John Durkan & Hilly Way Chase Cards

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SlimChance said:
I enjoyed the race, a bet is only a bet. Sizing John laughed at him three out. When was the last time we had a Gold Cup winner have no problems and made it back to defend his crown in peak form? As a backer of Might Bite that performance worries me no end.
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Kauto Star in 2008. Didn't end well for him.
 
Gone for Alisair DIreland to be second to UDS in an exacta. Only bet this weekend.
 
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No. I must admit I hadn't written SJ off before the season but I did think he didn't look like a 2 time winner to me. I'm worried now also.
 
not sure anyone beats uds over 2 miles in ground like that when he's just let loose like a mad b*stard

gonna be a xmas target for SJ or nah?
 
Cracking re-appearance from Sizing John, cantered allover Djakadam there, and I am a fan of the latter. Hopefully Might Bite and Sizing John can stay fit - would provide a very exciting clash come March.

Nice performance from Un De Sceaux too - easy as you like.
 
Jessie far too smart to send SJ to Kempton, two weeks after running him on that ground. No surprise if he swerves everything over Xmas, and is prepped for IGC.

Today’s race of limited relevance for Gold Cup, other than to confirm SJ remains in grand order. Slim’s nerves will jangle a little less, after the Biter makes a pulled-pork of the King George field.
 
Thinking about it Djakadam ran very respectably making the running and he battled on nicely when Sizing John passed him -could be a banker over Christmas.
 
I laid the horse Katy Walsh was riding in the last Dumhach Thra at 3.4 for afair bit of money and tbh was getting worried when it kept shortening in the market.

Guys if you never watched it have a look on ATR and tell me have you ever seen a horse with an action as weird.....Looked like The Dickler on drugs.......how anyone could back that if they had seen it on the gallops beats me............The bookies must have been taking the p!ss
 
LUKE said:
Thinking about it Djakadam ran very respectably making the running and he battled on nicely when Sizing John passed him -could be a banker over Christmas.
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Can't think of where he could go that would be that easy Luke. If he goes Lexus the opposition is sure to be pretty tough and the same if he wait for Cheltenham in January plus he's only won once in 2 years..hardly a banker for any race
 
Nice to see Sizing do that given the tough end to last season.
Satisfactory at best from Djak.
 
granger said:
If he had of run in the RSA and won as opposed to chasing Douvan, Sizing John would be revered like Denman
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Well there's an insult to Denman and to Douvan all in one go.

Sizing John was unbeaten at 2 miles except when he was up against Douvan. He is just doing what he has always done only he has no Douvan to worry about until March when he may have real challengers in MB or Yorkhill who are different gravy to anything he has faced

If we are being honest he's beat Djakadam and Minella Rocco who would have been tailed off in Denman's Gold Cup and is rated fully a stone behind the great horse
 
Tanlic said:
If we are being honest he's beat Djakadam and Minella Rocco who would have been tailed off in Denman's Gold Cup and is rated fully a stone behind the great horse
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Well he he has won 3 versions of the Gold Cup now and is only 7 so must have done something right.

it really is a bit simple to suggest he is doing everything the same bar not racing Douvan these days.
 
Also won a Grade 1 hurdle at 4 ( lucky Nichols Canyon unseated admittedly) but has run at Grade 1 level as novice hurdler, chaser and now as a seasoned campaigner. Has enough toe to win a Ryanair and stamina to win a Gold Cup, this is a seriously good horse with ability beyond his current rating.
 
Tanlic said:
Can't think of where he could go that would be that easy Luke. If he goes Lexus the opposition is sure to be pretty tough and the same if he wait for Cheltenham in January plus he's only won once in 2 years..hardly a banker for any race
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I'm thinking Lexus -can't see Sizing John going there and if Willie is boxing clever with Yorkhill it might not be the race for him-I think 6/1 is value.
 
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