2025 Gold Cup

[Lobos]

Willie Mullins on F2F;
"He ran a little bit keen",
"We might change riding instructions for him in future, we have a few things we can do",
"If he settles he'll probably stay further".

Sounded like a drop in trip isn't on the cards yet.

Headgear a coming.

[Wayward Lad]

Willie Mullins on F2F;
"He ran a little bit keen",
"We might change riding instructions for him in future, we have a few things we can do",
"If he settles he'll probably stay further".

Sounded like a drop in trip isn't on the cards yet.

Wait until the wind direction changes and he may well have a different opinion !

Not that I am at all bitter about the Gaelic Warrior quotes from last year…..he’s a stayer…..he’s all speed Etc…..honest not bitter at all !

[riccirich]

It won't be willies decision where fact to file goes, so his comments don't mean a whole lot. He'd be happy to still go for the gold cup as he doesn't have much else outside of galopin for it, whereas he has a lot of options for the ryanair. Jp might think differently though if he can't see the form being turned around.

[SeanRock]

Willie was about to say something in the post race interview on RTÉ when talking about FTF & he stopped half way through the sentence, probably my pocket talking but I’ve a sneaky feeling a drop in trip might have been mooted.

[Wayward Lad]

Willie was about to say something in the post race interview on RTÉ when talking about FTF & he stopped half way through the sentence, probably my pocket talking but I’ve a sneaky feeling a drop in trip might have been mooted.

Sixth sense them sneaky feelings

[Ice]

To my untrained eye he definitely looked like he'd be better in the Ryanair after that performance, not pocket talking cos I'd win more if he won the gold cup but i did listen to people on here when they said about covering for the Ryanair.

[Carnage at Taunton]

To my untrained eye he definitely looked like he'd be better in the Ryanair after that performance, not pocket talking cos I'd win more if he won the gold cup but i did listen to people on here when they said about covering for the Ryanair.

If he ran like that he would not get home in a Gold Cup.
If he settled and jumped better he would imo.
Think their will be work done at home and plenty of thinking about things and will be a while before we know the race for FTF.

[FinalFurlong91]

If he ran like that he would not get home in a Gold Cup.
If he settled and jumped better he would imo.
Think their will be work done at home and plenty of thinking about things and will be a while before we know the race for FTF.

We won't know until 2 days before the race, it's Willie after all

[Ice]

If he ran like that he would not get home in a Gold Cup.
If he settled and jumped better he would imo.
Think their will be work done at home and plenty of thinking about things and will be a while before we know the race for FTF.

He's with the right man but i can't see him getting any closer to Galopin in a Gold Cup, if he runs like today he'll be a lot further behind, with the extra distance and the hill to overcome(imo).

[DenmanSacre]

Galopin brilliant as always, but how have none of them have hassled him for the lead. Slowed it down and blew them away up the straight. FTF too keen and one bad mistake. His jumps at the others were very good though. They'd be better letting him roll on and use his jumping from the front but no chance of that happening.

[ComplyOrDie]

Galopin brilliant as always, but how have none of them have hassled him for the lead. Slowed it down and blew them away up the straight. FTF too keen and one bad mistake. His jumps at the others were very good though. They'd be better letting him roll on and use his jumping from the front but no chance of that happening.

They could in the Ryanair, Allaho style!

[Shergar]

Willie was about to say something in the post race interview on RTÉ when talking about FTF & he stopped half way through the sentence, probably my pocket talking but I’ve a sneaky feeling a drop in trip might have been mooted.

That thought did occur to me but something in his eye told me he had just found half a rasher sandwich in his pocket and was considering telling us about it.

Anyway what do I know. I have F2F covered for the Ryanair, not the GC!

[Yosser]

Fact To File as short for the Ryanair as the Gold Cup in most places

[Exar Essay]

Thing is, it’s got little to do with Willie. It’s all JP. Townend’s interview was illuminating. “Fed up of seeing the other lad on the gallops”. When he knows he’s not riding it, it’s like they’re in two sub-stables at Closutton.

I think JP will want to roll the dice. He’s ran very respectably with things to work on. He’s probably the second best staying chaser in training currently. You can’t be afraid of one.

My pocket would prefer the Ryanair, but I think he’s likely to be gold cup bound.

[FinalFurlong91]

Thing is, it’s got little to do with Willie. It’s all JP. Townend’s interview was illuminating. “Fed up of seeing the other lad on the gallops”. When he knows he’s not riding it, it’s like they’re in two sub-stables at Closutton.

I think JP will want to roll the dice. He’s ran very respectably with things to work on. He’s probably the second best staying chaser in training currently. You can’t be afraid of one.

My pocket would prefer the Ryanair, but I think he’s likely to be gold cup bound.

I'd imagine he will still run in the gold cup as much as I'd like him to run in the Ryanair for my own bets. I could only see Il est francais giving him a race in that.

But if Galopin was to get a stone bruise on friday morning and F2F had run in the Ryanair JP has just missed out on having a great chance of winning the gold cup.

You can't be scared of one horse