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17Altior and Bristol De Mai41.18%7Altior and Lostintranslation23.53%4Cyrname and Bristol De Mai23.53%4Cyrname and Lostintranslation5.88%1Any other combo (please comment)5.88%1The poll is expired.
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No anonymity for me.
Cyrname & BDM.
I must admit. I kind of hope the other two win, as it is probably more exciting for racing going forward, particularly LIT.
But logic tells me different on this occasion.
2 very close matches though on paper. -
It isn't anonymous my friend... if you click on the number by the side you can see who voted where...Comment
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Originally posted by Kevloaf View Post
Sophistication's not my thing. impressive.
Cheers for setting up btw.Comment
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It's a heart vote more than a head one.
I said Altior could go 5 years unbeaten in his novice hurdle season, and having been married for 20 years I'd enjoy the rare pleasure of being right for once....Comment
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BALLYOPTIC and CYRNAME
I may back both Ballyoptic and Frodon in 2 doubles with Ctrname though.Comment
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The figures are generated by people with far more knowledge of racing than myself but i've never actually been too concerned with OR / RPR etc. Half the time they are fairly dubious. So despite what the figures suggest, how they show one is on an incline and one a decline / stalled...I just think Altior is the better horse between the pair when it comes down to it. Whatever the ratings suggest i'd also have the beating of UDS first time out last season as a performance right up there and one that seems to have been fairly forgotten?! Ascot / going right handed won't be enough of a hinderance to bring about defeat which is the only thing against him. If this was say in the Melling Chase at Aintree i'd be all over Altior for it. Comparisons between Cyrname at Ascot and BdM at Haydock have been made by the media leading up to this race but it's fairly different (he's actually lost convincingly 3/5 runs at the track) I fully expect the step up to help Altior. And unlike after the last few seasons where he's had to face very different tactics, horses trying to pounce etc, the race could actually be just what he needs. And it might just give him that OR figure that people are using a stick to beat him
Think Lostintranslation is incredibly exciting and the horse to be with as the season progresses but it's a huge task on his hands up against Bristol de Mai. Outside of Aintree (which is a track he's never done particularly well at - 4253) he had his strongest and most consistent season last year. No reason to think he's on the downgrade. As good as LiT's Carlisle run was visually, he had plenty in hand and was expected to do what he did. To expect him to now topple BdM at Haydock is a step too far at this stage of the season for me.
Think the pair will do it fairly easy tomorrow actually...
Unfortunately i'll be on a plane to Edinburgh that departs at 2:05 tomorrow afternoon so i'll miss both races
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No surprise whatsoever to see that its Frodon and Ballyoptic who all the betfair chase money is going on.
The Altior v cyrname is defintely a 2 horse race. The betfair chase is very much a 4 runner race.Comment
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Ballyoptic beat Top Ville Ben 33 1/4 lengths at Top Villes home ground (wetherby). Lostintranslation beat him 6 lengths.
BALLYOPTIC 18/1
LOSTINTRANSLATION 15/8
You dont need to be Sherlock Holmes to realise these odds are all wrong.Comment
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what do i win 
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Well done. 1 winner.Originally posted by Lostintranslation View Post what do i win
You win being a team captain for one of the Fat Jockey yankee's this season.Comment
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