Comments on: Grand National Runners 2010: Niche Market

By: The Stayer

The Stayer — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:11:10 +0000

I agree with that Neil. I did back him for the Irish National at 33s but it was a bit of a shock win and his run at Wincanton wasn’t great. However, on Saturday he confirmed that the Irish National win was certainly no fluke and to finish third behind a monster and a well-handicapped 2nd season chaser was a great run. Very importantly he’s shown that he can run to a high level on a left-handed track as before Saturday his best runs had all been going the other way.

By: Neil S

Neil S — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:37:30 +0000

He quickly become my number one choice for next year national.#
He can handle large fields, an experience, his OR is 145 (forced to race off 148 in the Hennessy because of Denman), even his dosage fits the stats. He also has two major Grand National tials under his belt and in mine opinion come out with flying colours.

What they want to do now is run him over hurdles to keep him fit and try and protect his mark. If the weight is a nice weight too I definity backing this one.

By: Neil S

Neil S — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:40:35 +0000

Niche Market first run of season. Needs to improve on that. Looking at his Dosage he looks perfect for national unlike the last two irish national winners. Got a gut feeling with this one, but I’ve also got a feeling the Henessy which hasn’t produced the winner in ages will prove the key race this year.

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By: maureen

maureen — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:31:17 +0000

i guess we need to find out more about the pedigree of these French horses; remember Vulgan was French and look at the influence he had for many years, and wasn’t Roselier French but stood in Ireland? Mon Mome [perhaps because he's quite a small horse] seems to run badly if suffering interference from another horse in a race; didn’t it happen in both last years National and this seasons Welsh? In the Midlands he just had a lot of weight and probably didn’t run as badly as it first looked. I tended to think that the Midlands National was just too close to the National, but he obviously wasn’t given a hard race.

By: sweetlips

sweetlips — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:16:20 +0000

Taking into account that Mon mome was the first french bred horse to win the national since 1908 and the 3rd,5th and 7th were also french bred,i think we can safely turf that statistic out of the window.
French breds had placed on a number of occasions in recent years,so it was only a matter of time before one won again.
Something punters might want to note,is the fact that Kauto Star is also french bred,and it appears a number of top owners are buying this type of horse now due to their abundance of stamina.
The only real way to assess possible National winners is to watch videos of prospective candidates on either A.T.R or the racing post site.
I say this because although not reported in detail on the racing post comments for the 2008 running,by all accounts Mon Mome was still travelling well when badly hampered in that race,something obviously a lot of us missed out on,and we all know how inportant course form can be.
So lesson learnt,we can go into next years race armed with a deal more knowledge than we had before.
The fact that Mon Mome was only the second horse to carry 11 stone or more in recent times,just goes to show us how well these french bred horses stay extreme distances.
In fact they stay and jump so well,i think we are coming to an era where all other breeds can almost be discounted for these big staying chases.
At this point,i think i’ll mention Master Minded,yes,french bred.
Its actually making life considerably easier for old Joe punter,because these horses seem to be on a different planet.
Enough said for now,i’ll post again in the coming months,and maybe we’ll have a 500/1 winner on the exchanges for next years race.

By: The Stayer

The Stayer — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:59:50 +0000

I agree with others in that Phil Smith and his merry band of cowboys will hand Niche Market a huge weight next year. Also his best form is on right-handed tracks, and I would want to see him perform to a higher level left-handed than he has done thus far before I could consider backing him.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:36:26 +0000

i do fancy one cool cookies chances but he doesn’t fit the stats at the mo, he’d have to have a top 5 in the hennessy or a place in the welsh nat for me to seriously consider

By: Systemsman

Systemsman — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:59:29 +0000

crisp 73 love your work, so informative, lets keep it going by us all the way to the winning post in 2010 GN!

If 2009 is anything to go by the Handicapper will give Nich Market a big penalty for winning the IN and that may well blow his chances. Still I’am excluding nothing at this stage but still those 3 negaitves even at this satge makes you think.

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:42:48 +0000

Last two Irish Grand National winners have had the expectation to do well at Liverpool.I think that Phil Smith knows this and will lump loads of weight. The second two might be too old,although not from a Stats point of view.The fourth could be the one to keep an eye on (Rare Bob).Although the national (liverpool is one year away app.)