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    King George VI Chase

    https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...-12-26/769491/

    A great race that's always worthy of its own thread.

    Having backed Saint Calvados at 33's ante-post for this in March, it's to be hoped (by me, at least) that he makes the race.

    The conspiracy-theorist in me has noticed that the horse has a great record fresh, but has never followed-up any of his season-opening wins with a victory, and I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the mysterious 'blood issue' that prevented him from taking his chance at Haydock?

    Still very hopeful of more improvement from this yoke over 3m.

    Should he not make the race, I pretty-much want to be against everything at the head of the market for various reasons, and my two against the field would probably be Frodon (general 16/1 shot), and - of greater interest - The Storyteller at 33/1, who continues is in ripe form this season, and has a great record on right-handed tracks. He obviously has a bit to find on ratings, but Elliott will surely have more than enough cover for the Savills Chase, and I could see him letting The Storyteller take his chance, in which case I'd be surprised if he was allowed to go off a 33/1 shot.
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    Interestingly Ruby was pretty straightforward in saying Melon would be stepped up from 2m4f this year.

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    Has a not dissimilar profile to Saint Calvados actually, though with less chase experience under his belt, obviously.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    Interestingly Ruby was pretty straightforward in saying Melon would be stepped up from 2m4f this year.
    Willie Mullins.
    "He's run four fantastic races at Cheltenham now and we know he acts around the track, but we just need to pick the right race for him to win one in March. He gave an exhibition of jumping with Patrick [Mullins] in the Marsh and the Gold Cup would have to be on our radar as he certainly stays two and a half miles well. It's been a lucky race for his owner too."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maxbet View Post
    Willie Mullins.
    "He's run four fantastic races at Cheltenham now and we know he acts around the track, but we just need to pick the right race for him to win one in March. He gave an exhibition of jumping with Patrick [Mullins] in the Marsh and the Gold Cup would have to be on our radar as he certainly stays two and a half miles well. It's been a lucky race for his owner too."
    66/1 with Betfair.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    Interestingly Ruby was pretty straightforward in saying Melon would be stepped up from 2m4f this year.
    Quote Originally Posted by Maxbet View Post
    Willie Mullins."He's run four fantastic races at Cheltenham now and we know he acts around the track, but we just need to pick the right race for him to win one in March. He gave an exhibition of jumping with Patrick [Mullins] in the Marsh and the Gold Cup would have to be on our radar as he certainly stays two and a half miles well. It's been a lucky race for his owner too."
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    66/1 with Betfair.

    Alboum Photo…Doubt they would run two in GC nothing in Ryan Air
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    Allaho. Think they ran four in ABPs first. Three falling/pulling up on the first circuit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    Allaho. Think they ran four in ABPs first. Three falling/pulling up on the first circuit.
    Was referring to the owner there Hawk!

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    That makes sense!

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    They have Min and Allaho for the Ryanair the stable. I doubt they’d throw 3 darts at that race. I know it’s same owners but does Willie not do what Willie wants to do.

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    Joe Donnelly states publicly that he never tells his trainers what to do. Shiskin/asterion forlonge last year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    Joe Donnelly states publicly that he never tells his trainers what to do. Shiskin/asterion forlonge last year.
    The Sullivan bloodstock said the same!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    Joe Donnelly states publicly that he never tells his trainers what to do. Shiskin/asterion forlonge last year.
    Yes, but might he be telling Paul Townend what to do? There's history here, Al Boum Photo at Punchestown (we never saw Robbie Power so lost for words), Asterion Forlonges at Cheltenham .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey View Post
    Yes, but might he be telling Paul Townend what to do? There's history here, Al Boum Photo at Punchestown (we never saw Robbie Power so lost for words), Asterion Forlonges at Cheltenham .
    Did it ever come out what really happened?
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    regarding the race itself, I think it loses a bit without a good Irish horse over. Same for the tingle creek, a visiting horse adds so much

    Am sure Notebook wins this in 2021
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    There's been a trend in recent years for horses to cross the Irish Sea less often in either direction during the NH season until March arrives.

    Paul Nicholls used to send horses to Down Royal and it used to be routine for the likes of Comedy Of Errors, Jodami, Best Mate or Neptune Collonges to be welcomed at Leopardstown at Christmas. By comparison La Bague Au Roi's appearance at the Dublin Racing Festival was seen as a daring exploit.

    Meanwhile fewer Irish horses are turning up for races like the Fighting Fifth, Betfair Chase, Tingle Creek et al.

    Too many people are keeping their powder dry for the spring festivals.

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    Billed as a great race by our Grassy and in the past there have been many. However this years renewal is far from a classic...staring with the favourite you have to go way down the list to the storyteller 28/1 to find a horse that has managed to string 2 wins together from it's last 2 races. PN muddies the water by running 2 neither of which are world beaters....Like grassy I would be tempted to back a couple of big priced horses rather than accept the short prices on offer for the PN pair
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    I got burnt last year but Cyrname 5/2 feels like a very solid bet if you have to play right now. Is it hard to see him go off 11/8?

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    Good to see you back, amigo.

    Hard to see him go off as short as that, if Clan Des Obeaux makes the race. Nicholls seems unlikely to talk one up at the expense of the other.
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    Surely someone here will have to test make this a real test of stamina to really see if Cyrname stays.

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