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Also trainer Evan Williams has been on the "cold list" for a while. But had a winner last Saturday, so hopefully stable are about to turn their form around
It's just occurred to me that this cold snap might be bad news for JC's fans.
When he finally hit form last season it was in the spring and summer and the trainer was quoted as saying he was a spring and summer horse who had thrived with the sun on his back.
To balance that out, his form so far since the autumn hasn't been that far off his peak (at MR) despite clearly only being there for the fresh air.
Without wanting to mention the weather again because I've heard quite enough about it but do you not think the rain has killed his chances a bit Grass ? I've left my bets to run rather than cashing them out but I hold little hope for him and he's gone way out on the Exchanges in the last few days.
TBF there has been a massive move on Wicklow Brave since Tanlic picked him he must be working the house down over there as the rest of Mullins lot have been fairly weak. Personally I can't touch the animal after doing my spuds on him in the Imperial Cup I said I'd never back him again and that included when he rocked up at the festival a few days later.
Apples Jade has been left in this. Anybody think there's any chance she could line up ?
Connections have been quoted as saying she's too slow for the Champion Hurdle but as there seems to be a possibility the word Heavy could appear in Tuesday's going - despite your own ideas of that - they'd be mad not to at least think about it if it did.
Would run Faugheen close for second favouritism if she did surely.
CP will get pulled at 48-hr stage, or is left in to make the pace for BDA.....in which case, he finishes well behind a close like John Constable.
No surprise Wicklow Brave has been back Danny......beat the runner up of the CH 1 1/2 lengths has won 5 races on soft or heavy ground, lost lengths at the start last year and according to Patrick Mullins he's in great form. It's all down to to which Faugheen turns up because if he bombs ????
Not sure about that, Ardross. He missed the start, gave them all a head start but came there swinging after 3 out and just didn't get home. I certainly felt that the only reason he didn't get home was due to the ground lost at the start and energy/stamina wasted to get back into it.Wicklow Brave ran rather tamely in the CH last year though.
I know he won at Punchestown. ...but all the other jockeys had absolute shockers!
Wicklow Brave ran rather tamely in the CH last year though.
CP will get pulled at 48-hr stage, or is left in to make the pace for BDA.....in which case, he finishes well behind a close like John Constable.
Clearly OG and TNO not running was factored into the selection in the first place, you nugget.
I do concede, though, that I’d have been happier with quicker ground for JC.
Fu*ck it. I’ve not exactly gone Punto Banco on him, and I really won’t care after Footpad has gone in! :lol: