No matter how easy it may look, when they run as fast as he did they need time to recover.Originally Posted by Grasshopper
No matter how easy it may look, when they run as fast as he did they need time to recover.
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True enough
Happy to test that theory on Sunday. To me, Footpad took very little out of himself at Cheltenham. The horse that should be swrving the race is PM, as he almost certainly had a much harder race.
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SlimChance, March 2018
I thought the same re PM but according to Henry the race took very little out of him
I await confirmation of that one to be honest
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
All academic because Footpad isn't one of Willie's 8 left in. Gordon has 5 and there's also Petit Mouchoir and Snow Falcon.
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Had a very hard race
Punchestown now or waiting for next season
looks a very good prospect but Altior looks too good at the moment
Footpad heading for Aintree
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Willie wanted to run in Ireland for his championship bid, the owner's stood their ground, doesn't often happen there!!
"We took him out of the Fairyhouse race because his owners want us to wait and run him at Aintree instead."
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What do people think about this season's crop? Official ratings have:
166 Footpad
165 Presenting Percy
160 Al Boum Photo
159 Sceau Royal
158 Monalee
158 Saint Calvados
157 Diego Du Charmil
156 Finian's Oscar
156 Kemboy
156 Petit Mouchoir
155 Brain Power
155 The Storyteller
153 Rathvinden
153 Shattered Love
152 Invitation Only
This compares with last year's list that included:
170 Altior
164 Yorkhill
162 Might Bite
158 Disko
157 Road To Respect
157 Top Notch
157 Whisper
155 Cloudy Dream
154 Politologue
Last edited by archie; 1st May 2018 at 2:41 PM.
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Diamond Geezer (1st May 2018)
Al boum photo rated above monalee looks a bit odd. Amazing how low mite bight was rated for his novice season.
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Footpad and Presenting Percy should be well clear of the pack
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
There isn't a 2-mile novice chaser you could seriously rate within 7lbs of Footpad......he is a country mile ahead of his peers, and 166 almost certainly on the low-side, imo.
Altior was rated 175p in Chasers & Hurdlers, after his novice chase season. I will be very surprised if Footpad isn't rated within 3lbs of that figure.
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SlimChance, March 2018
Absolute bare minimum of 170
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I agree with this.
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I've edited the original post to include Diego Du Charmil. As I was away for Aintree, I wasn't aware of that performance. As it happens, I think that he, Petit Mouchoir and Saint Calvados have inter-connected form that is over-rated. If Cadmium can reproduce his Punchestown time figure, 146 could still be a mark with juice left in it. He gets a good mention in the latest RP Podcast about 24 minutes in. By any measure, Footpad is well clear.
Presenting Percy has produced the best staying performance but I'm inclined to think that even the Gold Cup trip might be too short for him unless the ground is soft.
Last edited by archie; 1st May 2018 at 3:09 PM.
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Will your boy stay two-and-a-half, Archie?
BetVictor Gold Cup winnable from a mark of 146 maybe?
Aim high!
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SlimChance, March 2018
He's won over 2m3f but he travelled so well off a fast 2m pace that you'd have thought he'd stick to the minimum trip where there's not much strength in depth.
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What would the target be?.........so many Graded races at the minimum trip in Ireland........is there a decent handicap for you to take advantage of?
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SlimChance, March 2018
The podcast sees him as a potential 160s horse with the Champion Chase the natural target but, as always, it will be up to Willie. Maybe depends more on the fitness of Douvan, Min, Great Field, UDS and Footpad but I'd be looking at something like the Fortria at Navan in November and take it from there.
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Grasshopper (1st May 2018)
Best of luck, archie, though worth bearing in mind that most connected with the Post are utter dipshits.
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SlimChance, March 2018
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