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00:00 – Intro
00:48 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
03:52 – Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase
07:50 – Ultima Handicap Chase
11:19 – Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy
14:48 – Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle
16:17 – Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
19:09 – National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Chase
23:06 – Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle
25:08 – Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase
28:53 – Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
30:43 – Champion Chase
33:07 – Cross Country Chase
35:40 – Grand Annual Handicap Chase
38:45 – Champion Bumper
43:42 – Turners Novices’ Chase
46:40 – Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle
50:02 – Ryanair Chase
53:30 – Stayers’ Hurdle
55:50 – Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
58:28 – Plate Handicap Chase
01:01:41 – Kim Muir Handicap Chase
01:04:56 – Triumph Hurdle
01:09:25 – County Handicap Hurdle
01:11:28 – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle
01:14:17 – Cheltenham Gold Cup
01:18:47 – Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase
01:23:03 – Mares’ Chase
01:25:33Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle
01:29:44 Cheltenham Festival Best Bets
01:30:52 – Outro

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Yes welcome along to our very special cheltam preview on up in the anti in association with B 65 with David Jennings Johnny Denine and yes we have got Gary O’Brien we’ve been chipping away putting money away every week to get Gary o’brine back after his hugely successful stint last year and he is

Here Gary o’r welcome to the show thank you Dave great to be back with you yeah I don’t know how you guys do this every week one once a year is more than enough for me no offense none taken Gary okay what we’re trying to do today is talk about all 28 races

Within an hour that’s my mission get the job done within an hour get you back to whatever else you’re doing we’re going to do all 28 races in an hour starting now kicking off with the Supreme novice hurdle on Tuesday and it is the always the traditional curtain Razer Johnny

Denine we thought it was going to be all about Bal burn it is now looking like Bali bur is not going to run in the Supreme novice turle how sick are you I should look that’s part and parcel of of of antios stuff anyway you I mean you

Have to try and guess the races and if you don’t guess the right races when you can’t back the winner so I like that when when when you back a hearts for the Supreme and it’s favorite for a different race well that’s factored into its price then so it’s it’s not even

Favor to go for the race you’re back and forth so you you kind of think you’re you’re hoping that things happen like that he goes in the Dublin racing festival and wins easy which he did he got the first leg up yeah but then obviously they change their mind looks

Like they change of mind and they going to into the longer is now but look it’s it’s part and parel event so with him house what do you fancy I’d be going with now with Firefox I think I think his form from bumpers is good and I

Think that he did beat belly Bor he’s the only H to beat him in in public anyway isn’t he belly born so um I think he’s a very good heart I didn’t think he gave his running in in in n and at the time edot har has wen’t running

Particularly well at the same time and to me he is this he’s the the one he’s not unbeatable around it but he is the one bringing the strongest credentials in here there are there it is probably open they’ll probably bet 74 wi the field now the him T Hill mystical power

They’ll all be in in in in the amk strong Mark contenders and then you have the likes of um the Jericho the Ri so it’s probably not it’s probably not much is race but I’d go with Firefox in around the four one Mark I’d say he he

He’d be the one I’d be going with and you’re very much against Tully Hill not very much against him I told yeah I think You’ have look you have to respect the stable you have to respect I don’t particularly fancy you respect the stable but you don’t respect the horse I

Don’t particularly fancy the horse but but you do have to respect Mullin in races like this and the fact that he’s putting looks like putting B Bourne in to the other race he has to have a lot of faith until he maybe more fate than I

Haveen he should know okay there we go it’s Firefox for Johnny Denine who is it in the Supreme for Gary O’Brien well if valy burn doesn’t run Dave I think one of the JP McManus horses might win it I’d be a fan of mystical pair he’s been

A slow burner but he really seems to be progressing run to run started off in a bumper at balro which was a low-key start he looks like he’s a horse that’s surprising them every time he runs you know people knocked it at the time to

Win a maiden hurdle R go sorry big a novice hurdle against previous winners at goway on his jumps debut that was a fair effort and he built on that again at punches last time I could see him stepping up another big Notch here Jericho D rep’s probably achieved a

Little bit more than him at this stage but the worry is the Henderson form and you’ve nothing to go by obviously it’s the first first race of the week you’re going to probably be using the likes of him as a barometer for horses like Serino and shishin later on in the week

So I’d be a little bit reluctant about back him but I did like what he did at Doncaster last time again didn’t impress everyone that day but I do prefer mystical pair if B burn does run obviously it changes everything Tully Hill I just have my doubts about his

Jumping whether it’s slick enough to win Rend there he’s obviously a very talented horse but mystical power be top of the list for me okay so there we go we’re up and running it’s mystical power for Gary O’Brien and it is Firefox for Johnny Denine into Supreme 40 minutes

Later we have the arle and this Gary O’Brien is the most open article I can ever remember in my lifetime anyway you can make cases for any amount of them and edging towards favoritism now is kixo who two months ago if you were told Kio could go off favor for the arle you

Would have laughed at somebody probably so obviously we’ve lost one or two along the way Marine National been the main one the horse was favorite for a for a long time first thing to say is i’ definitely be waiting until I see the final makeup of the field and who rides

What here day before personally that’s that’s my view anyway before getting involved i’ want to see what Paul ton rides what Willie Mullins runs obviously whether whether it’s going to be gay Warrior whether F alvea will run El Tom obviously is going to run and Danny

Mullins has got a good tune out of el Tom but you just wonder if Paul toand is Happy enough to reject him after seeing him win the great one at leopard 10 last time would that just put a little bit of a doubt in your mind about him as well

So look I’ll be honest I’ve being a fan of L tump all the way through I think he’s an underrated horse who who maybe hasn’t had the credit he deserved so I’m going to hold fire until the day if Town end Row in with him I’d say I’d probably

End up backing but just if he if he does choose one of the others I might have to review things okay very tentative vote there from Gary for L Thoms who was a kind of a B Team horse for a long time isn’t he L Thoms yeah look I think you

Had to pick one heart to be placed that’s the one you’d go for let but I just have a suspicion something will probably beat that like he’s been to Cham twice he’s Run Okay twice but he hasn’t won I didn’t realize could exist has gone favor is he G favor very close

To favor yeah like you have started a plung sh and I’m not on him to make it worse are you not no I’m not um and I wouldn’t back him at for one favorite or whatever play what price is he n he’s he’s around five or 11 at the moment

Yeah he he’s entitled to be every bit of that five or six to one I think he has a good chance and if I would have the one I would have picked I thought he would be slightly bigger ads at the same time he could well be when the time comes too

Um like the likes of found a 50 they don’t set a huge standard I it’s a bit like the year that what’s that hor of uh Jared Sullivan Juke the Juke to Geneva Geneva won it it looks that kind of a race and it doesn’t look a it doesn’t

Look a vintage renewal are you going to off jpr one cuz you’ve on various up in the anti shows you’ve been mentioning yeah I give him a chance but but but he doesn’t have the farm hle farm to to back up that he can do this level even

Even though I think he’s a better Chaser and I think he’s a very good horse and a good jumper he like his back f is not up to what this what’s required for to win this race I wouldn’t dismiss him now I think he’ll run well at the same time I

Think he could have a chance of being played but again he’s a HED could find one or two too good um I can’t have found a 50 here I know people fancy that I wouldn’t give that an Earthly anyway no I give it no chance n no chance don’t

Def at all great one winner I don’t care what he is I don’t care what he is I I don’t care it’s just not up to winning this I don’t think he is anyway and um I know he’s F TI but he time there’s not lap between him for that reason you

Can’t really be fencing much that much either put that in your pipe and smoke no I think is a solid horse okay and I think he’ll beat for the 50 but me f the 50 isn’t even a strong finisher you know the last day in like he’s beat by car

But cross worried out of n last year and he’s worried over of it by El to he he’s definitely a l f how did he win a Christmas then because it was F Vega R atrocious and and the rest of there was nothing else in they were nearly getting

Out of each other’s way in the rest so too yeah yeah I think so too I’d struggled to see him winning anyway um I I I fancy that to be nowhere in this race from the 50 not even unplaced nowhere yeah exactly like he read an

Entry last year he know where he was as well you know what I mean you know so so look he he he doesn’t he’s probably improved over fences and all that but I just don’t think he’s that good found the 50 and I’ll go that no if you’re

Watching I’ll go with cxus but wouldn’t be an overly strong vote at the same time but your your main strong opinion in the race is that founder 50 will not win no I would be I would be against him solidly yes solidly okay I think we’ve

Learned that in the last 30 seconds or so that is the arle moving on to the first handicap of the week it’s a race at Ireland half one since 2006 dund Dura but we have the favorite this year in the shape of the recently purchased JP Manus owned meeting of the waters Johnny

Denine uh adding to JP manises already really strong team for cam bought earlier on in the week a good buy um look it’s probably it’s a good representative to have in the race it’s favorite at the same time um like whatever he cost I don’t know what he

Cost but look he probably obviously cost plenty I don’t actually fancy meeting the waters myself but I I don’t see what what the but then again you have to again you have to repes you have to be respective of the of the stable at the same time and he fights one favorite I

Think he’s more priced on connections than than than for he went up a good bit for winning the Patty porchas I didn’t think he won like a horse when when he when he won the Patty pches did you’d say oh he’d win like he’s way better

Than these you know what I mean I just think he won it he’s well on top of the line I thought the best nearly five L did he yeah I didn’t think he W by that far now thought four and four and a half

L did he win by that much I thought it was a bit less judge I thought I I thought that he he didn’t win by that much at all over three lens will you uh no you said five anyway I give you over five though for what you like I think it

Was four and 3/4 lens or something like that look we’ll see we look at that later but um no I think he’s he’s a good started horse but I think he’s only a chance that’s all yeah now you have a good record in this race you’re really

Fancy Court Rambler last year I think you did fancy Court Rambler even the year before what do you like this year I go with maybe kianti Classico and I’d fancy it pretty strongly the stable is is going great you know I mean had a good start of the Year and have have

Lost form and never really recovered as such and again big winner last Saturday though in the gr TP does he know one so yeah I suppose so and it’s like it’s not a stable that’s going to have 100 winners a year either you I mean there is a certain amount of winners they’re

Going to have so I like K class he’s a good solid jumper and he’s with a bit with a class as well I think he’s a bit more class than likes to beat than the waters myself now um he’d be what I be going for anyway David bass I like David

Bass too okay there you go that’s keti Classico my first contribution in the tip and Stakes sorry H I’m a big fan of Amy Rice and the weather is turning good for Amy Rice who I think is well handicapped I thought he run really well in the Patty par on background and just

Have a look at his run at the October meeting at at Cham he tanker that race I think he’s a well- handicapped horse I think he’s going to go very close am I right what do you like in the ultimate Gary I don’t know whether you’re right

But I does J inco run in this I’s see what you did there that was very good yeah he’s one of your Cliff horses isn’t he am I right yeah he’s he’s he’s in there about number seven or eight on the list yeah g Ino if he runs in this last

Year’s winning stable a novice who still is unexposed I know they have apple away in there as well but I don’t think she she probably will get in she’s in the National hunt Chase as well giovino obviously blew out at Christmas against El fron had a lot in his plate that day

Had a confidence booster there in an egg and Spoon race the other day hard horse for the handicapper to get a handle on I think and he’s a strong traveler could see him kind of just floating into the race from off the pace look nothing against meeting in the waters but he’s

Well found in the market as Johnny said and the goer yeah a lot of people have put him up I’m sure he’ll run well he probably made his move a bit too soon last year but he’s been beating in plenty of handicaps since then the gfer

I don’t know whether he has an awful lot up his sleeve where is a horse who’s unexposed like J inko I think the best is probably still to come from him and he might just get the race run to suit okay so it’s giovino it’s chanti Classico and it’s am I right probably

Wrong H moving on to the champion hurdle the 3:30 on Tuesday and obviously Constitution Hill as we know by now is out of the race but in the race is a barle lord who is late supplementary entry for JP Manis and Nikki Henderson any chance whatsoever burco Lord I think

He does have a chance oh Gary o’ he’s won two of the most competitive handicap hurdles of the Season already the way he won the B for Hur new the Bonville wrode him like an absolute certainty that day he thought obviously went out there thinking this cannot get beat because he

Gave the Dan skeleton horse plenty of rope he was the only one able to pick him up and he never looked worried at any stage that he was going to get him either so he’s obviously won that with plenty up his sleeve he’d feel sorry for

For any lad now that’s backed him for the county H at a nice price cuz they must have thought he was a certainty for that if they’re happy to supplement him for this but you’ve got a precedent here there’s been McManus horses in the past synchronized won a Gold Cup after coming

Up the handicap ranks uh won the Welsh national epon of course epatant carlingford lock another horse that came up through handicaps one a stack of grade ones later on in his now I know they’re Chasers like but there is a bit of a precedent there he’s on an upward

Curve I definitely think he has a chance he can’t win it though can he probably not like but I mean why have they supplemented him these aren’t idiots these people you know what I mean they obviously think that he he’s going to be there thereabouts State man is going to

Be very hard to beat in all probability will win but I I think bico Lord assuming he runs up the scratch and if you see Jericho the rep and they run well in the first you’ll feel maybe a little bit more confident then but if he

Runs up the scratch and runs up to the sort of level he’s been running to I do think he’d be definitely in the frame pushing for the place anyway so obviously we’ve got statement your ODS on favored Irish point is very likely to run this race and obviously a Biro Lord

Has been supplemented would you be shocked if a burol didn’t finish in the first Tre look I probably wouldn’t go that far shocked if he we’ll go surprised 12 to one shot Dave isn’t he like you’re not going to be shot fall down if he doesn’t finish in the first

Three but he’s coming into the race on a real role just a slight worry about the stable form if that wasn’t at the back of my mind I’d be pretty confident he would be in the tree anyway and yeah I think he can get involved bar Lord is

That bit of nonsense there or what do you think no look he’s a handicapper coming in against gr grade like grade one hores there is there is a big gap between the handicappers and not some of them can make the Step Up lot of he’s

Made a good case there in fairness a lot of them yeah look I mean I mean if you’re looking for something to beat a favorite he’s a h with a bit of pace anyway do you know what I mean and he did win that bet for hard easily at the

Same time you look and You’ respect the fact that they that they supplemented for 18,000 and took him out of a race that he could possibly win like I could not go against State men at the same I just think that like those really top

Grade one horses which he is are like on a different planet to to those handicappers that are coming up there they have a lot in Hand of them I think they’re they’re different types of races as well and like okay maybe a balard has Place chance a lot of has to be written

For place in this race too him included maybe I don’t really know Irish Point probably won’t he’d be written to take him on won’t he I’d say um I think the favor is is pretty bum proof to be honest will you back statement um more than likely yeah okay more than likely

Of all the skinny ones of the meeting that is the one I just think like game over I do I think he’s going well price would be 4 to9 yeah yeah I think 4 to9 is is like your like you could go to get

A loan off the bank and give it back in 10 minutes you get 44% interest you know there you go that is the champion hardle statan for Johnny hgar T statement is also the most likely winner he is giving a shout out to the supplemented miracle Lord moving on to the close Brothers

May’s hurdle and it’s all oneway traffic isn’t it Char L mate yeah look I think lass mod gets the trip it wins um there is more people that have anyway connected to the har that’s not even an issue I probably suspect it it’s not an issue either I I couldn’t oppose it

Anyway um would I Out rated in the same kind of figure wide campwise as as bet Nan’s statement no I wouldn’t no no I wouldn’t a lot of people are yeah I wouldn’t do that fair now I do think it’ll win and I may not even back it but

But I do respect it as as a for it’s 4 to seven that kind of stuff it is short enough at the same time but it it should win and it’s a mayor to when mayor don’t always give our best but I look at it’s

A yeah well state state man to me is is absolutely bombproof or L mode there is just a small do that’s all okay small do can we get this L him out beaten potentially Gary I wouldn’t have thought so D unless it turned into a slog then

Maybe two and a half M say if was on heavy ground then that might just be at the back of your mind but she looks like she has a class Edge ashro Diamond In fairness looks like she’s got a class Edge over the rest of them but just for

Argument sake if it did turn up pretty Tas and there is a eror of Henry de Brad’s lantry lady that won the Red Mills at G I mean she’s only run twice she could easily maybe have a bit more to give and she looks like one that

Really relishes testing ground so if it did happen to turn up that way probably won’t happen there but if it did she be maybe want have a look at for a place but I couldn’t opposed to favorite okay lry lady want to look out for at a

Decent price for Gary and the mir’s hurdle onto another handicap it’s the bules juvenile handicap hurdle and it’s a bit all over the place at the top of the market at the moment we don’t really know what the story is with lar in the morning who uh has has threatened to run

A couple of times but hasn’t showed up yet uh always an open race Gary have you uh found the keys to the kingdom in the Boodles can’t remember back in too many winners in the last few years anyway I do I do I do I’m still living off aramax

Yet yeah I know you fancy one this year as well look I wouldn’t have a particularly strong view on this one there’s a lot of them are kind of hard horses to get a handle on a lot of them running in handicaps for the first time

If you ask me to pin my colors to the MK of one of them it’ probably be a horse called Nara trained by Henry the bromhead who ran in the race at nce that’s thrown up quite a few winners of this aramax the horse you were talking

About was one of them Brazil was another but last year Jazzy mati I think when he finished fourth in the nice race came out and won this this Philly was fourth in the nice race and it was her last run to qualify for a mark as well I don’t

Know whether it was necessarily a priority put it that way I’d say this has been the target from a long way off looks to been put in on a fair enough mark on the back of that so if I if I was going to go one way or the other it’

Be Nara okay Nara you can add B Band of Outlaws that list as well from that race at nice Johnny the Boodles I know this is not your cup of now right but for the purpose of the show yeah you found that for us I like um I like Milano I like

Him pretty well actually because I normally wouldn’t even have an opinion in the Boodles to be honest but um Dro 10 pound yeah like he’s running off 12 six here and he did run against Serino I think he’s for there is a strong suspicion that he wants further at the

Same time and i’ say soft ground is pretty important to too but it going to be quite soft enough for but I’d say he’s a goodish horse and but like the bo Noles or whatever they like to call the Fred winter is always a skirmish of a race isn’t it like there’s horses

Everywhere and there’s any kind of like there has been some real funny results in this over the years I thought you’ve had many gems on up in the anti through the season but I thought one of your best ones Johnny was when you said that you wouldn’t even be able to pick the

Winner of the Boodles as they’re coming down to last you wouldn’t either very it’s a bit like the stewards cop in them kind of races it’s like there hes everywhere coming you know oh okay maybe Gay Warrior and and and Brazil fought it up but invariably it’s three or four

Jumping the last together even the year arax Wonder was a y fell at the last wasn’t there in that race ah he w e know what are you sure yeah well he would but there was a hor fell at the last could been yeah I think so there was

Definitely I think there was in here but look Milano is bringing different level of farm in here Serino Farm but he’s by Milan obviously and he’s a national hunt bread horse and I’d say this race more suitable to a flat type of horse to be

Honest so he could get outpaced but I do expect him to be in the first three or four I don’t normally back Hearts each way but I consider back in that each way okay and it is in from me who I think might have a class Edge on these I was

Really impressed with him at n and uh I know he’s off 134 but I think he could be a great at horse so fingers crossed for Indi in the bules and The Closer on Tuesday at 5:30 it is a national hunt Chase and it sees coro’s cross taking on

Embassy Gardens and Salvador Ziggy take it away Johnny de um carbus cross is the one to beat I think if he does things right that’s a bit of an if he did duck out here last year so it’s not like it’s not really plain sailing from he he he

Must get the trip too that’s another thing I suppose they all have to get the trip bar maybe I said there’s nothing here has been over three miles and six Salvador Z has been the bradstock horse maybe did that win an extra over marathan yeah well yeah I supp there’s

Nothing that can win was over the trip anyway the FED ones you know what I mean whatever um carb cross like for a horse that could be found found a 50 over 2 miles now he’s expected to get nearly four miles you know what I mean so it’s

Not a given that he get the trip he’s a heart with a lot of class and like the started the ear Fellers were saying he he’ be going for the Turners and and he’d be going yeah he be going for whatever so he has to get the trip

Here um I think he’ll win but I think he’s getting to the price where you he’s no value anymore at the same time actually the front two in the market AR and any value either but is there anything else in it though yeah I do I

Think there’s a bit of a hole in Embassy Gardens myself now I think he’s he’s a lovely hor he’s getting the little Ling along Ling along but I think when it comes to a real crunch which it should do with a race he can’t L yeah yeah I

Think he will maybe check out myself I I’ll go with embc Gardens but I won’t fall down or sry car you should I wouldn’t fall down if he if he didn’t win at the same time okay so it’s Corbett’s cross for Johnny tentative enough for for Corbett’s cross I’m much

Stronger on him I think he’s different class Gary I’d be confident about Corbett’s cross as well DAV um I the trip maybe would be a slight concern but as Johnny said there plenty of options for the horse they could have run him over shorter if they wanted and he got

Three miles well enough under hold upright at leard town at Christmas that um I’d imagine coming away that day even though they got beaten at least that box was ticked that he stays three miles well they know now um the opposition MC Gardens I mean his overall level of form

Hurdles he wouldn’t have been as good a hurdler as Corbett’s cross and I think Corbett’s cross The Beginner’s Chase he one was a very strong race for example he’s got grade one form he’s achieved a little bit more over fenes as well and he did blow out at chelham last year MC

Gardens in Albert Barton I was hurdle so I definitely prefer Corbett’s cross to the top two I know people have put Salvador Ziggy up but I find it hard to have much faith in him he did burst a blood vessel when he ran America last time once a horse does that just always

In the back of your mind that it might happen again so I look I I’d say he might fall a little bit shorter Corbit cross classwise anyway so not much of a price but definitely Corbit cross for me so it’s the first Full House of the preview it is three vote for Corbett’s

Cross that is day one before we go a play and lay of the day the one horse you’re really fancy on Tuesday and the one horse you’re against Gary o’ri your play of the day is the play of the day if Bal burn doesn’t run in the first

Would be mystical power if he did Pitch up there i’ probably go with corbit’s cross and your lay of the day the lay of the day biggest price to be laying a horse but LK in the morning probably take him on in the in the Boodles okay Johnny

Play today yeah I’ll chance milanino each way maybe in the Boodles is your best bet on Tuesday well I think it’s like you’ve changed I can’t put up L you’re not the man I used to know and I can’t put up statement they just too

Short so I do I do think he’ll be on the premises Milano at the same time and um two H I give no chance to the first they are 50 is one and Salvador zigg is the other no chance I would give them prayer no none of them I couldn’t see them

Being involved so but but to be absolutely certain they won’t pick a a winner as a lady I’ll go with founder 50 okay I think uh reading between the lines Johnny does some fancy founder 50 and my play of the day at a at a decent

Price will be in Dai and the Boodles and I will be against very much against uh Embassy Gardens in the National hunt Chase and that is day one of the chelon festival stop the clock and start the clock kicking off on Wednesday with the Gallaher novice’s hurdle yes the

Gallaher novice hurdle Rec christened earlier on this week and it looks like this is now the destination for Bal burn Gary O’Brien it does and look he’s a very very hard horse to oppose they i’ be no rush to oppose him anyway and the

Fact if he if he does come here it might well send one or two the dangers elsewhere Slade steel I think his connections have talked about being Keen to avoid B burn even though if you took the opposition out of it and just kind of picked out the race to suit the horse

I’d say this might be a more suitable race for Slade steel but obviously Bal burn beat him pretty handly at leopard’s T you can see exactly where they’re coming from look he woron over two and a half with his mouth open at leopard Center Christmas he wasn’t exactly

Stopping at the finish that day he ran through the line like a exit set missile almost he could have gone round again I’d say um even if he wanted something to be maybe back without the favorite predator goals a horse I think could run well here just maybe stretching him a

Little bit last time in the 26 race at the Dublin racing Festival his price is kind of contracted a little bit of late maybe if B burn does come along here it could Edge back out a little bit again I don’t know I thought thought he had a

Good e right chance but Bal burn looks just to be a different level to most of these Johnny obviously you’ve done your D potentially in the Supreme do you try and make up your D in the Galler I know I think get the price he’s know him

After missing the board I mean you can I do think he’ll win but he’s he’s he’s going to be sh price in this race he he’s un opposable he’s I I mean would you back something I I’m not a I’m not a real fan of Bon without the favor

Because you kind of get the forecast up it’s not that easy to do it at times and then you have horses ridden for a second and you have other horses take them on and that’s the that’s going to be the Crux here whether you back a horse

That’s going to be ritten to be second or maybe a horse that’s maybe a lot of hor the second best horse always finished second like this that’s the problem I was liking Predators go the one Gary mentioned but that was with B born out now it’s in totally different

New Dynamic to the race and I’d have to another major reading now uh I’m guessing I’d be abstaining now from this one I’d imagine okay Johnny’s abstaining but it is Bal burn for boat moving on to the brown advisory and this is another Banker for many people is fact toile

Against Paul nichols’s Big Hope stay away F TR in Monty star and now Broadway boy means it might just be a trickier assignment now for fact to file I know you’re a massive stay away F fan Johnny yeah yeah look I do think with the way people are talking about fact F the

People that that should know it’s very hard to go against them like these people are dealing with Top Class horses every day of the week and when they’re coming out singing for the rooftops about one you can’t really go against it I don’t think even though I don’t

Personally think he hasn’t got the farm to make him quite a sharp disease and people are saying he was fierce Su pressive I don’t think G Warrior showed up at all in that race anyway that could not be his form anyway surely he fell out over the last drunk in that race out

Over his he didn’t know where he was so he couldn’t like there’s no way affect the fighters that much better than K Warrior um look the way they’re talking he’ll win so for that reason I can’t oppose him I’m going to you do listen to your ears like you’re yeah absolutely

Yeah you can’t ignore that kind of stuff I don’t think anyway like pH they supposed to have done times done interest in what time he did in in a two horse in a one horse race basically but on Strictly on the form he isn’t

Entitled to be a sh but he has a big reputation and it’s coming from the right people um I not a fan of stay away F no I think struggle here and if I was having a b here and I probably will and I I know I don’t like Ping without the

Fair but there only going to be about five or six in this I’d go with Monty star strongly I’d go with him to to beat sta um because he won’t like he he won’t be ridden up he’d be ridden maybe three or four down he won’t be rid to where to

Stay away like Bradway boy has no chance in this race none whatsoever has he like No And and the fact that he he might make the running pH people say that’ll help stay away but even if he does make the running for him stay away at some

Stage will have to be be committed anyway to go for home and like I don’t know if Ginko could be doing half speed against you going to the last and send down you can’t be that good in my opinion anyway you just can’t and even today he ran an exit gray Dawning and

And that other house of the changing men were going better than him up he still won he did because they he still won in sand and he still won the Albert Bartlet yeah I know still winning these races but he was exposed enough in that that

Race um at the catsall Chaser Stadium I know it’s an open an open race an open chase out an open company but he didn’t finish in front at the same time did he like he finished third or four didn’t he like know seor something happened to his

Tack or something like I thought he he R AR in that race I just think he’s as slow as a boat stay away and I think he’ll struggle to get as good horse as here and I think I I would be going Monty star without the favor for a

Strong bit actually okay follow that Gary um stay away F yeah I look I I think he’s got a big chance stay away fa but the more of a test it is the more it’s going to suit him isn’t it but I mean he does lack a gear it does look

That way you know look smashing Horse He L to own him obviously but we’re trying to pinpoint winners here I don’t think he’ll win personally um the favorite like it would it would remind you of the vibes from the camp about imper pass last year wouldn’t it I mean the

Difference is he’s a much shorter price like imp Perry pass was about a 2 to1 N to four shot this is didn’t even go off favor yeah this is odds on now so I fully understand where Johnny’s coming from I wouldn’t be backing at the price

He is now to be honest but it does look as though he’s held in very high regard and he’s obviously gone down the Florida Pearl route straight over is it all adds up to potentially a very very smart horse indeed if gray darning did run here which looks unlikely now I thought

He would be clear second best uh but a bit like Slade steel what we were talking about with Bal burn he looks like he might defect to the Turners now because of factor files so that being the case I’d struggle to maybe pick between the others um look fact a file

Most likely winner but I’d happily set this one out okay so it’s two votes for fact to file moving on to the first handicap of the day it is the coral cup it’s it’s probably my favorite handicap of the whole meeting I love the car cup because you get classy horses you get

Novices you get kind of battle Harden handicappers in there it is a usually a very good race Gary have you have you plucked anything out of the field at this stage Dody the great was the horse I settled on Nikki Henderson’s again just to put the caveat in there you want

To see how the Henderson horse has run in the early races before maybe steaming into one of theirs but a good run in the bet for heard the last time probably a little bit too far back the way the race played out looks as though he Lei I

Think stepping back up in this again he’s only had one go over in around 2 and a half miles obviously at a much lower level but he won that day um could have a fair bit more to give I’d say at the longer trip so I thought he’d run

Well look there there’s plenty you can give a chance to in it but he’d be the one I’d be leaning towards daddy the great for Gary Johnny yeah look Henderson has a few chances this race that’s one I think lucky places in this races he and um there’s no ordinary Joe

In this could potentially go for this yeah or pip I say he’s a good he’s a good hand in this race but um look the Carl cop is M race too isn’t it I actually my own personal opinion is that the handicap hles are way more difficult

To De Cipher than handicap chase that CH them I’d much be much myself anyway would prefer having a rattle off a handicap Chase than a handicap hle there’s so many much dead wood in the handicap Chasers excuse me that um there isn’t there isn’t as as there there

Isn’t as many dead much or there isn’t as as many Woods dead Woods or whatever you like to call them in the in the handicap a lot of unexposed horses in them and there is dy de great has a good chance definitely if if you force me up

Against the wall that’s the one I picked myself won’t okay if you I’m forcing you and is Daddy the great I will go with Daddy the great there in harmony here on Wednesday boys H that is the Carl cup moving on to the big one it’s the queen water Champion

Chase and it is El fabiolo against John Bon once again with a rejuvenis Edward stone in there Johnny Denine now a lot of people are saying that that alabo is the best horse running at the chatam Festival this year do you agree oh he’s he’s a horse with with an immense amount

Of talent anyway yeah and and he is becoming the more more the complete article every time he runs he looks less likely to make a mistake even though when you do look at him you obvious have a suspicion that it’s might might be a million miles away that he could he

Could hit one or make a maybe a race ending mistake um Edward Stone say will be ridden forcibly here I think he’ll have to be he may not make running from start to finish but I’d imagine he’d be in front early in the race John Bond

Will be second y man will be probably behind them so there won you don’t like that well what I’m say there’s no margin for error when the two horses in front of you are jumping well and I expect him to be jumping well so he has to do

Everything right and at six to or six or 7 to four on he’d be one i’ leave win at the same time even though I do expect it to win and I wouldn’t oppose him he’s going to have to pass the other two horses and there is zero margin for in a

Race like this if you hit one really really hard you probably get beat here like it’s not as if he has an alterity in hand I think he has a bat in hand but not he hasn’t got 20 lens in handed he can be rooting fence after fence any he

Not a hope so I think he’ll win but I think I’ll be keeping me money in me pocket at the same time okay Gary I kind of broadly agree with Johnny I couldn’t go against al fabiolo but would you go steaming into him at odds on probably

Not that said as far as prep races go John bonds was a disaster as everybody saw at cheltam last time he had a hardd hard race and I don’t know I’ve gone pretty cold on him um on the back I wouldn’t have fancied him to be Al fabiolo anyway

Edwardson was very very good at newb when they blazed him away from the front and they’ll have to ride him handly again chances are he won’t be allowed to go off and do what he did at newb there be something there to take him on uh

This time around but if he can jump as well as he did there that will maybe just put it up to the likes of jumon and El fabiolo just to the back of your mind is the fact that Edward Edwardson absolutely blew out at this meeting last

Year and I don’t think he’d want the ground that’s an understatement ABS I I don’t think he’d want the ground to be very soft either so again it’s another one I think will maybe crystalize a bit closer to the day I wouldn’t fancy John Bon at all personally the favorite should win but

Hopefully it’ll be an interesting race to watch at least so that’s the champion Chase done and dusted now it’s across country and Johnny it’s not a race that I would have thought you would have been a fan of over the years but one of your strongest fancies of the week runs here

Yeah it’s it’s it’s not the strongest fancy of the week though it was a fair price at 92 or 4 the one minute IND but I’m not so sure I i’ be turning into at 7 to4 two to one look it’s it’s a race probably where the class horses will

Probably dominate as they did last year um Galvin put himself back in the running now he was a horse that wasn’t rating all the year but he did put himself back in that was a reasonable effort working very well but what’s going to be a big issue for G is that

Apparently the inside track is is is is a mud bat and that’s not going to help him and I don’t wouldn’t be raving about melindo on really heavy ground either um it probably suit Delta work more than anything and at the prices they’re going now I’d really be swinging towards Delta

Work you’re turn coacher yeah look at if they bet like the way they are now two to one and 7 to2 I’d be against galvino if the ground is as bad as they’re saying it is inside in the middle cuz I know DAV Russell Ro it was last year and

He said that that he was Grand Bel on the inside but when he came out on the open track when it was a lot softer the tire started spinning so I would say that if he’s going to be spinning for a lot longer this year now inside you know

What I mean it could even be reversal of last year it could be softer inside and better ground outside may maybe that what they do inside doesn’t make any differen this last three or four yeah exactly I don’t know but look I’d say so who are you with then bit confused now

So it was melindo he was then it was deltaw work but it could be Galvin no it won’t be Galvin it won’t be it’s between I think it’s between melindo and Delta work price I me price sensitive in R like this like could you back M into at

6 to4 or 7 to4 I lot people are I find it hard to back him at 6 I think he’s a great chance but Delta work has more experience in the track and at the price I think could go him right now okay so he’s Delta work he’s tipped up Mano on

The show at 9 to2 and now he’s with Delta work Gary I think the favorite’s very skinny now i’ agree with Johnny Manelli and though yeah he’s got his chance but six to four 7 to four in a race like that that wouldn’t appeal to

Me Galvin was the one I was liking in the runup to the race thought it was a lovely prep run and have over hurdles last time but the worry would be the ground so again another one that you should maybe have a better handle on

Closer to the time in terms of how the conditions are going to shape up um Delta work he’s just a bit hit and miss these days um I I get the impression he’s not easiest of horses to train so look again it’s a race I’d be a little

Bit watery about as things stand other than if if you were forcing me to get involved I’d probably take on the favor at the price okay so you’re taking on manila Indo so moving on to the Grand annual it’s the penultimate race on Wednesday and they’re going to go licky

Split down to the first couple of fences and I actually studied this race last night Johnny didn’t I spent a bit of time on it and I think I found one yeah yeah I think I found one I thought at 16 to1 was a little bit of value it’s a

Horse that you’ve mentioned on the show a couple of times but I went back to his run in October and I said that run in October could be our grand annual winner it is in excelsius Dale for Harry fry yeah yeah look he should have won the

Last incendo knew he fell it the last and he probably given a bit too much to do against Madera yeah he’s just crying out for an end to end gallop and I think that’s going to really suit him the grand annual anyway what do you like

Nobody cares what I no he has a chance yeah he has a chance it’s obviously an open race to Grand OB an open race um I’d be going for just chance to my arm with Patu hoping that he may just hit it right on the day and maybe he needs to

Jump better than he did in leopard Stone because he didn’t jump well there that kind of jumping we have moted race after four fences anyway here so he he might just on a g the day like that where he does everything right he’s a price that

You can take a chance but I wouldn’t even back him each I actually think he may win the race or blow out completely I wouldn’t be be shocked if he was pulled up in the race but if he did get into a rhythm and Cromwell is a

Dangerous animal at this at this meeting is he can get in a good way just yeah yeah but he him and a few other trainers as well the ni of the brah Cromwell I think them C phers can get horses to do things special things on one given day

Anyway at the very least a bit like vanill here years ago you couldn’t really FY him at the Albert bed he would like it was like Don run didn’t he like mean you know that kind of stuff so i’ go with with um I’d go with p and

Another thing is that probably going to be help is that he had the original favorite my made Mazi he’s going to run that in the a state so he must have Su a f in pataro at the same time yeah I’ve done a couple of previews with Kei duno

And um he’s very sweet in pataro I think he’s got a great chance yeah I do too y there you got that P for Johnny INX Celsius D for me who is it for Gary Bryan the grand annual I like a couple of horses in it Dave two horses actually

Quite similar names Madara I think is a solid horse if he runs here he was good at the Dublin racing Festival last time seems to be kind of coming along run to run obviously the revise Mark will make life a little bit tougher for him but

The one I’d be most fancing is last year’s winner scada who was in the mix I think for the mayor’s Chase until a run at nce last time yeah ultimately she was a bit disappointing that they but they rote her a bit differently let her stride along in front she jumped really

Well for the maybe the first half of the race and her jumping just fell apart a little bit after that wasn’t knocked around with her chance had gone she’s only8 pound higher than when she won last year she beat Dino blue last year now dino blue obviously made a couple of

Bad mistakes later on but she beat the rest of them I think by nine odd lengths so an 8 pound rise for winning the grand annual by nine n lengths if you take Dino blue out of it who’s not going to be in the field this time around I don’t

Think that’s prohibitive uh san ra looks as though he’s been laid out for it but the last run I just thought was a bit off py he jumped deplorably that day at leopard 10 or be in better company so I’d be quite keen on mcada here to Win

It Again MSC to do back to back for Gary o Brine and the final race on Wednesday is the wbe champion bumper and Gordon Elliot seems to hold the key Gary He’s got Romeo culio he’s got Jal and the dar’s and he’s got yellow clay Jal and

Is’s favorite but the camp seemed to really like Romeo culio yeah Romeo culio was big talking horse all season and I don’t think the C made any secret of the fact that they thought he was probably their best bumper horse but you couldn’t say he was any way impressive that I won

It FAS now it sounded like it was a rush job to get him ready for that race because they wanted to get him out the form has actually worked out okay the runner up one next time and I don’t know I think he’s just priced up as though he

Won by 15 lengths on the bridal though that day you know what I mean I think other horses impressed more the the s and Isaac SED horse of willies Jasmine devau that won in nce that visually that was probably the most eye-catching um Jalen thear is a more

Like a work workmanlike horse but those type of horses can win the bumper of Cham one who I liked and H I was very interested to hear Ruby tipping him up the other day as well a horse Call ar gento boy that w at fery house w a

Bumper under jod town and he looked a real kind of raw horse that day but it sounds as though the way Ruby was talking about him the other day is though he’s really sharpened up with that run behind him so he was going to have a you quit on something at this

Stage I think he’s still around about 14 to one as we’re doing this he’s the one I’d be maybe leaning towards that’s why we get Gary O’Brien for show I can tell you what ruby wsh fan are gentle boy yeah it’s not it’s not for Gary at all

It’s to hear what ruby fan is and and it’s a bit cheaper what do you like at the B I think it’s very very open race and and um like probably the the three to me the three best bumper hes in the country aren’t even in it you know what I mean

Great yeah the likes of that gold in the mountains whatever he’s called the Horse of one even today the the horse of Jobo and masion what he called yeah machine or whatever it’s called and the sports money yeah they’re probably the three heart that probably impressed

Me most and none of them here so like you’re dealing with har to have only one run and two runs and may maybe only some of one and some of them two and it’s very hard to put the farm together I think it is anyway and then your fell

Are saying like I think Jack Kennedy is going to write the yellow clay I don’t think he will do you not think so no I don’t think so right okay okay so no the F say that to me Gordon had said it in his in his pre Festival tour that he

Wouldn’t be surprised of Jack Wes yellow clay but I I think he ride one of the other two okay yeah yeah look apparently Romeo K is the best work heart of the tree and the ones are the better T I don’t even know bers will have seven or

Eight maybe nine Runners I there’s nine and three 12 there’s 12 out of 20 so and like Jes I don’t know like I don’t know how any man could have bet this anyway Will’s won this with horses that weren’t even meant to be in exactly leave it

Alone Johnny yeah but you’ve had like the likes of Harry M and you’ve liked Q card I think BR heill or someone 25 one there has been big price horses win this race and it’s usually a bookie race I think like of the all the non-h

Handicaps to me this is probably far far the way that the worst if you if I put you up against the wall I’d go with Cano Cano but I wouldn’t be surprised if he went in the first 10 either but that’s the kind of race it is okay that is day

Two of the cham Festival it’s play and lay time Johnny you’re play of the day your strongest Fancy on Wednesday um I’ll go with Monty star without the favorite I in America you hate to yeah I and I’m bad about know but I do feeling that

That that stay away Fair will try and beat the favorite and it could set up for something I definitely think mon star is the best of the rest anyway okay Monty start without uh faor file in the brand Advisory on your lay of the day um

Have you another found a 50 for us on Wednesday one second I’m just trying to run through the races again and no we go to Gary then for your play today Gary absolutely play of the day would be mcaden the grand annual think she’s got a great chance and the one you’re

Against and the one against purely on price grounds also Henry de Bram and Manel endo manelo and Johnny you’re the day uh I’ll go with um that hor of T of the Nichols I struggle to see that winning on okay okay excellent I’m going to chance Jal

Andar is in the bumper I think he’s got a great attitude I think he’s I just think he could potentially be a very very good horse challeng that AR is and he’s going to make a smashing Chaser in time and I’m against Galvin in the cross

Country Gary I know youor I’m d i take out t-shir stay away fa I forgot about how could you forget about him all you think about life is stay away yeah same owner same color same Traer but different ARS that’s all yeah stay away f is Johnny’s lay of the day on

Wednesday and that is day two D and D it stop the Clock so welcome back to our Cham Festival preview and we’ve moved on to day three it’s quick isn’t it short it’s Snappy it’s winners that’s what you want moving on to day three and the opening race on day three on Thursday at half one it is the Turner novices Chase which Gary Bry

Could actually go to England what’s going on there I think they will have the odd winner at this year’s gel Festival believe it or not I mean you were telling me is it the first day they’ve only got three horses less than 10 to one or something unbelievably yeah

Only three horses single figure price on Tuesday that’s an incredible stuff I think you’re right they will win this uh they’ve got three great chance if gray Destiny runs here Dawning it beg of Pardon gray Don he’s probably the horse they to be Jin’s make mistakes stop jinny’s Destiny Gray Dawning obviously

Transposing those two gray Dawning I think is the one to beat if he does come here um very very likable horse tremendously impressive I thought at War uh no people were saying he might have been flattered by the way the race was Ron that day I don’t buy that at all I

Thought he he won extremely authoritatively uh jinny’s Destiny he’s a solid horse very much in the stage star mold you just wonder whether he might be vulnerable to maybe something a little bit classier that’s no uh no disrespect to him and oroko is the other

One he’s the wild card if you like he’s only won once over fences again it was at Warick which is a good jumping test for a novice to win there the way he did first him out he’s obviously a very smart horse he won at the meeting last year

Yeah it’s going to be very hard for him to come back and win a grade one after an interrupted campaign but they sound like The Vibes are pretty positive about him of late just reading the comments so I’m definitely not ruling him out either home win looks a banker if gray Dawning

Does run here and they’ve got those three go going for them um gr on in just about maybe number one Johnny are England going to win a race yeah this going to be the first of the week they have a great chance surely um f Vegas is

About the only way that can that that they can be stopped able to talk or G Warrior yeah maybe yeah I’m not a friend G Warrior especially going the wrong way around anyway and um I I think he has to come back a long way from that run the

Last day anyway but maybe like like mons can do that maybe get them hes back but he’s coming from the Pretty basement position in my opinion anyway um I’d be like Gary I like greay Dawning I think he’s a good horse and he definitely would have beat in his Destiny back

There in November and um look he he’s a har you you said has a big say in the three mile race as well but he’s he’s diverted in here ioko one in war one easy good jumper and all that kind of stuff but it’s bad prep at the

Same time jinny’s Destiny is is a handicapper like good jumper I wouldn’t like to give him too much rope at the same time if he’s still hanging around in front of second ass he could be hard to pay back handicapper or not but I have a feeling they’ll be on top of him

Earlier this time I don’t think you’ll get the same latitude that he did in other in other races and I don’t think he’s going to get he’s going to be allowed B the race like like he was in some of them other them handicaps I’d go

With great Dawning but I would be afraid of fil he is a great one horse in against that’re having that level of F and if he did put it together on one day I could see him maybe beating them all but I the percentage call is probably great

Donning okay it’s three votes for gray Dawning I’m a big fan of gray Dawning I think Dan Skelton has made the right move potentially running the horse in this race the prms final is the first handicap on Thursday it’s a bit of a Minefield Johnny anything stand out it

Is I thought this is the one again another really really difficult race um this is what we want Johnny we don’t want all these odds on shots we want these Big Field handicaps seven to one the field thank you very much yeah look

I I I I car Ellen has been put away for um that is of all the pronunciations what is he called so I care a Allan what what would you call it you put up with this lons I have to go to I presume it’s

E care Allan what e care Allan well e care care e care who cares whatever whatever anyway I care less about his name than the race your hor is coming in here I think foxy Jacks oh you’re joking I heard you might running here yeah yeah I when did he qualify for

This oh he did qualif I think he are you joking me no I’m not joking I’m not joking I’m not joking so look why ises he not run the cross country ground um apparently they’re worried about the race being on and in the on the in the

Inside is not certainly to be even go ahead it’s so b s soften there right so I think he’s going to be what is the prms is before or after after yeah they’re going to interman one anyway so look it’s a possibility now that he’s going there anyway they know that much

Anyway look what is reason uh look it’s it’s a hard race of course it is um I don’t have a huge opinion in know three M handicap HS like they would be just break my heart don’t have an opinion but just broke yeah I look I I maybe Woody m

Mcm’s i whatever he’s called it would be it would be very tentative selection okay uh Gary you’re a course commentator in your spare time away from racing TV uh Studios uh how would you pronounce the JP man has owned Willie Mullen train prms final fancy I was going to go I car

Allan yeah maybe I car Allan that’s not what you said you said Allan you have less of including me now go away anyway whoever’s comment spending too much time with you whoever’s commentating on him I think they might be calling him home in front I think

He’s got a great chance yeah um good enough to be placed in a goway herdle last year I don’t know whether there’s too many horses in this field you could say that about and he actually had quite a busy time of it after he ran again

Later on the week ago he ran the 26 race well fancy for that maybe just the gway hurdle took its toll on him later on but he still ran a good race they got him qualified for this good and early in November at anry um it was one of those

Days where the hurdles were all taken out up the home straight but he looked to get the trip okay so that was job done he’s been put on Ice since then they’ve known obviously from then what sort of Mark he’s going to be on I think

All the Ducks are in a row and the fact that he’s reappearing now for the pemp suggests this has been the plan all along so he’d be very much top of my list and the solid one against him is quite cool uh Ted wall put her up as a

Horse to follow at the start of the season and she’s run really well all the way through and I think she will do again okay so it’s h i care Allen for Gary it’s I care R Allen for Johnny and I think G actually has a great chance for Ted Walsh and Shane

Oalen in the prms final moving on to the to the ryion Aire Chase which is next on the list the ryion Aire Chase and this year it is a very open ryion Aire Chase and it’s very ground dependent Gary O’Brien because bambridge for many people will be a big play on the

Thursday if the ground is decent what are your thoughts on bambridge oh I think he’s a really worthy favor if the ground is okay if connections deem the ground fit enough to run him but I think they pretty much G him record haven’t they saying they’re not going to run him

Unless they feel it’s going to be suitable and that’s what happened last year took him out at the last minute I was surprised they didn’t run him now in the Ascot race to be honest that looked there for the taking and the ground would have been okay the horse he beat a

C and ended up winning winning the race Pak Dory hopefully the ground does come right for him because he’s good enough to win a Ry air I think he’s a horse ey underestimated initially over fences and he’s proven me wrong time and time again

So uh he’s very much the one to beat if the conditions aren’t right for him I actually think a horse who could have a big say in the Grand National could win the rer and I’m talking about capano who last season was a bit of a right off for

Him he only got back to the track in the Red Mills chase a go and ran ran a decent enough race in the Grand National but just a couple of runs whereas this time around he’s had a clearer run at things he’s kind of progressing well good run at leopard’s 10 at Christmas

Won the race at chelham last time based on what he did that day he wouldn’t would have been worth his place in the Gold Cup but he wasn’t entered for the race so they’re running him here in the ryion a instead just it would be in the

Back of your mind to Grand National is the big Target for him this season but that doesn’t mean he can’t be competitive here on the way I think he’d have a have a great chance potentially and conflated likewise but I just don’t like his prep as much okay so you’ve now

Attended to it is bambridge and capano be bambridge and capano I think yeah H Johnny yeah Banbridge is one if the ground comes in his favor whether it will or won’t who knows it didn’t run here last year by the time the race was run it wasn’t horrendous bad ground so

If that was too soft you’d be you’d nearly be suspicious that this year would be too soft from to who knows but that that’s a week away so if he did run I think he’s a very good H Banbridge at the same time and I know Gary said if if

You ran an escot I have a feeling if you ran escot that race is quite close to chel my obious think that race that um fak D is run know that race that that um P Dory and them I if I was backing him I’d prefer that he didn’t that I would

Take my chances that he’ just go here from kton whatever like I think like beaten pikor that’s good form at the same time there’s nothing here you’d be afraid of if you’re back in benbridge on good ground anyway if the round is slow changes the whole race complexion race

Completely um envo and obviously has a chance but he’s 10 years of age at the same time he’s been in a lot done a lot of battling now at this stage I don’t like stage star I never really a fan of stage star either ever know I know he

Would just because he’s TR no not necessarily no just I just think he’s a he’s a goodish horse but I don’t think he’s a brilliant horse at the same time um after that you’re into the likes of cap who will will come into his own on sof ground he would probably need soft

Ground to get it to effective here won’t you maybe so I think so yeah but obviously that could take bambridge exactly it’s a r that you’d have to know the ground before you have a definite opinion and I look down to and you’re not going to believe this if you say a

High Senor I’m going home I’m going home I’m given it a chance yeah cuz I was just looking last night and I was thinking has Everton been leading up to this well apparently it’s gone there and it’s going to make try and make all the

Run you know I mean it’s it’s going to run here and it’s going to try and make the only chance it ever has a win races is it’ll do someday it it’ll run out and ping every fence and maybe it’ll stay there I wouldn’t fall down if it won no

I wouldn’t no but like at the minute I go Banbridge okay Banbridge but it could be a heist sen year for Johnny in the r air chase the feature race of course on Thursday is the stairs hurdle and T hopu is shortening up by the day Johnny denain he’s getting shorter and shorter

And shorter and it looks like Irish point is going to run in the champion hurdle so does that leave the way clear for T hoo oh it’s a big har to have out anyway Irish point if you if you feny to you Paul I mean if I think if you on an

Anti post any you’d love to see Irish Point going for the champion definitely I think de Hoopa will win I do and I think he will be shot he would like he’d be under two to one anyway that’s for sure um he’s like okay he should have

Won the race last year admittedly not by a lot but he should probably have won it he’s a year older I think this is his year if he doesn’t win it this year he’ll never win it because it is an average race I mean there’s a lot of

Horses here that have tried and tested it and even okay kbo’s a young horse he’s coming into like a he’s he’s a he’s like on an upward cover his profile is rising but he still beat prisley pack ahead he needs to improve a lot from that like you you couldn’t fency p park

In this you couldn’t fency Dash D there a whole hor you find it very hard to fency I know the winner last year was and he price you like he was about 11 years of age but that surely won’t happen next another time and I do T is a

Solid two to one shot or less anyway to K win T hoo for Johnny in the stairs hardle Gary yeah I’d be with the favorite as well Dave agree I thought he should have won last year um there were actually a couple of horses of gord Elliots last year they changed the

Tactics of them compared to the previous run Mighty Potter was the other one I think I got the two of them beat to be honest um when he won the galm and he took it up two out power clear up the straight um just he was held on to and

It just it was messy wasn’t it they were weaving all around the place coming down the straight late on it was one that got away I think but I I’d fancy him to make amends this time the race has kind of Fallen apart a bit isn’t it the French

Horse that was well fancied has dropped out along the way Irish Point looks as though he’s going to go for the champion now so the opposition might be as strong as you would have thought it would be at one stage real out a good run from

Elsire to berlay he just seems to come alive at this time of year for whatever reason and the other one I thought had a shout at the big price was home by the Lee think I read They’re going to try different he here on him uh like he he

He just wouldn’t go a yard would he at leopard down last time and make in the running clear he doesn’t suit him but he should get a Gallop to come off here and the head gear could fire him up a bit but I think it’s t Hoopa R to lose and I

Think so too so it’s three V three votes even for tupu in the stairs her The Trusted Trader plate is next up and I’ve been spending so much time with Johnny Denine over the last couple of weeks that I’m waking up in the middle of the

Night and all I can hear is KRA and EA say to me the bed beside me what the hell is Krabby I said this is Johnny the’s Banker of the week are you sick talking about KRA I know look he’s a good chance he’s he’s found in the

Market now at the same time do you know what I mean these horses they reach a a bit like ke B but other hor they reach a price where where they’re no longer value at the same time they can’t get much shorter this one this one I can’t

See him being a whole lot shorter than he now I think he’s a great chance I think if he gets average look he’d win it I think he’s fired in off 140 I mean to start to say start that season 134 G up six pounds for should have been

Beaten J Destiny and beating toris I think he did well to keep his rating to 140 to be honest and I’d say he’s a good bit hand saying that I’ve seen these horses in these in these kind of races before that have a stone in hand and

They get blown out of the water because it’s it is his first open handicap Jas at the same time there are different kind of races and he’s jumping needs to be pinpoint on the day you won’t get away with like crawl over fences and losing linon to and you get shuffled

Back and no matter what you have in hand you’ll get beat then but um I do think you’ll win I do I do fence him strongly but again he’s a h wouldn’t back each way I do think he’d either win or blow out okay when it comes to the play at

These pre night do you just go for a little sleep and press a button and just go crabby repeat no no no I mean it’s the price he is now do you want to back him 4 to one I don’t know I wouldn’t lay

Him at 4 to one but I do think he’ll win the price isn’t going to stop him from winning but the the juice has gone out of his price at the same time are you a krabby fan Gary I went through the race again this morning Dave and he is he is

Tak seriously there were a couple I just had to finalize my thoughts on but he is a stand out I think from a handicapping perspective there are risks attached as Johnny said there but that’s kind of offset by the fact that the handicapper hasn’t had a chance to get hold of them

It’s a it’s a double-sided coin if you like I I just went down through and you’re looking for something to take him on because as Johnny said the price has come in so much down I I couldn’t find one to be honest so I’d either be I’d

Either be with kbil or probably sit the right side I hope he wins for Johnny um I might end I might end up backing him myself who knows yeah there you go it’s uh it’s two votes for KY in The Trusted Trader plate now moving you have

Something against him you have which you have something against I I thought he was very hard to beat genuinely I thought like you said you’re kind of going how is he on 140 like how even beating Tim moris doesn’t make him a little bit higher than 140 I thought he

Was well hand I’m on 92 I’ll leave you in some of it give us a cut Johnny moving on to the Ryan Air no’s hurdle and this is potentially the race of the day on Thursday it is brighter days ahead against Jade the grui against Di

Sardinos and we have to put golden Ace in there as well but the top three in the market they’re unbeaten they are special but who is the most special of the Tre orar o’ri I struggle to pick between the top two to be honest and top

Two yes two I yeah I know you’re a big dieras fan oh you’re ruler right look same thing again would I be shocked if she won probably not but I do think the other two okay might just be that little bit better big mistake we’ll see you’re probably right Squad I just

On price grounds I think the hype machine’s g into overdrive at brighter days ahead and it might just be making Jade the grui a back aable price now I don’t know there’s any lack of confidence in her from the Mullins Camp the right people seem to Fanci her but

Just the snowball has started rolling rolling rolling with brighter days ahead what she 6 to 4 13 wa that’s too short I think I I don’t think it’s as cut and dri as that she’s a brilliant Prospect brighter days ahead and I think she make a lovely Chaser further down the line

But Jade the gr you might just be more a horse for the here and now so if you force me I’d go Jay de grui Johnny is Jay de grui the value now look it’s it’s as as Gary said it’s Bri is his is is

There are Tre High Pass B born Bri days ahead and the what’s the other one factor factor fire yeah the three big highish and you can she’s top of that hype list though is she she’s from Elliot she is anyway yeah absolutely so it’s very hard to ignore this kind of

Stuff but J deui is a really dangerous opponent really dangerous opponent and if the English handicapper is is right the English har will struggle even get to the five pounds he’s putting dce is 132 and he’s putting golden a his four Choice why was giv a chance to un he’s

Only one 124 in his in his in his eyes like 124 is a million like that’s miles off America anyway 132 getting five is only 137 I mean the way they’re talking about it is a hit is a t in hand of 137 anyway I I find it hard to oppose her

But again she’s another one that that that they’ve squeezed the price out of she they know it’s like a squeeze lemon there’s nothing left 6 to four all the Pips are gone yeah I think so look I I I’d say on good ground at two miles of

The foring even even being at the being at the the new all cour whatever course that is the the stiffer course that’ll be as short as she’d wanted I guess could D sardinos not outspeed them both well list she might turn out to be the

Best but on the day getting 5 could she faster than the only chance she has di sardinas in my opinion is if she tracks brighter days ahead down to about the 100 yard p and has one wh and see what happens then you know what I mean now

Whether she’d be able to stay on her tail is another thing you know I mean but I think she may just have a speed Edge for maybe that 100 yards so but she’ have to be ridden really really like that like with balls and steel kind

Of stuff and I don’t know will they do that I don’t know they probably have a go off earlier right say okay so your selection is listening to people without me it’s not it’s not a farm choice I don’t think it’s TI to be 64 on Farm or

Anything of that but listening to to the maybe jumping on the hype bandwagon I’ll go with PR days ahe okay Johnny is joining the hype with brighter days ahead and the concluding race on Thursday is the Kim y a notable non-runner here in the shape of firm

Fings and I know the way you’re thinking is getting very short Johnny Denine is he what price do he know roughly five yeah yeah look I’d say he’s 145 he’s top weight I’d say if it was a 2 and a half mile R you wouldn’t need any money to

Back him but think it’s a big it’s a big step up isn’t it like for a novice like that has never even r a three M he’s gone three and a quarter miles I a horse like this years a few years ago champagne I think he’s with in the bul

Champagne Platinum you could just kind of a profile he only about like two and a half mile farm he was incited in this race at the same time you know you need to stay really really well to get three and a quar miles you could say he’s

Nearly going up a M trip I’d say like okay for saying he was he ran well against um gck Warrior down in limi and all that and he’s a good horse I know the way you’re thinking he definitely is a good hor he definitely the classiest

Hor in the race but he still has top weight and he has to go six full LS further I don’t know he wouldn’t be one for me anyway to be honest though the price he is I I wouldn’t like to be posing him either or maybe laying around

Not saying I do that but uh I I don’t know I haven’t really studied the race that closely I know he’s in it all right I was I was I was I know he’s in it but I don’t know what much else is that’s is that in his um Angels Dawn yeah yeah

That might have a chance to suppos like but but I have this huge opinion in it to be honest she won it last year I know yeah exactly yeah okay she done me last year actually was on the second Stumptown yeah yeah hard look uh Gary

What do you like in the game your I would agree with a lot of what Johnny said there I think the favor potentially is thrown in but there there are a few risks atach if you think of getting stuck in if he stays and he gets a good

Run round he’ll probably win he didn’t jump great at reps down last time but it was his handicap debut and he met a bit of traffic kind of horses falling in front of him and messing him around a bit so uh that would just be in the back

Of your mind but I do think Angel’s Dawn is rock solid uh very good run in the TS La last time might have ended up on the worst of the ground that day the the horses the two the beater I think both came down the outside didn’t they ain’t

That a shame and uh cornelia’s horse can’t think um but she went stuck to the inner she’s 11 PBS higher than last year but she’s a real kind of a consistent solid mayare and I think she’ll be there I be very confident she’ll run a race and probably be in the frame again

Whereas as Johnny said the favorite probably got to hack up or blow out all together okay that was the Kim and that was Thursday so Gary o’brine your strongest fany your play of the day on Thursday is play of the day on Thursday I’ll go tupo tupo yeah another new

Pronunciation oh Johnny Johnny is the king of T T’s pronunciation let me tell you Johnny play today on I I’ll go with I think I’ll go with tupo myself yeah I I think he’ll win yeah and I will go with tupu as well so

It’s a it’s a clean sweep for too in the stairs hle on your L today Gary just the price again brighter days ahead oh wow you’re L today is I’m price price price related okay Johnny I’ll go to something will be Jenny’s Destiny yeah yeah jinny’s Destiny will be mine

As well I think there’s going to be something to beat Jenny’s Destiny in the Turner novice Chase That’s Thursday stop the clock it’s Friday it’s Gold Cup day and we’re going to talk you through all seven races kicking off with the Triumph hurdle and the big hyp horse in Britain

It is sergino but he has done it on the track he was brilliant on trial say Gary O’Brien he’s odds on it’ll be interesting to see the Henderson stable form going into this race because that will set the tone of whether this price will be odds against or odds on sergino

Are you a fan a big fan of the horse you couldn’t possibly not be a fan of him what he’s done so far but I personally think there’s enough reasons to go against him at this stage anyway if Henderson starts banging in the winners left right and Center Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday maybe I’ll look at it a bit differently uh half past one on the Friday but I think there’s a few things to bear in mind here one is that MB The Mullins horse who was placed at leopard’s town I think if you look at it

Nicole L to day he’s run to a higher level on his first start for Willie Mullins than Serino did on his first start for Nikki Henderson so if you have majbur making the same leap from first to second run for his new year all of a sudden I don’t know whether I’m

Too happy about taking four to six about Serino and that’s even before you think about the stap form there were a couple of others in the leopard to race so I thought shaped a bit better than the form storm heart had a very wide trip around travel like a classy enough horse

Into it you couldn’t possibly fault the winner either Kazi she’s got her chance as well and further in behind Ethical Diamond was a big eye-catcher I’ve heard Ruby give a mentioned the bunting as well so to me there are enough horses in there floating around that potentially

Could improve up to the level that they can give Serino a race uh mjar being the most obvious one and I’ve definitely seen enough just to be a bit wary about back in the favor of that sort of price okay so if I was to push you your

Selection would be probably go mbra MSB for Gary O’Brien you you disagree you really like Serino well I did really like Serino I did up to a point up to the when I when when I watched that racing at the trials there was saying whene you end up like landed on on the

Running and said that’s the timey for low it’s certain but that’s a while back and and next thing you get you’re starting to get a few doubts um it is a good race there’s there is um like Mullin could have five or six against him and and you will have you that har

Gary M looks like he’s going to run forgot about him salver yeah he’s going to run so he’s there with some sort of a chance um like the one thing like I couldn’t get over M MRA apparently um they were disappointed with him in in in lepos town that they

Thought he’d run a lot better so I’d say must have thought he was the best of those you know and I didn’t even I didn’t even bring that into into consideration to think that and it’s a good point actually that that that um Gary said about about Serino improving

From One race to the second his for like if M takes that step then he’s was right there with him suddenly with a stable farm and all these horses in the backy ah head and Mullins with five or six surely they’ll give them no no they’re

Not going to give them the the freedom of the of the race track either or they like he’s going to have to earn it when they have six or seven hearts of the race a bit like Aiden o’b in the flat races he’s he’s he’s probably going to

Be Shuffle wide and all that kind of stuff there’s no there’s no one of them jockies going to give him an inch they like really and um salvator Mundy is another hor that’s coming out of nowhere like that has that has form tied in with

Some you think he run I do and he is he is running and he’s fancy too W so yeah um he is going to run yeah so and you know the owner he is and and and well I know that’s that’s the intention anyway that he’s going to run yeah now the

Owner wouldn’t wouldn’t be guy to lay down the law end that and say you can’t run because he have the favorite know he’s running i’ say he’s he’s happy to have two bites rather than wood so and I’d say it is a second bite that give

Him some sort of a chance or two so like you one is could have four or five horses here to have some sort of a chance I thought the Sera was an airplane a real real top top horse but with the stable farm and and then you’re

Slightly getting D it’s come near to the time of race it’s like a lot of they get colder as the time comes I don’t get colder a lot of time but I would in this instance and suddenly from thinking an absolute certainty I’m no longer as sure

I do defens him but I think I’d leave him win okay wow you’re not even going to back Sero maybe not yeah probably not yeah dramatic turn of he could be if if the stable is going Gabby he’d be 9 to4 against as well on top of that do you

Know what I mean if if man his hes fall to the back of the Telly he’ definitely he definitely be 9 to4 or 5-2 against Gabby is not good gamy gam gam g m y gam okay we got it gamy so Serino Johnny was very keen on earlier on on on the series

And up in the anti but not quite so now and Gary gives a shout out to mbor maybe it’s not going to be all oneway traffic for Serino moving on to the 210 it is the county hurdle it is going to be extremely tricky to solve this Johnny

Denine have you found anything in the county hurdle not really no I think this is another real you leave it to La cavalry charge yeah I do um king of kingsfield’s favorite yeah 140 what do you make of that Mark look I think King kingsfield is is is is a

H is going to find winning hard and he’s going to have to be delivered in the last I don’t know look to me you need a lot of look and running in this race any here for starters and it’s another race where there’ll be 10 across the track

Hidden into the last hle you won’t you wouldn’t be able to call you could be on a York the lead going on the last would be in the first five Afters who knows it’s one of the hardest races of the meeting um I don’t have a strong opinion

It to be honest I don’t I don’t there’s no points in I do when I don’t I know one man that does have a very strong opinion in the county hurdle is Gary O’Brien I have actually no idea I just chanced that you would I’m afraid not no

No buil you up let me down no no that’s fine that’s fine we’ll keep in there’s no edits in this show whatsoever good to hear I’d probably go with absurd to be honest Dave king of kingsfield is a real Buzz horse at the moment and he’s the

Type of horse that should run run well in a county hurdle absurd was behind him in the grade one novice at leopard last time but I thought that was a big step in the right direction for absurd he was pulled up on his first run back over

Hurdles after running in the melbour cup and obviously he’s an ebore winner as well You’ like to think he be up to win the handicap of a mark of 138 I think he won the eore of 104 or something like that he’s a potentially very very well

Handicapped horse and I think the run at leopard Town might have been a real stepping stone for him to the county hurdle so he’s the one I’d probably go with but it wouldn’t be particularly bullish and we should give a shout out to Paul Town’s Friday record on the new

Course of Cham is phenomenal if you’re just back in Paul town and religiously in the last decade on the Friday Johnny you wouldn’t even have to work you wouldn’t have to show up here he’s got a terrific record on the Friday Paul town and the likes a wilo brave one from over

The years even when he was second jockey to Ruby Walsh that was the county hurdle now we’re going to have a look at the Albert Bartlet which is extremely open this year Gary you got Reed and Tommy wrong dancing City towards the top of

The market um is it as open open as the betting suggests uh I would say it probably is uh I’m going to highlight a couple of horses who are near the top of the market but at the same time if a 25 to one shot W it I wouldn’t be

Particularly surprised red um the two first of all gidley Park who I think might end up coming here if B burn does go the Gallaher is at the the new title of that race um we’ll see but I I think this race might suit him better anyway

He did well to get himself out of a hole to win at chelam last time I thought Nikki Henderson horse kind of Blindsided him a little bit when he made the move and he’s actually nicely on top again at the finish I think he’ll get the longer

Trip no problem and the new course I think will’ll really play to his strengths and the other one is reading Tommy wrong I think of the market leaders he’s sorry he’s probably the one who has achieved most with the win at nce albe it was over two and a half I

Think he will get the longer DP okay and Johnny I know uh gidley Park is a horse that you’ve been with all season are you going to be with him here yeah look I wouldn’t be shocked if if if if they got if they got a strange result in the race

Like this it is it is the One race of of the novice hurdles that’s harder to decipher than the others anyway definitely it it is more of a bookies race than the others that’s no question doubt about that so three miles H up three miles getting maybe nicer ground

End to end Gallop you could see hes improve 10-fold gidley Park like looks like now they have made the right definitely the right call to by jumping in here they were going in here anyway it’s say irregardless of where B born was going um if he gets the trip and he

Probably should he probably should he’s a great chance I like I I kind of have felt all the year if there is an English novice worth the sausage this is him you know what I mean and and and and and and like that can compete with the Irish

Ones at the very least anyway and I nearly stick to that I won’t be surprised if he’s if he’s beaten know at the same time um reading Tommy rong’s Farm will get a look at that from elanti that have a big reflection or bearing on

His prop he’s going to be and but this this is wide open rate eight or 10 HS I’d struggle to back um High Class Hero though I I have a feeling that won’t be up to this myself have a feeling that H in this race would be able to beat at it

That’s kind of half a it has like half summer farm basically it looks like decent renewal at the like Tommy wrong is a proper grade one winner unbeaten like yeah I think you you have the lik you like gidley Park is unbeaten and you’re very seldom get horse unbeaten

Coming into the Alber yeah I think you’ll need a kind of a a Bob’s wart or something like that that kind of a har to win this this year I don’t think a I I don’t think a really ordinary H will win it any i’ look I’d go with gidle

Park but it it is a hard race okay it’s a hard race the Albert Bartlett moving on to the 330 on Friday it’s the big one of the week it’s the highlight of the jump season is The bules chelham Gold Cup and Gallop in the Champs his

Favorite of course to go back to back just like Albom photo did and just like best mate did but one man who doesn’t think he’ll win who has taking him on who’s going to lay him and he’s going to tell you now why he can’t win is Johnny

Denine well I wouldn’t say he can’t win if if he does run if he does run the way he run at Christmas he will win but I just think there is enough of opposition there’s there’s three or four horses I think could be him and there’s four or

Five other horses that will be making life difficult for him he’s he’s unlikely to get the the easy track position that he got in his last two races he’s more likely to me to maybe be in the same position as he was last year maybe in the race well it’s not

Certainly Right light that but okay toon will be looking to avoid that but there will be a lot of horses here up in the van and up looking for looking to have a a good position early and that may drive him back into the field a bit more than

Other races I mean he did get to run of the race in in in in lepone both days there’s only one horse in front of him like conflated was was in front of Monday and he was in front and with Jerry colum and the last but he didn’t

Get the run of the race in this race last year and he still won by seven length he did but he jumped the last longside Brave men’s game like H week I just feeling that this is a better race than that I do think faster slow has a

Chance even though he’s not a guaranteed there I do think Jerry colum has a chance even though he’s well beaten 23 L I definitely wouldn’t rule out shishin I definitely think he would the King George I must have some sort of a chance anyway plus you have other ones like

That you wouldn’t fall down if they won I think there’s enough of opposition and there’s a few little things I think that are get first of all he’s he’s quite weak in the in the exchanges for some reason anyway I just always take notice of those things he was under 65 last

Time I looked he was heading for 13 to8 that’s a pretty seismic drift and an exchange in a gold cup at the same time somebody somewhere doesn’t fancy him anyway for some reason everybody said oh he’s working well he doing this he is you it’s not me no it’s not me no it’s

Definitely not me but somebody somewhere doesn’t fancy him anyway and there is other things against him last year he came in as it was his year first year out of naice company that’s a big help in the Gold Cup I think this year Jerry clam has that profile he’s gone another

Year ahead again not many horses putting back to back the ground could be good by Friday that would be another little concern I just think all all in all like you you put him and you put the others 12 or whatever or 13 You’ prefer the

Other i’ go for the group anyway yeah you’re going for the group okay and as a selection you’re were fast or slow I’d go with him yeah but I I do think I do think if if if even at his best gallop and the champ won’t beat fast or slow by

Much anyway okay interesting Gary are you of the same opinion not dissimilar uh first things first I’d agree with what Johnny said a lot of people have made the point I think the run at Christmas in the savil chase if he does reproduce that it’s impossible to see

Him get beat best performance you’ve ever seen at lepon it’s right up there probably is the best yeah yeah it was H it was breath taking um the other thing though is in terms of his merits Visa V faster slow I I would just totally throw

Out the race the Irish go Cup last time faster slow just allowed him to boss that race all the way around faster slow was out jumping him a lot of fenes kept being rain back giving up in his Advantage everything about that run suggested to me D Day for faster slow is

Cham not not leopard s that day I’m not saying Gip and de shamp has been trained for Cham obviously is but I don’t think that forum is is worth a whole lot sausage exactly couldn’t have put it better myself yeah I just I would disregard that run and if you do that

Because fter slow has beaten him before that just does come into the back of your mind uh as I say I don’t think faster slow will be him if he runs to the level of Christmas but if he’s a tiny bit below that faster slow is going

To be a sharper horse than he was at leopard down last time Martin Brazzle great Target trainer uh I I think we could have a real race on at the very least they they’re the two standout horses shishkin’s the only other one I give a chance to I’m sure who knows

Whether he’ll even jump off whether he’ll play ball at the start hopefully he does because any race that has him in it is a whole lot more interesting but I’d be Gob smacked if one of those three didn’t we okay so there you go two of the best judges in Irish racing Gary

O’Brien and Johnny Denine if not the best probably the best two judges Irish racing they are both kind of lukewarm on the chances of Galloping the Shams and I know most viewers will be watching thinking he is potentially the banker of the week so there it is that is the

Bules chelham Gold Cup moving on to the hunters Chase it’s obviously not one of the feature race of the week but JP Manis does want a winner at the chelton festival he’s probably going to get more than one and he has added to his team earlier on this week but it’s on the

Line Gary O’Brien will it be another JP winner you’re a brave man saying he’ll probably get more than one I’d say if all the cards go right he he could threaten couple figures oh really look at the amount of fancied horses he has this year it’s it’s incred it’s good a

Team of horse I’d say any owner has gone to chel I can remember anyway um should get the one so yeah should you’re watching JP you should get the one and he does watch I think it’s on the line might win this as well uh just think ferns loock is probably a classier

Horse but if it does come down into a real slug it’s everybody is saying this about fernlock every single person I talk says I have fernlock he’s the best jumper he’s the best horse he’s the best traveler but he won’t win like are we not been really hard I’m not saying he

Won’t win of course no I’m not saying you but I’m saying in general that’s the vibe that Johnny is going to give us in a minute yeah no no I definitely wouldn’t say one win I think one of the two of them probably will win okay uh

And I know David Christie I was actually talking to matles the other day he’s very very confident that fernlock will be okay over the distance and Dennis Oran has been writing him out and very happy with how he’s progress and yeah he’s a hell of a good horse real real

Top 100 CH why will he not win then I just have this fear that that race particularly if the ground is testing will put more of an accent on stamina than may be ideal for him and that plays into it’s on the line’s hands uh that was an extraordinary race at n

Last time um but the fact that he was able to pick up again when it looked as bway had him that that suggested there was a little bit left and from to do that after the gruer he had all the way up the straight with Riles first of all

And then bway closing him down he is a proper monkey by all accounts everybody attached to the horse yeah so look maybe that little bit that he held in reserve that day he could perhaps be keeping it back for the big day okay that’s it’s on

The line for Gary O’Brien Johnny I know you’re you’re very much it’s on the line you added to him to your chatam Festival team on up in the ATI earlier on this week yeah I I’d say he’d be at like at 3 to one them kind of price fight to 11 to

Four he’d be my nap of the whole meeting now to be honest it’s the Lord like there isn’t many three to one chances that you like there’s a loads of skinny ones that you could pick out and they’re obvious obvious favorites but there isn’t that okay convince me why he is

Going to be fernl well first of all I I think it’s probably they’re the two the two best in the race even though it’s not it’s not a brilliant Fox under R like it he’s relatively young the cheek piece has going on is going to be a big

Help to him and I do think okay fernlock lovely jumper does everything beautifully this other guy would be could be rolling the head off from like five or six out but he’ll stay going and really stay going and I can see F loock maybe having him well off the brid

Turning in and looking a likely winner but if the other guy gets a hold of him it is all over it’s over like he will once he gets near that’ll be good night and God bless in my opinion anyway and I have a feeling he will get him he will

Grab him at some stage like Fern lock is a lovely H when he’s everything going his own way but he’s lost a finish to it’s underline already in down Royal and he did like get beat at 4 to11 by animix like animix is an absolute creature isn’t

It isn’t it though heing a really bad curser no no I wouldn’t I don’t I’m not a cursor as such but but not really put words can put it inide they get the message across yeah but anyway um I don’t know look I just think that it’s underl he’s a young I

Know like you could go back 18 months where where F L beat it online but his was only five that time you know what I mean and I do think that there is more in nots on the line and the cheek pieces can get it out of them and it’s first

Time cheek pieces the new colors probably won’t do them any hared if derero Conor I think it’s a lot to like know myself and okay it won’t be pretty I don’t think it won’t be pretty but I defy it’ll go to 12 rounds and it’ll be

Only one winner okay okay so it’s a points verdict for Johnny Denine with it’s on the line in the Hunter Chase and Gary is in agreement I’m in the minority I think fak is the best horse in the race I think he’ll win and I’m hoping he

Will stay moving on to the mayor’s Chase it is the second last race it’s the 27th of 28 races at the chelam festival and it is Dino blue against allegory devasi and the two big hopes from the Gavin Cromwell stable in Brides Hill and limi lace as well Johnny Denine uh obviously

Another skinny favorite here from The Mullins camp in those JP Manis colors where are we ranking Dino blue in the scale of of Banker material like I have something on her ready to post but I’m not mad about her now at all oh no I’m not I think she’s very very short um

Like if I was if I haven’t the whole pile on her either but if I wasn’t on her there’s no way in the world would have backer now anyway I think she has a good chance but that’s all um I think people are reading a lot into her grade

One Farm which is like if you take take Al fabiolo out of that race and and like what the race at Christmas Captain gness they’re nothing in them races you I mean there isn’t anything in them races I don’t think she’s even achieving that much like finishing second tail fabiolo

And and and that race at LEP stone at Christmas let’s say the ones that she actually finished in front are very ordinary I think and she has to get the trip like if the ground comes up soft Lim La is definitely definitely a contender allegory theas looks to be

Something that she’s had a wind up she she’s probably a more poent threat than I had thought originally in the year look i’ still hoping Dino blue win if you force me I think she probably will win but I I she’s far from a certainty far B decision for Kei donu here Gary

Has to pick between limr lace and bries Hill oh he’s in the mix for liick lace is he yeah I think so well Mar obviously write Dino blue so um it’s going to be interesting here and imagine the softer the ground the better for Limer GL the better the ground better chance for

Bright Hill who apparently is one of the best workhorses Gavin has I like I I’d be pretty similar to Johnny in in terms of how I view this one I think Dina blue is the best horse in the race classy may just a slight doubt about the distance

And of the hot pots she’s not one I’d be thrown into any multiples any put it that way um obviously by the time we get to this stage we we’ll have a better idea about conditions and the more testing it is the less confident I would

Be and I think lyri lace is obviously bringing different form lines into it she’s been campaigning over in Britain Brides Hill has run over there as well um the fact that they’ve been able to beat the British Mays doesn’t suggest at the home team are probably going to be

Much of a factor in this so look it looks nailed on for an Irish winner but I just tread carefully with Dino blue myself best horse in the race but I wouldn’t be backing her myself okay there we go that’s the mar Chase and the 28th and final race of the chelton

Festival it is the Martin pipe for conditional Riders and the big buzz horse Gary O’Brien in the last couple of days has been key the bbon who I know Ruby Walsh was on one of the 24,000 previews you were on and uh his Banker the meeting was key the bourbon yeah I

Think so yeah that’s what he said yeah ke the B bbon do you like key the bourbon look hard horse to knock he’s very unexposed The Mullins Camp have won it with similar horses before um Ser de shamp I suppose would be one same colors similar sort of profile I’d be inclined

To look elsewhere I I think answerer to C is a very solid horse Terrence O’Brien uh presume this is where he’s going to run it be no brainer really the lad that’s been riding them all along John shinik can use his claim in this race and he’s built up a good rapport with

The horse and further down the list a horse that actually beat him at FY house early on the season Waterford Whispers if he gets in I think he’s a very very well handicapped horse should have W I thought at leopard St last time um got beaten by not a bad sword actually

Himself a horse of Pat FIS that day but I thought he was the best horse in the race and I think he’s capable of an awful lot better than he’s shown so far okay excellent and Johnny what do you like in the mountain pipe um I agree

With that like feeling school looking at his no tell you something you could copy worse tell you’re not looking this way anyway you’re not looking over my notes excuse me um I think ke bom was very short I mean back in CL I know he probably way better AR than that but

Like coming down to last you think West team was going to do him with that yeah um like if he’s gone from 8 to1 to 4 to1 because because somebody opened them out of the CH preview far as I can see I can see him going back out

To although he’s going to have Michael suiv now at the same time so that’s going to be a big help in in these races I agree with KY I think the big line of farm here is that race in fairy house where where um Waterford Whisperers beat answer the cave I backed Waterford

Whispers already no no no no bet from a few the day I’d said there’s a good chance he won’t get in he want with it’s about 52 I think yeah he’s long way down anyway yeah and he’s on one but no there could be heart obviously in another

Races maybe will get in I do think he’s well handicapped really well handicapped and I think answer the C is a good heart as well and I agree with what Gary said about the young lad right them Aller that has to be a help that he’s he’s

Being associated with his Rod him in races graded races nevering down limmerick where he no claim and all that they’ve stuck with him so obviously if they’ve stuck with him all year this had to be some kind of a plan I would have thought though he did well to win in

This one easy to the last day beat blizard was and Captain could down all them horses again I think he’s a smart horse too if if Waterford Whispers did get in I think he’s a great chance and if he doesn’t get in I’ll go with an the

Cave excellent that is all 28 races so it’s Friday time Gary your your best bet on Friday your play of the day best bet on Friday I’ll probably say gidley park in the Albert Bartle and for you Johnny um well I I’m going to oppose Gallop in the shamp anyway that’s

My um give Gary the other one try and think of the one going to back J’s take it on we’re changing tactics here so we are yeah we’re bringing in the averta fullback uh Johnny’s against scallop and the Chomps you’re lay of the me lay of

The day like it’s probably the day where I’d have the least strong opinions over the piece so just maybe just throw that in there gidley Park could be be top of the list for in terms of a bet but I think at the price i’ late Serino take a

Chance okay taking on Serino and for you your bet on Friday I got joking i’ be taken away because my my my mind has gone well well you said a few you said a few moments ago that it’s on the line better than me he could be your best i’ be taking

Mybody Le soon I don’t know what I’m doing but anyway my nap of the day and meeting is it’s online big it’s time to say stop one stop stop it’s the fun and uh my play of the day I’m I’m I’m taking on Johnny we’re going we’re

Going head tohe here because I’m with fernlock in the Hunter Chase I think fernlock can take out the Hunter Chase and at the prices I I I’m a bit like you guys I think ke the bran has gone very short in the market so we’re nearly

There we’re nearly there have we done it within the hour I don’t think so but sure you knew that wasn’t going to happen anyway H Gary best bet of the meeting for Gary O’Brien if our open the viewers some of them only tune in once a

Year they don’t even want to see me and Johnny they want to see Gary O’Brien they watch for your contribution so this is a big moment Gary what is Gary O’Brian’s best bet of the meeting I mention a couple of at bigger prices I think mcada and I caran are two very

Interested ones at bigger price in the handicaps but I think you know the solid horse in the conditions race I I think Corbett’s cross Corbett’s cross for Gary o bran in the National hunt Chase Johnny Denine your best bet of the CH I don’t do big

But I go I’ll go with p as a bigger price that’s as big as it gets from me know 12 that’s massive yeah and two horses um I think T hoo will win yeah in around two to one or L less and I do

Think it is a good thing I do i’ really fancy that very strong and it’s in around 5 to2 11 to4 I think that’s fair price okay and I’m actually Wick Gary my strongest fancy the whole meeting as Corbit cross in the National hun I think

He’s different class to those and at a bigger price I’m very much in the Ami right camp in the ultimate hoping the ground will dry out a little bit over the next couple of days and the lay of the meeting Gary o’ri the one horse that

Won’t be winning at the 2024 CH Festival sure why not we’ll go sergino Serino we know yours I’ll go g up in the champion okay and I will go Embassy Gardens in the National hunt Chase there you go that’s it I did my best I tried to get

It within the eror but the information was so good I couldn’t stop the midf flow and my thanks to Gary o’ Brien who does join us every year once a year it’s Tradition at this stage thanks very much Gary we continue to enjoy all your contributions on racing team TV you’ll

Be on every morning uh Tuesday to Thursday in the morning shift for racing TV yeah excellent Johnny looking forward to CH them yeah absolutely yeah if you wouldn’t be looking forward to CH you had no interest in racing would you really tired no not too bad now I’m on

Some old tablets revive or something I got him in the C he’s getting do Ted T the moment hope well listen the very best of luck at chatam and we’ll be back with you on H Sunday for the final up in the ATI before the Chon Festival is transfer deadline day where myself

And Johnny can get rid of one of our selections and bring in another one but thanks for watching our very special chatam Festival preview here on up in the anti in association with bet 365 he’s been Gary O’Brien he’s been Johnny Denine I’ve been David Jennings thanks for Watching