the Bull]

It's brilliant.

 

[Hamm]

Choir morning price 5/1, SP 7/4. Yet another Ballydoyle on course punt. How long can they stitch up the market like this?

why dont you join in?!

 

[Bar the Bull]

Picking the right one isn't straightforward. They had one in the first race backed from 3/1 into 15/8 and only third.

 

[Grey]

They started backing Choir after seeing me stand by him.

 

[On The Bridle]

They started backing Choir after seeing me stand by him.

A decision as honourable as the man who made it!! I would have switched

 

[On The Bridle]

Choir morning price 5/1, SP 7/4. Yet another Ballydoyle on course punt. How long can they stitch up the market like this?

Is there a new crew in place or are they just way more disciplined this year or as the conspiracy theorists amoungst us suspect they don't know???:blink:

 

[On The Bridle]

Can I change to the new Ernest Hemmingway please. Tarascon hasn't bred one that can stand up yet!!

 

[Bar the Bull]

Three forumites' selections have hit the track.

RPR------Forumite------Horse Name
91------Grey------Choir
86------Gearoid------Raphael Santi
75------New Approach------Prophesy

 

[Aragorn]

My pick Among Equals ran yesterday - Smashed off the boards as if defeat was out of the question and finishes 7th of 9!!! Broke well but seemed to lack pace. No obvious signs of greeness.

 

[Miesque]

(Devotion) Dylan Thomas ex Bright Bank
(Thomasgainsborough) Dansili ex Briolette
(Vigil) Dansili ex Magnolia Lane
(East Meets West) Dansili ex Minkova
(Unanimous) Dansili ex Sharp Lisa
(Tower Rock) Dylan Thomas ex Monevassia
(Hail) Galileo ex Belle Allemande
(Windsor Park) Galileo ex Blissful
(Mannheim) Galileo ex Bywayofthestars
(Order) Galileo ex Dietrich
(Imperial Monarch) Galileo ex Ionian Sea
(Act Of War) Galileo ex La Chunga
(I Have A Dream) Galileo ex Lady Lahar
(Chamonix) Galileo ex L'Ancresse
(Innesta) Galileo ex Nell Gwyn
(Gladiator King) Dylan Thomas ex Sheer Bliss
(Lebron) Galileo ex Silverskaya
(Pacific Heights) Galileo ex Song To Remember
(Skyphos) Galileo ex Tarascon
(Accept) Galileo ex Winds Of Time
(Place Vendome) Giant's Causeway ex Vallee Des Reves
(Wrote) High Chapparal ex Desert Classic
(Wimpole Street) Hurricane Run ex Mountain Chain
(Warwick Avenue) Montjeu ex Dance Parade
(Private Treasure) Montjeu ex Flamingo Sea
(Mystical Wind) Montjeu ex Krissante
(Chicago) Montjeu ex Lady Karr
(Offer) Montjeu ex Valdara
(Exact) Pivotal ex Brilliance
(Nephrite) Pivotal ex Cape Merino
(Daddy Longlegs) Scat Daddy ex Dreamy Maiden
(Reaching) Dansili ex Maryinsky
(Twirl) Galileo ex Butterfly Cove
(Kissed) Galileo ex Gwynn
(Betterbetterbetter) Galileo ex Jude
(Seducing) Galileo ex Khoruna
(Cabin) Galileo ex Mona Lisa
(Demurely) Galileo ex Solo De Lune
(Drops) Kingmambo ex Alexandrova
(Sail Away Home) Kingmambo ex Sequoyah
(Wading) Montjeu ex Cherry Hinton
(Hasten) Montjeu ex Shadow Song
(Along) Smart Strike ex All Too Beautiful
(Asteya) Tiger Hill ex Golden Dancer

Just four left to be named after that lot.