The 2020 Stayers Hurdle

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Should be. I like IFCF but have doubts about him on the track. Must be some ew value in this with the ones directly behind PP in the market very dubious propositions. L'ami Serge? Tempting.
 
Marb said:
Didn't really give his running there.
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Definitely not. Thought the front two ran great races, would have been a lot closer if Summerville Boy didn't miss the last two hurdles, though it's hard to know how much Paisley Park does once he hits the front. Stayers hurdle should be a good rematch
 
Ifthecapfits is a very good horse.

If I had to have a bet, I would much rather back him each way than Paisley Park to win at odds on.

Take absoloutely nothing away from Paisley but the working mans price is long gone.

Maybe one for the mega hitters come March I guess.
 
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Willie has to be very tempted to send Benie here.

Is it possible he does and Honeysuckle goes to the Champion Hurdle, leaving a wide open Mares for something like Laurina.
 
Emitom is 6/1 for the Rendlesham on Saturday.

Top price 50's with Betfair for the Stayers.

The each way part of that price I am thinking of having a dabble at.

A lot of dead wood (or more politely) horses that are past their best in the Stayers.

Emitom struck me as a talented novice hurdler. I would put a line through the last day.

The trip was too short and ground might have been against him. It was still a very poor run but every horse has an off day - especially first time out after an injury.

It was definately a below performance but it needs putting a line through.

I think he could win on Saturday, then shorten up for the stayers.

There maybe an each way angle for the stayers in there somewhere. Unlikely but possible.
 
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Is this just a parade for Paisley Park? I've got him in multiples, but I want something to take him on with just in case. Benie would be interesting if she came here, and I have a nrnb just in case. Summerville Boy and City Island seem to be the only alternatives though. Can anyone make a case for anything else?
 
Who Emitom?

Warren Greatrex has won the race before. He is capable if the horse is good enough.

He is not in the same league as something like Paisley Park atm but he could shorten if he bounced back on Saturday.

I wouldn't mind having 50's each way on something starting a quarter the price if he won the rendlesham.
 
Emitom has to win well at Haydock this weekend to put himself back in the picture. His run at Cheltenham on New Years Day was absolutely awful and out of sync with everything else he's done. It takes some forgiving. The only way you could be interested is after he's proved it all wrong.

You get the feeling though that he may a fragile horse and they struggle to keep him right. He's certainly more lightly raced than you'd expect. Perhaps he'll be one of those horses that needs better ground to be at his best, but it takes him some time to get over running on it, pulling up sore and stiff afterwards. Sooner or later horses like that stop putting it all in.

On the other hand he could be the type that's got one big race in him. The trouble is a horse with a profile like his is hard to back.
 
Maruco said:
Emitom has to win well at Haydock this weekend to put himself back in the picture. His run at Cheltenham on New Years Day was absolutely awful and out of sync with everything else he's done. It takes some forgiving. The only way you could be interested is after he's proved it all wrong.

You get the feeling though that he may a fragile horse and they struggle to keep him right. He's certainly more lightly raced than you'd expect. Perhaps he'll be one of those horses that needs better ground to be at his best, but it takes him some time to get over running on it, pulling up sore and stiff afterwards. Sooner or later horses like that stop putting it all in.

On the other hand he could be the type that's got one big race in him. The trouble is a horse with a profile like his is hard to back.
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He had a hock injury in October. See what he does if running on Saturday. We'll know for sure after that.
 
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