The Jumpers are Coming 2020/2021

IAMAMORON

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Absolutely ruining the game

I cannot speak for NAAS racecourse, but having the chases so late in the afternoon is surely their fault? I see at the weekend Cheltenham brought their chases forward to earlier start times to accommodate the prospect of low sun.

Why don't Naas do the same?

supremenovice

Any word on City Island returning? No entries listed on Racing Post.

akelly02

Well paisley park is well and truly back anyway .

IAMAMORON

akelly02 wrote: »

Well paisley park is well and truly back anyway .

He is some bus alright. He obviously needs a strong pace, and every inch of 3 miles. When he gets going late on it is very exciting. He is still a nice price for Cheltenham. 7/2 in places.

https://www.oddschecker.com/cheltenham-festival/stayers-hurdle/winner

I wonder is Richard Johnson fuming thinking he has gone to early?

akelly02

IAMAMORON wrote: »

He is some bus alright. He obviously needs a strong pace, and every inch of 3 miles. When he gets going late on it is very exciting. He is still a nice price for Cheltenham. 7/2 in places.

https://www.oddschecker.com/cheltenham-festival/stayers-hurdle/winner

I wonder is Richard Johnson fuming thinking he has gone to early?

He clearly is fuming , but he shouldn't be . Done everything right and still lost.

Paisley lost his place a bit rounding the home turn when roksana pushed him out . So was value for a 2 or 3 length win I'm my eyes. Another furlong and he would have put a bit of daylight between them.

The Mig

Ride on Thyme Hill seemed fine to me. Just idled in front and was caught at the perfect moment by PP and Johnson couldn’t react. Champ and Minella Indo esqe

Slattsy

The Mig wrote: »

Ride on Thyme Hill seemed fine to me. Just idled in front and was caught at the perfect moment by PP and Johnson couldn’t react. Champ and Minella Indo esqe

Better on better ground.

IAMAMORON

I think the only way to get him bet is to go slow early and then do him for pace in a sprint, although he is not slow either when he gets going. I think I will end up backing him if he turned up at Cheltenham because you are certainly guaranteed a bit of value for your money. He keeps going and you can roar him home.

It is also a great benchmark for last years Albert Bartlett, all of those first 4 are very useful.

Coneygree

He's such a strange horse the way he runs a race but he's got some heart and obviously stamina.

Rabbit Redux

Coneygree wrote: »

He's such a strange horse the way he runs a race but he's got some heart and obviously stamina.

He's not very different from the likes of Big Bucks, Inglis Drever and Baracouda who all raced lazily, needed plenty of stoking along and stayed on strongly when most of their opposition had had enough. Probably the ideal type for a 3 mile hurdler.

Dickie10

Any sign of crowds coming back to racing here? whats story with UK numbers?

Alanm2020

Zanahiyr wins impressively again he's the one being hyped up for the triumph but Quilixios is the potential superstar out of the stable big things are expected and that comes straight from the yard.

akelly02

What the puck happened epatante??

IAMAMORON

akelly02 wrote: »

What the puck happened epatante??

I think the winner ran really well and the fact of the matter is that mares can have off days.

My 10 cents. They are not machines.

Alanm2020

The Bosses Oscar has been working very well at home and is sure to run a great race in the 12.40 his owners are certainly hoping for it.

Pogue eile

akelly02 wrote: »

What the puck happened epatante??

A few of Henderson's have bombed in that race over the years

akelly02

Pogue eile wrote: »

A few of Henderson's have bombed in that race over the years

She was as flat as a badger on a bypass

IAMAMORON

You can see why they are desperate to run Envoi Allen in that Plate now because it looks like he wouldn't touch Monkfish.

Pity we don't get to see them take each other on.

Pogue eile

IAMAMORON wrote: »

You can see why they are desperate to run Envoi Allen in that Plate now because it looks like he wouldn't touch Monkfish.

Pity we don't get to see them take each other on.

Don't worry we will see it in the 2022 Gold Cup.

You seem to be missing the purpose of a Novice campaign!!

Slattsy

Unless you see something you strongly fancy, I'd suggest people keep their powder dry from now until the Dublin Racing Festival. There may be the odd half decent Saturday meeting but not for me, its likely fodder.

Then its all roads to Cheltenham.

longshotvalue

aidankkk wrote: »

Not a mention of Sharjah, he has much better form that any of the Novices, and one thing learned over the years, CH form means more than anything. Ran really well last year on soft ground, if it turns up decent ground, he wont be far away.


Problem is he is inconsistent, but on a going day is the 2nd best hurdler around.

There are times i wish i took my own advice.:mad:. Feck sake

Coneygree

aidankkk wrote: »

There are times i wish i took my own advice.:mad:. Feck sake

I can never get on the right side of Sharjah. Whenever I fancy him he doesn't produce the goods, and the days I overlook him he either wins or places at a tidy price.

longshotvalue

Coneygree wrote: »

I can never get on the right side of Sharjah. Whenever I fancy him he doesn't produce the goods, and the days I overlook him he either wins or places at a tidy price.

I had a few quid on yesterday but he is was the anchor of a couple of Cheltenham big price Multiples that i haven't done yet :mad:. I was waiting for a bit of NRNB in the championship races.

RivetingRoger

Coneygree wrote: »

I can never get on the right side of Sharjah. Whenever I fancy him he doesn't produce the goods, and the days I overlook him he either wins or places at a tidy price.

Sharjah is like Conti, a winter horse. A christmas horse.
Wouldn't have him for the festival in a million years

longshotvalue

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Sharjah is like Conti, a winter horse. A christmas horse.
Wouldn't have him for the festival in a million years

2nd in the champion last year, well clear of the rest.

Coneygree

aidankkk wrote: »

2nd in the champion last year, well clear of the rest.

Conti won a few in Aintree as well.

redzerdrog

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Sharjah is like Conti, a winter horse. A christmas horse.
Wouldn't have him for the festival in a million years

Nonsense

RivetingRoger

Its's gas how year after year people make the same mistakes backing horses in March down to winter performances
Talk to them in April and they will bemoan themselves falling into the same trap, and then come Christmas, they do it all over again.

Tis truly a mugs game

(note* it takes a mug to know a mug, and by jesus I am a mug!!!)

Pogue eile

redzerdrog wrote: »

Nonsense

What would you expect from a pig only a grunt

Dr. Bre

Cheltenham New Years fixture off

Morgans

aidankkk wrote: »

2nd in the champion last year, well clear of the rest.

And won a Galway hurdle

Coneygree

Apparently the most well backed 50/1 horse of all time has passed away. RIP Labaik, never has a horse's temperament matched its career so well.

https://twitter.com/TheRacingMan4/status/1344992501640417280

The White Wolf

RIP.....never did I see such a mixtures of scenes and fume at a horse winning at the festival.

Pogue eile

The enigma and once brilliant Might Bite has been retired.

Dr. Bre

Pogue eile wrote: »

The enigma and once brilliant Might Bite has been retired.

Yes at times brilliant- won a king George , should have won the RSA more comfortably but went nuts towards the finish. Thought he would win a gold cup but native river was brilliant that day

Plasandrunt

https://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2021/0415/1210173-owner-reynolds-confirms-death-of-presenting-percy/

Doctors room ghost

No more GO ON THE PERCY.

Rip to him.