Road To The Champion Hurdle
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granger
Senior Jockey
McCoy factor will hit home. What price will Binocular go off now?
EC1
On a break
Binocular looks a bit overhyped to me tbh..he is no bank job here, he isn't much better..if at all than about 5 or 6 of these
way way too short in price
granger
Senior Jockey
Sublimity e/w for me.
He won't win or even place on this ground, but Jesus Harchibald is absolutely stunning.
The parade in itself is a joy to see, Harchibald, Brave Inca, Hardy Eustace....just fantastic to see them all knocking around.
Binocular looks very calm.
The parade in itself is a joy to see, Harchibald, Brave Inca, Hardy Eustace....just fantastic to see them all knocking around.
Binocular looks very calm.
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Euronymous
Senior Jockey
I count twelve Festival wins in this field. Awesome field.
granger
Senior Jockey
Punjabi all out. HF could indeed have won this renewal
EC1
On a break
fav a hype horse
celestial ran well seeing as it looks like they went pretty fast early
celestial ran well seeing as it looks like they went pretty fast early
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
Awful race. Wtf was McNamara doing setting that fast a pace. The ground went against Binocular.
EC1
On a break
binocular is just not good enough Euronymous..it wasn't a strong champion and he still couldn't win
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
Binocular was not good enough, another few metres and he would have won....argueable got the trip best of all.
Celestial Halo ran a remarkable race given how Osana dropped out. Osana was ridden very much to instructions. The owners thought he went to slow last year hence the blinkers this season.
Celestial Halo ran a remarkable race given how Osana dropped out. Osana was ridden very much to instructions. The owners thought he went to slow last year hence the blinkers this season.
granger
Senior Jockey
Poor renewal. Race was at Binoculars mercy near the end. Not as good as he was billed to be
EC1
On a break
i'm not convinced tbh, ...like you said...it was not a pretty race..they looked buggered
Give the winner some credit, I've never been a fan of his particularly but he's turned up and run his race again, all credit to him....
He'll be placed behind Hurricane Fly next year
Also, Crack Away Jack proved me and a lot of others wrong,
Jered actually bounded up the hill, he could be an improver.....one to watch for Punchestown
And Hardy ran some race, the old boy....even though he tired away
He'll be placed behind Hurricane Fly next year
Also, Crack Away Jack proved me and a lot of others wrong,
Jered actually bounded up the hill, he could be an improver.....one to watch for Punchestown
And Hardy ran some race, the old boy....even though he tired away
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
Give the winner some credit, I've never been a fan of his particularly but he's turned up and run his race again, all credit to him....
He'll be placed behind Hurricane Fly next year
Also, Crack Away Jack proved me and a lot of others wrong,
Jered actually bounded up the hill, he could be an improver.....one to watch for Punchestown
And Hardy ran some race, the old boy....even though he tired away
Just saw Jered....fecking hell that was eye catching!!!! Hope he goes chasing next season.
Hardy was awesome...great run.
Punjabi is a horse I have never warmed to either but fair play to him, gutsy effort.
Name me a horse that closed on the leaders that got involved?
granger
Senior Jockey
That's all the championship races Geraghty has won now. Not bad for a jockey with so many doubters
Flagship uberalles
Journeyman
Thanks to those on here who put me on to Punjabi... had an each way interest last week and also stuck him in a lucky 15 - only one left in it and that's United in the Mare's Hurdle - only time you will ever hear me cheering for United!
Hardy Eustace ran some race indeed - as did Crack Away Jack.
As for Binocular, I was also on him on the day but he just didn't get up the hill as well as the others as some suspected he might not - he was cruising when the other two were off the bridle but he flattened out just after the last. The other two probably got a bit tired and came back to him a little.
I would suspect that he would demolish that field round Aintree.
Hardy Eustace ran some race indeed - as did Crack Away Jack.
As for Binocular, I was also on him on the day but he just didn't get up the hill as well as the others as some suspected he might not - he was cruising when the other two were off the bridle but he flattened out just after the last. The other two probably got a bit tired and came back to him a little.
I would suspect that he would demolish that field round Aintree.
Binocular got up the hill fine, he was closer at the finish than he was at any stage.
Faster ground might have suited but it would have been a totally different race in every respect.
EC1
On a break
aye Gal
its strange coz I thought Celestial would drop back like a stone and the race would concern horses finishing from way back, but that never happened
reckon a few here have run no sort of race
its strange coz I thought Celestial would drop back like a stone and the race would concern horses finishing from way back, but that never happened
reckon a few here have run no sort of race
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
No doubts. He`s a speed horse at the end of the day - I was just hoping his class advantage would see him home. Like Harchibald I suspect he`ll need really good ground to win this race. Lets hope he`ll be luckier in the next two or three years.