🚨Episode 11: The Power of Love 💕
Latest instalment of Early Reminders, looking back at last week’s best action, previewing Kempton & Warwick, & getting a few rants off our chest! 🎙
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The talented Ahorsewithnoname, who finished second in last year's Mares' Novices' Hurdle, bounces back to form following a couple of below-par runs to win the Catesby Estates Mares' Novices' Hurdle at @CheltenhamRaces 👏
@sevenbarrows | @NdeBoinville
Catesby Estates Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed Race)
Race finish: 2.40 Cheltenham
Well done to Kevin for being on the front foot with this. Thought he put across a very balanced and well articulated argument. The question we never hear an answer to though is what these groups suggest should happen to all the thoroughbreds if racing were stopped 🤨
Unfortunately, I didn’t hear back from Sky News. HOWEVER, I was contacted by @PiersUncensored and will partake in a debate with one of the founders of the group planning to protest at Aintree on Saturday. Approx 8:25pm on @TalkTV. 🍿 @StandUp4Racing
Cannot understand the sudden clamour for flat racing the moment Cheltenham is over. There’s still so much great jumps to look forward to - Aintree & Punchestown above all. Flat can wait until the Guineas. Getting excited about the Lincoln is like bigging up a 0-145 at Chepstow 💩
The number of so called ‘expert’ or industry accounts that don’t know the difference between an entry, a confirmation and a declaration stage is mind-boggling. And also misleading for punters who might genuinely make the mistake…
Tweed Skirt working over a mile alongside Captain Morgs and Steal A March, ahead of the Pendil this weekend.
Keeping everything crossed for a good run (and a small field 🤣)🤞
You want to sell a sport? More of this please. Fabulous.
This is just sublime 😮
From above: King of the Banks and five-time Glenfarclas Cross Country winner, Enda Bolger, schooling his horses
🎥 @Punchestownrace & Baxter_Edits
The absolute airplane that is Constitution Hill doing a mile up the all weather this morning ✈️
Hard to see State Man or anything else for that matter getting near him come 14th March🤞
We were lucky enough to spend a morning on the gallops at Seven Barrows with Nicky Henderson today. Getting a debrief after second lot 👇🏇🏻
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This Friday we’re heading to Seven Barrows for a morning on the gallops with Nicky Henderson 🏇🏻
If there’s any horses you’d like an update on (including those not covered in Monday’s press day!), reply below and we’ll find out and get back to you👇
This Friday we’re heading to Seven Barrows for a morning on the gallops with Nicky Henderson 🏇🏻
If there’s any horses you’d like an update on (including those not covered in Monday’s press day!), reply below and we’ll find out and get back to you👇
I know the Jockey Club has relaxed dress codes on course, but if any punter turned up dressed like that I hope they’d still be told to get in the f*cking sea…
Methinks ‘they’ is getting a teeny weeny bit over-thirsty for attention. #BRITs
First trip to the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend. Weekend of top quality racing. Six Nations rugby. As much Guinness as you want. Have a sneaky feeling this could become an annual fixture in the calendar…
Racing is back with a bang! Here are today’s naps from the ER team:
David
LLANDINABO LAD 12.10 Chelt (20/1)
@very_Patrick
EDWARDSTONE 13.20 Chelt (5/2)
@RossAlberto84
NOBLE YEATS 14.25 Chelt (3/1)
@CharlieAston7
HALKA DU TABERT 14.11 Fairyhouse (15/8)
Happy Punting! 🎰
Thanks to @RacingTV & @LydiaHislop for allowing Patch to express himself on national television. Lord knows he rehearsed that intro enough times 🤣 #RoadToCheltenham
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Isn’t it great that we’ll get to see that mark put to the test in a true novice championship at the Festival, instead of her going for a nonsense kop-out option…
Oh wait.
cc. @kevinblake2011 #ThisIsFine
Allegorie de Vassy earned her a Timeform rating of 155p on Sunday.
The highest rating for a novice chaser so far this season is 162p by Mighty Potter, but Allegorie de Vassy would be coming out level with him after her 7 lb sex allowance is factored in.
Coolmore N.H. Sires Mogul Irish EBF Mares Novice Ch
Take the time to watch this. Just a thoroughly interesting discussion about a variety of topics, particularly why Cheltenham is wearing a bit thin - diluted programme, no ante-post & too much build-up. Sadly an excellent Rick Astley joke from @_tomstanley_ didn’t make the edit!
A fascinating discussion - @_tomstanley_, @nickluck and Steve Mellish discussed plenty of hot topics between races at Navan on Racing TV today, including early closing races, ante-post views and much more.
Watch below 👇📰
The big clash between Energumene and Edwardstone is still on, but are we really happy with only 3 entries at the 5 day stage for a Grade 1 event?
What do you reckon?👇
Vote and comment. To be discussed on this week’s Early Reminders pod🎙
50%Quality over quantity 👍
50%Revert to a handicap 🤬
18 votes • Final resultsFor context, since the race became a conditions race in 2008, the number of runners has been:
6, 5, 7, 9, 8, 7, 7, 5, 5, 7, 5, 3, 5, 8, 4, 3*.
*3 entries for the 2023 running.
Being a handicap never stopped the top horses running. Such as Flagship Uberalles narrowly failing to give almost 2 stone to Nordance Prince:
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Or Azertyuiop going down by a neck conceding lumps to Isio…
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Those were the days!











