Our Conor sold.....

Provided it stays sound could prove to be a cheap purchase.

^^^
No chance of ever getting his money back but that is not why people by jumps horses

Perhaps Barry is making a comeback.

If this is true then step up Danny Mullins, this is your moment.

posted after the race  jp mccmanus would have his check book out looks like barry beat him to it

Swardean, suppose it hangs for a good few years and turns out a one off super star? could win millions in prize money

How true is this Richard?

If this is true then step up Danny Mullins, this is your moment.

hmmmm....... This could be an expensive project

is it true?..i got it backed for next yrs champion..id rather have bryan!!

As long as Barry doesn't give him to the Shark!

If things are heading that way I'd rather have Ruby on a 10 year old who has already won considerably more than a million.

Barry and the Shark could take turns riding him in his races.

Champion Hurdle favourite Our Conor has been bought by leading owner Barry Connell in the wake of his ultra-impressive Triumph Hurdle win last week for the Man About Town syndicate

Barry Connell, on buying Champion Hurdle favourite Our Conor. "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to buy him because I was so impressed with what he did in the Triumph."

Told it was Sold for €800,000 to be trained by Anthony Mullins riding by Danny Mullins

to be ridden by Danny Mullins........

Suddenly 5/1 doesn't seem such great value

The value could of been much worse if a certain dentists rich daddy bought it

jesus theres my money gone...trained by a mullin ridden by d mullins?a wind up surely.

Horse should make a mint at stud....surprised Coolmore weren't interested with their NHL Stallion book.

Shame that young Cooper loses the ride.

it is a shame, but Cooper will ride many great horses in the coming years.

all very sad

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Horse should make a mint at stud....surprised Coolmore weren't interested with their NHL Stallion book.
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Our Conor (IRE)
Race record
4-y-o (28Apr09 b g)
Jeremy (USA)  (7.5f) — Flamands (IRE) (Sadler´s Wells (USA)  (11.4f))
Trainer D T Hughes

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cannot believe he caught one.....

That wold make him the most expensive jumps horse ever?

Shame really, O connell must be on one big ego trip, I suppose they couldn't refuse £1 million
for a jumper, I thing they only paid £4500.00 for him.

I wonder how much he owner of Sprintre Sacre would take?

I always say ECEG

Barry is to the NH world what Godawful are to the Flat when it comes to purchasing Horses

ohyouknowdoya     19 Mar 13 19:38 
Shame really, O connell must be on one big ego trip, I suppose they couldn't refuse £1 million
for a jumper, I thing they only paid £4500.00 for him.



euros

I wonder how those people who backed OC ante post for the 2014 CH are feeling now?

Thankfully Our Conor will remain with Dessie Hughes.

Rather O'Connell bought him than McManus.

Jokes aside.....

Fair play to O'Connell. I mean he's got the money and wants a top class horse so why not. The syndicate holders have been handsomely rewarded.

I do however slightly doubt about the horse being able to recoup the money via Race Winnings. When you consider that Dessie will target the Champion Hurdle and the Champion Hurdle alone ie brining Our Conor very steadily along until he's cherry ripe for March them I'm not sure the horse will be able to pick up winnings race after race like Hurricane Fly has done. Also you have the Mullin's factor to contend with so I'd say €1m / £1m would be fairly unlikely.

Its also for that reason why the current price is a bit daft. He'll be bigger after Hurricane Fly spanks him in the Morgiana, beats him a length over Christmas at Leopardstown and then a short head in the Irish Champion (you see where I'm going with that one!!) 

Good luck to Danny M next season....Hopefully riding Our Conor will get him more rides and more experience as he'll need all of it to solve the tacticle puzzle that next year's Champion Hurdle is shaping up to be. Sure Our Conor seems a fairly simple ride but I've other fairly simple rides completely fail at the Festival....AP on MTOY vs the front running Champagne Fever? (just an example of a simple riding style failing...dont want to get into a whole MTOY up the hill debate).

Won't have to worry Our Conor will be so far superior the horse will virtually carry him home as he did Cooper.