View Poll Results: Who will win the 2018 CH

Voters
31. You may not vote on this poll
  • Buveur D'Air

    17 54.84%
  • Faugheen

    10 32.26%
  • Other

    4 12.90%
Page 29 of 52 FirstFirst ... 19242526272829303132333439 ... LastLast
Results 561 to 580 of 1035

Thread: The Road To The 2018 Champion Hurdle

  1. #561
    Senior Member granger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Moscow Flyer Stables
    Posts
    18,886
    Thanks
    831
    Thanked 1,025 Times in 735 Posts
    Where is Defi likely to run next?
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

  2. #562
    Senior Member Grasshopper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    16,018
    Thanks
    1,467
    Thanked 1,553 Times in 1,112 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    Honestly not sure.

    Relkeel is the only race at HQ but is 20f, ground would probably rule-out Haydock’s CH trial, and I suspect the Contenders at Sandown is probably fav, as Hobbs has run his CH horses there before.
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

    SlimChance, March 2018

  3. #563
    Senior Member granger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Moscow Flyer Stables
    Posts
    18,886
    Thanks
    831
    Thanked 1,025 Times in 735 Posts
    Should of sent him chasing.....
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

  4. #564
    Senior Member Grasshopper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    16,018
    Thanks
    1,467
    Thanked 1,553 Times in 1,112 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    Lashings of time for that.
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

    SlimChance, March 2018

  5. #565
    Senior Member Kauto Abu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Ireland
    Posts
    1,922
    Thanks
    413
    Thanked 369 Times in 214 Posts

    The Road To The 2018 Champion Hurdle

    2nd fav in betting for Xmas hurdle. Jp no stranger to letting his take on each other in that either. Tent & Yanworth an example last year.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Last edited by Kauto Abu; 17th December 2017 at 8:40 PM.

  6. #566
    Senior Member granger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Moscow Flyer Stables
    Posts
    18,886
    Thanks
    831
    Thanked 1,025 Times in 735 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    Lashings of time for that.
    Suppose it did Footpad no harm waiting the year
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

  7. #567
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    5,458
    Thanks
    29
    Thanked 68 Times in 41 Posts
    Tent surely can be placed again especially if one of the big two pull out .

  8. #568
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    5,458
    Thanks
    29
    Thanked 68 Times in 41 Posts
    I am not convinced by the idea Melon will be better than MTOY if they go a better pace - all MTOY best form is in the Champion off a proper gallop.

  9. #569
    Senior Member Kauto Abu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Ireland
    Posts
    1,922
    Thanks
    413
    Thanked 369 Times in 214 Posts
    Faugheen going for a walk on exchanges last night & this morning.

  10. #570
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Posts
    2,592
    Thanks
    246
    Thanked 446 Times in 318 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Kauto Abu View Post
    Faugheen going for a walk on exchanges last night & this morning.
    Saw that this morning. Twitter in meltdown with various rumours. Doesn't look good though.

  11. #571
    Senior Member Kauto Abu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Ireland
    Posts
    1,922
    Thanks
    413
    Thanked 369 Times in 214 Posts
    It’s no massive amounts or anything but still a drift is a drift. BD gone to 6/4 in places with Faugheen out to 5/2.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  12. #572
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    North Wales
    Posts
    3,657
    Thanks
    742
    Thanked 900 Times in 590 Posts
    The 5/2 is a firm that no-one's heard of. Betbright and Paddy are rock solid at 13/8 and the only 'major' firm that has BDA shorter than Faugheen is Stan James.
    The older I get the better I was.

  13. #573
    Senior Member Grasshopper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    16,018
    Thanks
    1,467
    Thanked 1,553 Times in 1,112 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    BF Exchange are 9/4 Faugheen - and continuing to drift) and 7/4 Buveur D'Air........that's a significant enough switcheroonie, you'd think (though not much being offered either way, to be fair).
    "Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".

    SlimChance, March 2018

  14. #574
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Posts
    701
    Thanks
    199
    Thanked 52 Times in 44 Posts
    Why anyone would want to back Faugheen at shorter than 2/1 with ante post terms to start with is beyond me.

    Sent from my SM-G360F using Tapatalk

  15. #575
    Senior Member Kauto Abu's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Ireland
    Posts
    1,922
    Thanks
    413
    Thanked 369 Times in 214 Posts
    I want to see this clash happen in March. I really hope he's ok.

  16. #576
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    Surrey
    Posts
    3,722
    Thanks
    414
    Thanked 790 Times in 572 Posts
    To lose Altior vs Douvan and Buveur D'air vs Faugheen in the space of 48 hours would be a huge blow to the meeting even this far out.
    Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."

  17. #577
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Posts
    5,458
    Thanks
    29
    Thanked 68 Times in 41 Posts
    I do not think it would be a huge blow to the meeting - Cheltenham is bigger than one or two horses - it is not like the Gold Cup in 1967 .

    It would be a great shame though .
    Last edited by Ardross; 19th December 2017 at 3:38 PM.

  18. #578
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    North Wales
    Posts
    3,657
    Thanks
    742
    Thanked 900 Times in 590 Posts
    Ryanair Hurdle forfeits and supplementary entries tomorrow. Should nail it one way or the other.
    The older I get the better I was.

  19. #579
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Posts
    719
    Thanks
    35
    Thanked 115 Times in 97 Posts
    Last week when Melon was confirmed for the International I thought thats Willie getting a sighter for March. I believe they expected Melon to do the business and were some what disappointed. Is there a possibility than Melon has been working well with Faugheen and they now realise they have some serious competition in BD who is way ahead of any English hurdlers and it is just the market readjusting rather than anything more sinister.
    Last edited by frontrunner; 19th December 2017 at 4:58 PM.

  20. #580
    Senior Member Double Handful's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Ireland
    Posts
    1,913
    Thanks
    138
    Thanked 120 Times in 105 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by frontrunner View Post
    Last week when Melon was confirmed for the International I thought thats Willie getting a sighter for March. I believe they expected Melon to do the business and were some what disappointed. Is there a possibility than Melon has been working well with Faugheen and they now realise they have some serious competition in BD who is way ahead of any English hurdlers and it is just the market readjusting rather than anything more sinister.
    The market adjusting is a possibility, but if any of us have learnt anything in recent years when it comes to Mullins/Ricci runners, there's usually no smoke without fire.
    Last edited by Double Handful; 19th December 2017 at 5:03 PM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •