2025 Novice Chasers

[Black Dog]

Skybet 5/1 L'eau du Sud NRNB, 4/1 to win Arkle NRNB

[Big Bucks]

Arkle markets down but to win any race maj is 9/4 if your quick and wanted cover

Did anyone get on the to place 1/2? Very slow to react with that market, i just didn't have the funds to smash it!

[Carnage at Taunton]

Vet will be visiting to give him a shot of dex & some anti biotics, markets are just people arbing their position.

Edit - Oh dear, infection ridden up the leg already, should've got the vet in on friday, that's really poor from Hendersons team to allow that to happen, like really bad, Donnellys have every right to be roasting them for this, could lose a horse from ligament infections very f@cking easily, I'd be considering moving my stock from the yard personally...but they'll do what they feel is right.
Just wish Gino well as this isn't something minor.

Oh no.
Hope he recovers ok and we get to see him next season.
The Arkle was a race to I was so looking forward to,
like most I imagine .
Absolutely gutted.

[TigerRolllllll]

Anyone else go in on Jango Baie?

Second highest rated horse I think & poss Nicky plan B

Saw a Twitter feed from Matt Chapman implying Gidleigh could go here too

[Eggs]

….Sir Gino’s defection might persuade the likes of Only by Night to come here.

[Magpie]

Bit of a hammer blow when sitting on a 20/1 voucher, but was going to be race of festival. Gutting

[Carnage at Taunton]

Anyone else go in on Jango Baie?

Second highest rated horse I think & poss Nicky plan B

Saw a Twitter feed from Matt Chapman implying Gidleigh could go here too

I’m already on him, and hoping they now think about running him , not confident though.

[TigerRolllllll]

….Sir Gino’s defection might persuade the likes of Only by Night to come here.

Agree - be bigger field now

Prob need to think several with only one in horse to fear (& his jumping is a bit iffy

Thx to those posting re Only by Night …managed to get good exchange cover

[DenmanSacre]

Sad to see him out and there's a chance now we don't ever see Sir Gino Vs Majborough.

Could get a decent sized field now though.

[EnvoiAlien]

Oh no.
Hope he recovers ok and we get to see him next season.
The Arkle was a race to I was so looking forward to,
like most I imagine .
Absolutely gutted.

I hope so too CaT, but known enough horses in this position to know it's 50/50 at best once the infection gets into the ligament.
Its beyond belief that it wasn't checked by a vet before today, once he was sore a day later from what was said to be no more that a cut alarm bells should've been ringing, even more so for a yard so full of good experienced staff.

[Carnage at Taunton]

I hope so too CaT, but known enough horses in this position to know it's 50/50 at best once the infection gets into the ligament.
Its beyond belief that it wasn't checked by a vet before today, once he was sore a day later from what was said to be no more that a cut alarm bells should've been ringing, even more so for a yard so full of good experienced staff.

On nick luck show yesterday, I was sure Hendo said at that time that they were waiting for the vet?

[Black Dog]

….Sir Gino’s defection might persuade the likes of Only by Night to come here.

6/1 AR with Sky who have her the same price for the Mares Chase, it's NRNB so two mares with one stone.

[AaronLad]

Anyone else go in on Jango Baie?

Second highest rated horse I think & poss Nicky plan B

Saw a Twitter feed from Matt Chapman implying Gidleigh could go here too

I'm pretty sure that was with regards to the pendl at kempton. And the article in the sun newspaper had these words from Harry fry.

Today, Fry added: "Nicky didn’t sound all that keen to run over two and a half miles so I tried to sow the seed in his mind it might not be the best idea. Of course we all just want Sir Gino to be fit and well, but I’d rather he didn’t go to Kempton.

“It’s a Grade 2 - it’s not going to be the canter round he thought it might be.

“Gidleigh Park is absolutely on target for Kempton. Cheltenham is coming too soon for us, and we also need more experience. Kempton fits in nicely before going to Aintree.

“I’m really happy with Gidleigh Park. He’s come out of the Windsor race fine. He could have gone for the Kingmaker, but we wanted to wait a little longer.”

This was published before news of Sir gino being out for the season, but Harry fry seems pretty dead set here.

[EnvoiAlien]

On nick luck show yesterday, I was sure Hendo said at that time that they were waiting for the vet?

I didn't see it and he may well have been,but vets are available 24/7 365 in Newmarket, I honestly doubt Lambourn is much different,if the vet they always use was unavailable another could've been dispatched.

[Quevega]

Strange bit of handicapping from the Irish.

Betterdaysahead left on a mark of 152

Stellar Story given 148 ?

And Three Card Brag dropped 2 to 145 ?


Betterdaysahead has just beaten the second a neck getting five pounds off him but if they run in a handicap tomorrow he has to give same horse 4lb (a 9lb swing for a neck)

Explain that to someone you feckin pesky handicapper.

Gordon will be pleased enough.