2025 Novice Hurdlers

[FinalFurlong91]

Having just watched Ballyburn implode in the banc can’t see 14/1 being very appealing for the 26 GC either

The next in an increasingly long line of impressive 2m5f novice hurdle winners who flopped afterwards

ballyburn
impaire
sir gerhard
bob
envoi
samcro

they all failed to deliver on their promise to some extent

perhaps we should be careful getting carried away when these speedier types beat the plodder in the ballymore/Gallagher/turners

[FinalFurlong91]

Scandalous really when you think back Monkfish won the spud race as was 10/1 for ages after.

Prices are just crap now and proper taking the edge away.

Think I got 14s monkfish and he bloody won

[HoldenTheReins]

Jeez

Priced up like he won

Shameless

Scandalous really when you think back Monkfish won the spud race as was 10/1 for ages after.

Prices are just crap now and proper taking the edge away.

[Pisto]

Having just watched Ballyburn implode in the banc can’t see 14/1 being very appealing for the 26 GC either

[FinalFurlong91]

….6-1 pp/bfsb.

Jeez

Priced up like he won

Shameless

[JackieMoon33]

…too true, 6-1 Sky.

As much as I like the horse, he won't seeing a penny of my money at that AP price.

[Eggs]

Garbage. Any other books? Not that it will matter as they’ll just follow the first price most likely.

…too true, 6-1 Sky.

[JackieMoon33]

….6-1 pp/bfsb.

Garbage. Any other books? Not that it will matter as they’ll just follow the first price most likely.

[Eggs]

part of me is glad fd didn’t win as it might (hopeful maybe) make his banc price more generous.

….6-1 pp/bfsb.

[JackieMoon33]

Absolutely. Wasn't overly keen on FD as you may know, despite having him backed. That 2m6f race at the DRF will become the new Challow with regards to the Turners going forward now

Part of me is glad FD didn’t win as it might (hopeful maybe) make his BANC price more generous.

[ComplyOrDie]

The 'horses that could run in the AB don't win the Turners' stat remains intact though.

Absolutely. Wasn't overly keen on FD as you may know, despite having him backed. That 2m6f race at the DRF will become the new Challow with regards to the Turners going forward now

[JackieMoon33]

And whilst the 5 year old Arkle stat remains the Challow Stat is now in the bin.

The 'horses that could run in the AB don't win the Turners' stat remains intact though.

[ComplyOrDie]

May get the money back on the yellow clay in the BANC next year i reckon

I suspect that race was very strong form

Would love to see Dan go to punchestown with the new lion and take on kopek

I'm very much of the opposite opinion. I like The Yellow Clay but he's just solid for me, nothing more.

I still believe the Supreme will turn out to be the best of the novice hurdles this season.

That said, well done to all TNL backers, I certainly wasn't one of them, in fact I was very against him, but you can't win them all (or none at the moment for me ).

[FinalFurlong91]

Ditto, was watching the money pile in for TYC rubbing my hands together!

May get the money back on the yellow clay in the BANC next year i reckon

I suspect that race was very strong form

Would love to see Dan go to punchestown with the new lion and take on kopek

[FinalFurlong91]

Top class form that. TNL and TYC hurdled better throughout than Final Demand. Plenty of gears for TNL. Like FF says, JP should start sending him some horses as he's shown he can get festival wins in the grade 1s and in the handicaps.

Nicky isn't going to be around forever

I'd say Dan just put himself in pole position to get the good horses nicky gets sent atm when he calls it a day

It would put Dan in a position to dominate the trainers titles in the same way his mentor Paul Nicholls did.