I thinkpeopleareindangerofunderestimatinghim a bit.
I reallyliketheperformance.
Youseemtothinkhe's morethanallright, a typeMaddie, whichisinteresting, butwemakeit 25 to 1 birdchauffeurthatway.
Butwebelievethathe'llbebetteroverthelongertripinternationalhandchaseandmakehim 12 halfthosewordstothat 12 to 1 forshowbutlovelyperformanceforKimBaileyforts a hosttotakeoneforthefuture.
I couldtryonDSIhowhegoesintheDenmanchase, butpersonally, I wouldjustmake a decisionnowandfocusontherunbecausethatwassuch a goodperformancelastyearwhenhewantedYeah, I think I'd agreeHe's a funnyoldDisneybecausewehavetorememberhe's oneofCotswoldChase, a reallygruelingtrialfortheGoldCup.
ButhedoesjustappearTrip.
Itwasonlylike a furlonglessintheGoldCup.
Yeah, exactly, because I thinktheyextendedthedistanceonthedayaswell, didn't they?
I'm notsurewhathappened, but I thinkthatmightmovetherailsout.
Anddoeshesay I mean, thatwasovertwoand 1/2 but I thinkitwasItwasobviousfromthestartthatpoortownwasverykeentobepositiveonhimandusedhisstaminaasyousaidhavebeen.
Yeah, um I mean, helooks a reallynicesourceawaytravelsandjumps.
And I thinkyouproveditherebecausehewasupagainst a goodSorenCaptainGuinnessonDhe, droppingbackintripleaswell.
Soitwasnevergoingtobeeasy, buthe's jumping.
Kepthimin.
It's on.
I thoughtwhenheneeds a battleheartHey, didthat.
So, yeah, he's definitelygothiscareerbackontrack.
I wouldactuallystickitthisdistancewithhimforthemoment.
Um, I mean, intermsofCheltenham, he'd probablybeupagainstenvoyAlanifheranintheBallymore.
I don't thinkordinarilywouldliketodothat.
So I thinkhe's a supremecandidatesondefthatthegroundwasonthesoftside, youknow?
Youknow, hestayed.
Thetripisjumping, wouldkeephimintherace, andhetravelswell, Sohe's a contenderforthat?
Yeah.
Interestingly, GordonElliot's gotABBAcadaversaswell, sohe's got a wholelotoftalentednovicestojugglehasn't been, as I mentionedjustthen, that I reallyliketherunofcaptaingettingit.
I thoughtthiswasanexcellentperformance.
Hejumpedelectric.
Itwas a littlebittookeen, but I thinkhecouldbe a livelyoutsideofthesupreme.
Whatisyourmarketsaying?
I agreewithyou.
Maybeitwas a lovelyperformanceanditwas a greatrace, actually.
Nicespectacle.
CaptainGuinnesswas 20 to 1 from 33 to 1 immediatelyaftertherace.
So, uh, youknow, I thinkthattheprices I probablysawwiththeolderhorse, Butforthatreasondeath, hehasbeenknowntoruntheoldstinkerfromtimetotimeofdeatharound.
Well, askitoverhurdles a coupleofseasonsback.
Thatwas a time.
Yeah.
I mean, onform, youobviouslyslightlyfavor.
Definitely.
Andyouknow, he's he's a youngerhorse, butunder, soit's justincredible.
I mean, definitedisorder, hisChildrentargetseemsquiteobvious.
Nowthey'regonnagoforthechampionChaseunder.
So I mean, we'vesavedthebestovertwomiles.
Buthere's a Ryanairwinnerwithhimatthisage.
Whatwouldyoudoit?
SheltonMore.
Isthatmaybein a bitunfair?
Uh, probablygoforthegutfortheRomanairagain.
I didactually.
Don't thinkhe's asgoodovertoNarf.
Aziz.
I don't thinkhequitegetstoooftenanyonethatrightthere.
Butitwas a week, Ryderandtheonlyjustwerehavinghavinglookedhavinglookedforalltheworldisthathewasgonnawineasily, turninginearlyoneby a fewlengthsintheend.
Soyet, I mean, ifyouaregonnaget a chancewithhim, I thinkunlessturnedupreallysoftinthechampionchasethattherunnerwouldjustbetheraceyouhavetogofor.
Butitwasstill a verygoodperformancefrom a progressivehorse.
Yeah, well, I supposeSilverStreetgavetheformerbasedidn't hearcaptainwhenhefinishedsecondintheChristmas, I'd like I dowonderwhetherSilverStreetranhisraceinNewcastle.
Yeah, butwhetherthosehorsesinbehindreallyaround, there s cornerstone, ladreallyshouldn't bewinningthatonallnowinformingeveryonethatweatherlythetimeofFloridaisprogressive.
Butunlesshegets a verysoftleadagainhereandtheyjust I'llbesurprisediftheygavehim 10 linkswithstocks.
Butiftheydid, maybehecouldnickit.
YoumentionedRibbleValley.
I havetosaythenovicesthisseasonhavebeenreallyimpressingMay.
HonorableValleywasdisappointing.
Itasking.
I wasexpectingfancythingsbecausethetimebeforethatweathertheyhadsomereallygoodhorses.
Well, beinbehindhim.
Soit's interestingthattheyhaveenteredhimforthis.
Iftherewastobe a surprise, itcouldbehim.
Yeah, I wouldn't rulethatout.
Yeah, I dolikeitwhenconnectionstake a chancewiththenovicewhenerasesopenandasprestigiousasthechampionHurdle.
Itshowedhim, and I thinksomestillpricingnumber 33 to 1, which I thinkistoobigbecause, youknow, ifyouwantonehorseyfeelisisgoingtorunwellagain.
Thatyeah, personalityprefersbettergroundaswell.
Itwas.
Thegroundissoftenoughfromlastseason.
I couldseehimgoing, well, a bigpriceofftheprinciples.
I mean, ifitwasn't forReppettowantspoorrunitatthefestivallastyear.
I wouldsay, Youknow, 72 isn't actually a badpriceaboutbecauseshedidwinthatracethatcaptainsoeasily.
Yeah, I thinkthat's a solid a trollThisseasonhasanyinterestingtoseeifHoneysucklegoestotheIrishchampionhobecauseshe's definitely a horsewhocouldbeuptochampionhurdleclass.
I mean, she's keptwinning.
A raceisshe's one.
A greatone.
Otherhappensgraceagainsttheboys, said.
I knowit's overtwoand 1/2 2 and 1/2 mileHorsestendtorunreallywellintheChampionHurdlesometimetowinit.
SoshedoesruninLeopardstown.
Beveryinterestingtoseehowshegoes.
Yeah, exactly.
It's been a funnyoldyearhouse, anditmovedthere.
Obviously, he's beenruledoutclassicaldream.
Hewas a strongfund, sayhejustdoesn't seemtouptoanythingthisseasonon.
There's a listedbumpermarketratesonThursdayaswellastheSomersetNationalOutwingcounts, andthat's alsoonThursday.
Soprobablyworthkeepinganeyeoutfor a fewhorses.
Jimmy, who's yournextbest?
I'vegot a good a couple, actuallyher, butmynextguest, onewholeseewhat I wasgoingtorun a coupleofweeksagoanddidn't she's beingdeclaredfor a dunkstoreonTuesday.
WelostBunchestownonMondayinthe 1 45 to 2 mileratedheardonholescalledFutureProofthatnomeatyoumetwithinterferencelasttimeinthecatchLeenamedPaddyPowergames, Don't youthinkyou'respecialHandicapHurdleleft.
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Okay, excellent.
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I thoughtthatwas a goodraceforthegreat.
He's upinclasshere, butthislooksah, weekraceforthegrade, whereas I thoughtlasttimeouthewasrunningin a betterqualityaffair, actually, eventhoughitwas a classforheseemstoimprovefortheswitchtoNickiRichards.
Plentyofrainaboutthisweek, but I don't thinkthesoftgroundwillbotherhim.