Road to the Ryanair Chase 2020

But fortunate they got the John Durkan in. Rest of the meeting off


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50 Entries

RYANAIR CHASE (Grade 1)

Acapella Bourgeois (FR) 11 Slaneyville Syndicate W. P. Mullins IRE
Al Dancer (FR) 8 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Nigel Twiston-Davies
Allaho (FR) 7 Cheveley Park Stud W. P. Mullins IRE
Altior (IRE) 11 Mrs Patricia Pugh Nicky Henderson
Annamix (FR) 8 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins IRE
A Plus Tard (FR) 7 Cheveley Park Stud Henry de Bromhead IRE
Aso (FR) 11 The Bellamy Partnership Venetia Williams
Balko des Flos (FR) 10 Gigginstown House Stud Henry de Bromhead IRE
Battleoverdoyen (IRE) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
Benatar (IRE) 9 Mr Ashley Head Gary Moore
Caribean Boy (FR) 7 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson
Castlebawn West (IRE) 8 Mrs Boyd,Mrs Armstrong,Exors JB Anderson W. P. Mullins IRE
Cepage (FR) 9 The Bellamy Partnership Venetia Williams
Chacun Pour Soi (FR) 9 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins IRE
Chatham Street Lad (IRE) 9 Mr V. Healy Michael Winters IRE
Chris’s Dream (IRE) 9 Robcour Henry de Bromhead IRE
Cilaos Emery (FR) 9 Luke McMahon W. P. Mullins IRE
Cyrname (FR) 9 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
Daly Tiger (FR) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE
Dashel Drasher (GB) 8 Mrs B Tully and Mr R Lock Jeremy Scott
Defi du Seuil (FR) 8 Mr John P. McManus Philip Hobbs
Delta Work (FR) 8 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
Easy Game (FR) 7 Mr Nick Peacock W. P. Mullins IRE
Esprit du Large (FR) 7 Mr & Mrs William Rucker Evan Williams
Fakir d’Oudairies (FR) 6 Mr John P. McManus Joseph Patrick O’Brien IRE
Fanion d’Estruval (FR) 6 Mr David Wilson Venetia Williams
Greaneteen (FR) 7 Chris Giles Paul Nicholls
Ibleo (FR) 8 The Bellamy Partnership Venetia Williams
Imperial Aura (IRE) 8 Imperial Racing Partnership 2016 Kim Bailey
Itchy Feet (FR) 7 Kate & Andrew Brooks Olly Murphy
Janika (FR) 8 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson
Kalashnikov (IRE) 8 Mr Paul Murphy Amy Murphy
Kemboy (FR) 9 Kemboy/Brett Graham/Ken Sharp Syndicate W. P. Mullins IRE
Master Tommytucker (GB) 10 Mr A. G. Fear Paul Nicholls
Melon (GB) 9 Mrs J. Donnelly W. P. Mullins IRE
Midnight Shadow (GB) 8 Mrs Aafke Clarke Sue Smith
Min (FR) 10 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins IRE
Mister Fisher (IRE) 7 James and Jean Potter Nicky Henderson
Presenting Percy (GB) 10 Philip J. Reynolds Gordon Elliott IRE
Real Steel (FR) 8 Mrs Kathy Stuart&Sullivan Bloodstock Ltd Paul Nicholls
Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 8 Carl Hinchy and Mark Scott Nigel Twiston-Davies
Saint Calvados (FR) 8 Kate & Andrew Brooks Harry Whittington
Samcro (IRE) 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
Shattered Love (IRE) 10 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
Simply The Betts (IRE) 8 Kate & Andrew Brooks Harry Whittington
Sizing Pottsie (FR) 7 Ann & Alan Potts Limited Mrs J. Harrington IRE
Terrefort (FR) 8 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson
Top Notch (FR) 10 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson
Tornado Flyer (IRE) 8 T. F. P. W. P. Mullins IRE
Waiting Patiently (IRE) 10 Mr Richard Collins Ruth Jefferson

50 entries 23 Irish-trained
 
This race is vexing me. I fancy Allaho but Paddy's comments on going back to the drawing board with him on The Road to Cheltenham video worries me. Hoping he runs in the Kinloch Brae.
I think last year's renewal was poor tbh. APT jumped poorly, didn't travel and wasn't beaten that far so I'm against SC and Min.
Mister Fisher's form was not advertised by Clondaw Castle today
Imperial Aura I can't have at all. Form is very underwhelming.
I'm thinking Melon or Defi but without much enthusiasm. Defi likely goes QM if he wins next week. Melon never wins. Samcro?
 
Slim said:
I'll be betting Samcro. Only one race they are worried about all season for him.
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This.

I've got some nice antepost slips, and will top up again at some point.

He's also a great price for antepost each way multiples with some of the fancied horses for those so minded.
 
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The only problem is as others have pointed out the race looks like being a max field so the e/w angle would be very thin. He is nicely priced though on what has been a nothing campaign.
 
I'm not worried about the max field. When you get into the teeth of it there are only a handful to concentrate on.

Because of recency bias he's possibly the best priced horse in all the markets, and he's a must to use in antepost multiples.
 
I'd be amazed if he ran again. His price will only contract when it's obvious he is running and he has a proper jockey booking. You don't let a two time festival winner go off 16/1 on good ground.
 
granger said:
Scenes if he is 16/1

The 3m run over Christmas was a strange choice, everything from March backwards was the plan here
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Look how well he travelled though. As Maurco said there was no where else to really run him. He got a nice sympathetic ride and pulled up when he clouted one.
 
Maybe they wanted to know if he jumped better at the slower pace - apparently not.
Wouldn't bet him with someone else's,at the mo.
 
He jumped like a bunny at Cheltebhan last year. The key to horse is simple. He needs good ground.
 
I dunno, but then, I dunno.

On the one hand, why swerve the Durkan against a softish field? On the other hand, run him over 3m and jack the Ryanair price.

Gut feel is Samcro woumd want to be tuned to the minute to be winning a Ryainair.

Upside is current price, and abject weakness of the event. Hard to dismiss.
 
I assume Melon goes here. Why is he 12/1? I get the 2itis but looking at the Marsh last year and his last race. They can be aggressive and win from the front.
Expect a different Samcro here I agree though.
Allaho is surely better than what he has shown. Jumping is the name of the game though.
 
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