Don't really know if this has been covered but never heard anything about dunguib going chasing .
Dunguib
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Yea he has not run this season as far as I know. Got lame middle of the winter. Be intrestibg to see what he does chasing never lived up to hurdle expectatioms
I'll be shocked if this horse does anything over fences - for a start he didn't jump hurdles that fluently and after a serious leg injury it's debatable he comes back anywhere near the level he once was.
Also, I can't have 10 year old novices at Cheltenham which is what he'll be come March 2013.
Sadly, for a horse who had so much potential, I think he could be done....
Also, I can't have 10 year old novices at Cheltenham which is what he'll be come March 2013.
Sadly, for a horse who had so much potential, I think he could be done....
Dunguib got a leg injury during the summer, for which Philip Fenton ruled him out for the entire season. The plan was indeed to go chasing, and as far as I am aware, he is set to resume in Autumn 2012.
However, realistically to expect a 10 year old to become a top novice chaser is a big ask, and I suspect he will struggle to make an impact. Lovely horse though and I've a lot of time for him.
Hoping they bring him back over hurdles and just let him enjoy himself again, injury-free. I think he could have place claims in a weak champion hurdle if he was at full tilt (aside from Hurricane Fly, this years looks wide open). He could certainly still win some good Irish races.
However, realistically to expect a 10 year old to become a top novice chaser is a big ask, and I suspect he will struggle to make an impact. Lovely horse though and I've a lot of time for him.
Hoping they bring him back over hurdles and just let him enjoy himself again, injury-free. I think he could have place claims in a weak champion hurdle if he was at full tilt (aside from Hurricane Fly, this years looks wide open). He could certainly still win some good Irish races.
