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I was listening to a podcast earlier and started thinking about the horses that missed Cheltenham for whatever reason.
I'd be interested to hear any opinions on where these horses may end up, or if there is any news on any of them for next season in terms of plans or injuries etc.
One or two are not priced up for many races but had we had a full season I think they may well have had the potential to be higher in the betting and mentioned a lot more.
I've no doubt a lot will have been discussed already on the threads somewhere along the way but it may be worth starting a list and getting any information on them, and maybe getting a few priced up.
Some obvious ones and some not so obvious.
Diol Ker - most of us are aware of this horse now cos of the Formline (probably flattered but still looks good on paper)
Lord Royal - disappointing in prep run losing to Fred (but could it have been decent form ?)
Run Wild Fred - see above
Andy Dufresne - Form with Captain Guiness hard to assess but a lot think he was going to run well in supreme before falling, the race they battled away in looked decent at the time to my eye.
King Roland - The trial's day run was eyecatching for the wrong reason but he looked classy as fuck and clearly needs a staying trip. They think a lot of him and even put him away after being disappointed in that run.
Flouer - Was spoken of as a well handicapped horse, and has form in and around other likely types.
Thomas Darby - reminds me so much of summerville boy and looks a stayer to me, season was a bit cockeyed due to the aborted chasing.
Mister Coffey - They said from the start he would be a staying chaser so not being sharp enough for cheltenham was understandable.
There are probably loads of others too, so add to the list and comment as you wish.
There is a distinct bias with the antepost markets right now, with the cheltenham performers dominating the markets,
but I'm pretty sure had we had Aintree & Punchestown then some of these horses may well be shorter now.
Or complete no hopers
I'd be interested to hear any opinions on where these horses may end up, or if there is any news on any of them for next season in terms of plans or injuries etc.
One or two are not priced up for many races but had we had a full season I think they may well have had the potential to be higher in the betting and mentioned a lot more.
I've no doubt a lot will have been discussed already on the threads somewhere along the way but it may be worth starting a list and getting any information on them, and maybe getting a few priced up.
Some obvious ones and some not so obvious.
Diol Ker - most of us are aware of this horse now cos of the Formline (probably flattered but still looks good on paper)
Lord Royal - disappointing in prep run losing to Fred (but could it have been decent form ?)
Run Wild Fred - see above
Andy Dufresne - Form with Captain Guiness hard to assess but a lot think he was going to run well in supreme before falling, the race they battled away in looked decent at the time to my eye.
King Roland - The trial's day run was eyecatching for the wrong reason but he looked classy as fuck and clearly needs a staying trip. They think a lot of him and even put him away after being disappointed in that run.
Flouer - Was spoken of as a well handicapped horse, and has form in and around other likely types.
Thomas Darby - reminds me so much of summerville boy and looks a stayer to me, season was a bit cockeyed due to the aborted chasing.
Mister Coffey - They said from the start he would be a staying chaser so not being sharp enough for cheltenham was understandable.
There are probably loads of others too, so add to the list and comment as you wish.
There is a distinct bias with the antepost markets right now, with the cheltenham performers dominating the markets,
but I'm pretty sure had we had Aintree & Punchestown then some of these horses may well be shorter now.
Or complete no hopers
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