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Just to add, I have backed him (not at the fancy priced as many) so I’m not adverse to his chances, but if you went on a line through Hold the Note he has 7 lengths to find on ND.
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Originally posted by Hurricane fly View Post
Related trixie
Hold The Note (Kim Muir)
One For The Team (Ultima)
Next Destination (NH Chase)
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I don’t have anyone for the Kim Muir so maybe that could be this seasons IA/Simply the Betts (not that I was on that either!)
As you have said, he’s run with the hand brake on ever since he went over fences - or atleast since his fall on debut. So nobody actually knows how good he is. Could that not go both ways?
If I were to be particularly grumpy I could say that IA has hit 163 on the back of beating Itchy Feet and Windsor Avenue not exactly murderers row. The rest of the Plate field has garnered 4 wins between them this season one of which was a jumpers bumper. Perhaps it was a below par renewal? but because it’s the festival everyone who wins gets a fair whack regardless of the depth of the form.
I don’t think that preferring his runs to have some franking this year is too much to ask, or something that shouldn’t be questioned/raised. Gordon is fantastic at placing horses and he definitely has done so with Galvin.
Atleast we know he is good after a break after last year
*Bit concerned I’ve liked my post when trying to edit, which just seems sad
Last edited by Hurricane fly; 15 March 2021, 12:14 AM.Comment
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Hey, fair enough, as i said i'm on him but i'd be siding with The Fly on this one.
He was only 5 over hurdles so it's a bit harsh to criticise him too much but he was was forward enough to win 3 bumpers, so yeah, his hurdle form was shit. There's no indication from that or even his run at the festival that he's a legitimate 160 yoke to me anyway.
I suppose being only a 7yo leaves him open the improvement just from natural progression.
Whereas Next Destination looks a grinder, and has the back-form to at least allow us to think he'd have room to be a 160 horse. I do doubt he'd be any better than that cause why would WPM have given up so easy, he just doesn't normally do that.
Will be happily wrong here.......
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Next destination is 6/4 without galvin and escaria ten on bet 365 ....seems decentComment
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Next destination now clear fav on the exchangeComment
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Cursing this rain, just hoping Galvin is at the top of its game and can get the job doneLast edited by Magpie; 15 March 2021, 04:32 PM.Comment
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Galvin on the drift
Ground cant be that bad right?Comment
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Think its just a price correction, Galvin was ridiculously short this morningComment
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.....Willie Mullins says Next Destination will be very hard to beat & he’d be happy if Lord Royal can place.Comment
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Escaria Ten put up by Hugh Taylor and Simon Rowlands on ATR.Comment
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Im surprised how many of the tipsters and comments I've read today expressing concerns for Galvin staying the trip.
I think he's the most likely to stay of them all! Gold Well a huge stamina influence as a sire and his dam won over 3.5 miles.Comment
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Part of the reason for slight reservations about Galvin over the distance could possibly be that he has only run once over 3m whereas 9/12 last winners had at least 3 runs over 3m. I appreciate the race distance has been reduced from 4m but he's not a proven out and out stayer like some past winners.Originally posted by Can't Catch Me View PostComment
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Yes fair point NW... but at least he does have one win over 3m already and he was so strong at the line. He may well not be good enough, but I can't see stamina being the thing that lets him down.Originally posted by Nortons who View PostComment
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Got Galvin at 12/1 for this ante post. I'm gonna be quite gutted if he doesn't win this, I'm surprised people have said he won't last the trip, to me the horse looks like it can when I've watched its races. Next Destination I feel as though he'll last the trip but will grind out the race but won't quite get to winning it, thats my impression personally.Comment
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