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    Is Travado or Nicanor still around?

    It's a bit of a pain having a golden era for chasers and the best we have is probably still Beef or Salmon. Surely there is something around that can spoil the party next year at any rate. Aranleigh? Aran Concerto? Anyone have any hopes for anything Irish having a semblance of a chance of making a 180+ 3 mile chaser.

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    Doesn't seem to be there right now...

    Nicanor looks like never coming back at this rate..and Mr Nosie wasn't in Meade's Stable Tour? Presume he's brown bread....

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    Nicanor is due back around Christmas time.

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    Presumably you mean Travino rather than Travado who has long since been retired.
    Connections were looking at him returning at Clonmel today but presumably the horse isn't quite ready,so hopefully will be back soon.

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    I think this crop of Irish novice chasers will prove to be far superior to last year bunch.

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    Originally posted by Galileo@Dec 6 2007, 08:18 AM
    I think this crop of Irish novice chasers will prove to be far superior to last year bunch.
    Who has caught your eye thus far?
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Most of the main players are only just starting to emerge now and we'll see much more again at Christmas. The fast ground has delayed plenty of them.

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    Notable d'estruval was good at the weekend. Not sure if he will end up at Cheltenham, but it wouldnt be beyond the bounds of possibility. Real scopy Arthur Moore type. (might end up a staying version of Mansony.) Arbor Surpreme is a sure fire winner from the same race. MAde a horrible mistake 4 out but chased the winner until getting run iout of the places in the last 100 yards.
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    Is Mansony running in the Tingle Creek?
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    No, Mansony to run day after in the Durkan.
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    Meade said today in the Racing Post that Nicanor is due back around Christmas, though Aran Concerto won't be seen until sometime in the new year..

    Kazal could well turn out to be best of the novice chasers we have seen out thus far IMO, though might not be a Cheltenham prospect given that he probably needs soft ground to be seen to best effect..

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    Pedrobob debuts over fences at Navan this weekend
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    In Timeform's Horses To Follow, Noel Meade explains that Mr Nosie twisted a ligament in his knee and has also had problems with his tendons and has undergone stem cell treatment. When the book was published he was saying the horse won't be out before November and that they will be campaigning him around 2m over fences.

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    Stem cell treatment you say? He'll be galloping at Christmas and won't run until Cheltenham 2009
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    Really taken by Thyne Again today at Naas. Travelled really sweetly throughout over an inadequate trip.. took a while to pick up but was well in command at the line..

    Connections indicated after the race that he's expected to come on considerably for the run and thankfully ruled out a trip to Chletenham this year, instead opting for the Powers Gold Cup.

    If he's kept right (and Liam Burke is certainly the right man for that job) he could really be something special..

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    I'm a big fan of Thyne Again and am pretty sure I put him up on the thread after he was robbed blind the last day in that beginners where everything went wrong for him. Would have done for Notre Pere and Knocknabooly that day and they are very decent. Was a very progressive novice hurdler the season he picked up his injury and Burke..who may not always be as bullish...was even saying then he thought he could be even a Gold Cup horse one day.

    Absolutely one to stay on the right side of if they can keep him sound.

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    Well done to connections for bringing him back from injury but his form yesterday was nothing to get to excited about while his jumping was pretty iffy at times.

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    How close can Mansony get to Twist Magic? Handicapper says 13 pounds. He is probably best Irish 2m horse that will run come Cheltenham.
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    If anything the handicapper doth flatter him. He's a pretty much exposed low to mid 150's horse, surely Twist Magic is low to mid 170's?

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