Cheltenham Day 1

I was really taken by Marine Nationale, he was pulling double early on and he seemed to do everything very, very easily in the Supreme. Did PT go a bit too soon on the Mullins favourite, possibly, but Marine Nationale looked very good.
 
Well I was extremely glad I went today. Here are some of my thoughts....

Honeysuckle...still choked with emotion. I was there for Dawn Runs Gold Cup and the reaction she got afterwards was on a par...really. The genuine outpouring of love for this mare and her connections was simply incredible :<3: and so deserved...and you just got the feeling that she knew...bugger CH...we were HER public!
(I actually got a bit carried away afterwards and accosted Henry de B and asked him if he’d like to buy a replacement in the shape of the three year old filly out of the Kaye Tara mare I have here...she’s the one by Blue Bresil (sire of CH obviously) and they’ve asked me to help sell her. I gave him my card.......:cool: well nothing ventured.....! :whistle:

Corach was great! I love the LR/PS combo....it just works!

CH.....well another moment to say...”I was there!”......has AC emerged to eat his Humble State Pie yet?

The first race....OK, you’ll probably shout me down here...but I didn’t think it was up to usual standard. Nothing shone in the paddock for me. FV is a long rangy type who looks more like a chaser. Nothing else really did it for me. There was no CH or an Altior amongst them. Many looked like chasers except the winner who I thought was tiny.
 
Well I was extremely glad I went today. Here are some of my thoughts....

Honeysuckle...still choked with emotion. I was there for Dawn Runs Gold Cup and the reaction she got afterwards was on a par...really. The genuine outpouring of love for this mare and her connections was simply incredible :<3: and so deserved...and you just got the feeling that she knew...bugger CH...we were HER public!
(I actually got a bit carried away afterwards and accosted Henry de B and asked him if he’d like to buy a replacement in the shape of the three year old filly out of the Kaye Tara mare I have here...she’s the one by Blue Bresil (sire of CH obviously) and they’ve asked me to help sell her. I gave him my card.......:cool: well nothing ventured.....! :whistle:

Corach was great! I love the LR/PS combo....it just works!

CH.....well another moment to say...”I was there!”......has AC emerged to eat his Humble State Pie yet?

The first race....OK, you’ll probably shout me down here...but I didn’t think it was up to usual standard. Nothing shone in the paddock for me. FV is a long rangy type who looks more like a chaser. Nothing else really did it for me. There was no CH or an Altior amongst them. Many looked like chasers except the winner who I thought was tiny.

Hopefully HdeB will buy the filly; it will give you an excuse to come over and see us .
Don't bother offering the filly to Barry Connell though after your Supreme Hurdle observation.
 
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