Sunday 23rd

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:00pm

Very strong pre race! into 1.75

UrbanSea · 23-02-2014 5:01pm

He is very strong now. 1.78

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:01pm

CMON TILLAAAAA

Hulk Hands · 23-02-2014 5:02pm

Lads have an account ready an back inrunning for Chelt if he's gonna win

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:05pm

Oh no

NaiveMelodies · 23-02-2014 5:07pm

Wow.

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:07pm

That hurt for so many reasons.

UrbanSea · 23-02-2014 5:07pm

Am I the only one who isn't that disappointed

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:08pm

Maybe I'm pocket talking. Let me have a watch back in an hour.

dahat · 23-02-2014 5:08pm

Winner impressive but jockey wasn't too interested in going after the winner ideal prep for March I think.

BorneTobyWilde · 23-02-2014 5:08pm

Vic stole it. Just before 1 out kicked on, not sure Jockey on Tilla saw that, before he knew what happened he was to far gone to claw it back over 1f

UrbanSea · 23-02-2014 5:10pm

carpothepunk wrote: »

Maybe I'm pocket talking. Let me have a watch back in an hour.

He absolutely cruised into it. Heavy ground off for a year, that will put him spot on.

Done at 1.16

RichieLawlor · 23-02-2014 5:10pm

Won't be winning any champion bumper that thing

Hulk Hands · 23-02-2014 5:10pm

UrbanSea wrote: »

Am I the only one who isn't that disappointed

Yeah that was grand. Forms in the book from last years race, so its not like a normal bumper horses balloon getting burst

BorneTobyWilde · 23-02-2014 5:11pm

Some jockeys are too confident on these short priced well fancied horses. They think they can give the horse a lot to do and it will indeed do it.

Francie Barrett · 23-02-2014 5:11pm

UrbanSea wrote: »

Am I the only one who isn't that disappointed

Nope. Short priced Tony Martin horses are a sure fire way to the poor house. I expect that horse to be much better at Cheltenham.

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:11pm

Watched it again. He either blew up, had no interest in beating him up, or realised hed let him go and left it. He came pulling a train into the straight. I'm worried he found absolutely nothing, and didnt show us that turn of foot, but all is not lost. May be the case that winner was hard, hard fit and had his Derby today. Time will tell.

irish_major · 23-02-2014 5:12pm

That was gutting. He'll be winning no bumper I'm afraid.

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:14pm

Don't think I agree with that. Like I said from the start, March is the day.

ste2010 · 23-02-2014 5:15pm

I thought it was pretty clear he wasn't going to be put into the race if it meant getting into a battle. That's what would of ensued. Outside of that he won't be winning the bumper even though the pace and track will probably suit better. It makes you wonder about the briar hill, liquidator and regal encore form (even if they are over hurdles now)

irish_major · 23-02-2014 5:15pm

**** it lads. He hasn't a whole pile behind him and the winners previous form wasnt too much.
He's gone out to 16s for the bumper and I wont be backing at that price even

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:23pm

I'll be backing him at 16s anyway.

kiers47 · 23-02-2014 5:33pm

The festival is only 2 and a half weeks away.
They definitely weren't out to give him a hard time of it. But I would be seriously worried that he won't be fit enough come the day.
I haven't backed him nor will I be.

It just doesn't seem an ideal prep for a hardened true test that the bumper is. Good look to anyone involved though.

ft9 · 23-02-2014 5:39pm

I think he'd like quicker ground. He only tried for a few yards and realised the game was up, too much to do. Winner was impressive.

ft9 · 23-02-2014 5:51pm

Any post race comments from the Tilla camp Carpo?

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 5:59pm

Dad's battery died, gonna give him a buzz later on.

ft9 · 23-02-2014 6:00pm

Ring Barry for Gods sake!

jimjamcos · 23-02-2014 6:01pm

"Travelled really well for 1m6f but needed the run on that ground. He'll improve a hell of a lot" @RobbiepMcN Golantilla @NaasRacecourse

Twitter is great.

carpothepunk · 23-02-2014 6:03pm

Sean O Briens wife saying "that isn't the same horse that left killaly, don't know what happened there" on twitter.

bgrove · 23-02-2014 6:04pm

Maybe the question should be how good is vic. While tilla never really came off the bridle, he didn't seem match fit. Vic didn't really move into fifth gear either.

Motivator · 23-02-2014 6:07pm

Just back from Naas. I went with the intention of laying him for all I had & backing him back for the champion bumper if he got beat. Layed him a bit too soon as I could have copped a few quid extra if I had left it until the off but what harm. I'm going to back him back now & sit back & see what happens in 2 weeks time. I didnt think he'd ever win today, after such a lay off it was always going to be a spin around.