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Willie on Stattler: "We always think of Stattler as possibly being an RSA horse or the 4m chase, but you wonder being by Stowaway if he has that stamina. I think we'll be going down that line rather than coming back in trip." Willie loved the way he jumped the last 2 fences, made up lengths. "...thinking wow, where did that come from?!".
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Last edited by Atlantic Viking; 22 December 2021, 01:37 PM. -
Tunrners it is then
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"you wonder being by stowaway if he has that stamina"Originally posted by Atlantic Viking View Post
then " i think we'll be going down that line rather than coming back in trip"?
isn't that contradictory or am i reading that wrong?Comment
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Thought that myself! It’s a typical Willie Mullins comment though isn’t it!Originally posted by jack1092 View PostComment
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It's one of those things where you lose the context/tone of a conversation when you write it down! (More likely i'm just bad at writing it down!). Basically they wondered about such things but now they don't.Originally posted by jack1092 View PostLast edited by Atlantic Viking; 22 December 2021, 02:23 PM.Comment
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Yeah, such a poor comment to makeOriginally posted by jack1092 View Post
FWIW Stowaway actually produces a fairly broad range I'd say, for example, Willies own, Monkfish, Bartlett & RSA winner, but also Put The Kettle On, Arkle and QMCC winner. There are more examples, but I'm sure you get the gist of it.Comment
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3m would be a little un Willie like, but if he makes Cheltenham with 2 and not 3 runs under his belt, he might find an easier race over 3m less testing than a race like the Flogas. Naas have a 3 miler at the end of Jan he could run in.Originally posted by Quevega View PostComment
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Pretty much the way I'm thinking that other than maybe Blue Lord going the Marsh and being Willie's main hope for that. He only likes to send one to the Arkle and now that AI is out of the game its Ferny's to take on his own.Originally posted by Saxon Warrior View Post
Arkle - Ferny
Marsh - Blue Lord, Ciel (Or Handicap)
RSA - Stattler, GDC, GDM (Here or Marsh)
NHC - Ontheropes (Patrick) & Capodanno (O'Conner)
I wouldn't have Haut En Couleurs in any yet his form isn't jumping out at you currently and hasn't even jumped a fence yet
Sam Sam has even worse form that HEC so he could just be an also ran somewhere, a handicap or stay at home
Jungle Boogie well we have to see him first, he's clearly not the easiest to train with him being 8 in a few days with only 2 career runs so farComment
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Monkfish was the first one i thought of when he mentioned the Stowaway part....typical WPMOriginally posted by ComplyOrDie View Post
Yeah, such a poor comment to make
FWIW Stowaway actually produces a fairly broad range I'd say, for example, Willies own, Monkfish, Bartlett & RSA winner, but also Put The Kettle On, Arkle and QMCC winner. There are more examples, but I'm sure you get the gist of it.Comment
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Tin hat time.
Stattler goes to the NHC or stays in his box.Comment
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I don't think you'll need a tin hat for that opinion SilverbirchOriginally posted by Silverbirch View Post
I think it looked an obvious route given how he raced last season, but also because his owner seems to like the race.
It's only now we have seem him this season, where he seemed to show some gears, that talk of this race has been brought up.Comment
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One quick-ish finish will not sway Mr Mullins away from the horse he knows.Originally posted by ComplyOrDie View Post
I don't think you'll need a tin hat for that opinion Silverbirch
I think it looked an obvious route given how he raced last season, but also because his owner seems to like the race.
It's only now we have seem him this season, where he seemed to show some gears, that talk of this race has been brought up.
Watch the albert bartlett, and when tested, he's got one pace imo.
Willie said the trip is everything, can't see that changing unless some extraordinary circumstances.Comment
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You'd want him to run and qualify in the race at Naas on the 30th then.Originally posted by Silverbirch View Post
Whoever runs in that race of Willie's that are not already qualified will be a big clue.Comment
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I think he's one paced also. But it's a decent pace.Originally posted by Silverbirch View Post
I don't buy that he is quicker cos of fences and think that race may have been deceiving, although I'd acknowledge he looked sharper, for sure.
But it was a beginners chase.
I do though, think they will be open to the RSA for this horse, and it is going to depend on how his other staying chasers perform.
I doubt they'll wait for the ten up novices in mid february again.
So it's Naas or Dublin.
If it's Dublin, then the decision is made unless he flops and they go to the ten up, in which case most would not fancy him by then.
Sensible thing would be to go for Naas and get him qualified then see how the others perform in Dublin, and take it from there.Comment
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