St James’s Palace Hunters Chase

[TigerRolllllll]

His RPRs are same as this time last year

[SamuelP]

Be great if some of these that 365 take cashout away win this year

[Zachx02]

Could the galloping bear come here? he's ran in PTPs before

[Quevega]

Could the galloping bear come here? he's ran in PTPs before

He can't.
You cannot switch from open races to hunters at this stage.

[Spectre]

Yep. Two really poor/flat runs from Porlock Bay this season. Maybe last year's race took it right out of him. He's not been the same horse for whatever reason. Does sound like Cheltenham is a no go.

His run the last day actually produced a higher rating than his prep for last year. Surely he would not have been hard fit for that with the Festival looming, so will Biddick’s comment are strange.

It would feel like such an odd thing to do as well. If he gets turned over at Aintree or doesn’t take to the fences he’d look like foolish, having not defended his title at Cheltenham. I’d imagine someone will surly have a word with him.

[nortonscoin200]

His run the last day actually produced a higher rating than his prep for last year. Surely he would not have been hard fit for that with the Festival looming, so will Biddick’s comment are strange.

It would feel like such an odd thing to do as well. If he gets turned over at Aintree or doesn’t take to the fences he’d look like foolish, having not defended his title at Cheltenham. I’d imagine someone will surly have a word with him.

Just hope that someone is not P Nicholls.

[TigerRolllllll]

Josh Stacey on Lets Talk just put up Vaucelet....saying lot of his PTP friends rate this very highly

I don't know much about this race, but he strikes me as someone likely to have right connections in this area....and at 16s NRNB looks worth a bet

[Benjy23]

Somebody definitely put that up on here a while ago. I followed in blind and then he got turned over in Ireland. Like to see him supported again now

I've had a few as usual but fairly sure that's the right horse.

[BigChaang]

David Jenning's mentioned Vaucelet on upping the anti , quite a while ago . Oct/Nov.?.
The Trainer -D .M Christie ? has Winged Leader ? as well.
I've backed Vaucelet , hoping he's the one out of those two , only 6 or 7 though .
so might be a year or two early. for a hunter chaser.

[Istabraq]

Vaucelet has form with one I’ve backed, Fumet Doudaries, Vaucelet beat him at Stratford last Spring in what was FDs second rules start.
Both 7yo…

[isitmarchyet]

Somebody definitely put that up on here a while ago. I followed in blind and then he got turned over in Ireland. Like to see him supported again now

I've had a few as usual but fairly sure that's the right horse.

Yeah think Saxon Warrior put him up. Think I backed a win double when he lost and then I forgot about him…

[Saxon Warrior]

Yeah think Saxon Warrior put him up. Think I backed a win double when he lost and then I forgot about him…

I think he was in an Irish Race Planning Diary race, but underperformed on the day.

Not one I’m particularly fond of, in a race I don’t get too involved with.

For WPMullins Diary reasons - I’ve had to have a bet on Pont Aven in the Hunters.
It will probably be the only bet I have in that race.
Only a 9yo and a decent past at Willie’s.

I highlighted him back in July when constructing the Willie Mullins Diary as one of the more likely experienced Handicap Chasers that Willie may enter for the Festival. (See link)

Then 3 months later he was sold, and the new owner has won a P2P and Hunter Chase recently and they’re headed for Cheltenham.

I’d feel sick if I didn’t back him now I know he’s headed here, and in decent form.
Just in case, he turned into a serious contender for this race.

https://www.fatjockey.com/forum/fat-...588#post311588

[charlie]

Highway Jewel is interesting. Was a talking horse last year before getting ruled out. Won at Cheltenham in April, won a PTP in Jan. Could go under the radar and is only 8.

[AaronLad]

With Bob and co not winning at the weekend and dolphin square winning his Hunter Chase last week fairly routinely RPR 140 , I've taken the view dolphin square will come here. Having won a class 2 3m handicap hurdle race on new years day off a mark of 139, on the new course, he has shown a liking for Cheltenham, he has made an improvement of 9lbs over hurdles this season, a similar improvement over fences seems likely on last week's evidence, that would see him rated in the 146 region, this is just my opinion.

At 14/1 and having ran an rpr of 140 last week when a normally very animated David Maxwell barely moved, improvement for Cheltenham is certainly possible and I'd love to cheer home a very likeable character even if his riding style isn't everyone's cup of tea.

[Lobos]

He can't.
You cannot switch from open races to hunters at this stage.

Does that rule apply to hurdles as well Q?