Bar the Bull
At the Start
Good shout on Mikael D.
Road to the Gold Cup 2012
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granger
Senior Jockey
Being with Meade would put me off him Grassy
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
Jesus. What a waste if he never comes back. He was cantering all over Jessie's Dream in the Drinmore - and the form of that race worked out so well. Maybe Willie can get his confidence back with a couple of easy tasks.
granger
Senior Jockey
I reckon he won't jump a fence again
Bar the Bull
At the Start
Good shout as in it made me laugh.
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SlimChance
Guest
Didn't stop him running in chases last season.
granger
Senior Jockey
I don't get you
Grasshopper
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Not sure if he's better than Noble Prince, Bar - I just generally like ballsy, resolute novice chasers over some of the flashier types.
Meade factor only a marginal concern for me, Granger.
I don't know why I mentioned the horse on a Gold Cup thread though, I have to concede.
The Racing Post are flogging a pdf version for £1
https://www.racingpost.com/bookshop/home.sd?l_psection=THE%20NEWSPAPER&l_psubsection=Stable%20Tour%202011&l_rcode=0029&l_suffix=ZZ&l_day=24&l_month=Oct&l_year=2011&l_flag=PDF
https://www.racingpost.com/bookshop/home.sd?l_psection=THE%20NEWSPAPER&l_psubsection=Stable%20Tour%202011&l_rcode=0029&l_suffix=ZZ&l_day=24&l_month=Oct&l_year=2011&l_flag=PDF
Thanks. Do you know if the Nicholls stable tour was in part 1?
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SlimChance
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3/1 Diamond Harry
4/1 Time For Rupert
6/1 Poquelin
6/1 Nacarat
14/1 Weird Al
16/1 Chicago Grey
20/1 Neptune Collonges
20/1 Quinz
33/1 Hey Big Spender
33/1 Carruthers
50/1 Sa Suffit
66/1 Chief Dan George
250/1 Acrai Rua
Bar the Bull
At the Start
Nacarat and Carruthers get the tentative nod from the Bull.
More dodgy propositions in this race than a trip to Copper's on New Year's Eve.
More dodgy propositions in this race than a trip to Copper's on New Year's Eve.
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Sorry, I don't. I didn't buy it myself.
Is the Bull weather office forecasting rain for west Yorkshire?
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
Took 9/2 on TfR this morning when Coral had Poquelin of all creatures at shorter odds. I feel like a bit of a heel for going against Diamond Harry though.
Grasshopper
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I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that the front two in the betting will, more likely than not, fight out the finish on Saturday.
Nacarat, Carruthers, Midnight Chase and Chicago Grey could cut each others throats up front (which means Poquelin will toil to get home), whereas I can see both Diamond Harry and Time For Rupert hunting round in mid-division and playing theirs cards late.
Assuming all is well with the pair, I will hope something else is backed on the day, and look to play the forecast. And I will almost certainly be laying Poquelin in the Place market.
I've thrown everything else out for being badly handicapped, too regressive, or just plain mince.
Nacarat, Carruthers, Midnight Chase and Chicago Grey could cut each others throats up front (which means Poquelin will toil to get home), whereas I can see both Diamond Harry and Time For Rupert hunting round in mid-division and playing theirs cards late.
Assuming all is well with the pair, I will hope something else is backed on the day, and look to play the forecast. And I will almost certainly be laying Poquelin in the Place market.
I've thrown everything else out for being badly handicapped, too regressive, or just plain mince.
granger
Senior Jockey
No friends in this game Euro. With the rain forecast, he will likely shorten anyway
swedish chef
At the Start
I think Midnight Chase is the value at 10/1 e/way - He improved 2st last year and on my ratings although beaten 19L in the GoldCup that was his best run of the season. Imo he's got the least negatives and is the most likely to run 160+
On The Bridle
At the Start
He doesn't run Swedish - heading for the James Nicholson instead.
swedish chef
At the Start
Thanks for that I was gonna back him later today - you saved me some money as I was just reading Neil Mulholand's blog, he said:
"25th October Dougie was in this morning and he schooled Midnight Chase alongside Midnight Opera. Midnight Opera jumped very well but Midnight Chase showed his well being by jumping spectacularly he is just bursting for a run."
Irish Stamp
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Nicholls Stable Tour was in the Weekender a couple of weeks back - lots of nice types, lovely novice hurdlers and horses he doesn't know a lot about.
Enthusiastic reports about Diamond Harry ahead of his return in the Charlie Hall at Wetherby.
I hope he goes well, but in my experience once they have suffered suspensory ligament problems it’s only a matter of time before it recurs. Even if he does well at the weekend (which seems to be expected) I’d be fearful of a Gold Cup bid.
I hope he goes well, but in my experience once they have suffered suspensory ligament problems it’s only a matter of time before it recurs. Even if he does well at the weekend (which seems to be expected) I’d be fearful of a Gold Cup bid.
Euronymous
Senior Jockey
Speaking of stable tours, I really enjoyed Donald McCain's in Monday's Post. Comes across as a really nice fella.
Bar the Bull
At the Start
Hamm.,
If you look back at the Talking Horses blog on the guardian.co.uk website there was a week in September where they went through the Nicholls stable tour; something like 20 horses a day. It should come up on a search on their site.
If you look back at the Talking Horses blog on the guardian.co.uk website there was a week in September where they went through the Nicholls stable tour; something like 20 horses a day. It should come up on a search on their site.