Cue Card makes chasing debut Saturday

at last, ,the real jumps racing is getting into top gear, some classy horses to look forward to this winter!the festival only 6 months away.

Think it will be the making of him, scopey horse with very obvious pace. Could step up.

"I don't know what Cue Card's best trip is, usually a Champion Bumper horse can make up in to a three-miler but he has loads of pace," said Tizzard.

18 previous  Cheltenham bumper winners, and bar Florida Pearl, none ever cut the mustard over 3m+, hurdles or fences. Three that did actually win at 3m+
Alexander Banquet won once (from 18 starts at 3m+)
Pizarro once from 9 starts
Cork All Star (a Huntingdon hunter chase)

Just shows how some trainers believe some nonsense.
After over 30 years training, Henderson still thinks you win a Grand National with a 2 1/2 miler

Not sure if Colin was just talking about the winners thou

The jumping spectacle is MAGNIFIQUE .


Looking forward to nicholls young recruits

Glad they got that rain, was worried we wouldn't see both CC and Silv Cont turn up.

Not much between them over hurdles, but well being of stable evident today for Tizzards. The stable tend to score winners in clusters, so I would be hopeful. Don't overlook Coup Royale if it turns up on Saturday, amazing winner at Kempton last time out.

4.10 Chepstow
Bet At bluesq.com On Your Mobile Novices´ Chase (CLASS 3) (4yo+) Winner £7,148 ATR
Good To Soft 2m 3f 110y: 4 runners


1  14147  Le Corvee 35  9 11-9 Tony Carroll 33  Lee Edwards3  112  117 118
bay gelding Rossini (USA) — Elupa (IRE) (Mtoto)

A W Carroll

03Sep11    Str 17GF C3HcH 5K  10-7 7/10 (30L Olympian 11-0) 14/1  Lee Edwards  109 * *
18Aug11    Str 18GF C3HcCh 4K  11-1 4/7 (11L Lord Jay Jay 11-5) 9/1  Wayne Hutchinson  114 * *
03Aug11    Bri 12GF C6SlHc 1K  8-12 5/9 (16½L What About Now 8-8) 6/1  Lucy K Barry  50 * *
17Jul11    Str 18Gd C4NvHcCh 3K  11-11 1/7 (½L Farleigh House 11-5) 11/2  Wayne Hutchinson  109 * *
29Jun11    Wor 16Gd C5SlH 1K  11-8 4/16 (10L Denton Ryal 10-6) 8/1  Wayne Hutchinson  109 * *
11Jun11    Bat 12Gd C6Hc 2K  8-8 8/9 (23L Dancing Primo 8-3) 8/1  George Downing  52 * *



2  11242-  Cue Card 182   5 11-4 Colin Tizzard  Joe Tizzard  —  — —
bay gelding King´s Theatre (IRE) — Wicked Crack (IRE) (King´s Ride)

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09Apr11    Ain 20Gd C1NvHG2 31K  11-4 2/9 (13L Spirit Son 11-4) 5/2F  Joe Tizzard  154 * *
15Mar11    Chl 17Gd C1NvHG1 57K  11-7 4/15 (6½L Al Ferof 11-7) 7/4F  Joe Tizzard  159 * *
11Dec10    Chl 17GS C1HG2 85K  11-4 2/9 (4½L Menorah 11-4) 15/8  Joe Tizzard  160 * *
12Nov10    Chl 17Gd C1NvHG2 14K  11-7 1/7 (8L Dunraven Storm 11-7) 8/13F  Joe Tizzard  — * *
24Oct10    Ain 20GS C3NvH 4K  10-12 1/8 (13L Dear Sam 10-12) 1/2F  Joe Tizzard  — * *
17Mar10    Chl 17Gd C1NHFG1 34K  10-12 1/24 (8L Al Ferof 11-5) 40/1  Joe Tizzard  121 * *



3  2404-6  Micheal Flips 154  7 11-4 Andy Turnell  Nick Scholfield  —  — —
bay gelding Kayf Tara — Pianissimo (IRE) (Shernazar)

M Tedham

07May11    Hay 24Gd C2HcH 10K  11-10 6/17 (19L Liberate 10-9) 8/1  Nick Scholfield  145 * *
07Apr11    Ain 20GS C1HcHL 22K  11-4 4/22 (4L Russian War 10-1) 20/1  Nick Scholfield  145 * *
17Mar11    Chl 24Gd C1HcHL 39K  11-2 12/23 (23L Buena Vista 10-3) 20/1  Nick Scholfield  146 * *
15Jan11    War 25Hy C2HcH 8K  11-12 4/14 (17L Mobaasher 11-7) 14/1  Nick Scholfield  147 * *
06Oct10    Tow 17Gd C4Ch 3K  11-3 2/9 (¾L Have You Seen Me 11-0) 10/11F  Nick Scholfield  — * *
17Apr10    Ayr 16Gd C1HcHG2 45K  11-10 F/12 (Overturn 10-7) p 10/1  Nick Scholfield  147 * *



4  11134-  Silviniaco Conti 231   5 11-4 Paul Nicholls  R Walsh

chestnut gelding Dom Alco (FR) — Gazelle Lulu (FR) (Altayan)

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19Feb11    Wcn 16GS C1HG2 39K  11-10 4/5 (24L Mille Chief 11-2) 7/4F  A P McCoy  162 * *
11Dec10    Chl 17GS C1HG2 85K  11-8 3/9 (5L Menorah 11-4) 5/2  Noel Fehily  159 * *
20Nov10    Asc 20GS C1HG2 50K  11-4 1/8 (7L Karabak 11-0) 100/30  Noel Fehily  153 * *
23Oct10    Chp 20Sft C1NvHG2 14K  11-7 1/8 (10L Captain Chris 11-7) 7/2  Noel Fehily  135 * *
09Oct10    Ban 17Gd C3NvH 4K  11-3 1/10 (29L Grafite 10-12) 2/1  Ryan Mahon  135 * *
10Apr10    Ncy 17Gd 4yH 12K  10-6 1/3 (10L Saga D'Allier 10-2) 7/10F  Jacques Ricou  — *


16:10, Silviniaco Conti
Proved a revelation last season. Was very workmanlike at home and took us by surprise when making his debut for us at Bangor on this Saturday last season, winning by 29 lengths. And then he went on to beat Captain Chris by 10 lengths over this course and distance before beating Karabak by seven lengths at Ascot; a staggering improvement in such a short space of time. He had his winning run ended when third in the International but he was only half-a-length behind today's rival Cue Card there, and we were giving him 4lb (you can forget his final hurdle start at Wincanton).
I wouldn't read too much into the Cheltenham form as a pointer here though as chasing is obviously a totally different ball game but I am excited by this horse. And if he runs well here, then I have the Rising Stars at Wincanton in mind for him next month. But a word of warning for punters; while he has done lots of schooling and this trip will suit, he is not totally revved up for this and will improve enormously for the run. So while defeat would be slightly disappointing it wouldn't be the end of the world as he has bigger targets further down the line. But as a highly rated hurdler going chasing, we clearly have high hopes for him this season. I just want to see him jump nicely here.

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By Marcus Armytage


Saturday October 08 2011

Some timely rain at Chepstow has ensured that the jump season, which traditionally steps up a gear on this weekend, does so on time.

While Paul Nicholls has a lorry-load of runners, most interest will surround the chasing debut of Colin Tizzard's Cue Card.

One of the best novice hurdlers of last season, Cue Card was one of the 'Festival bankers' before finishing a creditable fourth to Al Ferof in the Supreme Novices after pulling hard. At Aintree he had no answers to Spirit Son.

The five-year-old faces just three rivals in the two-mile-three-furlongs novice chase.

But with the Ruby Walsh-ridden Silviniaco Conti among them, it will be no push-over, even though Cue Card beat him over hurdles last autumn.

For the connections of Cue Card, this is the moment for which they have been waiting.

"He's in cracking form and this is what we've been looking forward to doing with him right from the first day we had him," said Tizzard. "He's schooled ever so well at home. There's only four but it's a competitive little race.

"We've beaten Silviniaco Conti before and we're looking forward to taking him on again."

The 121st Velka Pardubicka takes place at Pardubice in the Czech Republic tomorrow without an Irish or British runner.

All eyes will be on Tiumen and his phenomenal 58-year-old jockey Josef Vana, who is missing half his rib cage after a fall in Germany. The horse is going for his third win while Vana is going for his ninth as a trainer and his eighth as a jockey.