Invitation Only with a massive drift then puts in a round of jumping like that.
Sod this. Abysmal from Invitation Only.
Winner has won with absolute ease. Don't think anything in that race is much cop.
Weak race in reality.
She'd have won by 15l if jumping last 2 better.
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
weird jink after the last too
It's seldom a bad race.
Considering how far she won and how clear Terrefort was from the third, I wouldn't rush to diss the form.
A lot of the tv people this morning seemed to be in on the knowledge regarding the winner.
Illegitimi non carborundum
Plenty green id say.
Kennedy's winner yesterday was a bit jinky too
Winner Def the best stayer in the race. Sign of the ground maybe
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Didn't think Invitation Only was running too badly until that mistake. Townend looked as though he was just putting him into the race.
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Daryl looked to be holding on to more than he was approaching the second last.
I am far from sure throwing so much money at the 4 miler is a good idea. It has made that race much more gruelling with better horses in it .
Am I the only one finding Festivals wholly dominated by Mullins/Elliot a bit boring.
it may be boring to some but hasnt it changed a bit of the dynamic because there was a time where people wondered if trials in ireland were of any use and now its the other way as a lot of the better english races over the weakened have question marks over them come chelt because of quality of the opposition
such a strange contrast from years ago
just surprised they dont come over more during the regular english season but clearly there is also an element of training certain horses for the right day
The Flogas race at Leopardstown was touted here as one of the hottest races of the season.
The Storyteller was seventh there.
Enough said.
The English need to race more in Ireland through the season, better competition, better prizemoney.
The polarity of WPM and Gordon training 12 of the 14 Irish winners so far is a problem though
yes and thats a problem for handicapper. time will not prove storyteller to be best horse in the Flogas...much as he was definitely learning the game there but there were better horses ahead of him...but how do you rate those horses in behind then? you can't give them 152/153. his handicap mark of 147 was prob fair enough based on his runs to date.
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Petit Mouchoir being stepped up to 2.5
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done