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Just done a quick count of the 17 horses I've backed in singles for the Festival so far - 12 trained in Ireland and only 5 on the mainland (including 2 in Wales).
Can only see Irish trainers dominating at Cheltenham again next year unless covid stops them coming over.
Reckon it's worth bearing in mind when trying to take on the Irish with the home team. Irish racing seems more competitive than over here in the main and there's still a lot of money sloshing around in the Emerald Isle for trainers to buy the best around.
So far have 3 each on board from Willie and Gordon, 2 from De Bromhead and 1 each from Joseph, Cromwell, Nolan and O'Loughlin - all in double figures and only 2 of them priced shorter than 27-1.
Looking ahead I'm going to continue backing mostly - probably at least two-thirds - Irish based horses.
Don't know about anybody else but I also find it more fun watching Irish racing than most of the stuff served up over here.
With you totally on this NC, don't tend to watch home horses to much till the handicap betting comes up now, I just find it easier to be able to eliminate half the horses for each race. Most times it works now, sometimes it doesn't. Quiet happy to continue this approach until things level up. And yes I watch mostly Irish racing too obviously.
Just done a quick count of the 17 horses I've backed in singles for the Festival so far - 12 trained in Ireland and only 5 on the mainland (including 2 in Wales).
Can only see Irish trainers dominating at Cheltenham again next year unless covid stops them coming over.
Reckon it's worth bearing in mind when trying to take on the Irish with the home team. Irish racing seems more competitive than over here in the main and there's still a lot of money sloshing around in the Emerald Isle for trainers to buy the best around.
So far have 3 each on board from Willie and Gordon, 2 from De Bromhead and 1 each from Joseph, Cromwell, Nolan and O'Loughlin - all in double figures and only 2 of them priced shorter than 27-1.
Looking ahead I'm going to continue backing mostly - probably at least two-thirds - Irish based horses.
Don't know about anybody else but I also find it more fun watching Irish racing than most of the stuff served up over here.
I reluctantly agree with you - the game has changed. When i was sciving A level sociology it was to watch an alan king juvenile, a paul Nicholls french import, a nicky henderson novice at Fakenham. The Irish are a long way ahead now. BUT the english get more pre festival experience - Simply the betts, Dame Des Compagnie, The Conditional and Simply the Betts all won at Cheltenham before winning at the Fez - so keep one eye on England too
Last edited by Hardy Eustace; 22 August 2020, 03:38 AM.
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