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Don't think either of them will trouble ballyburn and dancing city
I'd be pretty surprised if the winner wasn't one of those two
I’ll give you Ballyburn as he could just be the class angle in the race but proper stayers win this race more than classy ones. Not sure how you can say Dancing City has a better chance than Stellar Story as it stands?
He’s beat that one at Cheltenham however way we look at it. I’d say as long as it’s soft Stellar Story has as much chance as Dancing city imo. I think the Xmas run you could just write off as it was on good to yielding which doesn’t suit him at all imo.
I’ll give you Ballyburn as he could just be the class angle in the race but proper stayers win this race more than classy ones. Not sure how you can say Dancing City has a better chance than Stellar Story as it stands?
He’s beat that one at Cheltenham however way we look at it. I’d say as long as it’s soft Stellar Story has as much chance as Dancing city imo. I think the Xmas run you could just write off as it was on good to yielding which doesn’t suit him at all imo.
His bartlett win was a fluke in a strangely run race
None of his other form is much good imo
Dancing city is just better than him ability wise from what iv seen
If he were going BANC then no reason to hold him back from winning today. Think he'll go one of the Nationals
He’d be near top of the weights as it stands in an Irish National which surely isn’t great and pretty sure lower weights tend to do better in that race. Intense Raffles won it off 140 this year, Stellar Story maybe 8-10lbs higher than that?
Can't see why they'd hold him back today?????Maybe to please owner of winner? No idea. All I know is, he could and should have won that.
Well backed stablemate fav like. They've not done that for a handicap mark have they. Finishing a head either way isn't fooling the handicapper when he's giving 5lb to the winner.
He'll be well above the NHC threshold and that antepost price from Betfair seems pretty cheeky... Although I don't mind that as much as most tbh
His bartlett win was a fluke in a strangely run race
None of his other form is much good imo
Dancing city is just better than him ability wise from what iv seen
A fluke in what way? That jukebox man probably threw it away? I’d agree with that a little, but he was 4 lengths down jumping the last and made up the ground to win.
Dancing City was 7 lengths back. If it’s heavy or soft at least then I’d say both have equally a good chance.
Dancing City maybe has better ability can’t argue with that but Stellar Story revered the DRF form at the place that matters, Cheltenham.
A fluke in what way? That jukebox man probably threw it away? I’d agree with that a little, but he was 4 lengths down jumping the last and made up the ground to win.
Dancing City was 7 lengths back. If it’s heavy or soft at least then I’d say both have equally a good chance.
Dancing City maybe has better ability can’t argue with that but Stellar Story revered the DRF form at the place that matters, Cheltenham.
Ive backed Dancing City btw and not Stellar Story
It was a fluke because absolutely nothing else he's ever done suggests he's a grade 1 horse
I'm just trying to stop myself backing SS as well for the BANC this season. Have already backed BDA via FOMO because of this thread against everything I'd thought. Today just highlighted I was right.
Elliott said: “Better Days Ahead wasn’t doing a stroke in front. It wasn’t ideal, he needs something to make it. Jordan (Gainford on Three Card Brag) took him along for as long as he could and probably ran a good race in his own right, Jordan’s lad.
“I was thrilled with Stellar Story. He keeps guessing at his fences and I told Danny (Gilligan) to try and get him around and try to get a bit of confidence into him. He gave him a brilliant ride – probably a bit unlucky. Number one, we had to try and get him around.
“I’d imagine it will be the Brown Advisory for Better Days Ahead and Stellar Story could go Brown Advisory as well. Three Card Brag needed that run to qualify for the Aintree Grand National.”
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