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    douvan on in 5....

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    Missed it. Polished round of jumping?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    Missed it. Polished round of jumping?
    dived at the last a bit but otherwise fine. basically a schooling session in public.

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    Cut 6/4 arkle

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    the cut in price based on him still having 4 legs and able to jump i assume

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    Missed it. Polished round of jumping?
    WPM said it was basically a schooling session.

    ruby said he got a bit excited when he heard horses coming at him near the end

    Leop 2 miler is up next at Christmas.

    sizing John should be there too and maybe kitten rock
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Lovely exercise canter from Douvan. Wouldn't be remotely interested in the 7/4 for the Arkle, but wouldn't lay it either

    There was also a decent chase at Exeter and where first two (Onenightinvienna & Fletchers Flyer) both jumped impeccably, pulled miles clear & will make their mark in top end races. They're talking about the NH Chase for the winner and I could see him going well in that

    Vaniteux starts his novice campaign at Kemp this afternoon, but am surprised Qewy is 6/1. All I hear is Ferguson can't train jumpers, but thought he did nothing wrong on his first start at Chelt and possibly may have won if jumping the last better. He'll do for me

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    Really taken with both Douvan and Minella Rocco who looked booked for bright futures.

    While Minella Rocco finished last the two in front will be hard pushed to repeat the form should they meet again.

    Can't see anything beating Douvan who will come on a ton for his run
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    Vaniteux was also very impressive today.

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    Indeed. He jumped immaculately

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    Seems that Henderson trust in Vaniteux wasn't misplaced, at the start of the season he said any horse in top 10 hurdlers of previous season is bound to do very well over fences. Then there's Kitten Rock in that category as well so Douvan has a lot of improvement to do in order to justify his current price.

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    Best jumping performance I've seen from a novice this year by Vaniteux. Didn't touch a twig.

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    12/1 for the Arkle seems very fair. Much rather that EW than Douvan at 7/4

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    Surely Vaniteux's highest ambition is to be this season's Josses Hill to Douvan's UDS. At least 10lb between the pair over hurdles.
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    Big difference though Archie, is Vaniteux can jump...
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    Novice Chasers 2015/16

    Vainteux was super impressive. Reminds me a lot of Sprinter Sacre in that he needed to strengthen up before he went at the chasing game. Henderson had said that anything they done as hurdlers would be a bonus, they were always chasers in the making.

    Vaniteux's debut was flawless and reminded me a lot of Sprinters debut over fences at Doncaster a few years back. Some of his leaps were breathtaking and this comes at a time when chase winners are still relatively scarce for the Henderson yard. Sprinter Sacre apart in the Sholer you'd nearly have to go back to Cocktails at Dawn's chepstow win in early October to find his last chase winner. Vaniteux never missed a beat and smashed a race fit Quewy by 19L, one more than Douvan beat him by in the Supreme.

    I took a bit of 16/1 ew for the Arkle prior to yesterdays race in lieu of what Mr. Henderson had been saying about the horse and the similarities I drew between what he had said about SS as a novice hurdler graduating to a novice chaser.

    He'll have a lot to do to emulate the big black aero plane but even now at 10/1, on their debuts I'd much prefer Vaniteux's debut to that of any other horse involved in the Arkle antepost betting.


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    12/1 still available with Hills


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kauto Abu View Post
    I took a bit of 16/1 ew for the Arkle prior to yesterdays race in lieu of what Mr. Henderson had been saying about the horse and the similarities I drew between what he had said about SS as a novice hurdler graduating to a novice chaser.
    I get that, and I was super impressed also. But did Nicky not say why he didn't go novice chasing last season. That's where the parallel to SS falls short.

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