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Looking forward to the Massey-Ferguson today (December Gold Cup or whatever it now is). It is, if anything, even better than the Mackeson last month won by Il Ridoto.


For what they're worth - "Not much" I hear you cry - these are my figures and thoughts as written on Thursday with the then prices.


Horse

Weight

OR

MON
 174

Notes

RPR

BO

 Stage Star

12-0  

162 

177


169 

7/1

 Fugitif

11-2  

150 

175


169 

11/2

 Madara

10-6  

140 

173

p nov

165 

11/2

 Ga Law

11-8  

156 

172


166 

7/1

 Grandeur d'Ame

10-2  

136 

172

p nov

165 

9/1

 In Excelsis Deo

10-8  

142 

171

p

165 

10/1

 Gemirande

10-2  

136 

171

g
 [175? g]

170 

12/1

 Le Patron

11-5  

153 

169

+p nov

165 

14/1

 Il Ridoto

11-1  

149 

169


164 

7/1

 Sure Touch

10-8  

142 

169

p

164 

25/1

 Guard Your Dreams

10-2  

136 

168

+ nov1
 {178 Hd}

165 

18/1


I took 25/1 Guard Your Dreams earlier in the week. It won the International Hurdle here three years ago and would have been placed in the Aintree Hurdle after that when rated 147. Epatante won and he’d have been giving her 7lbs. He must have had a nasty one as he was then off for nearly two years and did very little last season in three runs but he now finds himself potentially thrown in if he can translate that form in what is now his first season over fences and the yard isn’t one to mess when it comes to a race like this. I suspect they’ve had it in mind since the start of the season, being campaigned to keep his mark close to his lowered hurdles one. There’s now been money for him so I’m hopeful. Il Ridoto and Fugitif set a very good level and if anything can improve past them they will go very close. I’ll probably go with Stage Star in the belief that Nicholls has had this mapped out for him for ages. I can see him making just about all, he’s a slick jumper and is the class horse in the race. Four of his top five performances [on RPRs] have been here.


(I've backed Stage Star.)


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