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Greatwood - Gin Coco 16/1, 6 places - excellent second to Iliketomoveit in this race last year and he’s only 2lbs higher. It was a very strongly run event which possibly bottomed the winner and Gin Coco himself wasn’t seen again until the County – presumably they felt he needed time to get over the race too – for which he was only 13/2. If the first-time tongue tie helps him, always assuming that the race didn’t bottom him, then he probably shouldn’t be this kind of price. I'm backing three in the race. L’Eau Du Sud (11/2 taken) looks the type the Skeltons would have been fannying about with last season ahead of a season aimed at taking in something like this and the County so he’s of interest too. (I suppose the Schweppes could be a target but they have quite a record in the County.) Onlyamatteroftime (6/1) could be a blot. Only asked to doss about in a couple of weak races, he posted a bumper rating of 118 (RPR) on his seasonal debut before reverting to a dossing role ahead of running out when looking likely to go close in a handicap last time. The form of that is nothing special but he then moved to Willie Mullins who sends him over here for his stable debut. It’s quite unusual for hurdles ratings to be lower than NHF ratings so it’s entirely possible that the horse is a mid-130s hurdler waiting to show it*. I’m using him to cover all my other bets on the day although the drift is a concern. He was 7/2 yesterday.

(*Hence my interest on the other thread.)

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2636086" data-attributes="member: 65242">Greatwood - Gin Coco 16/1, 6 places - excellent second to Iliketomoveit in this race last year and he’s only 2lbs higher. It was a very strongly run event which possibly bottomed the winner and Gin Coco himself wasn’t seen again until the County – presumably they felt he needed time to get over the race too – for which he was only 13/2. If the first-time tongue tie helps him, always assuming that the race didn’t bottom him, then he probably shouldn’t be this kind of price. I&#039;m backing three in the race. L’Eau Du Sud (11/2 taken) looks the type the Skeltons would have been fannying about with last season ahead of a season aimed at taking in something like this and the County so he’s of interest too. (I suppose the Schweppes could be a target but they have quite a record in the County.) Onlyamatteroftime (6/1) could be a blot. Only asked to doss about in a couple of weak races, he posted a bumper rating of 118 (RPR) on his seasonal debut before reverting to a dossing role ahead of running out when looking likely to go close in a handicap last time. The form of that is nothing special but he then moved to Willie Mullins who sends him over here for his stable debut. It’s quite unusual for hurdles ratings to be lower than NHF ratings so it’s entirely possible that the horse is a mid-130s hurdler waiting to show it*. I’m using him to cover all my other bets on the day although the drift is a concern. He was 7/2 yesterday.(*Hence my interest on the other thread.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2636086, member: 65242"] Greatwood - Gin Coco 16/1, 6 places - excellent second to Iliketomoveit in this race last year and he’s only 2lbs higher. It was a very strongly run event which possibly bottomed the winner and Gin Coco himself wasn’t seen again until the County – presumably they felt he needed time to get over the race too – for which he was only 13/2. If the first-time tongue tie helps him, always assuming that the race didn’t bottom him, then he probably shouldn’t be this kind of price. I'm backing three in the race. L’Eau Du Sud (11/2 taken) looks the type the Skeltons would have been fannying about with last season ahead of a season aimed at taking in something like this and the County so he’s of interest too. (I suppose the Schweppes could be a target but they have quite a record in the County.) Onlyamatteroftime (6/1) could be a blot. Only asked to doss about in a couple of weak races, he posted a bumper rating of 118 (RPR) on his seasonal debut before reverting to a dossing role ahead of running out when looking likely to go close in a handicap last time. The form of that is nothing special but he then moved to Willie Mullins who sends him over here for his stable debut. It’s quite unusual for hurdles ratings to be lower than NHF ratings so it’s entirely possible that the horse is a mid-130s hurdler waiting to show it*. I’m using him to cover all my other bets on the day although the drift is a concern. He was 7/2 yesterday. (*Hence my interest on the other thread.) [/QUOTE]

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