Tingle Creek Chase & other races Sandown Sat Dec 8

Euronymous said:
Totally. I'm topping up and partially laying SC in running and I'm also balls deep in SR.

As cover I will put a bet up on Altior IR at 3s or 7/2.
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At Cheltenham I get this play but at Sandown Altior can't get too far behind. If he comes off it like he did at the festival he's beat for my money.
 
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I don't think he has the pace to lay up, especially first time out. The horse is a stayer and if Nicholls trained him he'd be running over staying trips by now.
 
Frankel said:
Can't wait to see how this plays out.

14 years since that Tingle Creek.
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Remains the greatest race I've ever seen.

I'd be worried about dismissing Altior as a stayer. True, he came off the bridle quicker than you would have liked in the Champion Chase, and appeared to grind it out, but it was the slowest ground in years at Cheltenham in March, and I reckon it blunted his pace. In real terms, he is different gravy to the others in this race over 2m, and I'd be very hesitant indeed to be taking him on.
 
Tingle Creek Chase & other races Sandown Sat Dec 8

Exactly my thoughts. The Altior/Lalor double appeals


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If 1 is the mean, the same:

Denman is Native River 1.3

and Altior is Azerty 1.2

then UDS is Moscow 0.6. He's not in the same class really
 
No surprise there's some old names flying about

This has the look of the best Tingle Creeks since Moscow and a tough race to be looking at with any great confidence

UDS. Mullins horses are running like drains and you can't win races like this unless you are 100%

Altior: Toughest task to date if he wins this easily he will go down as an all time great

Saint Calvados How good his win against Footpad was with some Mullins horses running like dead fish is hard to work out.
If I woke up Sunday morning and saw he had won I would not be surprised he's all the better than his Arkle run

Sceau Royal : I am a big fan of this horse and Daryl Jacob is one of the best out there.
I imagine he will be hoping to get first run on Altior and try and skip clear at the pond fence
If he doesn't have 3 or 4 lengths in hand at the last then it will be game over.

I might have 2 quid on SC and just enjoy what should be a cracker
 
Marble said:
I hope no one is offended by me putting this selection for The December Handicap Hurdle at Sandown on this thread. DECEMBER HANDICAP HURDLE - UNISON from Jeremy Scott's yard has turned out to be a cracking handicap hurdler. He has a win strike of 8/21 over hurdles, has won over 80 grand in prize money, and been dropped a couple of pounds in the handicap, after a decent return to form when third the last day at Huntingdon. With Call Me Lord topping the weights on a mark of 160, this leaves ample opportunity for other well handicapped horses to exploit. I am definitely with Unison, at a top price of 16/1 with Betfair and Corals.
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Non runner unfortunately, or not declared rather.
 
Needs an act of god to stop Altior, so I've taken the 5/2 f/c with Un De Sceaux.
Cracking contest.
 
Might Bite ran shite fto, as did Terrefort, as did Altior at Sandown in May. I have no issues taking him on today. A proper 2 mile burner will beat him. The horse should be in the King George and would be if Hendo didn't have him. If he'd had Kauto Star how many Gold Cup's would he won won? None - because the **** would never have run him in the race.
 
Great Field and Footpad left to battle. That would be some threesome.

UDS is a lovely horse but Altior was cruising there.

Great race. Such a shame the Game spirit is not a handicap anymore
 
Nicky Henderson can sleep easy if all he has to worry about is them especially Great Field who's won some real crap races Group 1 or not
 
reet hard said:
Needs an act of god to stop Altior, so I've taken the 5/2 f/c with Un De Sceaux.
Cracking contest.
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Spot on reet a great way to boost those odds on shots and it never really looked in doubt under those conditions. Well played.
 
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