Thinking about it Djakadam ran very respectably making the running and he battled on nicely when Sizing John passed him -could be a banker over Christmas.
I laid the horse Katy Walsh was riding in the last Dumhach Thra at 3.4 for afair bit of money and tbh was getting worried when it kept shortening in the market.
Guys if you never watched it have a look on ATR and tell me have you ever seen a horse with an action as weird.....Looked like The Dickler on drugs.......how anyone could back that if they had seen it on the gallops beats me............The bookies must have been taking the p!ss
Formely Fist of Fury
Nice to see Sizing do that given the tough end to last season.
Satisfactory at best from Djak.
All comers, all grounds, all beaten!
This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.
Well there's an insult to Denman and to Douvan all in one go.
Sizing John was unbeaten at 2 miles except when he was up against Douvan. He is just doing what he has always done only he has no Douvan to worry about until March when he may have real challengers in MB or Yorkhill who are different gravy to anything he has faced
If we are being honest he's beat Djakadam and Minella Rocco who would have been tailed off in Denman's Gold Cup and is rated fully a stone behind the great horse
Formely Fist of Fury
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Also won a Grade 1 hurdle at 4 ( lucky Nichols Canyon unseated admittedly) but has run at Grade 1 level as novice hurdler, chaser and now as a seasoned campaigner. Has enough toe to win a Ryanair and stamina to win a Gold Cup, this is a seriously good horse with ability beyond his current rating.
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Can think of 19 renewals in past 20 years way better than last season's GC, the only one worse was Lord Windermere's. That happened mainly because past winners were either retired or injured/missing and a below-par version of Djak than the one placed twice the previous years. You only need an above-average novice to come through the ranks to win it this season and it seems Might Bite already showed the chops for being at least that.
As for Sizing John winning a Ryanair, if UDS is sent for another willy hilly in Ireland and Fox Norton runs in the CC and Yorkhill runs in the GC and Top Notch goes for the CC and Min gets injured again and if another 3-4 decent ones won't give their running, then I can see a way to get SJ win in the Ryanair.
Tough judge you
Would dread being your personal chef
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Forget the caviar and all hell breaks.
All comers, all grounds, all beaten!
This perfect mix of poetry and destruction.
I dont think he was seriously proposing that Sizing John runs in this year's Ryanair...
With all due respect, Sizing John unbeaten over 3m+ and if you think Lord Windermere's Gold Cup was poor, not sure what you make of Syncronised who couldn't win a Midlands or Irish National but managed to scrape past giant bolster. much improved horse of course but you can pick holes in plenty of gold cups....sizing john's credentials are enhanced by fact he was a very high class 2m and 2m4 horse who stepped up to the big plate and delivered. all class. best mate didn't beat much in his gold cups either but doesnt take away from quality of the horse
viking (11th December 2017)
Hindsight but not aftertiming. Kids party yesterday so only saw the results late one.
Un de Sceaux was 4/6 against Ballyoisin. 4/6. How did ye let this happen?