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Thread: The Road To The 2018 Champion Chase

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    Seems the rumours may be more than just rumours re Douvan..enough to force WPM out of the woodwork.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanlic View Post
    Seems the rumours may be more than just rumours re Douvan..enough to force WPM out of the woodwork.
    QM entires due in 3 days..............

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    Bet365 have stuck Douvan back in the market NRNB at 7s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double J View Post
    Bet365 have stuck Douvan back in the market NRNB at 7s.
    pretty generous. almost certainly a void bet but doubt he's that big if he makes it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesRB View Post
    pretty generous. almost certainly a void bet but doubt he's that big if he makes it.
    I certainly wouldn't be offering that. However the likely good of him going is next to 0.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    Any word from the yard on how forward GF might be, archie?
    WPM in today’s RP

    “He had a small setback early in the season but has been in pre-training and is due back to us next week. Our main aim is to make Cheltenham with him, but he could possibly make an appearance at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown early next month if all is well.”
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    Brilliant, Lee - thanks pal.
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

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    Bet365 8/1 nrnb maximum bet a pineapple....chunk? what's the catch?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanlic View Post
    what's the catch?
    Yorkhill
    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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    Douvan to do a Binocular ???

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    Don't think Douvan was ever 1000, Adross!
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

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    Might not be the right race thread for this update, but FWIW, this is what Mullins had to say about Yorkhill today:

    Mullins told the Irish Times: "I've no doubt he would stay (three miles) if he had a better temperament. He's bred to stay.
    "But at the moment we're looking at shorter trips for him. I think his next run will be at a shorter trip over fences.
    "I don't think he has to go left-handed. He'd be a lot easier to ride left-handed, but if we're stuck for opportunities we'll have to go right-handed.
    "Over a shorter trip, going faster, he may not have a problem.
    Last edited by Grasshopper; 9th January 2018 at 10:22 PM.
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    Let it rip Willie
    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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    Will get bullied into submission if he encounters Great Field.
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

    SlimChance, March 2018

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    'I don't think he has to go left handed'

    Come on man! It's like telling Messi to go in nets. Yes he can physically perform the task but you are inhibiting God given ability.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    Will get bullied into submission if he encounters Great Field.

    I cannot imagine any situation in which Willie lets these 2 headbangers slit each others throats
    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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    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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    Not half as funny as Valdez, an 11yo who hasn't seen the track since 2014.

    King is a complete muppet.
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

    SlimChance, March 2018

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post

    King is a complete muppet.

    I once thought JP would give him the keys to the castle

    Now see him as a bluffer
    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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