Equinties - Alpinista retired

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Arc heroine retires

Last month’s amazing Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner ALPINISTA was retired from racing yesterday following a “slight setback” ahead of her planned end-of-year target of the Gr1 Japan Cup.

Sir Mark Prescott’s incredible five-year-old mare, who made it six Gr1 contests in a row at Longchamp, earned £3,250,000 for Lady Rausing over her 3 year racing career.

One final outing in the Grade 1 Japan Cup was on the agenda for the daughter of FRANKEL but this bump in the road means she will be retired to the stud of her owner-breeder.

Happy retirement, ALPINISTA!

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The cum back! (Sorry)

People literally don’t understand what a come back NO NAY NEVER has had this year.

It wasn’t long ago, when GALILEO was on his last legs, that Coomore panic bought WOOTTON BASSETT for £40m because they thought NO NAY NEVER was going to be shit! 40m!!!

In what almost looks like a big fuck you to Magnier et al, NO NAY NEVER preceded to pump out the likes of LITTLE BIG BEAR, BLACK BEARD and MEDITATE and now he’s fucking… in every sense of the word.

NO NAY NEVER comes at heavy premium (pun intended) - from 2023 you have to pay £175k for a sexy minute or two in the covering shed with him. Big!

Joining the stallion ranks at Coolmore next year will be one of NO NAY NEVER’s high-performing sons, BLACKBEARD.

The recently crowned Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt of the year, has been given a stud fee of £25,000 for his first year of covering.

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Cheltenham November Meeting

Six races, 70+ runners, and even a guest appearance from TIGER ROLL!

I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I can’t do this. I’ve tried to make it sound exciting but today's racing really is a piece of shit.

5 crap handicaps, no bumper and people are literally doing pub previews for it like it’s fucking March.

Yes, today sees action return to Prestbury Park as the first day of the ‘prestigious’ November Meeting kicks off in a competitive style, a day that is highlighted by the seven-runner Grade 2 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle over 2m5f at 15.30.

This race has seen some big market movers over the last few days, with Willie Mullins’ only runner at Cheltenham today, HUBRISKO, the new 2/1 clear favourite having been double that price two days ago.

This Rich Ricci owned five-year-old was last seen finishing a fair third to the highly impressive CHAMP KIELY lto at Tipperary and steps up to 2m5f for the very first time today.

Mullins sent just one runner to the October Meeting at Cheltenham, DADS LAD, and that won well – will today be a similar story?

The other horse who has seen sustained market support ante-post is Jonjo O’Neill’s COLLECTORS ITEM, a now 5/1 poke having been 14/1 earlier in the week.

Already a hurdling successor at Chepstow, he swept aside HUGOS NEW HORSE for Paul Nicholls, a subsequent novice winner at Wincanton recently, with ease and should enjoy the ground and increase in distance today.

Speaking of Paul Nicholls, HERMES ALLEN, the ante-post favourite at the confirmation stage five days ago, sits as the 7/2 second favourite in the market sporting the Sir Alex Ferguson silks.

The £350k purchase won an egg and spoon contest lto by 27 lengths but the form of the race has no substance – he’s one of a few in here who you would have to back on raw potential rather than established form, something that is always difficult with these early-season novice events, but he could be anything.

One horse who the bookies have been unable to even give away has been Dan Skelton’s QUID PRO QUO, a huge drifter from 6/1 to nearly treble that price. Stinks and looks like he’s having ANOTHER quiet ride like he received in the Persian War (below) to get handicapped for an easier race. Mark my words, this is a good horse and he WILL win a big race off a basement mark.

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