Queen Mother Champion Chase 2021

[Muswell]

Only this bit https://twitter.com/gbracing/status/...710317569?s=21

More here

https://twitter.com/racingtv/status/1328656811793281024?s=21

[Muswell]

Tingle Creek entries https://twitter.com/festivalracing/s...164808193?s=21

[Lobos]

Tingle Creek entries https://twitter.com/festivalracing/s...164808193?s=21

Good. No Kettle. Right decision I'd say. One run at Xmas then onto the big one. Over to Altior and Chancun now to stake their claim for favouritism.

[Lobos]

Only this bit https://twitter.com/gbracing/status/...710317569?s=21

I'd be worried looking at that as an Altior supporter. He was being pushed just to keep level with a cantering Eptante.

[jono]

Fakir D'oudairies entered up over 2 miles in the Poplar Square (won by Cilaos Emery last year) along with

Allaho
Annamix
Cash Back
Djingle
Eclair De Beafeu
Melon
Notebook

[Istabraq]

Fakir D'oudairies entered up over 2 miles in the Poplar Square (won by Cilaos Emery last year) along with

Allaho
Annamix
Cash Back
Djingle
Eclair De Beafeu
Melon
Notebook

The dream still alive...

[YoungHustler]

I'd be worried looking at that as an Altior supporter. He was being pushed just to keep level with a cantering Eptante.

Hendo mentioned Epatante is a week ahead of Altior so not sure if that makes any difference.

[Kevloaf]

Fakir D'oudairies entered up over 2 miles in the Poplar Square (won by Cilaos Emery last year) along with

Allaho
Annamix
Cash Back
Djingle
Eclair De Beafeu
Melon
Notebook

Oh God, ComplyOrDie is gonna be bouncing

Annamix wins all

[Kevloaf]

I'd be worried looking at that as an Altior supporter. He was being pushed just to keep level with a cantering Eptante.

I'd be worried looking at that if I was a Honeysuckle supporter

[ComplyOrDie]

Oh God, ComplyOrDie is gonna be bouncing

Annamix wins all

Also entered over 2m 4f on the Friday, I wonder which route they'll take

[Jorvik]

Could go in a couple of threads but there's probably most interest in how Altior is, so here's the Newbury run out from earilier:

https://twitter.com/TheRacingJosh/status/1328656669207879682

[Jorvik]

...just seen it's already been posted. I couldn't see any of the replies til i'd actually posted, main forum isn't showing replies on most threads today, did think it was weirdly quiet.

[FinalFurlong91]

Fakir D'oudairies entered up over 2 miles in the Poplar Square (won by Cilaos Emery last year) along with

Allaho
Annamix
Cash Back
Djingle
Eclair De Beafeu
Melon
Notebook

Notebook will take plenty of beating if back to pre Cheltenham form

Might get a decent price after his arkle flop too

Easy to forget he gave fakir 7lbs and a beating

[ToniC]

Fakir D'oudairies entered up over 2 miles in the Poplar Square (won by Cilaos Emery last year) along with

Allaho
Annamix
Cash Back
Djingle
Eclair De Beafeu
Melon
Notebook

Honestly think Notebook is the best of this lot, with the exception of Allaho but would be totally the wrong trip for him & he wont turn up. Beat Fakir fair & square at Christmas giving him weight too, would I be in a hurry to back him for the Champion Chase however is a different prospect entirely.

I would be more forgiving of his Arkle performance than most perhaps, it was on the back of a very hard race in the Irish Arkle a few weeks prior and he'd probably had one race too many prior to the festival & everything went wrong for him with the false start & subsequent standing start however a horse bombing like that at Cheltenham would always be a worry and thats before you add in his propensity for pre-race antics.

Those at the head of the market have got their own question marks though, with Altior off the back of an odd season and soon to be 11 and CPS being made of play dough, he's with the right trainer for it & on raw ability alone I am tempted by the 33/1 - wouldn't quite be sold yet, but if he does run & runs well then I've probably missed the boat

[Kevloaf]

...just seen it's already been posted. I couldn't see any of the replies til i'd actually posted, main forum isn't showing replies on most threads today, did think it was weirdly quiet.

Yeah that is annoying me loads, not sure how to fix it!