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Did a very good job with Caldwell Potter to win at both Cheltenham and Aintree festivals.
Lot of people saying it was a flop prior and a waste of money, but a shrewd bit of training. Probably knew he was a hcap good thing and wanted to make sure he gave the high spending owners a Cheltenham winner. Backed it up with a G1 at Aintree. Would like to see him have a very good one again as Kauto, Denman and Master Minded were brilliant chasers and good for the sport as the public loved them. Wonder if something has happened recently that caused the owners to move? |
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Cant get too excited about a Nicholls/Skelton/Henderson roundabout ....
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Seems to be smaller owners, not a big outfit moving a big number, so maybe it's just something as simple as a big hike in training fees and then you have a look around at other trainers prices? I guess in the current climate there may be a lot of variation in what trainers are having to put prices up by?
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you think hendo has cheaper training fees nthan pumpkin ?
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I assume the psychology of some owners is if they have significant success with a horse, then that has set the benchmark and they expect it to be repeated. GD looked pretty promising and had a disappointing season compared to the previous one. Most likely He improved for Pumpkin's system and that scope has been used up. Pumpkin has been the best jumps trainer in the UK for extracting improvement out of good horses that look exposed (without cheating), I'd say it's pretty unlikely someone else will be able to improve on that.
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By his own admission, Nicholls had a poor season. Perhaps a bug, perhaps just chance. Neil and Alfie Smith arrived with about 11 horses in late 2023 and early 2024 and 8 of the 11 have won, all with Nicholls. Ioupy Collanges, Kabral Du Mathan, Liari, The Bluesman probably the best ones.
Ginny's Destiny went from a great season to a disappointing one once out of novice company but that is hardly unusual. Time will tell if he can recover form elsewhere. |
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nichols picked ginnys destiny up from another yd,got run of race from the front in a few chelt races 2 seasons back,and last yr wasnt good enough in those 3 pre xmas chelt 20 f races, she,ll be in same 3 races again this yr and they,ll be half a dozen each time to good
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I wonder if losing Bryony was a factor, leaving a hole between Harry Cobden and Freddie Gingell who has only just ridden out his claim. I think the quality of a yard's jockeys is an often-overlooked factor.
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