2024 Gold Cup

[Atlantic Viking]

Usual prep for the x country

Was thinking that too, but it turns out Delta Work did the same before breaking everyones hearts.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Was thinking that too, but it turns out Delta Work did the same before breaking everyones hearts.

Haha, very true, but he was well beat, ironically by Conflated.
Maybe Conflated will be well beat, but right now I still find it wrong that he goes x country

[Kevloaf]

Haha, very true, but he was well beat, ironically by Conflated.
Maybe Conflated will be well beat, but right now I still find it wrong that he goes x country

It is wrong, but that's where he's going unless he wins the Irish Gold Cup

[Carnage at Taunton]

It is wrong, but that's where he's going unless he wins the Irish Gold Cup

Or a close up 2nd or 3rd perhaps?

[Kevloaf]

Or a close up 2nd or 3rd perhaps?

Unfortunately, not even sure that'd be the case!

[Lobos]

Morris, who saddled War Of Attrition to triumph at Cheltenham in 2006, said: "Gentlemansgame is in great form but he won't go to Leopardstown this weekend. We've decided to go straight to Cheltenham with him."

[Fouroverthrutwo]

Gentleman's Game to head straight to The Gold Cup:

https://www.racingpost.com/news/ireland/gentlemansgame-to-bypass-dublin-racing-festival-as-mouse-morris-opts-to-head-straight-to-gold-cup-awLIl8c888Zg/

[Carnage at Taunton]

Morris, who saddled War Of Attrition to triumph at Cheltenham in 2006, said: "Gentlemansgame is in great form but he won't go to Leopardstown this weekend. We've decided to go straight to Cheltenham with him."

Fair enough.
As a backer I’m quiet happy with that.
This trainer is a shrewdie, knows what he’s doing for sure.

[Quevega]

Fair enough.
As a backer I’m quiet happy with that.
This trainer is a shrewdie, knows what he’s doing for sure.

Didn't do Al Boum Photo any harm.
Can be done.

[Lobos]

Fair enough.
As a backer I’m quiet happy with that.
This trainer is a shrewdie, knows what he’s doing for sure.

He's clearly a fragile type as well so less risk going straight there. These trainers can get them fit at home and he has won after a long break before.

[Lobos]

Monkfish...

“Touch wood he has been sound since and we will try to keep him sound between now and March.
“Our inclination has always been to go back over fences, but let’s see how things shape up and the respective races shape up between now and March. A lot could change, but if we can keep him in one piece we look forward to running him wherever that may be.

“It could be (the Gold Cup) and that’s what we would like to do, but we are still six and a half weeks out from that and we will probably leave that decision to the week of Cheltenham.”

[Eggs]

…Royale Pagaille could be OFTS;

https://www.attheraces.com/news/2024/February/01/'very-sore'-royale-pagaille-could-miss-rest-of-season

[BigChaang]

Watched ' get stuck in ' - sporting life . on you tube last night , from 4-00 to about 14-00 . joe chambers talking about the Ricci horses .

[Lobos]

Watched ' get stuck in ' - sporting life . on you tube last night , from 4-00 to about 14-00 . joe chambers talking about the Ricci horses .

..................go on, be a devil and give us the gist of it.

[BigChaang]

..................go on, be a devil and give us the gist of it.

10 minutes worth Lobos , watch it at your leisure ... i'm busy packing my bag for Dublin !! . .