No matter how easy it may look, when they run as fast as he did they need time to recover.
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No matter how easy it may look, when they run as fast as he did they need time to recover.
It's seldom a bad race.
Considering how far she won and how clear Terrefort was from the third, I wouldn't rush to diss the form.
A lot of the tv people this morning seemed to be in on the...
Super performance from PP.
All through the race he looked as though he was taking two strides to the others' three.
I would be prepared to back him at Aintree against Footpad.
I'm happy to write off today's run completely.
I'm not buying that just yet.
Very unsatisfactory, apart from the performance of the winner.
Looks like St C left his race at Warwick after all.
Yes, my gut instinct is that Petit Mouchoir has been sizing Footpad up ahead of the race that counts. That little contest on its own is intriguing enough.
Then there's Saint Calvados who might...
Watching that Warwick race, I really, honestly and truly do not think the calibre of opposition is relevant to the pace SC goes.
He'd have Sprinter Sacre out of his comfort zone :p
Normally I'd agree 100% with you, GH.
Sprinter Sacre couldn't win a novice hurdle at the festival, though.
The thing, for me, about SC is that it's not about a soft lead.
It's almost certain he will go off at a clip. I'm not sure anything else will be able to go the clop.
I have this vision of him...
As the meeting looms, I'm more and more coming round to the idea that maybe - just maybe - Saint Calvados is going to put up a jaw-dropping performance in the Arkle.
I do believe that if he were...
does anyone have a view on Snow Falcon's chances in the RSA?
Some people were promoting his chances ahead of the Stayers either last season or the season before and, if memory serves, he was rated...
It does what it says on the tin, DH :)
The list is the top 20 on RPRs, then the same 20 listed by ORs.
The RP site doesn't list Irish ORs so I had to look them up for myself.
I think ratings from Grade 1s in Ireland are agreed by both handicappers.
Just for the sake of the exercise, here are two tables on the RSA.
The first is the top 20 in order of RPRs, the second the same 20 in order of current ORs.
The CBO is current best odds...
I think that's about right.
As far as 'progressing' goes, his RPR this season are, from oldest to most recent:
136
141
148
153
152
157
Yes, but you seem to be dismissing the chance that he's progressing well with racing.
I'm not saying he can win. I'm really just saying his chances shouldn't be overlooked. I also quite like the...
I would be loath to dismiss Balck Corton's chances in the RSA.
On Saturday, from six out to the line he covered the distance two seconds - almost nine lengths - faster than Waiting Patiently. As I...
I think Timeform's figures reflect whatever 'mark-up' their sectionalistas recommend.
I plan to watch the race again but I got the impression PM was just weighing up Footpad the other day.
They might conclude PM can't turn the form around but I don't think he was there to have a...
I'm only just getting into looking at the novice chasers (thanks to Newbury last weekend and Sandown this weekend) but it seems ratings for novices are coming in quite high.
It seems not too long...
FO showed plenty there. I thought MWTT had him two out but whether it was lack of fitness or the winner's superior flat speed, he got past him quite readily in the end.