National Hunt Big Races Thread 2025/26

3-15 hayd

Norman Fletcher 0.25pt
Masked Dance 0.25pt
Idy Wood 0.25pt
Johnsons Blue 0.25pt

3-50 haydock

Red Delta 0.33pt
Yes Day 0.33pt
Bodhisattva 0.33pt

4-25 haydock

Red Dirt Road 0.33pt
Red Risk 0.33pt
King Of The Lake 0.33pt

5-00 hayd

Millforce 0.33pt
Egbert 0.33pt
Minella Crooner 0.33pt

5-35 hayd

Innamorato 0.33pt
Scintillante 0.33pt
Lively Citizen 0.33pt

117.91

Haydock -6

+111.91 / 0 IP

Tailed,tailed,tailed .... pathetic today.


Ahoy Senor bows out in one piece,a well deserved retirement.

Enigmatic,Mercurial ... He had his own way of racing,on a going day he was a sight to behold.

I certainly helped with his training fees,along with a few others on here,real soft spot for him.

I hope he's well looked after,grand horse,thanks for the memories fella.

Pleased he bowed out Noc, was right time

1643 Ayr - Eyed 0.45pts EW 25’s (Sky 5Pls)

Ahoy Senor

B/F +40

4.15 Ayr Eagles Reprieve 1pt win 8/1 b 3 * 5

Perfectly put Noc. A grand horse.

4.43 Ain
Whistle Stop Tour 0.5pt win @ bf SP

3.35 Ayr
Isaac Des Obeaux 1pt win @ 10/1 (WH)
King Of Answers 0.5pt win @ 6/1 (WH)

1.10 Ayr
Aeros Luck 1pt win @ 20/1 (B365)

B/F +39

1.45 Ayr Blakey Boy 1pt win 11/1(BOG) b 3 * 5

3.35 Ayr Chasingouttheblues 1pt win 7/1( Bet Boost) b 3 * 5

2.20 Ayr
Queenie St Clair 1pt win @ 14/1 (VC)

1-10 ayr

Matata 0.5pt
Palacio 0.5pt

1-45 ayr

Ayiko 0.33pt
Blakey Boy 0.33pt
Gamesters Guy 0.33pt

Scottish Champion Hurdle - Dedicated Hero 0.55pts EW 11’s (Sky 4Pls)

2-20 ayr

Dedicated Hero 0.33pt
Welsh Charger 0.33pt
Ooh Betty 0.33pt

played gents

Afternoon both ... WP Fab

2-55 ayr

Love Of Neymore 0.5pt
Foxs Fancy 0.5pt

Could be last man standing if they go off too quick .... 6.3 on the stick

3-35 ayr

Git Maker 0.255pt
Famous Bridge 0.25pt
Katate Dori 0.25pt
Gabbys Cross 0.25pt

-19.1 / 1 IR (Should have been 0 IR)

Whistle Stop Tour 0 (NR)
Isaac Des Obeaux -1
King Of Answers -0.5
Aeros Luck 0 (NR)
Queenie St Clair -1

-21.6 / 0 IR

B/F +16.2   IP 4.55

Mousey Brown -0.7
Eyed -0.9

Dedicated Hero +7.26
Kap Vert +18.72

C/F +40.58  IP 1.3

Excellent tipping Fab.

Wd noc

Sorry Noc, VWP yet again mate. Thanks Facts

Highland National - Brandt 0.4pt Win 16’s (Various)

C/F +40.18  IP 1.7

Cracking hit with KV Fab 

Finally one of those long rangers hits the bullseye,stuck at it,well deserved.

played fab...

3.27 Plu
Fountains Blenhein 1pt win @ 6/1 (B365)

3-30 kelso

Erne River 0.5pt
Dare To Shout 0.5pt

Highland National - Brandt 0.45pts EW 12’s (PP 4Pls)

111.91

mat/pala -1
ayiko/bb/gg -1
wc/ob -0.66
ded hero +4.33 (14.0)
lon/ff -1
gm/fb/katate/gc -1
erne/dts -1

+110.58 / 0 IP

2-30 warw

Everyonesgame 0.5pt
Benign Dictator 0.5pt

3-30 warw

Greyval 0.33pt
Country Mouse 0.33pt
Rockola Vogue 0.33pt

3-40 perth

Ned Tanner 0.5pt
Statuario 0.5pt

…..and another Noc, well played

Celebration Chase - Brookie 0.3pt Win 66’s (Hills)
B365 Gold Cup - Invincible Nao 0.45pts EW 25’s (Sky 5Pls)
Punchestown
Champion Chase - Blood Destiny 0.65pts EW 66’s (Various)
Gold Cup - Grangeclare West 0.9pt Win 12’s (Hills)
Gold Cup - Champ Kiely 0.45pts EW 33’s (B365)
Stayers - Franciscan Rock 0.7pts EW 33’s (B365)

110.58

eog/bd -1
gv/cm/rv -1
ned t -0.5
stat +1.55 (7.2 dead heat)

+109.63 / 0 IP

Settle for the DH in the end,late season duck eggs seems order of the day for plenty.

Horatio Henderson sends a few up the Tay,Lucy Cook Russell also has plenty entered.

Both stables enjoy gusty maritime weather,Ideal for sailing close to the wind

Highland National tricky,your lad's interesting,good luck with him.

wp noc

2.05 Per
Upfordebate 1pt win @ 7/1 (Bertway)

Highland National - Fortunedefortunata 0.45pts EW 22’s (B365 4Pls)

2-05 perth

Strategem 0.33pt
Breeze Of Wind 0.33pt
Fortunedefortunata 0.33pt

1440 Perth - Wa Wa 0.35pts EW 16’s ( Various 4Pls)

2-40 perth

Highland Fashion 0.25pt
Whistle Stop Tour 0.25pt
Go To War 0.25pt
Wa Wa 0.25pt

Nutted Fab ... 1.11,WP on the place part.

3-47 perth

Serious Operator 0.5pt
Bold Light 0.5pt

4-55 chepstow

Manofthepeople 0.5pt
Amateur 0.5pt

1.45 San
Last Round 1pt win @ 22/1 (B365)

2.55 San
Solness 1pt win @ 4/1 (WH)

1.13
Siorai 1pt win @ 10/1 (WH)

3.30 San
Montregard 1pt win @ 9/2 (WH)

4.02 San
Lucky Place 1pt win @ 14/1 (VC)

2.20 San
Matterhorn 1pt win @ 11/2 (Unibert)

109.63

stat/bow/fort -1
hf/wst/gtw/ww -1
so/bl -1
motp/amat -1

+105.63 / 0 IP

Schoolboy errors at Perth,times did not reflect good ground,yesterday even slower despite the weather,lesson learned.

Final day,not much standing out,running on fumes this end.

Aye, a sterling effort this season from yourself though noc, an excellent total

A last hurrah today from me today, a break is needed for sure this end....

B/F +37

Sandown

1.45 Way Of Stars 12/1

3.30 Ask Brewster 17/2

5.15 Surrey Lord 15/2


All 1pt win (BOG) b 3 * 5

1.45 San
Way Of Stars 1pt win @ 12/1 (B365)

5.15 San
Fasol 1pt win @ 12/1 (WH)

Just numbers Budd .... A general lack of confidence over the last few seasons,reflected in the staking.

Tuesday evening of Cheltenham was desperate,plenty of soul searching,very close to chucking the towel in.

This thread,and the people on here,kept me going that night.

I,ve watched yourself and others have difficult periods,but stay disciplined throughout.

I came on here to learn,that still stands,you lot never cease to surprise me,in a good way.

Best of luck today.

WP at Ayr Fab, awesome!!

330 Sand Livin on Luco 1pt ew 16/1 4 places gen
Certainly red 1pt ew 33/1 gen

402 Lucky place 1pt win 10/3 gen

BOG

As you say Noc, it's just numbers (yours are phenomenal) & opinions. Nowt worth getting down about. Well done to everyone who's stuck with it. A couple more prods of the pin for me today.

+9.5
1.45 San Minella Yoga 1pt win 3/1 var

Really tricky card Chewy.

1-13 sand

Only One Blue 0.5pt
Queen Maeve 0.25pt
Whitletts 0.25pt

1-45 sandown

Bespoke Tailor 0.25pt
Ambiente Friendly 0.25pt
Secret Sniper 0.25pt
Last Round 0.25pt

McManus flexing his muscles? Give me & Willie soft ground or we're not playing.

Thanks Apple and Noc,  and nice win again Noc

Celebration Chase - Brookie 0.65pts EW 66’s (Sky 3Pls)

**40’s

2.25 San Thistle Ask 1.5pt win 15/8 var

B365 Gold Cup
Our Power 0.5pts EW 20’s BV
Gabby’s Cross 0.35pts EW 70’s PP
Both 4Pls

3-30 sandown

Livin On Luco 0.33pt
Our Power 0.33pt
Henrys Friend 0.33pt

And again Fab

5-15 sandown

Dargiannini 0.33pt
Royal Way 0.33pt
Lucky Manifest 0.33pt

I thought he got back up Noc, dammit

Thanks Apple. Should knock it on the head too now, but got my Anteposts for Punchestown, so one more week for me.

C/F +40.18  IP 1.7

Highland National -1.8
Brookie -1.6

Punchestown -4.5

Wa Wa +1.05
B365 Gold Cup +0.8

C/F +34.13  IP 4.5

-21.6 / 0 IR

Fountains Blenheim -1
Upfordebate -1
Last Round -1
Solness -1
Siorai -1
Montregard 0 (NR)
Lucky Place -1 (NR)
Matterhorn -1
Way Of Stars -1
Fasol -1

-30.6 / 0 IR

enjoy the summer gents...

You too GI. Unlucky with O P yesterday Fab. Good luck to anyone brothering with Punchestown. Definitely won't be any Firm in the going

NH Season result +35pts.


Well done to all who finished in profit. Particular congratulations to
noc. Impressive results

Focus now on those Flat Handicaps !!

Enjoy your summer guys

1505 Moab 0.7pts EW 50’s (Sky 6Pls)

105.63

oob/whit -0.75
q maeve +6.28 (26.15)
bt/af/ss/lr -1
lol/op/hf -1
darg/rw/lm -1

+108.16   

Seasons End

As usual,cracking hits from all of you throughout the season.

Plenty showing a very healthy profit,testament to the work you put in,lovely to see.

Enjoy the break everyone,pleasure as always.

B/f +24.6
Livin on luco -2
Certainly red NR
Lucky place -1

Finishing total +21.6

WD to everybody who’s had a bash, the guys who’ve made money & over & above that Noc who’ snared the bragging rights emphatically, great job!!!

Always enjoying reading this thread, and well done for those of you continuing it. Best of luck to you all, going forward.

As big jumping fans, why do you, or most of you, default to closing up after Sandown. Does Punchestown hold such little interest?

I love it Jumper, but I think it’s a long week, and most people are dine in by Sandown. Up to a fortnight ago, I wasn’t doing it, but decided to keep at it. One of my favourite weeks of the year

1540 Davy Crockett 0.35pts EW (Sky SP 6Pls)

1615 - Blake 0.5pts EW (Sky SP 4Pls)

1650 Kappa Jy Pyke 1pt Win 7’s (888)

B/F +34.13  IP 4.5

Kappa Jy Pyke -1
Davy Crockett -0.7

Blake +0.35
Moab +6.3

C/F +39.08   IP 3.2

Apr 28, 2026 -- 3:40PM, Fabulous wrote:

I love it Jumper, but I think it’s a long week, and most people are dine in by Sandown. Up to a fortnight ago, I wasn’t doing it, but decided to keep at it. One of my favourite weeks of the year1540 Davy Crockett 0.35pts EW (Sky SP 6Pls)

It would make a cracking 3 day card. While not as ridiculous as Galway in late July, 7 bumpers over 5 days is not serious racing, and is just padded out for no other reason, but to dilute the entire meeting.

Completely agree about the bumpers

1430
Thanksforthehelp 1pt Win 8’s (Fred)

Cloonainra 22’s
Falcon Eight 33’s
Both 0.35pts EW 6Pls B365

1725
Dreal Deal 14’s
Midnight It Is 28’s
Both 0.5pts EW Various 4Pls

Crossbar couple days Fab .... Decent place money,your due.

End of a long season Jumper,with plenty of races and a pool of horses not that familiar.

10 minutes each,in a 12 runner race equates to 2 hours study,food for thought.

Watering another big factor,times to standard showed a subtle difference already between days 1 and 2.

Right handed another factor,far less horses produce their best going that way round,in my opinion.

Jockeys another key point,without the sauna's,in warm weather,plenty will be riding dehydrated.

Anyone looking at the standard of NH riding in both countries,watch back the Chelt bumper.

Colin Keane would have been carrying 3 stone of lead,his riding skill was a class apart.

Same rules apply .... Looking for a 4 stringed instrument,popular in Gaelic music,just my take.

Apr 30, 2026 -- 10:11AM, nocturnal wrote:

Crossbar couple days Fab .... Decent place money,your due.End of a long season Jumper,with plenty of races and a pool of horses not that familiar.10 minutes each,in a 12 runner race equates to 2 hours study,food for thought.Watering another big factor,times to standard showed a subtle difference already between days 1 and 2.Right handed another factor,far less horses produce their best going that way round,in my opinion.Jockeys another key point,without the sauna's,in warm weather,plenty will be riding dehydrated.Anyone looking at the standard of NH riding in both countries,watch back the Chelt bumper.Colin Keane would have been carrying 3 stone of lead,his riding skill was a class apart.Same rules apply .... Looking for a 4 stringed instrument,popular in Gaelic music,just my take.

Thanks. Have to agree about the jockeys, and yes, on both sides of the Irish sea, as well. Tomorrows, going to be interesting as we are due rain coming in this evening. Not sure yet how significant though for the general Kildare area. If I'm really honest, Aintree for me is the end of the jumps.

1615 - Chance Another One 0.4pts EW 14’s (B365 6Pls)

1650 Escapeandevade 0.4pts EW 18’s (Var 5Pls)

Stayers - Franciscan Rock 0.8pts EW 40’s (Various)

B/F +39.08   IP 3.2

1430 Wed -0.86
1725 Wed -2
Thu -3.2

C/F +33.02

1540 - Fr Gilligansvoyage 0.4pts EW 80’s (PP 4Pls)

1505 - Shanbally Kid - 1pt Win 10’s (Various)

Cracking place there Fab .... WP

Cheers Noc

1430 - Escaria Ten 0.45pts EW 20’s (PP 4Pls)

1505
Duffle Coat 0.9pts EW 50’s
Fishery Lane 0.4pts EW 16’s
Both Various 5Pls

Dartmoor Pirate 14’s
Bill Baxter 28’s
Both 0.7pts EW B365 6Pls

Last bet for me

Kopek De Mee 1.3pt EW 16’s (B365 5Pls)

How did that get beat? ..... Deserved bettter Fab

No idea Noc, I was  counting the money again

B/F +33.02

Golf Handicap -1.44

Pat Taaffe +2.52
Fr Gilligansvoyge +7.6
Escaria Ten +1.35
Kopek De Mee +3.38

Final

+46.43

Another enjoyable season guys, have a great summer