Flat Season 2009 ~ Horses To Follow, Antepost Bets, Q & A

[fintron]

There was a thread similar to this for Cheltenham which I enjoyed reading so here are few questions I'd like to throw out there, it would be good if others could throw in some more too..... Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year? Sir Michael Stoute, John Gosden, Richard Hannon, Mark Johnston, Chris Wall, Michael Jarvis, Mick Channon, Kevin Ryan, Paul Cole, Tom Dascombe, Clive Cox and David Simcock. Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year? Cautious about Dandy Nicholls, Alan Swinbank, James Fanshawe, Conor Dore and Michael Bell. Will duck completely Ann Stokell, Alan McCabe, Stuart Parr, Ann Duffield, Ruth Carr and Milton Bradley. Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year? Aidan O'Brien and Godolphin. Both could take a donkey from Blackpool beach and stick Johnny Murtagh or Frankie on and it would still never go off at more than 10/1. Which trainer do you want to see do especially well? Tom Dascombe. He has done really well with what he had on AW this winter, I'd love it if he could saddle up a big winner at one of the big meetings. Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse? Ryan Moore, George Baker, Richard Hughes, Daryll Holland, Jimmy Fortune, Phillip Robinson, Andrea Azteni, Freddi Tylicki, Ross Atkinson, Ahmed Ajtebi. Which jockeys will you avoid if possible? Jamie Spencer, Robert Winston, Neil Brown, P J Mcdonald, Kevin Ghunowa, Fergal Lynch, Saleem Golam, Frankie McDonald, Brian McHugh, David Kinsella, Neil Pollard, Ann Stokell Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time? Beverley, Newcastle, Chester, Warwick, Nottingham, Leicester. If I can cross at least three of those off by November I'll be happy. Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to? York. Fantastic City, always love going back there and never fail to have a superb day there even if I find few winners. Hopefully the floods will stay away this year. :hope If you could pick a winner in any of the non-classics (lets remove the obvious), which would it be? Stewards Cup. Which horse would you love to see win a big prize? Borderlescott. I assume he is still in training and would love it if he could add a second Group win to his name.

[SteveO]

Re: 2009 Flat Season - Q & A If you could pick a winner in any of the non-classics (lets remove the obvious), which would it be? The 2000 guineas because I hope to be there and a win in the big one would top it off nicely. OOps sorry just noticed the non classics bit:$ Which horse would you love to see win a big prize? Youmzain - Second in 2 Arcs and would absolutely be delighted if he is entered in it this year and picks up the top prize. Will be a big ask at the age of 6 though.