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I wonder with it being this time of year it might be worth seeing if we could maybe put up some horse profiles..maybe the top end of the chasing scale. Something simply laid out..horse likes LH or RH..best after a layoff..ground preference. Maybe a little right up to summarise.

It doesn't matter if they are duplicated but if we could find say about 30 or 40 of th top chasers and find a couple of negatives or positives..then each time we get a decent race we would have a reference thread to look at.

I haven't got anything prepared..just thinking out loud really
 
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In the feckless spirit of this I will take two topical yokes..

Cue Card - gutless surrender monkey - can beat statues - collapses when put under pressure - trainer couldn't plan a robbery in Rathkeale.

Grand Crus - lightweight - over-rated - Grade 2 or 3 class yoke - has two pieces of form and very little else - looked useful winning handicap hurdles off 105 - the type of horse that opens your hole more often than not.
 
Captain Chris - Has a tendency to jump right but has decent form at Cheltenham. Jumping issues still may exist and a possible non stayer over 3 miles plus. Flexible ground wise.

Flemenstar - Very good jumper, has form on good ground but may prefer soft. Bred to stay in excess of three miles and has form left and right handed. Not raced in Britain yet.

Al Ferof - Unproven over more than 17f but shapes as if he would stay. Likes a strong pace and some cover. Good form at Cheltenham.

For Non Stop - Good jumper who travels well. May not be ideally suited to Cheltenham as his best form is on flat tracks. Obvious improvement has taken place since his novice season.
 
Euronymous said:
Captain Chris - Has a tendency to jump right but has decent form at Cheltenham. Jumping issues still may exist and a possible non stayer over 3 miles plus. Flexible ground wise.

Flemenstar - Very good jumper, has form on good ground but may prefer soft. Bred to stay in excess of three miles and has form left and right handed. Not raced in Britain yet.

Al Ferof - Unproven over more than 17f but shapes as if he would stay. Likes a strong pace and some cover. Good form at Cheltenham.

For Non Stop - Good jumper who travels well. May not be ideally suited to Cheltenham as his best form is on flat tracks. Obvious improvement has taken place since his novice season.
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lovely that:cool::cool:
 
Ozeta - N Henderson - JP McManus - Has been the subject of a gamble on her last two runs which is indicative of her mark of 125 being lenient when she is right. The Ladbroke in Ascot would be her likely route if she's over whatever caused her to be pulled up LTO.
 
SDC - classy looking type, get impression Kempton would suit, unbeaten, Cheltenham definitely suits, has won on soft, heavy, yielding and good, very nice cruising speed, turn of speed.Has won over 2m, 2m 5f and 3m 1f.
 
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My Tent Or Yours: put up decent effort in winning Ascot maiden hurdle (though performance appears to have largely been overlooked), after mixing-it at the top-end in British bumpers. Strong-travelling type who will benefit from a much sterner gallop than was the case at Ascot, the hurly-burly of a big-field handicap would suit him perfectly. This year's GMOOH/Darlan. Get on now for the Supreme.

Edit: he is a qualifier for Slim's McManus thread in every respect. It will be interesting to watch connections go about getting him handicapped for Newbury. I'm guessing a couple of runs in innocuous novice hurdle might be on the agenda, he'll get in off 142, and trot-up at 85/40.
 
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Not sure he's a 'top horse' but Stagecoach Pearl's one that caught my eye recently.
Amidst the euphoria about For Non Stop's Old Roan win, most seemed to miss that SP ran an absolute blinder (The OH has even reduced him by 1lb, ffs:)). Sue Smith said a while back (after his win around Kelso's sharp 17f) that now he's learned to settle better, he might get a little further, but he hasn't managed it yet, and going off like his arse was on fire at Aintree was no way to prove it.
Still improving, and undoubtedly well-handicapped, he should be supported any time he runs around a sharpish 16 - 18f, when the ground is on the better side of soft (entered Kelso, Saturday).
 
Not sure I'd describe Kelso's chase track as "sharp", reet. They've changed the run-in this season to make finishes a little testing, but it's stiff enough imo, and is not a skate-board-park like Aintree's Melling course.

Not sure how significant you think this is - just mentioning it. :cool:
 
I'll settle for 'sharpish' then, Grass, though the thrust being that he wouldn't want a stamina test.
 
At the risk of stating "the obvious"...my top 3 horses to follow this season are Sprinter Sacre,Big Bucks and Grands Crus and I expect them to notch up several wins between them !
 
On The Bridle said:
In the feckless spirit of this I will take two topical yokes..

Cue Card - gutless surrender monkey - can beat statues - collapses when put under pressure - trainer couldn't plan a robbery in Rathkeale.

Grand Crus - lightweight - over-rated - Grade 2 or 3 class yoke - has two pieces of form and very little else - looked useful winning handicap hurdles off 105 - the type of horse that opens your hole more often than not.
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Lets see how this goes...
 
Could have saved me €500 if here had exchanged notes last night. Thankfully i had €75 e/w the 3rd.
 
Sprinter Sacre: If the grass is green he's ok unless it's too tacky apparently :(

Al Ferof: Not a horse to trust on a track where speed looks sure to come into play, he's almost certain to hit a flat spot if there are any sudden injections in pace.

Grand Crus: Totally agree with On The Bridle.

Cue Card: Used to be a gutless monkey but most likely through Immaturity. Seems to have grown out of that and ran on really well behind Sprinter Sacre. Best forget his past and he looks one to follow until he meets the very best around. Go on any track.

Darlan: Probably best on a flat galloping track on good ground and a few pounds short of top class. Never looked entirely happy on his two visits to date to Cheltenham. Newbury in February looks tailor made for him if he gets good ground again.
 
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My Tent Or Yours: put up decent effort in winning Ascot maiden hurdle (though performance appears to have largely been overlooked), after mixing-it at the top-end in British bumpers. Strong-travelling type who will benefit from a much sterner gallop than was the case at Ascot, the hurly-burly of a big-field handicap would suit him perfectly. This year's GMOOH/Darlan. Get on now for the Supreme.

Edit: he is a qualifier for Slim's McManus thread in every respect. It will be interesting to watch connections go about getting him handicapped for Newbury. I'm guessing a couple of runs in innocuous novice hurdle might be on the agenda, he'll get in off 142, and trot-up at 85/40.
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My Tent Or Yours gets the Betfair Hurdle entry.

Whilst he hasn't yet run three times over hurdles, the handicapper has allotted him 140 in the handicap. The horse is entered in three different hurdle races this weekend - 2 x novice, 1 x handicap - where one would be hopeful that he will leave his previous Newbury run behind him (though probably not too far behind him, I suspect).

With Celestial Halo looking like an absentee, Mr McManus will boss the weights with GMOOH, and with that one rated 158, a nice even run this weekend might see MTOY cop a weight around the 11-0 mark.

Hills are standout at 12/1, and must therefore learn the hard way. :cool:
 
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