Road to the Gold Cup 2020

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Early plans for Delta Work

"Delta Work did great last season and his last run at Punchestown was probably his best."He's not the biggest or most robust horse we've ever had, but his form speaks for itself and we'll treat him like a genuine Gold Cup contender this season."
The trainer added: "He'll be entered in the Grade 1 Champion Chase and the Grade 2 for second-season novices at Down Royal, but it is safe to say the big one will be his main aim. He's done very well over the summer."
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Was going to post a thread similar.

Controversial enough, and I know they ain’t going to, but I’d be sending Tiger Roll this route. Hedgehunter did it in 2006, and was seriously unlucky in both.

Very disappointed they aren’t. If they did, and he did it, my god.
 
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Double J said:
Was going to post a thread similar.

Controversial enough, and I know they ain’t going to, but I’d be sending Tiger Roll this route. Hedgehunter did it in 2006, and was seriously unlucky in both.

Very disappointed they aren’t. If they did, and he did it, my god.
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The grand national is his legacy race now so everything is from that backwards
 
I can't see it and am sure it will be the same as last year: Uncompetitive Grade 2 (Boyne?) Hurdle - X-Country - Grand National - Immortality
 
Perpetual said:
I can't see it and am sure it will be the same as last year: Uncompetitive Grade 2 (Boyne?) Hurdle - X-Country - Grand National - Immortality
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How do you think he’d do in the Gold Cup? I think he’d have no problem keeping up with the pace, jumps effortlessly, and I think he’s comfortably a 166+ horse, don’t know his actual mark mind.

I’m assuming he’ll be top weight this year, unless we get one of the Gold Cuppers again like a Bristol De Mai maybe.

Going off topic, but in topic, Kemboy wins this if he gets there. Nothing I see coming through the novice ranks that could trouble him. Be between Santini, Delta Work and Al Boum for the places.
 
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Double J said:
How do you think he’d do in the Gold Cup? I think he’d have no problem keeping up with the pace, jumps effortlessly, and I think he’s comfortably a 166+ horse, don’t know his actual mark mind.

I’m assuming he’ll be top weight this year, unless we get one of the Gold Cuppers again like a Bristol De Mai maybe.

Going off topic, but in topic, Kemboy wins this if he gets there. Nothing I see coming through the novice ranks that could trouble him. Be between Santini, Delta Work and Al Boum for the places.
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I agree he'd be very very competitive – loves the place, jumps well and equally effective on most going, but just can’t see them swerving the easier option for potentially his 5[SUP]th[/SUP] festival win. He’s a cert to carry top weight in the National based on current ratings (he’s 172)

For very obvious reasons I’d love Kemboy to win it, but my head says is possibly not his track and if I had to back one now it would be Santini who’s a proper stayer and had an interrupted prep before the RSA
 
Tiger Roll hasn't jumped a parkland fence in almost two years, for good reason.

Would need a step ladder to get round in a Gold Cup.
 
He mightn't be a forgotten horse if connections remember to run him in a race now and then.
 
I am very much in the Santini camp but want to see him run before any money is down. Looks made for the race and hopefully having such a light campaign last season due to minor setback will prove beneficial this year.
 
I couldn't agree more Brian. Santini had the interrupted prep and as a physical specimen he looked sure to improve in his second season over fences. Absolutely built for the job and a real Gold Cup type. Hopefully Nicky won't be overly careful with him though as he could do with the experience though.
 
Euronymous said:
Santini was 33/1 for the 2020 Gold Cup the eve before the 2019 Gold Cup.
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a clear example of a horse being undervalued following a festival loss. kind of hoping he runs with credit but gets beat a couple of times this season around sharper tracks and he might drift back out a bit.

lostintranslation the other interesting one to me.
 
JamesRB said:
a clear example of a horse being undervalued following a festival loss. kind of hoping he runs with credit but gets beat a couple of times this season around sharper tracks and he might drift back out a bit.

lostintranslation the other interesting one to me.
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Lostintranslation my early fancy for this.
 
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