2025 Gold Cup

[Lobos]

Willie livid at festival winners, no chance.

He'd love to do a Michael Dickinson. Can picture the group photo now...

[darlojim]

He'd love to do a Michael Dickinson. Can picture the group photo now...

I think he'd happily take the Ryanair and a GC win, just after getting the 1-2 in the Irish GC

[Lobos]

I think he'd happily take the Ryanair and a GC win, just after getting the 1-2 in the Irish GC

Agree. El Fabiola has a decent chance in the Ryanair

[darlojim]

Agree. El Fabiola has a decent chance in the Ryanair

EW chance maybe

F2F wins all

[Lobos]

5 Gold Cup entries for Michael Dickinson finishing 12345.

5 Gold Cup Entries for Willie .........


1st Galopin Des Champs
2nd Fact to File
3rd Embassy Gardens
4th Grangeclare West
5th Minella Cocooner


It's written in the stars.....

After his 12345 in the Ballymore last year Willie said....

"I didn't realise we had finished in the first five. It was a unique achievement by Michael Dickinson to do it in the Gold Cup but it was nice to do it in a Grade 1 at Cheltenham. It was extraordinary [in 1983] to look at a man who had so much firepower in one stable and we're in the same position at the moment. It's nice to do that on a personal level."

[That Horse]

He'd love to do a Michael Dickinson. Can picture the group photo now...

Willie Mullins on bargain hunt is the crossover we definitely need in 2025

[ComplyOrDie]

Grangeclare West outstaying Fact To File doesn't bode well for him coming to the Gold Cup, IMO.

[That Horse]

Grangeclare West outstaying Fact To File doesn't bode well for him coming to the Gold Cup, IMO.

Do you not think Mark Walsh was just easing up seeing as the winner was gone?

[AaronLad]

Grangeclare West outstaying Fact To File doesn't bode well for him coming to the Gold Cup, IMO.

No, but the way he travelled and came in to the race makes him a very likely Ryanair winner

[DenmanSacre]

Fact to File Ryanair it is.

That was the race to beat Galopin and Galopin was so much stronger at the line.

The question is whether George will want to avoid FTF now with Il Et Francais.

[Lobos]

Do you not think Mark Walsh was just easing up seeing as the winner was gone?

Absolutely he was. I'm still not convinced that he'll not go GC.

What a horse Galopin is though. Thought he was beat coming to the last but just poured it on again. Sensational. I do love this sport.

[EnvoiAlien]

Fact to File Ryanair it is.

That was the race to beat Galopin and Galopin was so much stronger at the line.

The question is whether George will want to avoid FTF now with Il Et Francais.

I don't see why they would, sure F2F is a classy horse, but IEF will jump him into the ground, look how many small errors F2F made today being held up nice & steady, as long as IEF copes with the undulations they'll all be getting scrubbed along to pick him up coming down the hill, F2F included.

[Lobos]

12345 for Willie still on after that race

[Alexmilton]

Looked to me like he eased a touch, think MW gave him a much better ride today but cant see him reversing that at the festival.

Looks like the trixie related bet with IEF in the CC was a great shout, feeling left out haha

[EnvoiAlien]

I don't see another 2 1/2f doing F2F any favours either, maybe they'll fancy the GC as they're really trying to teach him to switch off in hope he'll get home, but on todays evidence it isn't happening imo.