King George VI Chase

Excellent, thanks. I missed his earlier price but the 12/1 with 365 has been winking at me for a few days when his price dropped a week or so ago.
 
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Not sure I want to be on Clan Des Obeaux after Haydock but not a race I'll be selling out on.
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Indeed not. Had a hard race at Haydock any way I look at it, and I’d be against him as a result.....I just think Nicholls will talk him up pre-race as “being in the form of his life” all the way through to the tapes going up.
 
https://www.racingpost.com/racecards/28/kempton/2020-12-26/769491/

16 left in at latest forfeit stage. All of the main suspects still in play.

Of those left, Mullins has three but surely only sends one max (?), Vinndication is apparently on the easy list, Simply The Betts and Al Dancer have other targets in December, and Black Op I have down as a marginal runner too, so I reckon it’s a 10-runner job max.

I’ve taken the 33/1 about The Storyteller, as he wants to go right-handed, and this is surely a better option for him than Leopardstown.
 
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What makes you say the Storyteller wants to go RH Nick, I agree his Leopardstown form is below par but I wouldn't have him down to a particular track direction.
 
I'm not the slightest bit concerned about the race Clan had at Haydock. Since he was sent chasing in 2016 his best performance each season has come on his second run back so despite Nicholls' words of encouragement heading into Haydock the horses clearly needs a run to get 100%

I won't get rich backing him at 5/2 but I'm grateful to Cyrname for allowing him to be such odds against and I'd hope for slightly bigger on the day too.
 
Clans best ever performance came after he was sent hunting ridden by Will Biddick over the huge Blackmore & Sparkford Vale hedges. That got him buzzing! You’d be surprised how it can rejuvenate a horse.
 
frontrunner said:
What makes you say the Storyteller wants to go RH Nick, I agree his Leopardstown form is below par but I wouldn't have him down to a particular track direction.
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Check his record, Brian. 90% right-handed tracks and where he’s had most success too. A handful of runs at Cheltenham and the Lep, and it’s all right-handed gaffs - Punchestown, Fairyhouse, Down Royal, Galway, Gowran.
 
Decision on Saint Calvados’s participation expected this coming weekend.

Whittington reports he had four days away at the equine hospital and 10 days on the easy list recovering from sepsis, but is now “back cantering and seems in good form”.
 
Sepsis in horses takes some getting over. It's hard to think he's going to be at his best at Christmas.

At the odds I'll let the bet run if he goes there, but I won't be expecting too much.
 
I have no doubt in my mine Cyrname will win the King George this time

He ran a stinker last season after his clash with Altior a match he should have left for a later date

Wetherby is one of he easier tracks but you still need to stay.
Unless the KG ends up being run in a bog 5/2 looks great value
 
Maruco said:
Sepsis in horses takes some getting over. It's hard to think he's going to be at his best at Christmas.

At the odds I'll let the bet run if he goes there, but I won't be expecting too much.
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I’m of much the same view, Paul.....though still holding out some hope my earlier conspiracy theory has merit.
 
Doesn't look like there'll be any spectators here :(

Edit : Currently okay after dodging a bullet, at least for Tier 1 & 2 residents
 
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Presumably the race is under threat with the new Covid restrictions they’ve announced? Might be difficult/illegal to get horses from yards into Kempton?
 
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Current Tier 4/London/SE lockdown appears to be the same as the first countrywide version, so top-level sport should continue. I think there’d be riots if they cancelled it, especially football
 
I think we would all like the King George to go ahead but they are about to kick covid for 6 when the new vaccines get going

UK may have spiked and until people get vaccinated Masks social distancing etc should remain imo
Location deaths however seem to be steady around 3%

These below are USA figures I am fooked if I understand 53,000 people have caught covid 19 in every 1 million
and it makes me wonder who is telling the truth

This is supposed to be the top dog site but since when did 17 million into 320 million become 53,433 ??


Total cases 17,609,330 is 18 per million?

Sorry to change the subject but what are we meant to believe

New cases (1 day*)
New cases (last 60 days)
Cases per 1M people 53,433eaths
 
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