Cheltenham Handicap Shortlists

[jonthehammer]

I've had a few bet's already @ 20-1, Better have another before the 16's goes.

Ive took some 20s as well.

[Sirbetalot]

Glenloe gone blue on oddschecker for the Kim Muir today . 16's and 14's now.

This horse couldn't jump hurdles last year & his jumping looked poor at best over the chases in his last two runs so far, so unless the Kim Muir becomes a bumper race, I couldn't touch this one with a barge pole...

[doctorwu]

Glenloe's jumping would need to improve big time to take a hand in this from what I've seen from his 2 chase runs.

[Jimmy MacJambo]

Still 20’s with ber365 lads if anyone is interested in Glenloe

[Liammet]

Glenloe entered up in 2 mile chase at punchestown on Sunday

[Rhinestone_Cowboy]

The Storyteller and Glenloe would be bomb proof if the former wasn’t going to be rated 160 over hurdles and the latter could jump...already involved on both so no going back for me

[The Don]

Sorry... is the conclusion the story teller will definitely get 160? Is that why he hasn’t entered him as he has with others to test the water?

[boopa]

Sorry... is the conclusion the story teller will definitely get 160? Is that why he hasn’t entered him as he has with others to test the water?

The link between hurdle and chase ratings
Races over hurdles and chases present different challenges. We therefore produce separate handicap ratings for each discipline.

Most horses making their debut in chases have already raced over hurdles. To avoid starting the qualification procedure over fences from scratch, we apply a horse’s hurdle rating to handicap chases. However, it must start over fences in a novice event, either in a weight-for-age contest or a handicap.

Where a horse continues to race over hurdles and fences and therefore holds a published mark for both codes, each mark is reassessed whenever it runs. Its performances in each discipline may be taken into account for either rating. Of course, this applies as much to dropping a horse’s mark as it does for increasing it.

Some horses do not revert to hurdles once they go chasing, so after thre consecutive chase starts we delete the hurdle rating. If such a horse is entered in a hurdle, we will provide a figure at this point. This is also available to trainers at any time on request.

[Kevloaf]

Okay, so we're a little in the lap of the Gods.

I'll know for next year

[delsie777]

Okay, so we're a little in the lap of the Gods.

I'll know for next year

After Gordon's performance in the handicaps last year, I fear the new handicapper might have a few surprises up his sleeve for his horses. I hope Gordon's got them plenty in hand - and I mean plenty.

[Scooby91]

After Gordon's performance in the handicaps last year, I fear the new handicapper might have a few surprises up his sleeve for his horses. I hope Gordon's got them plenty in hand - and I mean plenty.

He can't do anything to gun digger/ Ben Dundee bar a couple of pounds on related form. Hes already given them there marks. Gun diggers massively well in imo. And I expect they'll have to give him a couple of pounds for sitting in his box after whisperinthe breeze so he'll get in the nov handicap chase.

[The King Pimm]

Where do you think they’ll both end up Scooby??

[Morley Street]

Does anyone have any thoughts / info on Ms Parfois... last years form working out well, entered up over the weekend, Honeyball back in form and already second fav for the Ultima in most lists?

[boopa]

Does anyone have any thoughts / info on Ms Parfois... last years form working out well, entered up over the weekend, Honeyball back in form and already second fav for the Ultima in most lists?

Main target is the National. Ultima or Midlands National on the way.

Yard had a virus over Christmas. Needs to perform at Exeter.

[charlie]

Any word on The Storyteller re Coral Cup? Anyone know?