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I've got a place bet on MM at about 4.80 or so - would be surprised if he can win under that weight but stamina will count in this renewal more than in some imo and he has plenty. Waiting to see who...

Grey, that is an extraordinary and truly shocking statement from the rep of Paddy Power and makes me feel like closing my account. Not that they would notice! I thought PP looked after its racing...

Saw Simon Earle at the Open Meeting with a runner, have not seen him since. I think maybe he is mainly doing hunter-chasing and pointing now?

Agreed, and how G&S went off so much longer than Jayo today, given G&S had his preferred ground, and the beating of Jayo on all form, I will never know - I guess it was the 'back Ruby blindf'...

There was almost nothing between the first four in the Dewhurst, and Xtension was hampered at the start. The horse won fto last year in May; agreed he was easily beaten by CC over 6f, but CC is imo a...

Came on to see if Dun Doire survived, didn;t look good as Katie W walked off quite quickly.

Anyway: re Golden Silver - I had backed him but wasn't watching him that closely, as he was going fine...

I agree that the course is a problem - it's dire when it's cold and I've been to the last 5 Champions' Days at least, and Sat was by far the coldest! it was nearly dark for a lot of the afternoon....

It's true that Xtension is not all that big and may not have the scope of some of the Ballydoyle horsee (and others). But Clive is very canny when it comes to setting a target and pulling one off,...

Can't resist re-posting this! Prescient, BtheB :D

Good news, thanks - as one would expect.

I've just been back and checked the pics I took as they went out, and indeed Fencing Master is noticeably gross, and Beethoven imo not far behind! (I did notice that on the day, whilst I wasn't...

Same point made - with emphasis - by Clive Cox!

Fame was frothing at the mouth all the way round the PR pre-race - I've got a number of pics and in only one does he not have froth dripping from his mouth. But maybe he always does that? My...

Exactly - the sad thing is, it's not a top quality race any way you look at it.
Hard to get really excited about. There could be a surprise, but it would not mean much!
There's nothing of the...

I woudl have liked to have seen Fallon refuse the offer tbh - Fortune is yard jockey. It's really bad. And likely to foment jealousy and resentment too...

Interesting that Fallon has gone back to...

I'm off there right now. Is anyone else really pee'd off that these two meetings clash?

That's my reading of the race too, and I've backed accordingly. I can't really see any other threat to F&G even though I believe he won't run to his best

I tto think crazyhorse and you others have hit the nail on the head. Flat bred horses are not just going hurdling now either, they go chasing, and the percussion from firmish ground on more fragile...

Report of the race states that Meade's instructions to Carberry were to 'get the horse round' and that's what it looked like to me - Harchi was looked after today to make sure he measured his jumps...

I'm a massive fan of the horse too - always have been since I first saw him win at Newbury in 2006 [I backed him which helps the memory!]. It was always clear he needed fences. I hope he'll turn out...

Look, the handicapper has said and many others interested in speed ratings have also said that they can only rate him on what he has actually done - which is with a horse like STS who only does 'just...

I think John Randall and Mordin are being perverse, and missing several points; but as several have noted, the ratings boys will never quite 'get' Sea The Stars

It;s ridiculous to state he was...

Me too! I've had a bit on Xtension at 16 on BF - will put a bit more on if he goes out.
I understand this has been the plan for a while and Clive's usually improve notably with racing - he's not...

I was just about to ask somewhere! - esp as I thought he'd been bound for the Cambridgeshire. Has he been gelded? Very glad to hear he's OK anyway, it's a worry when they vanish like that mid-season

What will it prove if he wins? How would that make him a superstar?
A 'star' maybe, but he still won't have beaten the best horse of his generation
it won't re-write the season