2024 Novice Chasers

[Atlantic Viking]

What a strange old race that was. Can forget Minella Cocooner for the BANC if nothing else.

[Speedy17]

The only way Embassy Gardens doesn't go to the Brown Advisory after that is if FTF does.

[Johnoman66]

How the hell was American Mike scratched from the banc and left in the turner's

[That Horse]

What a strange old race that was. Can forget Minella Cocooner for the BANC if nothing else.

American Mike clearly likes Navan, not particularly helpful for Cheltenham mind

[That Horse]

How the hell was American Mike scratched from the banc and left in the turner's

Bizarre, his two entries are arkle and turners, where they'd already have Found A Fifty in play.

[FinalFurlong91]

Why on earth is Mike in the arkle and turners not the BANC and NHC

Nick rockett looks a very slow horse and a tough ride, townend gave him a pretty modest ride

Probably wasn't a bad run with a view to the NHC though over 3m6f

If they go hard he will be staying on at the end

Probably increases the chances of embassy gardens going to the BANC if fact to file goes to the turners as nick rockett clearly not up to grade 1 standard

I'd forgive cocooner that he won't have liked that ground, his grade 1 form is on spring ground

He may be getting himself a nice handicap mark

[TigerRolllllll]

What does Willie do now?

[Carnage at Taunton]

Not really sure what the ride on Nick Rockett was all about to be honest
Any help much appreciated!!

[Speedy17]

Not really sure what the ride on Nick Rockett was all about to be honest
Any help much appreciated!!

Stay out of trouble and make sure he gets in the first 3 to qualify for NH Chase is how it read to me, if he's good enough go and win, but he didn't. I don't think either Mullins Horse appreciates Heavy, both have Graded Novice Hurdle form on goodish ground. I'd still back the pair if they turned up in a NH Chase.

[Lobos]

What does Willie do now?

His best chance of winning one of the two races is with Embassy Gardens in the NHC. He'll definitely go there and Willie will probably pack the BANC with his also rans again like last year if F2F goes Turners that is.

[Jrow]

It looked as though another 6 furlongs would suit NR. Townend very easy on him, looked to me that was treated as a qualifier and anything else was a bonus

[The Fellow]

Not really sure what the ride on Nick Rockett was all about to be honest
Any help much appreciated!!

didn't like it at all either , held up so far back , wide as possible , trying to make up 10 lengths turning in on heavy ground and up a hill , that surely wasn't a plan of how to win that race pre race

[darlojim]

His best chance of winning one of the two races is with Embassy Gardens in the NHC. He'll definitely go there and Willie will probably pack the BANC with his also rans again like last year if F2F goes Turners that is.

Have to agree with this Lobos

[Carnage at Taunton]

Stay out of trouble and make sure he gets in the first 3 to qualify for NH Chase is how it read to me, if he's good enough go and win, but he didn't. I don't think either Mullins Horse appreciates Heavy, both have Graded Novice Hurdle form on goodish ground. I'd still back the pair if they turned up in a NH Chase.

Well to me if he was a NHC winner, he should have won that on the run in
Hes not winning anything at Cheltenham imo

EG should be the NHC and FTF BANC is how I see it

[RoadToCheltenham]

His best chance of winning one of the two races is with Embassy Gardens in the NHC. He'll definitely go there and Willie will probably pack the BANC with his also rans again like last year if F2F goes Turners that is.

Agree with you here Lobos - I'd say Fact To File Turners, Embassy Gardens NHC and then the rest to the Browns in hope rather than expectation could be the way he'll go.

That way, they have 2 leading chances in the novice chases rather than 1.