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I tjink a lot depends on a couple of his others mares too, Gordon mentioned last season on how kala conti really needs 2m 4f and said she'd miss 2024 festival for an engagement over that distance in france, obviously never happened but i'd pencilled her in as a coral cup shot , now perhaps that role could now be filled by wodhooh with kala dropping into mares leaving bda to go CH, kala is a little under the radar at the mid trip too. Conjecture but just thought i'd air my thoughts.
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Hope you are right, but it sounds like she won’t turn up.Originally posted by Birds Nest View Post
Big shame as she added a bit of intrigue and a different angle to how the race might pan out.
I would have looked forward to that.Comment
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Everything that we've heard is saying this race for BDA.. Al the evidence points to her being better at the intermediate trip than at 2 miles and a chasing career seems to be the ultimate aim.
Easy enough to keep options open but I'd be very surprised if she doesn't end up here.Comment
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Exactly this.Originally posted by archie View Post
She's going for the Mares Hurdle, that's all she's going for in my view.
Gordon reiterating that today.
Can understand why he wouldn't want to take on Lossie.Comment
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Gob shite O’Leary will be sure to have his stay too!Comment
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I can’t.Originally posted by ComplyOrDie View Post
She has a higher rating than Lossiemouth over 2m(I think?)and just beaten this years CH winner.
She would be a strong finisher in a CH, and imo an interesting runner.
Like he said they want a winner and taking the easier option, although it’s not a given she wins here, could be one or two big threats.
Mares Championsip should be run some other time imo
We need as many CH horses as we can get !!Last edited by Carnage at Taunton; 17 December 2024, 06:50 PM.Comment
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Ratings are only a guide though.Originally posted by Carnage at Taunton View Post
I think it's fair she has a crack in open company among her own sex before then either going chasing or taking on the boys over hurdles.
I think Laurina tried going straight to the Champion Hurdle from the Mares Novice, and you could argue that Champion Hurdle was a fair bit weaker than this years renewal, and so she ended 4th and well beat.Comment
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Yeah I used ratings as they made sense with my view, but yes they are only a guide I agree.Originally posted by ComplyOrDie View Post
If she hadn’t beat State Man fair and square over 2m i
might think a bit differently, but she did and imo as said before, I think she’s an interesting runner and I think she’s proven that.
I think she will prove to be a lot better horse than Laurina ever was, but I take your point.Comment
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I reckon they will go against State Man again as it'll be the better race for her to go to prep for the Mares Hurdle and it won't matter if she gets beat.Comment
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If she beat state man again in the festival hurdle i do not see the point of going down the mares hurdle route, what ambitions have they got for her, regardless of high she gets chasing will it always just be the mares chase because its an easy option,Comment
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If Constitution Hill didn't turn up....possible ....and Lossiemouth is disappointing next run...... possible.......and she beats State Man....... possible.......then she'll run in the CH........ possibly.Comment
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BDA....
Gordon Elliott’s rising star Brighterdaysahead is likely to line up for the December Hurdle at Leopardstown next, but the Mares’ Hurdle route still looks to beckon come Cheltenham.
The five-year-old has been beaten only once in nine runs under rules, when second to Golden Ace at the Festival last season, and outside of that loss has an impressive record over trips varying from two miles to two miles and five furlongs.
She signed off last season with a Group One win in the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle, and this term took the Grade Three Bottlegreen Hurdle at Down Royal before claiming a notable scalp in the shape of State Man when landing the Morgiana.
Leopardstown’s December Hurdle on the 28th is her intended next start, with the Mares’ Hurdle then looking the more tempting avenue at the Cheltenham Festival, despite her defeat of the reigning Champion Hurdle hero.
“She’s in at Leopardstown, she’s in the two and the three mile (races). The plan is two but we never say never, so we’ll leave her in everything and have a chat with Michael and Eddie (O’Leary, owners) and see what we do,” Elliott told Sky Sports Racing.
“I’d imagine we’ll head for the two-mile race, we’ll have to take on State Man again and he’d be very hard to beat, but it’s the obvious route for us to go and then onto the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham, all being well.”
Of his reasoning for favouring the Mares’ Hurdle, the trainer singled out the Willie Mullins-trained current Champion Hurdle co-favourite Lossiemouth.
He said: “There’s a mare called Lossiemouth…I’m a big believer in running in the races you can win.
“If I’m at Cheltenham on the Tuesday after winning the Mares’ Hurdle and she won 10 lengths and something happened to Lossiemouth or State Man, you’d be a bit disappointed – but at the same time, the ideal race for her looks the Mares’ Hurdle.
“We don’t really know how good she is, she doesn’t do anything at home and she doesn’t even do anything fancy in a race but she just keeps winning and she’s got a big heart – you’d have to love her.”
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