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DECEMBER 2017 FINISH LINE Cheltenham & Three Counties Race Club magazine MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE Editors Introduction 3 DECEMBER NEWSLETTER Team chasing 4-5 The rise of the Golden Horse 6-7 Sarah-Jane Muirie column 8-9 Over the last few weeks I have been lucky I will sign off by wishing you all a very Merry John Hales column 10-11 enough to be the winning owner with Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope to some of the racing clubs I am a member see some of you racing over the festive period. Investigating poor performance 12-13 of with Elgin for Elite and Saucysioux with respiratory system Sarah x Olly Murphy. Finally today the 2nd itis was [email protected] David Massey column 14-15 broken when Dontminddboys who I have Katie Miller column 16-17 a minute share in won at Leicester, while I Renewals are due 1st January and the quicker Jo Collinson column 18-20 was at work, so not sure if he’s trying to tell renewals are received the better and will Tom Bellamy on winning 21 me something! He was the grey pictured in be much appreciated by David Bishop. the EPDS article last month. Downloaders will have had an email as a Neil Mulholland column 22-23 reminder and to all the postal members please Another whistle stop visit to Ireland saw a visit Nick Scholfield column 24-25 find a renewal form in with this newsletter. to Gordon Elliott’s and Fairyhouse Races on the Club News & forthcoming events 25 Members renewing after the end of January Saturday for 8 members of CTCRC. Although might miss out on updates and newsletters November club night 26-27 one member did slope off for a Spa day but we’ll as we only give a Upton Viva Stud 28-29 let her off as she was one of the few who were months grace. Racehorse ownership 30 lucky enough to stay for the Sunday racing and Tipster competition update 31 what a great day that was for Gordon... should we affiliate ourselves with the yard? Richard Davis Award 31 Front cover: Whisper and Total Recall photo by Julie Drewett. 2 3 TEAM CHASING Team chasing can be a great second B) Start slowly and get the horse saying "yes", career for ex race horses. So, how do this could be as simple as a hack down the you know that a race horse due to retire lanes without napping, or getting it to trot a will make a successful team chaser? You 20m circle on each rein. Team chasers have to don't!! For example, Siviniaco Conti took be confident. to it, but Denman didn't. Country Wise C) Start small. Just as with flat work, you want (who?!) took to it, yet wouldn't win an egg them to keep saying "yes" when jumping. A F) Your horse needs sufficient quantity of feed, in a confident team chaser than a scrappy and spoon race!! small X pole is better negotiated successfully but beware of feeding "hot food" when they intermediate round. Even Arthur (probably Large (Enlightment 17,3) or small than a refusal at an impressive oxer. don't need it. We have found that it is best to the best team chaser in 2017) started over a (Troubletimestwo 16 hands on tip toe) both feed pasture mix for at least the first season. novice course and now he leads Relentless to D) First cross country practice. If you can have exceptional intermediate team chasers took to numerous wins. an experienced lead horse with you, only when G) Horses that are hard and fit tend to avoid the sport, so size doesn't matter. Horses can you have followed the lead horse a few times injury, so ensure you can canter 11/2 miles each You can watch video clips on YouTube or start team chasing at 4 years old, yet several should you try jumping in front. Not all horses way easily and that this is preceded by enough ask other riders to get a better idea of which have been successful debutants well into their are attractive leaders and some don't take to toning work in a ménage or on the roads. course will suit your debut. Don't let your ego teens. being in front for several seasons, so don't get get in the way of your horse's second career. Your first competition: The most important attribute seems to be disheartened. It's better to do one too many novices before between the horse's ears. Brave, but not Courses vary in degrees of difficulty. (Belvoir stepping up, than on too few. E) Variety is the spice of life. Take every reckless and hardy. novice equates to an intermediate) yet the opportunity to introduce your horse to Lizelle Terblanche Brown Grafton novice is tiny. So not a lot of help in selecting the right horse, "unusual" obstacles. This could be walking Ex Tony Carroll Racing but what do you do when you get it home: through a stream to get them used to water, or You may want to start at intermediate level, but Photos: Paul Carley and others unknown. trotting over a culvert on the verge to get them a successful novice round is more likely to result A) Turn it out for a month so it can learn to be a used to ditches. Again, try to ensure the horse horse rather than a race horse. says "yes I can" 4 5 THE RISE OF THE GOLDEN HORSE On February 1st 2015 the Golden Horse trained by Brian Barr. In January 2017, the club Racing Club was born with an aim to purchased a very exciting 4yo sprinter called bring affordable racehorse ownership to Dandilion who was trained by Alex Hales near people that loved the sport but could not Banbury, this proved to be a shrewd buy as she afford the expense of racing. The clubs has won 3 times and has been placed on several first two horses were leased from trainer more occasions becoming a real favourite of the Mick Appleby, Tartan Trip and Sleet were members. The biggest day out was provided the horses that were chosen for the task by a horse called Blaine, he was a high-profile of giving the early club members their purchase for the club. He went to Newbury on first taste of racehorse ownership. The a very wet day in May and ridden by Frankie members of the club didn’t have to wait Dettori provided a shock result by easily winning Left: Shirocodee Right: Sir Lancelot long for the first winner as on March 5th at 25/1 and seeing Frankie do a flying dismount just 5 weeks after the club was launched in the winner’s enclosure in your racing colours Tartan Trip won at Southwell. Later that was a great thrill for our members and gave us a and moved, so the bulk of our string including are all about. the broodmares are now stabled with Alex Hales year the club purchased its first racehorse day that we will never forget. I would like to pass on our thanks on behalf of at the Ascot sales, a striking grey called with recent purchases Sir Lancelot and British At the beginning of this year a big decision was the management and members of the TGH Moonadee was added to the club’s string. Embassy being trained by Adrian Nicholls and made that the club would start to breed its Racing Club at being asked to write a piece for He became an instant favourite with Dave Loughnane. own horses for the future, so we purchased 3 the CTCRC newsletter. If you have any questions club members as he went on to win at broodmares called Gib who had a foal at foot The club again suffered the dark side of racing or you would like any further information about Nottingham. which has been nicknamed Toffee, Caramelita when at Fakenham a horse we had with Olly how to get involved please contact us on our In 2016 when the leases were up Tartan Trip and an un-raced mare called Daunt Rock. Over Murphy called Red House Hill suffered a fatal website or through our Facebook page. injury on track. was retired from racing and Sleet was sold on the last couple of months, it has been a very On behalf of Carl Woods (Racing Club to race in Kuwait, the club had a change of interesting task in selecting stallions for the Since the club started in 2015 the membership Owner) & Steve Morris (Racing Manager). scenery Moonadee was moved to be trained by girls for 2018, thankfully this has now been has grown now to over 400 all enjoying the Mark Loughnane and horses were purchased completed with some very exciting matches benefits of the club which include free days to be trained by Brian Barr in Dorset. During being made with Daunt Rock travelling over to out to watch our horses on track, being able to this period, the club suffered it’s first taste of Ireland to the Aga Khan Stud to be covered by buy shares in all the horses including the mares the negative side of racing when Moonadee a dual Derby winner and son of Sea the Stars and their future foals. They get to meet the suffered a fatal injury on the gallops, as you can called Harzand.