Ballymore Novice Hurdle 2019

[Quevega]

Yeah there was no agenda to it, they were the two I had in bold to start but then I added the others to make it the ones who had NO RUN rather than missed on purpose.

I notice I didn't explain the code haha.


I have no recollection of why BDF or SL skipped, and we're probably too early to read into the DRF as a guide... especially as this season vastly differs from last

it definitely looks like a festival for the big novice races really. as pointers towards cheltenham, in it's infancy no doubt.

No real reason to suggest the horses that miss it will not perform well at cheltenham,
but I'd prefer to have a horse onside that has ran well here for sure.
It's Just more solid form due to the competition being so healthy.
Pace of races are also usually solid championship style .
More light than shade for me.

[Kevloaf]

it definitely looks like a festival for the big novice races really. as pointers towards cheltenham, in it's infancy no doubt.

No real reason to suggest the horses that miss it will not perform well at cheltenham,
but I'd prefer to have a horse onside that has ran well here for sure.
It's Just more solid form due to the competition being so healthy.
Pace of races are also usually solid championship style .
More light than shade for me.

Yeah, more light than shade I agree.

I suppose the Flogas and 2m6f Novice Hurdle lend themselves to procude "multiple" festival winners... as you could feasibly have a JLT/RSA/Handicap chaser in them... and the Nov Hurdle could be a point towards the Ballymore or Albert Bartlett... will have to factor that in over the coming years when using them as 'trials' but completely agree about the competition and pace etc.

Leaving a race behind is the only real negative I can think of, and there seems to be ample time or a nice break so it's a minor quibble, if a quibble at all!

[Kevloaf]

Just looking at tomorrows 12:50 ...

Is Rhinestone a NRNB bet for this race?

25/1 - more likely to go for a handicap BUT if he won, he has to go Ballymore and isn't a 25/1 shot?

Unlikely they run him for the sake of it unless he wins? Shot to nothing?

[Scooby91]

Just looking at tomorrows 12:50 ...

Is Rhinestone a NRNB bet for this race?

25/1 - more likely to go for a handicap BUT if he won, he has to go Ballymore and isn't a 25/1 shot?

Unlikely they run him for the sake of it unless he wins? Shot to nothing?

I think Albert bartlett / martin pipe depending on the result tomorrow personally.

That's the 2 what I backed him any race for anyway

[Kevloaf]

I think Albert bartlett / martin pipe depending on the result tomorrow personally.

That's the 2 what I backed him any race for anyway

I've added the same for Albert Bartlett... Martin Pipe only 14/1 but he shouldn't shorten for that tomorrow IMO

[Scooby91]

I've added the same for Albert Bartlett... Martin Pipe only 14/1 but he shouldn't shorten for that tomorrow IMO

Same with gun digger as we discussed before . I think the any race angle is huge for the handicap horses. He's 14s for the martin pipe. But still 25s any race, plus you can boost. Deffinately worth adding your handicap horse Any race before you ask for a price in the individual handicaps. As they're just pricing them on the graded races.

[Muswell]

The majority of my bets this year for a change are any race. You lose the NRNB or cash out cushion but as you say some great pieces out there still and anything with multiple options takes a lot of the angst away

[robith]

*digs out Commander of Fleet slip*

[Middle_Of_March]

Oi oi COF!!

Suddenly the any race 12/1 slip looks far nicer.

Send him AB and let him gruel them into submission

[Faugheen_Machine]

*digs out Commander of Fleet slip*

At the start of the season I was certain he was a Ballymore horse and backed him accordingly. He'd have little chance in this imo and should go for the potato race.

It'll be interesting to see what GE says after the race.

[FaugheenTheMachine]

Battleoverdoyen in “good heart” and will go straight to Cheltenham

[bobbyvalentino]

Took every yard of that for CoF to get on top, including missing the last hurdle. Unfortunately for my Ballymore slips I think he'd be better seen in the potato race, but thanks to Hills I've got a nice 75/1 on that so not too fussed

[Scooby91]

Gordon Elliott's Grade One-winning novice had been the ante-post favourite for the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors 50,000 Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Saturday, but was not declared on Friday morning.

Elliott won the race with Commander Of Fleet in any case and is likely to split the two in March, with Battleoverdoyen heading for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle and Commander Of Fleet targeting the Albert Bartlett.

"He's had three runs in six weeks so we thought it was the right thing to do with him. We knew we had the other lad so we were OK," said Elliott.

"He'll go straight to Cheltenham now for the Ballymore."

[jack1092]

Nice from COF, definitely wasn't one to give up on after a race over 2m on good ground.

[Cashew King]

Matt Brocklebank (sporting Life) has put up City Island for this in his latest ante post column. Owned by the sponsors & form boosted yesterday by Dallas des Pictons.