General Chat

[charlie]

Don't they stop you walking your dog about a week before the festival ?
Or was that just last year for covid ?

I wouldn't know during the racing cause I'm at the course but pre-covid people could go wherever they liked.

[Fouroverthrutwo]

https://www.attheraces.com/news/2021...-al-boum-photo

Willie mentioning several horses and being very positive.

The quote about Ferny Hollow sounds unusually bullish from Willie. Presumably most people think he'll go Marsh Chase now given Appreciate It is being spoken of as an Arkle horse? Blue Lord and Elixir D'ainay will likely also go 2m route so probably makes sense to step Ferny up to 2m 4f??

[Spectre]

Saint Roi is in that mix too. He's another that may just benefit from a step up in trip though.

Just how Willie splits up all these really good novice chasers and hurdlers god only knows. Given owners will want there's to run you'd assume he's going in at least three handed to most races.

Willie isn't averse to handicapping one or two either, so we really need to keep an eye out for that too. Performances below par to expectations where the jumping was still okay are the ones. People have got excited about a few of his in the past that can't jump.

[Saxon Warrior]

Saint Roi is in that mix too. He's another that may just benefit from a step up in trip though.

Just how Willie splits up all these really good novice chasers and hurdlers god only knows. Given owners will want there's to run you'd assume he's going in at least three handed to most races.

Willie isn't averse to handicapping one or two either, so we really need to keep an eye out for that too. Performances below par to expectations where the jumping was still okay are the ones. People have got excited about a few of his in the past that can't jump.

He's not big on Chase Handicaps for Novices at the Festival.

Only Handicap Hurdles.

[Spectre]

He's got so many this season though Sax, he may have a re-think. It's not that he doesn't run horses in the handicap chases, more that he doesn't usually target them. He's not blind and he knows what Gordon is doing, so when he's got so many to split up at some point he surely has to follow suit.

It's one of those things it's worth looking out for I think. The pattern is sure to be similar to his handicapping of his hurdlers.

[Atlantic Viking]

Chantry House and The Big Breakaway line up for a match at Sandown on Sunday. A decent match at least, but these 2 and 3 runner affairs are getting stupid now.

[Ice]

Chantry House and The Big Breakaway line up for a match at Sandown on Sunday. A decent match at least, but these 2 and 3 runner affairs are getting stupid now.

And trainers moan there's no races for their horses.

[Bonjers]

That race should be fired into the sea in its current guise - joke of an affair every year. It needs a ratings cap at 150, otherwise nobody with a 140-150 horse coming off the back of a novice season will want to run the risk of getting absolutely hammered by the handicapper.

[Zachx02]

Racing in England is a complete joke right now, 2 horse fields becoming a very common occurrence due to trainers having so much choice so they don't have to take on the best in their division, I'm sure other members have mentioned before.

[Lobos]

Chantry House and The Big Breakaway line up for a match at Sandown on Sunday. A decent match at least, but these 2 and 3 runner affairs are getting stupid now.

And will tell us absolutely nothing in respect of future targets. Pathetic.

[Bollinger]

I’m not on Twitter, so I’m hoping someone here has a SKYBet account and Twitter and can request the following??

Cheveley Park to own 2 winners
Willie Mullins to have 4+ winners
Henry de Bromhead to have 2+ winners
Gordon Elliott to have 2+ winners

if anyone could for their Requestabets section, I’d thoroughly be extremely appreciative,

Bolly.

[Lbur4288]

I’m not on Twitter, so I’m hoping someone here has a SKYBet account and Twitter and can request the following??

Cheveley Park to own 2 winners
Willie Mullins to have 4+ winners
Henry de Bromhead to have 2+ winners
Gordon Elliott to have 2+ winners

if anyone could for their Requestabets section, I’d thoroughly be extremely appreciative,

Bolly.

I'll ask for you although at risk of sounding an idiot, do you want them all individually or an accumulator?

[Bollinger]

As a ‘requestabet’ please.

As in ‘ all of the above events to happen, and one single price for the 4 events all to happen’.

Many thanks Lbur.

Bolly.

[Quevega]

As a ‘requestabet’ please.

As in ‘ all of the above events to happen, and one single price for the 4 events all to happen’.

Many thanks Lbur.

Bolly.

What price would you expect ?
I'd reckon 3-1 ?

[Lbur4288]

As a ‘requestabet’ please.

As in ‘ all of the above events to happen, and one single price for the 4 events all to happen’.

Many thanks Lbur.

Bolly.

Done. I'll let you know what they come back with.