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2023 Browns Advisory Novices Chase (formerly RSA)

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  • I was just going through the market for this race and it really is a p**s poor renewal, IMO.

    Bar the unbeaten Gerri Colombe, and potentially Sir Gerhard, who has plenty to prove in this sphere still, the whole make up of the race is woeful.

    So many horse have got injured, not turning up or not lived up to expectation.

    The Nice Guy - Injured
    Minella Cocooner - Injured
    Hillcrest - Injured
    Journey With Me - Crap
    Gentlemansgame - ??
    Gelino Bello - Crap
    Blazing Khal - Stayed over hurdles
    Minella Crooner - Not good enough
    Ballygrifincottage - Not good enough

    I think the Monkfish race a couple of years back was probably the worst one I can remember, but that was the festival when Covid struck and no owners were allowed to turn up so I could understand that a little.

    It must have gotten bad enough, that I'm considering getting Thyme Hill back on side!!

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    • Originally posted by ComplyOrDie View Post
      I was just going through the market for this race and it really is a p**s poor renewal, IMO.

      Bar the unbeaten Gerri Colombe, and potentially Sir Gerhard, who has plenty to prove in this sphere still, the whole make up of the race is woeful.

      So many horse have got injured, not turning up or not lived up to expectation.

      The Nice Guy - Injured
      Minella Cocooner - Injured
      Hillcrest - Injured
      Journey With Me - Crap
      Gentlemansgame - ??
      Gelino Bello - Crap
      Blazing Khal - Stayed over hurdles
      Minella Crooner - Not good enough
      Ballygrifincottage - Not good enough

      I think the Monkfish race a couple of years back was probably the worst one I can remember, but that was the festival when Covid struck and no owners were allowed to turn up so I could understand that a little.

      It must have gotten bad enough, that I'm considering getting Thyme Hill back on side!!
      I came to that thyme hill conclusion around a month or so ago

      In a normal renewal I wouldn't give him a hope but if gerri underperforms i see him as the second most likely winner

      All hinges on his jumping, he absolutely winged the last 2 fences at kempton, he gets into that early rhythm he goes very close. He jumps like newbury he pulls up.

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      • Originally posted by FinalFurlong91 View Post

        I came to that thyme hill conclusion around a month or so ago

        In a normal renewal I wouldn't give him a hope but if gerri underperforms i see him as the second most likely winner

        All hinges on his jumping, he absolutely winged the last 2 fences at kempton, he gets into that early rhythm he goes very close. He jumps like newbury he pulls up.
        The annoying this is I've cashed him out.....twice, already, at much bigger than what he is now

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        • Originally posted by ComplyOrDie View Post
          I was just going through the market for this race and it really is a p**s poor renewal, IMO.

          Bar the unbeaten Gerri Colombe, and potentially Sir Gerhard, who has plenty to prove in this sphere still, the whole make up of the race is woeful.

          So many horse have got injured, not turning up or not lived up to expectation.

          The Nice Guy - Injured
          Minella Cocooner - Injured
          Hillcrest - Injured
          Journey With Me - Crap
          Gentlemansgame - ??
          Gelino Bello - Crap
          Blazing Khal - Stayed over hurdles
          Minella Crooner - Not good enough
          Ballygrifincottage - Not good enough

          I think the Monkfish race a couple of years back was probably the worst one I can remember, but that was the festival when Covid struck and no owners were allowed to turn up so I could understand that a little.

          It must have gotten bad enough, that I'm considering getting Thyme Hill back on side!!
          In the words of the immortal page and plant

          upon us all, upon us all a little bit of rain must fall ….come on GDL 28-1 has to be one if the few bits of value left in this godforsaken sea of thrift.

          Beat The Goffer 21 more lengths than GC, and will have a weight advantage on top, 7 more lengths than Banbridge , 6 more lengths than Mahler mission let’s not even talk about Churchstonewarrior. All high profile horses towards the head of the market in their respective races. I was on GDL that day and was watching TG like a hawk as he jumped badly the time before and I felt he may be dangerous with a better round of jumping. Well he had a better round of jumping and he was destroyed. I’m not suggesting she will beat GC and I am a big fan of his but the disparity in prices is way too big....it’s not often you see a horse double the price in the antepost market compared with nrnb...if it rains she runs here.

          ps the song was written in response to the Beatles criticising them for not ever writing love songs ....they wrote the rain song ....they never criticised them again

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          • This year I seem to be backing so many horses that I've never thought much of; Thyme Hil, for example. The more I think about it, the more I like him for this.... never thought I'd say that.

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            • No mention of Thedevilscoachman from Noel Meade when naming the 4 horses he has for Cheltenham.....

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              • Originally posted by Kevloaf View Post
                No mention of Thedevilscoachman from Noel Meade when naming the 4 horses he has for Cheltenham.....
                He's entered up at Naas on the 12th, so I guess that's the target

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                • Originally posted by Kevloaf View Post
                  No mention of Thedevilscoachman from Noel Meade when naming the 4 horses he has for Cheltenham.....
                  Ftom memory - after his last run, a while back, he mentioned about finding something at home.

                  Unless he's gone back on that idea in the interim and I havent seen it?
                  "Journeys to Glory, breathing in his head".

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                  • Originally posted by Dandrew99 View Post

                    He's entered up at Naas on the 12th, so I guess that's the target
                    He was keen to swerve Cheltenham last year (Coral Cup ?) so festival clearly not in their list of priorities…

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                    • Irish National theories for Ramillies unfounded, as he ain't entered.

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                      • Originally posted by Quevega View Post
                        Irish National theories for Ramillies unfounded, as he ain't entered.
                        He's BANC bound I think...

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                        • Originally posted by Istabraq View Post

                          He's BANC bound I think...
                          Assuming Henderson's horse City Cheif is a non runner, I think they may run both now, as long as they have a jockey, which should not be too difficult.
                          Might get a small clue tomorrow.

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                          • Originally posted by Quevega View Post

                            Assuming Henderson's horse City Cheif is a non runner, I think they may run both now, as long as they have a jockey, which should not be too difficult.
                            Might get a small clue tomorrow.
                            City Chief definitely doesn't go, will only go if something happens to GDM and even then they might re-route Ramilies...

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                            • Originally posted by Istabraq View Post

                              He's BANC bound I think...
                              I feel like you've sort of had this race tied up with the donnelly runners Ista, been getting the inside scoop?

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                              • ….Bronn might be a wild card if coming here. 3m a bit of an unknown but his hurdle form at the end of last season behind TNG puts him comfortably ahead of Ramillies, JWM & Crooner. Wasn’t far behind GDM on debut & 33-1 NRNB.

                                Not heard Mullins mention him in recent stable tours so perhaps not coming over.

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