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A top race run by two mighty horses.
Total Recall unlucky to fall but such is racing.
Anibale Fly not that far off them at finish either so delighted for Tony Martin.

Am rooting for Total Recall to help Lar Byrne achieve what heavy hitters Ricci, Giggi, etc have yet to namely a Champion Hurdle/Gold Cup double.
It would be one for the smaller guy.
Wide open race...

No surprise there.

Might Bite reminds me of Pendil, who managed to lose two Gold Cups he was the best horse in.
He has himself to beat as said here before.

He is the improver of the season, had a perfect trial in a hurdle which will sharpen him and boost his confidence without the rigours of a hard race.
WPM had told owner at Christmas he was well...

Total Recall gets Gold Cup green light by WPM.
It would be some double for owner Lar Byrne after Hardy Eustace's Champion Hurdle exploits should he oblige.

Cloudy Dream has had 18 runs, 7 wins, 9 seconds and twice third.
He has run up some very decent horses and Ryanair is his race.
For any ew combi bet punter he is a dream horse on those stats

I would dearly love to see Noel Meade win the Gold Cup , especially after how gutted he was when the Giggi horse of his ran in he Ryanair a few years ago.
Hopefully no such problems this time.

I imagine Eddie Harty is happy he avoided today's race, it was tough going for all after early morning rain.
Killultagh Vic just does not like the last at Leopardstown, while Our Duke needed the...

It makes one wonder why they did not enter BDM for Irish Gold Cup.
Surely the top Leopardstown chases would be up his street on Winter ground.

Disappointing to only see two UK entries for Irish Gold Cup given the prize money on offer.
Maybe they should run it at The Curragh

What to do, what to do

For my amusement I have checked RPRs for Bristol De Mai and Dato Star , another Haydock specialist.
Bristol's Rprs for Haydock are 161 for a 32 length victory; 170 for a 22...

Total Recall will change all that putting Lar Byrne in Legend status !

Sizing john was sweating pre race around saddle which is not like him.
WPM had such a horrid all around that you could put a line through all his as an off day.
Met Lar Byrne ; still on ahigh after...

No real stamina doubts with Coney as he was a 3 mile novice hurdler.
He just needs race practice before taking on the big guns.
If mine I would go Kinloch Brae chase and direct to Gold Cup if up...

That Ruby is not pushing his recovery means he is in delicate enough shape after all his falls through the years.
Not like any NH jockey to mind himself to that extent but he is doing jockeys a huge...

Horses for courses lads, horses for courses.
Remember Twin Oaks ?
NTD should bring BDM to Leopardstown for Spring Festival as the track could be right up his street with prevailing going.

Pretty serious rain fall over night and all day in Kildare/Dublin area so not surprised they changed their minds.
has Jessie had a runner in Haydock since Space Trucker won the there 20 years ago

Still a very young chaser, ARE NOT THEY ALL ?

He may benefit from not having a WPM beginning through bumpers and hurdles so the best may be yet to come.

All he does is gallop and jump and...

The Daily Star might be my number one racing paper but an interesting snippet on the back page yesterday.
Brian Flanagan mentioned how W P Mullins has improved Legastovegas ,Ben Button and Total...

Whatever chance Yorkhill would have at Haydock his jumping left would surely be his undoing at Kempton; shades of Jack Of Trumps for those of you old enough to remember JP's first great Gold Cup hope.

Sizing John also on the trail for 1 million bonus.

Faugheen also

Sizing John, Our Duke, Hurricane Fly, Un De Sceaux, Forpadytheplasterer, Un Atout for parade of champions Sept 10

Did they say At The Curragh yesterday Sizing John to be in parade of champions on Sept 10 ?
Hurricane Fly in the mix again for sure.