Danny (30th December 2018)
Exactly how I saw it GG.
Man who catch fly with chopstick .... accomplish anything.
G-G (31st December 2018)
Samcro should be stabled up now until October 2019
Battleoverdoyen will be saved an extended hurdling career now as a result
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Really....Danny is a better tipster than a judge of a ride and you're as daft as him Nico rode a brilliant finish on the horse and to talk about him worrying about stewards??? come on man you got to be joking.
Barry kicks and withing a 1/2 second Nico follows suit...Buvi picks up quicker than the mare does but she quickly gets back on terms and Nico sets her up to challenge on the run in. He gives her 2 cracks and she responds and he knows he's got him and times it to perfection.
No one would be angry at Nico, certainly not JP or Nicky for winning...........disappointments are all part of the game.
To be frank they got what they deserved for fooking around.
If they had been trained in Ireland and Ruby and Davy were on board they would never ever have turned a race like this into a sprint.
How many times do we see horses who should have no chance win these races.
Ruby and Davy would have gone off at a pace to suit their mounts and the rest would have never got near them from the second hurdle
Having gone a real gallop Buvi would certainly have found and imo she would have been found wanting ...That's why the bookies make him fav for the CH and not her.
Last edited by Tanlic; 31st December 2018 at 3:59 AM.
Formely Fist of Fury
Without arguing the difference in opinion on a ride which in fairness your version of events is acceptable because he did manage to win on the horse in the end so you could just say he did it quite cosily/cheekily.
The pace of the Christmas hurdle this year was by no means a jog and sprint they've gone a decent clip. Buveur admittedly quickened off of that like only the good ones can but don't make the mistake of thinking it was as farcical affair as what Newcastle was. People were more willing to accept what happened at Newcastle as "real form" because at least for fans of Buveur it's what they wanted to see the proven champ destroying the young pretenders. However most of the same Buveur fans will jump for the excuse button after Kempton, something must have been wrong, because the result was not what they expected.
The Christmas hurdle result was what I expected..but by that understand what I mean, I expected it to be very close I couldn't predict which of the pair would come out on top. Bets wise all you can do is say well I can't be sure of anything but to me the difference between the pair was not 2/9 and 15/2 far from it. That's how i treat the betting side of things. I knew at 15/2 Verdana Blue was in the right ball park after that all you can do is throw your chips in and see how the cards fall. Luckily this time it came off.
After Newcastle I said there would be at least 4 horses capable of mounting a decent challenge to him by the time the festival rolls around and it certainly looks as though it might be that way.
Let's hope so anyway as nobody would like to see him get his hatrick in a walk over.
Man who catch fly with chopstick .... accomplish anything.