2025 Novice Chasers

[Lobos]

Pleasing enough from dancing city. But will Gordon feel that he’s got one or two better ?

Doubt it but Willie might

[Yosser]

I would be happy if Croke Park was. He would be my second highest priced festival winner and probably be banished from all online betting as a consequence

[Guinness Village]

Doubt it but Willie might

The second wouldn’t be Gordon’s number one staying novice and he got close enough

[FinalFurlong91]

If this season is anything like last season a lot of Willie's will improve leaps and bounds for the run.

And since they had to wait so long for rain that will likely happen

Remember Ballyburn, Galopin and fact to file all got beat then won easily at the festival

So just winning from Shannon royale wouldn't concern me. First run your just looking at the jumping for a novice chaser.

He will likely improve 10lbs+ for the run

[Carnage at Taunton]

Pleasing enough from dancing city. But will Gordon feel that he’s got one or two better ?

Quiet possibly
Betterdaysahead impressed me more

[Carnage at Taunton]

If this season is anything like last season a lot of Willie's will improve leaps and bounds for the run.

And since they had to wait so long for rain that will likely happen

Remember Ballyburn, Galopin and fact to file all got beat then won easily at the festival

So just winning from Shannon royale wouldn't concern me. First run your just looking at the jumping for a novice chaser.

He will likely improve 10lbs+ for the run

Guess that means Olympic man does as well then

[Studfarm254]

I’m on dancing city at 33/1 for the banc and feel rather deflated after watching that in all honesty. He’s just not going to get up that hill at Cheltenham is he. Didn’t get up it last year, had Shannon royal closing today and high class hero closing on his final race last season on a less stiff track. Banc will be a bigger field than last few years so can almost guarantee it’ll be run at a decent clip. It’s going to be a gruelling 3 miles 1/2 furlong and it’s going to take an out and out stayer to win this. Dancing city just doesn’t fit the bill. You can say it’s his 1st run of the season blah blah blah but I’m telling you he’s got little to no chance of winning at the festival. The fact he was cut for the race after is criminal. Give him 3 miles again over a flat track like aintree and I’d be all over him

[TigerRolllllll]

I’m on dancing city at 33/1 for the banc and feel rather deflated after watching that in all honesty. He’s just not going to get up that hill at Cheltenham is he. Didn’t get up it last year, had Shannon royal closing today and high class hero closing on his final race last season on a less stiff track. Banc will be a bigger field than last few years so can almost guarantee it’ll be run at a decent clip. It’s going to be a gruelling 3 miles 1/2 furlong and it’s going to take an out and out stayer to win this. Dancing city just doesn’t fit the bill. You can say it’s his 1st run of the season blah blah blah but I’m telling you he’s got little to no chance of winning at the festival. The fact he was cut for the race after is criminal. Give him 3 miles again over a flat track like aintree and I’d be all over him

Willie’s usually need run ….he looks good and old course this time so less hill anyway

[Quevega]

Willie’s usually need run ….he looks good and old course this time so less hill anyway

yeah and aintree not a quicker track than cheltenham either, although obviously different in terms of undulations.

[darlojim]

I don't get the negativity personally regarding Dancing City today

He's beaten a good field, who were all race fit aswell

He looked in control at every point of the race and will come on loads like willies will do.

[FinalFurlong91]

I don't get the negativity personally regarding Dancing City today

He's beaten a good field, who were all race fit aswell

He looked in control at every point of the race and will come on loads like willies will do.

He also lost his reappearance last season by 18 lengths and got beaten by three card boat in his bumper debut

His RPR progression last year was 108 to 128 to 151

[HoldenTheReins]

He's certainly one that will improve as the season goes on. Just might get done by something with a turn of foot. The going on the day could change that though.

[FinalFurlong91]

He's certainly one that will improve as the season goes on. Just might get done by something with a turn of foot. The going on the day could change that though.

If ballyburn or impaire et passe turn up you'd imagine they'd have too much class for him.

[HoldenTheReins]

If ballyburn or impaire et passe turn up you'd imagine they'd have too much class for him.

Yep. Ballyburn is being aimed at 2m but could all change.

I'd prefer IEP over DC if it wasn't a bog and then switch if it was.

[Odin]

If ballyburn or impaire et passe turn up you'd imagine they'd have too much class for him.

Crazy stat given I wouldn't disagree with your statement:

Dancing city has won the same number of grade 1s as both ballyburn and Impaire et passe. All have won 3.