The CORAL CUP Handicap Hurdle

[ToniC]

Expect Grand Roi's price to collapse with it being put up on Upping The Ante

Imagine spending nearly half a million euros on a yoke to run it in the fucking coral cup

[Madmoose]

Grand Roi 3/1 in the skybet nrnb place market

[Old Vic]

Entries

https://www.fatjockey.com/coral-cup-2021/

[FinalFurlong91]

Allart off 143 an interesting entry

[RufusFlynn]

"Trainer Olly Murphy has revealed that Thomas Darby is being aimed at the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle, one of the nine handicaps at the Festival supporting WellChild, for which a total of 676 entries are listed below.

Thomas Darby went close to Festival glory in 2019 when runner-up in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and after reverting to hurdling landed the Grade Three Holloway’s Hurdle at Ascot in January 2020 under top-weight. The eight-year-old posted a good effort on his most recent start when third in the rearranged Grade Two Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle at Kempton Park on January 9.

Worcestershire-based Murphy, who is still seeking a first Festival winner, said: “The plan is to go for the Coral Cup with Thomas Darby unless the Stayers’ Hurdle really cuts up and a few things happen. He is in good order but we decided to bypass the Rendlesham at Haydock at the weekend. A strongly run 2m 5f will really suit him and that’s where he will go. He would be one of my main ones for the meeting.

“His owner, Grahame Whateley, is quite keen to run him in the Coral Cup as he has won the race before (with Diamond King, 2016). We were going to wait for Aintree but we’ve not got many horses for Cheltenham as we have a lot of young horses so we have decided to take Thomas Darby.

“He ran a good race stepped up to three miles in the Cleeve behind McFabulous and though this is slightly down in trip it should be fine for him as it will be run at a good pace.""

Think some vaguely fancied him for the Stayers, but anyone keen for here?

[Kevloaf]

"Trainer Olly Murphy has revealed that Thomas Darby is being aimed at the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle, one of the nine handicaps at the Festival supporting WellChild, for which a total of 676 entries are listed below.

Thomas Darby went close to Festival glory in 2019 when runner-up in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and after reverting to hurdling landed the Grade Three Holloway’s Hurdle at Ascot in January 2020 under top-weight. The eight-year-old posted a good effort on his most recent start when third in the rearranged Grade Two Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle at Kempton Park on January 9.

Worcestershire-based Murphy, who is still seeking a first Festival winner, said: “The plan is to go for the Coral Cup with Thomas Darby unless the Stayers’ Hurdle really cuts up and a few things happen. He is in good order but we decided to bypass the Rendlesham at Haydock at the weekend. A strongly run 2m 5f will really suit him and that’s where he will go. He would be one of my main ones for the meeting.

“His owner, Grahame Whateley, is quite keen to run him in the Coral Cup as he has won the race before (with Diamond King, 2016). We were going to wait for Aintree but we’ve not got many horses for Cheltenham as we have a lot of young horses so we have decided to take Thomas Darby.

“He ran a good race stepped up to three miles in the Cleeve behind McFabulous and though this is slightly down in trip it should be fine for him as it will be run at a good pace.""

Think some vaguely fancied him for the Stayers, but anyone keen for here?

Not at the 25/1 he is.

I'm adament I made a case and backed him for the Coral Cup last year... and a few people (including me) backed him 66/1 for the Stayers. Then again at 80/1


I do like him, I'll revisit when the weights come out and he's priced more widely.

[Spectre]

Allart off 143 an interesting entry

Has Henderson issued a positive bulletin on Allart?

[Lobos]

Has Henderson issued a positive bulletin on Allart?

No. The opposite. Wanted to get another run into him after his fall but has run out of time.

[nortonscoin200]

Allart off 143 an interesting entry

I'm with you on Allart FF.

But is there still a possibility he goes for the Marsh?

And if he does come here, could the handicapper hike his rating to be more in line with his 152 mark over fences?

But off 143 he'd have a great chance.

And there's a lot of history in this race of horses running over fences in the season they returned to hurdles and won the Coral.

[FinalFurlong91]

I'm with you on Allart FF.

But is there still a possibility he goes for the Marsh?

And if he does come here, could the handicapper hike his rating to be more in line with his 152 mark over fences?

But off 143 he'd have a great chance.

And there's a lot of history in this race of horses running over fences in the season they returned to hurdles and won the Coral.

Certainly wouldn't back him without NRNB

[OldPersian]

Convinced Koshari is a plot here.

[ComplyOrDie]

Convinced Koshari is a plot here.

I don't think you're alone, seems quite a few people like him, not just on here either.

[FinalFurlong91]

Convinced Koshari is a plot here.

Him and Allart are the two I'm on so far

my initial fancy was champagne platinum but obviously they've gone elsewhere so NRNB saved me

has anyone read anything about craigneiche?

hes in here and the pipe

[Quevega]

Him and Allart are the two I'm on so far

my initial fancy was champagne platinum but obviously they've gone elsewhere so NRNB saved me

has anyone read anything about craigneiche?

hes in here and the pipe

Henderson said he was aimed at the coral cup

[Quevega]

On one of his unibet blogs couple of weeks back