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SB v BDA, timed from the first flight:

Flight 2: SB (despite being in the second half of the field) 2 sec ahead.

Flight 3: Level

Flight 4: SB 1 sec ahead again

Flight 5: SB still 1 sec...

Yes. Rest assured, Euro, I haven't forgotten about him. For a horse who allegedly cannot put one leg in front of another in soft ground he ran with immense promise last week. (Jeeeezo... it is a week...

I should clarify, I time from jumping the first flight.

From there I have the Supreme jumping the second flight two seconds (the clock I use doesn't do fractions/decimal points but it will even...

I haven't finalised my figures yet but my initial calcs are saying the same as you, Maruco. My calcs tell me there wasn't a stage in the entire race where the Supreme runners were behind the CH...

I'm still working on some figures for day one but I'm coming down to the idea that Buveur D'Air was well off his best form - and probably didn't need to be near it - to win the Champion Hurdle.
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It's just occurred to me that this cold snap might be bad news for JC's fans.

When he finally hit form last season it was in the spring and summer and the trainer was quoted as saying he was a...

At oddschecker, when I went into that market the NRNB green tick at the top of the column wasn't there (it was with Sky).

Yes, it's 20/1 and they've removed the NRNB concession in that market.

It's 20/1 with it at Sky but I didn't check the place terms.

I believe Timeform tipped Yorkhill for the CH at the start of the season.

Just to come back to this question...

I've crunched some numbers and I'm getting mixed messages.

The going on the chase course on Saturday was officially heavier than on the hurdles course but...

Good points raised, Danny.

It looks like they've taken the 'race within a race' stance since the overall time (according to Timeform) was more in line with FT's rating so they've left him alone...

Looks like Simon Rowlands is in broad agreement:

I won't know until I've got the hard copy in front of me, GH.

Initial rough calcs suggest it was (as you'd expect) faster by some way than the other races but we don't know if those races were...

Just as an aside (I know in the big scheme of things it is irrelevant), the 2m Hd track record holder at Wincanton is Cliffs Of Dover at 3m 22s. Yesterday's race was 3m 55s.

Hard to say, and I'll get a better idea during the week but...

The closing novices' hurdle over C&D covered the distance from three out to the line five lengths faster. That would suggest to me...

I suppose if Elite have the money to do so it's their prerogative but I wouldn't touch Elgin with a barge pole in the CH.

Yesterday's race had the potential to throw up a very iffy result and did...

As far as the CH was concerned, I meant, Luke.

I wouldn't rule out Wicklow Brave either but he's been kept off the radar, probably very deliberately.

Trying to snaffle some each-way value early on others, like John Constable, was just that:...

Well, waiting patiently for this weekend's events hasn't paid off...

I've ended up taking the 20/1 w/o BDA to 1/4 odds. Hopefully he can finish in the first four of the race and cover all the bets.

I haven't deserted him, GH. I'm on him ew at 50/1 and am closely monitoring the market w/o BDA. I decided to wait until after this weekend to see how today's racing went in case it impacts on...

I’ll be happy just to watch this race as the heavy ground could bring about an iffy result.

Ch’Tibello already carries some ante-post support for the Champion Hurdle (33/1), as does Cliffs Of...

Didn't think you could back ew on the machine.

17 to win but probably 7/4 to place?

The one that caught my eye in that list is Cliffs Of Dover for Nicholls.

Considering he trains the likes of Old Guard, a horse not far off 160, and didn't even enter him for the race, as well as...

That was my impression but David Mullins made no mention of it post-race. He said the horse travelled beautifully. Could it be his rising style that makes it look like the horse is pulling?

Yes. Didn't look out of place at all and (along with JC) gave the field five lengths at the off.