TARGET HORSES

native river ran last week!

Don't think Penhill & Native Rivers was intended because they were both injured

I don't get your point Irish

...or how about that pacha du polder ?
11 year old last seen out plodding around the foxhunter at aintree ten months ago having won at cheltenham last year.has a prep run this week before the foxhunters at cheltenham again. 12\1 and laid out for the race.

Yanworth is the latest high profile horse given a definitive target. Let's hope Yorkhill and Douvan will be the next.

...sorry not tge ballymore meant gthe champion hurdle

You seem to just be listing horses that haven't run because they've been injured.

penhill..... BOOM

native river..... BOOM

Over 60% Winning strike rate on this thread dedicated to those that seek Cheltenham glory on the back of a winter in a warm stable or a prep run  that defies logic.  The obvious one I wont mention due to the previously nominated thread so here goes again …
BENIE LES DEIUX – TUESDAY MARES HURDLE (current 6/4F)  been out on the gallops just a few times all year whilst that Apples Jade (beaten easy at Punchestown) has taken all the limelight, don’t like running on good ground, praying for rain in the next couple of weeks.
MINELLA FAIR-  TUESDAY NATIONAL HUNT CHASE (current 50/1) WEDNESDAY RSA (current 150/1) “ Also prefers the heavy ground , won over those hurdles at Clonmel , bit of a tank.

CAREFULLY SELECTED  - WEDNESDAY BALLYMORE (current 14/1)Bumper runner up and  wont worry about a drier surface   
PENHILL – THURSDAY STAYERS HURDLE (current  5/1)  trouble with shins this year as per last year, annual jaunt, £200 grand a year is not a bad number really for sitting in a stable  and good ground won’t put him off either
BRELADE – FRIDAY  COUNTY HURDLE (current 33/1) Got a  bruised foot mid season so Gordon decided to put him away for a  Cheltenham handicap.

The obvious one ?

Talk about DREAMs
This has to be the target of all target horses
Its entered in the BALLYMORE and the ALBNERT BARTLETT
Its only ever run once and it won
Hasn't run since SAT 18th March 2017
When it won a bumper by 4 lengths over 2 miles at kempton

700 plus days in the stable

CAPTAIN MCGARRY 80s for the Ballymore 100s for the Albert Bartlett


"Graeme McPherson is not a trainer known for too many bumper winners and certainly not first time out but there was so much to like about this 5 yo son of OSCAR he looks really good and moves very well. The fact that Captain McGarry was able to win at Kempton on debut bodes extremely well for his future.
Now don’t get me wrong it probably wasn’t the top end of the scale as far as Kempton bumpers go but it was a very taking performance and the runner up that day contested a weaker race at Southwell and hacked up by 26 lengths. So at least that gives the form a solid look to it.
CAPTAIN MCGARRY was up with the pace all the way around and when he was given more reign turning in strode on with gusto and was clearly doing his best work at the finish. I think the horse had loads left in the tank.
He’s a really exciting animal for a small stable and the sky really is the limit for this horse. A really decent honest individual he is already becoming a favourite with the team. He was ridden close to the pace and, having been allowed to stride on as the field turned in, he was doing his best work in the closing stages, appearing to cross the line with plenty left in the tank.
I think the plan is to step him up to 2 and a half miles once they send him hurdling. He will certainly need at least that on breeding but it was the manor of that victory that showed he has stamina to burn."


Yours sincerely,  A.Blog



absolute certainty !

FOXHUNTER =
For five-year-olds & upwards which since October 1, 2015, & before March 2, 2018, have been placed first or second on two occasions in a hunters' chase in Great Britain or Ireland or have won two Open chases at Point-to-Point Meetings (i.e. Gentlemens, Ladies or Mixed Open Races) in Great Britain or Ireland or have won one Open steeple chase at a Point-to-Point Meeting in Great Britain or Ireland and have been placed first or second in a hunters' steeple chase.


I think his two previous festival wins get him in and the other week he had a spin round Haydock

PACHA definitely in the foxhunters on the Friday sage

Always worth a look back, see who targets them
Just looking at how long the runners were out
Before they arrived at cheltenham
Got a few winners this year
But some odditys thrown up
Day 1 was put the kettle on targetted from 114 days out ,Epatante was one of the three with 75 day breaks which were the longest in the champion hurdle field.
The mares hurdle had popong 115 nowhere, but galvin 4\1 nearly 105 days break runner up in the novices chase.Ravenshill won the last after a 107   day break 4 less than the third placed pippin at 33\1.
Champ had the longest break in the rsa , some 70 days, whilst the coral cup winner had spent 88 days on the sidelines second highest in the race. Politologue was the longest out in the champion chase some 95 days . Desiel dalier, repetito and the glancing queen all failed to trouble the judge in the last three races on wednesday.
None of the longest break horses won on thursday or friday. A very unusual occurence, plenty hit the post, saint calvados had spent 70 days out before the second in the ryanair, bacardys third 33\1 ,in the stayers , had spent 75 days out as well, but in the mares novice hurdle the third raynasworld at 100\1 had also spent 77 days out. In the melee of the handicaps on friday the 679 day gap of dunhallow tornado failed to pay off, as did cliffs of dover 437 day break.shirley the puzzle of the week has to go to berkshire royal, 515 days away from the track and up for the supreme ? Easy saidin retrospect !