2022 Triumph Hurdle

[Carnage at Taunton]

I just wanted to highlight what I think are two interesting entries for the Adonis that to my knowledge haven’t been discussed much in here. The horses are Bascule and Teddy Blue.

Richard Hughes name checked the triumph some months back. The race has special association because of his father. The horse is highly progressive on the AW obtaining an rpr of 97 over 1 mile 6 and keeping on strongly in the final furlong. The weather put paid to any chance he had on his hurdling debut and he was unsurprisingly a massive market drifter on the day jogging home in 4th. I suspect he will be a different proposition on much better ground at the weekend and with that experience behind him. He is available at 25 for the Adonis and 66 for the triumph. It wouldn’t be the biggest shock to see him run a big race in the Adonis and shorten considerably for the Triumph recognising it has been name checked.

Teddy Blue is highly regarded by Gary Moore and won impressively on the flat on good ground in France again over 1m 6 and again staying strongly. He ran at lingfield during their new 3 day festival. He ran against elders in a weakfish race but ran eye catchingly. On heavy ground he pulled like a train almost throughout and yet still hit the front with consummate ease before understandably tiring at the death. As I say it was an eye catching run for a 4 year old on tough going, making his debut against older and fitter horses (trainer said he would come on for the run) He has already been nibbled at in the Adonis market but is still available at 14 s with hills and maybe one or two others. I don’t know if the Triumph is the plan but it is reasonable to think that he could be the trainers decent ground alternative to Porticello. He is available at 50s for the Triumph, which again could collapse with a win at the weekend.

I know there are the obvious Nicholls horses and of course KS but thought these two were worthy of a mention.

Good performance from Teddy Blue there.
May have won without that error at the last .

[Lobos]

Good performance from Teddy Blue there.
May have won without that error at the last .

Very good run. Settled better today. Winner had plenty left at the post though so I doubt he'd have beaten him.

[Exar Essay]

Icare Allen has some engine. How many jumping errors though?!

[Kevloaf]

Icare Allen at 50/1 nrnbog is well worth looking at again before he runs today.

Still there!

Cut to 20s 16s 14s elsewhere.


Odd position from them.


Cut for the Boodles but surprised if he went there after that to be honest.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Very good run. Settled better today. Winner had plenty left at the post though so I doubt he'd have beaten him.

Well it would certainly have been close at least.
Main thing is he ain’t 55 anymore, and earned a crack at the Triumph.

[Eggs]

….Knight Salute best price 14-1 NRNB; Teddy Blue 20-1 NRNB;

Icare remains 50-1 NRNB with 365 (best price 20-1 elsewhere).

[Exar Essay]

Still there!

Cut to 20s 16s 14s elsewhere.


Odd position from them.


Cut for the Boodles but surprised if he went there after that to be honest.

Same price as Rubaud

[kinloch brae]

I don't think we have seen a Triumph winner today.

I thought the second was coming to beat him, or at least get very close to Knight Salute before losing all chance at the last. That form isn't good enough.

Still very glad I cashed out Icare Allen. He was just a class above today. Personally, I wouldn't bother with the Triumph. I think they need to concentrate on getting him jumping all the hurdles properly, not half of them. It goes without saying that is going to cost him more against better opposition.

[That Horse]

Still there!

Cut to 20s 16s 14s elsewhere.


Odd position from them.


Cut for the Boodles but surprised if he went there after that to be honest.

Cheers got 50/1 before they cut him on 365.

[Lobos]

Well it would certainly have been close at least.
Main thing is he ain’t 55 anymore, and earned a crack at the Triumph.

Is he in the Boodles ??

[Eggs]

Cheers got 50/1 before they cut him on 365.

….they haven’t cut him, still 50-1 NRNB.

[Kevloaf]

Still there!

Cut to 20s 16s 14s elsewhere.


Odd position from them.


Cut for the Boodles but surprised if he went there after that to be honest.

They've now gone 14/1 from 50/1


That was strange.

Personally don't think he's the most likely winner, but 50/1 before he won easily was worth chancing nrnbog and being able to get it after is a rare bonus.

In my opinion it would have been silly to have seen that price and ignored it.


Can now cash out for a 50% profit....

[riccirich]

Is he in the Boodles ??

Would need another run I think

[ComplyOrDie]

For me, all Icare Allen has done today is given the Vauban, Fil D'Or form line a boost. I cashed him out and no interest in re-backing him for this race.

He's beaten a load of likely lowly rated Boodles runner today. He was entitled to win like that, IMO.

If he were to end up in the Boodles he could be interesting but probably unlikely now as his rating will be high enough after that, oh and Willie has the 'dark horse' sitting at the head of the betting.

[Carnage at Taunton]

I don't think we have seen a Triumph winner today.

I thought the second was coming to beat him, or at least get very close to Knight Salute before losing all chance at the last. That form isn't good enough.

Still very glad I cashed out Icare Allen. He was just a class above today. Personally, I wouldn't bother with the Triumph. I think they need to concentrate on getting him jumping all the hurdles properly, not half of them. It goes without saying that is going to cost him more against better opposition.

We have two or three very good Irish horses so it’s fair to say that, but we are talking about Juveniles here that improve and whilst I do think an Irish horse will win, at the same time I would not be dismissing today’s first two home too easily.