FJ Day Four (Friday) Yankee - Captain: Odin

[BigChaang]

Bump.......

[Istabraq]

If Elliott wins the war I’ll be backing Conflated in the Gold Cup, likely to remain a nice each way option…

[ComplyOrDie]

Win Bets:

Vauban
A Plus Tard

E/W Bets:

Echoes In Rain or State Man (County)
Shantreusse (Bartlett)
Galvin / Melon
Langer Dan (Pipe)

[MadeinJapan]

….I’ll throw Bardenstown Lad or Shantreusse (Bartlett) & First Street (County) into the mix.

Another vote for Bardenstown Lad in the Bartlett e/w - you can get 12s currently although with Ginto/Journey With Me seemingly Ballymore bound & Hillcrest decision still being made; the front of the market could see a shake up & he'll probs. go off shorter than that. Previous Cheltenham form (won on the Old Course over 3m where he posted his best RPR), never been out of the first 3 apart from his first ever run & unbeaten at 3m (again apart from that first run).

If you're looking for a bigger price for this e/w acc. then I'd put up Ballygriffincottage of Skelton's at 22/1 for the same race. Previous Cheltenham form finishing 3rd behind Blazing Khal at the December meeting (New Course over 3m) where he led approaching the last & tired on the run in looks solid to me. 6 runs in total of which he's won 3 over 3m & another at 2m7 ticks a few boxes and shouldn't be too far away from the places.

[Odin]

Thanks for all the comments so far guys. I'm monitoring them all but really trying to take a laissez faire approach with how this thread develops aside from the first post. It's my thinking that people will only really respond with strong fancies if there's not much action on the thread and I'm ok with that. Strikes me that Friday is the most difficult (or just uncertain) day, but I'm really glad we've got two possibles for the foxhunters as things stand as I've no knowledge on that race but would like to cover it!

One thing that does interest me is that no-one has mentioned the mares race yet. Is that deliberate (i.e. noone fancies anything) or just because of the way I phrased the initial post?

[Kevloaf]

No each way value in the Mares Chase IMO. The top 2 are solid and the 3rd in the betting has a class angle... can't really rule any out.

Similar story in the Triumph, with 3 strong chances well found at the top of the market but hard to strongly be against them with any certainty.

Albert Bartlett, great race to pick from as looks a dodgy fav.

Foxhunters - definitely could have a selection.... Cousin Pascal heard a good case for, and Dubai Quest.

Then of course we could have a Gold Cup selection - always an each way angle in that race.

Then County / Pipe.... just loads of options, obviously.

[archie]

Not interested in handicaps until final decs so:
Vauban
Stag Horn
Galvin
Winged Leader
Elimay

[Stormez]

Bardenstown Lad
Galvin
Bob And Co
Chemical Energy

All forum horses who’ve not had all the value sucked out of them just yet.

[DenmanSacre]

2nd horse for the Friday for me is the mighty Stag Horn. Still 14s with various firms including Betfred who are 4 places.

He's a very strong stayer off the flat. Best RPR was 108 over 2m2f (won twice over this distance as a 3 year old and a 4 year old), finished 4th in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot over 2m5 last year (again as a 4 year old). He is a thorough stayer on the flat and 3m over hurdles will be right up his street.

Ran twice over hurdles and he hurdles beautifully. I don't think there will be any horse in this race that hurdles better than this guy. Has won over 2m3 on debut and then won a grade 2 Leamington Novice at Warwick over 2m5. Races from the front and last time he seemed to get lonely but when they came to him, he ran on again. 2nd has since finished second to Elle Est Belle in the Sidney Banks.

Record on undulating courses is 3,3,1,4,1,1,1,1,1,1. Cheltenham isn't going to be a problem for this horse.

[Lobos]

Galvin NAP
State Man
West Cork
Knight Salute EW

[Faugheen_Machine]

Friday doesn't look a day that will be full of big priced winners but I'd take a stab at a couple:

Vauban (NAP)
Galvin
Felix Desjy
Gin on Lime

[Birds Nest]

2nd horse for the Friday for me is the mighty Stag Horn. Still 14s with various firms including Betfred who are 4 places.

He's a very strong stayer off the flat. Best RPR was 108 over 2m2f (won twice over this distance as a 3 year old and a 4 year old), finished 4th in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot over 2m5 last year (again as a 4 year old). He is a thorough stayer on the flat and 3m over hurdles will be right up his street.

Ran twice over hurdles and he hurdles beautifully. I don't think there will be any horse in this race that hurdles better than this guy. Has won over 2m3 on debut and then won a grade 2 Leamington Novice at Warwick over 2m5. Races from the front and last time he seemed to get lonely but when they came to him, he ran on again. 2nd has since finished second to Elle Est Belle in the Sidney Banks.

Record on undulating courses is 3,3,1,4,1,1,1,1,1,1. Cheltenham isn't going to be a problem for this horse.

Stag horn will have my vote too
.strange to say about a bartlett horse though is that my only reservation about him is he might get done for a bit of toe...even 3miles might not be far enough in this company.still hes a gap that needs plugging so hes my vote too....nice write up by the way Denman...

[Odin]

Partial bump, partial place saver for me. Currently suggested horses:

Triumph: Il Etait Temps, Porticello, Knight Salute, Vauban
County: First Street, Eclair De Beaufeu, Colonel Mustard, Top Bandit, EIR, State Man, Felix Desjy, West Cork
Bartlett: Bardenstown Lad, Shantreusse, Ballygriffin Cottage, Stag Horn
Gold Cup: Galvin, Conflated, A Plus Tard, Melon
Foxhunters: Dubai Quest, Senor Lombardy (any word RufusFlynn or any idea when you might with respect to the Monday deadline?), Bob and Co, Winged Leader
Mares: Elimay, Gin On Lime
Pipe: Bay of Freedom, Langer Dan, Chemical Energy

Looks like we will have a few possibles at double figures

[Stormez]

Looking at those will pay well whatever you land for us!

[Eggs]

….Freedom to Dream (MP) currently a whopping 50-1 NRNB has to be a consideration given the forum connection (also tipped by Ben Linfoot on a preview show).