Going Chasing / Staying Hurdling.

[Atlantic Viking]

Willie clear as mud on Ballyburn to nobodys surprise, could stay hurdling or go ovet fences which might settle him, could drop back to 2m but could go well up in trip was basically the jist of it

[JamieSensible]

I'll put it in here as not sure best place to ask but, Blue King D'oroux does anyone which the Paul Nichols horses in training book know what the plan for the horse is this season? Novice chasing or Stayers hurdle?

[RoadToCheltenham]

I'll put it in here as not sure best place to ask but, Blue King D'oroux does anyone which the Paul Nichols horses in training book know what the plan for the horse is this season? Novice chasing or Stayers hurdle?

Stayers Hurdle this season. Could go novice chasing next season depending how he gets on

[TigerRolllllll]

What do we know re High Class Hero next season?

Willie needs a stayers horse & could fit the bill? 50-1 with cashout available….be fraction of that if says he’s going there in stable tour

[somer1]

What do we know re High Class Hero next season?

Willie needs a stayers horse & could fit the bill? 50-1 with cashout available….be fraction of that if says he’s going there in stable tour

Asked skybet to price any race ages ago. Thinks they offered 8/1 so left it.Didnt wee willy say he sees him as a chaser for next season last year?

[Wayward Lad]

I agree, maybe not all Willies staying novices from last year will take the chasing route (or take to chasing) and with the stayers hurdle being a grade 1 and worth £180k to the winner, it must be tempting ? Apart from the favourite, it’s looks wide open and now with the French horse out as well.

I have been looking at Majborough and thinking about where he goes - being so young does he have a year remaining hurdling before embarking on a chasing career where a lot of pundits expect him ti excel having the stamp of a chaser ? If so where does he go - not fast enough surely for CH yet will he stay 3m for the stayers ?

[Spectre]

I'll be watching and waiting to act on the Stayers when we get Willie's stable tour. There are a few that could be interesting if they stayed over hurdles for another season.

[HesTheOne]

Ocastle De Mottes has to be bit of a dark horse for double green and Mullins, FR purchase last summer despite not being a novice over hurdles - chasing was always the plan.

Granted he didn't do anything in any of the handicap hurdles they threw him into last year - I would still keep an eye out for when he does debut over fences.

[Benjy23]

Now realised this isn't the Stayers but oh well
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They seem to fancy him as a National horse but Nicholls has said Stay Away Fay could return over hurdles. Depending on how well he gets on could stay there? Probably not if they're fixated on the GN and probably not good enough. Bartlett form doesn't look great anymore and he was ultimately a bit disappointing as a novice chasers last year. Only four hurdles starts though, so not unthinkable there's improvement.

Like a left field chaser returning to hurdles... Not been that long since Big Bucks has it

[HesTheOne]

Jade De Grugy going chasing, Kargese going hurdling - per RoadToChelt


I had a Kenny Alexander trixie this time last year on Jade, Kargese and Gala M that looked very hot for most of the year!

Did one today of Jade, Kargese and Murcia 3392/1 with UNI

[Imperial Commander]

Jade De Grugy going chasing, Kargese going hurdling - per RoadToChelt


I had a Kenny Alexander trixie this time last year on Jade, Kargese and Gala M that looked very hot for most of the year!

Did one today of Jade, Kargese and Murcia 3392/1 with UNI

It might be worth not going overboard on that though as the quote says "there's a chance she could go chasing.....", it might well happen but it doesn't yet sound like decision made.....

[HesTheOne]

It might be worth not going overboard on that though as the quote says "there's a chance she could go chasing.....", it might well happen but it doesn't yet sound like decision made.....

For sure nothing concrete - Run4Home alluded to before it'll be Oct before many of them decisions are final... but I like what I hear today

[Magpie]

That’s disappointing as I had a nice 33/1 voucher on JDG for Mares Hurdle. Have to think to cash out or not.

[Eggs]

…..Oddschecker blue for JDG for Mares Chase, a general 10-1. A few firms pushing her out to 6-1 MH.

[Odin]

That’s disappointing as I had a nice 33/1 voucher on JDG for Mares Hurdle. Have to think to cash out or not.

Strikes me as another example of "Paddy knew" after impaire et passe last year...