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In fact it would be massive deja vu.
Falling at last in mares, then stopping in shed all year and winning champion hurdle after a prep run at punchestown in mid february.
They must have talked this over at breakfast at least once.
adorns my wall as of Christmas day this year.
All 4ft by 3ft.
Very nice!
Looks like I agree with Lobos
I don't think Benie Des Dieux is fast enough to win a Champion Hurdle myself, and I don't think she'll run because I don't feel like 'they' think she'd as good as Annie Power was.
I'd have thought Vroum Vroum Mag wasn't fast enough to win a Champion Hurdle though too, and she won a 2m G1 too in open company.
She's definitely fast enough.
But we'll probably not find out.
People said the same about Annie Power.
And some fairly good judges thought Apple's Jade couldn't either.
Not an exact science but from jumping the third last to jumping the last at Cheltenham this year.
Benie did it in about 43 seconds, Espoir D'allen 45 seconds. Give or take half a second.
Slightly different trips and different pace early on, but I think it shows she can cruise with the best of them, and she was cruising.
Yeah fair enough.
Me saying "I don't think she's fast enough to win a CH" doesn't even make sense. Of course she could be, what I meant was, she'd be more of a staying type than a speed type.
I feel like people forget her win in the race... In touch, in last pair 6th, headway 3 out, driven to chase leading trio after 2 out, went 3rd at the last, drifted left when challenging run-in, led final 120yds, stayed on, driven right out (op 4/1)
A lot of "driven" for a horse blessed with more speed than stamina.
Doesn't stop her doing anything, but I've always felt she leans towards stamina over speed because of her festival win.
Her cruising and falling at the last doesn't change my opinion too much
Me saying "I don't think she's fast enough to win a CH" doesn't even make sense. Of course she could be, what I meant was, she'd be more of a staying type than a speed type.
I feel like people forget her win in the race... In touch, in last pair 6th, headway 3 out, driven to chase leading trio after 2 out, went 3rd at the last, drifted left when challenging run-in, led final 120yds, stayed on, driven right out (op 4/1)
A lot of "driven" for a horse blessed with more speed than stamina.
Doesn't stop her doing anything, but I've always felt she leans towards stamina over speed because of her festival win.
Her cruising and falling at the last doesn't change my opinion too much
It would depend on the pace and ground etc,
and I agree that her first mares hurdle was a thorough staying performance on heavy ground, but she possibly was not quite at her best that season and her runs since have been a lot more "travelley"
If you get what I mean.
I think she's shown both traits now.
Class is class. The good ones can do both.
and I agree that her first mares hurdle was a thorough staying performance on heavy ground, but she possibly was not quite at her best that season and her runs since have been a lot more "travelley"
If you get what I mean.
I think she's shown both traits now.
Class is class. The good ones can do both.
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