No I doubt Frascati Park would beat him again I'm using it an example of how he might not be suited to galloping tracks?! I think there is a difference to outstaying cue card and outstaying a 2m 5f winner don't you? I think the Arkle will be the best race of the festival and I literally cannot wait for it I will defend PC as he carries a lot of my ante post money I'm not as confident as I was before Kempton but I can't be having him 16 lengths inferior to SS!!!
Carronhills.....So basically your defending Peddlers Cross because you backed him before a ball was kicked. So you will ignore performances of others, and stay in the PC camp all season, just because you backed him. How objective of you. Your just talking through your pocket, as are a few others who have defended Peddlers Cross. You say Peddlers Cross is a 2m5 winner, yes that is true, but the Neptune he won was one of the slowest times of the whole week that year, we all seen what happened when he was up against genuine strong stayers like Oscar Whisky and Thousand Stars at Aintree, in a truly run race
I backed him because I think he's all you want in an Arkle horse otherwise I wouldn't have backed him would I? As I said I wasn't as confident as previously so surely that means I'm taking the merit of others into consideration? I'm defending Peddlers because I genuinely believe he isn't 16 lengths inferior to a horse that finished 3rd in the Supreme through lack of stamina. Again the 2m 5 argument was used in comparison to Sprinter Sacre's stamina. Just because you back a horse and then defend it doesn't mean you're talking through your pocket I will accept it if SS beats PC at Cheltenham as I said I'm really looking forward to the race
Shergar are you seriously still suggesting that Master Minded would have a 'big chance' in the King George? The race has already been run and it was shown that he wasn't up to the task. His injury was a tragic sideshow but he was already out of the race. It made no difference to the result. Injury or not, he would not have been in the first 4.
You are aware that he finished 5 lengths ahead of both of them in the Champion Hurdle - this seems to be taking quite a selective view of the data. The fact that Peddlers Cross finished 7 lengths behind a horse rated 149 at Aintree, to me, indicates that this was an off day at the office, given that he had successfully ran above this rating many other prior to that date. You really seem to be being selective about the data you were considering, which isn't exactly 'objective', as you suggest we should be. I think that at this stage, it would be foolish not to have Sprinter Sacre as the most likely winner of the next 'Sprinter Sacre vs Peddlers Cross' match race. However, I would give Peddlers a much better chance than you appear to Shergar, on the basis that in only one of Peddlers previous races (Aintree last year, as previously discussed) has he struggled nearly as much as he did at Kempton. For me, the 6-1 available on betfair is better value than the 5-2 on sprinter sacre, despite the fact that I would give SS the better chance on the basis of the evidence we have.
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/...tml&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Looks like he might not run again before Cheltenham. I'd like to see him out again to assess his jumping but might have to take it on trust. Pleased that something has come to light and still think he has every chance in the Arkle. He might be the unluckiest horse around facing Hurricane Fly in the Champion Hurdle and Sprinter Sacre in the Arkle. However, until I see Sprinter Sacre come up that hill I will reserve judgement.
Thats the big question for SS, as good as he looks, will he get up the hill? I've watched last season Supreme Novices a few times now and he clearly found very little once he came off the bridle. Granted he's a year older and looks a stronger horse this year. However until we see him in a truly run championship race he has questions of his own to answer.
