2022 Ballymore Novices Hurdle

[Carnage at Taunton]

I appreciate your view & he’s clearly ahead of his mark. But he’s beat an exposed 141 handicapper getting a stone on terrible ground. On reflection, how would you expect any of those in & around him in the Ballymore betting to have got on under similar conditions? I’d expect the same if not even more impressive. Personally, I think he’s a player in the Pipe but can’t see him winning it

I don’t think he’s the winner, but I do think he’s one that could surprise being an improver and happy to take a chance on him

[KevMc]

Didn’t truly prove he isn’t a bit of a hound yesterday as he was so well in against exposed beasts he didn’t need to worry about chucking it.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Walking On Air entered Wednesday at Doncaster

[Imperial Commander]

That's interesting - and with Nico jocked up too. Rather conflicts with the Henderson statement about going straight to the Festival though!

[Lobos]

That's interesting - and with Nico jocked up too. Rather conflicts with the Henderson statement about going straight to the Festival though!

Very odd. Henderson said he takes a lot out of himself in races so running him 21 days before the festival doesn't add up. Perhaps he's another for Aintree.

[charlie]

That's interesting - and with Nico jocked up too. Rather conflicts with the Henderson statement about going straight to the Festival though!

I'd be confident he's a NR. Nicky said on his blog that he was worried about the recovery time between Ascot and Cheltenham so with 5 less days to play with I doubt he'll go - wouldn't make much sense

[Splinterboy82]

Walking on air NR Wed as expected.

[callhimgamblor]

Soooooooooo, Dysart Dynamo off a cliff all of a sudden and shortening tight for the Supreme. Has a decision been made? Twitter seems pretty coy on it and nothing here....

[callhimgamblor]

We have this on Sporting Life:

Does the Betfair Exchange market/Oddschecker grid tell us all we need to know regarding Sir Gerhard?


Ben Linfoot: Well, at the time of writing he’s available for small money at 7/1 on the Exchange and he’s a best of 4s with the fixed-odds bookmakers for the Sky Bet Supreme.

He’s shorter for the Ballymore with both, so yes, I would be guided by market forces here.

Right at the start of the season Willie Mullins said in his stable tour on these pages ‘you’d imagine he’s more a Ballymore horse’ and though he has been campaigned over two miles so far, he just shapes like a horse that will improve over further.

His jumping became a focal point after his impressive Leopardstown win last time (replay below), suggesting connections might want him to have a little more time at his hurdles. Throw in the fact Mullins has several other Supreme options, including the awesome Dysart Dynamo, and that the Ballymore looks the weaker of the two races, and you have a potent mix.

I think he’ll run in the Ballymore, and I think he’ll probably win it.

[ComplyOrDie]

Soooooooooo, Dysart Dynamo off a cliff all of a sudden and shortening tight for the Supreme. Has a decision been made? Twitter seems pretty coy on it and nothing here....

There's been a ton of chat about Dysart Dynamo on here and the Supreme thread.

I don't think anyone is being coy. No decision has been made that the public are aware of. Willie will tell us in his own time, as is always the case with him.

[callhimgamblor]

There's been a ton of chat about Dysart Dynamo on here and the Supreme thread.

I don't think anyone is being coy. No decision has been made that the public are aware of. Willie will tell us in his own time, as is always the case with him.

Yes, absolutely. Not saying he hadn't been discussed. We have been talking about him all season.

It was more that he dropped from 5/1 - 8/1 just yesterday without any obvious reason and I couldn't find anything on Twitter or here about that.

Thanks.

[BigBucksFlatSpot]

DD greyed out on bet365

[Speedy17]

I Am Maximus joins stablemate Walking On Air for this, no handicap on the agenda for I Am Maximus which seems like a big opportunity missed!

[ToniC]

I Am Maximus joins stablemate Walking On Air for this, no handicap on the agenda for I Am Maximus which seems like a big opportunity missed!

Where you seeing this? Think I’ll back his stablemate for the same owner in the coral cup off the back of it

[Speedy17]

Where you seeing this? Think I’ll back his stablemate for the same owner in the coral cup off the back of it

At The Races just uploaded their Henderson stable tour on their website.