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Teaforthree 5lbs better than last year. I reckon Tidal Bay will definitely run.. Surely the words ' Well in!' springs to mind! finished 3rd last year, my favourite horse and god I love the way this horse takes a fance... not that Im biased or anything mind!
I was wondering whether to have a sub thread (linked from here) for long range short lists. But for now I'll put mine here. Sunnyhill Boy Merry King (needs 32 to withdraw) Godsmejudge Edit. All non runners
Shocking how lenient they've been with old boy Tidal Bay here... Talk about giving him a chance and a half. Contrast that to the mark Hedgehunter received the years after he won it, with this type of leniency he would have been a multiple winner
FOLLOWING the launch of the weights for the 2014 Crabbie’s Grand National, Timeform, the leading horse racing ratings experts, have announced that the Rebecca Curtis-trained Teaforthree tops their weight-adjusted figures. The sure-footed front-runner cut a bold sight over Aintree’s famous fences en route to finishing a brave third behind the now-retired Auroras Encore last April and, off a mark 2 lb lower this time around, makes plenty of appeal at the weights as things stand. Timeform Jumps Handicapper Phil Turner commented: “Of course, much can change between now and April 5th, as plenty have probably been protecting their handicap marks until the National weights were announced. But Teaforthree looked an Aintree natural last year and is likely to make solid each-way appeal even if a few better-handicapped rivals were to emerge before the big day.” Teaforthree will be bidding to become the first National winner since 2004 hero Amberleigh House to score after being placed in the race previously, and he could be joined in that quest by 2012 placed pair Sunnyhillboy and Seabass. The statistics don’t bode quite so well for the popular veteran Tidal Bay, as you have to go back to 1923 winner Sergeant Murphy to find the last thirteen-year-old to taste National success, though Timeform still rate him as one of the more likely winners due to the BHA’s policy of favouring those towards the head of the weights nowadays. Turner added: “Tidal Bay has been allotted a mark 7lb lower than he’d have been asked to carry in a conventional handicap, so he’s clearly one of the best-treated runners despite top weight. “As for his age, he’s finished a narrow third in the Welsh National and runner-up in a Grade 1 on his last two starts, so it’s safe to assume most of his ability is still intact!” Potentially the best-handicapped runner in the field, however, is the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Long Run, who has rather lost his way this winter (rated accordingly) after several seasons of consistently top-class form. Turner said “It was a similar scenario with the last Gold Cup winner who went on to claim National glory, 1975 victor L’Escargot (who, like Long Run, also wore headgear latterly), whilst it is worth bearing in mind that Long Run’s amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen can boast one of the best records over the National fences amongst current riders.” TIMEFORM WEIGHT-ADJUSTED RATINGS 180 TEAFORTHREE 179 TIDAL BAY 178 HIGHLAND LODGE 178 WAYWARD PRINCE 178 SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM 177? KAUTO STONE 176 SUNNYHILLBOY 176 THE PACKAGE 175 BIG SHU 175 TATENEN 174p ROCKY CREEK 174 GODSMEJUDGE 174 KATENKO 174 ROI DU MEE 174 RUBI LIGHT Selected others: 173 ALFIE SHERRIN 173 MONBEG DUDE 172+ TRIOLO D’ALENE 172 HOME FARM 171 COLBERT STATION 171 HAWKES POINT 170 MOUNTAINOUS 170 SEABASS 169+ LONG RUN 168+ MOSSEY JOE 168 ON HIS OWN 167 BALTHAZAR KING 166 PRINCE DE BEAUCHENE
Old boy Pricewise has this morn put up TeaForThree (25/1) and Mr Henderson’s Shakalakboomboom (40/1). Both have seen their prices cut as a result and the former is now either outright favourite or disputing favourtism depending on who your preferred bookie chappie is. Shocking from the ‘Racing Post’ today how on page 2 they highlight and shout from the rooftops Mr Henderson’s poor GN record (0/33 and half a dozen 1st fence fallers) – although if Mick Fitzgerald hadn’t fallen off Fiddling The Facts it would have been so, so, so, so different. Cor blimey, if tomorrow they highlight the old boy’s positives, rather than opting for negative journalism, they will need all the trees from the Amazon to fit them all in. Very disappointed in this publication today. Long Run is still around the 25’s mark which I would still advise people to take whilst the other one who appeals to me is Home Farm, not only because my fave character in ‘The Archers’ lives there, but because he ran a most eyecatching race to finish 3rd in the ‘Irish National’ last term and has put up a pair of nice, ‘quiet’, runs so far this term. 40/1 NRNB is too big, methinks.
No laughing please but I can see Boston Bob (the horse, not the forum poster) going well in this off 11-3. He would have won the RSA last season if he'd stood up at the last, and another F at Punchestown wouldn't have done his confidence any good. But Mullins has given him a couple of runs over hurdles to help that and he'll probably run somewhere at the festival to put him right for Aintree. I'd like to see him run over fences again before Aintree (he has entries in the old Racing Post Chase at Kempton plus Ryanair Chase, World Hurdle and Gold Cup at Cheltenham) but at 50/1 he is worth a little e/w snifter.
interesting to see Burton Port has undergone a wind operation since his last run - and at the weight he has got- if he can rekindle any of his old form- he has a shout of an e/w @ 28/1
Teaforthree - 3rd last year and nailed on for a place for me at least! I dont know why any of you need to look any further. 20's with BetVictor 5 places and NRFB if he doesnt line up. Its printing money for christs sake!
She told him she wouldn't marry him Ron, simple as that. And he didn't want to get jilted at the altar.
Heres the list of remaining 73 runners for the Grand National which was posted today. I note that Pete The Feat has been taken out of the race which surely means Noel Fehily rides Teaforthree. Curtis will be chuffed and I expect the jockey is pretty excited about that too..I can not see this horse out of the first 5. 1) 121-1532 TIDAL BAY (IRE) 13-11-10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Paul Nicholls 2) 132-54U1 LONG RUN (FR) 9-11-09 Robert Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson 3) 13-606034 HUNT BALL (IRE) 9-11-07 Atlantic Equine Nicky Henderson 4) -F21P20P ROI DU MEE (FR) 9-11-06 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE 5) 301-1310 TRIOLO D'ALENE (FR) 7-11-06 Sandy & Caroline Orr Nicky Henderson 6) 1113-22 ROCKY CREEK (IRE) 8-11-05 The Johnson & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls 7) 211-F4430 KATENKO (FR) 8-11-04 Andrew Brooks Venetia Williams 8) /F1115-U BOG WARRIOR (IRE) 10-11-02 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin IRE 9) 2U11-11 MOSSEY JOE (IRE) 11-11-01 Barry Connell Enda Bolger IRE 10) 45-F405P QUITO DE LA ROQUE (FR) 10-11-01 Gigginstown House Stud Colm Murphy IRE 11) 1U-03U0F COLBERT STATION (IRE) 10-11-00 J P McManus Ted Walsh IRE 12) 22P52-U4 WALKON (FR) 9-11-00 McNeill Family Alan King 13) 20P-1111 BALTHAZAR KING (IRE) 10-10-13 The Brushmakers Philip Hobbs 14) P06-52P0 WAYWARD PRINCE 10-10-13 John & Mrs Hilary Parrott Hilary Parrott 15) -4503112 MR MOONSHINE (IRE) 10-10-12 Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont & David van der Hoeven Sue Smith 16) 6203-020 TEAFORTHREE (IRE) 10-10-12 Conyers, O'Reilly, Roddis, Zeffman Rebecca Curtis 17) 10-501U ACROSS THE BAY (IRE) 10-10-11 Scotch Piper Syndicate Donald McCain 18) F111116 DOUBLE SEVEN (IRE) 8-10-11 J P McManus Martin Brassil IRE 19) 2131-5PP GODSMEJUDGE (IRE) 8-10-11 Favourites Racing Alan King 20) 11-1PRP BATTLE GROUP 9-10-10 Jolly Boys Outing Johnny Farrelly 21) 5-05103 BUCKERS BRIDGE (IRE) 8-10-10 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE 22) 1/PP-5014 LION NA BEARNAI (IRE) 12-10-10 The Lock Syndicate Tom Gibney IRE 23) 12-3004 PRINCE DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 11-10-10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 24) 13P-3415 MONBEG DUDE (IRE) 9-10-09 Oydunow Michael Scudamore 25) 2/5PU-01 SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 11-10-09 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 26) 1/F0211-23 BIG SHU (IRE) 9-10-08 H Duffy/R J Robinson/Miss C M Woods Peter Maher IRE 27) 2/-500P02 BURTON PORT (IRE) 10-10-08 Trevor Hemmings Jonjo O'Neill 28) 0P/124-050 OUR FATHER (IRE) 8-10-08 The Ives & Johnson Families David Pipe 29) 241-3315 MOUNTAINOUS (IRE) 9-10-07 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Richard Lee 30) 4UP-261 THE RAINBOW HUNTER 10-10-07 May We Never Be Found Out Partnership Kim Bailey 31) 2P-1262F VINTAGE STAR (IRE) 8-10-07 Trevor Hemmings Sue Smith 32) 0400-1P4 CHANCE DU ROY (FR) 10-10-06 Miss I D Du Pre Philip Hobbs 33) 12P-426 HAWKES POINT 9-10-06 Graham Roach Paul Nicholls 34) 2-441103 KRUZHLININ (GER) 7-10-06 Paul & Clare Rooney Donald McCain 35) 35F2013 PINEAU DE RE (FR) 11-10-06 J A Provan Dr Richard Newland 36) 1R03/3-U1 GOLAN WAY 10-10-05 W R B Racing 58 Tim Vaughan 37) 125010U TWIRLING MAGNET (IRE) 8-10-05 Gay Smith Jonjo O'Neill 38) 302-FU0 VESPER BELL (IRE) 8-10-05 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 39) 612-00P5 SAME DIFFERENCE (IRE) 8-10-04 Mrs R Vaughan Nigel Twiston-Davies 40) 5/4/14PP-3 THE PACKAGE 11-10-04 The Johnson Family David Pipe 41) 15211-P0P3 RAZ DE MAREE (FR) 9-10-03 Dessie Hughes Dessie Hughes IRE 42)114P-01 ROSE OF THE MOON (IRE) 9-10-03 Middleham Park Racing XXXIII & Partners David O'Meara 43) /11220/-6P0 SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 10-10-03 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson 44) 6R3-51P ALVARADO (IRE) 9-10-02 William & Angela Rucker Fergal O'Brien 45) 51433-00 LAST TIME D'ALBAIN (FR) 10-10-02 Fontstown Syndicate Liam Cusack IRE 46) 1P-130PP LOST GLORY (NZ) 9-10-02 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 47) 23-F3P465 ONE IN A MILAN (IRE) 9-10-02 Paul Langford Evan Williams 48) P1-2502 GOONYELLA (IRE) 7-10-01 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Jim Dreaper IRE 49) 1162-0P1 GOULANES (IRE) 8-10-01 Roger Brookhouse David Pipe 50) 14406-50 SWING BILL (FR) 13-10-01 Halewood International Ltd David Pipe 51) B/0010-5405 SOLL 9-10-00 Derrick Mossop Jo Hughes 52) 121114 MINELLA FOR VALUE (IRE) 8-9-13 Maxilead Limited John Butler 53) 1-2301P1 NIGHT IN MILAN (IRE) 8-9-13 Richard Collins Keith Reveley 54) 3000-04P SAINT ARE (FR) 8-9-13 David Fox Tim Vaughan 55) 22/0-P50P OUT NOW (IRE) 10-9-12 Dermot Cox/Nelius Hayes Edward O'Grady IRE 56) 2-50231P TRANQUIL SEA (IRE) 12-9-12 No Dramas Partnership 1 Warren Greatrex 57) 13/304-40 ALFIE SHERRIN 11-9-11 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 58) 1P0-3326 COURT BY SURPRISE (IRE) 9-9-11 Nick Mustoe Emma Lavelle 59) 2B6-P51P THERE'S NO PANIC (IRE) 9-9-11 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls 60) 6050F-030 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 10-9-10 J P McManus Enda Bolger IRE 61) F1111006 STANDING OVATION (IRE) 7-9-10 The Bravo Partnership David Pipe 62) 03-00P16 WYCK HILL (IRE) 10-9-10 J P McManus David Bridgwater 63) -3341201 BAILE ANRAI (IRE) 10-9-09 Massive Dan Skelton 64) 2110F0 GULLIBLE GORDON (IRE) 11-9-09 Karen Bowen Peter Bowen 65) PP/4-P050 QUINZ (FR) 10-9-09 Andrew Cohen Philip Hobbs 66) 0-P53252 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 11-9-06 Cash Is King Martin Keighley 67) 6-5U024P SIR DU BEARN (FR) 8-9-06 Mickey Bowen Peter Bowen 68) F-0465430 SOLIX (FR) 8-9-06 Paul Vogt Ian Williams 69) 3313F652 STORM SURVIVOR (IRE) 8-9-06 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 70) 013444 VICTRIX GALE (IRE) 8-9-06 Badgers Syndicate Tony Martin IRE 71) 004-26P35 TOUR DES CHAMPS (FR) 7-9-04 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies 72) 4-22112F MERLIN'S WISH 9-9-02 Miss R Toppin Martin Keighley 73) 1213003 SERGEANT PINK (IRE) 8-8-11 Andrew Sayer Dianne Sayer 73 entries remain after March 18 scratching deadline THE FOLLOWING 27 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: ON HIS OWN (IRE), BOSTON BOB (IRE), SEABASS (IRE), KAUTO STONE (FR), CANTLOW (IRE), TONER D'OUDAIRIES (FR), CARLINGFORD LOUGH (IRE), CAPE TRIBULATION, MASSINI'S MAGUIRE (IRE), QUANTITATIVEEASING (IRE), JUNIOR, SIRE COLLONGES (FR), MON PARRAIN (FR), HOME FARM (IRE), PETE THE FEAT (IRE), MART LANE (IRE), WELL REFRESHED, TATENEN (FR), PANDORAMA (IRE), ROMANESCO (FR), UNDERTHEBOARDWALK (IRE), WRONG TURN (IRE), REAL MILAN (IRE), BOB FORD (IRE), LIVING NEXT DOOR (IRE), WHODOYOUTHINK (IRE) & TARQUINIUS (FR)
At present my short list consists of: Teaforthree Godsmejudge Big Shu Burton Port Mountainous I have taken Sunnyhill Boy off
Nicholls has confirmed jockey bookngs for his National runners and Im surprised to see Noel Fehily rides Rocky Creek as I thought he would be snapped up to ride Teaforthree. However the owners of Teaforthree say Nick Scholfield has done nothing wrong and they want to stay with him. Quite interesting......................
Much as I wouldn't begrudge T43 a victory in this I couldn't be having 10/1 about anything in a 40 runner race over 4.5 miles. Now that Bet365 are offering NRNB I've settled on a couple. One with a touch of class carrying a reasonable weight and the other towards the bottom with decent previous over the national obstacles. Quito De La Roque @ 66s. Classy horse on his day I reckon this one will out run his odds if he turns up. Showed up well for a long way in the GN trial at Punchestown before finding a few with feather weights going past him at the end. Chance Du Roy @ 40s. Towards the bottom of the weights and has an excellent record over the national fences with a first and second from 3 attempts.
http://www.grand-national-guide.co.uk/grand-national-form.php great little tool to save hours sifting through old form! My shortlist using this; TEAFORTHREE SUNNYHILLBOY SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM BALTHAZAR KING THE PACKAGE
Cheers stick. That site is in the thread header and there are lots of options from there but the one you have drawn attention to is particularly handy so I'll update the header with a direct link to it. PS. Great fun playing with that
