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2017 Champion Hurdle

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iainmcf said:
This may be a big mistake on my part but ive just backed Vroom Vroom Mag for this at 25/1.If the big 2 dont make this I can see Ricci and Mullins shuffling their pack, they have said VVM is the supersub and for me after Punchestown last backend VVM is best suited to a fast run 2m trip, She ran free over 3m last time out and thats what happened with Annie Power in the World Hurdle when she got beat.Annie eventually got her chance to run in the Champion Hurdle and to me Vroom Vroom has as good a chance to beat an average field this year too.
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Ive done the same with PP@25s. If the 2 big guns fall by the wayside super sub VVM will be waiting in the wings imo.
 
the stats are against 9yo winning champion hurdles.
 
What a depressing race this will be if neither Faugheen and Annie Power turn up. I would be tempted to watch it on the TV in the bar!
 
It would be comparable to the Sublimity Champion Hurdle, which was absolutely gash!!
 
VVM for the CH would be very disappointing. Yanworth was ante-post fav for the Christmas Hurdle prior to her not running too? (Personally think that was mental) but even so... not a lot between them?
 
I was FM, I remember the heaviest downpour hitting the course an hour before racing, ground was soft and deep soft, and there were several quick ground horses at the head of the market that day too.
Hopefully Yanworth wins the second worse race this decade lol
 
I'm gonna go left field a little with one of the Mullins possible runners and it's Ivan Grozny, rated too high for the handicaps now and has won well the last twice, think there is definite each way value in him, would rather him to brain power or superb story
 
Istabraq said:
I was FM, I remember the heaviest downpour hitting the course an hour before racing, ground was soft and deep soft, and there were several quick ground horses at the head of the market that day too.
Hopefully Yanworth wins the second worse race this decade lol
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Probably the biggest priced winner in recent years too. I remember him being 66/1 only a matter of weeks before the race.

It does have a similar feel to this season's race and IG isn't the craziest selection.
 
Peace & Co has had a wind op and is to be entered ...
 
I was listening to the racing post podcast about this race and one of the chaps on there said he's had a few quid e/w on Peace and Co. Pricewise also made a case for Ivan Grozny aswell so he might not be the worst selection in the race. Ive been on Annie Power in a single and an accumulator with Altior, Douvan and Thistlecrack so looks like a cracking bet will be turned to dust :(
 
Given the 5/4 and 2/1 for Faugheen and Annie Power.... Paddy are historically right and they wouldn't want to load up on Annie at 2/1 if she was actually going to run?

This must speak volumes? I know it has looked this way for a while now, but this is massive surely?
 
I was pretty surprised at a lot of the prices offered - i was expecting shorter on many and I think they have pretty much trimmed them both in equally (about half if i recall?) I had thought they would have chalked up both as pretty much the same price with this concession.

It probably is another little push as an indicator that Annie won't be going to the race. Especially as in my opinion if the 2 were to both go for the race without any prep - i'd be a fair bit more confident Annie would win than Faugheen.

So a Faugheen NRNB double with Douvan is 2/1
Annie NRNB double with Douvan is 3/1

Just to confirm - if both Faugheen and Annie failed to make the race - both bets would be NRNB and the stakes returned? Rather than go into a NRNB single on Douvan for both?
 
No Jono - they would end up on Douvan as a single
 
Graham Wylie on The Opening Show this morning said Nicols Canyon will stay over 2miles for his next run. Still has the speed for it.
 
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