2024 Novice Chasers

[Carnage at Taunton]

Iroko RSA right?

Jockey just said 2m 4 - 3m distances.
Coukd be either I guess.
Similar price for both novices at the festival

[FinalFurlong91]

I’ve not backed Iroko but I’m glad he’s put up a decent performance. It may help guide FTF towards the Turners

Jp also has corbetts cross and Inthepocket so will likely have multiple runners in some of the novice chases

Unless they try to turn iroko or fact to file into NHC horses

[Black Dog]

10/1 any race with Hills

[Exar Essay]

Iroko RSA right?

Trainer says he could come back in trip! Mentioned Henry VIII. More likely to do that than go up in trip, he says.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Trainer says he could come back in trip! Mentioned Henry VIII. More likely to do that than go up in trip, he says.

Interesting the difference between jockey and trainer interviews

Maybe the Turners is fav?

[ComplyOrDie]

Trainer says he could come back in trip! Mentioned Henry VIII. More likely to do that than go up in trip, he says.

That says to me Turners above anything else, because I don't think he's a 2 mile festival horse, he's not bred to be and none of his form suggests 2m either.

Whatever happens, that was a fair debut over fences.

[Exar Essay]

That says to me Turners above anything else, because I don't think he's a 2 mile festival horse, he's not bred to be and none of his form suggests 2m either.

Whatever happens, that was a fair debut over fences.

I'd say he might take the more prestigious 2m races over here (Henry VIII and Kingmaker maybe) then step back up. A real shame there's no dipper now as he'd be perfect for that.

[ComplyOrDie]

I'd say he might take the more prestigious 2m races over here (Henry VIII and Kingmaker maybe) then step back up. A real shame there's no dipper now as he'd be perfect for that.

Yeah, I agree with this.

[riccirich]

When he hasn't gone into a lot of detail it still leaves room for doubt. The way he said "more likely to go down in trip than up after today anyway" could just mean for his next run, as in they might rather not run him over 3m before the festival so if anything he might come back to 2m if it's soft or stay at 2 and a half.

He still mentioned the 3m novice at kempton so he's not ruling it out, and directly after the race when he was clearly excited about the horses debut probably isn't the best time for a definitive answer anyway. And jp will decide anyway depending on where his other runners are fitting in.

[Atlantic Viking]

RacingTV trainer comments on Iroko

https://twitter.com/RacingTV/status/1721898710538555582?t=3tIMUAXbmzwTbPf38brtfA&s=19

[TigerRolllllll]

Good boost to Apple Away form

[Black Dog]

That's five horses that were behind Apple Away at Aintree now come out and won. Stay Away Fay looking good for later in the week.

[FinalFurlong91]

I'd say he might take the more prestigious 2m races over here (Henry VIII and Kingmaker maybe) then step back up. A real shame there's no dipper now as he'd be perfect for that.

What a ridiculous decision it was to remove the dipper

the last two BANC winners won it

Plus had lostintranslation beating defi in it the 1/2 in the turners

Surely the strongest novice chase run in Britain for festival clues

[opatcho]

What a ridiculous decision it was to remove the dipper

the last two BANC winners won it

Plus had lostintranslation beating defi in it the 1/2 in the turners

Surely the strongest novice chase run in Britain for festival clues

and generate loads of other good horses, Clan Des Obeaux, midnight shadow, protektorat, tarquin des seuil


I’m gutted it gone, out of all the races in GB, this was firming itself up as a proper trail race for the fez!!

[jono]

For me it’ll be Banbridge mark two if they do try to make Iroko a 2 miler