It doesn't? can't agree with that. Every race he ran irrespective of ground or distance last season he QUICKENED
3 times this season he has failed to show the same turn of foot.
If you are trying to say it was because of the way he was ridden the pace or the ground I say Bullshit....The horse has gone for the time being simple as.
These things can take months, even years to sort them self out but the longer it takes the less chance they retain their speed back.
Knowing that I would image he'll go novice chasing if they can get him back on track as he'll never win a CH now.
Formely Fist of Fury
Bit late in the season to start novice chasing, Fist.
Fiver says he goes for the CH first?
They should send him to JP's. They have a way of sorting out non performing champion hurdlers.
I reckon it's nailed on Laurina for the Mares race.
Anyone know what Tom Segal put up for this today in the RP?
Think it was Espoir D'Allen
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hezz (8th January 2019)
Samcro highly unlikely to run again this season
Plus I think Cromwell may avoid CH this year
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Eddie O'Leary, speaking on behalf of owners Gigginstown House Stud, told the Racing Post on Wednesday that Samcro has been diagnosed with a heavy lung infection that will require a ten-day course of antibiotics. He did not categorically rule out the prospect of the Gordon Elliott-trained seven-year-old making Cheltenham in March, but described him as very unlikely to do so.
Certainly explains Christmas anyway contrary to some views expresses here. He couldn’t even manage to beat Tombstone at Christmas.
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Rupert on his CH mount
“Whatever we have for the Champion Hurdle, she is the most unexposed. Sharjah has improved out of all recognition, and I’m sure Melon will run in the Irish Champion Hurdle.
“We have to see what gets there first, and then I can worry about that on the Sunday before Cheltenham. If all three horses got there, she would be a tough one to get off — and if she had to go straight to Cheltenham without another run, it wouldn’t bother me.”
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
She will be the biggest danger he will face. Last two years I was supremely confident of victory. I still expect him to win this year but she will make him pull out the stops I feel.
Undoubtedly the mistake at Kempton cost him his race. Contrary to what Henderson or Geraghty said in the aftermath it did. He reached his peak in between 3 & 2 out where as it would normally be between approaching the last. The mistake was at crucial point in race when taking closer order. About 10 strides later he was revved up beyond his cruising speed, then eased back below that early pace to challenge leader, his stride peaked but a lot earlier than usual.
The graph below shows Buveur D’Airs stride pattern to each hurdle at Newcastle and the 2nd picture shows Buveur D’Air v Verdana blue stride patterns to each hurdle at Christmas. This is really fascinating analysis carried out by racehorsesrace. You can see where BD stride pattern peaked steeply immediately after the mistake and was literally all over the place from there in. That mistake put him completely out of rhythm and his stride pattern peaked way too early.
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