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I have a full book at the moment, Granger, but it does include Robin De Carlow.

I'm hoping to hear that both Cadmium and Kemboy are on their way here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2G2m9Bh_fg

I'm not normally a big Tom Segal fan but I'm beginning to warm to him after his piece mentioning Cadmium in the Weekender:
'I don't think I've seen a more impressive performance in a 2m chase for...

Kemboy is only six and I'd hope that it's a steadily progressive campaign with the spring festivals the main targets.

The podcast sees him as a potential 160s horse with the Champion Chase the natural target but, as always, it will be up to Willie. Maybe depends more on the fitness of Douvan, Min, Great Field, UDS...

He's won over 2m3f but he travelled so well off a fast 2m pace that you'd have thought he'd stick to the minimum trip where there's not much strength in depth.

I've edited the original post to include Diego Du Charmil. As I was away for Aintree, I wasn't aware of that performance. As it happens, I think that he, Petit Mouchoir and Saint Calvados have...

What do people think about this season's crop? Official ratings have:

166 Footpad
165 Presenting Percy
160 Al Boum Photo
159 Sceau Royal
158 Monalee
158 Saint Calvados
157 Diego Du Charmil...

All academic because Footpad isn't one of Willie's 8 left in. Gordon has 5 and there's also Petit Mouchoir and Snow Falcon.

http://status.hri-ras.ie/entries/Microsoft_Word__2018_ONOR061.PDF?id=1

Racing Post headline - 'Heavy ground could prompt Monalee camp to consider JLT challenge'.

Irish Racing headline - 'de Bromhead confirms RSA as main aim for Monalee'.

The quote from Henry is...

Many of the top Irish novices entered in the Irish National.
https://www.theirishfield.ie/our-duke-heads-weights-for-2018-boylesports-irish-grand-national-349202/
...

Irish.

It's not a requirement, Grassy, but moving up in class is something that even connections have expressed concern about in the past. I think he's a smashing horse (he's in one of my tens to follow)...

Percy hasn't won a graded chase. His rating is based almost entirely on his handicap win and the placed horses in that race haven't franked the form in any way.

Come on, DH, we're talking Willie here! He will always answer a question honestly with the truth as he sees it at the time but that truth can change at any time until declaration day depending on...

The Arkle is a lot tougher for 5yos now they don't get the 5lb allowance.

HRI updated ratings:

155 Monalee
153 Al Boum Photo
152 Invitation Only
151 Dounikos
149 Snow Falcon
147 Tombstone
147 The Storyteller
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Henry said RSA most likely immediately post race although I think the owner left options open.

Al Boum Photo ran like a stayer to me. I can't make up my mind about Invitation Only. They've liked...

http://www.irishracing.com/news?headline=De-Bromhead-could-send-Monalee-to-bid-for-Leopardstown-atonement&prid=188606

https://www.theirishfield.ie/WEBFILES/888159-330832.pdf

Be interesting to see how Saturnas goes tomorrow. Probably more a JLT type but may affect the Footpad route.

I think that the Leopardstown G1 entries are out this week. May be some clues there.

Of course, there's always the possibility that something else from Willie's will impress in the next few weeks. The Christmas festivals will be instructive.

They've run Sceau Royal and Footpad in the same race at the last two Festivals. Footpad came out on top both times.

Saturnas declared to run at Punchestown on Sunday.