Racing today

Maddie Moo said:
Very jealous, I was working 🫣 He jumped so much better today and I was impressed with how grey he still was at the finish!
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Yes, he was definitely looking for an option at the last when in front but stayed in really well. It was great. I didn’t have a badge. Ryan wasn’t there, sadly, so no video.
 
CH 16th on the list so two withdrawals needed one of which is likely to be secret squirrel as I don’t think they’re going run him after his run on Saturday or that’s what the paper. It does also say that due to the number of racecourse stables at Southwell they may need to cut the field to 12 not 14 though I’m sure something can be managed there. I’m sure he will end up getting in.
 
It is indeed becoming a circus now

I cant see him being able to compete at a level on the flat equivalent to what he has achieved so it will feel like they are flogging him for the sake of it

Hes had 3 crashing falls over hurdles that he has been lucky to get up from. I thought he'd broken a leg in the fighting fifth. Surely they can't keep getting lucky with him getting up. You've pushed your luck 3 times, how many more? I didnt see the Punchestown race but it hardly sounds like he was great there either

All this focus on this horse, especially by the likes of ITV, may end up biting the whole of racing on the backside if something happens to him at Cheltenham. Feature race on the first day of the festival can you imagine if something happened to him? Plus they keep publishing articles about him and talking about him, itll be harder for anything to get swept under the rug

They won't be able to resist going for the CH, with a particularly weak field this year. I cant tell who is continuing to drive this whole charade, although my suspicion lies with the owner

Yes he WAS good, but is it worth the risk to his life to keep trying, the consequences of which could be fatal?

Why not thank him for what hes done and let him make someone a lovely ROR?

His owner and at this point NH, are coming across really badly to me, feels like they are trying to scrape every drop out of him

I hope he doesnt get into the southwell race, its farcial how much the prize money has been increased just because of him and the show around him. As others have said on fb posts etc, its a slap round the face for the journey men all weather trainers. Im sure MB will be passing some brown envelopes around

Im starting to only remember CH for the pantomime saga around him at this point, not helped by the media, especially ITV, fanning the flames
 
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