"The owls are not what they seem"
Desert Orchid (5th March 2021)
Thanks, DG.
I've had a bite although it has me wondering why they're not offering odds for the County double. Could it be that they know he's going for the County rather than the Martin Pipe?
Anyway, that's something I can worry about after the Moorebattle as it might leave me in a nice position to take a profit.
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prince regent (8th March 2021)
Been backed into 9/1 for tomorrow on skybet.
Mullins suggesting that Bachasson (amongst the market leaders for the Coral Cup in places), will likely not travel to Cheltenham.
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
That Moorebattle looks very strong with the three plot horses and the big improver (Faivoir) dominating.
There's a chance The Shunter will go up more than his 5lbs penalty and might struggle in a hurdles race but I assume he'll escape a penalty for a chase and that might be the route for him.
But he had a hard race there in beating a proper Pipe job.
Solo looked good for a long way but again finished weakly. Maybe he needed it more. Maybe the Imperial Cup will come on the agenda.
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Outsider (6th March 2021)
The Shunter will have every chance in the Coral Cup. 14/1 is big.
Desert Orchid (6th March 2021), Outsider (6th March 2021), tiggers1972 (6th March 2021)
Outsider (6th March 2021)
Desert Orchid (8th March 2021)
Road To Cheltenham Handicap Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCQCuaU0OwM
"The owls are not what they seem"
Slim (9th March 2021)
I wonder has Lydia returned the Icy one's fanmail
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
Slim (9th March 2021)
Discussion about the Boodles, the Coral Cup, the Pertemps, the County and the Martin Pipe
https://soundcloud.com/onthehuntracing/on-the-hunt-cheltenham-2021-handicap-hurdle-previews?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0
Last edited by Diamond Geezer; 9th March 2021 at 6:24 PM.
"The owls are not what they seem"
I've done my first trawl of the Ultima weights and I have to say the current market surprises me.
Two or three UK horses at the head of the betting ahead of some obvious Irish plots? Seriously?
I hope to finish the race this evening but I'm anticipating a dominant outcome for Ireland. I have my eye on one not towards the head of the betting but I'm going to hold off in case the bookies are in a generous mood on Tuesday morning.
No doubt I'll end up backing several, though!
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Desert Orchid (10th March 2021)
One race they’ve a terrible record in though
Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."
My favourite race of the week: probably because I always used to go on the Tuesday and some old favourites have won it.
It's one of my favourite races because I've got a good record in it!
Edit - maybe I should double check my figures. I've just noticed how rare Irish successes are in the race! Dun Doire in 2006 was their last winner and they were very few and far between over the 40 previous years
Last edited by Desert Orchid; 10th March 2021 at 10:53 PM.
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