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Yes, I backed Carole's Destrier in the Hennessy. He bombed at Chepstow. I don't know if that was because trying to make up the ground at Newbury took more out of him than staying at the front took out of Native River or whether it was an attempt to get his handicap mark reduced for the Grand National. I don't suppose we'll ever know for sure.

The handicapper has not reduced his mark (he went up 6lbs for Newbury but, like Native River, was able to run off his old mark at Chepstow) but Mulholland will feel he has unfinished business with the Grand National having seen The Druids Nephew slither to his belly when looking like running away with it a couple of years ago but I wonder if The Young Master is seen as the better prospect for the race.

On my figures he's just shy of the rating I would want for the winner but I've got him as a '+p' horse so he'll almost certainly end up on the short list.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2565320" data-attributes="member: 65242">Yes, I backed Carole&#039;s Destrier in the Hennessy. He bombed at Chepstow. I don&#039;t know if that was because trying to make up the ground at Newbury took more out of him than staying at the front took out of Native River or whether it was an attempt to get his handicap mark reduced for the Grand National. I don&#039;t suppose we&#039;ll ever know for sure. The handicapper has not reduced his mark (he went up 6lbs for Newbury but, like Native River, was able to run off his old mark at Chepstow) but Mulholland will feel he has unfinished business with the Grand National having seen The Druids Nephew slither to his belly when looking like running away with it a couple of years ago but I wonder if The Young Master is seen as the better prospect for the race.On my figures he&#039;s just shy of the rating I would want for the winner but I&#039;ve got him as a &#039;+p&#039; horse so he&#039;ll almost certainly end up on the short list.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2565320, member: 65242"] Yes, I backed Carole's Destrier in the Hennessy. He bombed at Chepstow. I don't know if that was because trying to make up the ground at Newbury took more out of him than staying at the front took out of Native River or whether it was an attempt to get his handicap mark reduced for the Grand National. I don't suppose we'll ever know for sure. The handicapper has not reduced his mark (he went up 6lbs for Newbury but, like Native River, was able to run off his old mark at Chepstow) but Mulholland will feel he has unfinished business with the Grand National having seen The Druids Nephew slither to his belly when looking like running away with it a couple of years ago but I wonder if The Young Master is seen as the better prospect for the race. On my figures he's just shy of the rating I would want for the winner but I've got him as a '+p' horse so he'll almost certainly end up on the short list. [/QUOTE]

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