Emma Lavelle

I also backed it, good jumping pedigree, Calingford Lough etc.
A well beaten last in a poor bumper

Doesn't appear to have much idea about jocks. Done nothing since she employed the mediocre hold-up merchant, Tom Bellamy. Interesting home bred, bumper runner tomorrow, but who knows other than it is going to be out the back on a track where being close to the front can be an advantage.

Said horse has halved in price. I think there are a band of punters who seem to punt this stable, particularly in races like this, whatever the stable form. The dam was useful, and was very effective on soft/heavy ground. You would not expect drying ground to be an advantage, and it seems surprising they have in fact avoided soft ground races.

Looking forward to seeing what we get from Woolberry here. 5lb claimer up so must be hopeful.

At least it didn't drop off the back of the TV.  Been a while since a Skelton winner at over 50/1 BSP!  Even if it was ridden by that mostly useless t@rt Bridget Andrews.  No fences or hurdles helped.....

At least it didn't drop off the back of the TV.  Been a while since a Skelton winner at over 50/1 BSP!  Even if it was ridden by that mostly useless t@rt Bridget Andrews.  No fences or hurdles helped.....

I can say that again......

Good points dd.  Perennial holdup jocks in bumpers aren't a great asset.

9/1-15/8 Fingers burnt again. Will they ever learn? Looked a scrawny little thing to boot.

These days the so called top stables seem to be vying with each other as to who can try the least in bumpers. That's three relative short ones in a row that Henderson has sent out to get well beaten. De Boinville more occupied with yanking his horse sidewards than winning the race. Then you have idiot Harvey querying the price of the winner. The buffoon seems to overlooked the fact that Skelton isn't particularly bothered about winning bumpers and you needed a search party for it on debut.