Ahhhh stop Tanlic!! Sceaux Royal wont see what way Footpad or PM went.
Footpad is a far more exciting than Douvan as a novice over fences in my opinion. Douvan was beating the likes Sizing John continuously, who as we now know was crying out for a trip. Add Rogue Trader & Velvet Maker into the mix for more of his novice wins, shur I’d beat them two myself.
Footpad has beaten the multiple G1 winner & Champion Hurdle 3rd Petit Mouchoir on the bridle over the weekend. At Christmas he was in the process of handing out the mother & father of all beatings to another multiple G1 winner Death Duty, who also won a listed bumper over 2m. He beat Any Second Now by 11L in that race who himself won the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle over 2m.
There is no question that Footpad was the star of the show that day at Christmas. There is a useful one on one comparison with the handicap chase run immediately after won by Tisamystery who was about 1.4 seconds or 7 Lengths slower than Footpad but was carrying 26lbs less than him.
In my mind it makes him very exciting indeed.
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