NATIONAL HUNT
HORSES TO FOLLOW 2018/19
! ACEY!MILAN!(IRE)!
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4!b!g!Milan!–!Strong!Wishes! Anthony!Honeyball! Owners!For!Owners:!Acey!Milan! Acey!Milan!had!a!fantastic!season!for!Anthony!Honeyball!last!season!winning!3!of! his!5!starts!including!two!Listed!contests!on!very!testing!ground.!He!was!an! emphatic!11Flengths!winner!under!a!penalty!last!February!with!the!very!smart! and!highly!regarded!pair!Good!Boy!Bobby!and!Brewin’Upastorm!in!behind.!He! was!a!very!well!backed!favourite!prior!to!running!a!very!good!race!when!finishing! fourth!in!the!Grade!1!Weatherbys!Champion!Bumper!at!the!Cheltenham!Festival! behind!a!mob!of!Willie!Mullins!runners.!Acey!Milan!officially!only!turned!a!fourF yearFold!in!April!so!you’d!be!pretty!hopeful!there’ll!be!a!lot!more!to!come!from! him!during!the!2018/19!season!over!hurdles.!There’s!no!doubt!his!longFterm! future!will!be!over!the!larger!obstacles!but!he!should!win!races!over!hurdles!this! season!with!the!Supreme!Novice!Hurdle!at!the!Cheltenham!Festival!a!potential! target.!He!handles!extreme!ground!conditions!very!well.! ! !
BREWIN’UPASTORM!(IRE)! 5!b!g!Milan!–!Daraheen!Diamond! Olly!Murphy! Mrs!Barbara!Hester! Brewin’Upastorm!won!his!only!PTP!start!very!easily!at!Quakerstown!last!year! before!being!picked!up!for!£250,000!at!the!Tattersalls!Ireland!Cheltenham!Sale.! He!created!a!very!good!impression!again!on!his!debut!under!rules!at!Hereford! when!drawing!9Flengths!clear!of!subsequent!Grade!2!Aintree!bumper!winner! Portrush!Ted.!I!thought!he!ran!a!nice!race!at!Newbury!on!his!next!start!in!a!very! competitive!Listed!contest!on!ground!conditions!possibly!far!softer!than!ideal.!He! travelled!comfortably!at!the!back!before!making!very!good!headway!to!dispute! second!over!1f!out!but!couldn’t!quite!sustain!his!effort!on!the!ground!against! more!experienced!rivals.!This!son!of!Milan!is!held!in!very!high!regard!by!his! connections!and!is!expected!to!make!up!into!a!very!useful!novice!hurdle!prospect! this!season.!He!should!be!seen!to!best!effect!over!2m4f!this!season!on!decent! ground!and!could!be!a!Ballymore!type!for!the!Cheltenham!Festival!but!his!future! will!undoubtedly!be!over!the!larger!obstacles!in!time.!He!looks!another!very!nice! prospect!for!Mrs!Barbara!Hester.!! !
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BULLIONAIRE!(IRE)! 5!b!g!Gold!Well!–!Dontcallerthat! Harry!Fry! Phil!Fry!&!Charlie!Walker!–!Osborne!House! Bullionaire!was!a!very!impressive!winner!of!the!Goffs!UK!Spring!Sales!Bumper!at! Newbury!last!year!and!the!form!of!that!race!has!worked!out!very!well!since.!He! made!his!return!to!the!track!at!Ascot!in!possibly!one!of!the!most!competitive! bumpers!run!last!season!and!showed!up!very!well!to!finish!a!good!second!behind! Didtheyleaveuoutto.!He!took!a!keen!hold!early!before!travelling!up!strongly!to! lead!2f!out!before!doing!well!to!hold!on!for!second.!Bullionaire!has!been! patiently!handled!by!Harry!Fry!up!to!this!point!and!should!have!a!very!good!first! season!over!obstacles.!He’s!a!son!of!Gold!Well,!who!is!usually!known!for! producing!some!very!useful!staying!chasers!in!the!last!few!seasons!but!this! gelding!looks!to!have!plenty!of!natural!speed!and!should!be!seen!to!best!effect! over!2m!this!season.!He!could!easily!progress!into!a!Supreme!Novices’!Hurdle! contender.! ! !
CADEYRN!(IRE)! 6!b!g!Flemensfirth!–!Kapricia!Speed! Michael!Scudamore! John!J!Murray!&!Mrs!Lynne!Mac!Lennan! Cadeyrn!was!very!progressive!over!hurdles!last!season!for!Michael!Scudamore! and!a!step!up!to!2m6fF3m!was!always!going!to!unlock!further!improvement!in! this!son!of!Flemensfirth.!He!relished!the!conditions!to!win!under!a!penalty!when! we!last!seen!him!at!Uttoxeter!despite!putting!in!a!few!clumsy!errors!along!the! way!to!draw!3Flengths!clear!of!145!rated!chaser!I!Just!Know,!who!went!on!to!take! his!place!in!the!Grand!National.!Cadeyrn!conceeded!6lb!to!that!rival!on!that! occasion,!which!makes!his!rating!of!135!look!rather!attractive.!This!horse!will! relish!the!prospect!of!going!chasing!this!season!and!he!looks!a!staying!chaser! worth!following.!He!could!have!a!big!one!at!him!at!some!point!during!the!course! of!the!season!and!should!be!seen!to!best!effect!over!3m+!on!Soft!ground.! ! ! !
! CHANTE!NEIGE!(FR)!
4!b!f!Martaline!–!Russian!Talga! W!P!Mullins! Sullivan!Bloodstock!Limited! Chante!Neige!showed!signs!of!promise!in!her!only!start!in!France!last!season!for! Guillaume!Macaire!when!finishing!third!at!Auteuil.!She!jumped!well!throughout! and!looked!to!hold!a!strong!chance!coming!down!to!the!last!before!a!rival! jumped!across!her!and!took!her!off!her!stride.!The!form!of!that!contest!has! worked!out!pretty!well!with!the!second!Stormy!Ireland!subsequently!bought!by! Willie!Mullins!and!had!a!very!good!season!as!a!juvenile!last!campaign.!This! daughter!of!Martaline!was!also!subsequently!purchased!by!the!same!connections! and!looks!to!have!a!lot!more!scope!than!her!stable!companion.!I!think!this!filly! could!be!very!smart!and!I!think!connections!have!done!the!right!thing!giving!her! time!to!mature!last!season.!She’s!undoubtedly!an!exciting!prospect!for!novice! hurdles!this!season!and!there’ll!be!no!surprise!if!she!ended!up!top!of!the!Willie! Mullins!pack!this!time!next!season.!! ! !
CHEZ!HANS!(FR)! 4!b!g!Aizavoski!–!Hidden!Reserve! Olly!Murphy! Mrs!Barbara!Hester! €110,000!purchase!as!a!3yo;!closely!related!to!winners!Hardline!and!connections! very!smart!bumper!winner!Sangha!River.!Chez!Hans!never!lived!up!expectations! on!his!racecourse!debut!his!trainer!reported!him!to!have!been!sick!afterwards! and!I!think!it’s!safe!to!strike!a!line!through!that!performance.!Still!only!a!4yo,!Olly! Murphy!holds!this!horse!in!pretty!high!regard!and!he!looks!an!exciting!prospect! for!his!owner!Mrs!Barbara!Hester,!who!has!some!lovely!horses!for!the!upcoming! season.!I!think!Chez!Hans!should!hold!his!own!in!novice!hurdles!this!season!and! looks!a!dark!horse!worth!following!this!season.!He!really!could!be!anything.!! ! ! !
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! CRAKING!SMART!(FR)!
6!b!g!Great!Pretender!–!Maya!Du!Frene! Gordon!Elliott! Gigginstown!House!Stud! Cracking!Smart!created!a!very!pleasing!impression!over!hurdles!last!season!but! his!season!was!cut!short!through!injury!and!we!didn’t!get!to!see!the!best!of!him.! He!won!very!nicely!on!his!hurdling!debut!despite!wandering!after!the!last!to!be! ridden!clear!to!record!a!4Flengths!win!over!Shady!Operator.!I!was!very!impressed! with!his!Listed!victory!over!Robin!Des!Foret!and!Fabulous!Saga!at!Cork!on!his!only! start!over!3m.!His!jumping!wasn’t!brilliant!on!that!occasion!but!he!travelled!well! throughout!to!record!a!very!impressive!win!under!Jack!Kennedy.!He!couldn’t!get! the!better!of!the!very!talented!Next!Destination!dropped!back!to!2m4f!on!his! next!two!starts!but!shaped!as!if!a!return!to!3m!would!see!him!in!a!much!better! light.!The!fact!he!suffered!a!setback!last!season!could!be!a!blessing!in!disguise!as! he’s!always!shaped!like!a!chaser!in!the!making!and!missing!hard!races!at! Cheltenham!and!Punchestown!over!hurdles!might!not!be!a!bad!thing!with!his! chasing!career!in!mind.!I!think!he’s!pretty!versatile!regards!ground!conditions!but! will!undoubtedly!be!seen!to!best!effect!in!3m!novice!chases!this!season!and!I’m! hopeful!he!has!what!it!takes!to!develop!into!a!RSA!Chase!contender.!! ! !
COLUMN!OF!FIRE!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Robin!Des!Champs!–!Ghillie’s!Bay! Gordon!Elliott! Gigginstown!House!Stud! €115,000!3yo;!brother!to!useful!bumper/2m!hurdle!winner!Ladysingstheblues,! halfFbrother!to!5!winners!most!notably!smart!Cheltenham!Festival!winner!Tully! East.!This!son!of!Robin!Des!Champs!made!an!encouraging!racecourse!debut! behind!his!stable!companion!in!a!bumper!at!the!Punchestown!Festival!last! season.!He!travelled!well!early!but!couldn’t!quite!quicken!when!the!pace!lifted!2f! out!and!dropped!to!sixth!before!staying!on!into!second!but!was!still!no!match!for! Commander!Of!Fleet.!Robin!Des!Champs!offspring!all!seem!progress!very!well! and!I’m!hopeful!this!horse!will!be!the!same!this!season!especially!now!hurdling! over!longer!distances.!! ! !
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COMMANDER!OF!FLEET!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Fame!And!Glory!–!Coonagh!Cross! Gordon!Elliott! Gigginstown!House!Stud! Commander!Of!Fleet!won!his!only!PTP!start!in!fine!style!when!eventually!coming! home!alone!at!Moig!South.!He!showed!the!potential!of!that!run!when!landing!a! bumper!at!the!Punchestown!Festival!last!season,!quickening!clear!of!his!stable! companion!Colum!Of!Fire!to!record!a!very!impressive!debut!under!rules.!This!son! of!Fame!And!Glory!looks!to!have!a!very!bright!future!ahead!of!him!based!on!the! potential!and!natural!ability!he’s!shown!on!both!runs!so!far!and!he’s!possibly!one! of!the!most!exciting!novice!hurdle!prospects!in!training.!Commander!Of!Fleet! clearly!has!the!stamina!for!3m!but!he’s!definitely!not!slow!and!he!showed!that!at! Punchestown.!He!looks!pretty!versatile!regards!distance!and!I’d!be!hopeful!he’d! handle!spring!ground!fine.!I’ll!be!shocked!if!this!horse!doesn’t!excel!over!hurdles! this!season!for!Gordon!Elliott!and!Gigginstown!House!Stud.!! ! !
EMITOM!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Gold!Well!–!Avenging!Angel! Warren!Greatrex! The!Spero!Partnership!Ltd! I!was!taken!with!this!son!of!Gold!Well!when!he!landed!his!bumper!on!his!debut! last!season!at!Warwick!in!the!style!of!a!very!promising!horse!in!the!making.!He! travelled!extremely!well!throughout!before!running!possibly!finding!himself!in! the!lead!too!soon!and!ran!very!green!before!holding!on!well!to!land!a!gamble! under!Andrew!Tinkler.!I!think!he!was!value!for!more!than!the!winning!distance!on! that!occasion!and!left!the!impression!he!has!a!nice!future!ahead!of!him.!Being!a! son!of!Gold!Well!out!of!a!Heron!Island!mare!you’d!expect!him!to!stay!a!trip!over! hurdles!this!season!but!he!definitely!didn’t!look!slow!when!winning!his!bumper! so!it’s!pretty!difficult!to!put!a!finger!on!his!ideal!race!conditions!this!season!but! 2m4f!more!than!likely!will!be!within!his!compass.!He!looks!a!hurdler!worth! keeping!an!eye!on!this!season!and!fits!the!‘could!be!anything’!category.!! ! !
! EUXTON!LANE!(IRE)!! 6!b!g!Getaway!–!Local!Hall! Oliver!Sherwood! Trevor!Hemmings! Euxton!Lane!had!a!very!progressive!campaign!over!hurdles!last!season!for!his! connections!and!ended!the!season!with!a!good!effort!in!the!Grade!1!Mersey! Novices’!Hurdle!at!Aintree.!He!was!doing!too!much!too!soon!in!his!earlier!races! last!season!but!once!he!learned!how!to!settle!in!a!race!we!really!got!to!see!the! ability!he!has.!At!this!stage!in!his!career!he!reminds!me!a!lot!of!his!connections! Grand!National!hero!Many!Clouds,!who!showed!ability!over!hurdles!but! undoubtedly!was!always!going!to!be!a!chaser.!I!think!this!horse!is!the!same!and! will!make!a!lovely!staying!chaser!this!season.!Euxton!Lane!will!more!than!likely! start!off!over!2m4f!before!connections!step!him!up!to!3m!where!there!should!be! plenty!more!improvement!to!come!from!him.!He!could!develop!into!a!leading! staying!chaser!this!season!for!Oliver!Sherwood!and!Trevor!Hemmings.! ! !
FLAWLESS!ESCAPE!(GB)! 5!gr!g!Sagamix!–!Sainte!Kadette! Gordon!Elliott! T!O’Driscoll! Flawless!Escape!ran!a!good!race!on!his!only!start!in!a!PTP!to!finish!second!behind! the!Nicky!Henderson!trained!Mr!Whipped!before!subsequently!being!purchased! and!sent!to!Gordon!Elliott.!He!was!a!very!good!winner!on!his!stable/rules!debut! at!Roscommon!in!a!bumper!before!being!narrowly!denied!by!the!useful!Burrows! Saint!on!his!hurdling!debut!at!Punchestown.!He!then!put!that!experience!to!good! use!to!land!a!competitive!2m4f!maiden!hurdle!at!Leopardstown!over!the! Christmas!period!under!regular!rider!Roger!Loughran.!The!form!of!that!race!has! worked!out!very!well!with!Tower!Bridge!(fourth)!going!on!to!land!a!Grade!1!on! his!next!start.!Flawless!Escape!then!went!on!to!finish!a!good!third!on!his!handicap! debut!behind!a!very!well!handicapped!Total!Recall,!who!had!previously!won!the! Ladbrokes!Trophy!at!Newbury!over!fences!off!a!22lb!higher!mark.!He!failed!to!live! up!to!market!expectations!at!the!Cheltenham!Festival!when!well!backed!on!his! next!start!but!I!can!easily!forgive!a!horse!a!below!par!effort!especially!one!in!a! highly!competitive!handicap!at!Cheltenham.!This!horse!has!always!shaped!like!a! real!‘chaser!in!the!making’!and!I!think!what!he!did!over!over!hurdles!last!season! was!a!bonus.!Flawless!Escape!seems!to!enjoy!plenty!of!cut!in!the!ground!and!I! think!he’s!a!serious!prospect!for!staying!chases!this!season.!He!could!be!one!for! the!big!staying!handicaps!at!the!spring!festivals!or!the!National!Hunt!Chase!over! 4m!at!the!Cheltenham!Festival!this!season.!!
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GOSHEVEN!(IRE)! 5!b!g!Presenting!–!Fair!Choice! Philip!Hobbs! The!Grocer!Syndicate! WellFregarded!son!of!Presenting;!halfFbrother!to!winners!Vesper!Bell!and!Aurora! Bell,!Gosheven!built!on!his!average!start!at!Wincanton!to!run!two!promising!races! at!Kempton!and!Cheltenham!last!season.!Philips!Hobbs!had!a!very!quite!season! by!his!standards,!especially!after!the!excellent!campaign!he!had!the!previous! season!and!it’s!fair!to!say!the!ball!never!really!got!rolling!for!the!stable.!He!has! some!very!nice!horses!to!go!to!war!with!this!season!and!he’s!never!hidden!the! regard!he!holds!this!horse!in.!Still!only!a!5yo,!he!will!remain!a!novice!for!this! season!and!I!think!with!a!good!summer!on!his!back!we!might!see!a!different! horse!this!season.!2m4fF3m!should!be!his!trip!this!season!and!he!looks!pretty! versatile!regards!ground!conditions.! ! !
IF!THE!CAP!FITS!(IRE)! 6!b!g!Milan!–!Derravaragh!Sayra! Harry!Fry! Paul!&!Clare!Rooney! If!The!Cap!Fits!was!a!good!bumper!horse!last!season!with!his!only!defeat!coming! when!fourth!in!a!Grade!2!behind!subsequent!Grade!1!winning!hurdler!Lalor.!He! transferred!his!bumper!form!to!hurdles!last!season!recording!three!very!taking! wins!before!a!setback!meant!his!season!was!sadly!cut!short.!This!son!of!Milan! should!have!plenty!more!to!come!switching!to!the!larger!obstacles!this!season! and!I!think!he!has!loads!of!untapped!potential!left!from!last!season.!He’s!won!on! soft!ground!but!I!think!he’s!a!much!better!horse!on!better!ground!and!we!seen! that!at!Kempton!on!Boxing!Day.!I!think!a!step!up!to!2m4f!could!unlock!further! improvement!this!season!but!he’s!definitely!not!slow!either.!If!The!Cap!Fits!has! done!most!of!his!winning!on!flat!tracks!but!I!can’t!see!why!Cheltenham!will!be!an! issue!for!him.!!! ! ! !
! !MINELLA!WARRIOR)(IRE)! 6!b!g!King’s!Theatre!–!Bobbi’s!Venture! Kim!Bailey! Mrs!Julie!Martin!And!David!R!Martin! £180,000!purchase;!dam!halfFsister!to!highFclass!hurdle/chase!winner!Menorah! (also!by!King’s!Theatre),!Minella!Warrior!was!pretty!well!touted!to!win!a!bumper! at!Wetherby!last!year!but!had!the!pleasure!of!coming!up!against!very!smart! bumper/hurdler!Kalashnikov.!He!was!off!for!404Fdays!with!a!splint!problem!after! but!stayed!on!well!to!land!a!novice!hurdle!at!Warwick!at!the!start!of!the!year! before!winning!again!under!a!penalty!recently!at!Uttoxeter,!again!shaping!like!a! very!promising!horse.!Minella!Warrior!is!still!relatively!lightly!raced!for!his!age! and!there!should!be!plenty!more!to!come!from!him!this!season!and!shapes!as!if!a! step!up!to!3m!could!unlock!further!improvement.!! ! !
MONT!DES!AVALOIRS)(FR)! 5!b!g!Blue!Bresil!–!Abu!Dhabi! Paul!Nicholls! Mrs!Johnny!de!la!Hey! Mont!Des!Avaloirs!is!a!fullFbrother!to!smart!2mF2m2f!hurdle/chase!winner! including!at!last!seasons!Cheltenham!Festival!Le!Prezien.!This!horse!had!a!good! campaign!over!hurdles!last!season!for!Paul!Nicholls!and!I!thought!he!was!rather! unlucky!not!to!win!the!Grade!1!Tolworth!Hurdle!at!Sandown.!The!formbook!tells! you!he!was!13Flengths!behind!Summerville!Boy!and!9Flengths!behind!Kalashnikov! but!I!think!it’s!fair!to!say!that!doesn’t!tell!the!story.!He!set!a!very!strong!pace!but! his!jumping!let!him!down!on!a!number!of!occasions!before!getting!the!field!off! the!bridle!approaching!3!out!until!another!bad!mistake!2!out!ended!his!chances.! His!‘sloppy’!jumping!let!him!down!on!a!few!occasions!last!season!but!I!think!you! can!put!that!down!to!inexperience.!I!don’t!think!Paul!Nicholls!will!waste!any!time! in!getting!this!horse!over!a!fence!this!season!and!I!think!he’s!the!type!that!will! improve!further!over!the!larger!obstacles!and!respect!them!a!lot!more.!I!think!his! mark!of!139!has!plenty!of!scope!for!improvement!and!there!could!be!a!big!one!in! him!this!season.!! ! !
! MR!BIG!SHOT)(IRE)!
7!br!g!Flemensfirth!–!Une!Etoile! David!Pipe! Prof!Caroline!Tisdall! This!horse!has!been!minded!by!his!connections!with!a!career!over!fences!in!mind! and!he!looks!a!very!interesting!horse!that’s!worth!following!this!season.!He! disappointed!in!a!good!renewal!of!the!Martin!Pipe!at!Cheltenham!but!then! bounced!in!good!style!when!relishing!the!step!up!to!3m!on!soft!ground!to!land! the!Grade!3!Gaskells!Handicap!Hurdle!at!Aintree.!It’s!an!old!cliché!but!what!he’s! achieved!over!hurdles!will!have!been!a!real!bonus!to!his!connections!and!he!was! always!going!to!make!up!into!a!useful!staying!chaser.!Mr!Big!Shot!is!unlikely!to! play!a!key!role!amongst!the!leading!staying!novice!chasers!but!he’ll!undoubtedly! be!winning!races!over!fences!this!season.!He!could!be!more!a!National!Hunt! Chase!type!than!a!RSA!contender!but!he!also!has!the!option!to!go!for!one!of!the! big!handicaps!at!the!spring!festivals.!!! ! !
PALOMA!BLUE)(IRE)! 6!br!g!Stowaway!–!Court!Leader! Henry!De!Bromhead! Chris!Jones! I’m!a!big!fan!of!this!horse!and!along!with!his!connections;!I’m!relishing!the! prospect!of!seeing!him!over!fences!this!season.!He!ran!some!nice!races!in!defeat! last!season!on!ground!much!softer!than!ideal!behind!Grade!1!winners!Samcro! and!Next!Destination!before!putting!in!a!very!good!effort!to!finish!a!never!nearer! fourth!in!the!Supreme!Novices’!Hurdle.!He!bombed!out!on!his!next!start!at!the! Punchestown!Festival!but!I!can!easily!forgive!him!that!effort!as!it!had!been!a!long! season!and!it!was!possibly!just!one!race!too!far.I!think!2m!over!fences!on!good! ground!will!see!this!horse!in!a!much!better!light!and!he’s!a!horse!that!seems!to! have!plenty!of!natural!ability.!Henry!De!Bromhead!does!very!well!with!his!novice! chasers!and!their!jumping!ability!is!their!strongest!asset.!I!think!this!horse!could! have!a!big!season!and!the!Arkle!Chase!at!Cheltenham!would!be!his!main!target.!! ! !
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! PAT’S!PICK)(IRE))!
4!b!g!Shantou!–!Lady!Lenson! Noel!Meade! Mrs!P!Sloan! This!son!of!Shantou!was!a!game!winner!of!the!valuable!Tattersalls!Ireland!Sales! Bumper!at!Fairyhouse!at!the!backend!of!last!season!under!Nina!Carberry!and!left! the!firm!impression!he!could!a!very!bright!future!ahead!of!him.!He!raced!keenly! in!midFdivision!before!travelling!strongly!approaching!the!straight,!keeping!on! well!under!pressure!despite!his!rider!dropping!her!whip.!He!beat!a!useful! previous!winner!in!the!shape!of!Black!Tears,!who!later!went!on!to!finish!a!good! second!in!a!competitive!Grade!3!bumper!on!her!next!start!for!Gordon!Elliott!and! a!host!of!subsequent!and!previous!winners!in!behind.!There’s!no!doubt!that!Pat’s! Pick!looks!every!inch!a!‘chaser!in!the!making’!for!the!future!but!I’m!confident!he’ll! hold!his!own!in!staying!novice!hurdles!this!season!for!Noel!Meade.!I!think!2m4fF 3m!with!some!cut!in!the!ground!will!be!his!ideal!conditions!this!season!and!I! wouldn’t!be!surprised!if!he!turned!up!at!the!big!spring!festivals!if!the!ground!was! suitable.!! ! !
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5!b!m!Court!Cave!–!Shuilan! David!Pipe! K!Alexander!
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Queens!Cave!was!a!very!taking!winner!of!her!only!PTP!start!last!year!before! subsequently!leaving!Aidan!Fitzgerald!and!joining!David!Pipe!at!Pond!House.!She! defeated!a!fairly!useful!mare!in!the!shape!of!Malachys!Girl!by!10Flengths!in!her! PTP!victory,!who!won!her!next!outing!in!that!sphere!before!running!a!good!race! on!her!debut!at!Cheltenham!for!Ben!Pauling.!Queens!Cave!made!her!debut!for! her!new!connections!a!month!later!when!easily!landing!a!bumper!at!Uttoxeter! under!Tom!Scudamore!by!5Flengths.!Admittedly,!that!was!a!very!poor!event!on! paper!but!she!couldn’t!do!it!any!easier.!She!then!was!stepped!up!to!Listed!class! on!only!her!second!start!under!rules!when!running!a!brave!race!to!finish!a!neck! second!to!the!very!smart!Queenofnohearts!at!Sandown.!I!thought!she!travelled! like!the!winner!that!day!before!possibly!showing!a!few!signs!of!inexperience!in! the!closing!stages.!She!has!plenty!of!scope!for!further!improvement!this!season! and!she!should!be!more!than!capable!of!holding!her!own!over!hurdles.!I!think! connections!will!start!her!off!over!2m!before!gradually!stepping!her!up!in! distance!as!the!season!goes!on.!She’ll!be!at!her!best!with!some!cut!in!the!ground.!!
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REBEL!OG)(IRE)! 5!br!m!Presenting!–!Oscar!Rebel! W!P!Mullins! Lions!Mouth!Racing!Club! I!was!very!impressed!with!this!daughter!of!Presenting!on!her!debut!in!August!and! I!thought!she!looked!a!very!nice!prospect!for!the!season!ahead.!She!defeated!a! well!touted!horse!trained!by!Dermot!Weld!by!a!never!extended!17Flengths!at! Downpatrick!under!Patrick!Mullins!in!the!style!of!a!mare!going!places.!Rebel!Og! could!easily!stay!in!National!Hunt!Flat!races!this!season!but!I’d!imagine! connections!will!waste!no!time!in!getting!her!over!obstacles!but!wherever!she! ends!up!she!looks!a!very!nice!prospect!for!Willie!Mullins!to!go!to!war!with!this! season.!Being!by!Presenting!and!out!of!an!Oscar!mare!you’d!imagine!this!filly!will! relish!a!sounder!surface!this!season!and!might!be!seen!at!her!best!during!the! spring.!She!looks!to!have!plenty!of!gears!so!I’d!imagine!connections!will!keep!her! at!2m!over!hurdles.!! ! !
SAM!BROWN!(GB)! 6!b!g!Black!Sam!Bellamy!–!Cream!Cracker! ! Anthony!Honeyball! T!C!Frost! Sam!Brown!has!always!been!a!horse!I’ve!liked!a!lot!and!I’m!pretty!hopeful!he!has! a!big!one!in!him!at!some!point.!Still!a!work!in!progress!over!hurdles!last!season! for!his!connections!and!didn’t!exactly!live!up!to!expectations!on!his! seasonal/hurdling!at!Wincanton!on!Good!ground!but!he!put!that!behind!him! when!running!out!a!convincing!7Flengths!winner!of!a!Plumpton!novice!hurdle!on! his!next!start.!I’m!not!sure!if!it!was!the!plan!to!put!him!away!after!that!win!but! we!didn’t!see!him!after!that!for!whatever!reason!but!I!think!that!could!be!a! blessing!in!disguise!this!season.!He!looks!a!useful!prospect!for!novice!chases!this! season!and!he!could!have!further!improvement!in!his!locker!when!stepping!up!to! 3m!at!some!point!during!the!season.!I!don’t!think!Soft!ground!is!important!but! he’s!3/3!on!soft!ground!to!date!and!Black!Sam!Bellamy!offspring!do!tend!to! prefer!some!cut!in!the!ground.!He’s!been!given!an!official!mark!of!135!over! hurdles,!with!better!expected!over!fences!this!season;!I!hope!connections!can! exploit!that!fair!opening!mark.! !
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SANTINI!(GB)! 6!b!g!Milan!–!Tinagoodnight! Nicky!Henderson! Mr!&!Mrs!R!KelvinFHughes! Santini!is!far!from!an!unknown!quantity!and!I!think!it’s!fair!to!say!his!ability!is! there!for!all!to!see!but!I!couldn’t!leave!him!out!of!my!National!Hunt!Horses!To! Follow!for!the!season!ahead!as!I!think!he!could!be!a!serious!novice!chaser!this! season.!He!give!a!glimpse!of!his!potential!when!easily!winning!at!Newbury!on!his! rules/stable!debut!last!season!before!winning!at!Cheltenham!in!remarkable! fashion!on!very!testing!ground!with!the!very!talented!Black!Op!back!in!second.! He!was!too!far!back!when!sent!of!favourite!for!the!Albert!Bartlett!at!the! Cheltenham!Festival!and!he’s!a!lot!better!than!he!got!to!show!that!day.!He!made! up!for!Cheltenham!when!landing!the!Grade!1!Sefton!Novices’!Hurdle!at!Aintree! on!his!next!start!leaving!the!impression!he’s!going!to!make!up!into!an!even!better! chaser!this!season.!He!clearly!handles!testing!ground!conditions!very!well!and!3m! will!be!his!trip!over!the!larger!obstacles!this!season.!He!looks!a!key!player!for!the! top!staying!novice!chases!for!Nicky!Henderson,!who!again!has!an!embarrassment! of!riches!for!the!season!ahead.!!! ! !
SANGHA!RIVER!(IRE)! 5!br!g!Arcadio!–!Hidden!Reserve! Olly!Murphy! Mrs!Barbara!Hester! I’m!a!huge!fan!of!this!horse!and!I!cannot!wait!to!see!him!over!hurdles!this!season! for!Barbara!Hester!and!Olly!Murphy.!He!landed!one!of!the!gambles!of!the! 2017/18!National!Hunt!campaign!last!season!when!landing!the!odds!under!top! amateur!Jamie!Codd!at!Doncaster.!He!only!one!by!a!diminishing!head!on!that! occasion!but!I!think!he!won!with!a!fair!amount!up!his!sleeve!and!with!no! disrespect!to!the!second!(Kingsplace,!who!bolted!up!on!his!next!start!at!Warwick)! Sangha!River!didn’t!do!an!awful!lot!in!front!that!day!and!I!think!the!second!was! flattered!by!the!official!margin!of!victory.!I!thought!he!ran!a!fine!race!under!a! penalty!at!Lingfield!(AW)!on!his!next!outing!despite!being!too!far!back!turning!for! home!but!he!showed!a!nice!change!of!gear!1f!out!to!go!a!never!nearer!second! behind!a!flatFbred!that!has!been!campaigned!on!the!flat!since.!The!third!(You! Raise!Me!Up)!gave!the!form!a!nice!boost!when!landing!a!bumper!at!the!Galway! Festival!during!the!summer!so!the!form!of!that!contest!stacks!up!nicely.!Sangha! River!is!undoubtedly!a!very!exciting!prospect!for!novice!hurdles!this!season!and!I! think!good!ground!could!be!pretty!important!as!he’s!a!horse!with!a!useful!change! of!gear.!I!think!2m!will!be!his!trip!this!season.!!
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SEBASTOPOL)(IRE)! 4!b!g!Fame!And!Glory!–!Knockcroghery! Tom!Lacey! Boultbee!Brooks!Ltd! Sebastopol!was!a!very!good!winner!of!his!Open!PTP!in!January!before!landing!a! bumper!in!the!style!of!a!very!smart!horse!in!the!making!at!Ayr!three!months!later! under!Aidan!Coleman.!He!took!a!keen!hold!early!at!the!back!of!the!field!before! making!stylish!headway!to!lead!2f!out!and!ran!rather!green!edging!to!the!right! close!home!to!beat!twoFtime!winner!Black!Pirate!by!over!3Flengths.!Still!only!a!4F yFo,!Sebastopol!looks!a!serious!horse!in!the!making!for!Tom!Lacey!and!an!exciting! prospect!for!2m!novice!hurdles!this!season.!I!wouldn’t!be!surprised!if!this!son!of! Ascot!Gold!Cup!winner!Fame!And!Glory!is!running!in!different!colours!this!season! and!I’m!sure!he’s!been!only!a!few!radars!over!the!summer.!He’s!one!I!can’t!wait! to!see!this!season!and!I’m!hoping!he!can!live!up!to!his!potential!and!become!a! leading!player!in!the!2m!novice!hurdle!division.!I!think!he’ll!be!pretty!versatile! regards!ground!conditions!but!up!until!now!both!his!wins!have!come!on!Good! ground.!!! ! !
SHADY!OPERATOR)(IRE)! 5!b!g!Court!Cave!–!Native!Artist! Joseph!Patrick!O’Brien! John!P!McManus! Shady!Operator!ran!some!very!promising!races!over!hurdles!last!season!for! Joseph!O’Brien!and!JP!McManus!but!gave!the!impression!there!could!be!plenty! more!to!come.!He!bumped!into!the!very!useful!Cracking!Smart!on!his!hurdling! debut,!who!subsequently!went!on!to!finish!second!in!a!Grade!1!before!getting!off! the!mark!at!the!next!time!of!asking!at!Cork.!I!thought!he!ran!a!great!race!to!finish! second!to!Sharjah!at!Gowran!Park!on!his!next!outing!and!wasn’t!ideally!placed!in! a!slowly!run!affair!on!Heavy!ground.!I!think!this!son!of!Court!Cave!can!improve! further!this!season!and!should!be!winning!races!wherever!he!goes.!He!could!be!a! nice!recruit!to!novice!chases!this!season!and!off!a!mark!of!133!I’ll!be!disappointed! if!there!isn’t!a!big!one!in!him!at!some!point.!I!think!he’ll!be!campaigned!between! 2mF2m4f!depending!on!ground!conditions,!which!shouldn’t!bother!him!too! much.!! !
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THOMAS!DARBY)(IRE)! 5!b!g!Beneficial!–!Silaoce! Olly!Murphy! Mrs!Diana!L!Whateley! €160,000!purchase!as!a!3yo;!halfFbrother!to!winners!most!notably!Grade!1! winning!hurdler!and!useful!chaser!Muirhead.!This!son!of!Beneficial!made!an! impressive!winning!debut!at!Huntington!at!the!backend!of!last!season!for!Olly! Murphy!in!the!style!of!a!horse!with!a!very!bright!future.!That!bumper!victory!has! worked!out!very!well!with!the!second!(Black!Kalanisi)!winning!impressively!on!his! next!two!outings!for!Joseph!Tuite!and!looks!an!exciting!prospect!in!his!own!right.! Thomas!Darby!is!horse!with!a!very!likeable!attitude!and!looks!a!very!nice! prospect!for!novice!hurdles!this!season!with!a!pedigree!to!excel!in!that!sphere.! He!really!‘could!be!anything’!for!his!connections.!! ! !
TIME!TO!MOVE!ON!(IRE)! 5!ch!g!Flemensfirth!–!Kapricia!Speed) Fergal!O’Brien! Paul!&!Clare!Rooney! Brother!to!progressive!bumper/hurdle!winner!Caderyn,!halfFbrother!to! connections!smart!hurdle/chase!winner!Barney!Dwan.!Time!To!Move!On!looked! very!good!on!debut!last!season!when!effortlessly!winning!his!bumper!at!Exeter! with!useful!Goffs!UK!Sales!Bumper!winner!Caribert!10Flengths!back!in!second.!He! wasn’t!as!impressive!on!his!next!outing!at!the!same!track!next!time!under!a! penalty!but!it!was!still!a!likeable!performance!on!Heavy!ground!and!never!really! looked!in!any!danger.!Time!To!Move!is!a!big!raw!horse!that!looks!every!inch!a! chaser!in!the!making!but!I’m!more!than!hopeful!he’ll!hold!his!own!over!hurdles! this!season.!He!looks!a!thorough!stayer!and!clearly!handles!testing!ground! conditions!very!well.!! ! !
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6!ch!g!Flemensfirth!–!Derry!Vale! Paul!Nicholls! Chris!Giles!&!Mr!&!Mrs!P!K!Barber! I’ve!always!been!a!fan!of!this!horse!and!if!you!could!design!a!chaser,!it!would!be! him.!He!jumped!very!well!on!his!chasing!debut!last!season!and!was!travelling! powerfully!before!he!clipped!one!and!took!a!tumble.!I!think!that!was!a!mistake! that!could!be!put!down!to!inexperience!and!with!him!still!being!a!5yo!at!the!time,! I!think!connections!made!the!right!decision!to!put!him!back!over!hurdles!for!the! rest!on!the!season.!He!built!on!his!promising!effort!in!the!Lanzarote!Hurdle!at! Kempton!to!land!a!valuable!Grade!3!handicap!at!Sandown!on!his!next!start! before!going!down!fighting!at!the!Cheltenham!when!second!in!the!Coral!Cup.!I! think!this!horse!could!be!a!very!smart!stayer!chaser!this!season!and!despite! falling!on!his!chase!debut!last!season;!there!were!a!lot!of!positives!to!take!from!it.! He’s!one!horse!I’m!really!looking!forward!to!this!season!and!I!think!he’s!more! than!capable!of!developing!into!an!even!better!chaser.!!! ! !
UMNDENI!(FR)! 4!bb!g!Balko!–!Marie!Royale! Philip!Hobbs! St!Quinto,!D!L!Whateley!&!Syder! €175,000!purchase!as!a!3yo;!brother!to!bumper/smart!2m!hurdle!winner!Vision! Des!Flos;!dam!halfFsister!to!highFclass!Ryanair!Chase!winner!Balko!Des!Flos.!I! think!it’s!fair!to!say!Philip!Hobbs!had!a!quiet!campaign!last!season!and!his!horses! never!really!got!firing!like!the!season!previous!but!he!unleashed!some!nice!horses! at!the!backend!of!the!season!and!this!son!of!Balko!was!one!that!really!impressed! me.!He!was!sent!of!a!relatively!short!price!for!his!bumper!so!it’s!fair!to!say!he’d! clearly!been!showing!a!lot!at!home!beforehand!and!he!certainly!lived!up!to! market!expectations!when!staying!on!well!under!Richard!Johnson!to!defeat!a! useful!previous!winner!trained!by!Nicky!Henderson!in!a!quicker!time!than!the! second!division!of!the!bumper!Umndeni!looks!a!very!nice!prospect!for!novice! hurdles!this!season!and!with!his!fullFbrother!excelling!in!that!sphere!last!season!it! gives!him!every!chance!of!following!in!his!hoofFprints.!!
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POINT-TO-POINT RECRUITS 2018/19
ANDY!DUFRESNE!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Doyen!–!Daytona!Lily! Trainer:!Gordon!Elliott! Owner:!F! This!son!of!Doyen!won!in!fine!style!on!his!pointFtoFpoint!debut!at!Borris!House! for!Gordon!Elliott,!who!subsequently!bought!him!from!Camillia!Sharples!for!! £330,000!at!the!Tattersalls!Cheltenham!Festival!Sale!later!in!the!month.!Ridden! by!Jamie!Codd,!Andy!Dufresne!travelled!and!jumped!nicely!before!quickening! clear!to!win!by!6!lengths.!We!should!see!him!in!NH!Flat!Races!this!season!but!his! longFterm!future!will!be!over!fences.!Nice!prospect.! !
ANGELS!BREATH!(IRE)! 4!gr!g!Shantou!–!Mystic!Masie! Trainer:!Nicky!Henderson! Owner:!Walters!Plant!Hire!Ltd.! €85,000!purchase!as!a!3yo;!brother!to!impressive!bumper!winner!Outofthisworld.! Angels!Breath!lived!up!to!connections!expectations!on!her!PTP!debut!to! effortlessly!land!a!4yo!maiden!at!Moira!for!Pat!Doyle,!asserting!well!to!draw!12F lengths!clear.!Owned!by!Dai!Walters,!Angels!Breath!will!be!trained!by!Champion! Trainer!Nicky!Henderson!and!looks!an!exciting!youngster!worth!following!this! season.!He!should!get!very!competitive!in!bumpers!this!season!and!looks!to!have! a!fair!engine.!! !
ASTERION!FORLONGE!(FR)! 4!gr!g!Coastal!Path!–!Belle!Du!Brizais! Trainer:!W!P!Mullins! Owner:!F! £290,000!purchase;!halfFbrother!to!winners!Beau!Du!Brizais!and!Belle!Easter.! Asterion!Forlonge!landed!his!only!PTP!start!in!the!style!of!a!very!smart!horse!in! the!making!for!Pat!Doyle!at!Oldtown.!Willie!Mullins!trained!Bacardys!to!land!a! Grade!2!bumper!at!Aintree!before!going!onto!win!a!Grade!1!over!hurdles!the! following!season.!Like!Bacardys,!Asterion!Forlonge!is!also!a!son!of!Coastal!Path! and!will!now!join!Willie!Mullins!stable!for!the!season!ahead.!He!looks!an!exciting! prospect!for!bumpers!this!season.!!
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DICKIE!DIVER!(IRE)! 5!b!g!Gold!Well!–!Merry!Excuse! Trainer:!Nicky!Henderson! Owner:!John!P!McManus! Dickie!Diver!was!a!very!impressive!when!landing!a!4yo!maiden!at! Templenacarriga!by!20Flengths!last!season,!a!performance!that!earned!him! comparisons!to!Cheltenham!Gold!Cup!winner!and!dualFHennessy!winner! Denman.!Subsequently!purchased!by!JP!McManus,!Dickie!Diver!will!go!into! training!with!Nicky!Henderson!and!looks!a!horse!with!serious!potential.!He!looks! every!inch!a!chaser!in!the!making!but!he’ll!be!worth!following!this!season!and! should!be!campaigned!with!his!future!in!mind.!! !
DLAURO!(FR)! 5!b!g!Lauro!–!Gergovie!De!Bussy! Trainer:!Joseph!Patrick!O’Brien! Owner:!Lloyd!J!Williams! Joseph!O’Brien!and!Lloyd!J!Williams!have!teamed!up!for!great!success!in!recent! seasons!with!Rekindling!landing!the!Melbourne!Cup!in!2017!and!Latrobe!landing! the!Irish!Derby!this!season.!They’ll!be!hoping!to!keep!their!great!partnership! going!in!the!future!with!Dlauro,!a!£410,000!purchase!that!looked!very!good!when! landing!his!only!PTP!start!in!the!style!of!a!horse!with!a!very!bright!future.!He! seems!to!have!plenty!of!gears!and!should!be!more!than!capable!of!landing!a! bumper!this!season.! !
ENERGUMENE!(FR)! 4!b!g!Denham!Red!–!Olinight! Trainer:!W!P!Mullins! Owner:!F! Blackbow!won!his!only!PTP!start!for!Sophie!Lacey!before!subsequently!joining! Willie!Mullins!and!went!on!to!have!a!successful!bumper!campaign!last!season!for! his!connections.!The!Irish!Champion!Trainer!acquired!this!son!of!Denham!Red! (sire!of!Mullins!9Ftime!G1!winner!Un!De!Sceaux)!after!his!fluent!success!on!in!his! only!PTP!in!faster!time!than!the!other!division,!which!was!won!by!Sebastopol.! Tom!Lacey!has!reported!that!he!believes!Energumene!is!a!better!horse!than! Blackbow,!therefore!he’s!worth!keeping!on!the!right!side!of!this!season.! !
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ENVOI!ALLEN!(FR)! 4!b!g!Muhtathir!–!Reaction! Trainer:!Gordon!Elliott! Owner:!Cheveley!Park!Stud! £400,000!purchase,!dam!dual!crossFcountry!chase!winner,!halfFsister!to! hurdle/useful!chase!winner!Auvergnat!and!French!Grade!3!chase!winner!Une! Epoque.!This!son!of!topFclass!miler!Muhatathir!won!his!only!PTP!start!in!very! taking!fashion!for!Colin!Bowe,!who!also!trained!Samcro.!Like!Samcro,!Envoi!Allen! will!join!Gordon!Elliott!in!Ireland!and!is!owned!by!Cheveley!Park!Stud,!whose! colours!have!been!made!famous!by!topFclass!flat!performers.!Envoi!Allen!looks!a! horse!with!a!serious!future!ahead!of!him!and!should!have!a!good!career!ahead!of! him.! !
FEEL!MY!PULSE!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Stowaway!–!Zenaide! Trainer:!Gordon!Elliott! Owner:!Gigginstown!House!Stud! The!4yo!Maiden!this!horse!won!at!Lismore!has!a!pretty!illustrious!roll!of!honour! with!Florida!Pearl!and!threeFtime!Cheltenham!Gold!Cup!winner!Best!Mate! amongst!past!winners.!It’s!highly!unlikely!Feel!My!Pulse!will!reach!the!heights!of! the!two!previous!mentioned!horses!but!he!couldn’t!have!won!any!easier!on! debut.!Gigginstown!House!Stud!were!willing!to!pay!£330,000!for!this!horse!after! that!easy!victory,!which!I!find!is!quite!interesting!as!they!saddled!the!third!(Shot! To!Hell),!who!won!nicely!on!his!next!outing.!This!horse!looks!to!have!a!bright! future!ahead!of!him!and!will!go!into!training!with!Gordon!Elliott.!! !
FURY!ROAD!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Stowaway!–!Molly!Duffy! Trainer:!Gordon!Elliott! Owner:!Gigginstown!House!Stud! Fury!Road!didn’t!quite!live!up!to!connections!expectations!on!his!PTP!debut!when! finishing!fourth!behind!Monkfish,!who!despite!not!featuring!in!this!section!looks! a!horse!with!a!bright!future!and!has!since,!joined!Willie!Mullins!and!is!owned!by! Rich!Ricci.!Fury!Road!seemed!to!learn!a!lot!from!that!debut!effort!and!won!his! next!start!in!the!style!of!a!very!smart!horse!in!the!making.!Owned!by!Gigginstown! House!Stud;!he!will!also!join!Gordon!Elliott!and!looks!another!exciting!prospect.!!
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INTERCONNECTED!(GB)! 4!br!g!Network!–!R!De!Rien!Sivola! Trainer:!Nicky!Henderson! Owner:!Grech!&!Parkin! £220,000!purchase;!halfFbrother!to!bumper/hurdle!winner!Little!Miss!Poet,! Interconnected!won!his!PTP!in!very!impressive!fashion!for!Tom!Lacey!at!Larkhill! before!being!snapped!up!by!Grech!&!Parkin,!who!have!had!some!great!success! with!their!PTP!recruits!in!the!last!few!seasons.!They!had!to!fend!off!Gigginstown! House!Stud!to!acquire!the!services!of!this!son!of!Network,!who!is!the!sire!of!the! brilliant!Sprinter!Sacre.!Like!Sprinter!Sacre,!this!horse!will!be!trained!by!Nicky! Henderson!and!looks!a!useful!prospect!for!the!season!ahead!but!will! undoubtedly!make!up!into!a!very!smart!chaser!in!time.!! !
MALONE!ROAD!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Kalanisi!–!Zaffarella! Trainer:!Gordon!Elliott! Owner:!Cheveley!Park!Stud! £325,000!purchase;!halfFbrother!to!unbeaten!bumper!winner!and!hurdle!winner! Ravenhill!Road!and!bumper!winner!Windsor!Avenue.!Malone!Road!is!a!horse!I’m! pretty!excited!about!seeing!this!season!and!I!think!he!could!be!a!real!star!of!the! future.!Like!Envoi!Allen,!he!was!also!purchased!by!Cheveley!Park!Stud!and!will! join!Gordon!Elliott.!He!looks!to!have!a!huge!engine!and!I’ll!be!surprised!if!he!does! make!Cheltenham.!! !
SHADOW!RIDER!(FR)! 4!ch!g!Martaline!–!Samansonnienne! Trainer:!W!P!Mullins! Owner:!John!P!McManus! Brother!to!useful!2mF2m4f!hurdle!winner!Squouateur,!halfFbrother!to!winners! Samingarry!and!Sarabas.!JP!McManus!purchased!Shadow!Rider!after!winning!his! only!PTP!start!in!very!good!style!for!Colin!Bowe!at!Knockanard!and!will!go!into! training!with!Willie!Mullins.!Shadow!Rider!looked!rather!babyish!when!winning! his!PTP!and!his!jumping!wasn’t!brilliant!but!he’s!clearly!a!horse!with!a!fair!amount! of!ability!and!he!looks!another!nice!recruit!for!bumpers!this!season.!!
! THE!BIG!GETAWAY!(IRE)! 4!b!g!Getaway!–!Saddlers!Dawn! Trainer:!W!P!Mullins! Owner:!F! £230,000!purchase;!halfFbrother!to!bumper/useful!hurdle/chase!winner!Flaming! Dawn!and!bumper/hurdle!winner!Bachelor!Lad;!unraced!dam!out!of! bumper/useful!hurdle!winner!from!family!of!Dawn!Run.!This!big!strapping!son!of! Getaway!task!was!made!easier!when!his!main!rival!fell!in!his!PTP!victory!but!even! if!that!rival!stayed!on!his!feet!I!think!he’d!have!had!his!work!cut!out.!The!Big! Getaway!has!a!lovely!long!stride!and!a!rather!pronounced!knee!action,!so!should! be!seen!at!his!best!with!some!cut!in!the!ground.!He!will!be!trained!by!Willie! Mullins!and!looks!another!exciting!prospect!for!his!handler.!! !
TREVELYN’S!CORN!(IRE)! 5!b!g!Oscar!–!Present!Venture! Trainer:!Paul!Nicholls! Owner:!Chris!Giles! Trevelyn’s!Corn!looked!a!very!nice!prospect!when!winning!his!only!PTP!start!for! Colin!Bowe!before!being!snapped!up!for!a!mouthFwatering!£400,000!by!Paul! Nicholls!on!behalf!of!new!owner!Chris!Giles.!This!son!of!Oscar!didn’t!beat!much! but!he!was!always!in!full!control!despite!getting!slightly!hampered!when!going! well!and!it!was!no!surprise!to!see!him!make!so!much!at!the!sales.!Paul!Nicholls! has!lacked!a!real!Grade!1!star!for!a!few!seasons!now!and!it!would!be!no!surprise! if!this!horse!were!the!one!he’s!been!looking!for.!! ! ! )
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