Paddy Power Plate Handicap Chase - formerly the Browns Advisory

[Dandrew99]

I hate to be that guy but it's "Formerly" and not "Formally"... driving my OCD crazy

[somer1]

I hate to be that guy but it's "Formerly" and not "Formally"... driving my OCD crazy

Fuck we been raided by the spelling police

[Istabraq]

I hate to be that guy but it's "Formerly" and not "Formally"... driving my OCD crazy

Quite right, horror error on my part...

[Dandrew99]

Fuck we been raided by the spelling police

I know, I hate myself too

[Madmoose]

Midnight Shadow was taken out of the Ryanair yesterday so have gone in again for this race.

[Kevloaf]

Midnight Shadow was taken out of the Ryanair yesterday so have gone in again for this race.

Can see him gaining some momentum. The 'well-in' angle from the Caspian Caviar race will not be missed soon....

[DenmanSacre]

Looks like Paddy Power have stepped up to sponsor this race now.

[Istabraq]

Looks like Paddy Power have stepped up to sponsor this race now.

That would be three festival races, and they were first to go NRNB and five places the handicaps, looks like the group are pushing the PP brand...

[Eggs]

Midnight Shadow was taken out of the Ryanair yesterday so have gone in again for this race.

...has an entry for next Wednesday.

[Quevega]

...has an entry for next Wednesday.

That would be really good news if he runs in a hurdle at wetherby.
He's been entered recently in handicap chases but they keep getting cancelled

Good boy bobby also entered in same race - not priced up for this race but should be IMO.

[ComplyOrDie]

That would be really good news if he runs in a hurdle at wetherby.
He's been entered recently in handicap chases but they keep getting cancelled

Good boy bobby also entered in same race - not priced up for this race but should be IMO.

With the exception of one lower grade win he's always looked like needing further to me. He's also bred for that too.

Think someone had mentioned him for the Ultima which would appeal more, to me anyway

[Quevega]

With the exception of one lower grade win he's always looked like needing further to me. He's also bred for that too.

Think someone had mentioned him for the Ultima which would appeal more, to me anyway

doctorwu wu would disagree.

[ComplyOrDie]

doctorwu wu would disagree.

He probably wouldn't be the only one, but I'll stick with what I've seen from him and my gut instinct on him for now.

[Quevega]

He probably wouldn't be the only one, but I'll stick with what I've seen from him and my gut instinct on him for now.

For the record, I wouldn't be totally against him in the utlima even though you need to have proven three mile form on the stats.
I was just saying he ought to be priced for this race.

[ComplyOrDie]

For the record, I wouldn't be totally against him in the utlima even though you need to have proven three mile form on the stats.
I was just saying he ought to be priced for this race.

Yeah, I just think even with the likely weight swing with both Chatham Street Lad (if he turns up) & Midnight Shadow he'll be doing his best work at the finish and it won't be good enough.

I prefer the yards Al Dancer for this though. He got badly hampered early on in the race, about the third or fourth fence I think, never really jumped that fluently (so hopefully they are doing plenty of schooling at home), but did move alongside and travelled as well as Chatham Street Lad before making race ending mistakes at the next two fences.

That all said though if Chatham Street Lad turns up here in the same form then I just can't have him beat. That performance blew me away, and I think he can do it again even with a big hike in the weights. He absolutely loved that Cheltenham Hill.