Jumps thoughts for season ahead

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You probably know as much as I do. For what its worth it made my long list of 70 odd pointers. It's come from the same crew who produced The Mourne Rambler, who also debuted at Portrush. He was expected and won in a canter. He strikes me as much more of a stayer than The Mourne Rambler. It's a converted Flat pedigree that dates back to the 1974 Irish Guineas winner, Gaily. Cape Tribulation (by Hernando) is the one jumper to appear in the more recent pedigree. Pauling also picked up another on my list from the same connections, Mourne Maid for 95,000.

A few others from my list:-

Golden Current 315,000 G Elliott
Cleverfox 180,000 W Mullins
Foxy In The Park 140,000 J J O'Neill
Palinca 400,000 H De Bromhead
Wordfromhome 320,000 P Nicholls
Certain Escape 170,000 G Elliott
Mifa D'Airy 435,000 D Skelton
Garden Master 275,000 P Nicholls
The Laundry Jet 205,000 N T Davies
Walkonseas 500,000 D Skelton
Scintillo 155,000 D Jeffreys

And a couple I don't know where they went:-

Max Potential 280,000
Night League 320,000

Just checked around and Max Potential has gone to Pipe and Night League to Henderson (JP).

It's a bit of a joke that top yards who have websites are not even prepared to list the horses in their yards. A throwback to the last century. What are they scared of? You are supposed to be generating interest, and you think that is achieved by being as secretive as possible?

Watching Skelton lately lol he’s hopeless tbh,struggles to stay on,dreadful rider imo…..fortunate to ride the best horses..

That would explain why his strike rate is only above 40 % in the past 2 weeks Quixall, not on top hoses?

Low sun, nap landed 1.01

I’m a flat man, you can all celebrate

He manages to stay on most Cag,but he ain’t no stylist or natural tbh

Two big Cheltenham plots last season.
Supremely West and Madara. Got them both round took the money home.
Very competent jockey.

Agree

Horse racing is running out of time there was a time when there was horses around to get excited about, not happened in few years now.Flat racing has made show of itself with o Brien s and media people involved i suppose they want to see how far they can push it they really are pushing it to the limit now.

Interesting to see what sort of odds would be quoted on Winday doing the Doncaster Cup and Albert Bartlett double if the trainer is really thinking of it ...

I had to look it up. It wouldn't be qualified.

Cheers DD

Saw this elsewhere

BERKSTAR now officially registered to Francis Mangan, in training with Willie Mullins. Entered at Listowel on Wednesday.

Last time out he was runner-up to Lou Prince (£240k to Olly Murphy), with Smithytown (€240k to Ben Pauling) third, who won next time out, and 4th-placed Power On Demand won next time too.

Power On Demand (5th) was the only one from that race that made my list. Berkstar is from a flat family by a sire who has yet to really take off - Upon Tweed is the one who might change that. That isn't to say that Mullins shouldn't be able to win an early season novice with him.

Cleverfox is also by Berkshire.

A few additions to the earlier list:-

Tendoo P Nicholls
Mister Boum W Mullins
Country Prospect J Snowden
Flick Of The Wrist C King (JP)
Personal Space H De Bromhead
Little Patience D Skelton
Newgrove D Skelton
Power On Demand 90,000 O Greenall
Royal Response N Henderson
Lexington Flyer 70,000 P Nicholls

It would nice to keep this thread rolling, but I fear it just be myself and MJK.

Let's see.

Anyone got any ante-post bets they might care to share? This might be an indicator of any interest.

For a number of different reasons, I have decided to concentrate my efforts on NH racing and pay much less attention to the flat. A little bit of it is pocket talk, to be honest, but I'm fed up with track biases, watering, and the standard of flat jockeys is as bad as I can remember. I've always seen myself as a jumps fan first, with a more than keen interest in the flat. I'm getting old, and I think I'm spreading myself too thin. Bring on the jumps.