Saturday

Francie Barrett

Must be mad, but I have backed National Service yet again in the 9:15 at Wolverhampton tomorrow. We know this horse has ability, we know it's well handicapped, but can it get its arse out of the stalls? Going to take a chance at 14/1 win only and say my prayers it fancies things tomorrow.

Harry Palmr

Dunno why but when Meydan races are on I like the odd punt. Just nice to watch a few genuine world class races

MEYDAN
11:45 GODOLPHIN MILE (GROUP 2) 1m
Sharp Azteca @ 2.75 (GP)

MEYDAN
12:50 DUBAI GOLD CUP (GROUP 2)2m
Beautiful Romance @ 8.00 (GP)

MEYDAN
13:25 UAE DERBY (GROUP 2) 1m 1f 110yds
Thunder Snow @ 3.25 (GP)

MEYDAN
14:00 AL QUOZ SPRINT (GROUP 1) 6f
Jungle Cat @ 7.00 (GP)

MEYDAN
14:35 GOLDEN SHAHEEN (GROUP 1) 6f
Morawij @ 10.00 (GP)

MEYDAN
15:30 DUBAI TURF (GROUP 1) 1m 1f
Mutakayyef @ 7.00 (GP)

Francie Barrett

Already covered in the flat thread, but also keen on Heartbreak City in the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan at 7/1. It's the only horse that Tony has that seems to be worth a button and I'd say he's not sending it over for some warm weather training. Imagine Tony and the boys shaking the hand of Sheik's at Meydan :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057720043

Copper_pipe

I'm on @ 7s EW as well.

I hope Tony has the money on before he left for Meydan!

Kauto

Heartbreak City has given me a couple of lovely touches but to me he isn't in the same class as the Aga horse in the race. Lovely prep run a month ago and should win this.

Peintre Celebre

Big difference in handicaps and hardened top class stayers I'd have though Heartbreak was quite a bad price. Could be some funny results especially on the turf course with heavy persistent rain there. The French horse is well drawn and likes soft ground in the turf sprint had a few quid e w at 28s. The first race Le Bernardin is very big e w at 25s

dickenson famous5

Dicosimo 4-30 thurles 7/4 fav

Peintre Celebre

My god some kick back there

Copper_pipe

How come there's over an hour break between the 1st and 2nd race at Meydan

WickIow Brave

Vazirabad (5/2) and Deauville e/w (16/1) in Meydan.

Peintre Celebre

Copper_pipe wrote: »

How come there's over an hour break between the 1st and 2nd race at Meydan

Arab race on in between

BumperD

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Already covered in the flat thread, but also keen on Heartbreak City in the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan at 7/1. It's the only horse that Tony has that seems to be worth a button and I'd say he's not sending it over for some warm weather training. Imagine Tony and the boys shaking the hand of Sheik's at Meydan :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057720043

I was given a good word for him few weeks back

I see the money has come

Copper_pipe

Very poor run

BumperD

I gave him the kiss of death

Francie Barrett

Didn't seem to take to that ground at all, Vazirabad on the other hand relished it.

Peintre Celebre

Probably not up to that level tbh

tryfix

Thunder Snow should be a good thing here, anyway with Lancaster Bomber in the race we're going to see last year's top 2yo form tested.

Peintre Celebre

28/1 hope that improves my Alex Hammond like strike rate

BumperD

28/1? What horse

Peintre Celebre

''The French horse is well drawn and likes soft ground in the turf sprint had a few quid e w at 28s''

Ben Gadot

Surprised at how tamely Ertijaal dealt with the extra furlong. The way he moved previously I'd of never expected such a poor finish from him here.

Peintre Celebre

Ben Gadot wrote: »

Surprised at how tamely Ertijaal dealt with the extra furlong. The way he moved previously I'd of never expected such a poor finish from him here.

Forget that one ground did that not the trip

Reve de Sivola looks in trouble there after running a great race. Hopefully he is ok

Panrich

Looks bad for poor Reve De Sivola there

TheTorment

TheTorment wrote: »

Reve de Sivola looks in trouble there after running a great race. Hopefully he is ok

RIP
Great horse in his day

BumperD

Peintre Celebre wrote: »

Probably not up to that level tbh

You do know he is the joint highest rated horse in race? Think he had an off day, which happens. My hopes were raised when the cash came. Not to be.

Ben Gadot

Ah jesus terrible to hear that. Such a good honest horse.

Johner

Such a shame about Reve, horse deserved a nice retirement well before now.

Peintre Celebre

BumperD wrote: »

You do know he is the joint highest rated horse in race? Think he had an off day, which happens. My hopes were raised when the cash came. Not to be.

Ya would have a high rating after those wins but as I said coming from handicaps. First three home all proven high class stayers. Could prove me wrong during the year but would be amazed if he was winning group 2s or 1s as his rating would suggest he should

tinpib

Brown trouser moment at the second last in Thurles, 1/3 fav a fence clear and nearly unships the jockey.

Massimo Tara

Great field is brilliant but one dodgy heure

Peintre Celebre

Nothing flukey about Polar River's win last time out. 22s e w without Arrogate and a huge price win on BF

Johner

No surprise to see Jack Hobbs improve going to Meydan. :pac: :pac:

tryfix

Johner wrote: »

No surprise to see Jack Hobbs improve going to Meydan. :pac: :pac:

It's like The Matrix.


Seventh Heaven for the Arc?

diomed

Facilities look ok.

diomed

€12 at 69s Gold Dream for an interest.

Peintre Celebre

God he is some machine

Johner

Holy god what a horse, literally everything went wrong for him and he still did that.

diomed

Gave him plenty to do and he did it.

Gringo180

Best racehorse since Frankel.

Lt Dan

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!

It is not like these horses that he went against were poor. Some of them know Meydan

Baffert has always been a bit worried about how he starts a race

In the US, the training is done in public, I saw one video of him . Handily ridden, he ran 5 furlongs in 59.00 seconds and was just gliding along.

The horse had a dreadful start , but trust Mike Smith many other jockeys would have bottled that. It really was not the jockey's fault there, the horse did that in his maiden. In the Pegeaus Smith had to really push him out of the stall too.

tinpib

Any idea what price Arrogate was on BF after, let's say, crossing the line first time around?

tryfix

The great horses have gears and that horse has danced every dance and proved himself, but that horse was nowhere near as inconvenienced by his start than they're saying, he didn't so much miss the break as have a slow start so it was more a matter of managing his pace in the race than finding extra to win the race.

diomed

The time was a little slow compared to other World Cups but there was a strong wind.
You have to say he made good horses look like hacks.

HarshOstrich

Karam Albari might of been 33/1 there at lingfield but travelled well around the home turn before tom quelly steered it into trouble.
Look back at it, there was no gap where he was going

tryfix

diomed wrote: »

The time was a little slow compared to other World Cups but there was a strong wind.
You have to say he made good horses look like hacks.

There may have been a field behind him ( nothing above 118 ) but there wasn't a good field close to him, the 2nd was an OR 118 miler who Arrogate beat 15l the last time they met and the third had never even won a group race in his career and had in fact only broke his maiden in a $15,000 race before this race.


As a 134 horse Arrogate had more than a stone ( 9+ lengths ) in hand of the field, the race should have been little more than an exercise canter for him.

The hyperbole after today's race was silly season stuff.

Gamebred

https://twitter.com/erikar_photos/status/843809913759522818


They are taking the piss with this one, he won today in a canter like he was beating handicapper absolutely rancid.

Gregk961

Gamebred wrote: »

https://twitter.com/erikar_photos/status/843809913759522818


They are taking the piss with this one, he won today in a canter like he was beating handicapper absolutely rancid.

I dont see it. Postponed didnt fire(and is overated imo) and Highland Reel didnt get loose on them. Jack Hobbs is capable of running to this Level. Why people need to claim something sinister is going on when they just dont understand what happened bothers me.

Gamebred

Are you hard of vision? the thing looks like a juiced up american tank of a horse the muscle on him isnt natural.

Gregk961

http://cdn-01.independent.ie/incoming/article31334689.ece/ALTERNATES/h342/d1.jpg

Hes built in such a way.

Francie Barrett

Johner wrote: »

Holy god what a horse, literally everything went wrong for him and he still did that.

this plus one.