2022 Queen Mother Champion Chase

[Kevloaf]

Seen people on twitter indignant about her coming here over the mares. I'm sorry, we all talk about the calendar taking away from contests etc - the defending CHAMPION CHASER should 100% attempt to defend their title

Keep off twitter mate

[robith]

Keep off twitter mate

But all my stuff is there

[Pendil1111]

Was waited with at the DRF 2021, came between Notebook and FD coming to the last and made them look like trees. His acceleration at the back of the last was something to behold. Even Ruby highlighted it on TR to C. He just couldn't produce the same turn of foot at Cheltenham whether it was the hill, the track or travel... who knows

Possibly a combination of all them things......he has plenty to prove this side of the Irish Sea so not a betting proposition for any place for me and the two Mullins horses fighting each other ?? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me unless there's a deal of some sort in the camp......? Conspiracy theories eh ????

[Pendil1111]

I’ve often thought there’s some merit in the likes of Elliott or Mullins having a small satellite operation in the UK, Elliott in particular brings plenty of horses over throughout the season, but these aren’t stupid people, I’m sure they would have considered this and all angles of a horses prep and decided the current travel arrangements work best…

Send him to Jonjo.......

[Exar Essay]

https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/willie-mullins-latest-on-cheltenham-festival-2022-hopes/198681

For a man who'd prefer not to let you know his order from the chippy until the moment he's placing it, Mullins has absolutely nailed his colours to the mast here. Says' he'd pick CPS over Energumene "every day of the week"! Bookies seem not to have reacted ... perhaps because it is squirrelled away on the SL website? When it's referenced on RP later today I reckon CPS odds will tumble.

Also say Asterion likely GC, but maybe Ryanair.

[jono]

For a man who'd prefer not to let you know his order from the chippy until the moment he's placing it, Mullins has absolutely nailed his colours to the mast here. Says' he'd pick CPS over Energumene "every day of the week"! Bookies seem not to have reacted ... perhaps because it is squirrelled away on the SL website? When it's referenced on RP later today I reckon CPS odds will tumble.

I have to say whilst he still leaves plenty up in the air. I am loving the new found bullishness from Willie seen a few times over the last 12 months.
From Allaho's "GSI", The post race DRF interview on Vauban.
And Chacun today.

The whole yard have always hailed him as a superstar.
And whilst the question post Ascot had been how they try and overturn the result against Shishkin with Energumene.
Perhaps the answer is with a different horse...

[Carnage at Taunton]

I have to say whilst he still leaves plenty up in the air. I am loving the new found bullishness from Willie seen a few times over the last 12 months.
From Allaho's "GSI", The post race DRF interview on Vauban.
And Chacun today.

The whole yard have always hailed him as a superstar.
And whilst the question post Ascot had been how they try and overturn the result against Shishkin with Energumene.
Perhaps the answer is with a different horse...

Problem is that different horse is the one that could not win a weaker QM last year.

[Benjy23]

https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/...2-hopes/198681

For a man who'd prefer not to let you know his order from the chippy until the moment he's placing it, Mullins has absolutely nailed his colours to the mast here. Says' he'd pick CPS over Energumene "every day of the week"! Bookies seem not to have reacted ... perhaps because it is squirrelled away on the SL website? When it's referenced on RP later today I reckon CPS odds will tumble.

Also say Asterion likely GC, but maybe Ryanair.

I'm surprised he's gone in like this when they're with different owners.

Think you'd need Townend to actually choose him for the odds to really tumble though.

The CPS bet isn't for me at all to be honest. Be interested in how short he did get if Townend did pick him. And what happens to Enurgemene in that scenario. Getting him at an e/w price to add to Shishkin would be lovely.

Hopefully CPS gets a good bit of momentum but think it'll take more than Mullins comments, in an all round confusing interview.

[jono]

Problem is that different horse is the one that could not win a weaker QM last year.

Oh I agree. He’s not for me this year.
But I get the impression they are pretty resigned to Shishkin beating Energumene again. So they could just roll the dice and try with a horse who they believe to be the better one, and who at least hasn’t faced Shishkin yet.

Personally I struggle to see what CPS can do that Energumene can’t do / didn’t do at Ascot last time in putting Shishkin under pressure and trying to get him out of his comfort zone. And at the end, when it comes to a battle there’re only one winner

[Carnage at Taunton]

Oh I agree. He’s not for me this year.
But I get the impression they are pretty resigned to Shishkin beating Energumene again. So they could just roll the dice and try with a horse who they believe to be the better one, and who at least hasn’t faced Shishkin yet.

Personally I struggle to see what CPS can do that Energumene can’t do / didn’t do at Ascot last time in putting Shishkin under pressure and trying to get him out of his comfort zone. And at the end, when it comes to a battle there’re only one winner

Yeah I see your point.
He must show them more at home, and he’s certainly bloody good in Ireland when he races there.
If he showed that form come March he’s a threat and like you say he’s never met Shishkin.
No doubt some will back him hoping he can perform over here.

[punterorplonker]

I had a good stab at a really nice market Paddy are offering. They are doing the without Shish + Energ market. However I may have totally slipped up. Hitman.
You can get him at 26 in some places outright but 21 wihtout shiskin and energ! thats mad.

I was convinved I heard hitman would go, but listening back to his ascot preview at the weekend he said only the old boy and grenateen was going. Cant think why i thought hitman was going!

[DenmanSacre]

I had a good stab at a really nice market Paddy are offering. They are doing the without Shish + Energ market. However I may have totally slipped up. Hitman.
You can get him at 26 in some places outright but 21 wihtout shiskin and energ! thats mad.

I was convinved I heard hitman would go, but listening back to his ascot preview at the weekend he said only the old boy and grenateen was going. Cant think why i thought hitman was going!

May go Ryanair I think or wait until Aintree

[Kevloaf]

I doubt anyone was really invested in him, but Captain Guinness has won today and won't be travelling over for the QMCC according to Henry after the race on RTV.

May go up in trip at Aintree.

[Lobos]

I doubt anyone was really invested in him, but Captain Guinness has won today and won't be travelling over for the QMCC according to Henry after the race on RTV.

May go up in trip at Aintree.

Serious amount of tumbleweed about today Kev or every FJ was on the piss last night !

Quiet or what !!!????

[That Horse]

Serious amount of tumbleweed about today Kev or every FJ was on the piss last night !

Quiet or what !!!????

League cup final on - YNWA