Cheltenham Handicaps

Flaggers said:
Perfect Man has been given 133 and we think we are on the cusp of getting in so fingers crossed for all of us!
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Yes, you're very much at the mercy of how many Irish will turn up and what mark the BHA gives them.

I might have to rethink my view on Milliner's chances too.

It would take me too long to go through the Irish ORs and try and second-guess what the BHA marks will be. Maybe Harrington has worked out that 130/131 might just make it this year, in which case a nice placing yesterday could end up a very astute play. Stablemate Lynwood Gold will definitely get in so they could take him out if they really needed to, to improve their chances ever so slightly.
 
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Maxbet said:
There's 10 that could potentially hit 133+
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Yes. Perfect Man is 32 in RPR order but only something like 21 on UK OR order with a 24 max field.

There has to be a chance that more of the Irish than usual won't bother to come over this year if their chances were really only marginal to start with.
 
Flaggers said:
Perfect Man has been given 133 and we think we are on the cusp of getting in so fingers crossed for all of us!
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Yes absolutely, Flaggers.

I'm going have another look at the Pertemps to try and see anything worth betting.

I'll have a good look at your fella Perfect Man.

What a buzz it must be to have your horse potentially running at Cheltenham! :)

From his form you'd think the softer the ground the better for him.

Perfect Man has a excellent win strike rate, 7/27, which is over a 25 percent win strike rate.

If you make the cut which I hope you will you've an each way chance at a very good price especially on soft ground.

I see you've entered him in the Martin Pipe too. Obviously over the shorter distance. I'd be tempted to see nearer the time what race is due to be run on the softest ground, and declare him upon knowing the ground conditions.

If the Pertemps on the Thursday is on gd-st, but the Martin Pipe the next day comes up soft or heavy because the rain arrives you'd want him running in the latter.

You've got to see what race he'll make the cut for aswell obviously.
 
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Absolutely, just absolutely gutting that we won’t be there to see him.
The main plan is to run in France and pick up some decent prize money and graded races....and get the soft ground he loves!

The option as a prep race is either the pertemps or a run in France but Christian Leech thinks that the track is slightly tight for him in France so Cheltenham and then Auteuil!

We’ve got Kevin Brogan provisionally booked for the Pertemps so we’d basically be running off of 128. But obviously, if he gets offered a decent alternative then I imagine he will just ship!

I do agree with you about the ground and the long term forecast is quite good so you’d imagine he won’t get the soft ground he wants but he travels and loves a stamina test so hopefully they go like the clappers!
 
Where are the weights? Are they delaying them so they can make sure they **** over Elliot there too?
 
So Perfect Man is number 26, need 2 to come out! Third wind is supposedly Aintree so you’d hope one more would come out and we get a runner!
 
Roger, I can't see a weight or mark for Barnaviddaun in the Coral Cup. He's only a 20/1 chance. Any weight for him?
 
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