2025 Novice Hurdlers

[jrjr]

Been reading/watching some of the bits from the Closutton day and my overriding takeaway is one of a quiet, but definite, confidence. No hint of doubt or panic, just a belief the horses will deliver when it matters.

I put this in another post but the way this season has unfolded with SM’s delay and the low key Xmas for WPM, combined with the New Lion and Potter’s Charm attracting market favour has presented punters with an unusual opportunity to get Willie’s big guns onside in whatever manner they’ve wanted to do so (singles/multis etc).

My personal opinion is that TNL and Potters are both overrated and have propped the Turners market up for the Irish. Got a feeling we will look back on the Supreme and Turners and wonder how on earth those horses were double figures for so long.

Regarding the Triumph, interstate to hear Willie say Sainte Lucie was only half ready at Xmas and how surprising the run was. Bodes well if accurate.

[Lobos]

TNO = The New One?

Yep.....

[Speedy17]

I'm of the opinion TNL is getting quite a few stones thrown at him for two reasons...

1) Not many have backed him ante post
2) Everyone disregarding the Challow because of it's record going on to Cheltenham

You can bring the horses ratings in that he beat in the Challow in to the equation, but if this is a substandard year for novices, which it looks so far, then trust your eyes, he won a grade one on the billy idol.

And he's gonna absolutely bolt up in the Turners, goarn the Lion!!!

[opatcho]

TNL - concerned he was peaked for the Challow
Also, I don’t really know how much he had left in the tank at the end, in his previous race he looked like he was tanking, harry asked and he hardly pulled away

Additionally, for those wanting to back him, better to wait until the DRF as 1st and 2nd place are likely going to change the market. Not sure whether TNL goes out in price but why place a bet now when you can wait, see what Ireland has and make an decision after seeing all of the likely runners