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somersby-henry V111 novice chase
medermit- scilly isles novices chase.
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Free world didn't turn out as well as I'd thought after the Henry 3 at sandown, even though he was beaten that day.
Horatio Nelson for different reasons
Rainbow View was a big dissapointment at 3 despite winning the Matron
Mikhael d'Hageunet after he won the Ballymore Properties at Chelts
Horatio Nelson for different reasons
Rainbow View was a big dissapointment at 3 despite winning the Matron
Mikhael d'Hageunet after he won the Ballymore Properties at Chelts
Cue Card - Cheltenham bumper. Thought he was all class after that race but with hindsight I was over-confident having backed him with the tote at very generous odds. Surprisingly one paced (surprise to me anyway)in Bula, a race in which the form didn't work out. Too many better than him in the Supreme for my liking. Not convinced by his jumping in a slowly run novice chase last time and repeatedly runs with the choke out. Head carriage reminiscent of Tidal Bay over fences.
think youve read Cue Card wrong but only my view.... i havnt backed him once, but i think over further than 2m he could be something special... also his head carriage is nowhere near as high as TB
Dunguib would be one. Carvills Hill further back (though he was a champion).
Cooldine - RSA
Sweet Wake - Some Irish Novice Hurdle
Sweet Wake - Some Irish Novice Hurdle
R Carver....bit harsh on Carvill's Hill old bean. But for pretty dire tactics in the Gold Cup which pretty much put the horse at risk (putting in Golden Freeze for no other reason than to 'half length' it at each fence) it would possibly have gone on to be one of the greats. Certainly, its Welsh National victory was one of the best weight carrying performances I've seen (up there with Burrough Hill Lad)
Vicario Di Bray won the Haydock Park Champion Hurdle Trial, probably early 90s in heavy ground on the bridle. Don't think he ever won another race.
Quite right Rooster....it beat Celtic Shot and others very comfortably in CH trial and then went on to never win again.
The Mick Weston running away with a Cheltenham bumper a few seasons ago.
Who?
Exactly!!
Who?
Exactly!!
One sticks out a mile for me...
Fethard Lady at Sandown on King George Day 2005 (Kempton being renovated).
Fethard Lady at Sandown on King George Day 2005 (Kempton being renovated).
Black Jack Ketchum- Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle 2007.
I thought i saw a superstar that day and started backing him for the following years World Hurdle soon after this race.
I thought i saw a superstar that day and started backing him for the following years World Hurdle soon after this race.
Boardroom Shuffle,gorgeous looking horse trained by Josh Gifford,couldn`t wait for him to go chasing and traveled to Ascot for his debut over fences,had at the time my largest bet ever on him £150 at Evens,he fell Chiefs Song won.
Hi Browns, yes I totally agree. His performance at cheltenham is in my top 2 or 3 ever. It makes the hair on my neck stand up. Clouted many fences, went off at a relentless gallop, in heavy ground, giving weight, against very good horses, and beat them senseless. Sir Peter's commentary conveys disbelief throughout! I love the horse, the most beautiful beast, and I thought Pitman's behaviour in running Golden Freeze was shocking. He is still a champion for me, but for the injuries sustained in that race, and his sheer inability to jump, he would have been one of the all time greats for me. In many ways though, he still is, I quite agree.
Sorry, obviously I meant his performance on Welsh National Day at Chepstow.
Two bumper horses for N Henderson who won 1st time out and were supposedly very highly thought of but did eff all really:Back to Ben Alder and No Shenanigans.
I know the owner of The Mick Weston and he turned down massive offers after that win at what we now call The Showcase Meeting. I was in his box at Uttoxeter the day he won his novice hurdle very comfortably and they genuinely felt he was going all the way. Eventually got to Cheltenham where we all backed him at massive prices but Richard Johnson, I think, rode him and gave him a terrible ride and don't think we ever saw the horse again. He was named after a very old friend of the owner and the money was turned down as much for sentimental as much as racing reasons.
Carobee at chepstow and a horse of kim baileys called book of music, ran in the king george as a novice, fell and died...such a waste as the the world was his for the taking.
i ll also add nick dundee pre chelt fall
i ll also add nick dundee pre chelt fall
Morceli jumping spectacularly and hacking up in the Maghull Novices Chase.
Garruth bolting up at Aintree, in heavy ground, coudl barely lift a leg after being bought by Nicholls for a fortune.
^^Mighty Mogul
Could somebody perhaps elaborate on the career of Mighty Mogul, twud be very much appreciated!
Could somebody perhaps elaborate on the career of Mighty Mogul, twud be very much appreciated!
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Mighty Mogul
24-y-o (29Mar87 ch g)
Good Thyne (USA) (14.1f) — Deep Shine (Deep Run (13.4f))
Trainer D Nicholson
Owner Mrs Shirley Robins
Breeder R T H Morrow
RACE RECORDPEDIGREEMY NOTESSTORIESPHOTOS NEW!
Jumps placings 2113/11111P/
LIFETIME RECORD STARTS WINS 2NDS 3RDS WINNINGS EARNINGS BEST TS BEST RPR OR†
Hurdle 10 7 1 1 £76,482 £79,025 157 167 155
Rules Races 10 7 1 1 £76,482 £79,025 — — —
FORMWINSMY RATINGSSTATISTICSENTRIESRELATIVESSALESQUOTES
DATE RACE CONDITIONS WGT RACE OUTCOME JOCKEY OR TS RPR
30Jan93 Chl 22Sft HG1 24K 11-8 PU/4 (Muse 11-8) 4/9F R Dunwoody — * *
28Dec92 Kem 16GS HG1 31K 11-7 1/8 (5L Flown 11-7) 3/1 R Dunwoody — * *
09Dec92 Hay 20Sft HG2 7K 11-2 1/4 (6L Ambuscade 11-0) 30/100F R Dunwoody — * *
28Nov92 Nby 17Sft HG2 9K 11-3 1/6 (4L Staunch Friend 11-6) 11/8 R Dunwoody — * *
07Nov92 Chp 21Sft HcH 15K 10-12 1/13 (4L Petosku 10-2) 11/8F R Dunwoody 134 * *
23Oct92 Nby 17Gd HcH 3K 11-8 1/8 (2½L Kaytak 10-1) 15/8F R Dunwoody 131 * *
07Mar92 Chp 16Sft H 14K 11-9 3/6 (22L Carobee 11-5) 2/1 M Pitman — * *
15Feb92 Chp 20Sft NvHG2 6K 11-7 1/6 (4L Sweet Duke 11-7) 11/8F M Pitman — * *
17Jan92 Tow 16Sft NvH 2K 11-0 1/18 (5L San Fernando 11-0) 1/2F M Pitman — * *
19Dec91 Tow 16Sft NvH 1K 10-10 2/18 (1½L Rocco 10-10) 33/1 M Bowlby — * *
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Mighty Mogul
24-y-o (29Mar87 ch g)
Good Thyne (USA) (14.1f) — Deep Shine (Deep Run (13.4f))
Trainer D Nicholson
Owner Mrs Shirley Robins
Breeder R T H Morrow
RACE RECORDPEDIGREEMY NOTESSTORIESPHOTOS NEW!
Jumps placings 2113/11111P/
LIFETIME RECORD STARTS WINS 2NDS 3RDS WINNINGS EARNINGS BEST TS BEST RPR OR†
Hurdle 10 7 1 1 £76,482 £79,025 157 167 155
Rules Races 10 7 1 1 £76,482 £79,025 — — —
FORMWINSMY RATINGSSTATISTICSENTRIESRELATIVESSALESQUOTES
DATE RACE CONDITIONS WGT RACE OUTCOME JOCKEY OR TS RPR
30Jan93 Chl 22Sft HG1 24K 11-8 PU/4 (Muse 11-8) 4/9F R Dunwoody — * *
28Dec92 Kem 16GS HG1 31K 11-7 1/8 (5L Flown 11-7) 3/1 R Dunwoody — * *
09Dec92 Hay 20Sft HG2 7K 11-2 1/4 (6L Ambuscade 11-0) 30/100F R Dunwoody — * *
28Nov92 Nby 17Sft HG2 9K 11-3 1/6 (4L Staunch Friend 11-6) 11/8 R Dunwoody — * *
07Nov92 Chp 21Sft HcH 15K 10-12 1/13 (4L Petosku 10-2) 11/8F R Dunwoody 134 * *
23Oct92 Nby 17Gd HcH 3K 11-8 1/8 (2½L Kaytak 10-1) 15/8F R Dunwoody 131 * *
07Mar92 Chp 16Sft H 14K 11-9 3/6 (22L Carobee 11-5) 2/1 M Pitman — * *
15Feb92 Chp 20Sft NvHG2 6K 11-7 1/6 (4L Sweet Duke 11-7) 11/8F M Pitman — * *
17Jan92 Tow 16Sft NvH 2K 11-0 1/18 (5L San Fernando 11-0) 1/2F M Pitman — * *
19Dec91 Tow 16Sft NvH 1K 10-10 2/18 (1½L Rocco 10-10) 33/1 M Bowlby — * *
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Thanks Vectis...was he a champion hurdle winner in waiting who got injured? 
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SUPERBOWL XXVII last night followed racing's super blow for 16 March, a weekend when the Champion Hurdle lost its leading two candidates and much of its meaning as a championship race.
Mighty Mogul, pulled up in the Wyko Transmission Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday with a leg fracture, was the first to depart and will undergo surgery today in an effort to save his career.
Halkopous is also under medical examination after he finished last but one behind another British challenger, Royal Derbi, in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday. The gelding was reported to be 'in respiratory distress' by a veterinary officer after his demise and samples were taken for analysis.
This was a second consecutive disastrous weekend for Mark Tompkins, Halkopous's trainer, following the dreadful run of his Staunch Friend in Italy. 'How do you make that out?' he asked. 'That is not my horse by two stone, and Adrian Maguire (the gelding's jockey) said he was never firing.'
The rider himself added: 'It was one of those days. I was kicking him along most of the way, and we were beaten four hurdles out.'
Mighty Mogul, who has extensive knee damage, seemed to be beaten even before that point in his event. 'The injury must have happened during the race and pretty early on because he was never really moving or jumping well,' Alan King, assistant to trainer David Nicholson, said yesterday. 'He has a fracture and a chip in his off-fore.
'We can forget this season and we will just have to play it by ear and hope we can get him back on the racecourse.'
The collapse of the front two in the Champion betting led to promotion for a pair of previously unheralded horses, Muse and Coulton. While the 100-1 which his trainer, David Elsworth, has about the former is a nice voucher to have hidden away, the six-year-old cannot be value now at odds as low as 4-1. Coulton, who is prepared by Mick Easterby, is no more enticing at a similar price.
Bookmakers were yesterday admitting that the Champion Hurdle had already been good to them this year, not least because another well-backed horse, Dermot Weld's Vintage Crop, missed an opportunity for a preparatory run when pulled out of the Leopardstown race yesterday morning with a slight injury. 'He was only about 10 per cent lame,' the trainer said. 'It is a little muscle ligament high up on his hind quarter that is causing the problem.'
Vintage Crop has run just twice over hurdles in his life, but the paucity of credible opponents means Weld has yet to give up on Cheltenham. 'He will be entered in the Champion Hurdle and he still has a 50-50 chance of getting there, particularly if it looks like being a sub-standard race,' he said.
This also means that Royal Derbi, a 14-1 winner yesterday, will take his chance, especially as he is line for a pounds 50,000 bonus. Michael Tabor, a London bookmaker and the horse's owner, may feel he is owed the money after losing 10 per cent of the pot when the Irish currency was devalued overnight.
Royal Derbi's victory rescued the weekend for Declan Murphy, who had a wretched time at Cheltenham the previous day.
The jockey was suspended for two weeks for causing intentional interference in a novice hurdle, a race which also provided him with a jarring fall. Murphy subsequently missed the ride on Sibton Abbey, the winner of the day's feature event in the hands Steve Smith Eccles, who now keeps the ride in the Gold Cup.
Passed fit by the Leopardstown course doctor after an examination of his right shoulder, Murphy spent much of the race looking over the damaged joint for a challenge that never materialised.
'I saved a bit for when I expected Halkopous to come at us from the second last,' he said. 'When he didn't appear, I had enough left to stay well ahead.'
Neville Callaghan, Royal Derbi's trainer, missed seeing his horse's victory but when he returns from Barbados the odds of 25-1 will still be available for the Champion Hurdle. Novello Allegro, yesterday's runner-up, is a similar price.
Richard Dunwoody, who returned unscathed after a fall on Crowded House three out, now looks destined to ride Morley Street in the Champion Hurdle, which may provide a repeat of Superbowl entertainment at Pasadena last night. If the former champion hurdler can return to his best, Michael Jackson, his owner, should again be centre stage.
LEOPARDSTOWN
AIG EUROPE CHAMPION HURDLE
1. ROYAL DERBI bay gelding Derrylin - Royal Birthday D Murphy 14-1
2. Novello Allegro C F Swan 6-1
3. Muir Station K F O'Brien 9-1
11 ran. won by 2 1/2, 3 4 . 4-5 fav Halkopous. (Trained by N Callaghan, Newmarket, for M Tabor). Tote: pounds 19.80; pounds 4.50, pounds 2.10, pounds 3.00. RF: pounds 58.00. SF: pounds 105.68. NR: Vintage Crop.
CHAMPION HURDLE (Cheltenham, 16 March): Coral: 4-1 Muse, 9-2 Coulton, 7-1 Granville Again, 8-1 Morley Street, 10-1 Flown, Halkopous & Staunch Friend, 14-1 Valfinet, 25-1 Novello Allegro & Royal Derbi; Ladbrokes: 4-1 Coulton, 5-1 Muse, 7-1 Morley Street, 8-1 Granville Again & Valfinet, 10-1 Flown; William Hill: 9-2 Coulton, 5-1 Muse, 7-1 Granville Again, 8-1 Morley Street, 9-1 Vintage Crop, 10-1 Destriero & Valfinet, 16-1 Royal Derbi & Staunch Friend
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SUPERBOWL XXVII last night followed racing's super blow for 16 March, a weekend when the Champion Hurdle lost its leading two candidates and much of its meaning as a championship race.
Mighty Mogul, pulled up in the Wyko Transmission Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday with a leg fracture, was the first to depart and will undergo surgery today in an effort to save his career.
Halkopous is also under medical examination after he finished last but one behind another British challenger, Royal Derbi, in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday. The gelding was reported to be 'in respiratory distress' by a veterinary officer after his demise and samples were taken for analysis.
This was a second consecutive disastrous weekend for Mark Tompkins, Halkopous's trainer, following the dreadful run of his Staunch Friend in Italy. 'How do you make that out?' he asked. 'That is not my horse by two stone, and Adrian Maguire (the gelding's jockey) said he was never firing.'
The rider himself added: 'It was one of those days. I was kicking him along most of the way, and we were beaten four hurdles out.'
Mighty Mogul, who has extensive knee damage, seemed to be beaten even before that point in his event. 'The injury must have happened during the race and pretty early on because he was never really moving or jumping well,' Alan King, assistant to trainer David Nicholson, said yesterday. 'He has a fracture and a chip in his off-fore.
'We can forget this season and we will just have to play it by ear and hope we can get him back on the racecourse.'
The collapse of the front two in the Champion betting led to promotion for a pair of previously unheralded horses, Muse and Coulton. While the 100-1 which his trainer, David Elsworth, has about the former is a nice voucher to have hidden away, the six-year-old cannot be value now at odds as low as 4-1. Coulton, who is prepared by Mick Easterby, is no more enticing at a similar price.
Bookmakers were yesterday admitting that the Champion Hurdle had already been good to them this year, not least because another well-backed horse, Dermot Weld's Vintage Crop, missed an opportunity for a preparatory run when pulled out of the Leopardstown race yesterday morning with a slight injury. 'He was only about 10 per cent lame,' the trainer said. 'It is a little muscle ligament high up on his hind quarter that is causing the problem.'
Vintage Crop has run just twice over hurdles in his life, but the paucity of credible opponents means Weld has yet to give up on Cheltenham. 'He will be entered in the Champion Hurdle and he still has a 50-50 chance of getting there, particularly if it looks like being a sub-standard race,' he said.
This also means that Royal Derbi, a 14-1 winner yesterday, will take his chance, especially as he is line for a pounds 50,000 bonus. Michael Tabor, a London bookmaker and the horse's owner, may feel he is owed the money after losing 10 per cent of the pot when the Irish currency was devalued overnight.
Royal Derbi's victory rescued the weekend for Declan Murphy, who had a wretched time at Cheltenham the previous day.
The jockey was suspended for two weeks for causing intentional interference in a novice hurdle, a race which also provided him with a jarring fall. Murphy subsequently missed the ride on Sibton Abbey, the winner of the day's feature event in the hands Steve Smith Eccles, who now keeps the ride in the Gold Cup.
Passed fit by the Leopardstown course doctor after an examination of his right shoulder, Murphy spent much of the race looking over the damaged joint for a challenge that never materialised.
'I saved a bit for when I expected Halkopous to come at us from the second last,' he said. 'When he didn't appear, I had enough left to stay well ahead.'
Neville Callaghan, Royal Derbi's trainer, missed seeing his horse's victory but when he returns from Barbados the odds of 25-1 will still be available for the Champion Hurdle. Novello Allegro, yesterday's runner-up, is a similar price.
Richard Dunwoody, who returned unscathed after a fall on Crowded House three out, now looks destined to ride Morley Street in the Champion Hurdle, which may provide a repeat of Superbowl entertainment at Pasadena last night. If the former champion hurdler can return to his best, Michael Jackson, his owner, should again be centre stage.
LEOPARDSTOWN
AIG EUROPE CHAMPION HURDLE
1. ROYAL DERBI bay gelding Derrylin - Royal Birthday D Murphy 14-1
2. Novello Allegro C F Swan 6-1
3. Muir Station K F O'Brien 9-1
11 ran. won by 2 1/2, 3 4 . 4-5 fav Halkopous. (Trained by N Callaghan, Newmarket, for M Tabor). Tote: pounds 19.80; pounds 4.50, pounds 2.10, pounds 3.00. RF: pounds 58.00. SF: pounds 105.68. NR: Vintage Crop.
CHAMPION HURDLE (Cheltenham, 16 March): Coral: 4-1 Muse, 9-2 Coulton, 7-1 Granville Again, 8-1 Morley Street, 10-1 Flown, Halkopous & Staunch Friend, 14-1 Valfinet, 25-1 Novello Allegro & Royal Derbi; Ladbrokes: 4-1 Coulton, 5-1 Muse, 7-1 Morley Street, 8-1 Granville Again & Valfinet, 10-1 Flown; William Hill: 9-2 Coulton, 5-1 Muse, 7-1 Granville Again, 8-1 Morley Street, 9-1 Vintage Crop, 10-1 Destriero & Valfinet, 16-1 Royal Derbi & Staunch Friend
Mighty Mogul an excellent choice Fidway. He won as he liked in his first grade 1 (Christmas Hurdle) despite jumping too early at the last. He thrashed the subsequent Champion Hurdler and a few other top horses of the time that day and looked like he had a glittering career ahead of him. Is he still alive? The post from Vectis suggests he's 24. I thought he'd been put down after the leg injury.
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