2024 Novice Chasers

[Zachx02]

Minella Cocooner looks a non Stayer to me and he's just not good enough imo to be winning at the festival. Interested to see how the Nick Rockett form holds up on a line through My Immortal. Gaelic Warrior form on show as well through HDB horse.

Flemensfirth out of an old Vic mare screams staying chaser to me

[Lobos]

Flemensfirth out of an old Vic mare screams staying chaser to me

Suppose he could be just very, very slow/one paced but he hasn't finished his last two races off well at all. He looks way down the Mullins Novice Chaser ranks. Probably the reason he's running today.

[darlojim]

Suppose he could be just very, very slow/one paced but he hasn't finished his last two races off well at all. He looks way down the Mullins Novice Chaser ranks. Probably the reason he's running today.

Seasonal debut both times, once off the back of a year off. Probably worth giving him today to see if that is the case now but I wouldn't be holding onto them 2 runs, mullins expects huge improvement from the last day

[FinalFurlong91]

He has the best novice hurdle form of any of the NHC candidates

Flooring porter obviously has the best hurdles form but after that cocooner winning the nathaniel lacy and finishing second to the nice guy at Cheltenham and punchestown is much better than anything the others have done

He jumps well too

The questions are does he settle well enough to get 3m6f

Does he retain all of his ability after injury

[charlie]

Taken a complete flyer on Landrake @ 80's for the NHC before he runs today over 3m later today (needs to finish in the top 4 to qualify for the race). Hasn't jumped with fluency so far over 2m4f which looks to be happening too quick for him. Gordon has 6 entered in NHC and he's the rank outsider of the lot, so the case is speculative at best. He had quite a good hurdling campaign last year, running Good Land to 4L on debut after 225 days off, he then beat Corbetts Cross before putting together 3 RPR's of 140. The RP had this fella in as one of Gordons dark horses to follow at the start of the season and I remember being confused as to why. Then I looked at his runs over hurdles and his breeding. On paper he should be a much better chaser and be suited by staying trips. He's Gordon's only representative today in what looks a hot race, so he'll do well to qualify but it will be a slog. I am hoping he runs well but at 80's it's pretty much all hope not expectation. Gordon said 'we always thought Landrake would make a nice chaser and, while he hasn't scaled the heights we thought he would as of yet, it is still early days and I'd like to think he can be competitive here. The trip should suit'.

Jesus Landrake cannot jump for shit. Possibly the most unnatural horse ive ever seen over fences.

Loved that from MC mind

[Exar Essay]

That was pretty good from Cocooner. But surely he races too freely to get 3m6f? Would look better suited to the RSA to me.

[Faugheen_Machine]

That was pretty good from Cocooner. But surely he races too freely to get 3m6f? Would look better suited to the RSA to me.

Agreed. I don't think he's good enough to win an RSA or a NHC. Jumped nicely but I'm not rushing to back him after that.

[Kevloaf]

That was pretty good from Cocooner. But surely he races too freely to get 3m6f? Would look better suited to the RSA to me.

I think he's got the talent to get the 3m6f against worse horses than would be in the BANC

Interesting to see if they give anything away, or mention him being qualified

I really liked it but have been quite heavily invested all season so was just confirming what I wanted to see - anything

[FinalFurlong91]

He covered about 3m6f in that race

Paul took him on a tour of navan

Im only watching on my phone so cant see post race comments

Would be interesting to know what's been said

[Carnage at Taunton]

Jesus Landrake cannot jump for shit. Possibly the most unnatural horse ive ever seen over fences.

Loved that from MC mind

Hahaha, was entertaining to watch though!!

[darlojim]

Seasonal debut both times, once off the back of a year off. Probably worth giving him today to see if that is the case now but I wouldn't be holding onto them 2 runs, mullins expects huge improvement from the last day

Loved that from Cocooner what a boy

Not sure whether he's keen or just likes to bowl along infront. Interesting to see what connections say post race though. He's put them away with ease there under very little exertion. No doubts about him finishing off his races, he killed them all off between the last 2.

Paul taking alot of positives from the run and expects him to come on again

[Kevloaf]

Paul said a lot of positives. He didn't tell his face though

[Zachx02]

Did the same thing he did at Leopardstown by taking him around the outside of the course essentially covering an extra mile so have to be pleased with that

[Lobos]

Still not sure where he sits. No man's land . Maybe Irish National but don't think he'd stay in a proper run race. Just lacks that bit of class for me for the festival.

[Kevloaf]

Still not sure where he sits. No man's land . Maybe Irish National but don't think he'd stay in a proper run race. Just lacks that bit of class for me for the festival.

Grade 1 record:

122

Lacking class is an odd opinion to hold, in my opinion




Bang him in the NH Chase Grade 2, out classes them?