2024 Novice Chasers

[Lobos]

Today’s exchanges wobble might be Il Etait Temps …..not much queuing up on lay side ?

Prob just soft market - but might want to keep eye on

Here we go again!!

[TigerRolllllll]

Here we go again!!

Ignore ….looks fine now

maybe someone laid loads off & emptied it out

[Ballybeen]

Nope, Arkle and Turners only. The trainer said he's unlikely to be ready for Cheltenham also.

Oli Greenall on Nick luck podcast today saying couldn’t be happier with the horse, in full training and schooling every week now. Will go for racecourse gallop before Cheltenham. He said he would probably be leaning towards Turners but they might have to go Arkle if JP wanted Fact to file in turners and wanted them split up.

[charlie]

But why would Willie go for the harder race of the two with him?? Not what he usually does.

He has loads of ammo for the turners

[Zachx02]

He has loads of ammo for the turners

Does he? GW in major doubt now I'd say after the weekend and he has far more staying Novice chasers this season

[TigerRolllllll]

Oli Greenall on Nick luck podcast today saying couldn’t be happier with the horse, in full training and schooling every week now. Will go for racecourse gallop before Cheltenham. He said he would probably be leaning towards Turners but they might have to go Arkle if JP wanted Fact to file in turners and wanted them split up.

Thx - great news

pur some doubles ideas up on related thread hearing this

[charlie]

Does he? GW in major doubt now I'd say after the weekend and he has far more staying Novice chasers this season

They wont give up on GW or FV IMO. Both would go Turners with a live chance given how weak the race looks. They'd both go off top 3 in the betting.

FTF looks superb but his future looks over further to me. He's a GC horse in the making and for all Willie went Turners with GDC, FTF has staying chaser written all over him. I think he'd be awesome over further.

[Zachx02]

They wont give up on GW or FV IMO. Both would go Turners with a live chance given how weak the race looks. They'd both go off top 3 in the betting.

FTF looks superb but his future looks over further to me. He's a GC horse in the making and for all Willie went Turners with GDC, FTF has staying chaser written all over him. I think he'd be awesome over further.

Willie seems hell bent on sending FV to the arkle it seems

[Big Bucks]

Oli Greenall on Nick luck podcast today saying couldn’t be happier with the horse, in full training and schooling every week now. Will go for racecourse gallop before Cheltenham. He said he would probably be leaning towards Turners but they might have to go Arkle if JP wanted Fact to file in turners and wanted them split up.

Music to my ears! I would love it, love it if he made it!

[RufusFlynn]

Music to my ears! I would love it, love it if he made it!

There is a video of Iroko schooling from 3 days ago on trainers Instagram. Certainly looks to be in top form!

[TigerRolllllll]

There is a video of Iroko schooling from 3 days ago on trainers Instagram. Certainly looks to be in top form!

Arkle or Turners without F2F really open ….and he looks seriously good with festival form ….poss the class horse

Exciting - love to see him win for young ambitious yard

will be cheering him hard wherever ..,,aided obviously by pocket talk

[Exar Essay]

I was just having a look at Gaultstats for the Arkle and have noticed that of the 10 most recent editions, the eventual winner won LTO. Also, Willie has won five of the 10 and of his, only Duc Des Genievres didn't go via the Irish Arkle. Lies, damned lies, and statistics, I know, but that does suggest that Il Etait Temps might represent a bit of value at 7/1 on BFX (plenty of it about) and even 5/1 NRNB.

[Lobos]

Fabulous news re Iroko. I'll dig that TWAR bet out of the bin and reduce my losses figure !!

Arkle would be my guess with F2F Turners and Corbett BANC or NHC. Good Novice Chasing team for JP.

[FredFlintstone]

Fabulous news re Iroko. I'll dig that TWAR bet out of the bin and reduce my losses figure !!

Arkle would be my guess with F2F Turners and Corbett BANC or NHC. Good Novice Chasing team for JP.

Thats how I'd see it... If CC is ok for Cheltenham maybe let Mark Walsh ride him in the BANC I'd say he knows the horse better then Derek would.

[FinalFurlong91]

I'd be very surprised if iroko ran in the arkle

He's 4 from 4 over mid trips
He's 0 from from 3 over 2 miles or 3 miles