The ULTIMA Handicap Steeplechase

[Kevloaf]

1. Adamantly Chosen (IRE)

1. Beauport (IRE)

1. Born By The Sea (IRE)

1. Bowtogreatness (IRE)

1. Broken Halo

1. Castle Robin (IRE)

1. Clondaw Castle (IRE)

1. Cloudy Glen (IRE)

1. Coeur Serein (IRE)

1. Coko Beach (FR)

1. Cooper's Cross (IRE)

1. Corach Rambler (IRE)

1. Death Duty (IRE)

1. Dunboyne (IRE)

1. Empire Steel (IRE)

1. Eva's Oskar (IRE)

1. Fanion d'Estruval (FR)

1. Fantastikas (FR)

1. Farinet (FR)

1. Fastorslow (FR)

1. Folcano (FR)

1. Fontaine Collonges (FR)

1. Fortescue

1. Francky du Berlais (FR)

1. Gevrey (FR)

1. Glamorgan Duke (IRE)

1. Good Boy Bobby (IRE)

1. Happygolucky (IRE)

1. Harper's Brook (IRE)

1. I Am Maximus (FR)

1. Iceo Madrik (FR)

1. Into Overdrive

1. Irascible (FR)

1. Iron Bridge (IRE)

1. Java Point (IRE)

1. Kapga de Lily (FR)

1. Karl Philippe (FR)

1. Kilcruit (IRE)

1. Kinondo Kwetu

1. Laskalin (FR)

1. Lifetime Ambition (IRE)

1. Lord Accord (IRE)

1. Monbeg Genius (IRE)

1. Nassalam (FR)

1. Next Destination (IRE)

1. Oscar Elite (IRE)

1. Our Power (IRE)

1. Punitive (IRE)

1. Recite A Prayer (IRE)

1. Remastered

1. Sam Brown

1. Secret Reprieve (IRE)

1. Silver Hallmark

1. Slipway (IRE)

1. Stolen Silver (FR)

1. Stumptown (IRE)

1. Tea Clipper (IRE)

1. The Big Breakaway (IRE)

1. The Goffer (IRE)

1. The Wolf (FR)

1. Threeunderthrufive (IRE)

1. Top Ville Ben (IRE)

1. Western Zara (IRE)

Cheltenham winner in their, apparently.

[Lobos]

Kilcruit going to come good again........one day.

Then again, Willie's record in these Handicap Chases is worse than mine

[Kevloaf]

Kilcruit going to come good again........one day.

Then again, Willie's record in these Handicap Chases is worse than mine

25/1 NRNB though

[charlie]

I've added Eva's Oscar @ 25/1 NRNB. Cheltenham form is solid. 2nd to the eventual Ultima winner at Cheltenham in 2021. 2nd to Does He Know a year later.
Won at Cheltenham in December recording highest RPR of 148. The honours list for the Ultima is littered with horses who have good Cheltenham experience and he stays on and tries, which is an important attribute.

[Dilinja]

I like Eva’s oskar too Charlie- the form at Cheltenham especially behind corach rambler last year is eye catching. He is entered up for the eider on Saturday will be interesting if he ends up running.

[Kevloaf]

I've added Eva's Oscar @ 25/1 NRNB. Cheltenham form is solid. 2nd to the eventual Ultima winner at Cheltenham in 2021. 2nd to Does He Know a year later.
Won at Cheltenham in December recording highest RPR of 148. The honours list for the Ultima is littered with horses who have good Cheltenham experience and he stays on and tries, which is an important attribute.

Any idea / reasons why hasn't attempted the Ultima before?

[doctorwu]

I've added Eva's Oscar @ 25/1 NRNB. Cheltenham form is solid. 2nd to the eventual Ultima winner at Cheltenham in 2021. 2nd to Does He Know a year later.
Won at Cheltenham in December recording highest RPR of 148. The honours list for the Ultima is littered with horses who have good Cheltenham experience and he stays on and tries, which is an important attribute.

Never run at the festival?

[ComplyOrDie]

Never run at the festival?

No.

He doesn't appeal to me tbh, that said, I have a list of about 12 still, and I imagine many of them don't hit trends so I can't bang on about them right now

[charlie]

Any idea / reasons why hasn't attempted the Ultima before?

No, none. Running at a previous festival is one of those 'key' stats, but I think his general experience around Cheltenham makes up for that. Chase form of 221 with RPR's of 137, 142 and now 148. Probably ambitious to think he's improving at 9, but the Ultima is a race that suits horses that can travel well and pick up runners by staying on powerfully up the hill, and he does that well (I also think Ga Law will do this well). Obviously he might run at the weekend and thats that, but 25/1 was NRNB, which I thought was fair.

[Quevega]

No, none. Running at a previous festival is one of those 'key' stats, but I think his general experience around Cheltenham makes up for that. Chase form of 221 with RPR's of 137, 142 and now 148. Probably ambitious to think he's improving at 9, but the Ultima is a race that suits horses that can travel well and pick up runners by staying on powerfully up the hill, and he does that well (I also think Ga Law will do this well). Obviously he might run at the weekend and thats that, but 25/1 was NRNB, which I thought was fair.

I backed Eva a few days back, and also hope it doesn't run in the eider.
There's one or 2 other interesting horses due to run at Kempton at the weekend also.
Unlucky with Ga Law, I at least thought they'd enter him.

[charlie]

I backed Eva a few days back, and also hope it doesn't run in the eider.
There's one or 2 other interesting horses due to run at Kempton at the weekend also.
Unlucky with Ga Law, I at least thought they'd enter him.

I didn't see that they hadn't!
Odd decision. He'll have his arse handed over intermediate trips in proper company.
Grand National the plan probably.

[Quevega]

I didn't see that they hadn't!
Odd decision. He'll have his arse handed over intermediate trips in proper company.
Grand National the plan probably.

He'll run at Kelso as a prep I reckon.
Unless ground not right.

[ComplyOrDie]

I didn't see that they hadn't!
Odd decision. He'll have his arse handed over intermediate trips in proper company.
Grand National the plan probably.

If you liked Ga Law then Coopers Cross might come into your reckoning?

Obviously won the race Ga Law fell in when both were going well, and the form has been franked by the 2nd since too, who won off a 2lb higher mark.

Not a fashionable yard, nor sire for the festival, but I see he's a 25/1 poke.

Doubtful whether he'll get in off 133, but NRNB so it wouldn't be an issue.

He appeared on my shortlist last night.

[Quevega]

If you liked Ga Law then Coopers Cross might come into your reckoning?

Obviously won the race Ga Law fell in when both were going well, and the form has been franked by the 2nd since too, who won off a 2lb higher mark.

Not a fashionable yard, nor sire for the festival, but I see he's a 25/1 poke.

Doubtful whether he'll get in off 133, but NRNB so it wouldn't be an issue.

He appeared on my shortlist last night.

Think he's entered at weekend also. Kempton.

[charlie]

If you liked Ga Law then Coopers Cross might come into your reckoning?

Obviously won the race Ga Law fell in when both were going well, and the form has been franked by the 2nd since too, who won off a 2lb higher mark.

Not a fashionable yard, nor sire for the festival, but I see he's a 25/1 poke.

Doubtful whether he'll get in off 133, but NRNB so it wouldn't be an issue.

He appeared on my shortlist last night.

Interesting shout.

I'll have a proper look this evening