"Coral Gold Gup" (Hennessy) 2024

With 2 gd2's and a Lstd it's a relief from the crud that's been served up so far this week.
Tbh, I'm more peeved that not a single AW meeting in the UK this week was planned,even though the weather's always iffy around this time.
 
Can't fault Cloudy Glen in this. Won it last year, has 6lb less to carry and had a prep race recently.
25/1 5pl Coral.
 
reet hard said:
Can't fault Cloudy Glen in this. Won it last year, has 6lb less to carry and had a prep race recently.
25/1 5pl Coral.
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Was 2 years ago but other than that agreed. Cant be arsed betting though as 1/5 the meeting is off. And 3lb higher, not 6 lower btw

Edit : You mean physical weight
 
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Fingers crossed Ahoy Senor EW gets round safely he scares the hell outof me with some of the mistakes he makes
For the win I will take a chance with Stolen River as Sam had the coice of the Sam Thomas duo
 
Newbury is on but they will continue to monitor. The cross-fence is being ommited.

Fairyhouse has also passed its inspection.
 
wilsonl said:
Was 2 years ago but other than that agreed. Cant be arsed betting though as 1/5 the meeting is off. And 3lb higher, not 6 lower btw

Edit : You mean physical weight
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Pleasantly surprised it’s going ahead so am onboard, albeit missed 25 so have 22/1 6 Places
 
The front end of this market is fascinating. Complete Unknown is a false fav imo, just there on trainer identity. I really like Monbeg and Mahler, and I am coming round to Midnight River for a cover. He holds Twig on a line through Kinondo Kwetu. Like the pumpkin horse Stumptown is priced on his trainer, I think he's a hound. I don't like anything else in the race, Datsalrightgino surely doesn't stay? I do like him but not here.
 
Having thrown away dosh on City Chief and Beauport I'm a bit phlegmatic about the race now as those losses will bite into any profit, if my luck changes, on the race.

I've looked at it as closely as I can be bothered and have decided Complete Unknown is by far the most logical bet. I've taken 11/2 (BOG) so profits won't be significant anyway.

Mahler Mission and Monbeg Genius are the obvious alternatives but I don't want to back two shorties. Stumptown is also fanciable but 11/1 isn't jumping out at me as value against those three.

Twig was 25/1 the other day and I was toying with backing it because Pauling had others with good form in the race and he's now 11/1. It takes money or influence to cause that but I can't back it now.

Datsalrightgino wasn't even going to run in this.

This just leaves two longshots for me and I'm putting them up on that thread.

Good luck everybody.
 
Maruco said:
My 3 against the field:

Off 148 Datsalrightgino has to go close having had a quiet prep. That Stage Star line of form is getting ever better, and second season chaser like him looking so unexposed looks perfect for this. 20/1 looks very much the wrong price.

Similarly Monbeg Genius has to be interesting on the Fastorslow formline. PU first time when most of Jonjo's were running poorly first time. Some rish given he didn't complete makes 8/1 just an okay price.

Midnight River has had this as the target for a long time, and as his price told us, he very much needed the race in the Charlie Hall. I watched him school this morning with TKOR, and he looks primed and ready to go. I'm surprised he's 11/1 currently. He won't be on the day.
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Well done, Paul - some shout.
 
Euronymous said:
The front end of this market is fascinating. Complete Unknown is a false fav imo, just there on trainer identity. I really like Monbeg and Mahler, and I am coming round to Midnight River for a cover. He holds Twig on a line through Kinondo Kwetu. Like the pumpkin horse Stumptown is priced on his trainer, I think he's a hound. I don't like anything else in the race, Datsalrightgino surely doesn't stay? I do like him but not here.
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Well done Euro.hope you had a saver on Gino.
 
Echo.

Very good winner of a very hot race. Lots of good horses finding the pace too hot from about a mile out.

Why were they even thinking of Newcastle when he could win like that? That's what put me off it.

I had noted six second-season novices as the ones I wanted onside. In order of my ratings table:

Complete Unknown
Mahler Mission
Monbeg Genius
Stumptown
Datsalrightgino
Bill Baxter

Taking Cloudy Glen (5th) and Eldorado Allen (4th) as decent markers for the form, it looks an above average renewal. That said, I do think the leaders probably overdid the pace and paid for it. It will be interesting to see what the sectionals say.
 
The winner had placed form just behind Stage Star at ‘Trials Day’ in January, in receipt of four pounds; albeit, over two and a half miles. Only discovered that after the race, of course.
 
Horse has been a nightmare for me. He went in my tracker when he was second to Boothill at Newton Abbot the start of last season. I was away when he won at Chepstow and my email alert didn't come to my phone so I missed out. I backed him when he was second to Frere D'armes at Newbury but even then it was obvious he wasn't a two miler. Left him alone at Donny, backed him (ew at least) in that Stage Star race and also in the Pendil where he hated the track. Also punted him for the Plate and when he blew out in that thought that was it for the season so of course I was on Thunder Rock at Ayr. Now today where I just wasn't convinced he'd stay. Great ride, good trainer. A bit gutted but confidence in my tracker selection process is strengthened - Mahler Mission has been in it since his third at Punchy on New Years Eve.
 
Outsider said:
Well ,datsalrightgino fooled us all.

Edit.almost all,well done Maruco.
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Hand on my heart I never knew he existed until he caught my eye turning out of the back staright when he started cutting through them like a knife through butter.

Even then I had no idea who he was because the commentator never mentioned him and seemed not to have noticed him making up the ground until the were almost at 4 out.

Know who he is now.......that may have been a really nice trial for the national but the main bookies aren't quoting him. Can't see why not he'd probably get in around the 11 stone mark
 
Tanlic said:
... the commentator never mentioned him and seemed not to have noticed him making up the ground until the were almost at 4 out.
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Not sure which coverage you had, Tanlic, but on the replay I watched via RTV the commentator namechecked him all the way round, including repeatedly noting his smooth progress up the inner in the final mile.


Tanlic said:
Know who he is now.......that may have been a really nice trial for the national but the main bookies aren't quoting him. Can't see why not he'd probably get in around the 11 stone mark
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Off 148 today and will go up 7 or 8lbs to 155/156 so probably around the 11-4 mark depending, obviously on what the top weight is. Corach Rambler is likely to be on 159. I'm not sure I'd fancy DARG to beat CR getting only 3/4 pounds but it also means CR getting in with around 11-7.
 
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