Cheltenham 2016

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Djakadam if Ruby rides Vatour and with the expected decent ground cant go off fav,
Don Poli surely wont on decent ground.
Cue Card l cant see him going off fav as a 10 year old.
Don Cossack or Vatour left ,,was my thinking ..

I agree the Elliot No winner probably wont win but if as expected its close and Ireland v UK ends roughly 14-14 and with Mullins winning lets say 6 of the Irish races then theres the foxhunters it doesn't leave many races ,, lots of ifs and buts it was 8/1 ..

I actually liked the Rich Richi bet most of all and have possibly over staked on it as l didn't think the price would last so long and 1 or 2 l mentioned it too didn't exactly get over excited ..
 
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Grasshopper said:
Is this the same horse who so obviously wouldn't run in the Gold Cup, Tiggers?[/QUOTE

And when the fugedty fug did I say that?
In fact yes they shouldn't run because it won't fecking stay. Shoo in for Ryanair, legless pulled up next week.
I obviously need a visa to get into your world.
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I'd say Ruby riding Vautour makes him close to fav on the day. Don Cossack must be slight fav though.
 
tiggers1972 said:
And when the fugedty fug did I say that?
In fact yes they shouldn't run because it won't fecking stay. Shoo in for Ryanair, legless pulled up next week.
I obviously need a visa to get into your world.
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It was more a general point about those who had Vautour down as a non-stayer all along, and said he would run in the Ryanair, because he couldn't get home in the Gold Cup.

You have Vautour down as a non-stayer. I have him down as one who will improve past the opposition to the extent that stamina might not matter. In this regard, we are both guessing until next Friday - worth bearing that in mind.

PS. You wouldn't need a visa to get into my world, but if (when) Vautour stays and wins the Gold Cup, you might need a Gate Pass. ;)
 
links781 said:
Joint Favs Vautor because of the Ruby factor and Don Cossack for being the most overrated horse in training.
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FWIW (it's not a market that interests me), Timeform recently did a piece on who would go off favourite, and suggested Vautour at 13/8 (IIRC) as the bet. It was largely predicated on an expectation that Walsh would ride, the horse's Festival record, and the ground being quicker come the Friday.
 
BigRob said:
Don Poli surely wont on decent ground.
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As a Don Poli fan I'm hoping for some decent ground. Good to soft or good will be just fine. His 2 Cheltenham wins, arguably the most impressive of his career in terms of winning distance, have been on good ground. He won the RSA by 6L at a half speed up the hill and a martin pipe over 2m4f by 5L both on Good ground.

He got soft in the Lexus Chase and idled once he hit the front.


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