Cheltenham Festival
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I think we've seen a new star today...Albert Bartlett first,RSA next year, then..... bit early I know, but he looks special.
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Neptune of course is a strong possibility of course.
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Highly impressive. Lets wait and see if the trainer can deliver him to peak in March. Not the best of records at the Festival in recent years, but horse looks hugely promising.
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He previously won a 3 mile soft ground point in Ireland and Adrian Maguire is convinced he's one of the very best he's trained, certainly, his first run under rules suggests he's very exciting indeed.
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Really liked the performance but jumping out to the right a concern and might find him out upped in grade going left handed. Neat jumper for a big horse and very enthusiastic galloper. If he is a Cheltenham horse, I suspect we'll see him in the Bartlett on normal Cheltenham ground.
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snapped up some big prices for the Bartlett soon as this crossed the line, I think this house good be a good'in.
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Where next? Challow was my first thought but then maybe the Grade 2 novice at Sandown (going right handed)
Really really liked this horse today |
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Entered for a 2m6f at Ascot on Saturday 23rd November which will presumably suit his jumping.
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That race looks very winnable.
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Having seen his debut I think many novice hurdles would look very winnable for this fella.
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He's easily the most impressive novice I've seen this season so far, who knows what he beat but he won a 2 mile 6 race in the soft at uttox on the bridle pretty much in the style of a speedy horse, there was no grind to it at all.
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Yep, it looked like he could do a Willie Mullins modus operandi and be dropped in trip
 I guess if he wins well At Ascot then the Challow Hurdle might be next, and hopefully he wont show that quirk of slightly nudging to his right when he goes back to a left-handed track. I can't personally back him for Cheltenham until he has run left-handed again tbh, even if it was only minor. |
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yep, fair point sint, we just don't know how bad it would become if and when he came under pressure and of course you wouldn't fancy all the bumping he'd get if he did it with horses directly outside of him in a bigger field at the festival...he could be a monster though
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looks a good horse this but how ground dependant is he?? looks to love the mud
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Looks more like a staying chaser than a slick 2.5m hurdler to me. Serious mistake obviously cost him, but I think he had enough time to regain momentum, and wouldn't be in a rush to back him for Cheltenham any time soon.
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deary me, heaven knows what to think about that, horror mistake, but still disappointed he couldn't get it back
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Jockey never allowed him time to recover, panicked and started rousting him straight away. I don't think he can have long left at King's yard tbh.
It was a shocking error, and horse is a chaser in the making like a lot of Albert Barlett horses. Can't believe he got beat today but that mistake was bad. Saying he had time and ground to recover is like saying you have time to get to your feet after being kicked in the knuts whilst in a scrap. It takes a lot out of you no matter what. 1/8 SP  |
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I wonder how quickly choc gets to his feet after king gives him a whack in the nuts when he gets back to the yard
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Didn't see the race but am stunned he was beaten. It will have taken the edge off King's day.
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King will b more worried about the pr1ck on his back havin potentially soured his horse! Gave him no chance to recover after the mistake
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King saying he can run his stable with two number one jockeys doesn't sound plausible to me. When one of them gets beat on a 1/8 shot the owners are bound to wonder if they'd have been better off with the other one on board. I'll give the arrangement until Christmas.
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If I owned this beast i'd be putting him the PFN yard pronto tbh.
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I am pleased to report Carraig Mor was fine after Ascot. He has been given a good break and will return to training in the New Year.
At present I have no particular plans for him and it could be we bypass Cheltenham this season, as he is more of a chasing prospect for next season . |
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Could be one for the Aintree Grade 2 they won with Lovcen recently, then. A shame though.
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Also, strange that the 1st,3rd, and 4th are also yet to run from that Ascot race so we don't know how strong the form is yet.
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The Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
Class 1, Grade 1, Total Prize Fund £120,000, 2.40pm Friday, March 14, 2014, New Course, three miles, for novice four-year-olds and upwards. Weights 4-y-o 10st 11lb, 5-y-o and upwards 11st 7lb, fillies and mares allowance 7lb. Entries closed Tuesday, January 28. Entries revealed Thursday, January 30 (81 entries). Scratchings deadline February 18, six-day confirmation stage Saturday, March 8. Final declaration stage 10am, Thursday, March 13. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, January 27. May not include some overseas form. Form Horse Age Owner Trainer 1 AKLAN (IRE) 5 Coach Partnership Willie Mullins IRE 310-312 APACHE JACK (IRE) 6 Mrs Pat Sloan Dessie Hughes IRE 1/P-2165 ASHES HOUSE (IRE) 8 Diamond Racing Ltd Rebecca Curtis 12-1223 AZORIAN (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Eoin Griffin IRE 2 BIG HANDS HARRY 5 Alan Spence Nicky Henderson 31312 BLAKEMOUNT (IRE) 6 Jacqueline Conroy Sue Smith 11-111 BRIAR HILL (IRE) 6 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 12303-0 CALEDONIA 7 Johnnie Delta Racing Jim Goldie 12 CALL ME VIC (IRE) 7 C B Compton Tom George 132-111 CAPTAIN CUTTER (IRE) 7 J P McManus Nicky Henderson (2)0-2F21 CAROLE'S DESTRIER 6 Mrs C Skipworth Neil Mulholland 2-02111 CHAMPAGNE WEST (IRE) 6 Roger Brookhouse Philip Hobbs 1/3//-2212 CLONARD LAD (IRE) 9 DAFTC Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE 1-11 CLONDAW COURT (IRE) 7 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 1631 COGRY 5 Graham and Alison Jelley Nigel Twiston-Davies 1-1411 COLE HARDEN (IRE) 5 Jill Eynon & Robin Eynon Warren Greatrex P COMPANY COMING (IRE) 6 P P Greaney Jim Culloty IRE 0111P0 CYRIEN STAR 7 Puteus Profundus Henry Daly 11-2211 DEPUTY DAN (IRE) 6 Tim Syder Oliver Sherwood 322/5- DIAMOND LIFE 8 Malcolm Denmark David Pipe 231 DOING FINE (IRE) 6 Carl Hinchy Rebecca Curtis 2-601 DOUBLE IRISH (IRE) 6 Barry Connell Gordon Elliott IRE 1111 FAUGHEEN (IRE) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 1 FENNELL BAY (IRE) 5 Bloomfields John Ferguson 4113 FLATFOOT BOOGIE (FR) 9 Noel Glynn Noel Glynn IRE 12 FLEMENSON (IRE) 5 Gay Smith Jonjo O'Neill 142-103 GILT SHADOW (IRE) 6 David Gordon Roberts Stuart Crawford IRE 0P1414 GOLD PATROL (IRE) 6 Mountfinn Racing Partnership Colin Bowe IRE 5-2115 KAKI DE LA PREE (FR) 7 Sir Peter & Lady Gibbings Tom Symonds 12F-111 KINGS PALACE (IRE) 6 Drew, George & The Johnson Family David Pipe (6)-1312 KNOCK HOUSE (IRE) 5 Camilla Radford Mick Channon 122 KNOCKANRAWLEY (IRE) 6 Kim Bailey Racing Partnership VIII Kim Bailey 042-221 KRIS SPIN (IRE) 6 Six To Five Against Richard Lee P1211P MADNESS LIGHT (FR) 5 Tracey Brown Warren Greatrex 1P-1P22 MASTERS HILL (IRE) 8 K S B, M Doughty & Sarah Tizzard Colin Tizzard 4 MEDIEVAL CHAPEL (FR) 6 Ronnie Bartlett Nicky Henderson 1F12 MOONSHINE LAD (IRE) 6 Brendan Scully Gordon Elliott IRE 11 MOSSPARK (IRE) 6 Nick Mustoe & Tim Syder Emma Lavelle 11 MOUNTAIN TUNES (IRE) 5 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill 11-13 MOYLE PARK (IRE) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 014 NOBLE ENDEAVOR (IRE) 5 Chris Jones Gordon Elliott IRE 211-123 OSCAR ROCK (IRE) 6 Mr & Mrs G Calder Malcolm Jefferson 0//3100-2 OUR POLLYANNA (IRE) 7 The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership Alan King 43P-122 PERFECT GENTLEMAN (IRE) 9 Jackie Mullins Willie Mullins IRE 13 PLEASANT COMPANY (IRE) 6 Malcolm Denmark David Pipe 3 PORT MELON (IRE) 6 Graham Roach Paul Nicholls 232134 POTTERS CROSS 7 Conyers, O'Reilly, Roddis, Zeffman Rebecca Curtis 51F6 PRINCE SIEGFRIED (FR) 8 Bloomfields John Ferguson 113 RACING PULSE (IRE) 5 Carl Hinchy John Quinn 41 RAINBOW PEAK (IRE) 8 Bloomfields John Ferguson 111F2 RATHVINDEN (IRE) 6 Ronnie Bartlett Willie Mullins IRE 243 RED DEVIL LADS (IRE) 5 Andrew McIver Rebecca Curtis 11-1111 RED SHERLOCK 5 The Johnson Family David Pipe 162424 REGAL DIAMOND (IRE) 6 Roddy Owen, Paul Fullagar & Karen Bowen Peter Bowen 12F RENNETI (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE RIVER OF TIME (IRE) 6 Dr Ronan Lambe Jim Culloty IRE 30 RONNIE LAWSON (IRE) 5 Bloomfields John Ferguson 23-311 ROYAL BOY (FR) 7 Michael Buckley Nicky Henderson 52/(2)2F-1 RYDON PYNES 6 The Rydon Pynes Partnership Martin Hill 11113F SAINT ROQUE (FR) 8 Chris Giles & Ian Fogg Paul Nicholls 23-3115 SAUSALITO SUNRISE (IRE) 6 Diana Whateley Philip Hobbs B1 SEGO SUCCESS (IRE) 6 Tim Leadbeater Alan King 4-114 SHANTOU MAGIC (IRE) 7 Owners For Owners: Shantou Magic Charlie Longsdon 112025 SILVER EAGLE (IRE) 6 Kim Bailey Racing Partnership IV Kim Bailey 66-2621 STROLLAWAYNOW (IRE) 7 Andrew Wates David Arbuthnot U11 SURE REEF (IRE) 5 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 315 TARA ROAD 6 Nigel Morris Rebecca Curtis 233112 THE JOB IS RIGHT 6 Mrs M Devine Michael Hourigan IRE 40-1311 THREE KINGDOMS (IRE) 5 Bloomfields John Ferguson 3C-4412 THUNDER AND ROSES (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Dessie Hughes IRE 3-11226 TIMESREMEMBERED (IRE) 6 Tim Syder & Sarah Prior Emma Lavelle 205-113 UPAZO (FR) 6 Philip Reynolds Willie Mullins IRE 22-22S1 URANO (FR) 6 Mrs M McMahon Willie Mullins IRE 1211 URBAN HYMN (FR) 6 Mr & Mrs G Calder Malcolm Jefferson 1211-15 URTICAIRE (FR) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE 61-11 VALSEUR LIDO (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE 22-11 VAUTOUR (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 1-1253 VERY WOOD (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE 26-0041 WICKLOW GOLD (FR) 6 Wicklow Bloodstock Limited Willie Mullins IRE 3114 WOUNDED WARRIOR (IRE) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE 211 WUFF (IRE) 6 Roger Brookhouse Tom George 81 entries 30 Irish-trained |
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Another novice hurdle run before a crack at Aintree you'd hope, so they get some experience into him before going chasing.
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I don't know why BJG decided to rub my nose in it by putting the AB entries minus him onto this thread
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Could nt find an AB fred - was the closest thing to one
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Don't believe him Duffy,i reckon hes taking the mickey mate
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Think you're fooking right budd
 , anyway, I don't care, when this thing wins the RSA next year and then the GC the year after, I'm having this thread right up there |
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Gets the chance to redeem himself on Saturday
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Not sure he'll run in those, trips looks too short.
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Runs tomorrow. Should have a good chance.
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We start again tomorrow..let's hope that his problems from last season are behind him....as lowly a race as it was...his debut hurdle run had the wow factor about it....and Adrian Maguire still maintains he's one of the very best he's had and even mentions him in the same breath as the mighty Denman.....everyone connected with him think he's special...let's see it now!!!
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Hope you're right Duffy and think today a good opportunity for a punt. Could just be different class to his opponents and we all know how excited AK was about him last year. No cakewalk today but I'd be very hopeful.
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Looked very weak last year, He'll have done well to fill that frame over the summer but if so he'll be some bull of a horse, Is one I hope goes to the very top and looks a fair race to start him off in, Safe round will do but a exhibition round of jumping and winning by as far as he likes would be even better.
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Duffy I've liked this horse since seeing its first race at uttoxeter I think it was, I followed him all year and over hurdles he obviously didn't quite live up to expectations but I watched with anticipation today in the hope chasing which he was bred to do would show him to be the star I thought he would be........... To be honest I was disappointed today as I thought he would win and the lofty heights of RSA seem a bit ambitious on that run, but hopefully he will improve his jumping which wasn't the best and I haven't totally given up on him!!!
My instinct after the race was if he will line up in any festival race then the 4 miler might be his best chance of winning??? |
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I would have thought he wants dropping in trip, not stepping up, given how free he is in his races.
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