Tanlic
Senior Jockey
Nicky said there's plenty of cut but his dogs went through it without a problem.....he on the other hand found it hard going
Is it me, or is anyone else a bit underwhelmed by the final decs for Tuesday?
Yorkhill in the Champion Chase? Smacks of desperation to me.
Interesting local forecast for the weekend, let's hope it doesn't arrive early
Who remembers The Thinker
This was just seven miles out of Cheltenham yesterday
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The form book might end up going out the window this year.
I reckon there’ll also be an errant way of thinking in some quarters that it will place more emphasis on stamina.
While that’s obviously true to an extent, there’s a good chance they’ll go slower in races like the Supreme - as opposed to the usual mad dash. These are the best jocks riding so you’d think they’d be fully mindful of the ground and I reckon the two will balance each other out.
Ability to go through the ground the key factor.
I'd say that's spot on Roger. On desperate ground it's so easy to either go too quick or leave yourself with too much to do. Experience will be massive this week, unless your name is James Bowen!Watched the Cheltenham preview online last night and Ruby was saying he preferred riding on ground a bit slower as you have to do more thinking during a race.