Well, the dream didn't last long but at least he came back safe and sound. David said that a horse (Percy it seems) took his ground when he was in mid-air and he had nowhere to go. No fault of the...
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Well, the dream didn't last long but at least he came back safe and sound. David said that a horse (Percy it seems) took his ground when he was in mid-air and he had nowhere to go. No fault of the...
Thanks, TS and DO.
Whatever else may happen, back home safe for all runners is the main hope.
https://www.attheraces.com/news/2019/March/10/kemboy-cup-bid-is-stuff-of-dreams-for-supreme-owners
No horse still alive has won the Gold Cup as a 10yo. Of course, it might be time for one.
https://www.attheraces.com/news/2019/February/19/percy-is-%E2%80%9950-50%E2%80%99-for-bobbyjo-%E2%80%93-owner-philip-reynolds
Just reaching for a pinch of salt.
Willie, Patrick, Ruby and David Casey will be the main players in the process but Willie will make the final decision.
In any case, Ruby won a G1 on Bellshill two weeks ago and he hasn't ridden...
I wouldn't have thought that he will have the final say.
True, of course. The word 'perfect' still doesn't spring to mind.
A week earlier and at Newbury.
A 4 horse race at Ascot less than 4 weeks before the big one is in no way a perfect trial even though it was a good performance.
Going on from this, no Gold Cup winner this century has had his prep race after the second weekend in February.
Of the 18 winners:
9 hadn't raced since Christmas week
6 raced during the second...
Interesting little stat:
None of the last 12 winners of the Gold Cup had run within 33 days of the big day. The Red Mills Chase is 27 days before the Gold Cup.
Of course, times are notoriously unreliable on different days especially in Ireland where the race distance is given as the same but hasn't been measured to the yard. Just measuring from the replays...
Yesterday's race was run in a marginally slower time and on quicker ground than the 'slow' Savills with both the principals having a hard race. I wouldn't really fancy either for the big one now.
Sizing John taken out of Leopardstown. Hard to see him in back to his best at Cheltenham.
I'm struggling to see how it qualifies as that, given that the first four home last year are likely to return plus the best of last season's novices.
Thoroughly admirable horse and jockey.
On paper they had 8lb in hand on the placed horses so it will be interesting to see what the handicapper makes of it.
From the Weekender twitter feed:
"'I think we should give him credit for what he is and that's a rapidly improving stayer with gears - and that makes him a seriously dangerous beast'
The Gold Cup...
I've obviously got a vested interest so I'm just going to list some facts and let others interpret them as they wish.
There has been some comment about the Savills implying that it was a slow...
All ABP does is stay. I'm fairly confident that he would have been second had he stood up. It wasn't a tired fall whatever way you look at it but that seems to be the authorised version in medialand.
Have to say that I think that the podcast and written coverage, particularly of the Christmas races has been particularly poor with many pundits hearing another spouting off and repeating it without...
Al Boum Photo new rating of 164 (+5) after his Tramore win.
Bizarrely, Presenting Percy +2 to 169 for cowering in his box.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/galmoy-hurdle-and-red-mills-chase-the-preferred-options-for-presenting-percy/358961
When he won the Pertemps it was his 7th run of that season. Last season, the RSA...
Timeform master ratings as at 31/12.
https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/features/top-horses/timeforms_top_chasers
Latest BHA ratings:
173 Bristol De Mai
173 Clan Des Obeaux
173 Native River
170 Thistlecrack
169 Might Bite