Champion Hurdle 2021

[germanshepherd]

It's nothing to do with the ground Sharjah was given a bad ride he had to use up maximum energy when the race was quickening. It was a bad ride he had nothing left for the finish. He doesn't need to be held up stone last. Jockey is shit.

[Pendil]

I’m going to put up a 50-1 shot: Coeur Sublime. He is very slick over his hurdles and made a very promising debut this season with his 4th place in the Morgiana when looking very comfortable approaching the last before tiring, which can be expected FTO and against horses which had already run. He had a wind problem previously which looks to resolved the problem. I think you can make excuses for his performance in last year’s Churdle, being only a 5 year old and it being his first run after wind surgery in that some horses take another run to realise their wind is on longer a problem.

50-1 Coeur Sublime.

I have backed him @ 33/1 for the Matheson over Christmas

[Altior]

Yep, and Roksana winning the Stayers, and PTKO the Champion Chase.

Just need to find one to cover the Gold Cup to complete the big four races.

La Bague Au Roi

[Kautothegreat8]

Allmankinds form has Given Goshens chances abit of a boost I would say...... albeit over fences

[FinalFurlong91]

Hes been completely written off somewhat unfairly

Hopefully we see him at Cheltenham this week

He was going to annihilate allmankind and aspire tower who have both proved they are very useful

[Kautothegreat8]

Hes been completely written off somewhat unfairly

Hopefully we see him at Cheltenham this week

He was going to annihilate allmankind and aspire tower who have both proved they are very useful

100% agree ....... I'm a big fan but what I will say, If he gets pulled out the weekend I'll be starting to get slightly worried something isn't right

[Faugheen_Machine]

International Hurdle entries:
Ballyandy
Call Me Lord
Ch'tibello
Goshen
Sceau Royal
Silver Streak
Song For Someone
Stormy Ireland
Summerville Boy
Verdana Blue

The 2 mile hurdle division in Britain is dire!

[ComplyOrDie]

International Hurdle entries:
Ballyandy
Call Me Lord
Ch'tibello
Goshen
Sceau Royal
Silver Streak
Song For Someone
Stormy Ireland
Summerville Boy
Verdana Blue

The 2 mile hurdle division in Britain is dire!

I mean technically it's no better in Ireland either. At least Britain has the reigning champ

[Kevloaf]

International Hurdle entries:
Ballyandy
Call Me Lord
Ch'tibello
Goshen
Sceau Royal
Silver Streak
Song For Someone
Stormy Ireland
Summerville Boy
Verdana Blue

The 2 mile hurdle division in Britain is dire!

Is Sceau Royal an intended runner does anyone know?

I see Goshen is ante post fav at 9/4

[Faugheen_Machine]

I would imagine he is, Kev.

It looks like they are pot hunting with him and if the ground is decent I'd expect him to show up. That's just guess work though, haven't read anything.

[ryanh97]

"If he can't win on Saturday he shouldn't be running in the Champion Hurdle".

Get your County bets on now

[Spectre]

Goshen has to be winning that like a good winner to have any chance of beating Epatante. That entire field would be outclassed in a Champion Hurdle.

[Quevega]

I'd like to see Song For Someone run, and run well.
He is only 5 and could be improving.
His last 2 runs have been decent, although with little depth to the form I must admit.

I'll be backing him again to beat Goshen after he ducked out the last day.

[Kevloaf]

Goshen has to be winning that like a good winner to have any chance of beating Epatante. That entire field would be outclassed in a Champion Hurdle.

Given his performance at Cheltenham you could argue he's better in the Spring and at Cheltenham? Although he had put in some pretty impressive runs elsewhere...

However, I do agree that he'll need to win comfortably to be a significant player. I hope it's good ground though and we can see where he is compared to Sceau Royal.

If I knew it was good ground and I knew SR was running I'd take that 5/1 e/w reet now.



Part of me does want Goshen to be amazing though, now that everyone has written him of, bar a couple, (and I have been personally all summer) but it'll blow up on here if he wallops that field even though they're not good enough to win CH's. He could still be a superstar, it's just that window for him to show that is getting smaller, in fact, is this last chance saloon for that to be the case?

[Spectre]

Song For Someone is the only unexposed one in there and fits the 'could be anything' category. But for Goshen backers you still need him to beat Song for Someone, because unexposed or not, you can't see him winning a Champion Hurdle.

I'm not sure it's last chance saloon for Goshen, but he'd be a big drifter if he didn't win this. You'd probably give him a second chance over hurdles on trials day I suppose.

I agree Sceau Royal would give a nice line on good to soft. Epatante is officially an11lb better horse than that one with her allowance and probably really more than that, so given Goshen's running style he'd need to be obliterating Sceau Royal to be thought of the Champion Hurdle winner.