Bobs Pride 11,10 D. K. Weld Casey, D.J.
Clopf 11,10 E. J. O'Grady McNamara, Andrew J.
Ebaziyan 11,10 W.P. Mullins Condon, D.J.
Farmer Brown 11,10 P. Hughes Russell, D.N.
Harchibald 11,10 Noel Meade Carberry, P.
Jazz Messenger 11,10 Noel Meade Barry, J.R.
Macs Joy 11,10 Mrs John Harringto Geraghty, B.J.
Newmill 11,10 John Joseph Murphy Power, R.M.
No Iktitaf but its still looks a cracking race.
Iktitaf is out for the season according to Sporting Life.
Disappointing news, would have been interesting to see how good he actually was. Plenty of rain due here for the weekend.
How come NH horses are always out for the season? It`s never a few weeks or a couple of months.
There isn't the grand plan in NH like there is in Flat racing, where there are more obvious targets for the top horses and their absence is noted. Being out for a couple of weeks is not deemed newsworthy unless Cheltenham is missed because of it, it probably happens far more regularly than during the flat season.
A really good race in prospect.
Harchibald making his first start for a while. Hopefully everything goes smoothly for him and he can recapture his best form during the season. A fit and in form Harchibald would be a great addition to the main hurdle races later in the season. I feel this could be a good season for Macs Joy without Iktitaf & Brave Inca around and I fancy him for this race. Although, I have seen a few people mention Clopf as being a dark horse for the Champion Hurdle. I know very little about him and so I'm anxious to see how he gets on in this race against very decent oppisition.
Isn`t Macs Joy on the decline now though? Would seem to be layable to me. I`ve taken 66/1 on Harchibald for the Champion so i`m hopeful of a good run.
Lots of rain here today and more forecast for tomorrow. They should pull Harchibald out.
Wouldn't suit Harchibald for sure..
Shaping up to be a cracking contest.. will be interesting to see how Clopf measures up.. thought Ebaziyan ran a nice comeback race at Down Royal and I might just lean towards him..
Macs Joy is a pretty short price if there is a lot of rain in the ground.
I had been hoping for around 8/1 Ebazaiyan, but it seems everybody read his Down Royal race the same as me; he looks well capable of improving a lot.
No bet for me. But I am really looking forward to it.
Welsh and Proud.
Same here no bet race, but very much looking forward to it.
How soft is it? Macs Joy should be able to hold these if everything was in his favour.
But is it genuinely gd-yld?
Winners have no shame, no matter how they win - Niccolò Machiavelli
The going is now officially soft to heavy and its still raining here. Harchibald is a non runner.
Ah that will be no bet then. Cheers.
Winners have no shame, no matter how they win - Niccolò Machiavelli
i was happy with Macs Joy run. ground wouldnt have been ideal and he will come on for the run
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
There were a few in there that were not knocked around notably the two ex-novices Clopf and Ebaziyan.
Money beforehand was onimous for the chances of Jazz Messenger. Hard to think he could win a Champion Hurdle though.
Newmill seemed to run well for a long way against some of the top hurdlers around - he's still got it
Hurricane Fly - whatever he runs in he wins
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Newmill holds entry for King George. Wonder would connections send him over
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I thought Sizing Australia did it well in the Greatwood today in desperate conditions. Interesting to see where he goes next.
Sizing Europe you mean---will go for AIG.
Written up by the way a few weeks ago by your old friend NICK MORDIN.
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