FJ Day One (Tuesday) Yankee - Captain: Benjy23

[Splinterboy82]

My 2 for Tues:

Mares - Queens Brook
Boodles - Gaelic Warrior

[BigChaang]

Bump.................

[robith]

Honeysuckle, Tellmesomethingirl, Gaelic Warrior, Run Wild Fred, job done, let's go to the bar

[ComplyOrDie]

Win bets:

Constitution Hill
Honeysuckle
Gaelic Warrior
Run Wild Fred / Stattler


E/W Bets:

Magic Daze
Queens Brook
Corach Rambler/Full Back
Braeside

Would make cases for each and every one but they've all pretty much been done to death on their individual threads anyway.

[Captain Chris]

If Codd gets the ride on Braeside (looking likely), then he's an excellent ew shout for this. The man is a genius in that race, but it does look strong this year.

Once we get the final decs on Sunday, then the Ultima should give another nice ew play

[Dandrew99]

Supreme - If (big if) State Man runs here, he would be of interest against the big 3/4/5/whatever
Arkle - If Coeur Sublime/Ciel De Neige get declared here, I'd be very interested. Maybe even a late reroute for Jungle Boogie, but again probably need to wait for decs
Ultima - I put up Cloudy Glen and Full Back in the handicap thread
Champion Hurdle - Honeysuckle is too short for the purposes of this, but she wins and I don't like ew/without markets really. Skip...
Mares Hurdle - Stormy Island or take a risk with Echoes In Rain...
Boodles - Would swerve myself but Ebasari is my one to take down the Gaelic Good Ting
NH Chase - Fred wins, my only worry is that Gigginstown send either Farouk or Fury Road here. Either that or Vanillier has had some of his special juice.

[charlie]

….I’ve nominated Queens Brook (MH) for the overall Yankee, so I’ll have to suggest her for Day One. If we are looking for double figure prices, I also like Mighty Potter for the Supreme, if he’s on the leaders tails going to the last I think he’ll win.

Two horses all the rage on the preview circuit that I cant warm to. Queens Brook (to quote Q) feels like a poor mans Black Tears (who went into the race as a better more experienced mare). Dennis was at work on QB from after the second last and whilst she found well for pressure, Paul hasn't really asked BV any questions till after the last. WPM said BV looked big and would improve for the run so even off levels I don't see QB beating BV, nor do I see QB beating all the other 4 mares who have run to a higher level. She might pick up pieces, but thats all I see her picking up. Same for Mighty Potter. Royal Bond performance was OK and then LTO had TSL not made a mistake 2 out he probably wins, or there's very little in it. Grangee and Farout were close in behind, and we know none of them will get close to Sir Gerhard. SG accounted for TSL in a far more comfortable manner, and thats before factoring in CH and Jonbon waiting in the wings too. I think Gordon will have a stonking week and neither would shock me, but I think Mighty Potter runs in the supreme because connections backed it early for that race when he'd actually be more suited to the Ballymore, and Queens Brook is overly fancied because of what happened last year, when actually, Gordon doesn't really target the mares race at all. Not for me and I think there are better yankee legs on day one.

[Eggs]

…..here’s my Day One selections;

Mighty Potter (Sup)
Blue Lord (Ark)
Kiltealy Briggs (Ult)
Honey (CH)
Queens Brook (MH)
Champion Green (Boodles)
Vanillier (NHC)

[Birds Nest]

I like the gap plugging idea, mine would be
stormy island (mh)
corach rambler(ult)
vanillier (nhc)

[Stormez]

Full Back
Telmesomethinggirl
Ebisari
Run Wild Fred

[archie]

Assuming we're NRNB:
Dysart Dynamo
Blue Lord
Concertista
Run Wild Fred

[Istabraq]

Assuming we're NRNB:
Dysart Dynamo
Blue Lord
Concertista
Run Wild Fred

You still there's a chance Mullins sends Concertista back over timber archie ?

[archie]

You still there's a chance Mullins sends Concertista back over timber archie ?

Yes but the nrnb is a nice safety net.

[Istabraq]

Yes but the nrnb is a nice safety net.

Interesting.
Should that happen I would see it as a big positive for Elimay…

[Benjy23]

I am reading all these not ignoring them by the way. A lot of shouts for obvious ones / favourites which isn't really what I'm looking for tbh, as have those sorted. But I appreciate them all the same. And I'll ultimately probably chuck one of them in in the hope of getting at least one winner!

Cncertistsa NRNB is an interesting shout but even with the money back I don't really want to be chancing a probable NR in these circumstances.

Queens Brook has come up a few times. And that's one I wouldn't have on my mind for a single, so maybe should be of interest just on that basis...

HEC is anther one I'm giving consideration to. Which might seem a bit contradictory with me criticising his price recently but something like this bet is the only way I'd get him involved.

Going to review all the handicap selections in here after tomorrows entry stage.