Haldon Gold Cup

I know it was early in Altior's chasing campaign, but he seemed to struggle with the Railway Fences at Sandown last year; he seemed to "climb" over them. His engine carried him through in the end, but he'll be up against quicker horses this time round in the Tingle Creek. However, the race was at 3.15, and I had been drinking for at least three hours.
 
The more relevant outing at Sandown is the Celebration Chase, Len, where Altior jumped like he was on pogo-sticks (one for the oldies), and absolutely smashed-up the reigning Champion Chaser.
 
Grasshopper said:
jumped like he was on pogo-sticks (one for the oldies),
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Indeed... here's one of my claims to fame...

I once pogoed from my own house to my cousins' house (about a mile away). This wasn't just a simple pogo journey. There were:

17 steps from my front door to the pavement
a hill up to the top of my road
a series of SEVEN flights of stairs from there to the next road below - average, say, seven stairs per flight
then the main part of the journey down dale and up hill

Finally...

My cousins lived in the top floor of a block of flats (no lift) and I pogoed all the way up.

A couple of hours later, I pogoed all the way back again.

And all without coming off once.

I must have been about 12 or 13 at the time and was already the local skipping rope champion, better than the best of the girls and miles ahead of any of the boys. I could easily skip for over an hour in those days so pogoing seemed a doddle by comparison.
 
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I've said it a few times on here about loving Politologue (grey, a bit flashy (though settled much better yesterday), smart jumper and clearly quirky) and can understand why they'd run him in the Tingle Creek. The faster pace is sure to suit and can see him running respectable there, and in championship 2m races

having said that, he's Nicholl's only King George entry....
 
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