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Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Collated
Return Newcastle Collated
~RS~00~FS~Going: Standard ~RS~01~FS~5.30~FS~ ~FS~GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY AT BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#6,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 2f 42yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,140.00 ~RS~02~FS~It's A Love Thing~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Intrinsic - Lady Kyllar~FS~ ~FS~Duke Of Appletreewick~FS~ ~FS~7 9 8~FS~ ~FS~T Eaves~FS~ ~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~We Still Believe (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Lawman (FR) - Curious Lashes (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Janet Lowther~FS~ ~FS~7 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Susiesparkle (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch m Dandy Man (IRE) - Crafted Jewel (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~J Fyffe, A Edmondson & L McGurty~FS~ ~FS~5 9 3~FS~ ~FS~Mohammed Tabti~FS~ ~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Rock Armour (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 9~FS~ ~FS~D Egan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~Desiderata (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 1~FS~ ~FS~Finley Marsh~FS~ ~FS~refused to race ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Muhib~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Stoneacre (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 8 7~FS~ ~FS~Cam Hardie~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.30 ~RS~09~FS~1}~FS~ ~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~S England~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.70~FS~ ~FS~places #1.80~FS~ ~FS~#7.60~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #54.90 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #51.56 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #345.01 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Sandret ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #217.50 ~RS~01~FS~6.00~FS~ ~FS~BOOST YOUR ACCA AT BETMGM HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#6,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~7f 14yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,140.00 ~RS~02~FS~Pallas Lord (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Nutshell~FS~ ~FS~Mr D W Whillans~FS~ ~FS~7 9 10~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~9-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Sir Maxi~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Adaay (IRE) - Winifred Jo~FS~ ~FS~Always Optmisitic~FS~ ~FS~7 9 1~FS~ ~FS~Warren Fentiman~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Keep Me Stable (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Galileo Gold - Sketching~FS~ ~FS~The Hon Miss Heather Galbraith~FS~ ~FS~5 8 11~FS~ ~FS~Tommie Jakes~FS~ ~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~Concert Boy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Darragh Keenan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~Rory~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 9 6~FS~ ~FS~P Mulrennan~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Drakeholes~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 5~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Kalganov (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 2~FS~ ~FS~Rhys Elliott~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~18-1~FS~ ~FS~American Star (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 9~FS~ ~FS~J P Sullivan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~8 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 6.00 ~RS~09~FS~}~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~2{ ~RS~10~FS~D W Whillans~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.25~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.60~FS~ ~FS~#4.30~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #14.60 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #14.88 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #157.00 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Odd Socks Havana ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #166.80 ~RS~01~FS~6.30~FS~ ~FS~BETMGM: IT'S SHOWTIME RESTRICTED MAIDEN STAKES (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#7,300 added~FS~ ~FS~3YO to 5YO~FS~ ~FS~7f 14yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,942.00 ~RS~02~FS~Aurora Majesty (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Anahita (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer~FS~ ~FS~3 9 0~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~1-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Noble Testimony (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Wooded (IRE) - Ashinga (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing~FS~ ~FS~3 8 12~FS~ ~FS~P J McDonald~FS~ ~FS~9-4~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~One More Bottle~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mukhadram - Lady Tabitha (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Gordon Bulloch~FS~ ~FS~4 9 12~FS~ ~FS~P Mulrennan~FS~ ~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Symphony's Song~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~3 8 9~FS~ ~FS~Grace McEntee~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Wyld Bill~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Laura Pearson~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~5 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 6.30 ~RS~09~FS~2{~FS~ ~FS~8~FS~ ~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~A Watson~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #1.50~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.10~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #2.00 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #2.02 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #26.70 ~RS~01~FS~7.00~FS~ ~FS~WIN 1M WITH BETMGM'S GOLDEN GOALS HANDICAP (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#9,500 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 5yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,972.00 ~RS~02~FS~Dembe~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Garswood - Disco Ball~FS~ ~FS~The Unlucky Rovers~FS~ ~FS~7 9 10~FS~ ~FS~Paddy Bradley~FS~ ~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Quiet Resolve (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Showcasing - Stylish Design (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Ontoawinner 8~FS~ ~FS~4 9 4~FS~ ~FS~O J Orr~FS~ ~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Chuzzlewit~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Showcasing - Furbelow~FS~ ~FS~Mr J C G Chua And Partner~FS~ ~FS~5 9 3~FS~ ~FS~T Eaves~FS~ ~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Overnight Oats~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 2~FS~ ~FS~Hector Crouch~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~The Cookstown Cafu~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 3~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Orbaan~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~10 8 13~FS~ ~FS~C Horgan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~Outsmart (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 8 6~FS~ ~FS~Cam Hardie~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 7.00 ~RS~09~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~}~FS~ ~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~10~FS~S Pearce~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.00~FS~ ~FS~places #1.90~FS~ ~FS~#1.40~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #10.60 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #9.64 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #20.14 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Mr Mistoffelees ~RS~17~FS~No 5 Mr Mistoffelees (3-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 applies to board prices prior to withdrawal. Deduct 25p in the #. New market formed. Tote Trifecta: #32.50 ~RS~01~FS~7.30~FS~ ~FS~WEEKLY 5 FREE BET WITH BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#8,850 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~5f~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,632.00 ~RS~02~FS~Pockley~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Shalaa (IRE) - Wanting (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr William Burns & Miss L A Perratt~FS~ ~FS~7 9 7~FS~ ~FS~P Mulrennan~FS~ ~FS~15-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Rockley Point~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Statua (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~The Vintage Flyers~FS~ ~FS~12 9 0~FS~ ~FS~Darragh Keenan~FS~ ~FS~18-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Sir Benedict (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Kingdomforthebride (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Village Racing~FS~ ~FS~7 9 5~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~Latin Five (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 9 9~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~No Speed Limit (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~10 9 2~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~15-2~FS~ ~FS~Global Effort (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Grace McEntee~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Stallone (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 8 8~FS~ ~FS~Rhys Elliott~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Posh Maisie (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 9~FS~ ~FS~J P Sullivan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~8 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 7.31 ~RS~09~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~ns~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~Miss L A Perratt~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.00~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#3.60~FS~ ~FS~#2.90~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #33.90 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #39.41 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #327.93 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #246.20 ~RS~01~FS~8.00~FS~ ~FS~WEEKLY FREE BETS WITH BETMGM EXTRA HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#8,850 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 5yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,632.00 ~RS~02~FS~Cloch Nua~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Lady Alienor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Tony & Bev Culhane~FS~ ~FS~6 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Cuban Fiesta~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Havana Grey - Party Peace~FS~ ~FS~Mr Kevin Fisher & Partner~FS~ ~FS~4 9 6~FS~ ~FS~Laura Pearson~FS~ ~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Broken Spear~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Pastoral Pursuits - My Pretty Girl~FS~ ~FS~Mr Tony Coyle~FS~ ~FS~9 9 9~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~16-5 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Northern Cracksman~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 9~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~Skilled Warrior (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Harrison Shaw~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Falcon Nine~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 7~FS~ ~FS~A Mullen~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Diddy Man~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Cam Hardie~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Shaz~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 6~FS~ ~FS~Rowan Scott~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~8 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 8.00 ~RS~09~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~shd~FS~ ~FS~1}~FS~ ~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~Mrs Stella Barclay~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.50~FS~ ~FS~places #1.40~FS~ ~FS~#3.10~FS~ ~FS~#2.00~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #37.40 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #44.01 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #210.32 ~RS~17~FS~Jackpot: #2,457.50. Quadpot: #9.40. Tote Trifecta: #161.50 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: #103.30 ~RS~01~FS~8.30~FS~ ~FS~BETUK: IT'S WHERE THE UK BETS APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#6,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~6f~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,140.00 ~RS~02~FS~Raft Up (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Chicago Fall (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~The Helen & Harriet Partnership~FS~ ~FS~4 9 10~FS~ ~FS~S D Bowen~FS~ ~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Athollblair Boy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Frozen Power (IRE) - Ellxell (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~The Geezaaah Partnership~FS~ ~FS~12 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Alex Jary~FS~ ~FS~15-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Korroor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Kodiac - Rekdhat (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr A Grimshaw & Mrs J Grimshaw~FS~ ~FS~4 9 1~FS~ ~FS~Tom Kiely-Marshall~FS~ ~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~Arlington~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 0~FS~ ~FS~Warren Fentiman~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Wild Mountain (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 4~FS~ ~FS~O McSweeney~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~Doon The Glen~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 8 10~FS~ ~FS~Lauren Young~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~She'sashambles (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 5~FS~ ~FS~Archie Young~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Midnightattheoasis~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 3~FS~ ~FS~Grace McEntee~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Hurstwood~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Aiden Brookes~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~Cubanista~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 3~FS~ ~FS~Jack Doughty~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Cuan~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 4~FS~ ~FS~C Horgan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 8.30 ~RS~09~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~shd ~RS~10~FS~H Bethell~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.50~FS~ ~FS~places #1.40~FS~ ~FS~#2.50~FS~ ~FS~#3.40~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #26.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #30.14 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #246.67 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #173.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Collated
Return Newcastle Collated
Going: Standard 5.30 GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY AT BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #6,000 added 4YO plus 1m 2f 42yds Penalty Value #3,140.00 IT'S A LOVE THING; b g Intrinsic - Lady Kyllar (Duke Of Appletreewick) 7 9 8 T Eaves (5-2) 1. We Still Believe (IRE); b g Lawman (FR) - Curious Lashes (IRE) (Mrs Janet Lowther) 7 9 7 Jason Hart (22-1) 2. Susiesparkle (IRE); ch m Dandy Man (IRE) - Crafted Jewel (IRE) (J Fyffe, A Edmondson & L McGurty) 5 9 3 Mohammed Tabti (7-1) 3. Also: 2-1 Fav Rock Armour (IRE) (4 9 9 D Egan) 5th, 3-1 Desiderata (IRE) (5 9 1 Finley Marsh) refused to race, 9-1 Muhib (4 9 7 Hollie Doyle) 4th, 80-1 Stoneacre (IRE) (5 8 7 Cam Hardie) 6th 7 ran Off: 5.30 1}, hd, nk, 2\, hd S England. Tote: win #3.70 places #1.80, #7.60 Tote Exacta: #54.90 CSF: #51.56 Tricast: #345.01 Non Runner: Sandret Tote Trifecta: #217.50 6.00 BOOST YOUR ACCA AT BETMGM HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #6,000 added 4YO plus 7f 14yds Penalty Value #3,140.00 PALLAS LORD (IRE); b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Nutshell (Mr D W Whillans) 7 9 10 Jason Hart (9-4 Fav) 1. Sir Maxi; b g Adaay (IRE) - Winifred Jo (Always Optmisitic) 7 9 1 Warren Fentiman (11-2) 2. Keep Me Stable (IRE); b m Galileo Gold - Sketching (The Hon Miss Heather Galbraith) 5 8 11 Tommie Jakes (16-1) 3. Also: 4-1 Concert Boy (IRE) (5 9 4 Darragh Keenan) 5th, 4-1 Rory (7 9 6 P Mulrennan) 6th, 10-1 Drakeholes (6 9 5 D Nolan) 4th, 12-1 Kalganov (FR) (6 9 2 Rhys Elliott), 18-1 American Star (IRE) (6 9 9 J P Sullivan) 8 ran Off: 6.00 }, nk, {, 1\, 2{ D W Whillans. Tote: win #3.25 places #1.10, #1.60, #4.30 Tote Exacta: #14.60 CSF: #14.88 Tricast: #157.00 Non Runner: Odd Socks Havana Tote Trifecta: #166.80 6.30 BETMGM: IT'S SHOWTIME RESTRICTED MAIDEN STAKES (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5) #7,300 added 3YO to 5YO 7f 14yds Penalty Value #3,942.00 AURORA MAJESTY (IRE); ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Anahita (FR) (Mr Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer) 3 9 0 Hollie Doyle (1-2 Fav) 1. Noble Testimony (FR); b g Wooded (IRE) - Ashinga (FR) (Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing) 3 8 12 P J McDonald (9-4) 2. One More Bottle; b g Mukhadram - Lady Tabitha (IRE) (Mr Gordon Bulloch) 4 9 12 P Mulrennan (150-1) 3. Also: 13-2 Symphony's Song (3 8 9 Grace McEntee) 4th, 50-1 Wyld Bill (4 10 2 Laura Pearson) 5th 5 ran Off: 6.30 2{, 8, 1, hd A Watson. Tote: win #1.50 places #1.10, #1.10 Tote Exacta: #2.00 CSF: #2.02 Tote Trifecta: #26.70 7.00 WIN 1M WITH BETMGM'S GOLDEN GOALS HANDICAP (CLASS 4) #9,500 added 4YO plus 1m 5yds Penalty Value #4,972.00 DEMBE; b g Garswood - Disco Ball (The Unlucky Rovers) 7 9 10 Paddy Bradley (3-1) 1. Quiet Resolve (IRE); b g Showcasing - Stylish Design (FR) (Ontoawinner 8) 4 9 4 O J Orr (2-1 Fav) 2. Chuzzlewit; b g Showcasing - Furbelow (Mr J C G Chua And Partner) 5 9 3 T Eaves (10-3) 3. Also: 5-1 Overnight Oats (5 9 2 Hector Crouch) 5th, 17-2 The Cookstown Cafu (6 9 3 D Nolan) 6th, 22-1 Orbaan (10 8 13 C Horgan) 4th, 40-1 Outsmart (IRE) (6 8 6 Cam Hardie) 7 ran Off: 7.00 2\, }, 1, hd, 3 S Pearce. Tote: win #4.00 places #1.90, #1.40 Tote Exacta: #10.60 CSF: #9.64 Tricast: #20.14 Non Runner: Mr Mistoffelees No 5 Mr Mistoffelees (3-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 applies to board prices prior to withdrawal. Deduct 25p in the #. New market formed. Tote Trifecta: #32.50 7.30 WEEKLY 5 FREE BET WITH BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #8,850 added 4YO plus 5f Penalty Value #4,632.00 POCKLEY; b g Shalaa (IRE) - Wanting (IRE) (Mr William Burns & Miss L A Perratt) 7 9 7 P Mulrennan (15-8 Fav) 1. Rockley Point; b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Statua (IRE) (The Vintage Flyers) 12 9 0 Darragh Keenan (18-1) 2. Sir Benedict (IRE); ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Kingdomforthebride (IRE) (Village Racing) 7 9 5 Jason Hart (12-1) 3. Also: 3-1 Latin Five (IRE) (8 9 9 D Nolan) 5th, 7-2 No Speed Limit (FR) (10 9 2 Hollie Doyle) 4th, 15-2 Global Effort (IRE) (5 9 4 Grace McEntee), 11-1 Stallone (IRE) (9 8 8 Rhys Elliott) 6th, 100-1 Posh Maisie (IRE) (4 9 9 J P Sullivan) 8 ran Off: 7.31 1, 1\, nk, ns, hd Miss L A Perratt. Tote: win #3.00 places #1.10, #3.60, #2.90 Tote Exacta: #33.90 CSF: #39.41 Tricast: #327.93 Tote Trifecta: #246.20 8.00 WEEKLY FREE BETS WITH BETMGM EXTRA HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #8,850 added 4YO plus 1m 5yds Penalty Value #4,632.00 CLOCH NUA; b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Lady Alienor (IRE) (Tony & Bev Culhane) 6 9 4 Jason Hart (7-2) 1. Cuban Fiesta; gr g Havana Grey - Party Peace (Mr Kevin Fisher & Partner) 4 9 6 Laura Pearson (12-1) 2. Broken Spear; b g Pastoral Pursuits - My Pretty Girl (Mr Tony Coyle) 9 9 9 D Nolan (6-1) 3. Also: 16-5 Fav Northern Cracksman (4 9 9 Hollie Doyle) 5th, 7-2 Skilled Warrior (IRE) (7 9 7 Harrison Shaw) 6th, 6-1 Falcon Nine (5 9 7 A Mullen), 11-1 Diddy Man (4 9 7 Cam Hardie) 4th, 66-1 Shaz (4 9 6 Rowan Scott) 8 ran Off: 8.00 1{, shd, 1}, 2\, hd Mrs Stella Barclay. Tote: win #4.50 places #1.40, #3.10, #2.00 Tote Exacta: #37.40 CSF: #44.01 Tricast: #210.32 Jackpot: #2,457.50. Quadpot: #9.40. Tote Trifecta: #161.50 Placepot: #103.30 8.30 BETUK: IT'S WHERE THE UK BETS APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #6,000 added 4YO plus 6f Penalty Value #3,140.00 RAFT UP (IRE); b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Chicago Fall (IRE) (The Helen & Harriet Partnership) 4 9 10 S D Bowen (7-2 Fav) 1. Athollblair Boy (IRE); ch g Frozen Power (IRE) - Ellxell (IRE) (The Geezaaah Partnership) 12 9 4 Alex Jary (15-2) 2. Korroor (IRE); b g Kodiac - Rekdhat (IRE) (Mr A Grimshaw & Mrs J Grimshaw) 4 9 1 Tom Kiely-Marshall (10-1) 3. Also: 4-1 Arlington (4 9 0 Warren Fentiman), 13-2 Wild Mountain (IRE) (6 9 4 O McSweeney) 5th, 17-2 Doon The Glen (5 8 10 Lauren Young) 4th, 10-1 She'sashambles (IRE) (4 9 5 Archie Young) 6th, 12-1 Midnightattheoasis (5 9 3 Grace McEntee), 16-1 Hurstwood (8 9 7 Aiden Brookes), 20-1 Cubanista (6 9 3 Jack Doughty), 25-1 Cuan (5 9 4 C Horgan) 11 ran Off: 8.30 {, nk, 1{, nk, shd H Bethell. Tote: win #4.50 places #1.40, #2.50, #3.40 Tote Exacta: #26.20 CSF: #30.14 Tricast: #246.67 Tote Trifecta: #173.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~8.30~FS~ ~FS~BETUK: IT'S WHERE THE UK BETS APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#6,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~6f~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,140.00 ~RS~02~FS~Raft Up (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Chicago Fall (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~The Helen & Harriet Partnership~FS~ ~FS~4 9 10~FS~ ~FS~S D Bowen~FS~ ~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Athollblair Boy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Frozen Power (IRE) - Ellxell (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~The Geezaaah Partnership~FS~ ~FS~12 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Alex Jary~FS~ ~FS~15-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Korroor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Kodiac - Rekdhat (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr A Grimshaw & Mrs J Grimshaw~FS~ ~FS~4 9 1~FS~ ~FS~Tom Kiely-Marshall~FS~ ~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~Arlington~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 0~FS~ ~FS~Warren Fentiman~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Wild Mountain (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 4~FS~ ~FS~O McSweeney~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~Doon The Glen~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 8 10~FS~ ~FS~Lauren Young~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~She'sashambles (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 5~FS~ ~FS~Archie Young~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Midnightattheoasis~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 3~FS~ ~FS~Grace McEntee~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Hurstwood~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Aiden Brookes~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~Cubanista~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 3~FS~ ~FS~Jack Doughty~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Cuan~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 4~FS~ ~FS~C Horgan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 8.30 ~RS~09~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~shd ~RS~10~FS~H Bethell~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.50~FS~ ~FS~places #1.40~FS~ ~FS~#2.50~FS~ ~FS~#3.40~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #26.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #30.14 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #246.67 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #173.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
8.30 BETUK: IT'S WHERE THE UK BETS APPRENTICE HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #6,000 added 4YO plus 6f Penalty Value #3,140.00 RAFT UP (IRE); b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Chicago Fall (IRE) (The Helen & Harriet Partnership) 4 9 10 S D Bowen (7-2 Fav) 1. Athollblair Boy (IRE); ch g Frozen Power (IRE) - Ellxell (IRE) (The Geezaaah Partnership) 12 9 4 Alex Jary (15-2) 2. Korroor (IRE); b g Kodiac - Rekdhat (IRE) (Mr A Grimshaw & Mrs J Grimshaw) 4 9 1 Tom Kiely-Marshall (10-1) 3. Also: 4-1 Arlington (4 9 0 Warren Fentiman), 13-2 Wild Mountain (IRE) (6 9 4 O McSweeney) 5th, 17-2 Doon The Glen (5 8 10 Lauren Young) 4th, 10-1 She'sashambles (IRE) (4 9 5 Archie Young) 6th, 12-1 Midnightattheoasis (5 9 3 Grace McEntee), 16-1 Hurstwood (8 9 7 Aiden Brookes), 20-1 Cubanista (6 9 3 Jack Doughty), 25-1 Cuan (5 9 4 C Horgan) 11 ran Off: 8.30 {, nk, 1{, nk, shd H Bethell. Tote: win #4.50 places #1.40, #2.50, #3.40 Tote Exacta: #26.20 CSF: #30.14 Tricast: #246.67 Tote Trifecta: #173.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~8.00~FS~ ~FS~WEEKLY FREE BETS WITH BETMGM EXTRA HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#8,850 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 5yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,632.00 ~RS~02~FS~Cloch Nua~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Lady Alienor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Tony & Bev Culhane~FS~ ~FS~6 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Cuban Fiesta~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Havana Grey - Party Peace~FS~ ~FS~Mr Kevin Fisher & Partner~FS~ ~FS~4 9 6~FS~ ~FS~Laura Pearson~FS~ ~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Broken Spear~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Pastoral Pursuits - My Pretty Girl~FS~ ~FS~Mr Tony Coyle~FS~ ~FS~9 9 9~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~16-5 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Northern Cracksman~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 9~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~Skilled Warrior (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Harrison Shaw~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Falcon Nine~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 7~FS~ ~FS~A Mullen~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Diddy Man~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Cam Hardie~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Shaz~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 6~FS~ ~FS~Rowan Scott~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~8 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 8.00 ~RS~09~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~shd~FS~ ~FS~1}~FS~ ~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~Mrs Stella Barclay~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.50~FS~ ~FS~places #1.40~FS~ ~FS~#3.10~FS~ ~FS~#2.00~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #37.40 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #44.01 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #210.32 ~RS~17~FS~Jackpot: #2,457.50. Quadpot: #9.40. Tote Trifecta: #161.50 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: #103.30Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
8.00 WEEKLY FREE BETS WITH BETMGM EXTRA HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #8,850 added 4YO plus 1m 5yds Penalty Value #4,632.00 CLOCH NUA; b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Lady Alienor (IRE) (Tony & Bev Culhane) 6 9 4 Jason Hart (7-2) 1. Cuban Fiesta; gr g Havana Grey - Party Peace (Mr Kevin Fisher & Partner) 4 9 6 Laura Pearson (12-1) 2. Broken Spear; b g Pastoral Pursuits - My Pretty Girl (Mr Tony Coyle) 9 9 9 D Nolan (6-1) 3. Also: 16-5 Fav Northern Cracksman (4 9 9 Hollie Doyle) 5th, 7-2 Skilled Warrior (IRE) (7 9 7 Harrison Shaw) 6th, 6-1 Falcon Nine (5 9 7 A Mullen), 11-1 Diddy Man (4 9 7 Cam Hardie) 4th, 66-1 Shaz (4 9 6 Rowan Scott) 8 ran Off: 8.00 1{, shd, 1}, 2\, hd Mrs Stella Barclay. Tote: win #4.50 places #1.40, #3.10, #2.00 Tote Exacta: #37.40 CSF: #44.01 Tricast: #210.32 Jackpot: #2,457.50. Quadpot: #9.40. Tote Trifecta: #161.50 Placepot: #103.30Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~7.30~FS~ ~FS~WEEKLY 5 FREE BET WITH BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#8,850 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~5f~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,632.00 ~RS~02~FS~Pockley~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Shalaa (IRE) - Wanting (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr William Burns & Miss L A Perratt~FS~ ~FS~7 9 7~FS~ ~FS~P Mulrennan~FS~ ~FS~15-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Rockley Point~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Statua (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~The Vintage Flyers~FS~ ~FS~12 9 0~FS~ ~FS~Darragh Keenan~FS~ ~FS~18-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Sir Benedict (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Kingdomforthebride (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Village Racing~FS~ ~FS~7 9 5~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~Latin Five (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 9 9~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~No Speed Limit (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~10 9 2~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~15-2~FS~ ~FS~Global Effort (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Grace McEntee~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Stallone (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 8 8~FS~ ~FS~Rhys Elliott~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Posh Maisie (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 9~FS~ ~FS~J P Sullivan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~8 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 7.31 ~RS~09~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~ns~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~Miss L A Perratt~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.00~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#3.60~FS~ ~FS~#2.90~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #33.90 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #39.41 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #327.93 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #246.20Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
7.30 WEEKLY 5 FREE BET WITH BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #8,850 added 4YO plus 5f Penalty Value #4,632.00 POCKLEY; b g Shalaa (IRE) - Wanting (IRE) (Mr William Burns & Miss L A Perratt) 7 9 7 P Mulrennan (15-8 Fav) 1. Rockley Point; b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Statua (IRE) (The Vintage Flyers) 12 9 0 Darragh Keenan (18-1) 2. Sir Benedict (IRE); ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Kingdomforthebride (IRE) (Village Racing) 7 9 5 Jason Hart (12-1) 3. Also: 3-1 Latin Five (IRE) (8 9 9 D Nolan) 5th, 7-2 No Speed Limit (FR) (10 9 2 Hollie Doyle) 4th, 15-2 Global Effort (IRE) (5 9 4 Grace McEntee), 11-1 Stallone (IRE) (9 8 8 Rhys Elliott) 6th, 100-1 Posh Maisie (IRE) (4 9 9 J P Sullivan) 8 ran Off: 7.31 1, 1\, nk, ns, hd Miss L A Perratt. Tote: win #3.00 places #1.10, #3.60, #2.90 Tote Exacta: #33.90 CSF: #39.41 Tricast: #327.93 Tote Trifecta: #246.20Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~7.00~FS~ ~FS~WIN 1M WITH BETMGM'S GOLDEN GOALS HANDICAP (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#9,500 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 5yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,972.00 ~RS~02~FS~Dembe~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Garswood - Disco Ball~FS~ ~FS~The Unlucky Rovers~FS~ ~FS~7 9 10~FS~ ~FS~Paddy Bradley~FS~ ~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Quiet Resolve (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Showcasing - Stylish Design (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Ontoawinner 8~FS~ ~FS~4 9 4~FS~ ~FS~O J Orr~FS~ ~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Chuzzlewit~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Showcasing - Furbelow~FS~ ~FS~Mr J C G Chua And Partner~FS~ ~FS~5 9 3~FS~ ~FS~T Eaves~FS~ ~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Overnight Oats~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 2~FS~ ~FS~Hector Crouch~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~The Cookstown Cafu~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 3~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Orbaan~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~10 8 13~FS~ ~FS~C Horgan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~Outsmart (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 8 6~FS~ ~FS~Cam Hardie~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 7.00 ~RS~09~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~}~FS~ ~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~10~FS~S Pearce~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.00~FS~ ~FS~places #1.90~FS~ ~FS~#1.40~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #10.60 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #9.64 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #20.14 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Mr Mistoffelees ~RS~17~FS~No 5 Mr Mistoffelees (3-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 applies to board prices prior to withdrawal. Deduct 25p in the #. New market formed. Tote Trifecta: #32.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
7.00 WIN 1M WITH BETMGM'S GOLDEN GOALS HANDICAP (CLASS 4) #9,500 added 4YO plus 1m 5yds Penalty Value #4,972.00 DEMBE; b g Garswood - Disco Ball (The Unlucky Rovers) 7 9 10 Paddy Bradley (3-1) 1. Quiet Resolve (IRE); b g Showcasing - Stylish Design (FR) (Ontoawinner 8) 4 9 4 O J Orr (2-1 Fav) 2. Chuzzlewit; b g Showcasing - Furbelow (Mr J C G Chua And Partner) 5 9 3 T Eaves (10-3) 3. Also: 5-1 Overnight Oats (5 9 2 Hector Crouch) 5th, 17-2 The Cookstown Cafu (6 9 3 D Nolan) 6th, 22-1 Orbaan (10 8 13 C Horgan) 4th, 40-1 Outsmart (IRE) (6 8 6 Cam Hardie) 7 ran Off: 7.00 2\, }, 1, hd, 3 S Pearce. Tote: win #4.00 places #1.90, #1.40 Tote Exacta: #10.60 CSF: #9.64 Tricast: #20.14 Non Runner: Mr Mistoffelees No 5 Mr Mistoffelees (3-1) was withdrawn not under orders. Rule 4 applies to board prices prior to withdrawal. Deduct 25p in the #. New market formed. Tote Trifecta: #32.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~6.30~FS~ ~FS~BETMGM: IT'S SHOWTIME RESTRICTED MAIDEN STAKES (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#7,300 added~FS~ ~FS~3YO to 5YO~FS~ ~FS~7f 14yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,942.00 ~RS~02~FS~Aurora Majesty (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Anahita (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer~FS~ ~FS~3 9 0~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~1-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Noble Testimony (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Wooded (IRE) - Ashinga (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing~FS~ ~FS~3 8 12~FS~ ~FS~P J McDonald~FS~ ~FS~9-4~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~One More Bottle~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mukhadram - Lady Tabitha (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Gordon Bulloch~FS~ ~FS~4 9 12~FS~ ~FS~P Mulrennan~FS~ ~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Symphony's Song~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~3 8 9~FS~ ~FS~Grace McEntee~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Wyld Bill~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Laura Pearson~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~5 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 6.30 ~RS~09~FS~2{~FS~ ~FS~8~FS~ ~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~A Watson~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #1.50~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.10~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #2.00 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #2.02 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #26.70Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
Return Newcastle Thur,sday
6.30 BETMGM: IT'S SHOWTIME RESTRICTED MAIDEN STAKES (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5) #7,300 added 3YO to 5YO 7f 14yds Penalty Value #3,942.00 AURORA MAJESTY (IRE); ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Anahita (FR) (Mr Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer) 3 9 0 Hollie Doyle (1-2 Fav) 1. Noble Testimony (FR); b g Wooded (IRE) - Ashinga (FR) (Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing) 3 8 12 P J McDonald (9-4) 2. One More Bottle; b g Mukhadram - Lady Tabitha (IRE) (Mr Gordon Bulloch) 4 9 12 P Mulrennan (150-1) 3. Also: 13-2 Symphony's Song (3 8 9 Grace McEntee) 4th, 50-1 Wyld Bill (4 10 2 Laura Pearson) 5th 5 ran Off: 6.30 2{, 8, 1, hd A Watson. Tote: win #1.50 places #1.10, #1.10 Tote Exacta: #2.00 CSF: #2.02 Tote Trifecta: #26.70Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Collated
Return Thurles Collated
~RS~00~FS~Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) ~RS~01~FS~2.30~FS~ ~FS~LEUGH BEGINNERS CHASE~FS~ ~FS~EUR11,000 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 4f 176yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,601.00 ~RS~02~FS~Spinning Web (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Just A Runaway~FS~ ~FS~Barrow Vale Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~5 11 10~FS~ ~FS~D Meyler~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Ballybrittas (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Champs Elysees - Tchouina (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Laurence Byrne~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~S D Torrens~FS~ ~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Beggars Rock (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Try Trix (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Beggars Cant Be Choosers Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K C Sexton~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Vaureal (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K M Donoghue~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Colonel Nelson (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D E Mullins~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Gabriel Ranger (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~C M Quirke~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Presenting Max (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D King~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~I Ballyadam Moon (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~J P Shinnick~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~28-1~FS~ ~FS~Flidais (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Castlehill Boy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~10 11 12~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Ixigreczed (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 2~FS~ ~FS~L Quinlan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.30 ~RS~09~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~2{~FS~ ~FS~3~FS~ ~FS~2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~10~FS~Ms M Mullins~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR6.70~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR3.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.70~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR58.00 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR52.79 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Shotgun Jack ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR369.40 ~RS~01~FS~3.00~FS~ ~FS~RACING AGAIN MARCH 15TH MAIDEN HUNTERS CHASE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 22yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Fountain House (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Lucky Speed (IRE) - Cabra Cruizor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Nicola McCarthy~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr E Mahon~FS~ ~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Asphalt Cowboy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Getaway (GER) - Party Belle~FS~ ~FS~Mary N Kilduff~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr M N Sharpe~FS~ ~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Last Round (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Getaway (GER) - Fantastic Fleur (GER)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Ann Marie McManus~FS~ ~FS~6 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr B O'Neill~FS~ ~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~11-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Magic Sadler~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D Doyle~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Welcome Back (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 10~FS~ ~FS~Mr H C Swan~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Arthor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr J Hurley~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Well Buoy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr J M Halford~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Ask Mike (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Mr E P O'Brien~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Mohera Prince (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr S Tobin~FS~ ~FS~unseated rider ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Mellow Glory (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr B T Stone~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Ta Se Rua~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr C J Shine~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.00 ~RS~09~FS~4~FS~ ~FS~11~FS~ ~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~2}~FS~ ~FS~14 ~RS~10~FS~Ian McCarthy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR4.00~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.30~FS~ ~FS~EUR4.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR2.10~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR76.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR59.65 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR590.00 ~RS~01~FS~3.30~FS~ ~FS~THURLESRACES.IE MAIDEN HURDLE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 136yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mount Nelson - Out Of Africa (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Ray Hackett~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~L Quinlan~FS~ ~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Joueuse Royale (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ba m Masked Marvel - Polane Du Charmil (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Robcour~FS~ ~FS~6 10 11~FS~ ~FS~Rachael Blackmore~FS~ ~FS~16-5~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Cappa Hill (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Kingston Hill - Go Goonagain West (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Eileen O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~5 11 4~FS~ ~FS~D J O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~6-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Yoradreamer~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 4~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~16-5~FS~ ~FS~Love At Sea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Mon Coeur (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D E Mullins~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Dunkerque (DEN)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K M Donoghue~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Sacramental (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 4~FS~ ~FS~K C Sexton~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Light On His Feet (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 13~FS~ ~FS~J P Shinnick~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~200-1~FS~ ~FS~Kates Choice (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 11~FS~ ~FS~M P O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~200-1~FS~ ~FS~Thoughtsarethings (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 11~FS~ ~FS~B P Kennedy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~250-1~FS~ ~FS~Glin Road Dream (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 4~FS~ ~FS~R P Treacy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~Cash Chase (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 11~FS~ ~FS~R Deegan~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~Thefarmersdaughter (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 6~FS~ ~FS~P K Donovan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~14 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.30 ~RS~09~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~3~FS~ ~FS~shd~FS~ ~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~R Hackett~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR9.00~FS~ ~FS~places EUR2.60~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR3.60~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR39.70 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR36.79 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Astelia, God Of Thunder, Mister Box, Underhercontrol, Young And Foolish ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR744.50 ~RS~01~FS~4.00~FS~ ~FS~KILLINAN HANDICAP HURDLE (0-100)~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 136yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Tasmanian Girl (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Australia - Blueberry Gal (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Aengus King~FS~ ~FS~5 10 7~FS~ ~FS~C M Quirke~FS~ ~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Navy Waves (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Sea Moon - Leading Rank (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~J R Weston~FS~ ~FS~7 10 11~FS~ ~FS~R P Treacy~FS~ ~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Cowper Hall (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Affinisea (IRE) - Darcellyeann (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Darren Cahill~FS~ ~FS~5 10 13~FS~ ~FS~C Stone-Walsh~FS~ ~FS~9-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~05~FS~Ricky Langford (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Alkaadhem - Presenting Lucy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Kings Horses Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~11 11 9~FS~ ~FS~S D Torrens~FS~ ~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~4 ~RS~06~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~Prince Quattro (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~J P Shinnick~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Le Bugiste (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K M Donoghue~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Pralognan (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 6~FS~ ~FS~D King~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Turbo (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 11 7~FS~ ~FS~K C Sexton~FS~ ~FS~slipped up ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Tudor Manor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 7~FS~ ~FS~T P Harney~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Onebrightbluerose (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 8~FS~ ~FS~Mr A Burke-Ott~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Silent Selector (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 6~FS~ ~FS~S W Flanagan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~18-1~FS~ ~FS~Dontdooddson (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 10 4~FS~ ~FS~J G Gilligan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Silent Dawn (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~D Meyler~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Rene Artois (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 0~FS~ ~FS~C G O'Dwyer~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Notevenatext (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 5~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Lacken Forest (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 8~FS~ ~FS~Mr M Doyle~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~16 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.00 ~RS~09~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~6~FS~ ~FS~3{ ~RS~10~FS~Aengus King~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR65.00~FS~ ~FS~places EUR10.30~FS~ ~FS~EUR2.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR5.60 ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR708.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR694.52 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: EUR2,566.58 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Kp's Ladyofknock, Southgate Avenue, Walk Of The Roses ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR1,275.40 ~RS~01~FS~4.30~FS~ ~FS~HOLYCROSS MAIDEN HURDLE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 4f~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Are You Busy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Milan - Corporate Box (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Ms Karen Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~A P Kelly~FS~ ~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Stretchemout (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Kingston Hill - Chevalier Jet (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~G King & Nick Courtney & Joe Murphy & C~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~J W Kennedy~FS~ ~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Set My Love Free (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Arcadio (GER) - Letmeknow (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Fairymount Partnership~FS~ ~FS~8 11 5~FS~ ~FS~D E Mullins~FS~ ~FS~14-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Mack The Chemist (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Rachael Blackmore~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~O' Bon Pardon (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Cyrus Field (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D J Gilligan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~The Sugarhill Lady (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~C P McNamara~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Captain Porridge (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~J C Gainford~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~14-1~FS~ ~FS~Roxboro River (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~P Hanlon~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Washington Parks (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~H Morgan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~28-1~FS~ ~FS~Dollymount (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~P K Donovan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~Heather View (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~C M Quirke~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Midnight Eagle (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 12~FS~ ~FS~Cian Cullinan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~The Mail Train (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~R P Treacy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~14 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.30 ~RS~09~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~6 ~RS~10~FS~R Sweeney~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR5.50~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.70~FS~ ~FS~EUR2.30~FS~ ~FS~EUR4.60~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR36.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR29.26 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Beckistine ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR458.00 ~RS~01~FS~5.00~FS~ ~FS~BOYLESPORTS MONEY BACK ON EVERY RACE AT CHELTENHAM HANDICAP HURDLE~FS~ ~FS~EUR16,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 6f 42yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR9,600.00 ~RS~02~FS~Rushmount (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Shirocco (GER) - Glenwood Girl (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Apex Flight Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~8 11 12~FS~ ~FS~B Hayes~FS~ ~FS~5-6 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Machismo (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Ocovango - You Take Care (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Gigginstown House Stud~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~F Brickley~FS~ ~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Ad Caelum (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Cloudings (IRE) - Ad Meliora (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~John Patrick Ryan~FS~ ~FS~6 10 6~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Betty Dutton (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 1~FS~ ~FS~M M McDonagh~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~Crossing The Bar (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 11~FS~ ~FS~D J Gilligan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~Lady Of The Locke (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 1~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Sequoiaspirit (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 0~FS~ ~FS~L Quinlan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.00 ~RS~09~FS~3~FS~ ~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~2~FS~ ~FS~6{~FS~ ~FS~4} ~RS~10~FS~Jonathan Sweeney~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR1.84~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR3.30~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR8.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR8.43 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: EUR84.03 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Arion Soldier, Carrig Sam, Donkey Years ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR106.60 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: EUR1,656.30 ~RS~01~FS~5.35~FS~ ~FS~BALLAGH FLAT RACE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 136yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Le Labo (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mount Nelson - Count On Me (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Claire Gleeson~FS~ ~FS~5 11 11~FS~ ~FS~Mr J L Gleeson~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Riskaway (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g No Risk At All (FR) - Grey Owl (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Gigginstown House Stud~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr H C Swan~FS~ ~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Frankie John (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~g g Walk In The Park (IRE) - The Crown Jewel (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~M G Hogan & John Mahon~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr B O'Neill~FS~ ~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Mossy Way (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D Doyle~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Tadhg's Rock (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D Allen~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~Sunset Boulevard (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr P W Mullins~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Jamada (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Mr R W Barron~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~Harpers Creek (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr D O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Sunny South West (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr A P Ryan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~33-1~FS~ ~FS~Alaskan View (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr B T Stone~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~Evelyn (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Mr P A King~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Georgie Green (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr Alan O'Sullivan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Irish Boyo~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Miss A B O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Wildfield Sky (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr F Maguire~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Shake The Bag (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Ms S North~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Thequeenof Spikle (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr J Hurley~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Lion Of The Desert (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr G Abbas~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~200-1~FS~ ~FS~Carrig Padraig (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D M Fitzgerald~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~18 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.35 ~RS~09~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~4}~FS~ ~FS~shd~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~1{ ~RS~10~FS~J P O'Brien~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR5.40~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.50~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.90~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR25.40 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR22.58 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Justabitofyours, Sinngali, Super Fly ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR124.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Collated
Return Thurles Collated
Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) 2.30 LEUGH BEGINNERS CHASE EUR11,000 added 5YO plus 2m 4f 176yds Penalty Value EUR6,601.00 SPINNING WEB (IRE); b g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Just A Runaway (Barrow Vale Syndicate) 5 11 10 D Meyler (11-2) 1. Ballybrittas (IRE); b g Champs Elysees - Tchouina (FR) (Laurence Byrne) 6 11 12 S D Torrens (17-2) 2. Beggars Rock (IRE); b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Try Trix (IRE) (Beggars Cant Be Choosers Syndicate) 6 11 12 K C Sexton (11-2) 3. Also: 7-2 Fav Vaureal (FR) (6 11 12 K M Donoghue) 4th, 5-1 Colonel Nelson (IRE) (6 11 12 D E Mullins) 6th, 5-1 Gabriel Ranger (IRE) (6 11 9 C M Quirke) 5th, 9-1 Presenting Max (IRE) (6 11 12 D King), 10-1 I Ballyadam Moon (FR) (7 11 7 J P Shinnick), 28-1 Flidais (IRE) (7 11 5 S F O'Keeffe), 100-1 Castlehill Boy (IRE) (10 11 12 P T Enright), 100-1 Ixigreczed (FR) (7 11 2 L Quinlan) 11 ran Off: 2.30 1\, 2{, 3, 2, 1 Ms M Mullins. Tote: win EUR6.70 places EUR1.80, EUR3.20, EUR1.70 Tote Exacta: EUR58.00 CSF: EUR52.79 Non Runner: Shotgun Jack Tote Trifecta: EUR369.40 3.00 RACING AGAIN MARCH 15TH MAIDEN HUNTERS CHASE EUR9,999 added 5YO plus 3m 1f 22yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 FOUNTAIN HOUSE (IRE); b g Lucky Speed (IRE) - Cabra Cruizor (IRE) (Nicola McCarthy) 7 11 7 Mr E Mahon (3-1) 1. Asphalt Cowboy (IRE); b g Getaway (GER) - Party Belle (Mary N Kilduff) 7 11 7 Mr M N Sharpe (20-1) 2. Last Round (IRE); b g Getaway (GER) - Fantastic Fleur (GER) (Mrs Ann Marie McManus) 6 12 0 Mr B O'Neill (7-1) 3. Also: 11-8 Fav Magic Sadler (7 11 7 Mr D Doyle) pulled up, 11-2 Welcome Back (IRE) (5 11 10 Mr H C Swan) fell, 11-1 Arthor (IRE) (8 11 7 Mr J Hurley) 6th, 12-1 Well Buoy (IRE) (6 11 7 Mr J M Halford), 22-1 Ask Mike (IRE) (8 11 9 Mr E P O'Brien) 5th, 66-1 Mohera Prince (IRE) (7 11 7 Mr S Tobin) unseated rider, 125-1 Mellow Glory (IRE) (8 11 7 Mr B T Stone) pulled up, 150-1 Ta Se Rua (12 11 7 Mr C J Shine) 4th 11 ran Off: 3.00 4, 11, 3}, 2}, 14 Ian McCarthy. Tote: win EUR4.00 places EUR1.30, EUR4.80, EUR2.10 Tote Exacta: EUR76.20 CSF: EUR59.65 Tote Trifecta: EUR590.00 3.30 THURLESRACES.IE MAIDEN HURDLE EUR9,999 added 5YO plus 1m 7f 136yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 NOWWHATDOYOUTHINK (IRE); b g Mount Nelson - Out Of Africa (IRE) (Ray Hackett) 6 11 9 L Quinlan (8-1) 1. Joueuse Royale (FR); ba m Masked Marvel - Polane Du Charmil (FR) (Robcour) 6 10 11 Rachael Blackmore (16-5) 2. Cappa Hill (IRE); b g Kingston Hill - Go Goonagain West (IRE) (Mrs Eileen O'Connor) 5 11 4 D J O'Keeffe (16-1) 3. Also: 6-4 Fav Yoradreamer (6 11 4 S F O'Keeffe) 4th, 16-5 Love At Sea (IRE) (7 11 5 P T Enright), 9-1 Mon Coeur (IRE) (9 11 12 D E Mullins) 5th, 16-1 Dunkerque (DEN) (5 11 12 K M Donoghue) 6th, 66-1 Sacramental (IRE) (7 11 4 K C Sexton), 125-1 Light On His Feet (IRE) (5 10 13 J P Shinnick), 200-1 Kates Choice (IRE) (5 10 11 M P O'Connor), 200-1 Thoughtsarethings (IRE) (5 10 11 B P Kennedy), 250-1 Glin Road Dream (IRE) (6 11 4 R P Treacy), 300-1 Cash Chase (IRE) (5 10 11 R Deegan) pulled up, 300-1 Thefarmersdaughter (IRE) (7 10 6 P K Donovan) 14 ran Off: 3.30 {, 3, shd, 3\, hd R Hackett. Tote: win EUR9.00 places EUR2.60, EUR1.20, EUR3.60 Tote Exacta: EUR39.70 CSF: EUR36.79 Non Runners: Astelia, God Of Thunder, Mister Box, Underhercontrol, Young And Foolish Tote Trifecta: EUR744.50 4.00 KILLINAN HANDICAP HURDLE (0-100) EUR9,999 added 4YO plus 1m 7f 136yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 TASMANIAN GIRL (IRE); b m Australia - Blueberry Gal (IRE) (Aengus King) 5 10 7 C M Quirke (40-1) 1. Navy Waves (IRE); b m Sea Moon - Leading Rank (IRE) (J R Weston) 7 10 11 R P Treacy (20-1) 2. Cowper Hall (IRE); b g Affinisea (IRE) - Darcellyeann (IRE) (Darren Cahill) 5 10 13 C Stone-Walsh (9-4 Fav) 3. Ricky Langford (IRE); b g Alkaadhem - Presenting Lucy (IRE) (Kings Horses Syndicate) 11 11 9 S D Torrens (40-1) 4. Also: 9-2 Prince Quattro (IRE) (6 11 5 J P Shinnick), 11-2 Le Bugiste (FR) (5 11 12 K M Donoghue) pulled up, 9-1 Pralognan (FR) (6 11 6 D King) 5th, 9-1 Turbo (IRE) (12 11 7 K C Sexton) slipped up, 10-1 Tudor Manor (IRE) (9 11 7 T P Harney), 12-1 Onebrightbluerose (IRE) (6 10 8 Mr A Burke-Ott), 16-1 Silent Selector (IRE) (5 11 6 S W Flanagan), 18-1 Dontdooddson (FR) (12 10 4 J G Gilligan), 22-1 Silent Dawn (IRE) (6 11 7 D Meyler) fell, 25-1 Rene Artois (IRE) (6 10 0 C G O'Dwyer), 50-1 Notevenatext (IRE) (7 10 5 P T Enright) 6th, 100-1 Lacken Forest (IRE) (6 10 8 Mr M Doyle) 16 ran Off: 4.00 2\, {, {, 6, 3{ Aengus King. Tote: win EUR65.00 places EUR10.30, EUR2.80, EUR1.20, EUR5.60 Tote Exacta: EUR708.50 CSF: EUR694.52 Tricast: EUR2,566.58 Non Runners: Kp's Ladyofknock, Southgate Avenue, Walk Of The Roses Tote Trifecta: EUR1,275.40 4.30 HOLYCROSS MAIDEN HURDLE EUR9,999 added 4YO plus 2m 4f Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ARE YOU BUSY (IRE); b m Milan - Corporate Box (IRE) (Ms Karen Sheehan) 6 11 0 A P Kelly (9-2) 1. Stretchemout (IRE); b m Kingston Hill - Chevalier Jet (IRE) (G King & Nick Courtney & Joe Murphy & C) 5 11 5 J W Kennedy (5-1) 2. Set My Love Free (IRE); b m Arcadio (GER) - Letmeknow (IRE) (Fairymount Partnership) 8 11 5 D E Mullins (14-1) 3. Also: 7-2 Fav Mack The Chemist (IRE) (5 11 12 Rachael Blackmore), 5-1 O' Bon Pardon (FR) (5 11 12 S F O'Keeffe), 9-1 Cyrus Field (IRE) (5 11 12 D J Gilligan), 10-1 The Sugarhill Lady (IRE) (5 11 5 C P McNamara) pulled up, 12-1 Captain Porridge (IRE) (5 11 12 J C Gainford), 14-1 Roxboro River (IRE) (6 11 5 P Hanlon) 6th, 16-1 Washington Parks (IRE) (6 11 12 H Morgan) 4th, 28-1 Dollymount (IRE) (5 11 0 P K Donovan), 40-1 Heather View (IRE) (5 11 2 C M Quirke), 80-1 Midnight Eagle (IRE) (5 10 12 Cian Cullinan) 5th, 125-1 The Mail Train (IRE) (6 11 12 R P Treacy) 14 ran Off: 4.30 nk, 1\, 1{, nk, 6 R Sweeney. Tote: win EUR5.50 places EUR1.70, EUR2.30, EUR4.60 Tote Exacta: EUR36.30 CSF: EUR29.26 Non Runner: Beckistine Tote Trifecta: EUR458.00 5.00 BOYLESPORTS MONEY BACK ON EVERY RACE AT CHELTENHAM HANDICAP HURDLE EUR16,000 added 4YO plus 2m 6f 42yds Penalty Value EUR9,600.00 RUSHMOUNT (IRE); b g Shirocco (GER) - Glenwood Girl (IRE) (Apex Flight Syndicate) 8 11 12 B Hayes (5-6 Fav) 1. Machismo (IRE); b g Ocovango - You Take Care (IRE) (Gigginstown House Stud) 6 10 10 F Brickley (8-1) 2. Ad Caelum (IRE); b m Cloudings (IRE) - Ad Meliora (IRE) (John Patrick Ryan) 6 10 6 S F O'Keeffe (22-1) 3. Also: 13-2 Betty Dutton (IRE) (7 10 1 M M McDonagh) 5th, 8-1 Crossing The Bar (IRE) (8 10 11 D J Gilligan) 4th, 17-2 Lady Of The Locke (IRE) (5 10 1 P T Enright) 6th, 10-1 Sequoiaspirit (IRE) (8 11 0 L Quinlan) 7 ran Off: 5.00 3, 1{, 2, 6{, 4} Jonathan Sweeney. Tote: win EUR1.84 places EUR1.20, EUR3.30 Tote Exacta: EUR8.30 CSF: EUR8.43 Tricast: EUR84.03 Non Runners: Arion Soldier, Carrig Sam, Donkey Years Tote Trifecta: EUR106.60 Placepot: EUR1,656.30 5.35 BALLAGH FLAT RACE EUR9,999 added 5YO plus 1m 7f 136yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 LE LABO (IRE); b g Mount Nelson - Count On Me (IRE) (Mrs Claire Gleeson) 5 11 11 Mr J L Gleeson (4-1) 1. Riskaway (FR); ch g No Risk At All (FR) - Grey Owl (FR) (Gigginstown House Stud) 5 12 0 Mr H C Swan (9-2) 2. Frankie John (IRE); g g Walk In The Park (IRE) - The Crown Jewel (IRE) (M G Hogan & John Mahon) 5 12 0 Mr B O'Neill (7-2 Fav) 3. Also: 6-1 Mossy Way (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr D Doyle) 4th, 6-1 Tadhg's Rock (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr D Allen) 6th, 7-1 Sunset Boulevard (IRE) (5 12 0 Mr P W Mullins), 12-1 Jamada (IRE) (5 11 9 Mr R W Barron), 20-1 Harpers Creek (IRE) (5 12 0 Mr D O'Connor), 25-1 Sunny South West (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr A P Ryan) 5th, 33-1 Alaskan View (IRE) (5 11 0 Mr B T Stone), 40-1 Evelyn (IRE) (5 11 2 Mr P A King), 66-1 Georgie Green (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr Alan O'Sullivan), 80-1 Irish Boyo (5 12 0 Miss A B O'Connor), 80-1 Wildfield Sky (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr F Maguire), 100-1 Shake The Bag (IRE) (6 11 0 Ms S North), 125-1 Thequeenof Spikle (IRE) (6 11 0 Mr J Hurley), 150-1 Lion Of The Desert (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr G Abbas), 200-1 Carrig Padraig (IRE) (6 11 7 Mr D M Fitzgerald) 18 ran Off: 5.35 1{, 4}, shd, 1\, 1{ J P O'Brien. Tote: win EUR5.40 places EUR1.80, EUR1.50, EUR1.90 Tote Exacta: EUR25.40 CSF: EUR22.58 Non Runners: Justabitofyours, Sinngali, Super Fly Tote Trifecta: EUR124.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
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~RS~01~FS~5.35~FS~ ~FS~BALLAGH FLAT RACE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 136yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Le Labo (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mount Nelson - Count On Me (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Claire Gleeson~FS~ ~FS~5 11 11~FS~ ~FS~Mr J L Gleeson~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Riskaway (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g No Risk At All (FR) - Grey Owl (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Gigginstown House Stud~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr H C Swan~FS~ ~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Frankie John (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~g g Walk In The Park (IRE) - The Crown Jewel (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~M G Hogan & John Mahon~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr B O'Neill~FS~ ~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Mossy Way (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D Doyle~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Tadhg's Rock (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D Allen~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~Sunset Boulevard (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr P W Mullins~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Jamada (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Mr R W Barron~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~Harpers Creek (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr D O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Sunny South West (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr A P Ryan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~33-1~FS~ ~FS~Alaskan View (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr B T Stone~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~Evelyn (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Mr P A King~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Georgie Green (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr Alan O'Sullivan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Irish Boyo~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Miss A B O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Wildfield Sky (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr F Maguire~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Shake The Bag (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Ms S North~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Thequeenof Spikle (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr J Hurley~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Lion Of The Desert (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr G Abbas~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~200-1~FS~ ~FS~Carrig Padraig (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D M Fitzgerald~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~18 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.35 ~RS~09~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~4}~FS~ ~FS~shd~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~1{ ~RS~10~FS~J P O'Brien~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR5.40~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.50~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.90~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR25.40 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR22.58 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Justabitofyours, Sinngali, Super Fly ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR124.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
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5.35 BALLAGH FLAT RACE EUR9,999 added 5YO plus 1m 7f 136yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 LE LABO (IRE); b g Mount Nelson - Count On Me (IRE) (Mrs Claire Gleeson) 5 11 11 Mr J L Gleeson (4-1) 1. Riskaway (FR); ch g No Risk At All (FR) - Grey Owl (FR) (Gigginstown House Stud) 5 12 0 Mr H C Swan (9-2) 2. Frankie John (IRE); g g Walk In The Park (IRE) - The Crown Jewel (IRE) (M G Hogan & John Mahon) 5 12 0 Mr B O'Neill (7-2 Fav) 3. Also: 6-1 Mossy Way (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr D Doyle) 4th, 6-1 Tadhg's Rock (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr D Allen) 6th, 7-1 Sunset Boulevard (IRE) (5 12 0 Mr P W Mullins), 12-1 Jamada (IRE) (5 11 9 Mr R W Barron), 20-1 Harpers Creek (IRE) (5 12 0 Mr D O'Connor), 25-1 Sunny South West (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr A P Ryan) 5th, 33-1 Alaskan View (IRE) (5 11 0 Mr B T Stone), 40-1 Evelyn (IRE) (5 11 2 Mr P A King), 66-1 Georgie Green (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr Alan O'Sullivan), 80-1 Irish Boyo (5 12 0 Miss A B O'Connor), 80-1 Wildfield Sky (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr F Maguire), 100-1 Shake The Bag (IRE) (6 11 0 Ms S North), 125-1 Thequeenof Spikle (IRE) (6 11 0 Mr J Hurley), 150-1 Lion Of The Desert (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr G Abbas), 200-1 Carrig Padraig (IRE) (6 11 7 Mr D M Fitzgerald) 18 ran Off: 5.35 1{, 4}, shd, 1\, 1{ J P O'Brien. Tote: win EUR5.40 places EUR1.80, EUR1.50, EUR1.90 Tote Exacta: EUR25.40 CSF: EUR22.58 Non Runners: Justabitofyours, Sinngali, Super Fly Tote Trifecta: EUR124.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
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~RS~01~FS~6.00~FS~ ~FS~BOOST YOUR ACCA AT BETMGM HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#6,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~7f 14yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,140.00 ~RS~02~FS~Pallas Lord (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Nutshell~FS~ ~FS~Mr D W Whillans~FS~ ~FS~7 9 10~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~9-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Sir Maxi~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Adaay (IRE) - Winifred Jo~FS~ ~FS~Always Optmisitic~FS~ ~FS~7 9 1~FS~ ~FS~Warren Fentiman~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Keep Me Stable (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Galileo Gold - Sketching~FS~ ~FS~The Hon Miss Heather Galbraith~FS~ ~FS~5 8 11~FS~ ~FS~Tommie Jakes~FS~ ~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~Concert Boy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 4~FS~ ~FS~Darragh Keenan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~Rory~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 9 6~FS~ ~FS~P Mulrennan~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Drakeholes~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 5~FS~ ~FS~D Nolan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Kalganov (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 2~FS~ ~FS~Rhys Elliott~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~18-1~FS~ ~FS~American Star (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 9 9~FS~ ~FS~J P Sullivan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~8 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 6.00 ~RS~09~FS~}~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~2{ ~RS~10~FS~D W Whillans~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.25~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.60~FS~ ~FS~#4.30~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #14.60 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #14.88 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #157.00 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Odd Socks Havana ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #166.80Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
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6.00 BOOST YOUR ACCA AT BETMGM HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #6,000 added 4YO plus 7f 14yds Penalty Value #3,140.00 PALLAS LORD (IRE); b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Nutshell (Mr D W Whillans) 7 9 10 Jason Hart (9-4 Fav) 1. Sir Maxi; b g Adaay (IRE) - Winifred Jo (Always Optmisitic) 7 9 1 Warren Fentiman (11-2) 2. Keep Me Stable (IRE); b m Galileo Gold - Sketching (The Hon Miss Heather Galbraith) 5 8 11 Tommie Jakes (16-1) 3. Also: 4-1 Concert Boy (IRE) (5 9 4 Darragh Keenan) 5th, 4-1 Rory (7 9 6 P Mulrennan) 6th, 10-1 Drakeholes (6 9 5 D Nolan) 4th, 12-1 Kalganov (FR) (6 9 2 Rhys Elliott), 18-1 American Star (IRE) (6 9 9 J P Sullivan) 8 ran Off: 6.00 }, nk, {, 1\, 2{ D W Whillans. Tote: win #3.25 places #1.10, #1.60, #4.30 Tote Exacta: #14.60 CSF: #14.88 Tricast: #157.00 Non Runner: Odd Socks Havana Tote Trifecta: #166.80Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
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~RS~00~FS~Going: Standard ~RS~01~FS~5.30~FS~ ~FS~GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY AT BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6)~FS~ ~FS~#6,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 2f 42yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,140.00 ~RS~02~FS~It's A Love Thing~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Intrinsic - Lady Kyllar~FS~ ~FS~Duke Of Appletreewick~FS~ ~FS~7 9 8~FS~ ~FS~T Eaves~FS~ ~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~We Still Believe (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Lawman (FR) - Curious Lashes (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Janet Lowther~FS~ ~FS~7 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Jason Hart~FS~ ~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Susiesparkle (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch m Dandy Man (IRE) - Crafted Jewel (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~J Fyffe, A Edmondson & L McGurty~FS~ ~FS~5 9 3~FS~ ~FS~Mohammed Tabti~FS~ ~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Rock Armour (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 9~FS~ ~FS~D Egan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~Desiderata (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 9 1~FS~ ~FS~Finley Marsh~FS~ ~FS~refused to race ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Muhib~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 9 7~FS~ ~FS~Hollie Doyle~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Stoneacre (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 8 7~FS~ ~FS~Cam Hardie~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.30 ~RS~09~FS~1}~FS~ ~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~S England~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.70~FS~ ~FS~places #1.80~FS~ ~FS~#7.60~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #54.90 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #51.56 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #345.01 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Sandret ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #217.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Newcastle Thur sday
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Going: Standard 5.30 GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY AT BETUK HANDICAP (CLASS 6) #6,000 added 4YO plus 1m 2f 42yds Penalty Value #3,140.00 IT'S A LOVE THING; b g Intrinsic - Lady Kyllar (Duke Of Appletreewick) 7 9 8 T Eaves (5-2) 1. We Still Believe (IRE); b g Lawman (FR) - Curious Lashes (IRE) (Mrs Janet Lowther) 7 9 7 Jason Hart (22-1) 2. Susiesparkle (IRE); ch m Dandy Man (IRE) - Crafted Jewel (IRE) (J Fyffe, A Edmondson & L McGurty) 5 9 3 Mohammed Tabti (7-1) 3. Also: 2-1 Fav Rock Armour (IRE) (4 9 9 D Egan) 5th, 3-1 Desiderata (IRE) (5 9 1 Finley Marsh) refused to race, 9-1 Muhib (4 9 7 Hollie Doyle) 4th, 80-1 Stoneacre (IRE) (5 8 7 Cam Hardie) 6th 7 ran Off: 5.30 1}, hd, nk, 2\, hd S England. Tote: win #3.70 places #1.80, #7.60 Tote Exacta: #54.90 CSF: #51.56 Tricast: #345.01 Non Runner: Sandret Tote Trifecta: #217.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
~RS~01~FS~5.00~FS~ ~FS~BOYLESPORTS MONEY BACK ON EVERY RACE AT CHELTENHAM HANDICAP HURDLE~FS~ ~FS~EUR16,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 6f 42yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR9,600.00 ~RS~02~FS~Rushmount (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Shirocco (GER) - Glenwood Girl (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Apex Flight Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~8 11 12~FS~ ~FS~B Hayes~FS~ ~FS~5-6 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Machismo (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Ocovango - You Take Care (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Gigginstown House Stud~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~F Brickley~FS~ ~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Ad Caelum (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Cloudings (IRE) - Ad Meliora (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~John Patrick Ryan~FS~ ~FS~6 10 6~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Betty Dutton (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 1~FS~ ~FS~M M McDonagh~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~Crossing The Bar (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 11~FS~ ~FS~D J Gilligan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~Lady Of The Locke (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 1~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Sequoiaspirit (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 0~FS~ ~FS~L Quinlan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.00 ~RS~09~FS~3~FS~ ~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~2~FS~ ~FS~6{~FS~ ~FS~4} ~RS~10~FS~Jonathan Sweeney~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR1.84~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR3.30~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR8.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR8.43 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: EUR84.03 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Arion Soldier, Carrig Sam, Donkey Years ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR106.60 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: EUR1,656.30Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
5.00 BOYLESPORTS MONEY BACK ON EVERY RACE AT CHELTENHAM HANDICAP HURDLE EUR16,000 added 4YO plus 2m 6f 42yds Penalty Value EUR9,600.00 RUSHMOUNT (IRE); b g Shirocco (GER) - Glenwood Girl (IRE) (Apex Flight Syndicate) 8 11 12 B Hayes (5-6 Fav) 1. Machismo (IRE); b g Ocovango - You Take Care (IRE) (Gigginstown House Stud) 6 10 10 F Brickley (8-1) 2. Ad Caelum (IRE); b m Cloudings (IRE) - Ad Meliora (IRE) (John Patrick Ryan) 6 10 6 S F O'Keeffe (22-1) 3. Also: 13-2 Betty Dutton (IRE) (7 10 1 M M McDonagh) 5th, 8-1 Crossing The Bar (IRE) (8 10 11 D J Gilligan) 4th, 17-2 Lady Of The Locke (IRE) (5 10 1 P T Enright) 6th, 10-1 Sequoiaspirit (IRE) (8 11 0 L Quinlan) 7 ran Off: 5.00 3, 1{, 2, 6{, 4} Jonathan Sweeney. Tote: win EUR1.84 places EUR1.20, EUR3.30 Tote Exacta: EUR8.30 CSF: EUR8.43 Tricast: EUR84.03 Non Runners: Arion Soldier, Carrig Sam, Donkey Years Tote Trifecta: EUR106.60 Placepot: EUR1,656.30Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Collated
Return Wincanton Collated
~RS~00~FS~Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) ~RS~01~FS~2.20~FS~ ~FS~GORE BROWNE IM CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS' HANDICAP CHASE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#7,500 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 30yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,961.00 ~RS~02~FS~I See The Sea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~br g Affinisea (IRE) - Joleen (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Andy Bell & Fergus Lyons~FS~ ~FS~6 11 11~FS~ ~FS~Callum Pritchard~FS~ ~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Lock Out (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Watar (IRE) - Swift And Late (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Gillards Transport Ltd & John White~FS~ ~FS~8 11 13~FS~ ~FS~Ben Bromley~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Lightonthewing (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Winged Love (IRE) - Neat 'n Nimble~FS~ ~FS~Woodhayes Racing Club~FS~ ~FS~10 11 3~FS~ ~FS~C P O'Shea~FS~ ~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Celtic Fortune (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Harriet Tucker~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~Robinsville~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 3~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gingell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~28-1~FS~ ~FS~Hey Bud~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 10 12~FS~ ~FS~Toby Wynne~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Bellamy's Grey~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~13 9 11~FS~ ~FS~Elizabeth Gale~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.20 ~RS~09~FS~24~FS~ ~FS~20~FS~ ~FS~34~FS~ ~FS~11~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~P Hobbs & J White~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.00~FS~ ~FS~places #1.60~FS~ ~FS~#2.10~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #10.80 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #10.49 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #19.49 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Kadex ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #27.50 ~RS~01~FS~2.50~FS~ ~FS~WOMEN INVESTORS NETWORK MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#7,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 50yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,812.00 ~RS~02~FS~Miss Altea Blue (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b f Great Pretender (IRE) - Miss Salsa Blue (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Kate & Andrew Brooks~FS~ ~FS~4 10 4~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~4-5 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Blacksamssenorita~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Senorita Rumbalita~FS~ ~FS~Mr A Selway~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Brendan Powell~FS~ ~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~D Day Arvalenreeva (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch m Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Eccellente Idea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr D A Olver~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~G Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Morning Air (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 11~FS~ ~FS~Charlie Deutsch~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Somethingtosomeone (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Rex Dingle~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~Seas The Day~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 0~FS~ ~FS~J J Burke~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Getaways Gift (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~R P McLernon~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Seventeenothree (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Kupka Vallis (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~R Patrick~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Melleray Hill (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 7~FS~ ~FS~Miss Anna Johnston~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~Dawn's Desire (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Harry Kimber~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~L'inoubliable (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 4~FS~ ~FS~Sean Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~12 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.50 ~RS~09~FS~3{~FS~ ~FS~11~FS~ ~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~}~FS~ ~FS~8 ~RS~10~FS~P F Nicholls~FS~ ~FS~Ditcheat ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #1.80~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.30~FS~ ~FS~#1.80~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #4.10 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #3.77 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Cracker Muddle ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #12.20 ~RS~01~FS~3.20~FS~ ~FS~JULIA'S HOUSE HOSPICE NOVICES' HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#11,000 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 149yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #5,809.00 ~RS~02~FS~Paddy In The Caddy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Doyen (IRE) - Queen Alpha (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Joanna Peppiatt~FS~ ~FS~6 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Sean Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~5-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Dunstall Rambler (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Toungara (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Simon W Clarke~FS~ ~FS~7 11 4~FS~ ~FS~J J Burke~FS~ ~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Centara (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~br g Sageburg (IRE) - Spartan Angel (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Kathy Stuart~FS~ ~FS~7 12 0~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~Universal Secret (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Lorcan Murtagh~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Fox Wallace (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~5 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.21 ~RS~09~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~3{~FS~ ~FS~19~FS~ ~FS~25~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~P Hobbs & J White~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.25~FS~ ~FS~places #1.30~FS~ ~FS~#1.50~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #5.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #5.16 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Siam Park ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #14.90 ~RS~01~FS~3.50~FS~ ~FS~SALISBURY HOSPICE NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#7,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 3f 179yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,812.00 ~RS~02~FS~Regent's Stroll (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Pretty Puttens (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Ferguson, Mason, Hales, Hogarth & Smit~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~1-12 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~The Sainted Canary (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~br g Malinas (GER) - Bonny Blackdoe (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~James Barnard & Derek Coles~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Lorcan Williams~FS~ ~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Kantagua Du Large (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Great Pretender (IRE) - Antagua (FR)~FS~ ~FS~C & C Boultbee Brooks~FS~ ~FS~5 10 9~FS~ ~FS~R Patrick~FS~ ~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~The Italian Fox (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Brendan Powell~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Thankyouandplease (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~James Best~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~07~FS~5 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.50 ~RS~09~FS~2~FS~ ~FS~22~FS~ ~FS~13~FS~ ~FS~13~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~P F Nicholls~FS~ ~FS~Ditcheat ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #1.09~FS~ ~FS~places #1.02~FS~ ~FS~#1.60~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #1.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #1.52 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Gorcombe Blueskye ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #4.50 ~RS~01~FS~4.20~FS~ ~FS~HORATIO'S GARDEN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 3)~FS~ ~FS~#23,000 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 30yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #12,146.00 ~RS~02~FS~Saladins Son (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Tobougg (IRE) - Denny De Lap (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~Evens Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Enjoy Your Life (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Madoudal (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs J Young~FS~ ~FS~8 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Charlie Deutsch~FS~ ~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~06~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~Regatta De Blanc~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 9~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Sheldon (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 9~FS~ ~FS~M G Nolan~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~07~FS~4 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.20 ~RS~09~FS~56~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~A J Honeyball~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.00~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #5.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #6.77 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Hudson De Grugy ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #5.50 ~RS~01~FS~4.50~FS~ ~FS~WILTSHIRE & BATH AIR AMBULANCE HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#10,600 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 150yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #5,598.00 ~RS~02~FS~Jongleur D'etoiles (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g It's Gino (GER) - Salika (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr John P McManus~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~R P McLernon~FS~ ~FS~10-3 Jt Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Toonagh Warrior (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Well Chosen - Duffys Chelsea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Noble Sovereign Racing~FS~ ~FS~7 12 1~FS~ ~FS~Charlie Hammond~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Jolie Baie (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Gris De Gris (IRE) - Belle Sauvage (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Jo Davis And Chris Butler~FS~ ~FS~6 11 6~FS~ ~FS~G Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~10-3 Jt Fav~FS~ ~FS~Drash On Ruby~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 10 11~FS~ ~FS~Rex Dingle~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Howaya Now (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 12 2~FS~ ~FS~Harry Bannister~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~Jack Sprat (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~William Featherstone~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Saunton Surf (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 4~FS~ ~FS~Daire Davis~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Whydah Gally~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gingell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Eileen's Milan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Hillsin (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 4~FS~ ~FS~James Turner~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~10 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.50 ~RS~09~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~4}~FS~ ~FS~12~FS~ ~FS~15 ~RS~10~FS~N P Mulholland~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.34~FS~ ~FS~places #1.60~FS~ ~FS~#2.10~FS~ ~FS~#2.30~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #23.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #22.53 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #136.52 ~RS~17~FS~Quadpot: #4.50. Tote Trifecta: #161.60 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: #9.40 ~RS~01~FS~5.20~FS~ ~FS~GORE BROWNE IM HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#9,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 50yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,753.00 ~RS~02~FS~Just Aidan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Tastytimes (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Robin Dickin Racing Club~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~James Best~FS~ ~FS~15-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~John Betjeman~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Poet's Voice - A Great Beauty~FS~ ~FS~Robin Gillard And Rory Gillard~FS~ ~FS~9 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Joe Anderson~FS~ ~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Bigz Belief (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Make Believe - Manaka (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr R De La Haye~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Tom Broughton~FS~ ~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Feet On The Ground (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 13~FS~ ~FS~J J Burke~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Gorcombe Moonshine~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 5~FS~ ~FS~Harry Kimber~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Stage Show~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 4~FS~ ~FS~G Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Saisissante (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~14-1~FS~ ~FS~Coco Brave (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 8~FS~ ~FS~Rex Dingle~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~33-1~FS~ ~FS~Mind Hunter~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Sean Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Benville Bridge~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 2~FS~ ~FS~David Noonan~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Janespriceless~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 10 4~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.21 ~RS~09~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~10~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~16~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~10~FS~H Dickin~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.88~FS~ ~FS~places #1.20~FS~ ~FS~#2.10~FS~ ~FS~#2.80~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #12.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #14.35 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #84.60 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #72.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Collated
Return Wincanton Collated
Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) 2.20 GORE BROWNE IM CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS' HANDICAP CHASE (CLASS 5) #7,500 added 5YO plus 3m 1f 30yds Penalty Value #3,961.00 I SEE THE SEA (IRE); br g Affinisea (IRE) - Joleen (IRE) (Andy Bell & Fergus Lyons) 6 11 11 Callum Pritchard (2-1 Fav) 1. Lock Out (IRE); b g Watar (IRE) - Swift And Late (IRE) (Gillards Transport Ltd & John White) 8 11 13 Ben Bromley (4-1) 2. Lightonthewing (IRE); b g Winged Love (IRE) - Neat 'n Nimble (Woodhayes Racing Club) 10 11 3 C P O'Shea (5-2) 3. Also: 11-2 Celtic Fortune (IRE) (8 11 9 Harriet Tucker) pulled up, 17-2 Robinsville (8 11 3 Freddie Gingell) pulled up, 28-1 Hey Bud (12 10 12 Toby Wynne) 5th, 66-1 Bellamy's Grey (13 9 11 Elizabeth Gale) 4th 7 ran Off: 2.20 24, 20, 34, 11 P Hobbs & J White. Tote: win #3.00 places #1.60, #2.10 Tote Exacta: #10.80 CSF: #10.49 Tricast: #19.49 Non Runner: Kadex Tote Trifecta: #27.50 2.50 WOMEN INVESTORS NETWORK MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #7,000 added 4YO plus 1m 7f 50yds Penalty Value #3,812.00 MISS ALTEA BLUE (FR); b f Great Pretender (IRE) - Miss Salsa Blue (FR) (Kate & Andrew Brooks) 4 10 4 H Cobden (4-5 Fav) 1. Blacksamssenorita; b m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Senorita Rumbalita (Mr A Selway) 6 11 0 Brendan Powell (10-3) 2. D Day Arvalenreeva (IRE); ch m Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Eccellente Idea (IRE) (Mr D A Olver) 5 11 0 G Sheehan (9-1) 3. Also: 13-2 Morning Air (FR) (4 10 11 Charlie Deutsch) fell, 10-1 Somethingtosomeone (IRE) (6 11 0 Rex Dingle) 5th, 20-1 Seas The Day (7 11 0 J J Burke) 6th, 125-1 Getaways Gift (IRE) (5 11 0 R P McLernon), 125-1 Seventeenothree (IRE) (5 11 0 Ben Godfrey), 150-1 Kupka Vallis (FR) (5 11 0 R Patrick) 4th, 150-1 Melleray Hill (IRE) (7 10 7 Miss Anna Johnston), 300-1 Dawn's Desire (IRE) (5 11 0 Harry Kimber), 300-1 L'inoubliable (FR) (4 10 4 Sean Houlihan) 12 ran Off: 2.50 3{, 11, 3}, }, 8 P F Nicholls, Ditcheat. Tote: win #1.80 places #1.10, #1.30, #1.80 Tote Exacta: #4.10 CSF: #3.77 Non Runner: Cracker Muddle Tote Trifecta: #12.20 3.20 JULIA'S HOUSE HOSPICE NOVICES' HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #11,000 added 5YO plus 1m 7f 149yds Penalty Value #5,809.00 PADDY IN THE CADDY (IRE); ch g Doyen (IRE) - Queen Alpha (IRE) (Mrs Joanna Peppiatt) 6 12 0 Sean Houlihan (5-4 Fav) 1. Dunstall Rambler (IRE); b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Toungara (FR) (Mr Simon W Clarke) 7 11 4 J J Burke (5-2) 2. Centara (IRE); br g Sageburg (IRE) - Spartan Angel (IRE) (Mrs Kathy Stuart) 7 12 0 H Cobden (11-2) 3. Also: 10-3 Universal Secret (IRE) (8 10 2 Lorcan Murtagh) 4th, 80-1 Fox Wallace (IRE) (7 10 2 Ben Godfrey) 5th 5 ran Off: 3.21 nk, 3{, 19, 25 P Hobbs & J White. Tote: win #2.25 places #1.30, #1.50 Tote Exacta: #5.50 CSF: #5.16 Non Runner: Siam Park Tote Trifecta: #14.90 3.50 SALISBURY HOSPICE NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #7,000 added 4YO plus 2m 3f 179yds Penalty Value #3,812.00 REGENT'S STROLL (IRE); b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Pretty Puttens (IRE) (Ferguson, Mason, Hales, Hogarth & Smit) 6 11 9 H Cobden (1-12 Fav) 1. The Sainted Canary (IRE); br g Malinas (GER) - Bonny Blackdoe (IRE) (James Barnard & Derek Coles) 6 11 9 Lorcan Williams (7-1) 2. Kantagua Du Large (FR); b m Great Pretender (IRE) - Antagua (FR) (C & C Boultbee Brooks) 5 10 9 R Patrick (66-1) 3. Also: 20-1 The Italian Fox (IRE) (5 11 2 Brendan Powell) 5th, 50-1 Thankyouandplease (FR) (5 11 2 James Best) 4th 5 ran Off: 3.50 2, 22, 13, 13 P F Nicholls, Ditcheat. Tote: win #1.09 places #1.02, #1.60 Tote Exacta: #1.50 CSF: #1.52 Non Runner: Gorcombe Blueskye Tote Trifecta: #4.50 4.20 HORATIO'S GARDEN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 3) #23,000 added 5YO plus 3m 1f 30yds Penalty Value #12,146.00 SALADINS SON (IRE); b g Tobougg (IRE) - Denny De Lap (IRE) (Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire) 7 11 7 Ben Godfrey (Evens Fav) 1. Enjoy Your Life (FR); b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Madoudal (FR) (Mrs J Young) 8 11 2 Charlie Deutsch (13-2) 2. Also: 5-2 Regatta De Blanc (7 11 9 H Cobden) pulled up, 6-1 Sheldon (IRE) (9 11 9 M G Nolan) fell 4 ran Off: 4.20 56 A J Honeyball. Tote: win #2.00 Tote Exacta: #5.30 CSF: #6.77 Non Runner: Hudson De Grugy Tote Trifecta: #5.50 4.50 WILTSHIRE & BATH AIR AMBULANCE HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 4) #10,600 added 4YO plus 3m 150yds Penalty Value #5,598.00 JONGLEUR D'ETOILES (FR); b g It's Gino (GER) - Salika (FR) (Mr John P McManus) 6 10 10 R P McLernon (10-3 Jt Fav) 1. Toonagh Warrior (IRE); ch g Well Chosen - Duffys Chelsea (IRE) (Noble Sovereign Racing) 7 12 1 Charlie Hammond (11-2) 2. Jolie Baie (FR); b m Gris De Gris (IRE) - Belle Sauvage (FR) (Jo Davis And Chris Butler) 6 11 6 G Sheehan (8-1) 3. Also: 10-3 Jt Fav Drash On Ruby (9 10 11 Rex Dingle) fell, 13-2 Howaya Now (IRE) (7 12 2 Harry Bannister) 5th, 8-1 Jack Sprat (IRE) (7 11 5 William Featherstone) 6th, 12-1 Saunton Surf (IRE) (6 11 4 Daire Davis) 4th, 16-1 Whydah Gally (9 11 12 Freddie Gingell) pulled up, 22-1 Eileen's Milan (IRE) (6 11 5 H Cobden) pulled up, 50-1 Hillsin (IRE) (7 11 4 James Turner) pulled up 10 ran Off: 4.50 3\, {, 4}, 12, 15 N P Mulholland. Tote: win #4.34 places #1.60, #2.10, #2.30 Tote Exacta: #23.20 CSF: #22.53 Tricast: #136.52 Quadpot: #4.50. Tote Trifecta: #161.60 Placepot: #9.40 5.20 GORE BROWNE IM HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5) #9,000 added 4YO plus 1m 7f 50yds Penalty Value #4,753.00 JUST AIDAN (IRE); b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Tastytimes (IRE) (Robin Dickin Racing Club) 6 10 10 James Best (15-8 Fav) 1. John Betjeman; b g Poet's Voice - A Great Beauty (Robin Gillard And Rory Gillard) 9 11 5 Joe Anderson (6-1) 2. Bigz Belief (IRE); b g Make Believe - Manaka (FR) (Mr R De La Haye) 8 11 7 Tom Broughton (9-1) 3. Also: 5-1 Feet On The Ground (IRE) (7 11 13 J J Burke) 4th, 6-1 Gorcombe Moonshine (8 10 5 Harry Kimber), 9-1 Stage Show (5 10 4 G Sheehan), 11-1 Saisissante (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell) 6th, 14-1 Coco Brave (IRE) (6 11 8 Rex Dingle) fell, 33-1 Mind Hunter (7 10 2 Sean Houlihan), 80-1 Benville Bridge (8 10 2 David Noonan) pulled up, 100-1 Janespriceless (9 10 4 Ben Godfrey) 5th 11 ran Off: 5.21 1{, 10, nk, 16, 1 H Dickin. Tote: win #2.88 places #1.20, #2.10, #2.80 Tote Exacta: #12.30 CSF: #14.35 Tricast: #84.60 Tote Trifecta: #72.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~5.20~FS~ ~FS~GORE BROWNE IM HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#9,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 50yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,753.00 ~RS~02~FS~Just Aidan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Tastytimes (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Robin Dickin Racing Club~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~James Best~FS~ ~FS~15-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~John Betjeman~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Poet's Voice - A Great Beauty~FS~ ~FS~Robin Gillard And Rory Gillard~FS~ ~FS~9 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Joe Anderson~FS~ ~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Bigz Belief (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Make Believe - Manaka (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr R De La Haye~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Tom Broughton~FS~ ~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Feet On The Ground (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 13~FS~ ~FS~J J Burke~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Gorcombe Moonshine~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 5~FS~ ~FS~Harry Kimber~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Stage Show~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 4~FS~ ~FS~G Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Saisissante (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~14-1~FS~ ~FS~Coco Brave (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 8~FS~ ~FS~Rex Dingle~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~33-1~FS~ ~FS~Mind Hunter~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Sean Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Benville Bridge~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 2~FS~ ~FS~David Noonan~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Janespriceless~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 10 4~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 5.21 ~RS~09~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~10~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~16~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~10~FS~H Dickin~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.88~FS~ ~FS~places #1.20~FS~ ~FS~#2.10~FS~ ~FS~#2.80~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #12.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #14.35 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #84.60 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #72.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
5.20 GORE BROWNE IM HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5) #9,000 added 4YO plus 1m 7f 50yds Penalty Value #4,753.00 JUST AIDAN (IRE); b g Diamond Boy (FR) - Tastytimes (IRE) (Robin Dickin Racing Club) 6 10 10 James Best (15-8 Fav) 1. John Betjeman; b g Poet's Voice - A Great Beauty (Robin Gillard And Rory Gillard) 9 11 5 Joe Anderson (6-1) 2. Bigz Belief (IRE); b g Make Believe - Manaka (FR) (Mr R De La Haye) 8 11 7 Tom Broughton (9-1) 3. Also: 5-1 Feet On The Ground (IRE) (7 11 13 J J Burke) 4th, 6-1 Gorcombe Moonshine (8 10 5 Harry Kimber), 9-1 Stage Show (5 10 4 G Sheehan), 11-1 Saisissante (IRE) (5 11 7 Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell) 6th, 14-1 Coco Brave (IRE) (6 11 8 Rex Dingle) fell, 33-1 Mind Hunter (7 10 2 Sean Houlihan), 80-1 Benville Bridge (8 10 2 David Noonan) pulled up, 100-1 Janespriceless (9 10 4 Ben Godfrey) 5th 11 ran Off: 5.21 1{, 10, nk, 16, 1 H Dickin. Tote: win #2.88 places #1.20, #2.10, #2.80 Tote Exacta: #12.30 CSF: #14.35 Tricast: #84.60 Tote Trifecta: #72.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Collated
Return Fontwell Collated
~RS~00~FS~Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) ~RS~01~FS~2.10~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN NEW UK BOOKIE MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#7,700 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 1f 162yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,193.00 ~RS~02~FS~Le Tiep's Sacre (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g It's Gino (GER) - Sacree Tiepy (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Sunville Rail Limited~FS~ ~FS~4 10 9~FS~ ~FS~N F Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Walk On High~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Highland Retreat~FS~ ~FS~The Highland Walkers~FS~ ~FS~8 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Bryan Carver~FS~ ~FS~8-13 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~The Long Walk (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Collen Beag (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Martyn And Elaine Booth~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~Bank On Frank~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Ben Jones~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Ask Peter (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 12~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Fravanco~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~M Goldstein~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Forlano (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 5~FS~ ~FS~S Bowen~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Flimsy Nosebag (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~James Davies~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Warfleet~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~C O'Farrell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Saccary (GER)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~10 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.10 ~RS~09~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~9{~FS~ ~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~6{~FS~ ~FS~19 ~RS~10~FS~G & J Moore~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.34~FS~ ~FS~places #1.20~FS~ ~FS~#1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.50~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #7.40 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #6.51 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #17.80 ~RS~01~FS~2.40~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#8,900 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 3f 104yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,700.00 ~RS~02~FS~Diplomatic Ash (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Doyen (IRE) - Carrigeen Lechuga (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Past The Post Racing~FS~ ~FS~6 10 13~FS~ ~FS~Tom Cannon~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Royal Mer (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Montmartre (FR) - Princesse Pauline (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Samuel Sutton~FS~ ~FS~7 11 8~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Broughshane (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mahler - Shuil Milan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Gay Smith~FS~ ~FS~7 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~7-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Alto Alto (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gordon~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Doyouknowwhatimean~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 4~FS~ ~FS~Tristan Durrell~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Next Left (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 12 0~FS~ ~FS~C J Todd~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~07~FS~6 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.40 ~RS~09~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~7{~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~9{ ~RS~10~FS~G & J Moore~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #5.00~FS~ ~FS~places #2.20~FS~ ~FS~#1.80~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #18.00 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #17.79 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #47.00 ~RS~01~FS~3.10~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN DOWNLOAD THE APP MARES' HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#6,150 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 166yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,248.00 ~RS~02~FS~Pipers Cross (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Oatfield Lady (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Sarah Johnstone - Cooke~FS~ ~FS~8 11 3~FS~ ~FS~Cameron Johnstone-Baker~FS~ ~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Miss Goldfire (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Yeats (IRE) - Miss Mcgoldrick (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Harry Fry Racing Syndicate Miss Goldfi~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Miss Megan Bevan~FS~ ~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Lyness Dancer~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch m Norse Dancer (IRE) - Madame Allsorts (UNR)~FS~ ~FS~Thompson & Musson~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~Tom Cannon~FS~ ~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~Tuscan Rose (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 10~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~unseated rider ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Happy Returns~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 3~FS~ ~FS~C O'Farrell~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Barra Blue~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 1~FS~ ~FS~Liam Harrison~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Ramalamadingdong~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~David Bass~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.10 ~RS~09~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~7~FS~ ~FS~10~FS~ ~FS~50~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~Miss E C Lavelle~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.50~FS~ ~FS~places #2.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.70~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #11.10 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #11.12 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #120.80 ~RS~01~FS~3.40~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN FREE BET NOSE LOSERS HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#6,150 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 3f 29yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,248.00 ~RS~02~FS~Activist (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Iffraaj - Above The Clouds (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs L Maclennan~FS~ ~FS~6 11 13~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Decorated~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Nathaniel (IRE) - Trapeze~FS~ ~FS~Mr M L Darley~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Copper Cove (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Jet Away - Cherry Island (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs E J Wills~FS~ ~FS~8 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~9-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~What's One More (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 11~FS~ ~FS~Ben Jones~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Our Dylan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr Joshua Newman~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Tea And Chats (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 4~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gordon~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Low Expectations (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 1~FS~ ~FS~James Davies~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Soigneux Bell (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Caoilin Quinn~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Kingston Bresil~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Izzie Hill~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Little Lady Lucy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 2~FS~ ~FS~C O'Farrell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~10 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.40 ~RS~09~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~8~FS~ ~FS~2{~FS~ ~FS~10 ~RS~10~FS~D Pipe~FS~ ~FS~Wellington ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #11.30~FS~ ~FS~places #3.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.70~FS~ ~FS~#3.40~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #54.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #46.33 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #442.90 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Storming Nelson ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #580.00 ~RS~01~FS~4.10~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN BEST ODDS GUARANTEED HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#8,900 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 1f 165yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,700.00 ~RS~02~FS~Demoiselle Kap (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Kapgarde (FR) - Dabaratsa (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Larry Melrose~FS~ ~FS~7 11 13~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~11-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Royal King (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Anaqueen (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Will Simpson~FS~ ~FS~5 11 8~FS~ ~FS~Mr Jack Andrews~FS~ ~FS~7-4~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Constant Friday (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Mahler - Mattys Joy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Pink Birds~FS~ ~FS~10 10 0~FS~ ~FS~Tabitha Worsley~FS~ ~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~Koenigsstern (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 12 0~FS~ ~FS~James Davies~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Jolyjump (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Caoilin Quinn~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Pleasure Garden (USA)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 2~FS~ ~FS~M Goldstein~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~6 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.10 ~RS~09~FS~21~FS~ ~FS~10~FS~ ~FS~7{~FS~ ~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~17 ~RS~10~FS~J Candlish~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.38~FS~ ~FS~places #1.40~FS~ ~FS~#1.20~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #4.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #4.61 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Smart Casual ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #36.00 ~RS~01~FS~4.40~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN AMBASSADOR PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR OPEN NH FLAT RACE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#4,500 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO to 6YO~FS~ ~FS~2m 1f 162yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #2,451.00 ~RS~02~FS~Fountains Blenhein~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Passing Glance - Fountain Crumble~FS~ ~FS~The Fountains Partnership~FS~ ~FS~6 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~7-4~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Bras D'or (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Barastraight - Nuit De Guerre (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr John P McManus~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~5-6 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Monansunu~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Molly Potter~FS~ ~FS~Jokulhlaup Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Caoilin Quinn~FS~ ~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Itaintmebabe (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 2~FS~ ~FS~S Bowen~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Commanche Princess~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 9~FS~ ~FS~Tom Cannon~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Ben Lomond (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Harry Reed~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Croeso Talog~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Benjamin Poste~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.40 ~RS~09~FS~6~FS~ ~FS~23~FS~ ~FS~13~FS~ ~FS~78~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~A J Honeyball~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.75~FS~ ~FS~places #1.30~FS~ ~FS~#1.10~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #3.60 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #3.53 ~RS~17~FS~Quadpot: #6.40. Tote Trifecta: #101.30 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: #14.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Collated
Return Fontwell Collated
Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) 2.10 BETGOODWIN NEW UK BOOKIE MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #7,700 added 4YO plus 2m 1f 162yds Penalty Value #4,193.00 LE TIEP'S SACRE (FR); b g It's Gino (GER) - Sacree Tiepy (FR) (Sunville Rail Limited) 4 10 9 N F Houlihan (10-3) 1. Walk On High; b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Highland Retreat (The Highland Walkers) 8 11 5 Bryan Carver (8-13 Fav) 2. The Long Walk (IRE); b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Collen Beag (IRE) (Martyn And Elaine Booth) 5 11 5 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (9-2) 3. Also: 7-1 Bank On Frank (7 11 5 Ben Jones) 4th, 25-1 Ask Peter (FR) (6 10 12 Sam Twiston-Davies) 5th, 80-1 Fravanco (6 11 5 M Goldstein) 6th, 100-1 Forlano (FR) (8 11 5 S Bowen), 125-1 Flimsy Nosebag (IRE) (5 11 5 James Davies), 125-1 Warfleet (5 11 5 C O'Farrell) pulled up, 150-1 Saccary (GER) (6 11 5 Jack Tudor) 10 ran Off: 2.10 3\, 9{, 3}, 6{, 19 G & J Moore. Tote: win #4.34 places #1.20, #1.10, #1.50 Tote Exacta: #7.40 CSF: #6.51 Tote Trifecta: #17.80 2.40 BETGOODWIN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #8,900 added 5YO plus 2m 3f 104yds Penalty Value #4,700.00 DIPLOMATIC ASH (IRE); b g Doyen (IRE) - Carrigeen Lechuga (IRE) (Past The Post Racing) 6 10 13 Tom Cannon (4-1) 1. Royal Mer (FR); gr g Montmartre (FR) - Princesse Pauline (FR) (Mr Samuel Sutton) 7 11 8 Jack Tudor (7-2) 2. Broughshane (IRE); b g Mahler - Shuil Milan (IRE) (Mrs Gay Smith) 7 11 12 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7-4 Fav) 3. Also: 5-1 Alto Alto (FR) (8 11 7 Freddie Gordon) 4th, 10-1 Doyouknowwhatimean (8 11 4 Tristan Durrell) 5th, 16-1 Next Left (IRE) (9 12 0 C J Todd) 6th 6 ran Off: 2.40 {, 1, 7{, 1\, 9{ G & J Moore. Tote: win #5.00 places #2.20, #1.80 Tote Exacta: #18.00 CSF: #17.79 Tote Trifecta: #47.00 3.10 BETGOODWIN DOWNLOAD THE APP MARES' HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5) #6,150 added 4YO plus 3m 1f 166yds Penalty Value #3,248.00 PIPERS CROSS (IRE); b m Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Oatfield Lady (IRE) (Mrs Sarah Johnstone - Cooke) 8 11 3 Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7-2) 1. Miss Goldfire (IRE); b m Yeats (IRE) - Miss Mcgoldrick (IRE) (Harry Fry Racing Syndicate Miss Goldfi) 6 11 7 Miss Megan Bevan (2-1 Fav) 2. Lyness Dancer; ch m Norse Dancer (IRE) - Madame Allsorts (UNR) (Thompson & Musson) 6 10 10 Tom Cannon (20-1) 3. Also: 10-3 Tuscan Rose (IRE) (7 10 10 Sam Twiston-Davies) unseated rider, 5-1 Happy Returns (8 10 3 C O'Farrell) 4th, 10-1 Barra Blue (6 11 1 Liam Harrison) 5th, 22-1 Ramalamadingdong (5 11 7 David Bass) pulled up 7 ran Off: 3.10 hd, 7, 10, 50 Miss E C Lavelle. Tote: win #4.50 places #2.10, #1.70 Tote Exacta: #11.10 CSF: #11.12 Tote Trifecta: #120.80 3.40 BETGOODWIN FREE BET NOSE LOSERS HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5) #6,150 added 4YO plus 2m 3f 29yds Penalty Value #3,248.00 ACTIVIST (FR); b g Iffraaj - Above The Clouds (FR) (Mrs L Maclennan) 6 11 13 Jack Tudor (9-1) 1. Decorated; ch g Nathaniel (IRE) - Trapeze (Mr M L Darley) 7 11 7 Sam Twiston-Davies (4-1) 2. Copper Cove (IRE); b g Jet Away - Cherry Island (IRE) (Mrs E J Wills) 8 11 12 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (12-1) 3. Also: 9-4 Fav What's One More (IRE) (6 11 11 Ben Jones) 4th, 11-2 Our Dylan (IRE) (9 11 7 Mr Joshua Newman) 6th, 6-1 Tea And Chats (IRE) (8 11 4 Freddie Gordon) 5th, 12-1 Low Expectations (IRE) (5 11 1 James Davies), 16-1 Soigneux Bell (FR) (5 12 0 Caoilin Quinn), 22-1 Kingston Bresil (5 11 5 Mrs Izzie Hill), 50-1 Little Lady Lucy (IRE) (4 10 2 C O'Farrell) pulled up 10 ran Off: 3.40 3}, {, 8, 2{, 10 D Pipe, Wellington. Tote: win #11.30 places #3.10, #1.70, #3.40 Tote Exacta: #54.20 CSF: #46.33 Tricast: #442.90 Non Runner: Storming Nelson Tote Trifecta: #580.00 4.10 BETGOODWIN BEST ODDS GUARANTEED HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #8,900 added 5YO plus 2m 1f 165yds Penalty Value #4,700.00 DEMOISELLE KAP (FR); b m Kapgarde (FR) - Dabaratsa (FR) (Mr Larry Melrose) 7 11 13 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (11-8 Fav) 1. Royal King (FR); gr g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Anaqueen (FR) (Mr Will Simpson) 5 11 8 Mr Jack Andrews (7-4) 2. Constant Friday (IRE); gr g Mahler - Mattys Joy (IRE) (Pink Birds) 10 10 0 Tabitha Worsley (25-1) 3. Also: 9-2 Koenigsstern (IRE) (8 12 0 James Davies) 6th, 9-1 Jolyjump (FR) (6 11 7 Caoilin Quinn) 4th, 22-1 Pleasure Garden (USA) (8 10 2 M Goldstein) 5th 6 ran Off: 4.10 21, 10, 7{, 3\, 17 J Candlish. Tote: win #2.38 places #1.40, #1.20 Tote Exacta: #4.50 CSF: #4.61 Non Runner: Smart Casual Tote Trifecta: #36.00 4.40 BETGOODWIN AMBASSADOR PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR OPEN NH FLAT RACE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5) #4,500 added 4YO to 6YO 2m 1f 162yds Penalty Value #2,451.00 FOUNTAINS BLENHEIN; b g Passing Glance - Fountain Crumble (The Fountains Partnership) 6 11 2 Sam Twiston-Davies (7-4) 1. Bras D'or (FR); b g Barastraight - Nuit De Guerre (FR) (Mr John P McManus) 5 11 2 Jack Tudor (5-6 Fav) 2. Monansunu; b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Molly Potter (Jokulhlaup Syndicate) 5 11 2 Caoilin Quinn (150-1) 3. Also: 11-2 Itaintmebabe (IRE) (6 11 2 S Bowen) 5th, 22-1 Commanche Princess (5 10 9 Tom Cannon) pulled up, 66-1 Ben Lomond (IRE) (5 11 2 Harry Reed) 4th, 80-1 Croeso Talog (5 11 2 Benjamin Poste) pulled up 7 ran Off: 4.40 6, 23, 13, 78 A J Honeyball. Tote: win #2.75 places #1.30, #1.10 Tote Exacta: #3.60 CSF: #3.53 Quadpot: #6.40. Tote Trifecta: #101.30 Placepot: #14.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
~RS~01~FS~4.30~FS~ ~FS~HOLYCROSS MAIDEN HURDLE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 4f~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Are You Busy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Milan - Corporate Box (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Ms Karen Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~A P Kelly~FS~ ~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Stretchemout (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Kingston Hill - Chevalier Jet (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~G King & Nick Courtney & Joe Murphy & C~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~J W Kennedy~FS~ ~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Set My Love Free (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Arcadio (GER) - Letmeknow (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Fairymount Partnership~FS~ ~FS~8 11 5~FS~ ~FS~D E Mullins~FS~ ~FS~14-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Mack The Chemist (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Rachael Blackmore~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~O' Bon Pardon (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Cyrus Field (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D J Gilligan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~The Sugarhill Lady (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~C P McNamara~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Captain Porridge (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~J C Gainford~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~14-1~FS~ ~FS~Roxboro River (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~P Hanlon~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Washington Parks (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~H Morgan~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~28-1~FS~ ~FS~Dollymount (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~P K Donovan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~Heather View (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~C M Quirke~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Midnight Eagle (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 12~FS~ ~FS~Cian Cullinan~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~The Mail Train (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~R P Treacy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~14 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.30 ~RS~09~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~1{~FS~ ~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~6 ~RS~10~FS~R Sweeney~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR5.50~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.70~FS~ ~FS~EUR2.30~FS~ ~FS~EUR4.60~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR36.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR29.26 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Beckistine ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR458.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
4.30 HOLYCROSS MAIDEN HURDLE EUR9,999 added 4YO plus 2m 4f Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ARE YOU BUSY (IRE); b m Milan - Corporate Box (IRE) (Ms Karen Sheehan) 6 11 0 A P Kelly (9-2) 1. Stretchemout (IRE); b m Kingston Hill - Chevalier Jet (IRE) (G King & Nick Courtney & Joe Murphy & C) 5 11 5 J W Kennedy (5-1) 2. Set My Love Free (IRE); b m Arcadio (GER) - Letmeknow (IRE) (Fairymount Partnership) 8 11 5 D E Mullins (14-1) 3. Also: 7-2 Fav Mack The Chemist (IRE) (5 11 12 Rachael Blackmore), 5-1 O' Bon Pardon (FR) (5 11 12 S F O'Keeffe), 9-1 Cyrus Field (IRE) (5 11 12 D J Gilligan), 10-1 The Sugarhill Lady (IRE) (5 11 5 C P McNamara) pulled up, 12-1 Captain Porridge (IRE) (5 11 12 J C Gainford), 14-1 Roxboro River (IRE) (6 11 5 P Hanlon) 6th, 16-1 Washington Parks (IRE) (6 11 12 H Morgan) 4th, 28-1 Dollymount (IRE) (5 11 0 P K Donovan), 40-1 Heather View (IRE) (5 11 2 C M Quirke), 80-1 Midnight Eagle (IRE) (5 10 12 Cian Cullinan) 5th, 125-1 The Mail Train (IRE) (6 11 12 R P Treacy) 14 ran Off: 4.30 nk, 1\, 1{, nk, 6 R Sweeney. Tote: win EUR5.50 places EUR1.70, EUR2.30, EUR4.60 Tote Exacta: EUR36.30 CSF: EUR29.26 Non Runner: Beckistine Tote Trifecta: EUR458.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~4.50~FS~ ~FS~WILTSHIRE & BATH AIR AMBULANCE HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#10,600 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 150yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #5,598.00 ~RS~02~FS~Jongleur D'etoiles (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g It's Gino (GER) - Salika (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr John P McManus~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~R P McLernon~FS~ ~FS~10-3 Jt Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Toonagh Warrior (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Well Chosen - Duffys Chelsea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Noble Sovereign Racing~FS~ ~FS~7 12 1~FS~ ~FS~Charlie Hammond~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Jolie Baie (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Gris De Gris (IRE) - Belle Sauvage (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Jo Davis And Chris Butler~FS~ ~FS~6 11 6~FS~ ~FS~G Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~10-3 Jt Fav~FS~ ~FS~Drash On Ruby~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 10 11~FS~ ~FS~Rex Dingle~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Howaya Now (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 12 2~FS~ ~FS~Harry Bannister~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~Jack Sprat (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~William Featherstone~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Saunton Surf (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 4~FS~ ~FS~Daire Davis~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Whydah Gally~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gingell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Eileen's Milan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Hillsin (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 4~FS~ ~FS~James Turner~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~10 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.50 ~RS~09~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~4}~FS~ ~FS~12~FS~ ~FS~15 ~RS~10~FS~N P Mulholland~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.34~FS~ ~FS~places #1.60~FS~ ~FS~#2.10~FS~ ~FS~#2.30~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #23.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #22.53 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #136.52 ~RS~17~FS~Quadpot: #4.50. Tote Trifecta: #161.60 ~RS~18~FS~Placepot: #9.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
4.50 WILTSHIRE & BATH AIR AMBULANCE HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 4) #10,600 added 4YO plus 3m 150yds Penalty Value #5,598.00 JONGLEUR D'ETOILES (FR); b g It's Gino (GER) - Salika (FR) (Mr John P McManus) 6 10 10 R P McLernon (10-3 Jt Fav) 1. Toonagh Warrior (IRE); ch g Well Chosen - Duffys Chelsea (IRE) (Noble Sovereign Racing) 7 12 1 Charlie Hammond (11-2) 2. Jolie Baie (FR); b m Gris De Gris (IRE) - Belle Sauvage (FR) (Jo Davis And Chris Butler) 6 11 6 G Sheehan (8-1) 3. Also: 10-3 Jt Fav Drash On Ruby (9 10 11 Rex Dingle) fell, 13-2 Howaya Now (IRE) (7 12 2 Harry Bannister) 5th, 8-1 Jack Sprat (IRE) (7 11 5 William Featherstone) 6th, 12-1 Saunton Surf (IRE) (6 11 4 Daire Davis) 4th, 16-1 Whydah Gally (9 11 12 Freddie Gingell) pulled up, 22-1 Eileen's Milan (IRE) (6 11 5 H Cobden) pulled up, 50-1 Hillsin (IRE) (7 11 4 James Turner) pulled up 10 ran Off: 4.50 3\, {, 4}, 12, 15 N P Mulholland. Tote: win #4.34 places #1.60, #2.10, #2.30 Tote Exacta: #23.20 CSF: #22.53 Tricast: #136.52 Quadpot: #4.50. Tote Trifecta: #161.60 Placepot: #9.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
~RS~01~FS~4.40~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN AMBASSADOR PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR OPEN NH FLAT RACE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#4,500 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO to 6YO~FS~ ~FS~2m 1f 162yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #2,451.00 ~RS~02~FS~Fountains Blenhein~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Passing Glance - Fountain Crumble~FS~ ~FS~The Fountains Partnership~FS~ ~FS~6 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~7-4~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Bras D'or (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Barastraight - Nuit De Guerre (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr John P McManus~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~5-6 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Monansunu~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Molly Potter~FS~ ~FS~Jokulhlaup Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Caoilin Quinn~FS~ ~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Itaintmebabe (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 2~FS~ ~FS~S Bowen~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Commanche Princess~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 9~FS~ ~FS~Tom Cannon~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Ben Lomond (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Harry Reed~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Croeso Talog~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Benjamin Poste~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.40 ~RS~09~FS~6~FS~ ~FS~23~FS~ ~FS~13~FS~ ~FS~78~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~A J Honeyball~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.75~FS~ ~FS~places #1.30~FS~ ~FS~#1.10~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #3.60 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #3.53 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #101.30Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
4.40 BETGOODWIN AMBASSADOR PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR OPEN NH FLAT RACE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 5) #4,500 added 4YO to 6YO 2m 1f 162yds Penalty Value #2,451.00 FOUNTAINS BLENHEIN; b g Passing Glance - Fountain Crumble (The Fountains Partnership) 6 11 2 Sam Twiston-Davies (7-4) 1. Bras D'or (FR); b g Barastraight - Nuit De Guerre (FR) (Mr John P McManus) 5 11 2 Jack Tudor (5-6 Fav) 2. Monansunu; b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Molly Potter (Jokulhlaup Syndicate) 5 11 2 Caoilin Quinn (150-1) 3. Also: 11-2 Itaintmebabe (IRE) (6 11 2 S Bowen) 5th, 22-1 Commanche Princess (5 10 9 Tom Cannon) pulled up, 66-1 Ben Lomond (IRE) (5 11 2 Harry Reed) 4th, 80-1 Croeso Talog (5 11 2 Benjamin Poste) pulled up 7 ran Off: 4.40 6, 23, 13, 78 A J Honeyball. Tote: win #2.75 places #1.30, #1.10 Tote Exacta: #3.60 CSF: #3.53 Tote Trifecta: #101.30Thursday 6th March, 2025 Bowen blow leads to Cobden picking up Palladium ride in Triumph
By PA Sport Reporters
Nicky Henderson expressed his sympathy for James Bowen after confirming Harry Cobden will come in for the ride on Palladium at the Cheltenham Festival next week.
Bowen failed in his appeal to overturn a seven-day whip ban handed out after a recent win at Hereford, meaning he will be suspended during the Festival and miss out on partnering the high-class German Derby winner, whom he rode in a recent gallop at Kempton.
It means Cobden picks up the ride on Palladium in the JCB Triumph Hurdle, with the champion jockey getting acquainted with Lady Bamford’s €1.4million purchase – who made his jumping bow at Huntingdon in January – in a schooling session at Seven Barrows on Wednesday morning.
Palladium (middle, James Bowen) comes home ahead of Impose Toi (nearside) and East India Express (far side) pic.twitter.com/RsJeoABLyC
— Adam Morgan (@Adam_Morgs) February 25, 2025
Although pleased to have secured the services of Cobden, Henderson’s thoughts were primarily with Bowen, who is a key member of the Seven Barrows team as second jockey to Nico de Boinville.
Henderson said: “I’m very sympathetic for James, but the plan is for Harry to ride Palladium and the others are all sorted down the line.
“We had to anticipate what might happen and unfortunately it has happened and James can’t ride. It’s a dreadful shame for James and the timing is horrible, you just feel very sorry for him.
“It’s great to have Harry, there are a load of good guys but he’s been in, they schooled very well together and it’s all systems go.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Palladium
Palladium
Nicky Henderson expressed his sympathy for James Bowen after confirming Harry Cobden will come in for the ride on Palladium at the Cheltenham Festival next week. Bowen failed in his appeal to overturn a seven-day whip ban handed out after a recent win at Hereford, meaning he will be suspended during the Festival and miss out on partnering the high-class German Derby winner, whom he rode in a recent gallop at Kempton. It means Cobden picks up the ride on Palladium in the JCB Triumph Hurdle, with the champion jockey getting acquainted with Lady Bamford's E1.4million purchase - who made his jumping bow at Huntingdon in January - in a schooling session at Seven Barrows on Wednesday morning. Although pleased to have secured the services of Cobden, Henderson's thoughts were primarily with Bowen, who is a key member of the Seven Barrows team as second jockey to Nico de Boinville. Henderson said: "I'm very sympathetic for James, but the plan is for Harry to ride Palladium and the others are all sorted down the line. "We had to anticipate what might happen and unfortunately it has happened and James can't ride. It's a dreadful shame for James and the timing is horrible, you just feel very sorry for him. "It's great to have Harry, there are a load of good guys but he's been in, they schooled very well together and it's all systems go."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Horner
Cheltenham,Horner
Lift Me Up is spicing up jockey Jack Andrews' life, as he prepares to take the wheel for Red Bull Formula One supremo Christian Horner and his wife Geri at the Cheltenham Festival. A well-known name in motorsport, Horner has a starring role in Netflix's Drive To Survive series, while Geri Halliwell-Horner needs no introduction following her many years in the spotlight with chart-toppers the Spice Girls. However, Andrews is no stranger himself to column inches, with the 6ft 4in rider widely known as the 'world's tallest jockey'. Alongside his sister, and often weighing-room rival Gina Andrews, the 26-year-old has become a key figure in the Horners' foray into racing. But the man who will be aboard their prized equine asset - named after Geri's number one hit of 1999 - in the St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase admits he was at first more familiar with the Red Bull chief than his pop star wife. "Christian and Geri are people I met a couple of years back now when they asked us - me and my sister Gina - to ride their horses point-to-pointing and in hunter chasers," said Andrews. "I'm potentially showing my young age here, but I was very young when the Spice Girls were big so Geri wasn't someone who was high up on my list of celebrities and Christian was probably more famous to me because I enjoy Formula One. "We've developed a good relationship and they are a pleasure to ride for. They love going racing and are very easy to deal with and love the sport. "I think they like that they can come point-to-pointing with us at the weekend and not get overly hassled by anyone. They can walk round and enjoy their day out with the family and we just treat them like friends really and like any other owner we've got to know well." Such is the nature of the international sporting calendar, Horner will be in Australia preparing his Red Bull team for the opening race of the Formula One season when the tapes go up for the 'amateur Gold Cup' at Prestbury Park. The man who has guided Max Verstappen to four Formula One World Drivers' Championships is sure to be a keen observer from the southern hemisphere. But it will be trainer Maxine Filby who will be giving Andrews his instructions on March 14. Andrews explained just how the dynamic with the Formula One team principal works, with proven winner Horner appreciative of the straight-talking nature of the relationship. "Christian is just a normal chap and we don't beat around the bush when we talk about the horses, we tell it as it is and if it needs saying we say it and I think he likes that," continued Andrews. "I think he sometimes struggles when the odd thing goes wrong. When there's a problem with a car, you put it in the garage and fix it, but when there's a problem with a horse it can be hard to understand and get to the bottom of. But saying that they absolutely love it and they are simply a pleasure to ride for." It could be a first for owners, trainer and jockey if Lift Me Up was to follow in the footsteps of 2019 Festival winner Hazel Hill and add to his win in Warwick's competitive Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters' Chase with victory in the Cotswolds. The nine-year-old's appearance at National Hunt's showpiece event has been long in the planning for his team, with Andrews now relishing the possibility of walking into racing's famous winner's enclosure on Gold Cup day. He said: "Cheltenham has been on the cards for 12 to 18 months now, we wanted to go last year but he couldn't get qualified in time. This year there has been no rush and it was nice he could have a nice prep run and now we can look forward to Cheltenham. "At that time of year hunter chases are always competitive as everyone is dreaming of the same thing and we like to think he goes to the Festival with a live chance and adds a bit of spice to the foxhunters anyway."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
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~RS~01~FS~4.00~FS~ ~FS~KILLINAN HANDICAP HURDLE (0-100)~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 136yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Tasmanian Girl (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Australia - Blueberry Gal (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Aengus King~FS~ ~FS~5 10 7~FS~ ~FS~C M Quirke~FS~ ~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Navy Waves (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Sea Moon - Leading Rank (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~J R Weston~FS~ ~FS~7 10 11~FS~ ~FS~R P Treacy~FS~ ~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Cowper Hall (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Affinisea (IRE) - Darcellyeann (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Darren Cahill~FS~ ~FS~5 10 13~FS~ ~FS~C Stone-Walsh~FS~ ~FS~9-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~05~FS~Ricky Langford (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Alkaadhem - Presenting Lucy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Kings Horses Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~11 11 9~FS~ ~FS~S D Torrens~FS~ ~FS~40-1~FS~ ~FS~4 ~RS~06~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~Prince Quattro (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~J P Shinnick~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Le Bugiste (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K M Donoghue~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Pralognan (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 6~FS~ ~FS~D King~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Turbo (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 11 7~FS~ ~FS~K C Sexton~FS~ ~FS~slipped up ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Tudor Manor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 7~FS~ ~FS~T P Harney~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Onebrightbluerose (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 8~FS~ ~FS~Mr A Burke-Ott~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Silent Selector (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 6~FS~ ~FS~S W Flanagan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~18-1~FS~ ~FS~Dontdooddson (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 10 4~FS~ ~FS~J G Gilligan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Silent Dawn (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~D Meyler~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Rene Artois (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 0~FS~ ~FS~C G O'Dwyer~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Notevenatext (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 5~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Lacken Forest (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 8~FS~ ~FS~Mr M Doyle~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~16 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.00 ~RS~09~FS~2\~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~6~FS~ ~FS~3{ ~RS~10~FS~Aengus King~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR65.00~FS~ ~FS~places EUR10.30~FS~ ~FS~EUR2.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR5.60 ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR708.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR694.52 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: EUR2,566.58 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Kp's Ladyofknock, Southgate Avenue, Walk Of The Roses ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR1,275.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
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4.00 KILLINAN HANDICAP HURDLE (0-100) EUR9,999 added 4YO plus 1m 7f 136yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 TASMANIAN GIRL (IRE); b m Australia - Blueberry Gal (IRE) (Aengus King) 5 10 7 C M Quirke (40-1) 1. Navy Waves (IRE); b m Sea Moon - Leading Rank (IRE) (J R Weston) 7 10 11 R P Treacy (20-1) 2. Cowper Hall (IRE); b g Affinisea (IRE) - Darcellyeann (IRE) (Darren Cahill) 5 10 13 C Stone-Walsh (9-4 Fav) 3. Ricky Langford (IRE); b g Alkaadhem - Presenting Lucy (IRE) (Kings Horses Syndicate) 11 11 9 S D Torrens (40-1) 4. Also: 9-2 Prince Quattro (IRE) (6 11 5 J P Shinnick), 11-2 Le Bugiste (FR) (5 11 12 K M Donoghue) pulled up, 9-1 Pralognan (FR) (6 11 6 D King) 5th, 9-1 Turbo (IRE) (12 11 7 K C Sexton) slipped up, 10-1 Tudor Manor (IRE) (9 11 7 T P Harney), 12-1 Onebrightbluerose (IRE) (6 10 8 Mr A Burke-Ott), 16-1 Silent Selector (IRE) (5 11 6 S W Flanagan), 18-1 Dontdooddson (FR) (12 10 4 J G Gilligan), 22-1 Silent Dawn (IRE) (6 11 7 D Meyler) fell, 25-1 Rene Artois (IRE) (6 10 0 C G O'Dwyer), 50-1 Notevenatext (IRE) (7 10 5 P T Enright) 6th, 100-1 Lacken Forest (IRE) (6 10 8 Mr M Doyle) 16 ran Off: 4.00 2\, {, {, 6, 3{ Aengus King. Tote: win EUR65.00 places EUR10.30, EUR2.80, EUR1.20, EUR5.60 Tote Exacta: EUR708.50 CSF: EUR694.52 Tricast: EUR2,566.58 Non Runners: Kp's Ladyofknock, Southgate Avenue, Walk Of The Roses Tote Trifecta: EUR1,275.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~4.20~FS~ ~FS~HORATIO'S GARDEN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 3)~FS~ ~FS~#23,000 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 30yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #12,146.00 ~RS~02~FS~Saladins Son (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Tobougg (IRE) - Denny De Lap (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~Evens Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Enjoy Your Life (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Madoudal (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs J Young~FS~ ~FS~8 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Charlie Deutsch~FS~ ~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~06~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~Regatta De Blanc~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 9~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Sheldon (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 9~FS~ ~FS~M G Nolan~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~07~FS~4 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.20 ~RS~09~FS~56~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~A J Honeyball~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.00~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #5.30 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #6.77 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Hudson De Grugy ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #5.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
4.20 HORATIO'S GARDEN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 3) #23,000 added 5YO plus 3m 1f 30yds Penalty Value #12,146.00 SALADINS SON (IRE); b g Tobougg (IRE) - Denny De Lap (IRE) (Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire) 7 11 7 Ben Godfrey (Evens Fav) 1. Enjoy Your Life (FR); b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Madoudal (FR) (Mrs J Young) 8 11 2 Charlie Deutsch (13-2) 2. Also: 5-2 Regatta De Blanc (7 11 9 H Cobden) pulled up, 6-1 Sheldon (IRE) (9 11 9 M G Nolan) fell 4 ran Off: 4.20 56 A J Honeyball. Tote: win #2.00 Tote Exacta: #5.30 CSF: #6.77 Non Runner: Hudson De Grugy Tote Trifecta: #5.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
~RS~01~FS~4.10~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN BEST ODDS GUARANTEED HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#8,900 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 1f 165yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,700.00 ~RS~02~FS~Demoiselle Kap (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Kapgarde (FR) - Dabaratsa (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Larry Melrose~FS~ ~FS~7 11 13~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~11-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Royal King (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Anaqueen (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Will Simpson~FS~ ~FS~5 11 8~FS~ ~FS~Mr Jack Andrews~FS~ ~FS~7-4~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Constant Friday (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Mahler - Mattys Joy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Pink Birds~FS~ ~FS~10 10 0~FS~ ~FS~Tabitha Worsley~FS~ ~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~Koenigsstern (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 12 0~FS~ ~FS~James Davies~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Jolyjump (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Caoilin Quinn~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Pleasure Garden (USA)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 2~FS~ ~FS~M Goldstein~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~6 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 4.10 ~RS~09~FS~21~FS~ ~FS~10~FS~ ~FS~7{~FS~ ~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~17 ~RS~10~FS~J Candlish~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.38~FS~ ~FS~places #1.40~FS~ ~FS~#1.20~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #4.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #4.61 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Smart Casual ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #36.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING GOING
GOING
Tomorrow: AYR: Soft. EXETER: Good to Soft-Good in places. LEICESTER: Good to Soft-Soft in places. NEWCASTLE: Standard. Stalls: Straight Centre; 2m Inside Saturday: AYR: Soft. CHELMSFORD CITY: Standard. Stalls: 6f Centre; Remainder Inside HEREFORD: Good. SANDOWN: Hurdle: Good to Soft-Soft in places; Chase: Good-Good to Soft in places. WOLVERHAMPTON: Standard. Stalls: 7f Outside; Remainder Inside Sunday: CARLISLE: Good to Soft-Good in places on chase course. WARWICK: Good to Soft-Soft in places. Monday: NEWCASTLE: Standard. Stalls: Straight Centre; 1m4f Outside PLUMPTON: Good-Good to Soft in places. STRATFORD: Soft-Good to Soft in places. TAUNTON: Soft-Good to Soft in places. Tuesday: CHELTENHAM: Good to Soft. SEDGEFIELD: Good-Good to Soft in places. SOUTHWELL: Standard. Stalls: 5f Centre; Remainder Inside WOLVERHAMPTON: Standard. Stalls: 7f Outside; Remainder Inside Wednesday: CHELTENHAM: Good to Soft; Cross Country: Soft-Heavy in places. HUNTINGDON: Good. NEWCASTLE: Standard. Stalls: Straight Centre; 2m Inside WOLVERHAMPTON: Standard. Stalls: 7f Outside; Remainder Inside Thursday: CHELMSFORD CITY: Standard. Stalls: 6f Centre; Remainder Inside CHELTENHAM: Good to Soft. HEXHAM: Good. NEWCASTLE: Standard. Stalls: Straight Centre; 1m2f Outside endThursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
4.10 BETGOODWIN BEST ODDS GUARANTEED HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #8,900 added 5YO plus 2m 1f 165yds Penalty Value #4,700.00 DEMOISELLE KAP (FR); b m Kapgarde (FR) - Dabaratsa (FR) (Mr Larry Melrose) 7 11 13 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (11-8 Fav) 1. Royal King (FR); gr g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Anaqueen (FR) (Mr Will Simpson) 5 11 8 Mr Jack Andrews (7-4) 2. Constant Friday (IRE); gr g Mahler - Mattys Joy (IRE) (Pink Birds) 10 10 0 Tabitha Worsley (25-1) 3. Also: 9-2 Koenigsstern (IRE) (8 12 0 James Davies) 6th, 9-1 Jolyjump (FR) (6 11 7 Caoilin Quinn) 4th, 22-1 Pleasure Garden (USA) (8 10 2 M Goldstein) 5th 6 ran Off: 4.10 21, 10, 7{, 3\, 17 J Candlish. Tote: win #2.38 places #1.40, #1.20 Tote Exacta: #4.50 CSF: #4.61 Non Runner: Smart Casual Tote Trifecta: #36.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 Cheltenham watering with warm weekend on the horizon
By Molly Hunter, PA
Cheltenham are continuing to water the track ahead of the Festival, with a warm weekend set to be followed by a cooler week and possible frosts overnight.
The track’s flagship meeting gets under way on Tuesday and runs until Friday, with conditions reported as good to soft on Thursday afternoon after a dry start to the month.
Ground staff have begun watering as the forecast rain on Friday has dwindled, with the weekend expected to be particularly warm as temperatures could reach 17C.
They will soon drop, however, and are significantly lower during the week, with some minus figures showing up on the overnight forecast in the latter part of race week.
“It’s currently good to soft and we’ve commenced watering today just to maintain that,” said Jon Pullin, clerk of the course at Cheltenham.
“It’s a dry, warm day today and there’s not a lot of rain around now in the forecast for tomorrow.
“We’ve got a very warm weekend with temperatures as high as 16C or 17C, and there doesn’t look to be a lot of rain around on Monday.
“Next week looks very dry as well but a lot cooler, with daytime temperatures at about eight or nine.
“There is the potential for some overnight frost as well, but it’s mainly a dry forecast from now on in, so we’ve got to water to maintain that good to soft ground.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Ground
Cheltenham,Ground
Cheltenham are continuing to water the track ahead of the Festival, with a warm weekend set to be followed by a cooler week and possible frosts overnight. The track's flagship meeting gets under way on Tuesday and runs until Friday, with conditions reported as good to soft on Thursday afternoon after a dry start to the month. Ground staff have begun watering as the forecast rain on Friday has dwindled, with the weekend expected to be particularly warm as temperatures could reach 17C. They will soon drop, however, and are significantly lower during the week, with some minus figures showing up on the overnight forecast in the latter part of race week. "It's currently good to soft and we've commenced watering today just to maintain that," said Jon Pullin, clerk of the course at Cheltenham. "It's a dry, warm day today and there's not a lot of rain around now in the forecast for tomorrow. "We've got a very warm weekend with temperatures as high as 16C or 17C, and there doesn't look to be a lot of rain around on Monday. "Next week looks very dry as well but a lot cooler, with daytime temperatures at about eight or nine. "There is the potential for some overnight frost as well, but it's mainly a dry forecast from now on in, so we've got to water to maintain that good to soft ground."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
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~RS~01~FS~3.30~FS~ ~FS~THURLESRACES.IE MAIDEN HURDLE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 136yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mount Nelson - Out Of Africa (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Ray Hackett~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~L Quinlan~FS~ ~FS~8-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Joueuse Royale (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ba m Masked Marvel - Polane Du Charmil (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Robcour~FS~ ~FS~6 10 11~FS~ ~FS~Rachael Blackmore~FS~ ~FS~16-5~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Cappa Hill (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Kingston Hill - Go Goonagain West (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Eileen O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~5 11 4~FS~ ~FS~D J O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~6-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Yoradreamer~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 4~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~16-5~FS~ ~FS~Love At Sea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Mon Coeur (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D E Mullins~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Dunkerque (DEN)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K M Donoghue~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Sacramental (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 4~FS~ ~FS~K C Sexton~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Light On His Feet (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 13~FS~ ~FS~J P Shinnick~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~200-1~FS~ ~FS~Kates Choice (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 11~FS~ ~FS~M P O'Connor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~200-1~FS~ ~FS~Thoughtsarethings (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 11~FS~ ~FS~B P Kennedy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~250-1~FS~ ~FS~Glin Road Dream (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 4~FS~ ~FS~R P Treacy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~Cash Chase (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 10 11~FS~ ~FS~R Deegan~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~Thefarmersdaughter (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 6~FS~ ~FS~P K Donovan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~14 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.30 ~RS~09~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~3~FS~ ~FS~shd~FS~ ~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~hd ~RS~10~FS~R Hackett~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR9.00~FS~ ~FS~places EUR2.60~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR3.60~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR39.70 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR36.79 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runners: Astelia, God Of Thunder, Mister Box, Underhercontrol, Young And Foolish ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR744.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
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3.30 THURLESRACES.IE MAIDEN HURDLE EUR9,999 added 5YO plus 1m 7f 136yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 NOWWHATDOYOUTHINK (IRE); b g Mount Nelson - Out Of Africa (IRE) (Ray Hackett) 6 11 9 L Quinlan (8-1) 1. Joueuse Royale (FR); ba m Masked Marvel - Polane Du Charmil (FR) (Robcour) 6 10 11 Rachael Blackmore (16-5) 2. Cappa Hill (IRE); b g Kingston Hill - Go Goonagain West (IRE) (Mrs Eileen O'Connor) 5 11 4 D J O'Keeffe (16-1) 3. Also: 6-4 Fav Yoradreamer (6 11 4 S F O'Keeffe) 4th, 16-5 Love At Sea (IRE) (7 11 5 P T Enright), 9-1 Mon Coeur (IRE) (9 11 12 D E Mullins) 5th, 16-1 Dunkerque (DEN) (5 11 12 K M Donoghue) 6th, 66-1 Sacramental (IRE) (7 11 4 K C Sexton), 125-1 Light On His Feet (IRE) (5 10 13 J P Shinnick), 200-1 Kates Choice (IRE) (5 10 11 M P O'Connor), 200-1 Thoughtsarethings (IRE) (5 10 11 B P Kennedy), 250-1 Glin Road Dream (IRE) (6 11 4 R P Treacy), 300-1 Cash Chase (IRE) (5 10 11 R Deegan) pulled up, 300-1 Thefarmersdaughter (IRE) (7 10 6 P K Donovan) 14 ran Off: 3.30 {, 3, shd, 3\, hd R Hackett. Tote: win EUR9.00 places EUR2.60, EUR1.20, EUR3.60 Tote Exacta: EUR39.70 CSF: EUR36.79 Non Runners: Astelia, God Of Thunder, Mister Box, Underhercontrol, Young And Foolish Tote Trifecta: EUR744.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
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~RS~01~FS~3.50~FS~ ~FS~SALISBURY HOSPICE NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#7,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 3f 179yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,812.00 ~RS~02~FS~Regent's Stroll (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Pretty Puttens (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Ferguson, Mason, Hales, Hogarth & Smit~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~1-12 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~The Sainted Canary (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~br g Malinas (GER) - Bonny Blackdoe (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~James Barnard & Derek Coles~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Lorcan Williams~FS~ ~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Kantagua Du Large (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Great Pretender (IRE) - Antagua (FR)~FS~ ~FS~C & C Boultbee Brooks~FS~ ~FS~5 10 9~FS~ ~FS~R Patrick~FS~ ~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~The Italian Fox (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~Brendan Powell~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Thankyouandplease (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 2~FS~ ~FS~James Best~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~07~FS~5 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.50 ~RS~09~FS~2~FS~ ~FS~22~FS~ ~FS~13~FS~ ~FS~13~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~P F Nicholls~FS~ ~FS~Ditcheat ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #1.09~FS~ ~FS~places #1.02~FS~ ~FS~#1.60~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #1.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #1.52 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Gorcombe Blueskye ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #4.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
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3.50 SALISBURY HOSPICE NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #7,000 added 4YO plus 2m 3f 179yds Penalty Value #3,812.00 REGENT'S STROLL (IRE); b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Pretty Puttens (IRE) (Ferguson, Mason, Hales, Hogarth & Smit) 6 11 9 H Cobden (1-12 Fav) 1. The Sainted Canary (IRE); br g Malinas (GER) - Bonny Blackdoe (IRE) (James Barnard & Derek Coles) 6 11 9 Lorcan Williams (7-1) 2. Kantagua Du Large (FR); b m Great Pretender (IRE) - Antagua (FR) (C & C Boultbee Brooks) 5 10 9 R Patrick (66-1) 3. Also: 20-1 The Italian Fox (IRE) (5 11 2 Brendan Powell) 5th, 50-1 Thankyouandplease (FR) (5 11 2 James Best) 4th 5 ran Off: 3.50 2, 22, 13, 13 P F Nicholls, Ditcheat. Tote: win #1.09 places #1.02, #1.60 Tote Exacta: #1.50 CSF: #1.52 Non Runner: Gorcombe Blueskye Tote Trifecta: #4.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
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~RS~01~FS~3.40~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN FREE BET NOSE LOSERS HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#6,150 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 3f 29yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,248.00 ~RS~02~FS~Activist (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Iffraaj - Above The Clouds (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs L Maclennan~FS~ ~FS~6 11 13~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Decorated~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Nathaniel (IRE) - Trapeze~FS~ ~FS~Mr M L Darley~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Copper Cove (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Jet Away - Cherry Island (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs E J Wills~FS~ ~FS~8 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~9-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~What's One More (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 11~FS~ ~FS~Ben Jones~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Our Dylan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr Joshua Newman~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~6-1~FS~ ~FS~Tea And Chats (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 4~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gordon~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Low Expectations (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 1~FS~ ~FS~James Davies~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Soigneux Bell (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Caoilin Quinn~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Kingston Bresil~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Izzie Hill~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~50-1~FS~ ~FS~Little Lady Lucy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 2~FS~ ~FS~C O'Farrell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~10 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.40 ~RS~09~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~8~FS~ ~FS~2{~FS~ ~FS~10 ~RS~10~FS~D Pipe~FS~ ~FS~Wellington ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #11.30~FS~ ~FS~places #3.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.70~FS~ ~FS~#3.40~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #54.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #46.33 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #442.90 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Storming Nelson ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #580.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
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3.40 BETGOODWIN FREE BET NOSE LOSERS HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5) #6,150 added 4YO plus 2m 3f 29yds Penalty Value #3,248.00 ACTIVIST (FR); b g Iffraaj - Above The Clouds (FR) (Mrs L Maclennan) 6 11 13 Jack Tudor (9-1) 1. Decorated; ch g Nathaniel (IRE) - Trapeze (Mr M L Darley) 7 11 7 Sam Twiston-Davies (4-1) 2. Copper Cove (IRE); b g Jet Away - Cherry Island (IRE) (Mrs E J Wills) 8 11 12 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (12-1) 3. Also: 9-4 Fav What's One More (IRE) (6 11 11 Ben Jones) 4th, 11-2 Our Dylan (IRE) (9 11 7 Mr Joshua Newman) 6th, 6-1 Tea And Chats (IRE) (8 11 4 Freddie Gordon) 5th, 12-1 Low Expectations (IRE) (5 11 1 James Davies), 16-1 Soigneux Bell (FR) (5 12 0 Caoilin Quinn), 22-1 Kingston Bresil (5 11 5 Mrs Izzie Hill), 50-1 Little Lady Lucy (IRE) (4 10 2 C O'Farrell) pulled up 10 ran Off: 3.40 3}, {, 8, 2{, 10 D Pipe, Wellington. Tote: win #11.30 places #3.10, #1.70, #3.40 Tote Exacta: #54.20 CSF: #46.33 Tricast: #442.90 Non Runner: Storming Nelson Tote Trifecta: #580.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 Cheltenham likely to be quieter again for Nicholls, but past glories still fire future ambitions
By PA Sport Reporters
Paul Nicholls is well aware he has enjoyed more than his fair share of magnificent Cheltenham Festival moments over the years.
The late 2000s and early 2010s were a veritable feast for Ditcheat, with the Galacticos of their day all residing in the Somerset yard.
The names trip off the tongue – the Stayers’ Hurdle superpower that was four-times race winner Big Buck’s, two-mile sensation and dual Champion Chase winner Master Minded and, of course, the staying heavyweights of 2008 Gold Cup victor Denman and the sublime Kauto Star, who is the only horse to regain the blue riband event when reversing form with his stablemate in 2009.
It is not surprising Nicholls has found it hard to match up to those heady days and with the Irish trainers dominating proceedings in recent years, the 14-times champion has had to be satisfied with relative Festival crumbs rather than feasts of old.
Frodon, Topofthegame, Politologue, Stay Away Fay and Stage Star have kept him in the Grade One game at Prestbury Park, but Nicholls freely admits his team is in a rebuilding stage he compares to that of Manchester United, with Old Trafford legend Sir Alex Ferguson a long-standing owner at his yard.
He said: “What did everyone think when we were winning all those Gold Cups? You ask Sir Alex, when they were winning the Premier League every year and you suddenly have a season you don’t, you wish things were different but it’s reality, you’ve got to be incredibly realistic.
“I’ve been incredibly lucky, I’m not far off training 4,000 winners now and I enjoy every single one of them. You can only be as good as the players on your team and we’re changing it up a little bit.
“I’d be lying to say I didn’t wish I had all those horses (again), but I’ve been lucky to have had those horses, we got the best out of Denman, Kauto, Master Minded, Big Buck’s, it went on and on – I often think I don’t deserve any more, but we’ll get it back.”
Nicholls’ usually strong form took a nosedive in January, with the trainer explaining: “They definitely weren’t right around the time we gave them their flu jabs. In all the time I’ve trained, that’s the first time I can remember a spell like that. They are coming right now.
“It has been a quiet season, but saying that, we’re not far off £2million in prize-money, we’re just a bit light on winners.
“I’d love to win the National and we’ve a lot of horses to run in the spring.
“I’m going to enjoy it a bit more, there’s not so much pressure. Of course, I’d rather be training them, but everyone would have loved to have trained the ones I’ve had before. We’ve got some nice horses that it just hasn’t worked out for this year.
“I think if you run horses in the wrong races, you end up doing the wrong thing. It is very hard to find those horses now.”
While Nicholls has no favourites in his select Festival squad, he gives favourable mentions to both Just A Rose and Jubilee Alpha, who run in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle, while Weatherbys Champion Bumper contender No Drama This End and St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase hope Shearer are also on his shortlist.
He said: “The two mares are probably my best chance, No Drama This End would have a chance and Shearer would have a squeak.
“There’s horses with chances, but I’d say we’ll have a bigger team for Aintree, which seems to suit our horses more. I’ve got five nice horses to run in the National, which is very exciting.”
Shearer boasts an extra family link, with daughter Olive, 19, likely to take the ride on a horse that Nicholls part-owns, with the trainer having confined his ante-post betting – an area in which he has had previous success – to just his hunter chase horse.
He added: “The only horse I’ve backed is Shearer, I’ve had a little each-way at 25-1, but other than that I haven’t had a bet.
“That was a while back because I knew what I was doing, but I’ve got nothing like when I backed Big Buck’s at 25-1 for the Stayers’ Hurdle! I had him in a double with Kauto Star and won about £39,000.
“The first three winners I ever had at Cheltenham – Call Equiname, Flagship Uberalles and See More Business – I backed in each-way trebles, but I’m not really a gambler – that was me being optimistic!”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Three Gold Cups – but it might just have been a different Best Mate story
By Nick Robson, PA
Those lucky enough to be at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day in 2004 witnessed history, as Best Mate joined an elite list with his third victory – but it could have all been so different.
It was most certainly a dramatic few minutes for those in the Best Mate camp. First, Paul Carberry, riding Harbour Pilot, attempted to keep Jim Culloty on Best Mate trapped on the rails.
Harbour Pilot was just not quite quick enough to keep him there, though, and in a matter of strides Best Mate was out and gone.
However, just a length or two away was the late Robert Alner’s Sir Rembrandt, winner of the Rehearsal Chase and second in the Welsh National earlier in the season but seen by many as a bit of a slow coach, not classy enough for a Gold Cup.
Hence, he was sent off at 33-1 – yet anyone who took those odds began to get very excited as Andrew Thornton brought him into contention coming down the hill on the second circuit.
He met trouble in running before the home straight, but that did not stop Best Mate from recording his third Cheltenham Gold Cup victory in 2004 🏆🏆🏆@CheltenhamRaces
Just look at that jump at the second last! 😍#RacingTVFlashback pic.twitter.com/ZxrsbgUWMN
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 28, 2020
“Sir Rembrandt was 17 hands yet he loved Cheltenham,” said Thornton.
“One thing I remember about that race is the pace of the race. Thierry Doumen rode First Gold and seemed to fire him into every fence and he kept responding, so we seemed to be going flat out most of the way.
“I remember thinking on the run to two out that I don’t think I’d ever approached that fence as fast as we were going that day – and Best Mate left us for dead!
“If you look at the time, six minutes and 42 seconds, and Galopin Des Champs last year was well over seven minutes, it gives you an idea of how quick we went. I won it on Cool Dawn a few years earlier on what was proper quick ground in six minutes and 39 seconds, yet even though I won it I’ve no problem in saying that was a poor Gold Cup.
“Some horses lose their race at Cheltenham before it has even begun with all that is going on, but Sir Rembrandt loved it, if anything he probably found a bit of pace for the atmosphere.”
While Best Mate’s seasons were always very carefully mapped out by Henrietta Knight, and usually limited to three or four runs, Alner was certainly not afraid of sending Sir Rembrandt into battle.
“That season we started in the Hennessy with a well-handicapped horse, so we thought, but he fell at the third,” said Thornton.
“So a week later we sent him to Chepstow and he bolted up in the Rehearsal Chase, beating Bindaree. We thought that was great so three weeks later we went to the Welsh National and he was 2-1 favourite.
“He ran a blinder, but guess who beat him? Bindaree, by half a length and we had a 4lb penalty for the Rehearsal and it was obviously the difference. Hedgehunter was a mile back in third and went on to win a National and be second in a Gold Cup and of course Bindaree had already won the National.
“They were two very hard runs and a month later he ran in the Pillar (Cotswold Chase) but he ran no race. Robert’s always tended to have a quiet spell in January for whatever reason.
“He ran in the Aon (Denman Chase) when Timmy Murphy rode him after that but the ground was too quick.
“So those two runs meant we went to Cheltenham completely under the radar, and of course all the attention was rightly on Best Mate anyway.
“It’s funny in those situations, you know Best Mate was attempting was something special, not done since Arkle, but when you are racing you’d do anything to beat him!”
Carberry nearly did on Harbour Pilot rounding the final bend, attempting to stop Best Mate from getting a clear run, good race-riding for many and Thornton feels that manoeuvre possibly cost himself the race.
He explained: “Everyone remembers Paul Carberry trying to keep Jim in, but I actually think it worked in Best Mate’s favour.
“He was a horse, despite all his success, who never really did that much when he hit the front so when he couldn’t get out, it just delayed his run for a few more strides.
“Of course, he was by far the best horse in the race and he showed that between the last two going clear as he did, but then after jumping the last he thought he’d won.
“Sir Rembrandt never actually quickened, you know. It may have looked like it but all I was doing was staying on at one pace, Best Mate was just pulling up so if he’d got out when Jim wanted to, maybe I would have caught him!
“I can honestly say though I don’t lie in bed wondering ‘what if’ because I never for a moment thought I was going to win.”
A race that Sir Rembrandt would have been a leading contender for was the Grand National and that was the plan after Cheltenham.
“He was among the favourites for Aintree after that, but two days before the race he went lame, he would have had a proper chance,” rued Thornton.
“And guess what won that race, Silver Birch, for Gordon Elliott – had we run who knows how Gordon’s career might have turned out!”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Flying the flag for France – but George and Reveley still local heroes
By Adam Morgan, PA
Il Est Francais could have the French flag flying high at the Cheltenham Festival. But for Noel George and James Reveley it could prove a triumphant homecoming for the British-born duo central to Gallic ambitions.
Alongside Fred Winter hope Stencil, Il Est Francais is the main attraction in a stellar if select hand for the truly international team of George, his Swedish-born training ally Amanda Zetterholm and their tough yet stylish Yorkshireman entrusted with guiding the raiders around the Cheltenham undulations.
Despite forging successful careers on the continent, National Hunt racing’s showpiece event remains the pinnacle for both trainer and jockey, who always make sure to have the hallowed four days in March ringed on their calendars.
The meeting takes extra precedence for local lad George, who although now calling the Chantilly outskirts home, was born a stone’s throw away from Prestbury Park and has grown up surrounded by the Festival success stories of both his father Tom and grandfather John Edwards.
🇫🇷 Vive La France
A magnificent display from Il Est Francais who jumps his rivals silly with a breathtaking display in the G1 Kauto Star Novices' Chase at @kemptonparkrace pic.twitter.com/1V8MFM4eX3
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 26, 2023
George said: “I was born in Cheltenham Hospital so I was born and bred there and it was not far down the road from where I’ve grown up, so it’s a dream to have two good chances like we’ve got this year.
“Even across the Channel it is the big focus of the year and to go there with some live chances is exciting.
“I don’t really remember dad’s first winner there, Galileo, but I remember very clearly Summerville Boy and we’ve always had horses run well there. My grandfather John Edwards also had plenty of success at the Festival and he always talks about Pearlyman and his wins at Cheltenham.
“I rode a winner at Cheltenham during their hunter chase evening, but I never had much luck at the Festival. I rode in the Kim Muir when I was 16 and now I’m going back with two horses I train, it’s very exciting.”
Similar sentiments apply to Reveley, who is another to descend from a successful racing dynasty, with his grandmother Mary Reveley saddling over 2,000 winners under both codes and his father Keith also enjoying big-race success during his time in the training ranks.
Despite being a three-time champion jockey in his adopted home, he is still to get a first Festival win and now has the chance to serve a reminder of his skills in plate.
“Cheltenham is obviously what everyone is thinking about all season, thinking about what horses they have and what races they are going to run in at the Festival, it’s crazy really,” said Reveley.
“It’s always been high up on my list of ambitions to ride a winner at the Festival and I’ve never really had a good enough opportunity until now.
“I moved to France and may have never got any more opportunities, but it’s funny how things have worked out and now I’ve got the chances thanks to a Swedish and British trainer in France.
“It’s a good position to be in and it’s great to be in the mix again as I went a good few years riding in France without even riding in the UK. Now with Noel and Amanda sending a good few over, I’m enjoying getting back on the UK circuit now and again.
“I have a good few chances, which is something that has never really happened before and I know the horses I’m riding really well. Touch wood, everything can stay in one piece until we get there.”
French success at the Festival may not be as frequent as it was when François Doumen was lifting the Gold Cup with The Fellow in the mid-1990s and also sending over Baracouda to land the World Hurdle in 2002 and 2003, but the cross-Channel challengers can still make their presence felt, with David Cottin’s Easysland downing the great Tiger Roll in the cross-country only five years ago.
George and Reveley are dyed-in-the-wool Brits, but are wholly appreciative of the country that has provided them with the opportunities to thrive on the biggest stage and will now proudly compete under the French tricolour in the Cotswolds.
“The horses are very much trained in France and of course we’re loyal to that,” explained George.
“Il Est Francais is part-owned by his breeder and that arrangement is a massive part of French racing. There are a lot of French-bred favourites throughout the week and we’re proud to be going there under the French flag, even though we’re not French and we’ve also got British and Irish owners involved.”
Reveley concurs with the man who will be giving him the leg-up in the Cotswolds, even though it felt unnatural to drape the French flag over his shoulders when successful at Kempton Park on Boxing Day 2023.
“When we won at Kempton someone gave us a French flag and I don’t know why because I’m English, Noel’s English and Amanda is Swedish – but I guess the horse is French-bred!” said the rider, who can also look forward to the likes of Patrick Griffin’s Roi Mage in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase and Cottin’s course winner Jet Blue in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle.
“I guess even though we’re English ourselves we’re going over there proud to represent France.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Constitution Hill fever reminiscent of the halcyon days of Istabraq
By Adam Morgan, PA
Charlie Swan described Unibet Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill as a “freak”, as he reflected on his own great days at the Cheltenham Festival aboard the imperious Istabraq.
Owned by JP McManus and trained by an at the time emerging Aidan O’Brien, Istabraq would win four times at National Hunt racing’s spring showpiece.
His first success at Prestbury Park came in the 1997 Royal & SunAlliance Novices’ Hurdle, but over the following three years he would prove unstoppable in the Champion Hurdle, as he joined the likes of See You Then, Persian War, Hatton’s Grace and Sir Ken on the elite list of three-time winners.
Istabraq had barely broken sweat in his previous two Champion Hurdle triumphs by the time he was sent off the 8-15 favourite for his hat-trick bid 25 years ago.
However, there was a late scare on the eve of the contest after the discovery of a trickle of blood coming from one of Istabraq’s nostrils, something which had connections pondering on their next move.
The decision was made to allow the son of Sadler’s Wells his shot at Cheltenham immortality and the rest was history, as he once again proved he was the undoubted hurdling superstar of his generation, returning to unforgettable scenes.
“It was exceptional to win it for the third time and it was a great performance,” said Swan, reflecting on Istabraq’s four-length success over Hors La Loi III in 2000.
“He won all of his Champion Hurdles really easily and I didn’t have to hit him in any of them, which is amazing really.
“You were always under a bit of pressure when riding a horse like him, but it was always really exciting and you always looked forward to riding him.
“It goes without saying that it was a bit of a relief when he won that third time, because everyone thought he would win so easily. But it was great times and to do it for the McManus family was brilliant. JP is such a great guy and Aidan is obviously such a brilliant trainer, it was a great time.”
It was felt by many that Constitution Hill was on the road to joining Istabraq on the list of multiple-time Champion Hurdle winners after he first took home the hurdling blue riband in 2023.
A setback derailed Constitution Hill’s title defence and in turn any chance of following in Istabraq’s footsteps and winning the contest for three straight years.
But Swan sees similarities between two of the very best to grace the two-mile hurdling division and is backing Nicky Henderson’s superstar to regain his crown.
He said: “He’s a bit of a freak Constitution Hill, it’s always hard to win a Champion Hurdle but he has every chance of winning another.
“I think he is a very good jumper and he would jump pretty similar to Istabraq – he’s brave and takes on his hurdles.
“There will be a strong challenge from Ireland. Brighterdaysahead, Lossiemouth and State Man are going to be tough opponents and it would be great if they all turned up, hopefully they will.
“It will be a great race and I wish all the best of luck to Michael Buckley (owner) and Nicky Henderson, it would be great for them to see Constitution Hill win it again.”
Swan had delayed his own retirement to continue his long and fruitful association with Istabraq, with the duo combining 29 times over hurdles and coming out on top on 23 occasions.
The foot and mouth crisis put paid to the pair’s quest for an unprecedented fourth Champion Hurdle success in 2001, while his swansong in the 2002 renewal ended before the third flight of hurdles, with the 2-1 favourite swiftly pulled up lame.
It will always be hard to forget those triumphant afternoons in the Cotswolds for all connected and Swan has nothing but the fondest of memories of his time in the saddle aboard his greatest ally.
He continued: “It was definitely a privilege to be involved with Istabraq, he was an easy horse to ride and I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Riding a horse like him and with his profile was just brilliant.
“He is the sort of once-in-a-lifetime horse that you never really appreciate until afterwards, they are hard horses to come across.
“It was great to win all those races for JP and Noreen and their family – and for Aidan as well, it was great to be riding for him at the time and it was a real honour.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 ‘Just one’ will help ease the pain of 12 months ago for Henderson
By Ashley Iveson, PA
Nicky Henderson is keen to confine last year’s Cheltenham Festival nightmare to the history books as he once again prepares to lead the home defence at Prestbury Park.
When it comes to targeting his equine stars at National Hunt racing’s showpiece event, the master of Seven Barrows has few peers, with his tally of 73 Festival winners putting him in a clear second on the all-time list behind the man that has dominated the sport in recent years, Willie Mullins (103).
Henderson has been leading trainer at the meeting on nine occasions, won a record nine Champion Hurdles, six Champion Chases and a couple of Gold Cups – and yet the 74-year-old would be forgiven for returning to the Cotswolds with a degree of trepidation – or even a point to prove – after a 2024 Festival he would rather forget.
For the first time in 16 years, the six-time champion trainer returned to Lambourn empty handed, and in truth the alarm bells were ringing long before he even set foot on the stage.
Constitution Hill’s mid-February blowout in a Kempton gallop not only derailed his bid for back-to-back Champion Hurdle triumphs, but also set the tone for a bitterly disappointing run of stable form which came to a head when five of his six runners on the opening day of the Festival were pulled up.
Henderson ultimately decided to take evasive action by withdrawing several horses, including his “A-team” trio of leading Queen Mother Champion Chase contender Jonbon, Gold Cup hopeful Shishkin and star juvenile Sir Gino from the Triumph Hurdle.
Almost a year on, Henderson cut a much happier figure when welcoming the racing media to his annual pre-Cheltenham stable visit on a cold February Monday, albeit the demons of 12 months ago have not yet been fully banished.
“We’ve sat here for years. You guys come and see us, which is lovely, because I’ve always said the day you don’t want to come and see us, it means I’ve got nothing worth showing you or talking about, so we like seeing you,” said Henderson.
“We had no chance last year. We ran a few and we had a couple of seconds and thirds, including Luccia who got third in the Champion Hurdle.
“I can remember a few that ran well, but we left the A-team behind. You can never take anything for granted in this game.”
There is no doubt that at the time of writing at least, prospects appear much brighter for the team ahead of Cheltenham 2025.
Constitution Hill is seemingly as good as ever as he looks to wrestle back the Champion Hurdle crown, Jonbon is undoubtedly the standard setter in the Champion Chase and Lulamba and Palladium are two big darts to throw at the Triumph.
Sir Gino is absent again, though, after a recent setback left him hospitalised – and with last year still fresh in the memory, Henderson is in no position to get carried away.
“You just want one. One will be good,” he went on.
“The only time I have ever been confident about anything was Altior’s Supreme. It didn’t matter what Willie brought over that year, he wasn’t going to beat him!
“But we have always said, you would settle for one (winner) – you just want one. But if you can have one on the first day, you get the bit between your teeth and get on with it.
“That one is absolutely crucial and didn’t we half find that out last year, because none is horrendous.
“You know it gets harder because look at what happened the other week (with Sir Gino). You just know that is around everybody’s corner, you’re going to get hit and unfortunately we got hit, which was tragic.”
Constitution Hill @sevenbarrows this morning. Three weeks to go until he bids to regain his Champion Hurdle crown @CheltenhamRaces 🏆 pic.twitter.com/pJ29c6SkYz
— Ashley Iveson (@AshIveson) February 17, 2025
Given the events of last season, it was no great surprise that Henderson’s press morning was a little more low-key than has previously been the case, with just four horses paraded in front of those fortunate enough to be there.
The first two led out of a modified “house” which they share were the superstar pair of Constitution Hill and Jonbon, who while both brilliant, could hardly be more contrasting in their demeanour.
Jonbon was more than happy to pose for the cameras and look each member of the press present in the eye, whereas Constitution Hill appeared to be wondering what all the fuss was about.
Henderson said: “The two are so completely different, one is so switched off and the other is permanently switched on!
“They’ve always been the same and they’re chalk and cheese to be honest with you, but they’re great.
“They live in their little house together, but that’s purely by coincidence. We had to build that bit for Constitution Hill this year, so he has his field and his house and his roof.
“Constitution Hill is the most laid-back character you will ever come across and Jonbon is a complete fusspot.
“Constitution Hill would stand still for two days. I could tie him up to that telegraph pole and come and get him back in the morning, he’d be fine!”
Constitution Hill is a red-hot favourite to provide his trainer with a 10th Champion Hurdle a full 40 years after three-time winner See You Then landed his first.
Henderson might be long past retirement age, but it is clear the fire still burns bright.
“We’re lucky to still be here, but you’re always going to be here if you’ve got these sort of horses,” he said.
“We’re very lucky, we’ve got some very high-class horses. I won’t say we’ve got a yard full of them because to have those good ones you actually have to have a few bad ones as well.
“You’ve got to have fresh blood coming in and they can’t all be stars, but the more you get to play with, the more chance you’ve got of finding the good ones.
“We’ve all had to change a bit over the years. I was talking to John Francome the other day and we were reminiscing. He started at Fred Winter’s the same time as I did – that was a long time ago (1974).
“You talk about eras, at that time going into Cheltenham one year we had the likes of Pendil, Bula, Crisp, Killiney and Lanzarote. Jeepers, we had some horses, then over the wall at Fulke Walwyn’s, Mill House had only just retired and Arkle was only just gone. They were spectacular horses.”
From See You Then to Sprinter Sacre and Constitution Hill, Henderson has had a few spectacular horses himself. The Cheltenham faithful are sure to give him a very warm reception if, as expected, he can lay to rest the ghost of 2024 and once again walk into the hallowed winner’s enclosure.
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Family rivalry an extra ingredient in the Mullins machine
By Ashley Iveson, PA
When it comes to assessing the jaw-dropping strength of Willie Mullins’ Cheltenham Festival squad, few are better placed than his son Patrick and nephew Danny.
Both men will have a role to play when the Closutton juggernaut roles into the Cotswolds. How much of a part remains to be seen, with the most successful trainer in Festival history not one for making a decision early if it can be made late.
Stable jockey Paul Townend will have the pick of the majority of the Mullins superstars he wants to ride and as there is no clear number two, with Patrick and Danny somewhere in a cloudy pecking order that keeps even family members guessing, both will have to wait until they called upon.
When asked if he knew of any confirmed rides for this year’s Festival, 16-time champion amateur Patrick Mullins said: “No, I don’t – I wish I did! I suppose in another year I’d be thinking maybe Dancing City in the National Hunt Chase, but that race has obviously changed, and I don’t know what I’m going to ride in the Champion Bumper yet because I can’t do the weight on Bambino Fever.
“After that you’re trying to pick up spares and it’s very much up in the air, but you’re looking at horses you might have won on before in bumpers or whatever.”
As part of the traditional pre-Festival Irish press trip, Patrick, 35, and Danny, 32, joined the assembled media at the Lord Bagenal, the scene of many a Mullins party over the years, to discuss their hopes and dreams for this year’s meeting.
Danny was in particularly good form, fresh from enjoying a Dublin Racing Festival double, but it is notable that neither were saddled by his famous uncle.
The rider could be forgiven for feeling frustrated by the lack of clarity heading into the biggest week of the year, but he is more than happy to grab whatever opportunities do arise with both hands.
“As per usual with me it’ll be late on,” he said.
“I had a great Dublin Festival, but looking at the entries in the weeks coming up to it I would have been thinking I was hopefully going to be on some of Willie’s and Emmet (Mullins) pops up with one in a handicap and I got on a Joseph O’Brien spare and had two winners.
“It’s great to be in a position where I’ve put myself there to be a go-to man on the big day. My Cheltenham horse was Flooring Porter (dual winner of the Stayers’ Hurdle) and I picked up that ride an hour before the race, so anything can happen.
“It’s probably unlikely that I’m going to have a confirmed ride where I can say I’m going to do this or that in a race. Paul can have plan A, B and C for the ones he knows he’s going to ride, I have to be ready with plan A, B and C for the 28 races and hope I get a ride in one of them.
“That’s just the way it is and it’s worked well for me in the past.”
There could be a major spare ride up for grabs on day one, with Lossiemouth looking set to renew rivalry with State Man in the Champion Hurdle, although she remains in the Mares’ Hurdle.
With Townend expected to keep the faith in reigning champion State Man, it appears almost certain one of the Mullins men will be aboard Lossiemouth, should she go for the Champion, having departed four flights from the finish when challenging State Man in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Patrick Mullins was intriguingly jocked up to ride Lossiemouth that day initially, but a couple of hours later it was his cousin’s name who appeared on the racecard.
When asked whether he felt Lossiemouth could win the Champion Hurdle, Danny Mullins said: “I think she definitely can. Constitution Hill is still very good, but even though Lossiemouth fell in Leopardstown, she’d learned a good bit from Kempton the time before.
Lossiemouth this morning after her fall in the Irish Champion Hurdle on Sunday
The Champion Hurdle, “a plan two years in the making”, is still the plan 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/bjQQ6agA4m
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) February 5, 2025
“In the Christmas Hurdle she jumped quite high, she learned to get lower and faster and eventually paid the price. It was an uncharacteristic mistake, it just came out of nowhere and the reports seem to be that she’s come out of it not too bad.
“The placement of the Dublin Racing Festival to Cheltenham is fantastic, with five weeks rather than two or three, so hopefully Lossiemouth can bounce back from that.”
Patrick Mullins takes a slightly different view, saying of her Leopardstown fall: “It’s a big concern and not an ideal preparation. It was a horrible fall and Ruby (Walsh) always says the good jumpers get the worst falls because they’re not expecting it.”
Even if Lossiemouth and State Man turn up at their best, Mullins believe both will have their work cut out to beat the horse that is looking to regain his crown.
“If Constitution Hill turns up I think we’re all running for place money. I rode in the Supreme when he won it and I always said this horse can’t be beat,” he added.
“I was on Kilcruit and was beside Mighty Potter and Jack Kennedy and even though we were 20 lengths down at halfway I said ‘we could still win this, these can’t keep going, they’ve lost their heads’.
“I knew Dysart Dynamo was a bit of a runaway, Jonbon had gone out to not give Dysart Dynamo anything and we couldn’t go with them. Then Dysart Dynamo falls, I nearly get Jonbon with Kilcruit and your man (Constitution Hill) just keeps going.
“That horse is unbeatable, but the horse I saw in Kempton and Cheltenham in January doesn’t look unbeatable. Maybe I’m conning myself, but there’s hope.”
Solness! Oh my goodness! 😮
It's an incredible Grade One win in the @Ladbrokes Dublin Chase for @dan2231 and @JosephOBrien2 #DublinRacingFestivalpic.twitter.com/ppAgDa0xvF
— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) February 2, 2025
The feature event on day two is, of course, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, in which Danny has high hopes for Solness.
The seven-year-old proved his surprise Christmas success was no fluke when dominating from the front in last month’s Dublin Chase and while it is uncertain whether Mullins will keep the ride or not at this stage, with J J Slevin potentially set to be recalled, he feels Solness should not underestimated.
“Solness was very good. There’s been plenty of chat about the race, but the speed he went, very few horses could keep up with that,” he said.
“Contrary to whatever everyone is saying, they tried to come with me in Leopardstown. I think I left the ground in third over the first fence and it wasn’t until you jumped the two downhill fences that he really poured it on.
“He impressed me so much. It’s easy to go out and do all the jumping down the back straight, but to go down and jump the last and race from there until the finish, that’s what pays.”
Whether on horseback or on the ground, as assistant to his father Patrick Mullins is relishing being part of what is perhaps the strongest team National Hunt racing has ever seen.
Manchester City’s unexpected demise in the last 12 months is proof that even the mighty can fall, but Patrick believes his father’s burning ambition will ensure the Mullins machine continues to dominate.
“Willie has always said to me, you need fresh blood. You look at what Sir Alex Ferguson did, you need to keep new people coming in.
“Willie is always thinking two years ahead, not even next year. You can’t rest on your laurels. It’s a cliched thing to say, but the hunger Willie has to go ‘again, again’ and ‘more, more’ is incredible.
“We have extra stables this year and he’s on about getting more stables again. We’re all trying to say ‘it’s full’, but at an age when most people are retiring, he’s only ramping up.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 From See You Then to Constitution Hill, no one does the Champion Hurdle better than Nicky Henderson
By Adam Morgan, PA
No trainer has enjoyed as much success in the Unibet Champion Hurdle as Nicky Henderson.
It is therefore fitting that 40 years after See You Then gave him his first, Constitution Hill could provide a magical 10th triumph in the Cheltenham Festival’s hurdling showpiece.
A whole host of champions have followed in See You Then’s footsteps since the son of the 2000 Guineas and Derby-winning Royal Palace got Henderson off the mark in the feature on the opening day in 1985.
However, it would have been hard for even Henderson to imagine the many great days that would not only lie ahead with his three-time hero See You Then, but also the many others over the subsequent four decades.
Similar sentiments apply for Steve Smith Eccles, who picked up the chance spare ride on See You Then before going on to enjoy a stellar association with the fragile yet brilliant hurdler.
He explained: “He was due to be ridden by John Francome, but he had a fall and got injured in the Arkle and then I stepped in to ride See You Then for the first time. Even though I was Nicky’s first jockey, the owner wanted Francome and he was John’s ride.
“We didn’t know what he was going to be like at the time, but it was probably one of the easiest wins from any horse at the Cheltenham Festival.
“You can’t do it without the horse and he was different class in that time. To step in on him that first year was the start of an amazing journey for me.”
See You Then was often referred to as ‘See You When’, such was his limited appearances during the season, but Smith Eccles sees Henderson’s expert handling of his first true champion as the epitome of what makes him so successful in the training ranks.
“They called him ‘See You When’ because he did have dodgy legs. He would only have one race and then would go and run in the Champion Hurdle because he had legs made of glass and Nicky did a great job managing him – he did an amazing job just getting him to a racecourse and winning one Champion Hurdle,” continued Smith Eccles.
“Nicky’s got a great eye for a horse and is always thinking about the horse at home and in his training. He’ll never do too much with them and what makes him such a good trainer is he’s got something in his head that others don’t know about.”
Henderson and Smith Eccles’ luck with See You Then would eventually run out when preparing for an unprecedented fourth Champion Hurdle, with the Derbyshire-born jockey remembering a horse that hallmarks the type the master of Seven Barrows excels with.
He added: “If there was ever a horse I thought would win four Champion Hurdles, it was him. He won his three and then the following year in his prep race at Wincanton he damaged his leg. It finished him really that injury.
“He was far beyond anything ability-wise in that era and there was nothing that could touch him if you got him to the Champion Hurdle in one piece.
“When Nicky has those types of horses, they are just outstanding and he is capable of getting everything out of them to win those races on the day.”
The baton has now passed down the generations to the one and only Constitution Hill, a horse more than fitting to stand in the pantheon of Cheltenham greats alongside See You Then – and one who could become only the third horse in history to regain the Champion Hurdle crown.
The unbeaten superstar of the modern day will be partnered by Nico de Boinville, a man who has risen through the ranks to become one of Henderson’s most trusted lieutenants and concurs with Smith Eccles’ assessment of his long-time supporter.
He said: “It’s the pinnacle of the hurdling division. Every jockey wants to win the ‘big three’ at Cheltenham and that is one of them.
“It’s the blue riband of hurdling and to be able to do it on a horse like Constitution Hill, who is an absolute superstar and one the public love, is fantastic.
“It’s truly special and I couldn’t be where I am without Nicky Henderson. I try to be as helpful as I can and it’s great to do it for him.
“It’s his attention to detail that makes him so good at what he does. He looks at each horse individually and there is a lot at stake, so you have to get it right.”
Barry Geraghty is another rider who enjoyed a fruitful spell as stable jockey at Seven Barrows in Lambourn, winning the Champion Hurdle aboard Punjabi (2009), Buveur D’Air (2018) and Epatante (2020), as well as finishing second on My Tent Or Yours in 2015.
The Irishman also celebrated a Gold Cup win for Henderson with Bobs Worth (2013) and Champion Chase success with both Finian’s Rainbow (2012) and the mighty Sprinter Sacre (2013) and has simply hailed the greatness of a trainer for all occasions.
“Nicky is just a brilliant trainer at all distances,” said Geraghty.
“He would train a Gold Cup winner just as easy as a Champion Hurdle winner. He covers all bases, Royal Ascot winners, you name it and Nicky will have trained it. That’s what the best do.
“We had lots of great days winning the Champion Hurdle and he’s just a great man to be involved with. He’s a brilliant trainer and just a great man all round.”
Geraghty’s first success for Henderson came aboard Punjabi, who caused a small shock when eclipsing his stablemate Binocular.
Binocular would famously return to Prestbury Park to claim the Champion Hurdle under AP McCoy a year later, and Mick Fitzgerald – who played an integral part in the early careers of both horses – believes their Champion Hurdle victories are proof of his long-time governor’s ability to pinpoint the right horse for the division.
Fitzgerald said: “I won the four-year-old hurdle on Punjabi at Punchestown and I won the Adonis on Binocular. Did I think Punjabi would win a Champion Hurdle? I think a lot fell right for him, but that’s what this game is about.
“You just have to beat what is there on the day and that is exactly what Punjabi did – he was a very honest campaigner and was prepared perfectly for the big day.
“Binocular was a different ball game and he was beaten in a Supreme and his first Champion Hurdle before winning one. To get him back a couple of times when it looked like he was struggling just shows you what Nicky Henderson is all about.”
Deputising for an injured Geraghty in Buveur D’Air’s first Champion Hurdle in 2017 was Noel Fehily, who was grateful to reunite with a horse he knew would be primed to perfection.
Fehily said: “Buveur D’Air was a wonderful horse and I had ridden him the season before when he was behind Altior in the Supreme and then went and won the Grade One at Liverpool.
“I knew he was a very good horse and there is no one better at preparing a Champion Hurdler than Nicky Henderson, so I was definitely looking forward to him and was expecting a really big run. His horses are always so quick and he’s great at getting them to turn up on that big day in March.”
Although he would go on to become a two-time Champion Hurdle winner, Buveur D’Air had embarked on a novice chasing career in 2015-16 before reverting back to the smaller obstacles.
It is yet another example of Henderson quickly identifying an opportunity to succeed with his string, with Fehily 100 per cent confident in the decision that was made.
He added: “He had been chasing that year, but I always knew if anyone could get him right for the big day, it would be Nicky Henderson. It was another masterclass in training from him.”
The Seven Barrows Champion Hurdle journey now returns to Constitution Hill and after the struggles that plagued his aborted title defence 12 months ago before a historic resurgence this term, we could be about to witness Henderson at his magical best once more on March 11.
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Geraghty has fond memories of ‘magical place’ Cheltenham
By Adam Morgan, PA
“A magical place, where you want to be and where you want to win.” Barry Geraghty probably sums up the Cheltenham Festival for anyone involved in National Hunt racing.
And he should know, with 43 wins at jump racing’s Olympics to his name before he retired in 2020, aged 40.
There were some big winners, too. Very big. The Champion Hurdle, the Champion Chase, the Gold Cup – in short, all the ones that really matter.
Five times the County Meath-born rider won the Champion Chase. Big Zeb (2010) and Finian’s Rainbow (2012) sandwiching the mighty pair of Moscow Flyer (twice, in 2003 and 2005) and Sprinter Sacre (2013).
Like many of the two-mile championship races of that era, the 2005 win of Moscow Flyer’s was a special one.
“It was a magical day, we had won the Tingle Creek beating Azertyuiop and Well Chief and the rematch was on. Moscow Flyer arguably put up his career-best performance that day and he just laughed at the opposition and strolled in,” Geraghty said.
“Moscow Flyer was an amazing horse and an absolute superstar who Jessica Harrington did brilliantly with to keep him at the top level for so long. He was four years unbeaten and he was a real champion who showed his mettle that day.
“I’ll always be associated with Moscow Flyer and I was very fortunate to have two great horses like him and Sprinter Sacre for brilliant people like Jessica Harrington and Nicky Henderson during my career.”
Punjabi (2009), Jezki (2014), Buveur d’Air (2018) and Epatante (2020) gave Geraghty four Champion Hurdles. Kicking King in 2005 gave him his first Gold Cup and eight years later Bobs Worth – a horse he had a particularly special bond with – gave him a second win in the blue riband.
“Kicking King was another brilliant horse. Unfortunately, injuries curtailed his career somewhat, but it was a magical afternoon when he won the Gold Cup and he put up two special performances in the King George,” said Geraghty, who in conjunction with point-to-point trainer Warren Ewing bought a certain Constitution Hill as a six-month-old foal.
“It was my first Gold Cup, but it’s hard to split him and Bobs Worth, I have to admit.
“I had a personal connection with Bobs Worth having owned him with my brother since he was a foal until he was a four-year-old. He was a gorgeous horse with a lovely temperament, a little bit like Constitution Hill – he was very kind and unassuming and gentle and the type of horse you could put your child on him.
“Any winner at Cheltenham is special and I’ve been fortunate to win a few, but to get three of the championship races was fantastic. There’s no doubt it’s a magical place and if you’re a trainer, jockey or owner it’s where you want to be and where you want to win.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 No looking back for Skelton, just a determined focus on getting better
By Nick Robson, PA
You would have to be fairly hard-hearted not to feel some sympathy for Dan Skelton when Willie Mullins snatched the trainers’ championship away from him in the final throes of last season.
It took a huge effort from the Closutton giant, who after dominating Cheltenham was still over £700,000 behind Skelton but won both the English and Scottish Grand Nationals to become the first Irishman since Vincent O’Brien 70 years earlier to wear the crown.
Skelton, understandably, was crestfallen, but rather than feel sorry for himself, he endeavoured to throw everything at it once more and went on to build up a sizeable lead in the summer, setting Mullins an even tougher target this season.
With Skelton well on his way to £2.5million in prize-money already, Mullins is way back on less than £200,000.
But these days, the latter is almost guaranteed eight to 10 Festival winners it seems, and with Galopin Des Champs a long odds-on favourite to win a third Gold Cup, he will soon be eating into the lead.
“We’re ahead of where we were last year and we’ve just got to keep the ball rolling. If we have an average March and April, that should be enough – let’s hope for at least that,” said Skelton.
“I’m not nervous about it, what I’m nervous about is well-being. As long as the team stays healthy, we’ve done all we can and hopefully the results will bear that out.
“Going in saying we have to win this or that much prize-money is out of your control, the one thing we can control to a good degree is that they stay on track.”
Skelton had a fantastic four winners at the Festival last year, headlined by Grade One scorers Grey Dawning and Protektorat, and while the former is not going back this time, the latter holds a solid chance of a repeat in the Ryanair.
The New Lion, L’Eau Du Sud, Be Aware, Take No Chances and Valgrand are others among a team the Alcester handler feels is even stronger this time around.
He said: “It’s frightening to say that it’s better, isn’t it? But you can’t just say that because it’s better, then you’re going to have five winners because you had four last year. That’s just highly presumptuous – you can’t do that.
“I never thought we’d have four winners last year and I was rude enough to think that our best chance was on the Friday and that got beat (L’Eau Du Sud in the County Hurdle). We had four going into Friday and I thought we were definitely having five, but that’s our sport and that’s how it is.
“I think we’ve got the best team we’ve ever had, but whether that bears out in the results is a different matter. I think time will tell you this is the best team we’ve ever had from results beyond today.
“You can’t do it without the horses – you cannot make up quality or ability. When you are analysing form on a race-by-race basis, you can have a horse that likes the ground and loves the track, but if there is another horse in the race that is 10lb better, you are not going to beat it, realistically. Quality is massive.”
Although Mullins has proved to be a thorn in Skelton’s side, he is full of admiration for his big rival.
“What sets Willie apart is talent – his talent and that of his horses. We can all get them fit and Willie’s are super, super fit. It is going to be so hard to surpass Willie while he has the flow of talent that he has,” said Skelton.
“What we have taken from that is we need to make our own relationships and purchases from a supply chain – we can’t go to his. We need to make our own – that’s what we’re doing and I think that’s reaping the rewards.
“You can’t do that over a month or two years or five years – it’s over lifetimes that you build those connections and that’s what you’re starting to see now.
“We’re starting to see more and more of those really good horses. We’re really happy with where it is, but we think it can get better.
“Quality is huge, but we’re always changing what we do at home as well. Protektorat’s a great example. Last year, we changed things halfway through the year and we started getting different results.
“We’re never afraid to change things up. We’ve changed facilities, we do things differently to try to get a positive result. Sometimes you get a negative result and you have to go back to where you were, but we’re never afraid of failure – because if you’re afraid of failure, you never make a decision.
“The hard thing now is the position we’re in, we have to have a winner because if we don’t, you guys (the media) will say ‘they didn’t have a winner and they should have’, because realistically we should. We’re one of the bigger teams and we should.
“It’s new territory for us, that new reality that actually failure can be measured, whereas before when you’re only starting and you’re coming up through the ranks, it’s your successes that are measured, not your failures. Now, when you get further up, your failures get measured more than your successes!”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Lift Me Up putting celebrity owners in the Cheltenham spotlight
By Adam Morgan, PA
Lift Me Up is spicing up jockey Jack Andrews’ life, as he prepares to take the wheel for Red Bull Formula One supremo Christian Horner and his wife Geri at the Cheltenham Festival.
A well-known name in motorsport, Horner has a starring role in Netflix’s Drive To Survive series, while Geri Halliwell-Horner needs no introduction following her many years in the spotlight with chart-toppers the Spice Girls.
However, Andrews is no stranger himself to column inches, with the 6ft 4in rider widely known as the ‘world’s tallest jockey’. Alongside his sister, and often weighing-room rival Gina Andrews, the 26-year-old has become a key figure in the Horners’ foray into racing.
But the man who will be aboard their prized equine asset – named after Geri’s number one hit of 1999 – in the St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase admits he was at first more familiar with the Red Bull chief than his pop star wife.
“Christian and Geri are people I met a couple of years back now when they asked us – me and my sister Gina – to ride their horses point-to-pointing and in hunter chasers,” said Andrews.
“I’m potentially showing my young age here, but I was very young when the Spice Girls were big so Geri wasn’t someone who was high up on my list of celebrities and Christian was probably more famous to me because I enjoy Formula One.
“We’ve developed a good relationship and they are a pleasure to ride for. They love going racing and are very easy to deal with and love the sport.
“I think they like that they can come point-to-pointing with us at the weekend and not get overly hassled by anyone. They can walk round and enjoy their day out with the family and we just treat them like friends really and like any other owner we’ve got to know well.”
Such is the nature of the international sporting calendar, Horner will be in Australia preparing his Red Bull team for the opening race of the Formula One season when the tapes go up for the ‘amateur Gold Cup’ at Prestbury Park.
The man who has guided Max Verstappen to four Formula One World Drivers’ Championships is sure to be a keen observer from the southern hemisphere. But it will be trainer Maxine Filby who will be giving Andrews his instructions on March 15.
Andrews explained just how the dynamic with the Formula One team principal works, with proven winner Horner appreciative of the straight-talking nature of the relationship.
“Christian is just a normal chap and we don’t beat around the bush when we talk about the horses, we tell it as it is and if it needs saying we say it and I think he likes that,” continued Andrews.
“I think he sometimes struggles when the odd thing goes wrong. When there’s a problem with a car, you put it in the garage and fix it, but when there’s a problem with a horse it can be hard to understand and get to the bottom of. But saying that they absolutely love it and they are simply a pleasure to ride for.”
It could be a first for owners, trainer and jockey if Lift Me Up was to follow in the footsteps of 2019 Festival winner Hazel Hill and add to his win in Warwick’s competitive Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters’ Chase with victory in the Cotswolds.
The nine-year-old’s appearance at National Hunt’s showpiece event has been long in the planning for his team, with Andrews now relishing the possibility of walking into racing’s famous winner’s enclosure on Gold Cup day.
He said: “Cheltenham has been on the cards for 12 to 18 months now, we wanted to go last year but he couldn’t get qualified in time. This year there has been no rush and it was nice he could have a nice prep run and now we can look forward to Cheltenham.
“At that time of year hunter chases are always competitive as everyone is dreaming of the same thing and we like to think he goes to the Festival with a live chance and adds a bit of spice to the foxhunters anyway.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 Knight expecting three Gold Cups for Galopin – and maybe four
By Adam Morgan, PA
Best Mate’s trainer Henrietta Knight has given her backing to the “magnificent” Galopin Des Champs ahead of his bid to emulate her superstar chaser and become just the second horse this century to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups.
Multiple winners of the blue riband are far and few between and as well as Best Mate, only Golden Miller and fellow hat-trick heroes Cottage Rake and Arkle are the names Willie Mullins’ nine-year-old could join on the list of Cheltenham Festival immortals.
And the 78-year-old believes Galopin Des Champs would be fitting of joining those champions in the pantheon of Gold Cup greatness, as she warns the nine-year-old may still have yet to hit his peak.
Knight said: “I think he will do it and he’s definitely the one to beat. He obviously loves Leopardstown, but he has proven he likes Cheltenham as well and he’s obviously in great form.
“He’s looking older and stronger this year and I think he’s a horse who has everything going for him and I think he’s only getting better, he couldn’t have been more impressive in the Irish Gold Cup.
“I thought Fact To File would be a Gold Cup contender this year, but maybe he just doesn’t quite get the extra distance.
“I can’t see anything getting past Galopin Des Champs. He has the chance to join some elusive company and maybe he could win four.”
There were tremendous scenes in the Leopardstown winner’s enclosure after Galopin Des Champs secured his third Irish Gold Cup in February, and Knight is predicting similar in the Cotswolds for a horse whose popularity is now rivalling that of her own three-time Gold Cup king.
She added: “They deserve to have enjoyed the results they have had with him. He’s a very popular horse with the public and if there is a horse who is going to do the same as Best Mate, then I hope it is him as he is a horse I have always loved, I think he’s a magnificent horse.”
Ted Walsh saddled Commanche Court to finish second to Best Mate in the 2002 Gold Cup and has seen many of Ireland’s greats descend on Prestbury Park during his long and decorated career in the saddle, as a trainer and in the commentary box.
Well qualified to assess his nation’s latest equine icon, the 74-year-old believes Galopin Des Champs has proven he is the “complete package” by fending off every challenger so far and agrees with Knight that a fourth Gold Cup would not be unthinkable in 12 months’ time.
“He’s the dominant horse in the division and there’s nothing there you could say is a danger to him barring his own self, health or bad luck on the day,” said Walsh.
“He’s proved he can get three and a quarter miles well, he handles Cheltenham, he’s a good jumper and he comes from a yard at the top of the game with both a good man on his back and a good man training him, what more could you want? There’s no negatives.
“He’s the complete article because you can ride him any way and handles any type of ground. He’s a horse Paul (Townend, jockey) can buck out in the first two and if something goes quick you can sit second or third and if there’s no gallop he can make it.
“He’s so straightforward and you can set his clock by him and if he does get beat then he will only just get beat, he never runs a stinker.
“Last year we thought there might be a few novices coming along to take him on, but nothing has. When he got beat in the John Durkan we were all saying these are the new Gold Cup contenders, but they’re not there now. That I think is a sign of his true class and he never misses a fight.”
Victory for Galopin Des Champs would not only see him match Arkle in terms of Gold Cup wins, he also has the chance to eclipse Kauto Star, the horse wildly regarded as the best since Tom Dreaper’s National Hunt colossus and ridden during his heyday by Walsh’s son, Ruby.
And while Walsh feels it is unfair to compare the reigning champion to giants of old, he highlighted the Audrey Turley-owned gelding’s longevity – along with his champion connections – as a reason he has garnered such a huge following.
“It’s very hard to judge where he would stand (in history) and we’ve had some very good Gold Cup horses, but the one thing about him is he is a very sound horse and has stood the test of time,” continued Walsh.
“He’s going back for his fifth run at Cheltenham and not that many top-class chasers go to Cheltenham five seasons in a row.
“Some have done, of course, and the likes of Kauto Star, he did it, but there’s not that many and he’s proved he is a sound horse well able to stand up to the rigours of racing. He has four or five runs every year and he’s been able to take a fall or a loss and put it behind him and come back and win.
“He’s a truly great Gold Cup horse and I don’t think it’s fair to compare. I remember Arkle and horses like that, but you can’t really compare as they ran in handicaps that gave them chance to prove how good they were.
“If there was an Irish Gold Cup and Savills at Christmas in Arkle’s time, I’m sure he would have run in them, but the only conditions races he ever ran in other than the Gold Cup was the King George, so it is hard to compare weight-carrying performances to what Galopin Des Champs is doing now.
“He could match Arkle and Best Mate, but you have to judge him on all the things he is able to do – he’s young enough he could go on and win a fourth Gold Cup. He’s a truly great horse, a great jumper who delivers every day and he has the consistency to match his ability.
“For me he’s a horse who has everything – he’s a popular horse, he’s got a popular jockey, a hugely popular trainer and you need all that. There’s no side to the man who trains him, the man who rides him, the lad who leads him up or the horse himself.”
It is not the first time Mullins has stood on the cusp of entering the Gold Cup record books after Al Boum Photo missed out on joining the elite band of three-time winners in the Covid-hit 2021 Gold Cup.
For some that moment of destiny would never return, but fresh off a record-breaking year when becoming the first Irish-based handler since Vincent O’Brien to lift the UK jumps trainers’ championship, Mullins now has a second chance to add his name to the annals of the Cheltenham Festival.
“It’s the pinnacle of the sport and we’ve been here once before with Al Boum Photo and hit the crossbar. I thought when Al Boum Photo got beat we’d never get another chance at it, but here we are five years later,” said Patrick Mullins, assistant to his father.
“Growing up, it was always reading books and seeing pictures of Arkle. You guys in England had Best Mate, but none of my friends remember a triple Gold Cup winner from Ireland. You see Arkle in black and white pictures and hearing about them feeding him Guinness and eggs, that’s how long ago that is!
“I’ve kicked Adam Connolly off him twice, just to say I’ve sat on him, but I haven’t got to jump him or work him. In fairness Adam rides him in all his work and with all his gear on he would definitely be 14st plus, but he knows him inside out and I think he’s a huge part of the story.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 After all these years, Mullins still undisputed king of the Cotswolds
By Ashley Iveson, PA
Like fish and chips, salt and pepper and bread and butter, Willie Mullins and the Cheltenham Festival are inextricably linked.
This season marks the 30-year anniversary of the Closutton maestro’s Festival breakthrough via Tourist Attraction in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Three decades on, he is the undisputed king of the Cotswolds.
Mullins has been leading trainer at National Hunt racing’s showpiece event on 11 occasions, including in each of the past six years. The nine winners he saddled in 2024 was only one short of the record he set in 2022 and he has not left Prestbury Park with less than six victories since 2019.
It was almost inevitable he would reach the scarcely believable figure of 100 Festival winners 12 months ago, powering past the century to end the week on 103 which puts him a full 30 winners ahead of another Cheltenham great in Nicky Henderson.
On the back of a Dublin Racing Festival which saw him strike seven times, and plunder six of the eight Grade One prizes up for grabs, the stage looks set for another Mullins masterclass in mid-March.
“We had a great Dublin Racing Festival and I’m delighted with how everything went in our preparation for Cheltenham 2025,” he said at what has become an annual pre-Festival media visit to his yard.
“I think the string couldn’t be in better order, we’re very happy with how it is. I think the prep since Christmas has been very good and most of the horses we want to get to Cheltenham are on course.”
Dual @CheltenhamRaces Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs @WillieMullinsNH this morning pic.twitter.com/qqZAqdW55T
— Ashley Iveson (@AshIveson) February 5, 2025
On arrival this year, the press were handed a sheet featuring the names of 17 equine stars being prepared to take the Festival by storm – only part of a squad that Mullins expects will be “definitely north of 50” once it has been finalised.
The term ‘Willie Mullins Bingo’ has become common place at this time of year due to the fact the trainer gives most of his horses multiple engagements and rarely makes a final decision on their ultimate target until final declaration time, leaving punters playing a guessing game.
This time around, however, he feels he has his ducks in a row, saying: “Unlike other years, we have our plans fairly well made. I think there are very few horses that are 50-50 for different races – at least in my mind anyhow – so we’re probably way more forward this year than we have been in other years.”
In novice hurdles, Mullins will split his aces by running Kopek Des Bordes in the Supreme and Final Demand in the Turners, while the lack of a middle-distance option this year also makes the task of dividing his star novice chasers relatively straightforward, with Majborough a major player in the Arkle and Ballyburn poised for a rise in distance in the Brown Advisory.
As far as the championship races are concerned, State Man and Lossiemouth look set to form a pincer movement on Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle, Gaelic Warrior is not out of the equation in either the Queen Mother Champion Chase or the Ryanair and Fact To File could be favourite for the latter if connections head that way.
There is no doubt, though, which horse Mullins wants to win more than any other, with the great Galopin Des Champs bidding to join rarefied company by completing a Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick.
Indeed, for Mullins it would be his crowning moment – but while bookmakers make an historic third win an odds-on shot, the man himself is not even daring to dream.
“To us here, it’s unbelievable that we’ve got a horse that’s going for a third Gold Cup and could be in the Best Mate/Arkle category,” he said.
“To be associated with a horse like this, who is so well known now, is a huge honour. We’re all delighted to be involved and we just hope the dream stays alive.
“I’m not dreaming it will happen. If you think it’s going to happen, it probably won’t, so I’m going in the opposite direction.
“If this horse can do what Arkle and Best Mate did, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime job, isn’t it? I think there was 40 years between them, so we’re maybe 20 years too soon!”
Mullins’ apparent pessimism is fuelled by his experience that anything can go wrong at any minute.
“I think of my father (Paddy Mullins) when he was training Dawn Run for the Champion Hurdle. Gaye Brief was favourite for Mercy Rimell and we heard just before the meeting that he’d got injured and I remember we were in the yard clapping our hands, but my father heard it and said ‘There but for the grace of God go I’,” Mullins went on.
“And now I’m in his position and every morning I wake up and don’t get a bad report about any of the horses, let alone the Grade One horses we have here today, that’s a blessing.
“I’m not wishing bad luck on me and I’m not wishing bad luck on my competitors – I just hope we all get there.”
Mullins need not go back as far as the days of Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup heroine Dawn Run to point out how quickly Cheltenham dreams can be dashed, of course, with Nicky Henderson’s 2024 blowout – the veteran trainer’s first year in 16 without a Festival winner after an apparent bug swept through Seven Barrows – still fresh in the memory.
“What happened to Nicky last year, to me is what we all dread, that we have something going through the yard a week or two weeks before Cheltenham,” said Mullins.
“We were gutted for him, and it could have been us. Every year we’re the same, we’re all on the lookout for horses coughing, going down maybe with a colic, something unusual in the yard.
“Every time you get something unusual, then something else happens and it’s a coincidence, then you get three coincidences, and it doesn’t become a coincidence, you’re wondering ‘is something going through the yard?’.
“And that’s what happens. You get odd things happening with injuries to horses and if you get two or three of them in a row, then the horses are under a cloud, and you have to watch out and back off everything. It’s a huge worry all the time.”
Mullins might be past retirement age at 68, but worryingly for his rivals, he is showing absolutely no sign of taking his foot off the accelerator. In fact, he is arguably more dominant than ever, as evidenced by the fact he is currently champion trainer on both sides of the Irish Sea.
On defending his British title, he added: “I’m not thinking about it, maybe right in the back of my head somewhere.
“I want to get to Cheltenham and see how things work out and then like last year, we’ll be depending a lot on Aintree.
“Certainly, if Cheltenham works out, it will come forward, but we’d need a Cheltenham like we had last year and then we needed to win the Grand National and everything else went right.
“I looked at last year as a one-off that could never happen again, so it’s going to be very hard, but it would be huge to do it again.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham British
Cheltenham,British
While asking British trainers to fare better than their Irish counterparts may be asking a bit much given a certain Willie Mullins, we look at 10 horses housed on home shores who can make their mark on the Cheltenham Festival: 1. Constitution Hill (Nicky Henderson) As far as British-based horses are concerned, there will surely be no more popular winner at this year's Festival than Constitution Hill if he can regain his Champion Hurdle crown on the opening day. There have been a few bumps in the road for National Hunt racing's answer to Frankel since his dominant victory in 2023, but he will return to the Cotswolds seemingly as good as ever judged on his two triumphs so far this season. The presence of Irish mare Brighterdaysahead spices things up, but a fully tuned-up Constitution Hill is difficult to oppose. 2. Jonbon (Nicky Henderson) Nicky Henderson was devastated 12 months ago when it was blatantly obvious all was not well with his yard and he drew a rare blank. This year, Henderson has a hugely powerful team, second only to Mullins - despite the absence of Sir Gino. Constitution Hill is aiming to get Seven Barrows off to a flying start, but Henderson would also love to see Jonbon gain a first Festival win in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. The nine-year-old has won nine Grade Ones, but never at the big meeting. 3. The New Lion (Dan Skelton) Dan Skelton saddled four winners at last year's meeting, yet the one he thought was his best chance, L'Eau Du Sud, was beaten in the County Hurdle. This time, Skelton has nominated The New Lion in the Turners Novices' Hurdle as the leader of his pack and it is hard to argue. He has barely come out of third gear all season and while it is easy enough to pick holes in his form, the fact leading owner JP McManus bought him privately after his Challow Hurdle win suggests he believes the best is yet to come. 4. Broadway Boy (Nigel Twiston-Davies) Connections have gone on record in saying they thought he might be running in the Gold Cup rather than the Ultima Handicap Chase, so while he may not have initially hit the heights once thought possible, it shows how much they think of him. Arguably unlucky in the Coral Gold Cup when he lost all momentum at the fourth-last and still finished second, he had a valid excuse with a foot problem last time out. A good run will set him up for the Grand National. 5. Haiti Couleurs (Rebecca Curtis) Hailing from a yard who are no strangers to Festival success, it has nevertheless been a while since they have dined at the top table. This eight-year-old has plenty going for him, winning two of his three chases, including a win at Cheltenham in December. He ran a blinder over hurdles in his prep for the National Hunt Chase and is one that is definitely suited by the new conditions of the race, now it is a handicap. He goes on all ground and looks sure to be involved. 6. Diva Luna (Ben Pauling) It is fair to say this season has not gone quite according to plan for Diva Luna, possibly just about the only horse in Ben Pauling's yard who has not lived up to expectations. However, Pauling remains convinced she is better than she has shown to date over hurdles and that she is capable of outrunning her odds in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle. She beat Jubilee Alpha in the Aintree mares' bumper last April and that one is a shorter price for this. 7. Jagwar (Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero) Another owned by JP McManus, he is improving with every start and will creep in near the bottom of the weights for the Jack Richards Novices' Handicap Chase. His only defeat over fences came when he nearly fell behind Jingko Blue when booked for second in any case, but the Bangor race he won has worked out incredibly well and the race he won last time out at Cheltenham (course form in the book) traditionally throws up Festival winners. He powered up the hill that day and can defy a 7lb rise. 8. Lucky Place (Nicky Henderson) He has rather gone under the radar as a staying hurdler but has built up an impressive record this season. He was supposed to be going novice chasing but due to a variety of reasons, he ran in the Ascot Hurdle over almost two and a half miles and won well and then won over a bit further in the Relkeel Hurdle at Cheltenham. He fared best of Henderson's scarce team last year when fourth in the Coral Cup, is clearly still improving and beat Gowel Road and Golden Ace in the Relkeel, who have both franked the form since. Last year's winner Teahupoo does not set an insurmountable standard. 9. Johnnywho (Jonjo and AJ O'Neill) Having just come up short against the best novice hurdlers last season, the hopes were he would reach a higher level over fences. He won nicely on his chasing debut but was no match for The Jukebox Man at Newbury. He was disappointing at Ascot after that and at Windsor last time, he was never well placed to challenge, but all that means he has a rating of 140 for the Kim Muir, which looks enticing. 10. Telepathique (Lucy Wadham) Telepathique has improved out of all recognition this season and her capable trainer has almost been taken by surprise how quickly. Dinoblue is favourite for the Mares' Chase but was beaten in the race last year over a trip that undoubtedly stretches her. Telepathique is four from five over fences, her only defeat coming at Warwick when the leader got away from her, but the way she put away Brides Hill last time out suggests she is still improving.Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Galopin
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Best Mate's trainer Henrietta Knight has given her backing to the "magnificent" Galopin Des Champs ahead of his bid to emulate her superstar chaser and become just the second horse this century to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups. Multiple winners of the blue riband are far and few between and as well as Best Mate, only Golden Miller and fellow hat-trick heroes Cottage Rake and Arkle are the names Willie Mullins' nine-year-old could join on the list of Cheltenham Festival immortals. And the 78-year-old believes Galopin Des Champs would be fitting of joining those champions in the pantheon of Gold Cup greatness, as she warns the nine-year-old may still have yet to hit his peak. Knight said: "I think he will do it and he's definitely the one to beat. He obviously loves Leopardstown, but he has proven he likes Cheltenham as well and he's obviously in great form. "He's looking older and stronger this year and I think he's a horse who has everything going for him and I think he's only getting better, he couldn't have been more impressive in the Irish Gold Cup. "I thought Fact To File would be a Gold Cup contender this year, but maybe he just doesn't quite get the extra distance. "I can't see anything getting past Galopin Des Champs. He has the chance to join some elusive company and maybe he could win four." There were tremendous scenes in the Leopardstown winner's enclosure after Galopin Des Champs secured his third Irish Gold Cup in February, and Knight is predicting similar in the Cotswolds for a horse whose popularity is now rivalling that of her own three-time Gold Cup king. She added: "They deserve to have enjoyed the results they have had with him. He's a very popular horse with the public and if there is a horse who is going to do the same as Best Mate, then I hope it is him as he is a horse I have always loved, I think he's a magnificent horse." Ted Walsh saddled Commanche Court to finish second to Best Mate in the 2002 Gold Cup and has seen many of Ireland's greats descend on Prestbury Park during his long and decorated career in the saddle, as a trainer and in the commentary box. Well qualified to assess his nation's latest equine icon, the 74-year-old believes Galopin Des Champs has proven he is the "complete package" by fending off every challenger so far and agrees with Knight that a fourth Gold Cup would not be unthinkable in 12 months' time. "He's the dominant horse in the division and there's nothing there you could say is a danger to him barring his own self, health or bad luck on the day," said Walsh. "He's proved he can get three and a quarter miles well, he handles Cheltenham, he's a good jumper and he comes from a yard at the top of the game with both a good man on his back and a good man training him, what more could you want? There's no negatives. "He's the complete article because you can ride him any way and handles any type of ground. He's a horse Paul (Townend, jockey) can buck out in the first two and if something goes quick you can sit second or third and if there's no gallop he can make it. "He's so straightforward and you can set his clock by him and if he does get beat then he will only just get beat, he never runs a stinker. "Last year we thought there might be a few novices coming along to take him on, but nothing has. When he got beat in the John Durkan we were all saying these are the new Gold Cup contenders, but they're not there now. That I think is a sign of his true class and he never misses a fight." Victory for Galopin Des Champs would not only see him match Arkle in terms of Gold Cup wins, he also has the chance to eclipse Kauto Star, the horse wildly regarded as the best since Tom Dreaper's National Hunt colossus and ridden during his heyday by Walsh's son, Ruby. And while Walsh feels it is unfair to compare the reigning champion to giants of old, he highlighted the Audrey Turley-owned gelding's longevity - along with his champion connections - as a reason he has garnered such a huge following. "It's very hard to judge where he would stand (in history) and we've had some very good Gold Cup horses, but the one thing about him is he is a very sound horse and has stood the test of time," continued Walsh. "He's going back for his fifth run at Cheltenham and not that many top-class chasers go to Cheltenham five seasons in a row. "Some have done, of course, and the likes of Kauto Star, he did it, but there's not that many and he's proved he is a sound horse well able to stand up to the rigours of racing. He has four or five runs every year and he's been able to take a fall or a loss and put it behind him and come back and win. "He's a truly great Gold Cup horse and I don't think it's fair to compare. I remember Arkle and horses like that, but you can't really compare as they ran in handicaps that gave them chance to prove how good they were. "If there was an Irish Gold Cup and Savills at Christmas in Arkle's time, I'm sure he would have run in them, but the only conditions races he ever ran in other than the Gold Cup was the King George, so it is hard to compare weight-carrying performances to what Galopin Des Champs is doing now. "He could match Arkle and Best Mate, but you have to judge him on all the things he is able to do - he's young enough he could go on and win a fourth Gold Cup. He's a truly great horse, a great jumper who delivers every day and he has the consistency to match his ability. "For me he's a horse who has everything - he's a popular horse, he's got a popular jockey, a hugely popular trainer and you need all that. There's no side to the man who trains him, the man who rides him, the lad who leads him up or the horse himself." It is not the first time Mullins has stood on the cusp of entering the Gold Cup record books after Al Boum Photo missed out on joining the elite band of three-time winners in the Covid-hit 2021 Gold Cup. For some that moment of destiny would never return, but fresh off a record-breaking year when becoming the first Irish-based handler since Vincent O'Brien to lift the UK jumps trainers' championship, Mullins now has a second chance to add his name to the annals of the Cheltenham Festival. "It's the pinnacle of the sport and we've been here once before with Al Boum Photo and hit the crossbar. I thought when Al Boum Photo got beat we'd never get another chance at it, but here we are five years later," said Patrick Mullins, assistant to his father. "Growing up, it was always reading books and seeing pictures of Arkle. You guys in England had Best Mate, but none of my friends remember a triple Gold Cup winner from Ireland. You see Arkle in black and white pictures and hearing about them feeding him Guinness and eggs, that's how long ago that is! "I've kicked Adam Connolly off him twice, just to say I've sat on him, but I haven't got to jump him or work him. In fairness Adam rides him in all his work and with all his gear on he would definitely be 14st plus, but he knows him inside out and I think he's a huge part of the story."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham GeorgeReveley
Cheltenham,GeorgeReveley
Il Est Francais could have the French flag flying high at the Cheltenham Festival. But for Noel George and James Reveley it could prove a triumphant homecoming for the British-born duo central to Gallic ambitions. Alongside Fred Winter hope Stencil, Il Est Francais is the main attraction in a stellar if select hand for the truly international team of George, his Swedish-born training ally Amanda Zetterholm and their tough yet stylish Yorkshireman entrusted with guiding the raiders around the Cheltenham undulations. Despite forging successful careers on the continent, National Hunt racing's showpiece event remains the pinnacle for both trainer and jockey, who always make sure to have the hallowed four days in March ringed on their calendars. The meeting takes extra precedence for local lad George, who although now calling the Chantilly outskirts home, was born a stone's throw away from Prestbury Park and has grown up surrounded by the Festival success stories of both his father Tom and grandfather John Edwards. George said: "I was born in Cheltenham Hospital so I was born and bred there and it was not far down the road from where I've grown up, so it's a dream to have two good chances like we've got this year. "Even across the Channel it is the big focus of the year and to go there with some live chances is exciting. "I don't really remember dad's first winner there, Galileo, but I remember very clearly Summerville Boy and we've always had horses run well there. My grandfather John Edwards also had plenty of success at the Festival and he always talks about Pearlyman and his wins at Cheltenham. "I rode a winner at Cheltenham during their hunter chase evening, but I never had much luck at the Festival. I rode in the Kim Muir when I was 16 and now I'm going back with two horses I train, it's very exciting." Similar sentiments apply to Reveley, who is another to descend from a successful racing dynasty, with his grandmother Mary Reveley saddling over 2,000 winners under both codes and his father Keith also enjoying big-race success during his time in the training ranks. Despite being a three-time champion jockey in his adopted home, he is still to get a first Festival win and now has the chance to serve a reminder of his skills in plate. "Cheltenham is obviously what everyone is thinking about all season, thinking about what horses they have and what races they are going to run in at the Festival, it's crazy really," said Reveley. "It's always been high up on my list of ambitions to ride a winner at the Festival and I've never really had a good enough opportunity until now. "I moved to France and may have never got any more opportunities, but it's funny how things have worked out and now I've got the chances thanks to a Swedish and British trainer in France. "It's a good position to be in and it's great to be in the mix again as I went a good few years riding in France without even riding in the UK. Now with Noel and Amanda sending a good few over, I'm enjoying getting back on the UK circuit now and again. "I have a good few chances, which is something that has never really happened before and I know the horses I'm riding really well. Touch wood, everything can stay in one piece until we get there." French success at the Festival may not be as frequent as it was when Francois Doumen was lifting the Gold Cup with The Fellow in the mid-1990s and also sending over Baracouda to land the World Hurdle in 2002 and 2003, but the cross-Channel challengers can still make their presence felt, with David Cottin's Easysland downing the great Tiger Roll in the cross-country only five years ago. George and Reveley are dyed-in-the-wool Brits, but are wholly appreciative of the country that has provided them with the opportunities to thrive on the biggest stage and will now proudly compete under the French tricolour in the Cotswolds. "The horses are very much trained in France and of course we're loyal to that," explained George. "Il Est Francais is part-owned by his breeder and that arrangement is a massive part of French racing. There are a lot of French-bred favourites throughout the week and we're proud to be going there under the French flag, even though we're not French and we've also got British and Irish owners involved." Reveley concurs with the man who will be giving him the leg-up in the Cotswolds, even though it felt unnatural to drape the French flag over his shoulders when successful at Kempton Park on Boxing Day 2023. "When we won at Kempton someone gave us a French flag and I don't know why because I'm English, Noel's English and Amanda is Swedish - but I guess the horse is French-bred!" said the rider, who can also look forward to the likes of Patrick Griffin's Roi Mage in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase and Cottin's course winner Jet Blue in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle. "I guess even though we're English ourselves we're going over there proud to represent France."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Geraghty
Cheltenham,Geraghty
"A magical place, where you want to be and where you want to win." Barry Geraghty probably sums up the Cheltenham Festival for anyone involved in National Hunt racing. And he should know, with 43 wins at jump racing's Olympics to his name before he retired in 2020, aged 40. There were some big winners, too. Very big. The Champion Hurdle, the Champion Chase, the Gold Cup - in short, all the ones that really matter. Five times the County Meath-born rider won the Champion Chase. Big Zeb (2010) and Finian's Rainbow (2012) sandwiching the mighty pair of Moscow Flyer (twice, in 2003 and 2005) and Sprinter Sacre (2013). Like many of the two-mile championship races of that era, the 2005 win of Moscow Flyer's was a special one. "It was a magical day, we had won the Tingle Creek beating Azertyuiop and Well Chief and the rematch was on. Moscow Flyer arguably put up his career-best performance that day and he just laughed at the opposition and strolled in," Geraghty said. "Moscow Flyer was an amazing horse and an absolute superstar who Jessica Harrington did brilliantly with to keep him at the top level for so long. He was four years unbeaten and he was a real champion who showed his mettle that day. "I'll always be associated with Moscow Flyer and I was very fortunate to have two great horses like him and Sprinter Sacre for brilliant people like Jessica Harrington and Nicky Henderson during my career." Punjabi (2009), Jezki (2014), Buveur d'Air (2018) and Epatante (2020) gave Geraghty four Champion Hurdles. Kicking King in 2005 gave him his first Gold Cup and eight years later Bobs Worth - a horse he had a particularly special bond with - gave him a second win in the blue riband. "Kicking King was another brilliant horse. Unfortunately, injuries curtailed his career somewhat, but it was a magical afternoon when he won the Gold Cup and he put up two special performances in the King George," said Geraghty, who in conjunction with point-to-point trainer Warren Ewing bought a certain Constitution Hill as a six-month-old foal. "It was my first Gold Cup, but it's hard to split him and Bobs Worth, I have to admit. "I had a personal connection with Bobs Worth having owned him with my brother since he was a foal until he was a four-year-old. He was a gorgeous horse with a lovely temperament, a little bit like Constitution Hill - he was very kind and unassuming and gentle and the type of horse you could put your child on him. "Any winner at Cheltenham is special and I've been fortunate to win a few, but to get three of the championship races was fantastic. There's no doubt it's a magical place and if you're a trainer, jockey or owner it's where you want to be and where you want to win."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Henderson
Cheltenham,Henderson
Nicky Henderson is keen to confine last year's Cheltenham Festival nightmare to the history books as he once again prepares to lead the home defence at Prestbury Park. When it comes to targeting his equine stars at National Hunt racing's showpiece event, the master of Seven Barrows has few peers, with his tally of 73 Festival winners putting him in a clear second on the all-time list behind the man that has dominated the sport in recent years, Willie Mullins (103). Henderson has been leading trainer at the meeting on nine occasions, won a record nine Champion Hurdles, six Champion Chases and a couple of Gold Cups - and yet the 74-year-old would be forgiven for returning to the Cotswolds with a degree of trepidation - or even a point to prove - after a 2024 Festival he would rather forget. For the first time in 16 years, the six-time champion trainer returned to Lambourn empty handed, and in truth the alarm bells were ringing long before he even set foot on the stage. Constitution Hill's mid-February blowout in a Kempton gallop not only derailed his bid for back-to-back Champion Hurdle triumphs, but also set the tone for a bitterly disappointing run of stable form which came to a head when five of his six runners on the opening day of the Festival were pulled up. Henderson ultimately decided to take evasive action by withdrawing several horses, including his "A-team" trio of leading Queen Mother Champion Chase contender Jonbon, Gold Cup hopeful Shishkin and star juvenile Sir Gino from the Triumph Hurdle. Almost a year on, Henderson cut a much happier figure when welcoming the racing media to his annual pre-Cheltenham stable visit on a cold February Monday, albeit the demons of 12 months ago have not yet been fully banished. "We've sat here for years. You guys come and see us, which is lovely, because I've always said the day you don't want to come and see us, it means I've got nothing worth showing you or talking about, so we like seeing you," said Henderson. "We had no chance last year. We ran a few and we had a couple of seconds and thirds, including Luccia who got third in the Champion Hurdle. "I can remember a few that ran well, but we left the A-team behind. You can never take anything for granted in this game." There is no doubt that at the time of writing at least, prospects appear much brighter for the team ahead of Cheltenham 2025. Constitution Hill is seemingly as good as ever as he looks to wrestle back the Champion Hurdle crown, Jonbon is undoubtedly the standard setter in the Champion Chase and Lulamba and Palladium are two big darts to throw at the Triumph. Sir Gino is absent again, though, after a recent setback left him hospitalised - and with last year still fresh in the memory, Henderson is in no position to get carried away. "You just want one. One will be good," he went on. "The only time I have ever been confident about anything was Altior's Supreme. It didn't matter what Willie brought over that year, he wasn't going to beat him! "But we have always said, you would settle for one (winner) - you just want one. But if you can have one on the first day, you get the bit between your teeth and get on with it. "That one is absolutely crucial and didn't we half find that out last year, because none is horrendous. "You know it gets harder because look at what happened the other week (with Sir Gino). You just know that is around everybody's corner, you're going to get hit and unfortunately we got hit, which was tragic." Given the events of last season, it was no great surprise that Henderson's press morning was a little more low-key than has previously been the case, with just four horses paraded in front of those fortunate enough to be there. The first two led out of a modified "house" which they share were the superstar pair of Constitution Hill and Jonbon, who while both brilliant, could hardly be more contrasting in their demeanour. Jonbon was more than happy to pose for the cameras and look each member of the press present in the eye, whereas Constitution Hill appeared to be wondering what all the fuss was about. Henderson said: "The two are so completely different, one is so switched off and the other is permanently switched on! "They've always been the same and they're chalk and cheese to be honest with you, but they're great. "They live in their little house together, but that's purely by coincidence. We had to build that bit for Constitution Hill this year, so he has his field and his house and his roof. "Constitution Hill is the most laid-back character you will ever come across and Jonbon is a complete fusspot. "Constitution Hill would stand still for two days. I could tie him up to that telegraph pole and come and get him back in the morning, he'd be fine!" Constitution Hill is a red-hot favourite to provide his trainer with a 10th Champion Hurdle a full 40 years after three-time winner See You Then landed his first. Henderson might be long past retirement age, but it is clear the fire still burns bright. "We're lucky to still be here, but you're always going to be here if you've got these sort of horses," he said. "We're very lucky, we've got some very high-class horses. I won't say we've got a yard full of them because to have those good ones you actually have to have a few bad ones as well. "You've got to have fresh blood coming in and they can't all be stars, but the more you get to play with, the more chance you've got of finding the good ones. "We've all had to change a bit over the years. I was talking to John Francome the other day and we were reminiscing. He started at Fred Winter's the same time as I did - that was a long time ago (1974). "You talk about eras, at that time going into Cheltenham one year we had the likes of Pendil, Bula, Crisp, Killiney and Lanzarote. Jeepers, we had some horses, then over the wall at Fulke Walwyn's, Mill House had only just retired and Arkle was only just gone. They were spectacular horses." From See You Then to Sprinter Sacre and Constitution Hill, Henderson has had a few spectacular horses himself. The Cheltenham faithful are sure to give him a very warm reception if, as expected, he can lay to rest the ghost of 2024 and once again walk into the hallowed winner's enclosure.Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham HendersonChampion
Cheltenham,HendersonChampion
No trainer has enjoyed as much success in the Unibet Champion Hurdle as Nicky Henderson. It is therefore fitting that 40 years after See You Then gave him his first, Constitution Hill could provide a magical 10th triumph in the Cheltenham Festival's hurdling showpiece. A whole host of champions have followed in See You Then's footsteps since the son of the 2000 Guineas and Derby-winning Royal Palace got Henderson off the mark in the feature on the opening day in 1985. However, it would have been hard for even Henderson to imagine the many great days that would not only lie ahead with his three-time hero See You Then, but also the many others over the subsequent four decades. Similar sentiments apply for Steve Smith Eccles, who picked up the chance spare ride on See You Then before going on to enjoy a stellar association with the fragile yet brilliant hurdler. He explained: "He was due to be ridden by John Francome, but he had a fall and got injured in the Arkle and then I stepped in to ride See You Then for the first time. Even though I was Nicky's first jockey, the owner wanted Francome and he was John's ride. "We didn't know what he was going to be like at the time, but it was probably one of the easiest wins from any horse at the Cheltenham Festival. "You can't do it without the horse and he was different class in that time. To step in on him that first year was the start of an amazing journey for me." See You Then was often referred to as 'See You When', such was his limited appearances during the season, but Smith Eccles sees Henderson's expert handling of his first true champion as the epitome of what makes him so successful in the training ranks. "They called him 'See You When' because he did have dodgy legs. He would only have one race and then would go and run in the Champion Hurdle because he had legs made of glass and Nicky did a great job managing him - he did an amazing job just getting him to a racecourse and winning one Champion Hurdle," continued Smith Eccles. "Nicky's got a great eye for a horse and is always thinking about the horse at home and in his training. He'll never do too much with them and what makes him such a good trainer is he's got something in his head that others don't know about." Henderson and Smith Eccles' luck with See You Then would eventually run out when preparing for an unprecedented fourth Champion Hurdle, with the Derbyshire-born jockey remembering a horse that hallmarks the type the master of Seven Barrows excels with. He added: "If there was ever a horse I thought would win four Champion Hurdles, it was him. He won his three and then the following year in his prep race at Wincanton he damaged his leg. It finished him really that injury. "He was far beyond anything ability-wise in that era and there was nothing that could touch him if you got him to the Champion Hurdle in one piece. "When Nicky has those types of horses, they are just outstanding and he is capable of getting everything out of them to win those races on the day." The baton has now passed down the generations to the one and only Constitution Hill, a horse more than fitting to stand in the pantheon of Cheltenham greats alongside See You Then - and one who could become only the third horse in history to regain the Champion Hurdle crown. The unbeaten superstar of the modern day will be partnered by Nico de Boinville, a man who has risen through the ranks to become one of Henderson's most trusted lieutenants and concurs with Smith Eccles' assessment of his long-time supporter. He said: "It's the pinnacle of the hurdling division. Every jockey wants to win the 'big three' at Cheltenham and that is one of them. "It's the blue riband of hurdling and to be able to do it on a horse like Constitution Hill, who is an absolute superstar and one the public love, is fantastic. "It's truly special and I couldn't be where I am without Nicky Henderson. I try to be as helpful as I can and it's great to do it for him. "It's his attention to detail that makes him so good at what he does. He looks at each horse individually and there is a lot at stake, so you have to get it right." Barry Geraghty is another rider who enjoyed a fruitful spell as stable jockey at Seven Barrows in Lambourn, winning the Champion Hurdle aboard Punjabi (2009), Buveur D'Air (2018) and Epatante (2020), as well as finishing second on My Tent Or Yours in 2015. The Irishman also celebrated a Gold Cup win for Henderson with Bobs Worth (2013) and Champion Chase success with both Finian's Rainbow (2012) and the mighty Sprinter Sacre (2013) and has simply hailed the greatness of a trainer for all occasions. "Nicky is just a brilliant trainer at all distances," said Geraghty. "He would train a Gold Cup winner just as easy as a Champion Hurdle winner. He covers all bases, Royal Ascot winners, you name it and Nicky will have trained it. That's what the best do. "We had lots of great days winning the Champion Hurdle and he's just a great man to be involved with. He's a brilliant trainer and just a great man all round." Geraghty's first success for Henderson came aboard Punjabi, who caused a small shock when eclipsing his stablemate Binocular. Binocular would famously return to Prestbury Park to claim the Champion Hurdle under AP McCoy a year later, and Mick Fitzgerald - who played an integral part in the early careers of both horses - believes their Champion Hurdle victories are proof of his long-time governor's ability to pinpoint the right horse for the division. Fitzgerald said: "I won the four-year-old hurdle on Punjabi at Punchestown and I won the Adonis on Binocular. Did I think Punjabi would win a Champion Hurdle? I think a lot fell right for him, but that's what this game is about. "You just have to beat what is there on the day and that is exactly what Punjabi did - he was a very honest campaigner and was prepared perfectly for the big day. "Binocular was a different ball game and he was beaten in a Supreme and his first Champion Hurdle before winning one. To get him back a couple of times when it looked like he was struggling just shows you what Nicky Henderson is all about." Deputising for an injured Geraghty in Buveur D'Air's first Champion Hurdle in 2017 was Noel Fehily, who was grateful to reunite with a horse he knew would be primed to perfection. Fehily said: "Buveur D'Air was a wonderful horse and I had ridden him the season before when he was behind Altior in the Supreme and then went and won the Grade One at Liverpool. "I knew he was a very good horse and there is no one better at preparing a Champion Hurdler than Nicky Henderson, so I was definitely looking forward to him and was expecting a really big run. His horses are always so quick and he's great at getting them to turn up on that big day in March." Although he would go on to become a two-time Champion Hurdle winner, Buveur D'Air had embarked on a novice chasing career in 2015-16 before reverting back to the smaller obstacles. It is yet another example of Henderson quickly identifying an opportunity to succeed with his string, with Fehily 100 per cent confident in the decision that was made. He added: "He had been chasing that year, but I always knew if anyone could get him right for the big day, it would be Nicky Henderson. It was another masterclass in training from him." The Seven Barrows Champion Hurdle journey now returns to Constitution Hill and after the struggles that plagued his aborted title defence 12 months ago before a historic resurgence this term, we could be about to witness Henderson at his magical best once more on March 11.Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Horner
Cheltenham,Horner
Lift Me Up is spicing up jockey Jack Andrews' life, as he prepares to take the wheel for Red Bull Formula One supremo Christian Horner and his wife Geri at the Cheltenham Festival. A well-known name in motorsport, Horner has a starring role in Netflix's Drive To Survive series, while Geri Halliwell-Horner needs no introduction following her many years in the spotlight with chart-toppers the Spice Girls. However, Andrews is no stranger himself to column inches, with the 6ft 4in rider widely known as the 'world's tallest jockey'. Alongside his sister, and often weighing-room rival Gina Andrews, the 26-year-old has become a key figure in the Horners' foray into racing. But the man who will be aboard their prized equine asset - named after Geri's number one hit of 1999 - in the St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase admits he was at first more familiar with the Red Bull chief than his pop star wife. "Christian and Geri are people I met a couple of years back now when they asked us - me and my sister Gina - to ride their horses point-to-pointing and in hunter chasers," said Andrews. "I'm potentially showing my young age here, but I was very young when the Spice Girls were big so Geri wasn't someone who was high up on my list of celebrities and Christian was probably more famous to me because I enjoy Formula One. "We've developed a good relationship and they are a pleasure to ride for. They love going racing and are very easy to deal with and love the sport. "I think they like that they can come point-to-pointing with us at the weekend and not get overly hassled by anyone. They can walk round and enjoy their day out with the family and we just treat them like friends really and like any other owner we've got to know well." Such is the nature of the international sporting calendar, Horner will be in Australia preparing his Red Bull team for the opening race of the Formula One season when the tapes go up for the 'amateur Gold Cup' at Prestbury Park. The man who has guided Max Verstappen to four Formula One World Drivers' Championships is sure to be a keen observer from the southern hemisphere. But it will be trainer Maxine Filby who will be giving Andrews his instructions on March 15. Andrews explained just how the dynamic with the Formula One team principal works, with proven winner Horner appreciative of the straight-talking nature of the relationship. "Christian is just a normal chap and we don't beat around the bush when we talk about the horses, we tell it as it is and if it needs saying we say it and I think he likes that," continued Andrews. "I think he sometimes struggles when the odd thing goes wrong. When there's a problem with a car, you put it in the garage and fix it, but when there's a problem with a horse it can be hard to understand and get to the bottom of. But saying that they absolutely love it and they are simply a pleasure to ride for." It could be a first for owners, trainer and jockey if Lift Me Up was to follow in the footsteps of 2019 Festival winner Hazel Hill and add to his win in Warwick's competitive Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters' Chase with victory in the Cotswolds. The nine-year-old's appearance at National Hunt's showpiece event has been long in the planning for his team, with Andrews now relishing the possibility of walking into racing's famous winner's enclosure on Gold Cup day. He said: "Cheltenham has been on the cards for 12 to 18 months now, we wanted to go last year but he couldn't get qualified in time. This year there has been no rush and it was nice he could have a nice prep run and now we can look forward to Cheltenham. "At that time of year hunter chases are always competitive as everyone is dreaming of the same thing and we like to think he goes to the Festival with a live chance and adds a bit of spice to the foxhunters anyway."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Istabraq
Cheltenham,Istabraq
Charlie Swan described Unibet Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill as a "freak", as he reflected on his own great days at the Cheltenham Festival aboard the imperious Istabraq. Owned by JP McManus and trained by an at the time emerging Aidan O'Brien, Istabraq would win four times at National Hunt racing's spring showpiece. His first success at Prestbury Park came in the 1997 Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle, but over the following three years he would prove unstoppable in the Champion Hurdle, as he joined the likes of See You Then, Persian War, Hatton's Grace and Sir Ken on the elite list of three-time winners. Istabraq had barely broken sweat in his previous two Champion Hurdle triumphs by the time he was sent off the 8-15 favourite for his hat-trick bid 25 years ago. However, there was a late scare on the eve of the contest after the discovery of a trickle of blood coming from one of Istabraq's nostrils, something which had connections pondering on their next move. The decision was made to allow the son of Sadler's Wells his shot at Cheltenham immortality and the rest was history, as he once again proved he was the undoubted hurdling superstar of his generation, returning to unforgettable scenes. "It was exceptional to win it for the third time and it was a great performance," said Swan, reflecting on Istabraq's four-length success over Hors La Loi III in 2000. "He won all of his Champion Hurdles really easily and I didn't have to hit him in any of them, which is amazing really. "You were always under a bit of pressure when riding a horse like him, but it was always really exciting and you always looked forward to riding him. "It goes without saying that it was a bit of a relief when he won that third time, because everyone thought he would win so easily. But it was great times and to do it for the McManus family was brilliant. JP is such a great guy and Aidan is obviously such a brilliant trainer, it was a great time." It was felt by many that Constitution Hill was on the road to joining Istabraq on the list of multiple-time Champion Hurdle winners after he first took home the hurdling blue riband in 2023. A setback derailed Constitution Hill's title defence and in turn any chance of following in Istabraq's footsteps and winning the contest for three straight years. But Swan sees similarities between two of the very best to grace the two-mile hurdling division and is backing Nicky Henderson's superstar to regain his crown. He said: "He's a bit of a freak Constitution Hill, it's always hard to win a Champion Hurdle but he has every chance of winning another. "I think he is a very good jumper and he would jump pretty similar to Istabraq - he's brave and takes on his hurdles. "There will be a strong challenge from Ireland. Brighterdaysahead, Lossiemouth and State Man are going to be tough opponents and it would be great if they all turned up, hopefully they will. "It will be a great race and I wish all the best of luck to Michael Buckley (owner) and Nicky Henderson, it would be great for them to see Constitution Hill win it again." Swan had delayed his own retirement to continue his long and fruitful association with Istabraq, with the duo combining 29 times over hurdles and coming out on top on 23 occasions. The foot and mouth crisis put paid to the pair's quest for an unprecedented fourth Champion Hurdle success in 2001, while his swansong in the 2002 renewal ended before the third flight of hurdles, with the 2-1 favourite swiftly pulled up lame. It will always be hard to forget those triumphant afternoons in the Cotswolds for all connected and Swan has nothing but the fondest of memories of his time in the saddle aboard his greatest ally. He continued: "It was definitely a privilege to be involved with Istabraq, he was an easy horse to ride and I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Riding a horse like him and with his profile was just brilliant. "He is the sort of once-in-a-lifetime horse that you never really appreciate until afterwards, they are hard horses to come across. "It was great to win all those races for JP and Noreen and their family - and for Aidan as well, it was great to be riding for him at the time and it was a real honour."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Mullins
Cheltenham,Mullins
Like fish and chips, salt and pepper and bread and butter, Willie Mullins and the Cheltenham Festival are inextricably linked. This season marks the 30-year anniversary of the Closutton maestro's Festival breakthrough via Tourist Attraction in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. Three decades on, he is the undisputed king of the Cotswolds. Mullins has been leading trainer at National Hunt racing's showpiece event on 11 occasions, including in each of the past six years. The nine winners he saddled in 2024 was only one short of the record he set in 2022 and he has not left Prestbury Park with less than six victories since 2019. It was almost inevitable he would reach the scarcely believable figure of 100 Festival winners 12 months ago, powering past the century to end the week on 103 which puts him a full 30 winners ahead of another Cheltenham great in Nicky Henderson. On the back of a Dublin Racing Festival which saw him strike seven times, and plunder six of the eight Grade One prizes up for grabs, the stage looks set for another Mullins masterclass in mid-March. "We had a great Dublin Racing Festival and I'm delighted with how everything went in our preparation for Cheltenham 2025," he said at what has become an annual pre-Festival media visit to his yard. "I think the string couldn't be in better order, we're very happy with how it is. I think the prep since Christmas has been very good and most of the horses we want to get to Cheltenham are on course." On arrival this year, the press were handed a sheet featuring the names of 17 equine stars being prepared to take the Festival by storm - only part of a squad that Mullins expects will be "definitely north of 50" once it has been finalised. The term 'Willie Mullins Bingo' has become common place at this time of year due to the fact the trainer gives most of his horses multiple engagements and rarely makes a final decision on their ultimate target until final declaration time, leaving punters playing a guessing game. This time around, however, he feels he has his ducks in a row, saying: "Unlike other years, we have our plans fairly well made. I think there are very few horses that are 50-50 for different races - at least in my mind anyhow - so we're probably way more forward this year than we have been in other years." In novice hurdles, Mullins will split his aces by running Kopek Des Bordes in the Supreme and Final Demand in the Turners, while the lack of a middle-distance option this year also makes the task of dividing his star novice chasers relatively straightforward, with Majborough a major player in the Arkle and Ballyburn poised for a rise in distance in the Brown Advisory. As far as the championship races are concerned, State Man and Lossiemouth look set to form a pincer movement on Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle, Gaelic Warrior is not out of the equation in either the Queen Mother Champion Chase or the Ryanair and Fact To File could be favourite for the latter if connections head that way. There is no doubt, though, which horse Mullins wants to win more than any other, with the great Galopin Des Champs bidding to join rarefied company by completing a Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick. Indeed, for Mullins it would be his crowning moment - but while bookmakers make an historic third win an odds-on shot, the man himself is not even daring to dream. "To us here, it's unbelievable that we've got a horse that's going for a third Gold Cup and could be in the Best Mate/Arkle category," he said. "To be associated with a horse like this, who is so well known now, is a huge honour. We're all delighted to be involved and we just hope the dream stays alive. "I'm not dreaming it will happen. If you think it's going to happen, it probably won't, so I'm going in the opposite direction. "If this horse can do what Arkle and Best Mate did, it's a once-in-a-lifetime job, isn't it? I think there was 40 years between them, so we're maybe 20 years too soon!" Mullins' apparent pessimism is fuelled by his experience that anything can go wrong at any minute. "I think of my father (Paddy Mullins) when he was training Dawn Run for the Champion Hurdle. Gaye Brief was favourite for Mercy Rimell and we heard just before the meeting that he'd got injured and I remember we were in the yard clapping our hands, but my father heard it and said 'There but for the grace of God go I'," Mullins went on. "And now I'm in his position and every morning I wake up and don't get a bad report about any of the horses, let alone the Grade One horses we have here today, that's a blessing. "I'm not wishing bad luck on me and I'm not wishing bad luck on my competitors - I just hope we all get there." Mullins need not go back as far as the days of Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup heroine Dawn Run to point out how quickly Cheltenham dreams can be dashed, of course, with Nicky Henderson's 2024 blowout - the veteran trainer's first year in 16 without a Festival winner after an apparent bug swept through Seven Barrows - still fresh in the memory. "What happened to Nicky last year, to me is what we all dread, that we have something going through the yard a week or two weeks before Cheltenham," said Mullins. "We were gutted for him, and it could have been us. Every year we're the same, we're all on the lookout for horses coughing, going down maybe with a colic, something unusual in the yard. "Every time you get something unusual, then something else happens and it's a coincidence, then you get three coincidences, and it doesn't become a coincidence, you're wondering 'is something going through the yard?'. "And that's what happens. You get odd things happening with injuries to horses and if you get two or three of them in a row, then the horses are under a cloud, and you have to watch out and back off everything. It's a huge worry all the time." Mullins might be past retirement age at 68, but worryingly for his rivals, he is showing absolutely no sign of taking his foot off the accelerator. In fact, he is arguably more dominant than ever, as evidenced by the fact he is currently champion trainer on both sides of the Irish Sea. On defending his British title, he added: "I'm not thinking about it, maybe right in the back of my head somewhere. "I want to get to Cheltenham and see how things work out and then like last year, we'll be depending a lot on Aintree. "Certainly, if Cheltenham works out, it will come forward, but we'd need a Cheltenham like we had last year and then we needed to win the Grand National and everything else went right. "I looked at last year as a one-off that could never happen again, so it's going to be very hard, but it would be huge to do it again."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Nicholls
Cheltenham,Nicholls
Paul Nicholls is well aware he has enjoyed more than his fair share of magnificent Cheltenham Festival moments over the years. The late 2000s and early 2010s were a veritable feast for Ditcheat, with the Galacticos of their day all residing in the Somerset yard. The names trip off the tongue - the Stayers' Hurdle superpower that was four-times race winner Big Buck's, two-mile sensation and dual Champion Chase winner Master Minded and, of course, the staying heavyweights of 2008 Gold Cup victor Denman and the sublime Kauto Star, who is the only horse to regain the blue riband event when reversing form with his stablemate in 2009. It is not surprising Nicholls has found it hard to match up to those heady days and with the Irish trainers dominating proceedings in recent years, the 14-times champion has had to be satisfied with relative Festival crumbs rather than feasts of old. Frodon, Topofthegame, Politologue, Stay Away Fay and Stage Star have kept him in the Grade One game at Prestbury Park, but Nicholls freely admits his team is in a rebuilding stage he compares to that of Manchester United, with Old Trafford legend Sir Alex Ferguson a long-standing owner at his yard. He said: "What did everyone think when we were winning all those Gold Cups? You ask Sir Alex, when they were winning the Premier League every year and you suddenly have a season you don't, you wish things were different but it's reality, you've got to be incredibly realistic. "I've been incredibly lucky, I'm not far off training 4,000 winners now and I enjoy every single one of them. You can only be as good as the players on your team and we're changing it up a little bit. "I'd be lying to say I didn't wish I had all those horses (again), but I've been lucky to have had those horses, we got the best out of Denman, Kauto, Master Minded, Big Buck's, it went on and on - I often think I don't deserve any more, but we'll get it back." Nicholls' usually strong form took a nosedive in January, with the trainer explaining: "They definitely weren't right around the time we gave them their flu jabs. In all the time I've trained, that's the first time I can remember a spell like that. They are coming right now. "It has been a quiet season, but saying that, we're not far off £2million in prize-money, we're just a bit light on winners. "I'd love to win the National and we've a lot of horses to run in the spring. "I'm going to enjoy it a bit more, there's not so much pressure. Of course, I'd rather be training them, but everyone would have loved to have trained the ones I've had before. We've got some nice horses that it just hasn't worked out for this year. "I think if you run horses in the wrong races, you end up doing the wrong thing. It is very hard to find those horses now." While Nicholls has no favourites in his select Festival squad, he gives favourable mentions to both Just A Rose and Jubilee Alpha, who run in the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle, while Weatherbys Champion Bumper contender No Drama This End and St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase hope Shearer are also on his shortlist. He said: "The two mares are probably my best chance, No Drama This End would have a chance and Shearer would have a squeak. "There's horses with chances, but I'd say we'll have a bigger team for Aintree, which seems to suit our horses more. I've got five nice horses to run in the National, which is very exciting." Shearer boasts an extra family link, with daughter Olive, 19, likely to take the ride on a horse that Nicholls part-owns, with the trainer having confined his ante-post betting - an area in which he has had previous success - to just his hunter chase horse. He added: "The only horse I've backed is Shearer, I've had a little each-way at 25-1, but other than that I haven't had a bet. "That was a while back because I knew what I was doing, but I've got nothing like when I backed Big Buck's at 25-1 for the Stayers' Hurdle! I had him in a double with Kauto Star and won about £39,000. "The first three winners I ever had at Cheltenham - Call Equiname, Flagship Uberalles and See More Business - I backed in each-way trebles, but I'm not really a gambler - that was me being optimistic!"Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Patrick/Danny Mullins
Cheltenham,Patrick/Danny Mullins
When it comes to assessing the jaw-dropping strength of Willie Mullins' Cheltenham Festival squad, few are better placed than his son Patrick and nephew Danny. Both men will have a role to play when the Closutton juggernaut roles into the Cotswolds. How much of a part remains to be seen, with the most successful trainer in Festival history not one for making a decision early if it can be made late. Stable jockey Paul Townend will have the pick of the majority of the Mullins superstars he wants to ride and as there is no clear number two, with Patrick and Danny somewhere in a cloudy pecking order that keeps even family members guessing, both will have to wait until they called upon. When asked if he knew of any confirmed rides for this year's Festival, 16-time champion amateur Patrick Mullins said: "No, I don't - I wish I did! I suppose in another year I'd be thinking maybe Dancing City in the National Hunt Chase, but that race has obviously changed, and I don't know what I'm going to ride in the Champion Bumper yet because I can't do the weight on Bambino Fever. "After that you're trying to pick up spares and it's very much up in the air, but you're looking at horses you might have won on before in bumpers or whatever." As part of the traditional pre-Festival Irish press trip, Patrick, 35, and Danny, 32, joined the assembled media at the Lord Bagenal, the scene of many a Mullins party over the years, to discuss their hopes and dreams for this year's meeting. Danny was in particularly good form, fresh from enjoying a Dublin Racing Festival double, but it is notable that neither were saddled by his famous uncle. The rider could be forgiven for feeling frustrated by the lack of clarity heading into the biggest week of the year, but he is more than happy to grab whatever opportunities do arise with both hands. "As per usual with me it'll be late on," he said. "I had a great Dublin Festival, but looking at the entries in the weeks coming up to it I would have been thinking I was hopefully going to be on some of Willie's and Emmet (Mullins) pops up with one in a handicap and I got on a Joseph O'Brien spare and had two winners. "It's great to be in a position where I've put myself there to be a go-to man on the big day. My Cheltenham horse was Flooring Porter (dual winner of the Stayers' Hurdle) and I picked up that ride an hour before the race, so anything can happen. "It's probably unlikely that I'm going to have a confirmed ride where I can say I'm going to do this or that in a race. Paul can have plan A, B and C for the ones he knows he's going to ride, I have to be ready with plan A, B and C for the 28 races and hope I get a ride in one of them. "That's just the way it is and it's worked well for me in the past." There could be a major spare ride up for grabs on day one, with Lossiemouth looking set to renew rivalry with State Man in the Champion Hurdle, although she remains in the Mares' Hurdle. With Townend expected to keep the faith in reigning champion State Man, it appears almost certain one of the Mullins men will be aboard Lossiemouth, should she go for the Champion, having departed four flights from the finish when challenging State Man in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. Patrick Mullins was intriguingly jocked up to ride Lossiemouth that day initially, but a couple of hours later it was his cousin's name who appeared on the racecard. When asked whether he felt Lossiemouth could win the Champion Hurdle, Danny Mullins said: "I think she definitely can. Constitution Hill is still very good, but even though Lossiemouth fell in Leopardstown, she'd learned a good bit from Kempton the time before. "In the Christmas Hurdle she jumped quite high, she learned to get lower and faster and eventually paid the price. It was an uncharacteristic mistake, it just came out of nowhere and the reports seem to be that she's come out of it not too bad. "The placement of the Dublin Racing Festival to Cheltenham is fantastic, with five weeks rather than two or three, so hopefully Lossiemouth can bounce back from that." Patrick Mullins takes a slightly different view, saying of her Leopardstown fall: "It's a big concern and not an ideal preparation. It was a horrible fall and Ruby (Walsh) always says the good jumpers get the worst falls because they're not expecting it." Even if Lossiemouth and State Man turn up at their best, Mullins believe both will have their work cut out to beat the horse that is looking to regain his crown. "If Constitution Hill turns up I think we're all running for place money. I rode in the Supreme when he won it and I always said this horse can't be beat," he added. "I was on Kilcruit and was beside Mighty Potter and Jack Kennedy and even though we were 20 lengths down at halfway I said 'we could still win this, these can't keep going, they've lost their heads'. "I knew Dysart Dynamo was a bit of a runaway, Jonbon had gone out to not give Dysart Dynamo anything and we couldn't go with them. Then Dysart Dynamo falls, I nearly get Jonbon with Kilcruit and your man (Constitution Hill) just keeps going. "That horse is unbeatable, but the horse I saw in Kempton and Cheltenham in January doesn't look unbeatable. Maybe I'm conning myself, but there's hope." The feature event on day two is, of course, the Queen Mother Champion Chase, in which Danny has high hopes for Solness. The seven-year-old proved his surprise Christmas success was no fluke when dominating from the front in last month's Dublin Chase and while it is uncertain whether Mullins will keep the ride or not at this stage, with J J Slevin potentially set to be recalled, he feels Solness should not underestimated. "Solness was very good. There's been plenty of chat about the race, but the speed he went, very few horses could keep up with that," he said. "Contrary to whatever everyone is saying, they tried to come with me in Leopardstown. I think I left the ground in third over the first fence and it wasn't until you jumped the two downhill fences that he really poured it on. "He impressed me so much. It's easy to go out and do all the jumping down the back straight, but to go down and jump the last and race from there until the finish, that's what pays." Whether on horseback or on the ground, as assistant to his father Patrick Mullins is relishing being part of what is perhaps the strongest team National Hunt racing has ever seen. Manchester City's unexpected demise in the last 12 months is proof that even the mighty can fall, but Patrick believes his father's burning ambition will ensure the Mullins machine continues to dominate. "Willie has always said to me, you need fresh blood. You look at what Sir Alex Ferguson did, you need to keep new people coming in. "Willie is always thinking two years ahead, not even next year. You can't rest on your laurels. It's a cliched thing to say, but the hunger Willie has to go 'again, again' and 'more, more' is incredible. "We have extra stables this year and he's on about getting more stables again. We're all trying to say 'it's full', but at an age when most people are retiring, he's only ramping up."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Quiz
Cheltenham,Quiz
Questions: 1. How many Irish-trained winners were there on day one of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival? 2. Which jockey rode the opening winner at last year's Festival? 3. Name the first British-trained runner home in the 2024 Champion Bumper. 4. Which horse was third in last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup? 5. Which owner had the most winners at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival? 6. Which of last year's Festival winners had the biggest starting price? 7. Name the only grey Cheltenham Gold Cup winner. 8. There are three enclosures for spectators at the Festival; Club, Tattersalls and what other? 9. Which jockey holds the record for most winners ridden at a single Festival - having twice registered seven? 10. What year was the Cheltenham Festival cancelled due to the foot-and-mouth crisis? 11. Who is the only person other than Willie Mullins to be the leading trainer at the Festival in the past 10 years? 12. Which jockey rode Frodon to victory in the 2019 Ryanair Chase? 13. Which French raider won the Stayers' Hurdle in 2002 and 2003? 14. Which jockey holds the record for most Triumph Hurdle winners ridden, with five victories? 15. What year did the Cheltenham Festival switch from three days to four? 16. Michael Dickinson trained Badsworth Boy to a Queen Mother Champion Chase hat-trick but which jockey was in the saddle for all three wins? 17. Which Flat jockey rode 2002 Champion Bumper winner Pizarro? 18. Name all five three-time Champion Hurdle winners. 19. Before Quevega rattled off six straight wins in the Mares' Hurdle, which Donald McCain-trained horse won the inaugural running of the race? 20. Pat Taaffe rode Arkle to three Gold Cup triumphs, but which horse gave him his fourth success in the race? Answers: 1. Six 2. Rachael Blackmore 3. Royal Infantry in eighth 4. Corach Rambler 5. JP McManus 6. Stellar Story at 33-1 in the Albert Bartlett 7. Desert Orchid 8. Best Mate 9. Ruby Walsh 10. 2001 11. Gordon Elliott 12. Bryony Frost 13. Baracouda 14. Barry Geraghty 15. 2005 16. Robert Earnshaw 17. Jamie Spencer 18. Hatton's Grace, Sir Ken, Persian War, See You Then, Istabraq 19. Whiteoak 20. Fort Leney, in 1968Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Rembrandt
Cheltenham,Rembrandt
Those lucky enough to be at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day in 2004 witnessed history, as Best Mate joined an elite list with his third victory - but it could have all been so different. It was most certainly a dramatic few minutes for those in the Best Mate camp. First, Paul Carberry, riding Harbour Pilot, attempted to keep Jim Culloty on Best Mate trapped on the rails. Harbour Pilot was just not quite quick enough to keep him there, though, and in a matter of strides Best Mate was out and gone. However, just a length or two away was the late Robert Alner's Sir Rembrandt, winner of the Rehearsal Chase and second in the Welsh National earlier in the season but seen by many as a bit of a slow coach, not classy enough for a Gold Cup. Hence, he was sent off at 33-1 - yet anyone who took those odds began to get very excited as Andrew Thornton brought him into contention coming down the hill on the second circuit. "Sir Rembrandt was 17 hands yet he loved Cheltenham," said Thornton. "One thing I remember about that race is the pace of the race. Thierry Doumen rode First Gold and seemed to fire him into every fence and he kept responding, so we seemed to be going flat out most of the way. "I remember thinking on the run to two out that I don't think I'd ever approached that fence as fast as we were going that day - and Best Mate left us for dead! "If you look at the time, six minutes and 42 seconds, and Galopin Des Champs last year was well over seven minutes, it gives you an idea of how quick we went. I won it on Cool Dawn a few years earlier on what was proper quick ground in six minutes and 39 seconds, yet even though I won it I've no problem in saying that was a poor Gold Cup. "Some horses lose their race at Cheltenham before it has even begun with all that is going on, but Sir Rembrandt loved it, if anything he probably found a bit of pace for the atmosphere." While Best Mate's seasons were always very carefully mapped out by Henrietta Knight, and usually limited to three or four runs, Alner was certainly not afraid of sending Sir Rembrandt into battle. "That season we started in the Hennessy with a well-handicapped horse, so we thought, but he fell at the third," said Thornton. "So a week later we sent him to Chepstow and he bolted up in the Rehearsal Chase, beating Bindaree. We thought that was great so three weeks later we went to the Welsh National and he was 2-1 favourite. "He ran a blinder, but guess who beat him? Bindaree, by half a length and we had a 4lb penalty for the Rehearsal and it was obviously the difference. Hedgehunter was a mile back in third and went on to win a National and be second in a Gold Cup and of course Bindaree had already won the National. "They were two very hard runs and a month later he ran in the Pillar (Cotswold Chase) but he ran no race. Robert's always tended to have a quiet spell in January for whatever reason. "He ran in the Aon (Denman Chase) when Timmy Murphy rode him after that but the ground was too quick. "So those two runs meant we went to Cheltenham completely under the radar, and of course all the attention was rightly on Best Mate anyway. "It's funny in those situations, you know Best Mate was attempting was something special, not done since Arkle, but when you are racing you'd do anything to beat him!" Carberry nearly did on Harbour Pilot rounding the final bend, attempting to stop Best Mate from getting a clear run, good race-riding for many and Thornton feels that manoeuvre possibly cost himself the race. He explained: "Everyone remembers Paul Carberry trying to keep Jim in, but I actually think it worked in Best Mate's favour. "He was a horse, despite all his success, who never really did that much when he hit the front so when he couldn't get out, it just delayed his run for a few more strides. "Of course, he was by far the best horse in the race and he showed that between the last two going clear as he did, but then after jumping the last he thought he'd won. "Sir Rembrandt never actually quickened, you know. It may have looked like it but all I was doing was staying on at one pace, Best Mate was just pulling up so if he'd got out when Jim wanted to, maybe I would have caught him! "I can honestly say though I don't lie in bed wondering 'what if' because I never for a moment thought I was going to win." A race that Sir Rembrandt would have been a leading contender for was the Grand National and that was the plan after Cheltenham. "He was among the favourites for Aintree after that, but two days before the race he went lame, he would have had a proper chance," rued Thornton. "And guess what won that race, Silver Birch, for Gordon Elliott - had we run who knows how Gordon's career might have turned out!"Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Skelton
Cheltenham,Skelton
You would have to be fairly hard-hearted not to feel some sympathy for Dan Skelton when Willie Mullins snatched the trainers' championship away from him in the final throes of last season. It took a huge effort from the Closutton giant, who after dominating Cheltenham was still over £700,000 behind Skelton but won both the English and Scottish Grand Nationals to become the first Irishman since Vincent O'Brien 70 years earlier to wear the crown. Skelton, understandably, was crestfallen, but rather than feel sorry for himself, he endeavoured to throw everything at it once more and went on to build up a sizeable lead in the summer, setting Mullins an even tougher target this season. With Skelton well on his way to £2.5million in prize-money already, Mullins is way back on less than £200,000. But these days, the latter is almost guaranteed eight to 10 Festival winners it seems, and with Galopin Des Champs a long odds-on favourite to win a third Gold Cup, he will soon be eating into the lead. "We're ahead of where we were last year and we've just got to keep the ball rolling. If we have an average March and April, that should be enough - let's hope for at least that," said Skelton. "I'm not nervous about it, what I'm nervous about is well-being. As long as the team stays healthy, we've done all we can and hopefully the results will bear that out. "Going in saying we have to win this or that much prize-money is out of your control, the one thing we can control to a good degree is that they stay on track." Skelton had a fantastic four winners at the Festival last year, headlined by Grade One scorers Grey Dawning and Protektorat, and while the former is not going back this time, the latter holds a solid chance of a repeat in the Ryanair. The New Lion, L'Eau Du Sud, Be Aware, Take No Chances and Valgrand are others among a team the Alcester handler feels is even stronger this time around. He said: "It's frightening to say that it's better, isn't it? But you can't just say that because it's better, then you're going to have five winners because you had four last year. That's just highly presumptuous - you can't do that. "I never thought we'd have four winners last year and I was rude enough to think that our best chance was on the Friday and that got beat (L'Eau Du Sud in the County Hurdle). We had four going into Friday and I thought we were definitely having five, but that's our sport and that's how it is. "I think we've got the best team we've ever had, but whether that bears out in the results is a different matter. I think time will tell you this is the best team we've ever had from results beyond today. "You can't do it without the horses - you cannot make up quality or ability. When you are analysing form on a race-by-race basis, you can have a horse that likes the ground and loves the track, but if there is another horse in the race that is 10lb better, you are not going to beat it, realistically. Quality is massive." Although Mullins has proved to be a thorn in Skelton's side, he is full of admiration for his big rival. "What sets Willie apart is talent - his talent and that of his horses. We can all get them fit and Willie's are super, super fit. It is going to be so hard to surpass Willie while he has the flow of talent that he has," said Skelton. "What we have taken from that is we need to make our own relationships and purchases from a supply chain - we can't go to his. We need to make our own - that's what we're doing and I think that's reaping the rewards. "You can't do that over a month or two years or five years - it's over lifetimes that you build those connections and that's what you're starting to see now. "We're starting to see more and more of those really good horses. We're really happy with where it is, but we think it can get better. "Quality is huge, but we're always changing what we do at home as well. Protektorat's a great example. Last year, we changed things halfway through the year and we started getting different results. "We're never afraid to change things up. We've changed facilities, we do things differently to try to get a positive result. Sometimes you get a negative result and you have to go back to where you were, but we're never afraid of failure - because if you're afraid of failure, you never make a decision. "The hard thing now is the position we're in, we have to have a winner because if we don't, you guys (the media) will say 'they didn't have a winner and they should have', because realistically we should. We're one of the bigger teams and we should. "It's new territory for us, that new reality that actually failure can be measured, whereas before when you're only starting and you're coming up through the ranks, it's your successes that are measured, not your failures. Now, when you get further up, your failures get measured more than your successes!"Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
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~RS~01~FS~3.20~FS~ ~FS~JULIA'S HOUSE HOSPICE NOVICES' HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#11,000 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 149yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #5,809.00 ~RS~02~FS~Paddy In The Caddy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch g Doyen (IRE) - Queen Alpha (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Joanna Peppiatt~FS~ ~FS~6 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Sean Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~5-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Dunstall Rambler (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Toungara (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Simon W Clarke~FS~ ~FS~7 11 4~FS~ ~FS~J J Burke~FS~ ~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Centara (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~br g Sageburg (IRE) - Spartan Angel (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Kathy Stuart~FS~ ~FS~7 12 0~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~Universal Secret (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Lorcan Murtagh~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Fox Wallace (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 2~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~07~FS~5 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.21 ~RS~09~FS~nk~FS~ ~FS~3{~FS~ ~FS~19~FS~ ~FS~25~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~P Hobbs & J White~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #2.25~FS~ ~FS~places #1.30~FS~ ~FS~#1.50~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #5.50 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #5.16 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Siam Park ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #14.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
3.20 JULIA'S HOUSE HOSPICE NOVICES' HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #11,000 added 5YO plus 1m 7f 149yds Penalty Value #5,809.00 PADDY IN THE CADDY (IRE); ch g Doyen (IRE) - Queen Alpha (IRE) (Mrs Joanna Peppiatt) 6 12 0 Sean Houlihan (5-4 Fav) 1. Dunstall Rambler (IRE); b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Toungara (FR) (Mr Simon W Clarke) 7 11 4 J J Burke (5-2) 2. Centara (IRE); br g Sageburg (IRE) - Spartan Angel (IRE) (Mrs Kathy Stuart) 7 12 0 H Cobden (11-2) 3. Also: 10-3 Universal Secret (IRE) (8 10 2 Lorcan Murtagh) 4th, 80-1 Fox Wallace (IRE) (7 10 2 Ben Godfrey) 5th 5 ran Off: 3.21 nk, 3{, 19, 25 P Hobbs & J White. Tote: win #2.25 places #1.30, #1.50 Tote Exacta: #5.50 CSF: #5.16 Non Runner: Siam Park Tote Trifecta: #14.90Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
~RS~01~FS~3.00~FS~ ~FS~RACING AGAIN MARCH 15TH MAIDEN HUNTERS CHASE~FS~ ~FS~EUR9,999 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 22yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 ~RS~02~FS~Fountain House (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Lucky Speed (IRE) - Cabra Cruizor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Nicola McCarthy~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr E Mahon~FS~ ~FS~3-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Asphalt Cowboy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Getaway (GER) - Party Belle~FS~ ~FS~Mary N Kilduff~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr M N Sharpe~FS~ ~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Last Round (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Getaway (GER) - Fantastic Fleur (GER)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Ann Marie McManus~FS~ ~FS~6 12 0~FS~ ~FS~Mr B O'Neill~FS~ ~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~11-8 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Magic Sadler~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr D Doyle~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Welcome Back (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 10~FS~ ~FS~Mr H C Swan~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~11-1~FS~ ~FS~Arthor (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr J Hurley~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~12-1~FS~ ~FS~Well Buoy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr J M Halford~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Ask Mike (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Mr E P O'Brien~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Mohera Prince (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr S Tobin~FS~ ~FS~unseated rider ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Mellow Glory (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr B T Stone~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Ta Se Rua~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Mr C J Shine~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.00 ~RS~09~FS~4~FS~ ~FS~11~FS~ ~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~2}~FS~ ~FS~14 ~RS~10~FS~Ian McCarthy~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR4.00~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.30~FS~ ~FS~EUR4.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR2.10~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR76.20 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR59.65 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR590.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
3.00 RACING AGAIN MARCH 15TH MAIDEN HUNTERS CHASE EUR9,999 added 5YO plus 3m 1f 22yds Penalty Value EUR6,000.00 FOUNTAIN HOUSE (IRE); b g Lucky Speed (IRE) - Cabra Cruizor (IRE) (Nicola McCarthy) 7 11 7 Mr E Mahon (3-1) 1. Asphalt Cowboy (IRE); b g Getaway (GER) - Party Belle (Mary N Kilduff) 7 11 7 Mr M N Sharpe (20-1) 2. Last Round (IRE); b g Getaway (GER) - Fantastic Fleur (GER) (Mrs Ann Marie McManus) 6 12 0 Mr B O'Neill (7-1) 3. Also: 11-8 Fav Magic Sadler (7 11 7 Mr D Doyle) pulled up, 11-2 Welcome Back (IRE) (5 11 10 Mr H C Swan) fell, 11-1 Arthor (IRE) (8 11 7 Mr J Hurley) 6th, 12-1 Well Buoy (IRE) (6 11 7 Mr J M Halford), 22-1 Ask Mike (IRE) (8 11 9 Mr E P O'Brien) 5th, 66-1 Mohera Prince (IRE) (7 11 7 Mr S Tobin) unseated rider, 125-1 Mellow Glory (IRE) (8 11 7 Mr B T Stone) pulled up, 150-1 Ta Se Rua (12 11 7 Mr C J Shine) 4th 11 ran Off: 3.00 4, 11, 3}, 2}, 14 Ian McCarthy. Tote: win EUR4.00 places EUR1.30, EUR4.80, EUR2.10 Tote Exacta: EUR76.20 CSF: EUR59.65 Tote Trifecta: EUR590.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
~RS~01~FS~3.10~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN DOWNLOAD THE APP MARES' HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#6,150 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 166yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,248.00 ~RS~02~FS~Pipers Cross (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Oatfield Lady (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Sarah Johnstone - Cooke~FS~ ~FS~8 11 3~FS~ ~FS~Cameron Johnstone-Baker~FS~ ~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Miss Goldfire (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Yeats (IRE) - Miss Mcgoldrick (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Harry Fry Racing Syndicate Miss Goldfi~FS~ ~FS~6 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Miss Megan Bevan~FS~ ~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Lyness Dancer~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch m Norse Dancer (IRE) - Madame Allsorts (UNR)~FS~ ~FS~Thompson & Musson~FS~ ~FS~6 10 10~FS~ ~FS~Tom Cannon~FS~ ~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~Tuscan Rose (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 10~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~unseated rider ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Happy Returns~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 10 3~FS~ ~FS~C O'Farrell~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Barra Blue~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 1~FS~ ~FS~Liam Harrison~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~22-1~FS~ ~FS~Ramalamadingdong~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 7~FS~ ~FS~David Bass~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 3.10 ~RS~09~FS~hd~FS~ ~FS~7~FS~ ~FS~10~FS~ ~FS~50~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~Miss E C Lavelle~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.50~FS~ ~FS~places #2.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.70~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #11.10 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #11.12 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #120.80Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
3.10 BETGOODWIN DOWNLOAD THE APP MARES' HANDICAP HURDLE (CLASS 5) #6,150 added 4YO plus 3m 1f 166yds Penalty Value #3,248.00 PIPERS CROSS (IRE); b m Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Oatfield Lady (IRE) (Mrs Sarah Johnstone - Cooke) 8 11 3 Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7-2) 1. Miss Goldfire (IRE); b m Yeats (IRE) - Miss Mcgoldrick (IRE) (Harry Fry Racing Syndicate Miss Goldfi) 6 11 7 Miss Megan Bevan (2-1 Fav) 2. Lyness Dancer; ch m Norse Dancer (IRE) - Madame Allsorts (UNR) (Thompson & Musson) 6 10 10 Tom Cannon (20-1) 3. Also: 10-3 Tuscan Rose (IRE) (7 10 10 Sam Twiston-Davies) unseated rider, 5-1 Happy Returns (8 10 3 C O'Farrell) 4th, 10-1 Barra Blue (6 11 1 Liam Harrison) 5th, 22-1 Ramalamadingdong (5 11 7 David Bass) pulled up 7 ran Off: 3.10 hd, 7, 10, 50 Miss E C Lavelle. Tote: win #4.50 places #2.10, #1.70 Tote Exacta: #11.10 CSF: #11.12 Tote Trifecta: #120.80Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
~RS~01~FS~2.50~FS~ ~FS~WOMEN INVESTORS NETWORK MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#7,000 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~1m 7f 50yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,812.00 ~RS~02~FS~Miss Altea Blue (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b f Great Pretender (IRE) - Miss Salsa Blue (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Kate & Andrew Brooks~FS~ ~FS~4 10 4~FS~ ~FS~H Cobden~FS~ ~FS~4-5 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Blacksamssenorita~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Senorita Rumbalita~FS~ ~FS~Mr A Selway~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Brendan Powell~FS~ ~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~D Day Arvalenreeva (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ch m Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Eccellente Idea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mr D A Olver~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~G Sheehan~FS~ ~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~13-2~FS~ ~FS~Morning Air (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 11~FS~ ~FS~Charlie Deutsch~FS~ ~FS~fell ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Somethingtosomeone (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Rex Dingle~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~20-1~FS~ ~FS~Seas The Day~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 0~FS~ ~FS~J J Burke~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Getaways Gift (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~R P McLernon~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Seventeenothree (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Ben Godfrey~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Kupka Vallis (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~R Patrick~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Melleray Hill (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 10 7~FS~ ~FS~Miss Anna Johnston~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~Dawn's Desire (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 0~FS~ ~FS~Harry Kimber~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~300-1~FS~ ~FS~L'inoubliable (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~4 10 4~FS~ ~FS~Sean Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~12 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.50 ~RS~09~FS~3{~FS~ ~FS~11~FS~ ~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~}~FS~ ~FS~8 ~RS~10~FS~P F Nicholls~FS~ ~FS~Ditcheat ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #1.80~FS~ ~FS~places #1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.30~FS~ ~FS~#1.80~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #4.10 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #3.77 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Cracker Muddle ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #12.20Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
~RS~00~FS~Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) ~RS~01~FS~2.30~FS~ ~FS~LEUGH BEGINNERS CHASE~FS~ ~FS~EUR11,000 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 4f 176yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value EUR6,601.00 ~RS~02~FS~Spinning Web (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Just A Runaway~FS~ ~FS~Barrow Vale Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~5 11 10~FS~ ~FS~D Meyler~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Ballybrittas (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Champs Elysees - Tchouina (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Laurence Byrne~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~S D Torrens~FS~ ~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Beggars Rock (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Try Trix (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Beggars Cant Be Choosers Syndicate~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K C Sexton~FS~ ~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~7-2 Fav~FS~ ~FS~Vaureal (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~K M Donoghue~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Colonel Nelson (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D E Mullins~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Gabriel Ranger (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 9~FS~ ~FS~C M Quirke~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~9-1~FS~ ~FS~Presenting Max (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 12~FS~ ~FS~D King~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~I Ballyadam Moon (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 7~FS~ ~FS~J P Shinnick~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~28-1~FS~ ~FS~Flidais (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~S F O'Keeffe~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Castlehill Boy (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~10 11 12~FS~ ~FS~P T Enright~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Ixigreczed (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 2~FS~ ~FS~L Quinlan~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~11 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.30 ~RS~09~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~2{~FS~ ~FS~3~FS~ ~FS~2~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~10~FS~Ms M Mullins~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win EUR6.70~FS~ ~FS~places EUR1.80~FS~ ~FS~EUR3.20~FS~ ~FS~EUR1.70~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: EUR58.00 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: EUR52.79 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Shotgun Jack ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: EUR369.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
2.50 WOMEN INVESTORS NETWORK MARES' NOVICES' HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #7,000 added 4YO plus 1m 7f 50yds Penalty Value #3,812.00 MISS ALTEA BLUE (FR); b f Great Pretender (IRE) - Miss Salsa Blue (FR) (Kate & Andrew Brooks) 4 10 4 H Cobden (4-5 Fav) 1. Blacksamssenorita; b m Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Senorita Rumbalita (Mr A Selway) 6 11 0 Brendan Powell (10-3) 2. D Day Arvalenreeva (IRE); ch m Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Eccellente Idea (IRE) (Mr D A Olver) 5 11 0 G Sheehan (9-1) 3. Also: 13-2 Morning Air (FR) (4 10 11 Charlie Deutsch) fell, 10-1 Somethingtosomeone (IRE) (6 11 0 Rex Dingle) 5th, 20-1 Seas The Day (7 11 0 J J Burke) 6th, 125-1 Getaways Gift (IRE) (5 11 0 R P McLernon), 125-1 Seventeenothree (IRE) (5 11 0 Ben Godfrey), 150-1 Kupka Vallis (FR) (5 11 0 R Patrick) 4th, 150-1 Melleray Hill (IRE) (7 10 7 Miss Anna Johnston), 300-1 Dawn's Desire (IRE) (5 11 0 Harry Kimber), 300-1 L'inoubliable (FR) (4 10 4 Sean Houlihan) 12 ran Off: 2.50 3{, 11, 3}, }, 8 P F Nicholls, Ditcheat. Tote: win #1.80 places #1.10, #1.30, #1.80 Tote Exacta: #4.10 CSF: #3.77 Non Runner: Cracker Muddle Tote Trifecta: #12.20Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Thurles Thursd ay
Return Thurles Thursd,ay
Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) 2.30 LEUGH BEGINNERS CHASE EUR11,000 added 5YO plus 2m 4f 176yds Penalty Value EUR6,601.00 SPINNING WEB (IRE); b g Fascinating Rock (IRE) - Just A Runaway (Barrow Vale Syndicate) 5 11 10 D Meyler (11-2) 1. Ballybrittas (IRE); b g Champs Elysees - Tchouina (FR) (Laurence Byrne) 6 11 12 S D Torrens (17-2) 2. Beggars Rock (IRE); b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Try Trix (IRE) (Beggars Cant Be Choosers Syndicate) 6 11 12 K C Sexton (11-2) 3. Also: 7-2 Fav Vaureal (FR) (6 11 12 K M Donoghue) 4th, 5-1 Colonel Nelson (IRE) (6 11 12 D E Mullins) 6th, 5-1 Gabriel Ranger (IRE) (6 11 9 C M Quirke) 5th, 9-1 Presenting Max (IRE) (6 11 12 D King), 10-1 I Ballyadam Moon (FR) (7 11 7 J P Shinnick), 28-1 Flidais (IRE) (7 11 5 S F O'Keeffe), 100-1 Castlehill Boy (IRE) (10 11 12 P T Enright), 100-1 Ixigreczed (FR) (7 11 2 L Quinlan) 11 ran Off: 2.30 1\, 2{, 3, 2, 1 Ms M Mullins. Tote: win EUR6.70 places EUR1.80, EUR3.20, EUR1.70 Tote Exacta: EUR58.00 CSF: EUR52.79 Non Runner: Shotgun Jack Tote Trifecta: EUR369.40Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
~RS~01~FS~2.40~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#8,900 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 3f 104yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,700.00 ~RS~02~FS~Diplomatic Ash (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Doyen (IRE) - Carrigeen Lechuga (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Past The Post Racing~FS~ ~FS~6 10 13~FS~ ~FS~Tom Cannon~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Royal Mer (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~gr g Montmartre (FR) - Princesse Pauline (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Mr Samuel Sutton~FS~ ~FS~7 11 8~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~7-2~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Broughshane (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Mahler - Shuil Milan (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Mrs Gay Smith~FS~ ~FS~7 11 12~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~7-4 Fav~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~5-1~FS~ ~FS~Alto Alto (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 7~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gordon~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~10-1~FS~ ~FS~Doyouknowwhatimean~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 4~FS~ ~FS~Tristan Durrell~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~16-1~FS~ ~FS~Next Left (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~9 12 0~FS~ ~FS~C J Todd~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~07~FS~6 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.40 ~RS~09~FS~{~FS~ ~FS~1~FS~ ~FS~7{~FS~ ~FS~1\~FS~ ~FS~9{ ~RS~10~FS~G & J Moore~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #5.00~FS~ ~FS~places #2.20~FS~ ~FS~#1.80~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #18.00 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #17.79 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #47.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
2.40 BETGOODWIN HANDICAP CHASE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #8,900 added 5YO plus 2m 3f 104yds Penalty Value #4,700.00 DIPLOMATIC ASH (IRE); b g Doyen (IRE) - Carrigeen Lechuga (IRE) (Past The Post Racing) 6 10 13 Tom Cannon (4-1) 1. Royal Mer (FR); gr g Montmartre (FR) - Princesse Pauline (FR) (Mr Samuel Sutton) 7 11 8 Jack Tudor (7-2) 2. Broughshane (IRE); b g Mahler - Shuil Milan (IRE) (Mrs Gay Smith) 7 11 12 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7-4 Fav) 3. Also: 5-1 Alto Alto (FR) (8 11 7 Freddie Gordon) 4th, 10-1 Doyouknowwhatimean (8 11 4 Tristan Durrell) 5th, 16-1 Next Left (IRE) (9 12 0 C J Todd) 6th 6 ran Off: 2.40 {, 1, 7{, 1\, 9{ G & J Moore. Tote: win #5.00 places #2.20, #1.80 Tote Exacta: #18.00 CSF: #17.79 Tote Trifecta: #47.00Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
~RS~00~FS~Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) ~RS~01~FS~2.20~FS~ ~FS~GORE BROWNE IM CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS' HANDICAP CHASE (CLASS 5)~FS~ ~FS~#7,500 added~FS~ ~FS~5YO plus~FS~ ~FS~3m 1f 30yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #3,961.00 ~RS~02~FS~I See The Sea (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~br g Affinisea (IRE) - Joleen (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Andy Bell & Fergus Lyons~FS~ ~FS~6 11 11~FS~ ~FS~Callum Pritchard~FS~ ~FS~2-1 Fav~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Lock Out (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Watar (IRE) - Swift And Late (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Gillards Transport Ltd & John White~FS~ ~FS~8 11 13~FS~ ~FS~Ben Bromley~FS~ ~FS~4-1~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~Lightonthewing (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Winged Love (IRE) - Neat 'n Nimble~FS~ ~FS~Woodhayes Racing Club~FS~ ~FS~10 11 3~FS~ ~FS~C P O'Shea~FS~ ~FS~5-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~11-2~FS~ ~FS~Celtic Fortune (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 9~FS~ ~FS~Harriet Tucker~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~17-2~FS~ ~FS~Robinsville~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 3~FS~ ~FS~Freddie Gingell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~28-1~FS~ ~FS~Hey Bud~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~12 10 12~FS~ ~FS~Toby Wynne~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~66-1~FS~ ~FS~Bellamy's Grey~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~13 9 11~FS~ ~FS~Elizabeth Gale~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~07~FS~7 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.20 ~RS~09~FS~24~FS~ ~FS~20~FS~ ~FS~34~FS~ ~FS~11~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~10~FS~P Hobbs & J White~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #3.00~FS~ ~FS~places #1.60~FS~ ~FS~#2.10~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #10.80 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #10.49 ~RS~14~FS~Tricast: #19.49 ~RS~15~FS~Non Runner: Kadex ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #27.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Wincanton Thur sday
Return Wincanton Thur,sday
Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) 2.20 GORE BROWNE IM CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS' HANDICAP CHASE (CLASS 5) #7,500 added 5YO plus 3m 1f 30yds Penalty Value #3,961.00 I SEE THE SEA (IRE); br g Affinisea (IRE) - Joleen (IRE) (Andy Bell & Fergus Lyons) 6 11 11 Callum Pritchard (2-1 Fav) 1. Lock Out (IRE); b g Watar (IRE) - Swift And Late (IRE) (Gillards Transport Ltd & John White) 8 11 13 Ben Bromley (4-1) 2. Lightonthewing (IRE); b g Winged Love (IRE) - Neat 'n Nimble (Woodhayes Racing Club) 10 11 3 C P O'Shea (5-2) 3. Also: 11-2 Celtic Fortune (IRE) (8 11 9 Harriet Tucker) pulled up, 17-2 Robinsville (8 11 3 Freddie Gingell) pulled up, 28-1 Hey Bud (12 10 12 Toby Wynne) 5th, 66-1 Bellamy's Grey (13 9 11 Elizabeth Gale) 4th 7 ran Off: 2.20 24, 20, 34, 11 P Hobbs & J White. Tote: win #3.00 places #1.60, #2.10 Tote Exacta: #10.80 CSF: #10.49 Tricast: #19.49 Non Runner: Kadex Tote Trifecta: #27.50Thursday 6th March, 2025 The Changing Man ‘almost certainly’ heading for Ultima challenge
By Molly Hunter, PA
Joe Tizzard expects The Changing Man to line up in the Ultima at the Cheltenham Festival next week, although the Brown Advisory has not been entirely ruled out just yet.
The eight-year-old has barely put a foot wrong all season, putting a fall in the Badger Beer Chase on debut firmly behind him when coming home the runner-up in a string of valuable handicap chases.
He ran a solid race in defeat each time and after those efforts he had the option of returning to novice company, a division he was still eligible to compete in as he did not win a chase last season.
The Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase was therefore his next port of call, where he claimed a Grade Two title by 24 lengths after the early departure of Nicky Henderson’s Jingko Blue.
That success means The Changing Man will lose his novice status at the end of the season and he holds an entry for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase next week, but the Ultima has been a long-held plan and remains the most likely option.
“We’ve left him in both, but the race we’re leaning towards the most is the Ultima,” said Tizzard.
“We’ve left our options open as the novice race is cutting up, I don’t think there’ll be many runners in the Brown Advisory, but the Ultima has been the plan for a while.
“He’s only going to be a novice for the next six weeks, so we’re giving ourselves the option, but it will almost certainly be the Ultima.”
Tizzard has another Festival hope in JPR One, who holds entries for the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the Grand Annual and the Ryanair.
The trainer considers the Grand Annual his most likely destination, but will monitor how the fields shape up elsewhere and make a final decision at the 11th hour.
“Again, we are keeping our options open,” he said.
“He’s going to have top-weight in the Grand Annual but I haven’t had a chance to really sit down with John (Romans, owner) and see what he wants to do.
“I think it’ll be the handicap, but you never know. In the last few days, horses do unfortunately drop out, so we’ll keep the option open for as long as we can.
“I’m loving the forecast for him, that’s for certain, he’ll get his ground. It’ll be a Sunday morning conversation with his owner and we’ll go from there.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Tizzard
Tizzard
Joe Tizzard expects The Changing Man to line up in the Ultima at the Cheltenham Festival next week, although the Brown Advisory has not been entirely ruled out just yet. The eight-year-old has barely put a foot wrong all season, putting a fall in the Badger Beer Chase on debut firmly behind him when coming home the runner-up in a string of valuable handicap chases. He ran a solid race in defeat each time and after those efforts he had the option of returning to novice company, a division he was still eligible to compete in as he did not win a chase last season. The Reynoldstown Novices' Chase was therefore his next port of call, where he claimed a Grade Two title by 24 lengths after the early departure of Nicky Henderson's Jingko Blue. That success means The Changing Man will lose his novice status at the end of the season and he holds an entry for the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase next week, but the Ultima has been a long-held plan and remains the most likely option. "We've left him in both, but the race we're leaning towards the most is the Ultima," said Tizzard. "We've left our options open as the novice race is cutting up, I don't think there'll be many runners in the Brown Advisory, but the Ultima has been the plan for a while. "He's only going to be a novice for the next six weeks, so we're giving ourselves the option, but it will almost certainly be the Ultima." Tizzard has another Festival hope in JPR One, who holds entries for the Queen Mother Champion Chase, the Grand Annual and the Ryanair. The trainer considers the Grand Annual his most likely destination, but will monitor how the fields shape up elsewhere and make a final decision at the 11th hour. "Again, we are keeping our options open," he said. "He's going to have top-weight in the Grand Annual but I haven't had a chance to really sit down with John (Romans, owner) and see what he wants to do. "I think it'll be the handicap, but you never know. In the last few days, horses do unfortunately drop out, so we'll keep the option open for as long as we can. "I'm loving the forecast for him, that's for certain, he'll get his ground. It'll be a Sunday morning conversation with his owner and we'll go from there."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
~RS~00~FS~Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) ~RS~01~FS~2.10~FS~ ~FS~BETGOODWIN NEW UK BOOKIE MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4)~FS~ ~FS~#7,700 added~FS~ ~FS~4YO plus~FS~ ~FS~2m 1f 162yds~FS~ ~FS~Penalty Value #4,193.00 ~RS~02~FS~Le Tiep's Sacre (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g It's Gino (GER) - Sacree Tiepy (FR)~FS~ ~FS~Sunville Rail Limited~FS~ ~FS~4 10 9~FS~ ~FS~N F Houlihan~FS~ ~FS~10-3~FS~ ~FS~1 ~RS~03~FS~Walk On High~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Highland Retreat~FS~ ~FS~The Highland Walkers~FS~ ~FS~8 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Bryan Carver~FS~ ~FS~8-13 Fav~FS~ ~FS~2 ~RS~04~FS~The Long Walk (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Collen Beag (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~Martyn And Elaine Booth~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Jonjo O'Neill Jr.~FS~ ~FS~9-2~FS~ ~FS~3 ~RS~06~FS~7-1~FS~ ~FS~Bank On Frank~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~7 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Ben Jones~FS~ ~FS~4th ~RS~06~FS~25-1~FS~ ~FS~Ask Peter (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 10 12~FS~ ~FS~Sam Twiston-Davies~FS~ ~FS~5th ~RS~06~FS~80-1~FS~ ~FS~Fravanco~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~M Goldstein~FS~ ~FS~6th ~RS~06~FS~100-1~FS~ ~FS~Forlano (FR)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~8 11 5~FS~ ~FS~S Bowen~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Flimsy Nosebag (IRE)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~James Davies~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~06~FS~125-1~FS~ ~FS~Warfleet~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~5 11 5~FS~ ~FS~C O'Farrell~FS~ ~FS~pulled up ~RS~06~FS~150-1~FS~ ~FS~Saccary (GER)~FS~ ~FS~~FS~ ~FS~6 11 5~FS~ ~FS~Jack Tudor~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~07~FS~10 ran ~RS~08~FS~Off: 2.10 ~RS~09~FS~3\~FS~ ~FS~9{~FS~ ~FS~3}~FS~ ~FS~6{~FS~ ~FS~19 ~RS~10~FS~G & J Moore~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~11~FS~Tote: win #4.34~FS~ ~FS~places #1.20~FS~ ~FS~#1.10~FS~ ~FS~#1.50~FS~ ~FS~ ~RS~12~FS~Tote Exacta: #7.40 ~RS~13~FS~CSF: #6.51 ~RS~17~FS~Tote Trifecta: #17.80Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Return Fontwell Thurs day
Return Fontwell Thurs,day
Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) 2.10 BETGOODWIN NEW UK BOOKIE MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) (CLASS 4) #7,700 added 4YO plus 2m 1f 162yds Penalty Value #4,193.00 LE TIEP'S SACRE (FR); b g It's Gino (GER) - Sacree Tiepy (FR) (Sunville Rail Limited) 4 10 9 N F Houlihan (10-3) 1. Walk On High; b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Highland Retreat (The Highland Walkers) 8 11 5 Bryan Carver (8-13 Fav) 2. The Long Walk (IRE); b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Collen Beag (IRE) (Martyn And Elaine Booth) 5 11 5 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (9-2) 3. Also: 7-1 Bank On Frank (7 11 5 Ben Jones) 4th, 25-1 Ask Peter (FR) (6 10 12 Sam Twiston-Davies) 5th, 80-1 Fravanco (6 11 5 M Goldstein) 6th, 100-1 Forlano (FR) (8 11 5 S Bowen), 125-1 Flimsy Nosebag (IRE) (5 11 5 James Davies), 125-1 Warfleet (5 11 5 C O'Farrell) pulled up, 150-1 Saccary (GER) (6 11 5 Jack Tudor) 10 ran Off: 2.10 3\, 9{, 3}, 6{, 19 G & J Moore. Tote: win #4.34 places #1.20, #1.10, #1.50 Tote Exacta: #7.40 CSF: #6.51 Tote Trifecta: #17.80Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Wednesday
Cheltenham,Wednesday
All of the big names have stood their ground for the main supporting races on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, which could open with a mouthwatering clash between Final Demand and The New Lion. The dominant duo in the Turners Novices' Hurdle market stepped up to Grade One level in style on their respective last starts, with the latter since snapped up by leading owner JP McManus after impressing for Dan and Harry Skelton in the Challow Hurdle. Final Demand - who is also entered in Friday's Albert Bartlett - is one of 11 possible runners in the Turners for Willie Mullins, but Kopeck Des Bordes was missing from the list of confirmations, meaning the runway is clear for him to take his place in the opening day's Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle. Gordon Elliott's The Yellow Clay and Nigel Twiston-Davies' Potters Charm are others heading into the race with a Grade One victory over hurdles already to their name, while Fergal O'Brien's Sixmilebridge claimed the scalp of Potters Charm on Festival Trials day and could get his handler off the mark at the meeting. Mullins again holds a significant hand in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase, with previous Festival winner Ballyburn, Dancing City, Lecky Watson and Quai De Bourbon all possibles for the Closutton handler. Elliott has confirmed both Martin Pipe scorer Better Days Ahead and last year's Albert Bartlett winner Stellar Story, with Henry de Bromhead's Gorgeous Tom strengthening the Irish hand. However, both of the remaining British-trained entrants, Rebecca Curtis' Haiti Couleurs and Joe Tizzard's The Changing Man, look to have handicap assignments on day one in mind. The Mullins battalion again dominates the 25 remaining in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper, with market leaders Gameofinches and Copacabana both standing their ground, but French import Kopeck De Mee is a notable name missing from the Coral Cup. There are 26 left in the Grand Annual, including the Skelton-trained defending champion Unexpected Party, but Evan Williams' Libberty Hunter and Joe Tizzard's JPR One could both feature 40 minutes earlier in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase. Gavin Cromwell's Stumptown is among 24 still standing for the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase along with stablemate Vanillier, while the typically strong hand from Cullentra House could include last year's Grand National fourth Galvin and Grade One winner Conflated from seven confirmed in Elliott's name.Thursday 6th March, 2025 Final Demand and The New Lion on Turners collision course
By PA Sport Reporters
All of the big names have stood their ground for the main supporting races on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, which could open with a mouthwatering clash between Final Demand and The New Lion.
The dominant duo in the Turners Novices’ Hurdle market stepped up to Grade One level in style on their respective last starts, with the latter since snapped up by leading owner JP McManus after impressing for Dan and Harry Skelton in the Challow Hurdle.
Final Demand – who is also entered in Friday’s Albert Bartlett – is one of 11 possible runners in the Turners for Willie Mullins, but Kopeck Des Bordes was missing from the list of confirmations, meaning the runway is clear for him to take his place in the opening day’s Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
Gordon Elliott’s The Yellow Clay and Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Potters Charm are others heading into the race with a Grade One victory over hurdles already to their name, while Fergal O’Brien’s Sixmilebridge claimed the scalp of Potters Charm on Festival Trials day and could get his handler off the mark at the meeting.
Mullins again holds a significant hand in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, with previous Festival winner Ballyburn, Dancing City, Lecky Watson and Quai De Bourbon all possibles for the Closutton handler.
Elliott has confirmed both Martin Pipe scorer Better Days Ahead and last year’s Albert Bartlett winner Stellar Story, with Henry de Bromhead’s Gorgeous Tom strengthening the Irish hand.
However, both of the remaining British-trained entrants, Rebecca Curtis’ Haiti Couleurs and Joe Tizzard’s The Changing Man, look to have handicap assignments on day one in mind.
Oh, hello 👀
Gameofinches lives up to his billing by sauntering to victory on debut for team Mullins.
He has now joined stablemate Copacabana at the top of Champion Bumper betting. @punchestownrace pic.twitter.com/EqQPl3hUot
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) February 20, 2025
The Mullins battalion again dominates the 25 remaining in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper, with market leaders Gameofinches and Copacabana both standing their ground, but French import Kopeck De Mee is a notable name missing from the Coral Cup.
There are 26 left in the Grand Annual, including the Skelton-trained defending champion Unexpected Party, but Evan Williams’ Libberty Hunter and Joe Tizzard’s JPR One could both feature 40 minutes earlier in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Gavin Cromwell’s Stumptown is among 24 still standing for the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase along with stablemate Vanillier, while the typically strong hand from Cullentra House could include last year’s Grand National fourth Galvin and Grade One winner Conflated from seven confirmed in Elliott’s name.
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Tips Saturday
Tips,Saturday
Bo Zenith has yet to fully fire since joining Nicky Henderson but is worth sticking with in the Betfair Imperial Cup at Sandown. The six-year-old began his career in a most promising manner, beating the useful Blood Destiny in France before switching to Gary Moore, for whom he won twice and finished a short-head second in Grade One company at Aintree. He then had a lengthy spell on the sidelines before returning to action under the care of Henderson at Cheltenham in December, when he was an eyecatching third, staying on strongly up the hill. Bo Zenith was well backed at Sandown a month later but could manage only fifth behind Altobelli, again doing his best work at the business end of the contest. Getting caught behind a back-tracking runner on the turn for home didn't help that day and he was then forced to make up ground on the unfavoured far side. With Nico de Boinville in the saddle for the first time, Bo Zenith will hopefully enjoy a smoother passage and the stiff finish at Sandown should be right up his street. Paul Nicholls has a good record in the European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final and Belliano is taken to give him a fifth win in 15 years. The Irish point-to-point winner had the misfortune of coming up against The New Lion on his debut under rules at Chepstow but finished nicely clear of the rest in second. He has since enjoyed comfortable odds-on victories at Ascot and Market Rasen, proving he can handle a decent surface on both occasions. Dream Shadow gets the nod in the British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race. Fergal O'Brien's charge kept on well to score at Uttoxeter in October and the form of that has worked out well. The six-year-old was then the subject of strong support at Market Rasen but finished third, behind reopposing runner-up Charisma Cat. However, Dream Shadow may have just paid the price for chasing eventual winner Kingston Queen as she faded late on and she can turn the tables on Charisma Cat if kept to a steadier pace. Hoe Joly Smoke is another beaten favourite on a recovery mission after flopping at Newbury over the festive period, when the vet reported he had bled from the nose. Dan Skelton's gelding had previously impressed when staying on strongly to score over this course and distance and can hopefully get back on track. Western General will take some beating in Hereford's DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase if in the same form as when bolting up by 10 lengths at Wincanton last time. On the all-weather at Wolverhampton, Irish raider Final Voyage represents an in-form Johnny Murtagh yard in the BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap. The seven-year-old has been running consistently well at Dundalk and the booking of Billy Loughnane suggests connections mean business. Jabaara is of interest in the Listed-class BetMGM Lady Wulfruna Stakes for Roger Varian. A winner at this level on turf at Musselburgh and Carlisle last summer, she was then second to Porta Fortuna in the Group One Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket before being first past the post in Group Three company at Goodwood, only to be demoted to second in the stewards' room. SELECTIONS: AYR: 1.42 Crest Of Fortune, 2.17 Heads Or Harps, 2.50 Mellificent, 3.25 Apologise, 4.00 Ned Tanner, 4.35 Glory Hights, 5.10 The Hatchet. CHELMSFORD: 5.25 Curtiz, 6.00 Pantile Warrior, 6.30 Desert Champion, 7.00 Due Date, 7.30 Stella Hogan, 8.00 Kitaro Kich, 8.30 Velvet Vortex. GOWRAN PARK: 2.10 Grimaud, 2.40 Long Gone, 3.15 Love Me, 3.50 John The Diva, 4.25 One Last Tango, 5.00 Early Doors, 5.35 Ksar Fatal. HEREFORD: 1.30 Get Cracking, 2.05 Western General, 2.35 Springtime Legend, 3.10 Tracking Treasure, 3.45 Langley Hundred, 4.20 Seraphic, 4.55 Dream County. SANDOWN: 1.15 Narragansett, 1.50 Belliano, 2.25 BO ZENITH (NAP), 3.00 Dream Shadow, 3.35 Hoe Joly Smoke, 4.10 New Order, 4.45 Triple Trade. WOLVERHAMPTON: 2.45 Final Voyage, 3.20 Jabaara, 3.55 Miami Matrix, 4.30 Intervention, 5.05 Silky Wilkie, 5.40 Royal Accord, 6.15 Etretat. DOUBLE: Bo Zenith and Belliano.Thursday 6th March, 2025 Jonbon all set for Champion Chase mission
By PA Sport Reporters
Jonbon will face a maximum of 10 rivals when he bids to break his Cheltenham Festival duck in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday.
Nicky Henderson’s star two-mile chaser has so far chased home his illustrious stablemate Constitution Hill in the 2022 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle before finding El Fabiolo too strong in the Arkle 12 months later.
The nine-year-old missed last year’s Festival and his only three career defeats from 20 starts have come at Cheltenham, but he is still a dual winner at the track and is the hot favourite to add to his tally on his return to the Cotswolds next week.
After deciding against leaving in Bloody Destiny, El Fabiolo and Gaelic Warrior at the confirmation stage, Willie Mullins will rely solely on dual Champion Chase hero Energumene.
Also absent from last year’s Festival, the 11-year-old will belatedly get the chance to complete his hat-trick, but was no match for Jonbon in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in January.
Barry Connell has high hopes for stable star Marine Nationale, while Solness is a major player for Joseph O’Brien following successive Grade One wins at Leopardstown.
French ace Il Est Francais has been left in by Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm, but appears more likely to contest Thursday’s Ryanair Chase.
George told Sky Sports Racing: “He’s in great form, he had a little blowout on the sand this morning and schooled well on Tuesday, so we’re ready to rock and roll.
“We’re very much looking Ryanair-bound. We’ll leave him in the Champion Chase, just in case anything happens over the next couple of days, but we’re very much looking forward to the Ryanair, I think, and it’s all very exciting.
“It looks like it’s very dry. My dad (Tom George) is not far from Cheltenham and he says even his schooling ground is drying up a lot.
“I even heard they might be watering there today, depending on what rain they’re going to get. That all bodes well for him because he likes good ground and the main thing is he’s in great form.”
The potential Champion Chase field is completed by last year’s winner Captain Guinness (Henry de Bromhead), Found A Fifty (Gordon Elliott), JPR One (Joe Tizzard), Libberty Hunter (Evan Williams), Master Chewy (Nigel Twiston-Davies) and Quilixios (De Bromhead).
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Mother
Cheltenham,Mother
Jonbon will face a maximum of 10 rivals when he bids to break his Cheltenham Festival duck in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday. Nicky Henderson's star two-mile chaser has so far chased home his illustrious stablemate Constitution Hill in the 2022 Supreme Novices' Hurdle before finding El Fabiolo too strong in the Arkle 12 months later. The nine-year-old missed last year's Festival and his only three career defeats from 20 starts have come at Cheltenham, but he is still a dual winner at the track and is the hot favourite to add to his tally on his return to the Cotswolds next week. After deciding against leaving in Bloody Destiny, El Fabiolo and Gaelic Warrior at the confirmation stage, Willie Mullins will rely solely on dual Champion Chase hero Energumene. Also absent from last year's Festival, the 11-year-old will belatedly get the chance to complete his hat-trick, but was no match for Jonbon in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in January. Barry Connell has high hopes for stable star Marine Nationale, while Solness is a major player for Joseph O'Brien following successive Grade One wins at Leopardstown. French ace Il Est Francais has been left in by Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm, but appears more likely to contest Thursday's Ryanair Chase. George told Sky Sports Racing: "He's in great form, he had a little blowout on the sand this morning and schooled well on Tuesday, so we're ready to rock and roll. "We're very much looking Ryanair-bound. We'll leave him in the Champion Chase, just in case anything happens over the next couple of days, but we're very much looking forward to the Ryanair, I think, and it's all very exciting. "It looks like it's very dry. My dad (Tom George) is not far from Cheltenham and he says even his schooling ground is drying up a lot. "I even heard they might be watering there today, depending on what rain they're going to get. That all bodes well for him because he likes good ground and the main thing is he's in great form." The potential Champion Chase field is completed by last year's winner Captain Guinness (Henry de Bromhead), Found A Fifty (Gordon Elliott), JPR One (Joe Tizzard), Libberty Hunter (Evan Williams), Master Chewy (Nigel Twiston-Davies) and Quilixios (De Bromhead).Thursday 6th March, 2025 Inothewayurthinkin set to be added to Gold Cup field
By Ashley Iveson, PA
Randox Grand National favourite Inothewayurthinkin is likely to be supplemented for next week’s Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, although his participation will be dependent on suitable ground conditions.
Winner of the Kim Muir at last year’s Cheltenham Festival before following up in Grade One company at Aintree, Gavin Cromwell’s charge has yet to add to his tally this season but ran his best race of the campaign so far when fourth behind Galopin Des Champs in last month’s Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown.
The JP McManus-owned seven-year-old is a general 7-1 market leader for the world’s most famous steeplechase at Aintree on April 5 and connections are keen to first add him to the field for the blue riband at Prestbury Park at a cost of £25,000.
🟢🟡 @DerekOConnor82 has ice in his veins 🥶
Glorious ride, glorious performance. Inothewayurthinkin absolutely hoses up in the Kim Muir for Gavin Cromwell & JP McManus pic.twitter.com/ai5EUtWulm
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) March 14, 2024
“I’d say he’ll be supplemented for the Gold Cup as long as there’s soft in the ground,” said McManus’ racing manager Frank Berry.
“There’s only one Gold Cup and he’s well at the minute, but it would be important there’s soft in the (going) description for him to run.
“The supplementary stage is on Saturday and I’d say that’s the plan. Gavin is happy with him, but there would need to be soft in the ground for him to run, so we’ll see how that goes.”
Berry also confirmed the intended participation of the Emmet Mullins-trained Corbetts Cross.
Another impressive winner at last year’s Festival in the National Hunt Chase, the eight-year-old was second to Pic d’Orhy in the Grade One Ascot Chase on his latest outing.
Berry added: “He’ll run, all going well. Both horses are intended runners as long as there is a bit of soft in the description.”
Assuming Inothewayurthinkin and Corbetts Cross do line up in the Gold Cup, it is widely expected that another McManus-owned star, Fact To File, will instead drop back in trip for the Ryanair Chase.
Berry, however, insists no final decision has been made, saying: “It’s wide open at the minute, we’ll see what the ground is like and what’s happening in the next few days.
“He’s not completely out of it (Gold Cup) yet as so many things can happen in a week. All the options are open.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Gold McManus
Gold,McManus
Randox Grand National favourite Inothewayurthinkin is likely to be supplemented for next week's Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, although his participation will be dependent on suitable ground conditions. Winner of the Kim Muir at last year's Cheltenham Festival before following up in Grade One company at Aintree, Gavin Cromwell's charge has yet to add to his tally this season but ran his best race of the campaign so far when fourth behind Galopin Des Champs in last month's Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown. The JP McManus-owned seven-year-old is a general 7-1 market leader for the world's most famous steeplechase at Aintree on April 5 and connections are keen to first add him to the field for the blue riband at Prestbury Park at a cost of £25,000. "I'd say he'll be supplemented for the Gold Cup as long as there's soft in the ground," said McManus' racing manager Frank Berry. "There's only one Gold Cup and he's well at the minute, but it would be important there's soft in the (going) description for him to run. "The supplementary stage is on Saturday and I'd say that's the plan. Gavin is happy with him, but there would need to be soft in the ground for him to run, so we'll see how that goes." Berry also confirmed the intended participation of the Emmet Mullins-trained Corbetts Cross. Another impressive winner at last year's Festival in the National Hunt Chase, the eight-year-old was second to Pic d'Orhy in the Grade One Ascot Chase on his latest outing. Berry added: "He'll run, all going well. Both horses are intended runners as long as there is a bit of soft in the description." Assuming Inothewayurthinkin and Corbetts Cross do line up in the Gold Cup, it is widely expected that another McManus-owned star, Fact To File, will instead drop back in trip for the Ryanair Chase. Berry, however, insists no final decision has been made, saying: "It's wide open at the minute, we'll see what the ground is like and what's happening in the next few days. "He's not completely out of it (Gold Cup) yet as so many things can happen in a week. All the options are open."Thursday 6th March, 2025 Dascombe eyeing Cheltenham Festival first with Hot Fuss
By Adam Morgan, PA
Tom Dascombe has saddled big-race winners around the world, but on Tuesday he could break new ground and have a runner at the Cheltenham Festival if Hot Fuss makes the cut for the Hallgarten And Novum Wines Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
Hot Fuss is currently 23rd on the list of acceptors after Wednesday’s confirmations and will need one to come out at Sunday’s declaration stage to guarantee a place in the race more commonly known as the Fred Winter.
It is something of a change to the norm for Dascombe, who is more accustomed to saddling runners in the summer sun at Chester’s May meeting and Royal Ascot.
However, the Group One-winning handler is relishing stepping into uncharted territory with his rare jumps performer, who the bookmakers make a 14-1 chance for success – and who Dascombe himself describes as a “live chance”.
Dascombe said: “It’s really different for me and I didn’t expect to be going to Cheltenham – and I also didn’t expect I would be going with a live chance, but it’s fun and that’s what life is about.
“He hasn’t changed his work programme or anything at all, other than every now and again he goes and has a little jump. He canters in his old routine with all the Flat horses and when they’re fit, they’re fit. Other than that, he eats, sleeps and is happy.”
Faced with what now reads as an ominous task on his hurdling debut at Wincanton, Hot Fuss matched strides with East India Dock for the majority of the contest before jumping errors late on allowed James Owen’s Triumph Hurdle hope to stride clear.
He has since won at Sandown and performed respectably in the gloom at Chepstow over the Christmas period, before returning to his Flat roots to tune up for the Cheltenham Festival by scoring at Southwell on Winter Derby day.
On his 2nd outing over hurdles, Hot Fuss justifies his tag as hot favourite to win Friday's opener ahead of Galactic Charm and well clear of City Of London
David Bass | @TomDascombe pic.twitter.com/mz86dUEABB
— Sandown Park (@Sandownpark) December 6, 2024
“I’ve watched the replay of the Wincanton race a hundred times and come up with the final answer that East India Dock beat us comfortably,” continued Dascombe.
“But we put it up to him until the last, where we got tired because we were probably out of our comfort zone. If we hadn’t dipped on landing after the second-last, we probably wouldn’t have made a mistake at the last and then I think we could have given him a right race.
“Nothing has got near that horse since and you wish James Owen and the owners of East India Dock a lot of luck in the Triumph.
“After Wincanton, he bolted up at Sandown but I haven’t a clue, like most people, what happened at Chepstow because we couldn’t even see the race.
“He won really well at Southwell the other day and he must go to Cheltenham with a live chance. Let’s hope we get a run, it would be lovely.”
Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Cheltenham Dascombe
Cheltenham,Dascombe
Tom Dascombe has saddled big-race winners around the world, but on Tuesday he could break new ground and have a runner at the Cheltenham Festival if Hot Fuss makes the cut for the Hallgarten And Novum Wines Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Hot Fuss is currently 23rd on the list of acceptors after Wednesday's confirmations and will need one to come out at Sunday's declaration stage to guarantee a place in the race more commonly known as the Fred Winter. It is something of a change to the norm for Dascombe, who is more accustomed to saddling runners in the summer sun at Chester's May meeting and Royal Ascot. However, the Group One-winning handler is relishing stepping into uncharted territory with his rare jumps performer, who the bookmakers make a 14-1 chance for success - and who Dascombe himself describes as a "live chance". Dascombe said: "It's really different for me and I didn't expect to be going to Cheltenham - and I also didn't expect I would be going with a live chance, but it's fun and that's what life is about. "He hasn't changed his work programme or anything at all, other than every now and again he goes and has a little jump. He canters in his old routine with all the Flat horses and when they're fit, they're fit. Other than that, he eats, sleeps and is happy." Faced with what now reads as an ominous task on his hurdling debut at Wincanton, Hot Fuss matched strides with East India Dock for the majority of the contest before jumping errors late on allowed James Owen's Triumph Hurdle hope to stride clear. He has since won at Sandown and performed respectably in the gloom at Chepstow over the Christmas period, before returning to his Flat roots to tune up for the Cheltenham Festival by scoring at Southwell on Winter Derby day. "I've watched the replay of the Wincanton race a hundred times and come up with the final answer that East India Dock beat us comfortably," continued Dascombe. "But we put it up to him until the last, where we got tired because we were probably out of our comfort zone. If we hadn't dipped on landing after the second-last, we probably wouldn't have made a mistake at the last and then I think we could have given him a right race. "Nothing has got near that horse since and you wish James Owen and the owners of East India Dock a lot of luck in the Triumph. "After Wincanton, he bolted up at Sandown but I haven't a clue, like most people, what happened at Chepstow because we couldn't even see the race. "He won really well at Southwell the other day and he must go to Cheltenham with a live chance. Let's hope we get a run, it would be lovely."Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Formwatch Gowran Park
Formwatch Gowran Park
FORMWATCH for GOWRAN PARK on SATURDAY MARCH 08 2.10 race BOP WONT STOP: 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, soon no extra, 11th of 17, 34l behind Onlymammycanloveme (10-13) at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn hdl hvy in Feb. CAN HAPPEN: 4-1 (11-11) Mid-div, rr of mid-div 1/2way, sltly hmprd aftr 3out, rdn early str, ko onepce, 5th of 10, 15l behind Moneygarrow (11-11) at Borris House 3m ire ptp gd in Apr. CAPTAIN RYAN MATT: 25-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 2 out, pushed along and went 2nd approaching last, no chance with easy winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 16, 16l behind Karbau (11-12) at Punchestown 2m mdn hdl hvy in Jan. FIERCE HANDAY: 16-1 (11-12) Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, moderate 8th next, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 24l behind Honesty Policy (11-12) at Navan 2m mdn hdl in Feb. GRIMAUD: 10-1 (11-12) Towards rear, headway when slight mistake 3 out, pushed along and disputed lead next, mistake last and headed, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Fishery Lane (11-4) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f mdn hdl sft in Jan. I FEEL FINE: Califet gelding out of Carlita Moriviere. KILLALA BAY: Policy Maker gelding out of Presenting Kate. PENSION PLAN: 100-1 (11-10) Rear, mistake at 1st, not fluent at 3rd, 17th before 4th, slightly detached 3 out, weakened 2 out, never a factor, 16th of 18, 48l behind Solsbury Hill (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m cond mdn hdle. SIEGE OFJADOTVILLE: 250-1 (11-7) Rear of mid-division, slight mistake at 3rd, dropped to 13th before 5th, reminder after 5th, some progress after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 15, well behind Lovely Hurling (11-12) at Naas 2m 2f mdn hdl sft in Feb. SPARROW WINGS: 150-1 (11-12) Towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, soon no impression, 19th of 20, well behind Kalix Delabarriere (11-12) at Naas 1m 7f mdn hdl hvy in Feb. TACKLETOMMYWOOWOO: 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, blundered 3rd and dropped towards rear, behind and detached 3 out, last of 6, well behind Clap Of Thunder (11-0) at Ascot 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd in Nov. TIPPINAWAY: 150-1 (11-12) Rear of mid-division best, never a factor, 13th of 18, well behind Addragoole (11-12) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl sft in Feb. UNION ALLEY: 66-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, 10th of 11, 40l behind Green Splendour (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m 4yo NH flat in Dec. WELCOME ABOARD: 150-1 (11-12) Mid-division best, ridden and no impression entering straight, 10th of 20, 34l behind Kalix Delabarriere (11-12) at Naas 1m 7f mdn hdl hvy in Feb. ZUZUKEL: 150-1 (11-4) Towards rear, moderate headway from 3 out, no impression when fell last, in a race won by Gorgeous Tom (11-12) at Naas 2m mdn hdl in Apr, 19 ran. GLENDOWER: 66-1 (11-7) Settled behind leaders early, mid-division halfway, slightly hampered 4 out, ridden and no impression before next, 8th of 12, 29l behind Positive Energy (11-7) at Navan 2m 4yo mdn hdl hvy. HARPY EAGLE: Free Eagle gelding out of Wild Academy. IMARAJAN: 17-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 2 out, soon pushed along and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in, 4th of 13, 16l behind Good To Be Alive (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m 4yo mdn hdl hvy in Feb. NOBODY: 200-1 (11-7) In rear, progress in 9th after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 16, well behind Blue Lemons (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo mdn hdl sft in Feb. SIXTRIPLEEIGHT: Blue Bresil gelding out of Misspublican. OUT MOLL'S GAP: 125-1 (11-7) Rear, 13th after 4 out, some progress after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 16, well behind Blue Lemons (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo mdn hdl sft in Feb. JURALITY: 80-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened, 16th of 18, well behind Courageous Strike (9-3) at Curragh 1m 4f app hcap gd in Jun (flat). WOODFORD WARRIOR: 100-1 (11-5) Towards rear, some late progress, never a factor, 9th of 18, 50l behind Addragoole (11-12) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl sft in Feb. 2.40 race BLUE PEARL BAY: 25-1 (11-8) Always behind, pushed along and no impression 3f out, no extra, never a factor, 11th of 12, 34l behind Not Negotiable (11-11) at Tipperary 2m 4f mare NH flat in Apr. ELLIES ROCK: 150-1 (10-6) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, last of 17, well behind Onlymammycanloveme (10-13) at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn hdl hvy in Feb. FLY ARGARIC: Idaho mare out of Brisogue Mist. GET YOUR COAT: Getaway mare out of Glorious Feeling. HURRICANE BAILEY: 4-1 (11-4) Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along in 5th entering straight, ridden in 7th 2f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 26l behind Shesakindofmagic (11-11) at Limerick 2m mares NH flat in Dec. INCHES AWAY: 250-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 17th of 18, well behind Addragoole (11-12) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl sft in Feb. INNATENDUE: 11-4 (10-12) Tracked leaders, 2nd 5 out, ridden in 3rd and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Sunshine Diamond (11-4) at Wexford 3m mdn hdl gd in Jul. LONG GONE: 10-3 (11-7) Mid-division, closer in 4th 2 out, soon ridden, no extra run-in, 4th of 13, 8l behind Femme Magnifique (11-2) at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn hdle gd in Jun. MAHLER'S BEST: Mahler mare out of Expect The Best. MENAS MIRACLE: 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, soon no extra, 15th of 18, 30l behind Blue Velvet (11-11) at Thurles 2m mares NH flat gd in Dec. MISS CORBY: 14-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, wandered and bumped rival 2 out, no impression before last, 7th of 17, 23l behind Casheldale Lad (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo mdn hdl in Nov. NEON DIAMOND: 8-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden and no impression before straight, moderate 5th last, kept on one pace run-in to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 18, 37l behind Karamoja (10-13) at Clonmel 2m 3f mares mdn hdl sft in Feb. NUTBUSH CITY: 125-1 (9-13) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, pushed along after 3 out, no extra, 9th of 18, 43l behind Laafi (11-7) at Limerick 2m 4yo mdn hdl in Dec. SHE'S GOT GEARS: 200-1 (10-8) Towards rear, no impresson from 3 out, never a factor, 9th of 18, well behind Karamoja (10-13) at Clonmel 2m 3f mares mdn hdl sft in Feb. SPREAD YOUR WINGS: 40-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, not fluent 3rd, never a factor, 9th of 11, well behind Runcok (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 1f mdn hdl hvy in Feb. TIFFINY'S GIRL: 14-1 (11-8) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, 4th under 3f out, no impression 2 1/2f out, soon one paced in moderate 4th, 4th of 14, 36l behind Aqua Force (11-4) at Gowran Park 2m 1f mares NH flat sft in Feb. WHIMSY: 5-4fav (11-0) Reluctant to line up, tracked leader in 2nd, led at 2nd, mistake and headed next, disputed lead 4f out, ridden and headed entering straight, led narrowly again at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Adela Icon (10-11) at Punchestown 2m 1f mdn hdl hvy in Feb. KENTUCKY BLUEBIRD: Capri filly out of Maggie Margaret. WILSONS PROM: Shirocco filly out of Vickeeto. 3.15 race BALLYCALLAN KING: 66-1 (11-7) Towards rear, progress in 8th after 4th, lost place and niggled along before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, 10th of 11, 33l behind Duke Of Leggagh (10-11) at Naas 2m cond hcp hdl sft in Feb. MI LUCKY CAILIN: 11-1 (11-1) Towards rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th and mistake 3 out, some headway into 6th before 2 out, soon no extra, 7th of 14, 36l behind Sommesky (11-6) at Limerick 2m 3f auct mdn hdle in Dec. BYNX: 20-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened, behind and pulled up before last, in a race won by Maid On The Moon (9-13) at Leopardstown 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl, 18 ran. LOVE ME: 9-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, no extra in straight, 12th of 19, 15l behind Shraheen (10-7) at Leopardstown 2m nov hcp hdl in Dec. LYNCHY BOY: 11-8fav (11-8) Chased leaders and a bit keen, 3rd halfway, went 2nd before 2 out and soon challenged, ridden before last where edged left and not fluent, dropped to 3rd and no extra run-in, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Mr Dibbs (11-8) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f cond mdn hdle gd in Jun. GLORYTOGOD TOM: 6-1fav (11-0) Mid-division on inner, 10th 3 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace, 7th of 23, 21l behind Westernersunrise (10-7) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl sft in Feb. MATTIE'S MOUNTAIN: 20-1 (11-8) Rear of mid division, 15th halfway, not fluent 3 out, soon no impression, 14th of 18, 18l behind Redcliff Glen (10-12) at Limerick 2m hcap hdl gd in Oct. KALANISI DUBH: 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, moderate 5th halfway, closer in 3rd after 3 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out where ran out through wing, in a race won by Rampere West (11-9) at Tramore 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-109 in Oct, 8 ran. ABOY JOEY: 7-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, progress into 6th entering straight, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 12l behind Apologise (11-6) at Clonmel 2m hcp hdl 0-100 sft in Feb. BATTLE OF RIDGEWAY: 9-1 (10-5) Close up, in touch at 3rd, 3rd after 6th, 5th after 9th, headway before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly before last where not fluent, eased run-in, 10th of 12, well behind Midweek Voices (9-10) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp chs sft in Feb. SOUTHGATE AVENUE: 18-1 (10-11) Mid-division early, not fluent 2nd and towards rear halfway, hampered 3 out, no impression when hampered 2 out, kept on one pace, 8th of 11, 25l behind Chosen Diamond (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl hvy in Feb. COZONE: 28-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened, 11th of 12, 39l behind Rokathir (10-3) at Punchestown 3m 1f hcp hdl hvy in Feb. PAUL'S DREAM: 50-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra before straight, weakened, 12th of 18, well behind Karamoja (10-13) at Clonmel 2m 3f mares mdn hdl sft in Feb. BAL KAUTO: 6-5fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, soon led, stayed on strongly run-in, very easily, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-109 in Jun '23 beating Monoxide (9-7) by 9l, 7 ran. LOVE LIKE THIS: 20-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed along and some headway early straight, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 11l behind Moudan (11-6) at Clonmel 2m 3f nov hcp hdl hvy in Feb. VILJA SONG: 25-1 (11-2) Rear, 7th after 5th, slightly detached in 6th after 4 out and niggled along, weakened after 3 out, completely tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Moudan (11-11) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Jan. GIVE HIM A CHANCE: 200-1 (11-12) Towards for most, never a factor, 12th of 18, well behind Addragoole (11-12) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl sft in Feb. BRILLIANT QUESTION: 16-1 (9-13) Rear, mistake at 3rd, 14th after 5th, progress after 3 out, no extra before last, 7th of 14, 25l behind Redwood Queen (11-13) at Listowel 2m mares hcp hdl 80-109 in Jun. EL PHENOMENO: 20-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, disputed lead briefly before 5 out, ridden and lost place after 3 out, soon no extra, weakened and pulled up before last, in a race won by Bridie's Beau (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Jan, 17 ran. PRINCESS FIADH: 150-1 (10-4) Mid-division, ridden in 9th 2 out, weakened, 14th of 15, well behind Without Exception (10-1) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Feb. FERNHILL FLING: 12-1 (10-0) Towards rear, 6th after 5th, took closer order in 5th 3 out, no impression before 2 out, moderate 4th before last, kept on one pace to moderate 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 7, 19l behind Moudan (11-11) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Jan. 3.50 race IAMAGETAWAY: 22-1 (11-4) Towards rear, progress in 12th before 7th, headway after 3 out, effort in 4th after 2 out, lost place last, weakened run-in, 7th of 20, 18l behind Bridie's Beau (11-1) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hdl sft in Feb. DROP THE ANCHOR: 66-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden after 3 out, moderate 7th 2 out, no impression, 7th of 18, 31l behind Dancingondaceiling (11-5) at Gowran Park 3m cond hcp hdl in Jan. WASHINGTON PARKS: 200-1 (11-12) In touch, 7th after 4th, not fluent 3 out, no extra before last, 7th of 22, 26l behind Ethical Diamond (11-12) at Punchestown 2m mdn hdl hvy in Feb. BALLYCASHIN: 10-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Luminous Light (11-7) at Clonmel 2m 1f nov chs sft in Feb, 13 ran. VAN DEMON: 40-1 (11-7) Settled behind leaders early, mid-division from 3rd, mistake 3 out, ridden and no extra after next, 8th of 12, 42l behind Kaid D'authie (11-7) at Leopardstown 2m 4f 4yo mdn hdl in Dec. COSMO RENFRO: 13-2 (10-10) Mid-division on inner early, dropped to rear and ridden at 3rd, mistake 4 and 3 out, soon ridden, moderate 4th before last, no extra, 5th of 12, 16l behind Rokathir (10-3) at Punchestown 3m 1f hcp hdl hvy in Feb. JOYA DEL MAR: 20-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, headway to lead entering straight, ridden 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in, 2nd of 23, 4 1/2l behind Westernersunrise (10-7) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl sft in Feb. KNOCKBRACK RAMBLER: 4-1 (10-13) Mid-division and 6th halfway, not fluent 4 out, good progress into 3rd after next and pushed along to lead before 2 out, ridden before last and kept on well run-in, won at Limerick 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-103 in Dec beating River Vale (11-6) by 1l, 18 ran. BALLINOE BLAZE: 22-1 (10-3) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 10th of 12, 31l behind Rokathir (10-3) at Punchestown 3m 1f hcp hdl hvy in Feb. JOHN THE DIVA: 11-1 (11-5) Mid-division, slightly hampered 7th, progress into 5th after 3 out, ridden entering straight, no impression 2 out, kept on same pace, slight mistake last, 5th of 13, 7l behind My Gaffer (11-5) at Clonmel 2m 4f beg chase sft in Feb. QUEEN OF SEDUCTION: 66-1 (10-13) Led early, tracked leader and jumped left 4th, 3rd halfway, no extra early straight and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Volez Vous (9-7) at Clonmel 2m hvy in Feb, 16 ran. DRAGON'S PASS: 80-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden and no extra after 2 out, 15th of 23, 31l behind Giant Haystacks (10-10) at Leopardstown 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 in Dec. KINGKONG CIERGUES: 12-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to dispute lead early straight and pushed along after 2 out, ridden and led narrowly run-in, kept on well, headed close home, 2nd of 11, hd behind Chosen Diamond (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl hvy in Feb. ROC MY HAARTH: 13-2 (11-2) Prominent, switched right before 2nd, 3rd after 6th, improved to lead narrowly approaching straight, headed before 2 out, dropped to 3rd last, kept on same pace closing stages, joined for 3rd on line, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Maciver (10-8) at Limerick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Jan. MIDLETON RARE: 25-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no extra in straight, 10th of 20, 33l behind That's Me Finished (11-1) at Punchestown 2m 7f hcap hdle hvy in Jan. SMACKWATER JACK: 28-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, 5th of 14, 19l behind Johnny Cakes (10-1) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Feb. SCOTCH STREET: 125-1 (10-13) Towards rear, not fluent at 2nd, 10th after 4th, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 12, 46l behind Sansrisk (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn hdle gd in Oct. DOYEN FLYER: 20-1 (10-10) Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, 11th approaching straight, went 7th before last and kept on run-in, 5th of 20, 6l behind That's Me Finished (11-1) at Punchestown 2m 7f hcap hdle hvy in Jan. KILN TIME: 22-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, never a factor, 12th of 15, well behind Without Exception (10-1) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Feb. FANOIR: 80-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, ridden entering straight, moderate 14th 2 out, no impression, 12th of 20, 49l behind Must Go Now (11-1) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl in Jan. FANCY PROSPECT: 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed lead briefly 3 out, 5th and pushed along entering straight, 4th and ridden before last, no impression run-in, 5th of 16, 8l behind Bridie Whittle (10-11) at Clonmel 3m hcp hdl hvy in Feb. TYPICAL THOMAS: 11-2 (9-12) Raced in last and trailing from early, mistake 1st and pushed along, slight mistakes 2nd, 3rd and 4th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor, 6th of 7, 29l behind The Banger Doyle (9-13) at Punchestown 2m hcap ch gd in Jun. SONNY FELLA: 40-1 (10-6) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor, 8th of 15, 19l behind Without Exception (10-1) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 hvy in Feb. 4.25 race HGRANCA DE THAIX: 11-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to 10th 2 out, no impression, 8th of 16, 22l behind Backtonormal (9-13) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) in Feb. REBEL GOLD: 18-1 (10-7) Led narrowly, mistake at 1st and headed, led before 2nd, increased lead at 5th, reduced advantage before 8th, headed before last where dropped to 4th, weakened closing stages, 6th of 12, 6l behind The King Of Prs (9-13) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hcp chs G3 (1) sft in Jan. WHISKEYWEALTH: 7-2fav (11-8) Tracked leaders early, towards rear halfway, some headway in 6th 4 out and 5th after next, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Rockbrook (10-2) at Tramore 2m 1f hcp hdl hvy in Jan. DUTCH SCHULTZ: 22-1 (11-11) Towards rear, 12th after 6th, effort 3 out, soon progress, no extra run-in, 7th of 12, 25l behind Midweek Voices (9-10) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp chs sft in Feb. LAZER WOLF: 7-4fav (11-10) Soon in touch, mid-division at 3rd, 3rd before 6th, closed before 2 out where led narrowly, headed before last, no impression on leader run-in, dropped to moderate 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 7, 12l behind The Other Mozzie (11-4) at Naas 2m hcp chs sft in Jan. GRANGE WALK: 50-1 (10-4) Towards rear, headway 3 out and 4th next, 2nd and pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression in 3rd run-in, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 11l behind An Peann Dearg (10-0) at Leopardstown 2m 1f listed hcap ch (1) in Feb. MISS PRONUNCIATION: 18-1 (11-4) In rear, not fluent 1st, pushed along 4 out, remote 9th next, some progress into moderate 6th when fell 2 out, in a race won by Answer To Kayf (11-7) at Naas 2m 4f nov chs sft in Jan, 11 ran. WILLYWAMPUS: 5-2fav (11-5) Led and disputed, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra, 9th of 15, 23l behind Down Around (11-4) at Thurles 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 gd in Nov. ONE LAST TANGO: 13-2 (11-4) Settled behind leaders, closer in 3rd after 5th, improved to dispute over 2f out, ridden before last where slight bump, kept on, headed and held close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Conyers Hill (11-13) at Down Royal 2m nov chs 0-125 in Jan. CHAMPAGNE MAHLER: 10-1 (11-4) Mid-division, took closer order after 1st, tracked leader before 2nd, 2nd after 5th, led narrowly after 4 out, headed after 3 out, led 2 out, soon headed, kept on run-in, held, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Don't Talk (10-9) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hcp chs sft in Jan. HANDS OF GOLD: 10-1 (10-10) Led, not fluent at 1st and 10th, headed before 3 out where not fluent, dropped to 5th 2 out where fell, in a race won by Midweek Voices (9-10) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp chs sft in Feb, 12 ran. 5.00 race ANNAMIX: 40-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 6th before 8th, under pressure in 5th before 2 out, no extra after 2 out, weakened in 6th last, 6th of 9, 42l behind Ryehill (11-7) at Naas 3m 1f hts chs sft in Feb. BALKITO: 250-1 (11-7) Towards rear, 8th before 8th, progress at 9th where not fluent, 7th 2 out, moderate 5th last where slight mistake, weakened closing stages, 5th of 9, 28l behind Ryehill (11-7) at Naas 3m 1f hts chs sft in Feb. BIG INTEREST: 3-1 (12-0) Tracked leader, not fluent at 2nd, disputed lead from 4th, led at 10th, headed 2 out, no impression on leader before last, dropped to moderate 4th and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 22l behind Ryehill (11-7) at Naas 3m 1f hts chs sft in Feb. BIGBRAVEBOY: 5-1 (12-2) Ld, 2l adv from 6th, hdd bef 2out & no ex in 3rd bef last, ko, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hunt Away (12-2) at Ballyvodock 3m ire ptp in Feb. BOSS ROBIN: 4-7 (12-2) Ld, 8l clr when ur 2nd, in a race won by Plan Of Attack (11-6) at Punchestown 3m ire ptp hvy in Feb, 5 ran. DORKING COCK: 9-2 (12-2) Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, rdn brfly aftr 5out, rcd wide bef 4out, slw jmp 4out, rdn bef str, kow aftr last bt nt mtch wnr, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Winged Leader (12-2) at Farmacaffley 3m ire ptp in Feb. EARLY DOORS: 2-1 (12-2) Ww in rr, sl mstk 9th, gng well from 3out, 1l 2nd 2out, rdn & jnd ldr sn aftr, qckr jmp last, all out to hold on, won at Oldtown 3m ire ptp in Feb beating Winged Leader (12-2) by nk, 11 ran. HOLLOW GAMES: 17-2 (12-1) Held up behind leaders, mistake 10th, bad mistake 14th and rider lost irons briefly, switched right and effort after 3 out, soon hanging left, went 4th but no impression last, 4th of 6, 7l behind My Drogo (11-12) at Haydock 2m 6f hts chs (3) gs in Feb. LONESOME BOATMAN: 6-4 (12-2) Ld, jnd 5out, ld agn 3out & sn wo, 5l clr bef 2out & went further clr bef last, kow run-in, won at Lisronagh 3m ire ptp hvy in Feb beating La Feline (11-1) by 8l, 7 ran. RAMILLIES: 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway after 2 out and 2nd early straight, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace run-in, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Willitgoahead (11-0) at Thurles 3m 1f hts chs gd in Jan. STEP UP SON: 10-1 (12-2) Chsd ldr, 2l 2nd 1/2way, mstk 10th, 2l 2nd bef 2out where slt mstk, eff to chall & disp last where mstk, not recover flat, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Boss Robin (12-2) at Comea 3m ire ptp gs in Feb. TORNADO FLYER: 5-1 (11-6) Tr ldrs, 4l 4th by 1st, 14l 9th aftr 5out, rdn aftr 3out & sn ko into 5l 4th 2out, rdn & so onepcd, 4th of 11, 8l behind Early Doors (12-2) at Oldtown 3m ire ptp in Feb. MY BEST VALENTINE: 4-5 (11-6) Made all & jw, 3l adv gng best from 2out, went clr from last, kow, unchallenged, won at Ballyvodock 3m ire ptp in Feb beating Iorens (12-2) by 11l, 5 ran. 5.35 race ARTSNCRAFTS: Mastercraftsman gelding out of Lina De Vega. CASTERLY ROCK: 10-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, headway to lead entering straight, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to moderate 4th 1f out, no extra, 4th of 10, 11l behind Gameofinches (12-0) at Punchestown 2m NH flat sft in Feb. CHASING BLUES: Walk In The Park gelding out of Great Jane. JACK THE LAD: 5-4 (11-7) Hdwy 9; led aft omitted 3 out; clr when mist last; unchall, won at Border 2m 4f ptp sft in Dec beating Hollywood Harmon (11-7) by 25l, 8 ran. KALGOORLIE GOLD: 8-1 (11-11) Alw twrds rr, 11th from 3rd & 12th from 6th, bhnd when pu well aftr 6out, in a race won by Modern Man (11-11) at Dromahane 3m ire ptp sft in Dec, 14 ran. KING SONG: 6-1 (12-2) Ld, sl mstks 2nd & 7th, drpd to 2nd bef 6out, b mstk next, rdn bef 3out, drpd to 4th & b mstk 2out, no ex & pu last, in a race won by Tales Of Bravery (12-2) at Ballinaboola 3m ire ptp sft in Feb, 9 ran. KING'S BUCKS: 2-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 3rd from 4th, chall well bef 2out, ld bef 2out & rdn bef last, hdd early flat, rallied & ld cl hm, won at Ballindenisk 3m ire ptp sft in Dec beating Ace Brannigan (11-11) by hd, 10 ran. KSAR FATAL: 3-1 (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 5l 3rd aftr 4out, clsr when pushed brfly in 3rd bef 2out, ld well bef last, 3l adv & in command last, easily, won at Curraghmore 3m ire ptp in Oct beating Cardcounter (11-11) by 5l, 8 ran. POWERFUL PADDY: 40-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, dropped to 4th before halfway, 5th under 4f out, headway over 1f out, switched right 1f out, kept on in 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind De Temps En Temps (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m NH flat in Jan. RILO TANG: Shirocco gelding out of Golden Pockets. THE BURROW: 7-4 (12-2) Ld till hdd 2nd & sn rcd in 3rd, 3rd 1/2way, prog to ld gng well aftr 4out, 2l adv 3out, qcknd clr next, in command last, won at Ballycrystal 3m ire ptp in Jan beating Jasmin Des Blins (11-6) by 10l, 6 ran. MORISSETTE: Shantou mare out of Great Alana.Thursday 6th March, 2025 RACING Tips Friday
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Fergal O'Brien's That'll Do Moss can rise to the top in the weatherbysshop.co.uK EBF Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle at Ayr. The six-year-old is a point-to-point and bumper winner who transitioned to hurdling after a seventh-placed finish at Listed level in her final run in the National Hunt flat sphere. She has run over hurdles twice since, winning easily at Ayr on her first attempt with a six-length victory over a two-mile trip. Her next run was over an extended two and a half miles in the Grade Two Jane Seymour at Sandown, where she was just pipped to the post by Jamie Snowden's Hollygrove Cha Cha and missed out by a short head. The run was still highly encouraging and back at a similar trip at a lesser level, she is surely the horse to beat. On the same card, My Kiwi Girl can land the Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Maiden Hurdle for trainer Nick Alexander. The six-year-old has form that correlates with That'll Do Moss having been second behind her in the previously mentioned Ayr contest over two miles. My Kiwi Girl was second again on her next start in a Newcastle maiden hurdle, coming closer still to getting her head in front when stepped up a furlong in trip. Back at Ayr and back over two miles, she can get off the mark, with Brian Hughes booked to do the steering. At Exeter, Gary and Josh Moore's Mark Of Gold will appreciate a step down in class in the CRS Building Supplies Novices' Limited Handicap Chase. The eight-year-old has some smart form on his CV and was a Grade Two winner earlier in the campaign when taking the Noel Novices' Chase at Ascot before Christmas. He was set a Grade One task in the Scilly Isles at Sandown on his next start after that, but did not fire on heavy ground and was a well-beaten third of four. In the Pendil at Kempton, he regained his form to finish third again, but this time only two lengths behind the winner in a more competitive effort at Grade Two level. He returns to the world of handicaps at Exeter and steps down in trip, and there will be only two rivals standing between him and a second chasing victory. Good And Clever can live up to his name in the CRS Building Supplies "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle at the same meeting. The six-year-old has plenty of notable form on his record, with his third-placed Grade Two bumper run coming behind two smart horses from Fergal O'Brien's yard in Horaces Pearl and Tripoli Flyer. He was then second to the expensively-purchased Regent's Stroll on his hurdling debut, third behind Potters Charm in the Grade One Formby and third again to the current Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Kopek Des Bordes in the Grade One Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown. This maiden is a brush with far less exalted company and he can claim his first success over hurdles. SELECTIONS AYR: 2.30 THAT'LL DO MOSS (NAP), 3.00 My Kiwi Girl, 3.35 Royal Rhythm, 4.10 King Roly, 4.40 Grand Voyage, 5.10 Hold The Note. DUNDALK: 4.55 Merchants Arch, 5.30 Still She Blooms, 6.00 I'm Spartacus, 6.30 Aird, 7.00 Slowdownbarney, 7.30 San Andreas, 8.00 Mount Kilimanjaro, 8.30 Morning Approach. EXETER: 2.10 Mark Of Gold, 2.40 Good And Clever, 3.10 Imaginarium, 3.45 Hatos, 4.20 Another Lord, 4.50 Jacksbar, 5.22 Chauffeur Driven. LEICESTER: 2.20 Walkinthewoods, 2.50 Fortunefavorsdbold, 3.20 King Arise, 3.55 Kosasiempre, 4.28 Smart Casual, 5.02 Yccs Portocervo. NEWCASTLE: 5.15 Alex The Great, 5.45 Ganesha, 6.15 Wild Mountain, 6.45 Nordic Norm, 7.15 Laura's Breeze, 7.45 Pop Favorite, 8.15 Streak Lightning. DOUBLE: That'll Do Moss and Good And Clever.Thursday 6th March, 2025 A true family affair as Olive Nicholls eyes Cheltenham strike with Shearer
By Adam Morgan, PA
Olive Nicholls is gearing up for what would be a momentous occasion for her family if Shearer was to score in the St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase.
Nicholls has already ridden once in the ‘amateur Gold Cup’ at the Cheltenham Festival, but this time she will be linking up with her father Paul, whose name will always be inextricably linked with Prestbury Park thanks to the successes of Ditcheat stars past and present.
However, despite all the many great days enjoyed by the 14-time champion trainer in the Cotswolds, it would surely be both a special and fitting moment if it was his daughter who took him to the landmark of a half-century of winners at the Festival.
“It’s really exciting and as long as Shearer bounces out of his two runs (so far), then I think he could have a chance,” said the 19-year-old, looking ahead to her big-race ride.
“Dad’s obviously done a great job to get him back on the track full stop – and it does make it more special riding him for dad.
“Riding for my dad is great – the bad days are probably worse when it’s my father, but it does make the good days even more special and hopefully next Friday will be one of those.”
Many in the weighing room will testify that riding a Paul Nicholls-trained runner at the Cheltenham Festival will always bring its pressures, so the younger Nicholls could be forgiven for panicking when Shearer’s trainer revealed her mount was his only ante-post bet for Cheltenham at a pre-Festival media event.
It was an unexpected mention which may have shone an extra spotlight on the task at hand, but with Shearer’s odds now as low as 7-1 with some bookmakers, Nicholls has chosen to take plenty of encouragement from her father’s confident assessment.
She added: “In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting him to mention him and I couldn’t help but think ‘oh, the pressure is on now’. But I’m taking it as a sign he has come out of his two races in good nick.”
It was in fact an old favourite in Shantou Flyer that whetted Nicholls’ appetite for Cheltenham Festival success when beaten only three lengths into third two years ago, and there are now sure to be many dreams of Shearer going two places better over the coming days.
“It was such an amazing day with Shantou Flyer and we never really went there thinking we’d win,” continued Nicholls.
"I'm buzzing and shaking!" 😆
Olive Nicholls lived out a dream riding in her first Cheltenham Festival race at just 17 years old..
Even better, she came THIRD on Shantou Flyer 💯 pic.twitter.com/mAi0wytTpp
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“I obviously adored the horse and wanted to be up there but he was 50-1 and there were no expectations. When he finished so well, it was some thrill and it was an incredible feeling which definitely made me want to experience it again.
“It would be so special if Shearer was to win and it’s my mum’s (Georgie Nicholls) birthday on the Thursday, so all round it would be an amazing day. Since I first started pointing, it has always been the one race that I would absolutely love to win.”
For all the championship races won and the many great horses that have returned to the hallowed winner’s enclosure at the Cheltenham Festival down the years, victory for Shearer would give the master of Ditcheat a record fifth triumph in the amateur riders’ contest.
The nine-year-old – who the trainer part-owns alongside the McNeill family – has been expertly steered by Nicholls to two quick victories since returning from a 601-day absence and his young pilot hopes he has the right profile to enhance her father’s fine association with the Gold Cup day contest.
“Shearer was always held in high regard, it’s just unfortunate he’s had his problems,” explained Nicholls.
“He’s had his two years off and fortunately hunter chasing is a really good opportunity for these horses. Often, they don’t come back as well as they were before, so it’s great to be able to have him race in this class and also still go to the Cheltenham Festival.
“He went for a racecourse gallop before he went to Ffos Las and it was a bit of make or break to see if he was OK. Unfortunately, I couldn’t go and the girl who rode him got absolutely ran off with and I think did a few more laps of Wincanton than they were supposed to, it’s great to see him come back and still hold his class.”
While Nicholls’ thoughts are currently fixed on Shearer’s Cheltenham Festival bid, she has clearly been bitten by the family bug and has also turned her hand to training recently, with her own Didero Vallis ironically back in third the day she steered Shearer to victory at Taunton.
Although keen to expand her knowledge for the time being, Nicholls’ growing love for the nuanced art of training has opened the door to her name one day appearing above the door at Ditcheat alongside her father.
“It’s a possibility and is something me and dad have spoken about,” said Nicholls. “I know his main aim is to get to 4,000 winners and he would love to do that in his own name, but we have definitely spoken about me going down there at some stage.
“I’d love to keep doing a bit on my own first though, to be honest, and me and mum work as a team at home and I have always loved the training side of it.
“I’ve got a horse of my own, Viroflay, that could be going to Aintree and it’s exciting to saddle runners on big days. I find it harder to watch them than riding them, but I do love it and hopefully it can keep growing.”