2023 Cross Country Chase

[Eggs]

Not seeing a thread for this, so timing probably right to start one.




5th Feb 2023 odds

[Eggs]

….I notice a few have highlighted Gesskille for this, he runs in 2.40 today & is 80-1 with Hills to win & the XC.

[Faugheen_Machine]

….I notice a few have highlighted Gesskille for this, he runs in 2.40 today & is 80-1 with Hills to win & the XC.

Thanks for highlighting Eggs. I hadn't looked at Doncaster so might have missed that.

He needs to go up at least 4lb to get in the Grand National so I'd like to think a win today would get him that rise, then they can target the XC, followed by the GN.

I'm going to back him to win today and hope that 33s for the XC is still available afterwards. It'd work out close to 125/1.

[charlie]

Posted this in my diary in October but will post here (now 11/4 not 4/1)

Delta Work to win the XC by 3L or more @ 4/1 interests me (Sky). He's 15/8 to win which seems a reflection of a dire division (and bookies being bastards). Over the last 10 years the average winning distance is 8 lengths and quite a few marginal winners skew this with plenty of talented festival regulars posting 17L+ wins. Thats exactly what Delta Work is and he won last year after an unconventional prep and beat the best going, so I think there's every chance he's just as good next year if not better. He was definitely better schooling second time last year than first, and he'll be coming over 2-3 times to school and get ready.

8 lengths or more is 7/1
10 lengths or more is 9/1

Merit in both the above IMO. Its too specialist a test in too rubbish a division to not consider 8L+, even at this early stage.

[Faugheen_Machine]

I think Samcro might turn up in this. He's ineligible for the hunter chase and has had a couple of entries over the banks in Ireland, although he wasn't declared for either.

[Garrison Savannah]

Surely Galvin isn’t as bad as his running this season?

I feel a Grand National campaign coming, and therefore taking this race in en route.

[Captain Chris]

I like Gesskille, but if Delta Work and/or Galvin turn up, he's got so much to find. I wonder why they changed this race from a handicap as that was so much more interesting. Love the spectacle still, but it's just not the same

[Eggs]

Surely Galvin isn’t as bad as his running this season?

I feel a Grand National campaign coming, and therefore taking this race in en route.

….the double is 100-1 with Sky.

[Garrison Savannah]

….the double is 100-1 with Sky.

No chance I’m throwing good money after bad. Would rather take shorter odds on finding out the GN was the target after backing him for it last season and not getting a run

[Lobos]

Need to find out if he's ok first. Any post race news on him ? He didn't look happy at all.

[Benjy23]

Aye, the likes of Samcro and Galvin are the potential dangers to the Delta Work lengths bet imo. Could see all three going! Hope so as well

[Garrison Savannah]

Need to find out if he's ok first. Any post race news on him ? He didn't look happy at all.

Sam Ewing did his job nicely then if that was your takeaway…

[Lobos]

Sam Ewing did his job nicely then if that was your takeaway…

Ehh??? What d you mean??

[Kevloaf]

I think Samcro might turn up in this. He's ineligible for the hunter chase and has had a couple of entries over the banks in Ireland, although he wasn't declared for either.

That'll be annoying.... all the profits from win wins over the start of his career have long been wasted on him time and time again.... and I'm ready for more

[Quevega]

Probably not going to frighten Delta Work backers too much.
But Snow Leopardess going to try the cross country course out with a view to a potential run.

Slightly more frightening is Galvin being backed into 8-1 with PP & BF, although this is more than likely linked to Conflated being mentioned as going straight to Gold cup and skipping dublin.

https://www.attheraces.com/news/2023...ith-leopardess

https://www.attheraces.com/news/2023...-gold-cup-tilt


But no Galvin entry in the Irish Gold cup
Trials day here we come