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winston2014

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    The Little Nuggets Thread

    in At The Races - Racing Forum

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    3 hours ago, BillyHills said:

    Brian Ellison had 3 winners at the last meeting at Sedgefield and just has the one runner today.

    Apterix 2.40

    Interestingly Danny Cook rides this one instead of the Sue Smith runner Blakemount. (current fav)

    Ellison has had more winners at this course than any other in the country and Cook has ridden the most winners for him.

    This one was eased last time out once his chance had gone and is available at 9/2

    Cheers lad

    Faugheen

    in At The Races - Racing Forum

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    Anyone any thoughts on his defeat? Willie Mullins said Faugheen blew Nicholls Canyon away on the gallops last Tuesday but then had no reason why he got turned over on Sunday. Nicholls Canyon was rated 155 so to beat Faugheen he has improved 20lbs in 5 days?? I find that very strange. Personally I don’t think Faugheen was 100% fit he looked very fat and although he won first time out last year his opposition was inferior then, Nichols is no mug and won 4 Grade 1's last season. Faugheen usually sets the tempo of the race from the front but ruby elected to tuck him in behind Nicholls throughout the race so the result was a very sedate pace then when it came to the business end of the race 2 hurdles out Ruby started to get serious on Faugheen, but that was madness against an ex-flat horse who was rated in the 110's on the level. I suspect Mullins got the tactics very badly wrong and should have let him dictate his own pace in front galloping Nichols into the ground because we all know Faugheen has stamina as well as speed having already won over 3m in the mud. Everything from the comments from trainer and jockey to the tactics just doesn’t add up for me and I honestly believe he wasn’t 100% fit and willie knew that but won’t admit it. Great shame because i honestly did believe this horse would remain unbeaten if 100% race fit.

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