Only 10 lb ?
JP should buy him for AP
Only 10 lb ?
JP should buy him for AP
Al Co looks a very fair price.
All comers, all grounds, all beaten!
This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.
G-G (27th March 2015)
Amended 3 for me. Shutthefrontdoor, Alvarado, Al Co
Teaforthree OUT
edgt (27th March 2015)
Does Many Clouds necessarily need cut in the ground if the race is over 4 and a half miles? Soft ground slows down other horses for him over 3 miles, but surely other horses - inferior ones - won't need to be slowed down for him to beat them over a longer distance. Assuming that Many Clouds has the stamina to last 4 and a half miles and the weight doesn't slow him down too much.
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Last edited by len_madeiros; 29th March 2015 at 8:22 PM.
Hard to say Len as there really isn't enough evidence.
He seemed to be travelling ok when he came down at Cheltenham not this season but last, though opinions on how well he was going are mixed.
I know where you are coming from with the longer trip but unfortunately in the National they tend to go off very fast and drag the whole field with them
If that creates a situation where everything is going a yard faster than they should, the horses that suffer most are those that can't act on the ground
He has the class to overcome that initially and keep in touch but when the chips are down over the last 4 fences you better make sure you can act on the surface
When betting it's a risk you either are willing to take or not.......Not a horse to back AP imo because if the ground is fast he's sure to drift because of the unknown factor.
Formely Fist of Fury
Len Madeiros (30th March 2015)
I pretty much agree with Tanlic when he says how the National is usually run. That said surprisingly it's usually a horse that's prominent when they start of the second circuit that wins. It's not a race that an out and out hold up horse usually wins. Many Clouds likes to be prominent and most have him down as an out an out stayer, but there's something about him for me that makes me think he'll run out of petrol when one or two are still running on.
All of that said about hold up horses, Paul Maloney seems to specialise in having a (Rucker) horse out with the washing staying out of trouble, only for it to run on for a place from an impossible position. I haven't checked, but I reckon you could have backed him blind for a place for the last six or seven years and made a tidy profit.
Last edited by Maruco; 30th March 2015 at 4:59 PM.
only one winner BALTHAZAR KING if he stands up he'll be in the shake up at the end....................
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teddy2pac (11th April 2015)
Hoping The Rainbow Hunter can have a little more luck this time around and stand up. He has a nice racing weight and if he can stay on his feet might just get competitive at a big price.
Obviously Rocky Creek will still win though
Merry King OUT
Paul Moloney would be the ideal Aintree jockey for Lord Windemere surely.
I hope Jim C agrees !
I think he's retained by the Rucker's so he'll ride Alvarado Ed. I'd agree though.
edgt (3rd April 2015)
Been an awful lot of rain up here over the last few days. Metcheck shows more ran tomorrow then a few days of sunshine with no rain. The one good thing is the course drains really well so hopefully perfect ground.
You should not confuse your career with your life.
Diamond Geezer (3rd April 2015), edgt (3rd April 2015)
Sam Winner misses the GN to go for the Scottish National
After Sean Bowen's recent performance and now qualifying for a ride there's a Nash story in the making so couldn't help backing Mon Parrain @ 40s