The 2026 William Hill Handicap Hurdle

[chaumi]

When something is heavily drifting on the Exchange, they put a snowflake-looking thing next to it (or a flame when something is heavily shortening)

 

[tiggers1972]

Thanks Dan, great stuff.

Yeah, my wording was flawed (or left open to misinterpretation, let's say). What I should have said is 'prepared like a preparedy preparedy thing'.

That means since the Warwick bumper in 2023, and (I don't know how long Skelton has actually had her), maybe for a year or two before that.

The thing is...I believe Live Conti would have walked it...with over a stone more than Let It Rain.

And the fact that Skelton likely (along with the bookies and everyone else) believes that Conti will now win the County (before taking next year's Arkle), suggests he already knew he had Saturday's winner and could afford to let Conti stay home in the warm.

The only other likely interpretation I see is he thought there just wasn't quite enough time between Windsor and Newbury, and Windsor all along was actually the County prep. We'll see if Conti pops up in something between now and March.

Like most, thoughts are the current price for Saturday doesn't look attractive. But it will afterwards if she pisses it. What price then the Mares. And, barring those at the top of the market already mentioned, it doesn't look a particularly deep field.

There's a chance she could get the BF icy symbol on Saturday, given the chances on paper of the other two. That might make it look a little more attractive on the day.

Live Conti OFS , tendon strain.

 

[chaumi]

Live Conti OFS , tendon strain.

Yeah just out this morning. That will be a bitter disappointment. And maybe that's the real reason he wasn;t left in for this Saturday.