2024 Novice Chasers

[Kevloaf]

Fact To File beating a staying on Grangeclare West is what we all expect isn't it?

[charlie]

Fact To File beating a staying on Grangeclare West is what we all expect isn't it?

It's what I expect. Hopefully its authoritative so GW goes NHC

[Kevloaf]

It's what I expect. Hopefully its authoritative so GW goes NHC

Turners for FTF and BANC for GW nailed on then

[Lobos]

Fact To File beating a staying on Grangeclare West is what we all expect isn't it?

Who else from Mullins camp do we expect to run in it ? Facile Vega, Nick Rockett, Sharjah, Ill Etait Temps, Blood Destiny, Mister Policeman........or is it just the two you mention?

[Carnage at Taunton]

That entry doesn't scream NHC for Corbetts

Sorry, error

[Craigy14]

Just an FYI guys that sky have Fact To File at 7/2 any race (same price with most firm for BANC NRNB). It is also NRNB.

I know it’s short but good price for a roll up when the actual races aren’t too much bigger. Turners is a couple points bigger but BANC has always been fav with bookies etc.

[Lobos]

Just an FYI guys that sky have Fact To File at 7/2 any race (same price with most firm for BANC NRNB). It is also NRNB.

I know it’s short but good price for a roll up when the actual races aren’t too much bigger. Turners is a couple points bigger but BANC has always been fav with bookies etc.

Great spot Craigy. That's the way to go.

[Rooster Booster]

He's only ever sent Galopin as his best staying novice to the Turners and that's because they thought he was too racy and the Turners would suit.

These were his shortest price runners each year:

2023: Appreciate It (running over 2m previously)
2022: Galopin
2021: Asterion Forlonge (running over 2 and a half but 14/1 and not fancied). Monkfish was his best horse and would have won the Turners or BANC although Envoi Allen was fav for the Turners all year and they weren't going to take each other on
2020: Faugheen (not seen as a staying novice and they had Allaho has the best stayer)
2019: Real Steel 13/2 - no runner in the BANC. RS had been running over 2 to 2.5 miles beforehand and not seen as a stayer otherwise they'd have gone the BANC
2018: Invitation Only and Kemboy in the Turners, Al Boum Photo in the BANC. All decent prices. Don't think the 2 in the Turners were seen as his best staying novice?
2017: Yorkhill won the Turners - not a staying novice

Can't be bothered going further back as the statement of Willie sending his best staying novice to the Turners is just incorrect. He's done it once and for good reason.

If you had gone further back you would have found Djakadam.

[FinalFurlong91]

If you had gone further back you would have found Djakadam.

He wasn't Willie's best staying novice that year though was he?

Looking at the Browns he had ballycasey go off joint fav who had beaten Don cossack in a grade 1 2m5f novice pre Cheltenham

Ballycasey was 157 djakadam 142

So that just further bolsters denmans point

[Carnage at Taunton]

He wasn't Willie's best staying novice that year though was he?

Looking at the Browns he had ballycasey go off joint fav who had beaten Don cossack in a grade 1 2m5f novice pre Cheltenham

Ballycasey was 157 djakadam 142

So that just further bolsters denmans point

Ballycasey was overrated and Djakadam underrated
Thats how I remember it anyway

[Rooster Booster]

He wasn't Willie's best staying novice that year though was he?

Looking at the Browns he had ballycasey go off joint fav who had beaten Don cossack in a grade 1 2m5f novice pre Cheltenham

Ballycasey was 157 djakadam 142

So that just further bolsters denmans point

If connections didn’t know djakadam was a superior horse to ballycasey then they must have been abducted by aliens and their brains switched with single cell amoebas. I couldn’t give a monkeys what the ratings were at the time. We all knew they were much sweeter on djakadams prospects of being a gold cup horse than Ballycasey who couldn’t even jump round in his post racing trot round.

[Lobos]

Gaelic in latest entries for Irish Arkle then. Vega in there too. Willie also entered both IL Etait Temps and Sharjah.

[Muswell]

https://x.com/nickluck/status/1752320110260261145?s=46&t=6cBuNXVl_Hk5QPgLPgxL6Q

[Lobos]

Not surprised after Ginnys Destiny performance on Saturday.

[Madmoose]

Nick Rockett NHC cashout gone off on 365??