I'm joinedonmyleftByRubyWalshOndaWearerollingontheroadtoCheltenham, anditstaysthiswayallthewaytothefestivalitself, including a specialextendededitionontheMondayoffFestivalWeekwillbelivefromChildrenRacecourseonthatdayandareverymuchlookingforwardtoandfromthelookofyou, youhavebeenstungbyNickLooks.
Not I'd liketobeattherotoroffJohnTerribleSantini, JohnBerlin.
That's aboutitsfirefrom a goa'uldperformancesyoucouldgetit.
WasitwaSCEheehawRelevantisrudething, butitwasitwaasSothatwaswhen I wasconstructinganargumentthatSantinimightstillbe a forgottenhorseaftersundownfortheGoldCup.
I knowthey'regoingon a fastertempohere, butitisquitereminiscentofSando.
YousawNicoleslappingandsqueezeand a portionandhe's thesamehereagain.
No, theargumentwatchingthisisthat's BristoltomorrowTopBendRussiacounterSladeHousetheredirtiesandhorsesthatarestrugglingtokeepup.
Buthe's tomeisflattotheboards, gets a greatjump.
I thinkatthisstageherearejumpingon.
Cidreshortens.
I lovethathedoesitwithNicolehavingtotakehimback.
Hedoesitonhisown, a cardontermstoforwardlastwell, but I evenallidiot, thisis a sixrun a racewherehe's goingalongwithloadsofroomonthefrontend, BristolMyersdragginghimoutofRadioGallop.
Ishegoingtofindthismorespaceonthatmuchroomandtellingin a competitiveChildrengrowingup?
I thinkthat's therialissue, isn't it?
WithSantinibecauseontheplusside, bettertomarryis a toptopclasshorse.
That's a bigmistakefromhimatthatpointinthatallowedSantinitheadvantageSantinioffice.
Hemakes a mistakeatthenext.
I likethewayherecoveredfromthat.
WhenSantinineededtojump.
Hewasverygoodandthat's a greatassettohave.
It's a hugeasset, I thinkevenifyouwatchthesecondlastthere.
NicoCoatOfffired a mainlylongredosintheStates.
Thehorsedoesn't reallyshortenedandoftenhitsit.
Go, Tom, Buttheheart's learnedfrombecausehe's inquite a similarsiteofthelastNickel.
Neverhastoslowhimdown.
Thehorselearnfromhimself.
Hesitsupthere.
Charliedoesn't reallyrosetothetopofit, loses a bitofmomentum.
Nikograbshimagaintogether, andhegoestothelaston a similarsite.
Butthistimeheshotdoesithimself.
Sohelearnedfromthemistakes.
But I stillhe's a towerstareandkeepgoing.
Coco, openthosetwo.
Whatishereminiscedenough?
A nativeriver?
Maybe.
Courseyoucango.
Butdoeshestriketobe a StarCity's othergoldopeners?
I don't thinkso.
I thinkyou'reright.
He's ifhe's gonnabe a girl, cutwhenhe's gonnabe a stayinGoldCup, when I totallytakeyourpointaboutbeinghidden, beingouttoholdhispositioninthesmallerfield, thatistheconcernabouthim.
I thinkwhenyouallowourheartstobuildinto a race, theycanstaymorestronger.
Butifhegetsroastedearly, youcanjustforwantof a betterphrase, youknow, couldn't that's all.
WherewouldyoupositionhimintheGoldCup?
Fieldit?
Let's imagineit's it's a goodGoldCupfeel.
Let's saythis 14 minutes.
Actually, youknowhe's gonnajumpsomeNikola, linethemupashandyasyoucan, get a motorgateandgethimforward.
Butoutsidewith a bitofroomthattheblack, thepainsyougetbelowtothestartandeveryonedecidedtogoon a bitwider, bettergroundandallof a suddentheroomcomesdownto, youknow.
ButnowtherewillbefreshgroundontheveryinsideintheGoldCupongoingcoptheresotherewillbe a scrumforthathaseitherpaystoget a reallygoodpositiononthatground.
I doubtit, buthemightgetinonitaftergoing 1/2 ofmyabsolutelycouldgetthisroomfortwoin a bitmore.
HereckonsthatNikoonDheNickyHendersonhaveonehandontheGoldCupwithSantinialready, I thought, Thepointthat J makesaboutsoftgroundthereisquitepivotalbecausealthoughVikiAndersonthinksthatthisalsobeaseffectiveontheSantaputservice, infactbetteronthesandsurface, I thinkhemightlook a bitcook.
I thinkthecourtwillhelphim, asitwascalled.
Yourpositionontheothersideofthatcoinis, ifhedoeswanttogoground, itcouldadd a bitofspeedtoSantiniaswell.
Morestartersunderforcedoutheretobe a bigking, a bitfreshifyouwatchparticlesarseinfrontoftheothercolors, watchingthegapwaitingthatthatjumpawayfromthestandsanddownright, youexpectustobegassyandfresh.
Andthefourstartthateven a reallyinthisdressreinstatedagain.
I thinkhemight, andyoucanarguethatChapmanformis I don't findhim, bytheway, neitheron, but I givemeTracyshouldruninprobablythedistantracetobethebetterone.
Youcanargueshuttleformisnotgreat.
HerunningtheAlbertBartlett, butthatcameup a phoneandleopardstoneorboughthimselfinchargeoffell.
I mean, PaulTanandhasmaintainedthattoWillieMelons.
Butthefirstthing, apparentlythathesaidwhenhegotoffattheirlives, wasjustdistractedtodiein a rightatthetrack, tellingWilliewith a horsethathewantstotakethechild a festival, thattherewillbefineforgoinglefthanded, youknow?
Yeah, I know.
Butyoumesseditupthatyourself, ofcourse, butyoumake a caseandallthediceandseewhathappens.
It's easy, boys.
After a bus, I yeah, he's formhisfollowersforonalltheseWindowsformhasgonerightunderwhateverweaddressitupforeveryonetocontain.
I thinksomeoftheboyhasdoneenoughhere, althoughitwasn't a testofstaminatriptosuggestthathe's goingtorun a goodraceinthestairsheadwithouthaving a chanceofturningformaround.
I agree, but I wantthisJohnnybook.
Doyoumeanifhegoeshardthenextday?
ItsuitsBaisleyParkdowntotheground, and I don't thinkhecanwriteitanybetterthanyouroldinthelastthing.
I thinkhetriestoreplicatethatasmuchashecan, butthere'llbesomeotherhorsesthatwon't bewantinghimtobeabletodothat.
Somebodymore.
Tagoregallopusually.
Well, I saidtheyusuallydo.
Theyhave.
Theydidlastyear, theyearbeforethat.
Slowly, Andrea's PennHillendedupwinning.
Thatwas a steadilyonstairsheartofanyonewho's lookingtoteachotherthatyearwhentheyfeelbutnoobvioussuperstarwasthedevilwasreadingonSoundsbettertogoon.
Heneverwent, although a coupleoffrontrunnersintherace, andintheend, theydidn't goinparticular.
Ifyoucanhave a winnerriddenthan a winnertrained, it's anawfulloteasierthanthinkinghow?
Don't worrywithoneofours.
They'reabsolutely, andthat's a longwayaway.
That's alwaysbeenreallymelonsismodusoperandi.
Let's have a lookatwhathesaidafterthatrace.
Inhisownwords, she's inboththemayor's onthestairs, I guesseventhough a lotofpeoplewouldlovetosee a runagainstPaceyBikerprobablywillbethemarriagewithit.
It's hardtoknowthat's seven.
Whenshewascomingstraighttoday, I thinkyouknow, I said, from 1/3 setofstairswrittenalloverit, I'llhavetochattoRich.
Wouldyouliketoseeitatyourselfifyouhadyourway?
Yeah, whatdidyousay?
But I don't know.
I mean, I thoughtthemayor's hurdleandthegroundisgoingtoberightforinthemilitary, theyalwayshavesofterground.
Onegoesforthemayor's, butwhat I havetolookat 30 havetolookattheotheris I'llhave a chatwithRichandwegothroughitandmaybewithPaula's wellandseewhatweallthink.
I mean, you'vehadsomefantasticmayor's.
Anypairaresupposedtounderstand.
I guessintermsofrawtalent, shewouldn't be a 1,000,000 milesoff.
I thinkshecouldbebetter.
I mean, shewenttoFrancelastyear, tookontheirbestmayor.
Can I say I lovethewaythatreallywell, it's justdroppedinbetterandthenmovedswiftlyonit.
It's got a brain, but I mustremindyoutobetakenoutloudinfuture i e.
I thinkyouknowhowyou'regoingtobeadvisingpoolon.
Yougottaput a betterOppa's Well, which I justthinkit's relatedtothisweekend.
We'regoingtofocusontheolderhorsesandthenthrowin a mayorattheendaswell, startingwithFiddlerontheRoof.
And I'm gonnaput a betherewiththefiddleonroofforthesesupreme, thisishimwinningthetollworthinJanuary.
Slightlymorerestrainedtactics, I think, suitshimreallywellandhe's comerightaway.
He's got a marker 154 Thinkitis, whichisgoodenoughtonearlyjustaboutwinmostSupremesandcertainlyplaysso 8 to 1.
I thinkhe's gotbyfarthebesttwomileBritishformthisseason, andhe's doingwhat a lotofhorsesdon't dointhedaysquick, thenfromthebackofthelasthopetohitandsand, that's a goodsign.
Myworrywillbemadeintheraceon.
I mean, sundownonthatoccasion, awayfromthefirsthurdleinthebackstress.
I justthoughthewascaughtforpacequiteearlyintherace.
Itwasn't a mistake.
I don't thinkso.
Hegetsintobigclaws, butthemistakeheshouldstillalignedthegallopingRobbiePowersitsdowninthesaddleandholdshimawayfromthetreeoffourstraight, lookingfor a responsetogethimbacktraveling.
I don't thinkyouhavethatluxuryin a $20 supreme.
Youin a dreamcrushingme, don't you?
I signedupforthisforsomereason, but I I'm gonnagonnastickwithitbecause I thinktheformsayshe's goodenoughformypickNolandinthesupremeoffwhenhedidn't tellwhatorderyouarekilledormorethanoneofBallymorecan't bedone.
Okay, youaregoingtotakethereinsforlookingattheballetmorebecauseyou'vegotoneforthatLook, youjustwanttotakeuptoobiggetaway I HasheachievedanythinglikeEnvoyAlan?
TheotherBartlettis a raceforhorseswith a bitofageonDDEPlentyIran's norlastyearbooktotrainwithManilaandalsowillfindoutwhetherthatis a blip, oristhatthewayforward?
Isthatthewaytomakeitdevelopedhere?
I don't know.
I would.
I thinkwhenyouputintheharsh, you'regoingtomentionyou'regoingtoneedplentyoffRacecourseexperiencetocorporate, whichisexactlywhatthewhole.