Champion Hurdle 2020

[ComplyOrDie]

What a poor renewal this is. Coming to the conclusion that Thomas Darby will do a Buveur D'Air and win this after an abortive chasing career

Agree, has the potential definitely.

[ComplyOrDie]

Why supasundae is a bigger price than cilaos emery, I couldnt tell you. But he should be no worse than 3rd in the betting here.

The more I keep seeing horses fall by the way side the more I'm tempted to get involved. I have him to hit the top 4 anyway though.

[Scooby91]

Yes it is but 1. Why is he entered in the Red Mills hurdle and not the chase an hour later at the weekend if they're serious about the Champion Chase/Ryanair? 2. Why are Paddys now the shortest priced on him for the Champion Hurdle after saying they wouldn't add to market until confirmed supplemented & were 14s a day before? Perhaps I'm overthinking that...

Yes it would be a slap in our face being on a horse long touted as one of the best Switch Switchy owns but the fact is there have been several outings this season where he's under performed & the ground shouldn't have been an issue.

Paddy's are shortest because they want you take the biggest outright antepost price with there sister company.

[Scooby91]

The more I keep seeing horses fall by the way side the more I'm tempted to get involved. I have him to hit the top 4 anyway though.

I'll be suprised if hes not placed myself. Not impossible he could get up on the line if they go too quick upfront. Or Epatante falls/ disappoints

[MadeinJapan]

Paddy's are shortest because they want you take the biggest outright antepost price with there sister company.

That makes sense in terms of pushing to bet on BSP at 12s but contradicts totally what they said to me a day prior when I rang them for a price. Think I'm over thinking it because of the known links of that outfit with Mullins to be honest.

[Scooby91]

At this stage I'd personally have it.
Epatante.
Supasundae / sharjah

The 2 latter horses held up for a late rattle, pentalnd hills will likely be up on the pace and before the the last epatante should get 1st run on him and be infront before/ after the last. But will she quicken up the hill and power away? Or will one of sharjah/ suasundae pick her up.
Time will tell

[Istabraq]

Paddy's are shortest because they want you take the biggest outright antepost price with there sister company.

Important to recognise this and it’ll be even worse next year when Sky fall under the same company umbrella, and the more bookies create close ties with trainers the worse it will be for us punters...

[mayo]

Hovering over https://status.hri-ras.ie/race-meetings.aspx to see which race Darasso goes for

[Old Hustler]

I think Pentland Hills will win this race easily assuming the ground has good in the description.
Since he lost his maiden status on the flat in august 2018 he has never been beaten in a race where good is in the description. Looks like he will come to life in March and he has never lost a race at the festival (only ran once but impressive winning the Triumph hurdle).
No trainer is better in this race than Hendo and this horse will take some beating.

[Istabraq]

I think Pentland Hills will win this race easily assuming the ground has good in the description.
Since he lost his maiden status on the flat in august 2018 he has never been beaten in a race where good is in the description. Looks like he will come to life in March and he has never lost a race at the festival (only ran once but impressive winning the Triumph hurdle).
No trainer is better in this race than Hendo and this horse will take some beating.

I think Pentland Hills has taken over from Santini as the worst trained horse around.
Hendo had so many Champion Hurdle bullets at the start of the season, as they’ve gradually fallen away this one has suddenly become one of the main yard hopes by default.
I know that Buveur D’Air had his programme mapped out last Autumn and the plan for Pentland Hills was to go wherever Buveur D’Air didn’t, not sure that’s a recipe for success.

He has as much chance as anything in the now weakened field but I couldn’t part with any cash at 5/1 on a horse who was 4th/5th in the yard pecking order three months ago....

[mayo]

Hovering over https://status.hri-ras.ie/race-meetings.aspx to see which race Darasso goes for

In the Hurdle

[jack1092]

A long with Cilaos.

Surprised about that with Darasso.

[Can't Catch Me]

A long with Cilaos.

Surprised about that with Darasso.

How come jack? Won the race easily last year? I know he was bad at Haydock, but surely too bad to be true? Worth one more go Id say in such an open year in this division.

[Faugheen_Machine]

Supasundae well backed in the last couple of hours. Top price 16/1 now.

[jack1092]

How come jack? Won the race easily last year? I know he was bad at Haydock, but surely too bad to be true? Worth one more go Id say in such an open year in this division.

I'd have thought they might switch back over fences or at least an intermediate distance.

Too bad to be true probably, but their campaigning of him reeks to me like they haven't a baldy what his best is.