Weekend Review: Joyeuse Triumphs, Sir Gino Blow, Elliott's Sweep, L'Eau du Sud's Arkle Push, Flops & Pops

The Final Furlong Podcast

News, Sports, Sports News

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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In this weekend review of The Final Furlong Podcast, Emmet Kennedy, Adam Mills, and Katie Young break down the biggest moments from a thrilling few days of racing. L'Eau du Sud has surged to second favouritism for the Arkle following victory in the Kingmaker Novices' Chase. Are Dan Skelton’s Cheltenham chances looking stronger than ever, or are there concerns for his stable stars? We also react to the news that ante-post favourite Sir Gino is out for the season. Could Only By Night emerge as a player in the Arkle after her win in the Agatha Christie Mares' Novices' Chase, or will she face limits in the Mares Chase as Katie predicts? Meanwhile, Gordon Elliott dominated at Navan with a 1-2-3 finish in the Grade 2 Novice Hurdle, but which of his runners looks like the top Cheltenham contender? Elsewhere, Joyeuse’s victory brought Nicky Henderson his seventh Newbury Handicap Hurdle win and another winner for the podcast, but with Cheltenham ruled out due to new BHA regulations, will she become a Champion Hurdle star like her famous relative, Epatante? Plus, we review 20/1 shot Royale Margaux’s victory and Djelo's Denman Chase win. What do their performances mean for the Ryanair Chase picture? We also have a 10/1 Cheltenham bet and discuss a potential contender for the Champion Bumper. The Final Furlong Podcast is proudly brought to you by Geoff Banks Bet. Join the excitement and Sign up to Geoff Banks Online now with promo code FFP500 and get 10% of any net losses returned as cash after your first month of betting, up to £500 at geoffbanks.bet. Its tradition redefined with modern tech and unbeatable odds. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. If you’re thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It’s entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Our listeners get 10% off their first month, so give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FURLONG. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/geoff-banks-online/id881898186 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geoff_banks.geoffbanks Form Tools: Proform is the essential tool for punters looking to make money from betting on Horse Racing. Our form book covers Jumps and Flat racing in the UK and Ireland. https://www.proformracing.com/ Twitter: @FinalFurlongPod Email: [email protected] In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone. Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.4	Get up to 500 pounds refunded as real money for new Jeff Banks online accounts after your first month of betting. Use promo code FFP 500 at jeffbanks. Thank you for joining us on the final forlum podcast for our weekend review in the company of two of our favorite guests, Adam Mills and Katie Young. We're going to start with the novice chasers. And the big news is Sergino's
0:54.4	absence. We'll talk more about him in a second and really more about the implications of his
0:58.6	absence. But Loe de Saud was a horse we were talking about very positively on the show last week. He
1:03.7	was 14 to 1 with Jeff Banks bet for the Arkell Adam. He's now no bigger than 9 to 2 with Jeff. Does that price appeal to you after he didn't hang on? He had the
1:12.4	race won from three out, but certainly Rubo was closing at him at the line. I think he just blew up
1:17.3	towards the end. What did you make of his performance overall in the Kingmaker? I thought this was a good
1:21.0	performance. I think you'd want to take, at least he's been in a race and we've seen what he can do. Warwick is a good jumping test.
1:28.4	And it's not like Rubo's a bad horse. I mean, Rubo has had two very difficult assignments over fences so far.
1:34.3	But he's also started the season winning decent herd races too. So Rubo certainly becoming an
1:40.7	interesting horse for the future, whether they decide to keep his novice status for another year
1:44.5	or whether they keep rolling the dice, I'm not sure.
1:46.6	But I thought Lotus had this pretty much put to bed.
1:49.6	Probably Harry Skelton kicked a little bit too soon off the home bend.
1:53.7	I think he thought he had it won.
1:55.4	Rube was coming back at him.
1:57.1	But if you think back a couple of years ago,
1:58.7	John Bonn ran in the Kingmaker.
2:07.0	And, I mean, he ran in a two-runner race, and it was a really scary performance when Calico nearly running down.
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