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    Scottish National Meeting

    I've done two.
    Brian boranha 33/1
    Geronimo 25/1

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    Geronomo is not apatch on the other one.
    "And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.

    And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."

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    Quote Originally Posted by an capall View Post
    Geronomo is not apatch on the other one.
    He might not be but at least he's brave

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    First he thought he was a wigwam, then he thought he was a tepee. The medicine man said he was just two tents...

    Back to the race. I've done my first trawl and, having resolved not to bet ante-post again after the Grand National a/p debacle, decided I'd better snaffle 20/1 Cloth Cap before it disappears. I can see this going off at a single-figure price. But my figures say it is a very competitive and classy race.
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    Vintage Clouds a possible runner according to RP

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    https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...9-04-13/724161

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    I've done Talkischeap.

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    I did my bollocks on National and have sworn to not even look at the race and be tempted. That and surprising the Mrs with a trip to the Maldives, I’d rather not have any more expensies going out. I’ll wait till Sandown and Punchestown.

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    Yes what DoubleJ said re lack of testicles but......have just had a look as someone else might be running in a race later that day.......and every time I talk myself out of backing Carole's Destrier, he wins.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Vintage Clouds a possible runner according to RP
    I expected that as soon as it departed early the other day. But Cloth Cap is also owned by Hemmings and it doesn't require much of a stretch of the imagination to see this year's Scottish National followed by a campaign to get him to Aintree next year off 145.
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    Ayr (Updated: 07:54, 9th Apr)

    Going/Track: Good, Good to Soft (in places) Partly Cloudy. 0mm Past 24hrs

    Tue: Dry sunny spells Max 13c

    Wed: Dry overcast Max 11c

    Thur: Dry overcast Max 11c

    Fri: Partly cloudy Max 11c

    Sat: Dry sunny spells Max 11c

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    Crosspark is blue across the board this afternoon. This might mean Paul Kealy is headlining him in the Weekender.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tiggers1972 View Post
    I've done Talkischeap.
    Same here. He was awful in the old RP Chase but his previous form is so solid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Orchid View Post
    Crosspark is blue across the board this afternoon. This might mean Paul Kealy is headlining him in the Weekender.
    For those that haven't seen it, he tips Geronimo as his main selection, followed by Takingrisks. Both 1pt e/w.

    But he starts by saying that Talkischeap was his main fancy but is a likely NR

    King in the same paper:- "We also have Talkischeap entered, but he'll only run if anything untoward were to happen to Dingo Dollar between now and the weekend."
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    Careful with any ante post bets on Benny's Bridge in the Scottish Champion Hurdle https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...9-04-13/724162 as trainer has tweeted Sandown in two weeks time a more likely option.

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    The 11yo Carole's Destrier wins this. Have just taken 42.0 on the machine and will back e/w at c. 20/1 after 48hr decs.
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    Oooops...

    https://www.racingpost.com/news/late...alified/375265

    On the up-side, it looks like Cloth Cap will now definitely run in the big one
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    No going stick reading available owing to a "going stick malfunction" WTF?

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    I read that they're 'watering to maintain' but there's every chance the ground will be pretty fast over these two days. There's been no rain and lovely sunny conditions with a slight breeze all week. We've had overnight frosts where we are (about 30 miles inland and about 800' above sea level) but I don't imagine they've had that at the seaside.

    Certainly anything I back will have form on good ground.
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    Scottish Champion Hurdle - Irish Roe 33/1 - btn 5L in this race last year now 6lb lower - Jockey does have a bad habit of taking this horse wide and losing many lengths in the process but maybe that is the riding Instructions?
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    [QUOTE=wilsonl;721302]For those that haven't seen it, he tips Geronimo as his main selection, followed by Takingrisks.

    Should have listened.

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