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Paddy Energy Media’s ‘From The Horse’s Mouth’ podcast ‘Cheltenham Countdown’ is again as host Tom Nugent picks the brains of the Cheltenham Competition’s winning-most jockey turned TV pundit Ruby Walsh and well-known journalist and broadcaster Rory Delargy for his or her greatest Cheltenham betting ideas.
Within the fifth episode of this 12 months’s sequence, the gang have regarded on the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle forward of the 2025 Cheltenham Competition.
RUBY WALSH
What Salvator Mundi exhibits you at residence might be a bit greater than what Kopek Des Bordes exhibits you – however what you see on the gallops in Closutton doesn’t actually matter.
It’s what they do on the racecourse that counts.
Salvator Mundi did most issues incorrect when successful at Punchestown and he’s able to higher than that. He wants to leap higher however he’s been to Cheltenham (sixth in final season’s Triumph Hurdle) even when his leaping that day wasn’t distinctive both.
I’ve watched him education since and he does appear to have the ability to leap higher. I want he’d do it on the monitor. He’s nonetheless a good horse, although.
It’s a call for Paul Townend however you’d be pretty positive he’s going to journey Kopek Des Bordes – however Salvator Mundi could be an excellent journey for someone else.
WORKING TOGETHER
They don’t work collectively. Salvator Mundi wears a hood, he’s a bit eager so he works on his personal.
Folks ask ‘why wouldn’t you’re employed them collectively?’ However in the event you pitched the 2 of them in collectively at residence to search out out which is the perfect one – the possibilities are you’ll discover out however you can depart your race there as effectively.
You don’t need to depart a race on the gallops in order that they work with horses who’re a bit of bit inferior to them.
Folks may suppose it’s so apparent to work them collectively from a ‘betting’ viewpoint, however from a ‘coaching’ viewpoint once you’re attempting to provide each the perfect likelihood – you simply wouldn’t do it.
SCHOOLING HURDLES
None of Willie Mullins’ horses have run in education hurdles this 12 months as the bottom has been too dry. We often go to Thurles racecourse however there hasn’t been any education hurdles there this 12 months.
That would have been a consider Kopek des Bordes’ first run at Leopardstown – the truth that they weren’t away from residence.
You need to keep in mind that these are actually an training session for horses. You can have me driving them carrying 12 stone and somebody like Jody Townend whose three stone lighter.
You hear folks say ‘this one did this in a education hurdle’ nevertheless it’s of no relevance. Certain the great ones may come to the fore, however once more, they might come down the straight in a bunch, as a result of there’s no prize cash, there’s no race. It’s simply apply, it’s a coaching session.
I want education hurdles did inform you which one was the perfect, however I usually picked the incorrect one early within the season in Eire within the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse or on the previous Leopardstown conferences in January, earlier than the DRF got here alongside.
One you recognize these outcomes, you must know the pecking order by March. That’s solely as a result of the proof on the monitor is there.
And it’s apparent to everybody else as effectively.
*Paddy Energy is now Non Runner Cash Again for the 2025 Cheltenham Competition. That implies that in case your choice doesn’t line up within the race you again it in for any motive – you’ll now get your stake again. TC’s apply.
*Paddy additionally has the extra conventional ante-post market the place you’ll lose your stake in case your choice doesn’t run within the race for no matter motive.
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