Albert Bartlett 2019

[FaugheenTheMachine]

They won’t miss their novice season

[ziggym]

Common me little dickie, can't jump, but I am still keeping the faith.

[Kevloaf]

Common me little dickie, can't jump, but I am still keeping the faith.

Inexperienced, can't jump, JP MCManus colours


I can see plenty opposing him Zig!

[boopa]

Don't like his head carriage.

[Hurricane fly]

They won’t miss their novice season

Sorry I meant they missed the whole season so will be novices again

Will be interesting to see how next year is priced up with them added to this years bumper crop

[jono]

Think the AB will come waaaay to quickly for Dickie Diver. Obviously stacks of potential but couldn't be for me at this stage of his career

[Kevloaf]

Think the AB will come waaaay to quickly for Dickie Diver. Obviously stacks of potential but couldn't be for me at this stage of his career

Santini was around 12s and 10s when Hendo said it'll come too quickly for him (Santini) .... before making a u-turn

I guess he's reasonably similar

[The Beast]

Dickie Diver going to be some tool when he goes over a trip 3m+ this season and a absolute weapon when he goes chasing next season. This race is very much a open renewal so he might go for it , can see him placing at the very least.

[delsie777]

Think the AB will come waaaay to quickly for Dickie Diver. Obviously stacks of potential but couldn't be for me at this stage of his career

Well I reckon he's a monster. Jumps like a sideboard and it just doesn't stop him - he ploughs on and just has a massive engine. Could be even better over 3 miles. I thought after his debut he was the one to beat and was shouted down because of his lack of experience. I still think he's the one to beat and although it flies in the face of the stats, I think he's a massive player here.

[Cashew King]

Yeah I haven’t given up hope - he tanked through the race (and a couple of hurdles) but never looked like not winning over a trip too short.

[Kevloaf]

I can only think of Faugheen being good enough to kick hurdles over and still win at the festival.

Double figures though about a horse that looks blatantly obvious has the talent to win makes it harder to crab.

If he was a sub 3/1 shot is be against him pretty strongly but he's not ...

[Humble Pie]

Don't like his head carriage.

I was and still am a big supporter of this horse
However also concerned about head carriage and jumping which may be attributed to lack of pace at which the race was run
Novicey v much so but huge potential
All valid comments posted
I’m not deserting , keep the faith
This year or next

[Big Chac]

I think dickie diver is one for next year, this may come a bit too soon.
In such an attritional race, I don’t like the way he pulls and if he keeps making those mistakes it’s bound to knock the stuffing out of him sooner rather than later in such a race.
The other thing I picked up on is he seems to hit the the ground pretty hard and likes to get his toe in.....id be worried if it was good ground and him letting himself down on it.
With all that in mind I think he’s a pretty crap price atm but if i was on at the bigger prices then id be happy to let it run.

[billymag]

What do people think of the previous winners profiles for the race. I cant even go for a pint in my local without someone telling me you need to of run 5 times to be considered for this race. Are we over playing that profile this year when horses have had less opportunities to run?

[TheRowebot]

Hendo on Dickie Diver and Birchdale: “Dickie Diver is a lovely horse, a fine chaser in the making, but he has the raw ability to run a big race in the Albert Bartlett.

“He’s very professional and the step up to three miles will suit him. We’ll probably have Birchdale, another really nice horse, in the race and they're two strong contenders.”