STABLE

TOURSJUMPS 2018-2019

WEEK 4

2 Monday,November12, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR NICKYHENDERSON

T’Safrighteningthought forhis rivals,but this mightbethe best team of I horses champion trainer NickyHenderson has Rivals should be braced ever had. His bigguns promiseplenty of headlines, butbeneath them is awealthoftalent. Thebig three of Altior,Might Bite and Buveur D’Airare allfit and readytogo, whilethere is also as champion is setto ahealthy stockofyoungsters primed to showcasetheir ability. Hendersonisparticularly enthusiastic abouthis team of chasers. “Theycould be good funthisseason,”He unleashbestteamever says. “We’ve gotanew carpet schoolingground, whichwe’re havingalot of funon. Last he’s astronggelding whose hadafullMOT andstill has summer Iwouldn’t have STABLE PROFILE jumping hasbeenexcellent,so STAR QUALITY potentialtobehigh-class. STAR QUALITY schooled anythingbecause the he shouldn’ttakelongtocome Altior Buveur D’Air ground wastoo quick, butthis vvYard SevenBarrows to hand. BraveEagle 8g High Chaparral-Monte 6g Yeats-SinfulPleasure 7g Crillon -History seasonall thenovices were Where Lambourn, Solaro JP McManus vv Robert Kirkland schooled by September.” West Berkshire Beat That MrsPatriciaPugh 11/1111- 10gMilan -Knotted Midge 112113 It’s been ayearoflandmarks 111/111- RPR171hOR169h vvStartedtraining 1978 Michael Buckley RPR148cOR144c forthe trainer.Hesaddled his RPR183cOR175c He wasundefeatedfor 30-1142 An amazinglittlehorse who 3,000th Britishjumps winner vvHorses in yard 148 I’mgladhemaintained thesecondconsecutive RPR145c139c haswon sevenofhis 12 starts, in thesummerand October 17 Membersofstaff 56 hisunbeatenrecordover season, winningthe vv He wasahigh-classnovice he hasshown decent form over marked 40 yearssince hisfirst obstacleslastseason, Fighting Fifth, Christmas vvHead lad CorkyBrowne hurdler, beatingColeHarden hurdlesand fences,but Ifear jumpswinner.Withthe butitwasn’tall plain andContenders Hurdle andDon Poli in Grade1s, thehandicapper mayhave had firepowerathis disposal,there vvSecond in command sailingafter he missed the before anotherChampion butthings haven’tgoneright hissay.3mongood ground is lookssuretobeplentymore CharlieMorlock first-halfofthe campaign triumph.Iimagine those forhim sincewithniggly what he wants. specialoccasionsfor thefive- Assistant trainers followingasmall wind raceswillbethe plan vv problems.However,hehas time champion trainer to Toby Lawes,ClareAlexander, operation.Hewas a again andpossiblyhe’s wontwice over fences recently Burbank celebrate. Mary Vestey comfortablewinnerofthe an underestimated dual on good ground, whichhe 6g Yeats-SpringSwoon Game Spirit on hisreturn champion.Ididn’tthink InterviewbyJames Burn vvAssistant head lad likes. Trevor Hemmings JuergenWerthenbach andfollowed up in the 2/06379- he wasathis very best at Adjali Champion Chasewhenhe Cheltenham lastseason, Travelling head lads BarbadosBlue RPR145hOR142h Pedigree:three-year-oldgelding vv 4f Getaway-Buck’sBlue mayhave been in aspotof Smartinhis bumpers and buthe’shad asmall wind Kamsin (sire) -Anabasis(dam RichardNicholas, Sarah Crimbourne Stud bother,but Nico,wisely, novice hurdles–he wasfourth operation, whichIthink Owner: SimonMunir &Isaac Souede Shreeve, Rebecca King,Jack 1 allowedhim time before in theNeptune in 2017 –he will help him,and he’s in Form figures:21-3 Findlater RPR105bOR- they took off andflew papartrticicululararlyly gogoodod Racing Post Rating 122hurdle; is acapable sort I’mlooking Jockeys Nico de Boinville, Ownedbythe enthusiastic home.Wethought about order. official rating - vv forwardtoseeing overfences VerdanaBlueteam, shewas 2m4f at Aintree,but stuck Asmart hurdlerinFrance, JerryMcGrath,James Bowen, this season.Hestays wellland BarryGeraghty, Noel Fehily, an easy winner of abumper to 2m andthe Celebration appreciatesbetterground. he hassizeand scopeand is Chase, whichhewas hopefully goingtobemore DavidBass,Daryl Jacob at WarwickinMay,despite pretty faultless in.The Burrows Edge than just aTriumph prospect. Conditionals NedCurtis, lookingonthe leg, andisan vv exciting prospectfor mares’ Shloer ChaseonSunday 5g Martaline-La VieDe Alan Doyle maybeanoptionfor his Allart novice hurdles. Boitron Secretary CarolynHarty reretuturnrn, asas isis ththe Michael Buckley 4g Shantou-The AdareWoman vv Before Midnight Tingle 241126- RABartlett vvAccounts SusannaWyatt 5g Midnight Legend -Lady Creek. RPR131hOR130h 3 Stable sponsor Unibet RPR-OR- vv Samantha Agood novice hurdler, he Stayed on encouraginglyina WaltersPlantHire&James&Jean wantsatleast 2m4f and Potter bumper at Newburylastweek, progressed enormously lasast 131-2U he’s amongacropoflovely term mentally andphysically. RPR121hOR- youngsters we’vegot andgoes Grade1juvenilehurdle. He shouldhave abrightfuture Ithinkhe’srun two hurdling now. There’snoreasonshe shouldn’t over fences. respectableraces progress andthe senior mares’ over hurdles, buthe Alph hurdle at theCheltenham CallMeLord AuteuilinApril,heisalovely, unseatedNicoatChepstow 5g Slickly-Sosa 4g Gold Well -She’s OurBanker Festival is an obvioustarget. biggreywho screamschasing, last time,althoughhe Simon Munir&Isaac Souede MrsPatriciaPugh butwemight wait ayearfor 1/31321- 2 Armaans Wish mighthave wonhad they that. RPR100 OR - 7g Presenting -PrettyPuttens notpartedcompany.He’ll RPR164hOR160h Wasabit backward,but wasa MiddlehamParkRacingLxiii &K be outagain soon. He loves Sandownand won Casablanca Mix solidsecondonhis only startin Sohi twicethere last season, 6m Shirocco -Latitude acompetitive Ludlowbumper 122/2 Beware The Bear includinga16-length romp in ERHanbury andhas hadagood summer. RPR113hOR- 8g Shantou-Native Bid of good andhewill likely go theSelectHurdle, andhewas 321F-22 GBBarlow Goes hurdling. Abumper winner acouple hurdling.Ihopehehas abig also second in theImperial RPR150cOR138c 74/1P4P- of yearsago,he’sbeenthe future. Cup, when he gave 25lb to the RanagreatraceatMarket Angel’sBreath sidelines, butwas acreditable RPR153cOR148c winner in atight finishwemay Rasenlastweek, butIwonder 4g Shantou-Mystic Masie second over hurdlesat Alovely, bigindividual, he Birchdale have wononanother dayinthe if shestays 3m.Nevertheless WaltersPlantHire&Ronnie Bartlett WorcesterinJuly. He’s agood- wonthe RehearsalChase at 4g Jeremy -Onewayortheother stewards’ room. We couldtry it wasafine effortand she’s a 1- (point-to-point form) ground horseand will jump a Newcastlelastseason, but JP McManus 3m andIdon’t seehim chasing fantasticjumper. RPR94p OR - fenceintime. foundlifedifficult in the 1- (point form) yet,but that’s notset in stone. Impressiveinhis only point, WelshNational. He ranwell RPR91p OR - Champ he hasthe attributesofa Ballinure to be fourth in theUltimaat Anotherquality pointwinner Captain Woodie 6g King’s Theatre -China Sky Cheltenham,but disappointed high-class novice hurdlerand 8g Alkaadhem-Christy’s Pride andit’dbehardtofind a 6g Presenting -Lasado JP McManus in theScottishNational. He MiddlehamParkRacingLXXX is likely to startinthatsphere, MrsMary-Anne Parker better individual.Hecould go 12/2-11 doesn’t want extremes of 141/ RPR138hOR139h butthere’s no rush andhehas 8-1430P hurdling,but wouldbecapable RPR125hOR124h ground andIstill thinkhe RPR120bOR- From thefamilyofBestMate, an enormous future. of winningabumper Mr Consistent over hurdles hasthe potentialtowin a Amongour best bumper horses this good-lookerhas had Apple’s Shakira andfences, he wonnicelyat nice stayinghandicapchase, Brain Power twoyears ago, he suffered an issues,but hassomedecent 4f SaddlerMaker -Apple’s For injury that haskepthim away Towcesterinthe spring but hopefully with theword 7g Kalanisi -Blonde Ambition form andhis twohurdlewins Ever from thetrack.Hopefully he’s wasabit disappointingat Nationalinthe title! Michael Buckley in Mayleave him anovicefor JP McManus WincantononSaturday. He nowready to resume hiscareer theseason, so we canexplore 111143- Beyondthestorm 5/1UF2F- needsdecentconditionstobe RPR162cOR155c as he’s an exciting prospectfor that route, although he will RPR137hOR142h at hisbest. 5g Flemensfirth-BlueGale hurdling. make achaser. This likeable filly –asister Cheveley Park Stud He’s tested us,but is talented to Apple’sJade–won a Ballycaines 1- (point form) andwon twogood handicap CaribeanBoy ChaparralPrince braceofGrade 2s forusafter 3g Finsceal Fior -Annamanamoux RPR92p OR - hurdlesin2016-17 before 4g Myboycharlie -Caribena 3g High Chaparral-SnowGretel arriving from France, butwas ADavis He’s an exciting prospect who goingoverfenceslastseason, Simon Munir&Isaac Souede Mr AndMrs JDCotton disappointinginthe Triumph, 735(Flat form) wasimpressiveinhis point when he wasasmart second in 515692- 9 although sheended agood RPR64f OR 67f and hasthrived sincejoining theArkle to Footpad. That was RPR125hOR- RPR73OR- seasonbyfinishingthirdto AscopeyFlatrecruit wholooks us.The summer hasdone testamenttoour fella’sability, Second to asmart rivalwhen He came up theroadfrom We Have ADream in Aintree’s more of aNationalHunttype, this gorgeous typethe world butthenhefellatAintree.He’s last seenoverhurdles at CharlieHills’s, butalways Racing Post Monday, November 12, 2018 3

looked a jumping prospect and high-class mare in the making is a scopey sort. and I hope we’re luckier this time round. Charli Parcs 5g Anabaa Blue - Ella Parcs Darius Des Bois JP McManus 5g Great Pretender - Palafixe 6/200P4- Sullivan Bloodstock Limited RPR 147h OR 145h 57712- I thought he’d go to the top, but RPR 128h OR 127h last term’s wet winter didn’t Took time to find his feet, help after his good second in but this big, strong sort won the Gerry Feilden. He was also nicely at Newbury before a an encouraging fourth in the fine second in a competitive Scottish and handicap hurdle at Ayr. The I still think his day will come. further he goes the better and he’ll be exciting over fences. Champagne Mystery 4g Shantou - Spanker Diamond River Trevor Hemmings 3g Imperial Monarch - River F2- (point form) Clyde RPR 89p OR - Jockey Club Ownership (SW 2018) Showed promise in points and Unraced looks ready-made for novice A strong, fine type from the hurdles, although he will jump sire’s first crop, he was the most a fence in time. extravagant mover we saw at all of the sales and looks a ready- Champagne Platinum made candidate for bumpers in 4g Stowaway - Saffron Holly the spring. JP McManus 1- (point form) Dickie Diver RPR 92p OR - 5g Gold Well - Merry Excuse Rarely would you see a more JP McManus attractive prospect than this 1- (point form) grey, who was an impressive RPR 93b OR - point winner. Has a lovely Big and rangy with a lovely temperament and looks a attitude, he was impressive high-class novice hurdler in in his only point and has the making, although he is a had a good summer at JP’s chaser for the future. Martinstown Stud, looking much more the finished article. Chef Des Obeaux He’s one we’re looking forward 6g Saddler Maker - O Dame De A smart novice hurdler, he respectable second when and there’s hope he will make take high rank in the senior to enormously. Gene had the perfect introduction bidding for the hat-trick. An a high-class staying novice mares’ division. Divine Spear Sullivan Bloodstock Limited to fences recently at Uttoxeter, excellent jumper, he can go a chaser. 2111PP- 7g Oscar - Testaway which is a lovely track to start long way over fences. Cultivator RPR 153h OR 149h Corrany 7g Alflora - Angie Marinie Middleham Park Racing LXII young chasers. It was a good 225/112- Improved last term and Commander Miller 4g Court Cave - Time For An Kimmins Family And Friends race and he’ll come on for it. RPR 142c OR 141c completed a hat-trick by 4g Shirocco - Milliegait Audit 4-10F1P He jumped well and will get A handsome sort and sound winning a Grade 2 at Haydock, HP Racing Commander Miller Trevor Hemmings RPR 140c OR 138c which gave us hope of a big run 2m4f, but I’m not sure where jumper, he was impressive he’ll go next. 0 Unraced Needs good ground and in the Albert Bartlett, but it just RPR 22b OR - A striking individual, he didn’t probably time between his in his first two starts over didn’t happen and he wasn’t Related to several good horses come into training last term, but races, but capable at his fences and was only beaten Clarendon Street by Musselburgh’s sharp track the same horse we’d seen in the 5g Court Cave - Carrigeen Kalmia we’ve had here, he is one we’ve is well educated and his work best and got off the mark when we were trying to qualify winter. Loves soft and looks a Owners Group always liked. His bumper has been to a high standard. over fences at Worcester in him for the novice handicap classy performer for fences. 4- run was disappointing, but He’s ready to go. September. There’s a decent chase at the festival. A niggling RPR 118b OR - it was too bad to be true and race in him. Chives injury curtailed his season, but An eyecatcher when a hopefully he can put it behind Countister 4g Sulamani - Ceilidh Royal he’s never stopped improving promising fourth in a bumper him over hurdles. 6m Smadoun - Tistairly Daphne Du Clos Mrs Rita Brown and I can see him getting 3m. at the Punchestown festival, he JP McManus 5m Spanish Moon - Katarina De Unraced Constantine Bay 11/2115- Clos A good-looking youngster and a has the pedigree to match his 7g Kayf Tara - Alina Rheinberg RPR 129h OR 133h Sullivan Bloodstock Limited Downtown Getaway forward type we’ve bright hopes exciting potential. 5g Getaway - Shang A Lang Grech & Parkin A lovely horse who won twice 121/ for. T.F.P 11144/ before an honourable fifth RPR 111b OR - Colonial Dreams 1- RPR 147h OR 144h in the mares’ novice hurdle She won a Listed bumper Claimantakinforgan 6g Westerner - Dochas Supreme RPR 130b OR - A capable novice hurdler who at Cheltenham on testing impressively and we fancied 6g Great Pretender - Taquine C N Barnes Impressive in his bumper in ground, which doesn’t suit her. her for the Cheltenham edition D’Estrees 32F11-2 won a Grade 2 at Doncaster Ireland, he is a grand, robust Therefore we might campaign Grech & Parkin RPR 129h OR 131h and was fourth in the 2017 in 2017, but she got an injury, gelding who is stronger and 11352-1 He won twice over hurdles Albert Bartlett, he missed her a bit earlier before the which ruled her out of last RPR 145c OR - in the spring and was a last season but is back now winter ground arrives. She can season as well. She looks a vvContinues page 4 4 Monday, November 12, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR vvFrom page 3 Gallahers Cross ability on the Flat and I hope more mature after a good 6g Gewtaway - Raheen Lady easier ground will be in his summer. He looked brilliant in ‘Handsome Gold Grech & Parkin favour when he goes novice his bumper and we can’t wait 14- hurdling. to get him started over hurdles. RPR 118h OR - Won at Galway before a Humphrey Bogart Doux Pretender respectable fourth on his first 5g Tagula - Hazarama 5g Great Pretender - Lynnka Present will win a big start for us in a competitive Chelsea - Maltese Sullivan Bloodstock Limited Ascot bumper. He’s schooled Falcon 14/62-1 well, looks the part and I hope 8-1 RPR 121h OR 129h he’ll be exciting for novice RPR 121h OR - He took time to master hurdles, hurdles. Another ex-Flat horse – he was but won nicely at Towcester handicap chase soon’ fifth in the 2016 Derby – he when last seen and should Ganache was a comfortable winner over improve stepping up in trip. 5g Scorpion - Spring Baloo hurdles in May and remains Has the scope for fences, but Trevor Hemmings a novice for the season. He’s may have more to offer over but it was a learning curve for Fox’s Socks 152-121 33- likeable and undoubtedly hurdles and could progress chasing. A solid stayer, he likes 3g Crillon - Queva De Sarti RPR 124h OR 126h RPR 109b OR - talented. considerably. good ground and could be a Jonathan Palmer-Brown Won pleasingly at Newbury Weak last season when third smart novice. Unraced last week, when I think coming in two big-field bumpers, he’s I Can’t Explain Dragon D’Estruval He looks the type who shouldn’t back to 2m helped. He’s still a summered and schooled well 5g Getaway - Dr Sandra 5g Enrique - Rose D’Estruval El Kaldoun take too long and hopefully baby who wants good ground. and is ready to go hurdling, but Julie And David R Martin And Dan Simon Munir & Isaac Souede 4g Special Kaldoun - Kermesse we’ll see him in decent bumpers is a future chaser. Hall 14718-1 D’Estruval when he’s ready. Fructine 1- (point form) RPR 131h OR 132h Middleham Park Racing CIV 3f Saint Des Saints - Platine Gold Present RPR 91p OR - A grand stamp, he won his only Unraced Foxworthy JP McManus 8g Presenting - Ouro Preto He was an easy point winner start for us in good fashion at Showed immense promise when 6g Yeats - Candy Creek 1 (Flat form) Mrs And Mrs J D Cotton and is a big, stunning horse Ffos Las in May and is possibly he joined us, but didn’t make Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes RPR - OR - 2F/11PP- with loads of ability, but one for the 3m novice hurdle the racecourse. He is related to 31- (point form) An exciting juvenile hurdling RPR 159c OR 152c bumpers aren’t for him and route, although I can’t wait plenty of winners, so hopefully RPR - OR - prospect with size, looks, Developed into a classy chaser he’ll go hurdling. A future to get him back over fences at can uphold family honour and He won one of his two points substance and class, she won last season, winning decent chaser, he can have a lucrative some stage as he won three he’s one we like a lot. in the West Country and has her only start on the Flat and is events at Newbury at Ascot. We season before that. chases in France. taken time, but is a mighty gorgeous. had considered him a National fine homebred in the mould horse, but he disappointed in Igor Dream Du Grand Val 4f No Risk At All - Kadjara of Santini. He’s an exciting Fugitives Drift the Ultima at Cheltenham and 5g Presenting - Stravinsky Dance 5g Puit D’Or - Apple Mille JP McManus prospect for novice hurdles, 3g Yeats - Shebeganit the Scottish National and he’s Mhankin Cnoell Menholding Rwaley- Million in Mind Partnership 1- but, like Santini, chasing will HP Racing Fugitives Drift pretty high in the handicap. Cohen 6/23- RPR 121b OR - be his game. Unraced He is, however, going to win Unraced RPR 120h OR - An attractive filly, she was An attractive model and typical a major handicap chase on He nearly ran in an Ayr bumper He’s a good-looking sort who impressive in a decent APQS Follow The Bear of the sire, who is doing well, decent ground soon. in the spring, but the ground showed useful form in France bumper in France last year 6g King’s Theatre - Mrs Dempsey he ought to come to hand was too quick. He is a gorgeous, and looks just the type we can and has had a good summer at G B Barlow quite quickly and be another Gunnery big horse out of a mare we used have loads of fun with this Martinstown. She’s schooled 237F4-7 successful representative for 5g Le Havre - Loup The Loup to train and will go hurdling. season, be it over hurdles or well and is exciting for novice RPR 133h OR 127h Henry Ponsonby’s team. Mrs Fitri Hay His future, though, is over fences. 2m4f could be his trip. hurdles. Really likeable, he has shown 4/15267/ (Flat form) fences. promise, but has needed time Full Bore RPR 98f OR 98f Du Destin Falco Blitz to fulfil his potential. He won 5g Milan - Senora Snoopy A newcomer to us from the Interconnected 5g Fuisse - Parenthese 4g Falco - Ignited a novice hurdle at Kempton The Albatross Club Flat, where he won at Haydock, 4g Network - R De Rien Sivola Middleham Park Racing V Axom last year, but wet ground never 212121 he’s had a leg problem and Grech & Parkin 09607- 2 (point form) helped him through the winter. RPR 128h OR 126g been off for two years, but F1- (point form) RPR 91h OR 97h RPR 89p OR - I’m confident he can become a Not the finished article, he’s looks ideal for novice hurdles. RPR - OR - Big and a little backward, he A fine individual, he was decent novice chaser. done well through the summer A big baby who was impressive is getting the hang of things second in his point, but showed and has won three, but I’m Haul Away in a point, he needed time and hopefully everyone’s loads of promise and looks to Forever Field tempted to put him away as he 5g Stowaway - Lisacul Queen in the spring, but has had patience will be rewarded. have a big future firstly over 8g Beneficial - Sarahs Reprive loves good ground. He’ll be a Robert Kirkland an excellent summer and is I’m optimistic he can win over hurdles then fences. He’s a Robert Kirkland better and stronger horse in 611114 one we’re looking forward to hurdles as he gains confidence, lovely temperament and is one 7-6322P the spring for a winter break. RPR 136h OR 135h enormously. but chasing is what he’s bred to look forward to. RPR 140c 137c Progressive, he has won four and built for. Has lots of ability as five wins Fusil Raffles times over hurdles this season, Janika Forain and beating Black Corton last 3g Saint Des Saints - Tali Des growing up along the way. He’ll 5g Saddler Maker - Majaka Duke Debarry 3g Secret Singer - Oudette year show, but he needs good Obeaux jump fences, but maybe there’s Simon Munir & Isaac Souede 7g Presenting - Blue Dante Middleham Park Racing ground. Consistent, but not Simon Munir & Isaac Souede more to come over hurdles. 252111- Middleham Park Racing CIX Unraced that well handicapped and he 12 RPR 147c OR - 42461-7 By the same sire as our former lost a show at Wincanton on RPR - OR - Heatstroke I don’t know a lot about this RPR 121h OR 120h talented chaser Volnay De Saturday. A summer arrival, he won over 6g Galileo - Walklikeanegyptian recent arrival who has some Gradually progressive, he Thaix, this is a smart-looking hurdles in France in July, but Mrs Fitri Hay respectable form in France. won at Carlisle in April youngster who hopefully won’t French Crusader was narrowly denied under a 01/47/8- (Flat form) We’ll soon do some work with and produced some other take long. He has bags of class 5g Kapgarde - Largesse penalty two weeks later. He’s RPR 89f OR 85f him to find out where we creditable efforts over hurdles, and scope. Robert Kirkland an interesting prospect. By the right sire, he has shown stand, but he’s in everything Racing Post Monday, November 12, 2018 5

EDWARD WHITAKER RACINGPOST.COM/PHOTOS Jockeys (from left) Daryl Lough Derg Spirit Jacob, Aidan Coleman, 6g Westerner - Sno-Cat Lady David Bass, Jerry McGrath Grech & Parkin and Nico de Boinville with P/2660-1 Nicky Henderson at Seven RPR 135c OR 136c Barrows A talented novice hurdler, he was second in the Elite last year, but then bumped into an appalling winter. He won on his debut over fences at Wetherby last month and I’ll be Laughing Luis disappointed if he isn’t a high- 4g Authorized - Leitzu class novice chaser. John Sillett Loveherandleaveher 74-114 6m Winged Love - Rowdy Exit RPR 103h OR - A D Spence Won two bumpers in August U- very nicely and I’m sure he RPR - OR - can leave behind his hurdling This good-looker, who has won debut at Warwick and become a point, unseated on her debut progressive in that code. over hurdles, so is a maiden and has done well over the Laurium summer. She’ll jump a fence 8g Gold Away - Silver Peak in time. The Ten From Seven 1P/P-P1P Lust For Glory RPR 148c OR 145c 5m Getaway - Maisie Presenting Has ability and it was great Grech & Parkin to see him win at Warwick 3-11 in September. 3m on good RPR - OR - ground suits. I’ve always thought she was good and she’s got gears – she Lecale’s Article wants 2m on nice ground. She 4g Malinas - Brookville won smoothly at Newbury Mrs Joe Donnelly last week and could go back and anything because we’re filly who won her only point Kilcrea Vale Kobrouk 1- (point form) there for a Listed contest at the not sure of his trip. and could go straight over 8g Beneficial - Inflation 7g Saint Des Saints - Kotkira RPR 93p OR - Ladbrokes Trophy meeting. hurdles, where she’d be A D Spence J D Cotton A bumper would be no problem Jen’s Boy another to look out for in 236254- 215/1/6- for this impressive and Lyndsays Lad 4g Malinas - Friendly Craic mares’ novice races. RPR 150c OR 135c RPR 149c OR - attractive point winner, but he 5g Kayf Tara - Ceilidh Royal Middleham Park Racing CV He’s threatened to be high- A grand sort who arrived could go over hurdles. I adore Mrs Rita Brown 8-2 Josses Hill class and I still think he could recently from France, he has him and his future’s bright. 7-5 RPR 98b OR - 10g Winged Love - Credora Storm have his day in the sun. Fourth ability, but missed last season RPR 65h OR - Showed promise in a Towcester A D Spence in the Topham, he’s a solid with leg trouble. It will take Lisheen Castle From a family we know well, bumper and benefited from his 25P4P-0 jumper and I think we’ll aim time to get him back to full 3g Most Improved - Mafaaza he was backward, but showed summer break. Goes hurdling RPR 165c OR 145c him back over the National fitness, but he has some useful Elite Racing Club promise and I’m confident and looks a decent prospect A good friend with some fences this season. form. 142-270 (Flat form) a good summer will be the judged on his schooling. high-class form, including a RPR 94f OR 87f making of him. Stamina should Supreme second and Arkle Kings Ryde Kupatana Showed some fair Flat form be his forte. Jenkins third, he found life difficult last 6g King’s Theatre - Ryde Back 5m Westerner - Kildea Cailin and looks to have all the 6g Azamour - Aladiyna season, but was still second Miss Rachel Tregaskes Grech & Parkin Malachite Pump & Plant Services Ltd credentials for hurdling. He’s in the Peterborough when it 3123- 412-1 been to Henrietta Knight’s to 5g Malinas - Kali 110P0-1 RPR 120h OR 122h was staged at Taunton and I RPR 131h OR 127h learn the art of jumping and D H Low RPR 94c OR - A tall, leggy youngster, he A big, strong mare who was think 3m helps now. He likes has been really good. 93516-0 A smart hurdler who captured Kempton so any race I can find progressed well over hurdles last decent over hurdles and RPR 115h OR 123h nice prizes at Kempton and there will be on his agenda. term and now looks a chasing handles soft ground, she goes Lomachenko Won nicely at Huntington last Ascot last season, he jumped type I have big hopes for. chasing and I’m confident she season and has summered well beautifully on his chasing 4g Sans Frontieres - Midnight Keen On can go a long way. Legend and matured nicely. He could debut at Stratford, gaining 4g Kayf Tara - Romantic Dream Known Simon Munir & Isaac Souede go chasing soon. lots of confidence. We’ll tiptoe The Queen 4g Fame And Glory - Aasleagh La Hulpe 84 along quietly. Unraced Lady 4f No Risk At All - Belle Yepa RPR 75h OR - Malton Rose He’s out of a mare we trained The Rose and Thistle Partnership Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean An athletic type, he wasn’t 7g Milan - Pharney Fox Jillythejet who has produced Close Touch Unraced Potter beaten far in a Ffos Las bumper Galopp Syndicate Ltd 4f Jeremy - Listen Up and Take To Heart, so hopefully A big horse who needed time, he Unraced 11-543 before making his debut over Lady Tennant can follow in their footsteps. He has done well over the summer A half-sister to Whisper, she RPR 130h OR 127 hurdles at Fakenham last 1- (point form) has a great temperament and and is ready to start his career. didn’t know much in the spring, Another I’d be looking forward RPR 82p OR - it shouldn’t be long before he He’s well related and has a but is progressing nicely and month. I’m sure he can build She’s a magnificent-looking makes his debut. bright future. hopefully won’t take too long. on those efforts. vvContinues page 6 6 Monday,November12, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR NICKYHENDERSON vvFrom page 5 to over fences as he’s agrand type whoshoweddecentform ‘We’re hoping Might’s as ahurdler. Marcel Debruxelles 6g Librettist-Forcaster Owner to come idiosyncrasies area 5000/00- (Flatform) RPR72f OR - Afine,big stampofahorse, whohas neverrun over hurdles, butlooks ajumper. thingofthe past’ Marie’s Rock 3f Milan-ByTheHour Middle Park Racing Unraced STAR QUALITY chasing. He canstill reachthe Aquality sort from afamilyfull 11gDesertPrince-Spartan Girl top. of winners, shelooks precocious JP McManus Might Bite andIhopeshe’llbeready 42222/14- 9g Scorpion -Knotted Midge On The BlindSide forfillies’ bumpersjustafter RPR171hOR159h The Knot AgainPartnership 6g Stowaway -SuchAStepUp Christmas. An absolute legend whohas 11/1121- ADSpence hadanillustriouscareer, which RPR174cOR172c 1116- Mill Green includes finishing second Needslittleintroduction, RPR152hOR151h 6g BlackSam Bellamy-Ceilidh in three Champion Hurdles buthad agreat second Oneofour topnovicehurdlers Royal andamemorable wininlast seasonoverfences, last season,whenhewon a MrsRitaBrown year’s InternationalHurdleat whichwecan reflect on braceofGrade 2s,although 54-311 Cheltenham.Thatracecould with pride. He startedin things didn’t endaswe RPR128hOR131h again be on hisagendaand an intermediate chase hopedinthe 2m4f Grade1at Still abit weak,he’smade whilehis enthusiasm hasnever at Sandownbeforea Aintree.However, that’s not enormous progress with two diminished, he’s become an fantasticwin in theKing atruereflection of histalent pleasingnovicehurdlewins easier ride anddoesn’t pull George.Hewas then andhe’dhad an interrupted this summer andthere is more like he used to.He’ssummered involved in that epic Gold prep,which forced himto to look forwardto. really well. miss Cheltenham.Agorgeous, CupwithNativeRiver, Palixandre youngster, butaleg injury whoprobablyenjoyed scopeyindividual, he goes Mister Fisher NeverAdapt chasingand mayhave the 4g Kapgarde-Palmeriade forced himonthe sidelines 4g Jeremy -That’s Amazing thetesting ground more MrsSRicci last season.He’salways 3f Anabaa Blue -She HatesMe than we did. However, speed for2malthoughhe JamesAnd Jean Potter 5 looked andraced like achaser, JP McManus MightBitebounced back couldstay3maswell, so 10-2 RPR96b OR - so hopefullythe wait is 1- tremendously, winning there’slotstolookforward to. RPR-OR- Disappointinginhis bumper, worthwhileand he canhave a RPR118hOR- theBowl at Aintree in Oneofour brighter bumper Alovelylookerwho won her butthisgorgeousgelding productive careeroverfences. outstandingfashion –his OOSeven horses last season,hejust only startinFrancebefore 8g Flemensfirth-Kestral Heights is better than that and looked like he needed it on bestperformance of the thesummerhas done him Precious Cargo joiningus. She’s enthusiastic season. He didn’t show Christopher Hanbury hishurdledebutlastweek. andprobablyjustneedsto 3450P3- theworldofgood.I’llbe 5g Yeats-KilbarryClassic anyofhis oldtraitsor ThomasBarr He took ablowatthe second- learntosettle, butknows how RPR156cOR147c disappointed if he’s notahigh- idiosyncrasies in those 120- last because, Ithink, he finds to jump andcould be anything Areallygoodfriendand classnovicehurdler. races,sowehopethey RPR122bOR- hiswork tooeasy. He cango as ajuvenilehurdler.She will nearly top-classchaser, he’s a areathingofthe past. Wonabumper forLucinda anywhere to winamaidenand hopefullyrun at Cheltenham consistent,but hasbig weights Parkgate With theJockeyClub’s Russelllastseasonand is a is very capable. this week. in allthe handicaps, so finds 4g RobinDes Champs -Milogan £1 million TripleCrown RABartlett grand, bigtype–agentleman winning difficult. He was Monbeg Legend chasebonus we’lllookat Unraced of ahorse whoisready to start NewMoon finethird to TopNotch over 8g Midnight Legend -Reverse 4g Kapgarde-Not Lost theBetfair Chase, then This good-lookerisarecent anddoeseverythingright. Swing KiKingng GeGeororgege anand 2m2m6f on thelastday of the arrivaland is from agood He goes hurdling,but will be WaltersPlantHire&James&Jean season andIthinkthat’shis EventmastersRacing Potter anothercrack familyweknow well that goes chasingnextyear. trip, whileIhopeasummer 121122 9- at theGold back to Marlboroughand many breathingoperation canhelp RPR152cOR147c RPR96b OR - Cup. otherclassychasers.Helooks Pym Hasmadeupfor lost time and Came to us as abeautifully himhave hisbig day. classy tooand I’msurehe’ll 5g Stowaway -LissRua hasagood strike-rate, winning bred colt andwehoped know hisjob coming from MrsPatriciaPugh three timesoverfencesalready Onefitzall Wilson Dennison’s. 1/29-12 he’d make awinning 8g Indian Danehill -Company this season.He’ll continue debutatAyr in abumper RPR125hOR138h Credit Iwas pleasedwithhis runat throughthe autumn,but is we like to use, buthe PentlandHills MickFitzgeraldRacingClub 3g Motivator -ElleGalante Ascotrecently, when he just lost onefor better ground so might disappointed.However, he’s 4/215/FP- EliteRacingClub it at thesecond-last. He had, have awinterbreak. been gelded andasummer RPR138hOR137h 222113(Flat form) however, wonwellatChepstow underhis beltcan also help WaswithPhilip Hobbs,but RPR77F OR 73F before that andIsuspect he Morning Vicar him realisehis considerable 5g Beneficial-Mary’s Little Vic MiMick felt he mightlikea Wontwice on theFlatover mightwant2m4fnow. potential. The Parishioners change of scenery, so we’ll 1m3½ffor ChrisWall, he seehow he gets on,but he did 172- No Hiding Place appearstolikecut.He’s Raising The Bar showpromise earlierinhis 6g Kalanisi -CoolQuest RPR120bOR- 5g Stowaway -SubtleGem spentacoupleofweeks loose career. The Bartenders Atakingwinnerofhis debut HPRacingNoHidingPlace schoolingwithHenrietta Ok Corral 65/2- at Newbury, he is born and 468232 Knight andshe likedhim alot. 8g Mahler -Acoola Pacific De Baune RPR101bOR- bred to be achaserand we’ll RPR122hOR119h JP McManus 5g Al Namix-Perle De Baune More backward than I likelytakethatroute in ayear, Aconsistentsort, he’s been Pistol Whipped 2/12125- Mr &Mrs SandyOrr anticipated, he progressed with buthecan have aproductive knocking on thedoorfor a 4g Beneficial-HolidayTime RPR151hOR147h 1712- each bumper run, butmissed novice hurdle seasonfor his whileand rananother honest Mr ASpeelmanand Mr MSpeelman Noteasytotrain,but alovely, RPR145hOR139h last term.His owners are enthusiastic owners first. race at Uttoxeterthismonth. 2(point form) bighorse whohad agood Ausefulnovicehurdler anda patientpeople, so hopefully this His turn can’tbefar away. RPR90p OR - Mr Whipped time as anovicehurdler, horseIlikealot,heprogressed He finishedsecondinwhat attractive geldingcan repay culminatinginagallant nicely andIexpecthim to do 5g Beneficial-Dyrick Daybreak Nonesuch looked adecentmaidenpoint them over hurdles. second in theAlbertBartlett. well over fences this season. Grech&Parkin 4f Shirocco -N’Avoue Jamai last monthand IlikewhatI’ve 1112P- Robert Waley-Cohen His problems have simply been He hashad agood summer seen. Rather Be RPR148hOR145c Unraced growingpainsand theexciting and2m-2m4f on good ground 7g Oscar-IrishWedding Wonthree novice hurdles, Alovelyfillyfromawonderful part comesnow as he goes is ideal. Pipesmoker Matt&Lauren Morgan includingaWarwick Grade2, familythatisfullofblack type, 3g Authorized -Pisa 18/1U12- last season,but didn’t firein sheisn’t thebiggest,but has Lady Dulverton RPR153c149c theAlbertBartlett. His future, grownoverthe summer and Unraced Abumperwinner whodid well whichisbright, is over fences couldrun in abumperbefore By thesamesireasGrand over hurdles, he ranthe race andheshouldreach ahigh hurdling. HORSETOFOLLOW NationalwinnerTigerRoll, of hislifetobeaheadsecond level, whilehecan handle most JamesHill he is afine,scopeyindividual in thenovicehandicapchase ground. O’Connell Street whowas very straightforward at theCheltenhamFestival 4g Fame AndGlory -Victorine to breakinand he’s moved andwecan look at grown-up Mr Woody Magniers,Mrs PShanahan, Justin Santini beautifullywhencantering on handicapsnow.The plan is 4g Shantou-She’sOnTheCase Carthy Wasrated 152inhis novice seasonoverhurdles lastterm, theall-weather. theBetVictorgoldCup at MrsERoberts Unraced winning theGrade 1SeftonatAintree,but it is chasingthatis Cheltenham on Saturday. Unraced Abig type, he wasabit goingtobethislad’s game andthe prospectofseeing him over Post War Oneofthe bestmoversoflast backward butcomes from the afence is oneofthe sights I’mmostlooking forwardthis 7g Nayef-Antebellum Rathhill year’s Landroversale, he didn’t greatfamilyofMorleyStreet winter.Not short of speed andwithplentyofability,hehas The DukeOfBedford &DrJerome 5g Getaway-Bella Venezia make thetrack in thespring, but andGranvilleAgain,and thepotentialtogotothe very topofthe stayingchase division Poupel JP McManus gave us plenty of encouragement. showedplentylastterm. He’s over thenextfew years, andfor this seasonhelooks aready- 36/13/ 2- (point form) An athletic,quality typewho onewerelooking forwardto made RSAwinner. RPR125hOR128h RPR81p OR - should be outsoon. enormously. He showedpromise as a Secondinhis point, but Racing Post Monday, November 12, 2018 7

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Tales Of The Tweed 6g Robin Des Champs - Dancer Privado Hodgkiss & Kelvin-Hughes 3361/1- RPR 128h 134h He was a progressive youngster who won twice over hurdles before a problem meant he took a sabbatical last season. He’s ready to go and will likely start over hurdles, but was always a good jumper so could go chasing. Terrefort 5g Martaline - Vie De Reine Simon Munir & Isaac Souede 31121-4 RPR 164c OR 158c I’m not sure if a horse has fooled me as much as him! He didn’t show much on the gallops, but he won two Grade 1s. He was going well for a circuit on his comeback demonstrating bags of to hand readily and hopefully Sorghatani younger half-brother, he’s at Sandown yesterday but it potential, he is a fine, big it’s not long before we see him DARK HORSE 3g Kayf Tara - Follow The Dream one our French advisers was very noticeable that he individual who has had a good in action. Soul Emotion Richard’s Rascals were mad about as he won was carrying his tail very summer. He’s one to take note 5g Martaline - Second Unraced his Flat maiden incredibly awkwardly, so I can’t believe of. Royal Ruby Emotion A sharp-looker, he doesn’t impressively. He could easily there isn’t something in that 6g Yeats - Close Harmony Mr And Mrs J D Cotton know a lot at the moment, but make a high-class juvenile department. I’m not going to Reigning Supreme Mrs Rita Brown 35/PF11- seems quick on the uptake and hurdler. say no to the Ladbrokes Trophy 733513 7g Presenting - Gli Gli RPR 150h OR 152h hopefully we’ll see him after but clearly we’ll have to go and RPR 114h OR 114h Michael Buckley A horse I like a lot, he is Christmas. Sunrise Ruby investigate. 41/U2P-P He’s another out of Close talented, but lost his way 4f Sholokhov - Maryota RPR 139c OR 134c Harmony and was a ready over fences in France. Storm Of Intrigue Blunt, Breslin, Duffy, Slattery The Bottom Bar Big, but a little backward, he winner of a handicap hurdle He found his feet here, 6g Oscar - Storminoora 1 6g Stowaway - Serenade Leader won twice over hurdles and at Bangor last month. Like his winning comfortably at Oscar Singh & Miss Priya Purewal RPR 107b OR - Simon Munir & Isaac Souede I think he can make a useful relatives, he will be better the Sandown in March and 10- She came to us late last /221-232 staying novice chaser. further he goes. April. I’m hopeful he could RPR 102h OR - season and won a bumper at RPR 127h OR 127h be a Graded hurdler. Won a Ffos Las bumper first Southwell really well in the An athletic type who doesn’t River Wylde Santini time up and made his debut summer. She’s all schooled carry a lot of condition, he is 7g Oscar - Clarin River 6g Milan - Tinagoodnight over hurdles at Ascot last and one to look forward to in a late maturer and is taking Grech & Parkin Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes season. His schooling has novice hurdles against her own his racing much better now 1135/12- 1131- been exceptional and he may sex. and stayed on for second at RPR 153h OR 152h RPR 149c OR 144c switch to fences sooner rather Sandown on Sunday. Will go Handsome, big and talented, A smart novice hurdler who winner. She doesn’t look like than later, but he could be Sunshade novice handicap chasing next he benefited from some was third in the 2017 Supreme, her near namesake, but is a force as a staying novice 5m Sulamani - Spring Flight time. further education at Polly he impressed on his debut ready to go straight into battle. hurdler first. The Queen over fences at Uttoxeter Gundry’s and won nicely for 1/1139- The Cashel Man this time last year before us from Chef Des Obeaux Sleight Of Hand Style De Garde RPR 134h OR 134h 6g High Chaparral - Hadarama being beaten in a Grade 2 at at Newbury in December 4g Kalanisi - Katariya 4g Kapgarde - Anowe De Jelois A good-looking homebred, Mrs Fitri Hay Cheltenham and suffering a before winning a Grade 2 on Michael Buckley & Mark Blandford Highclere Racing - Style she won her bumper and two 0324/03- (Flat form) stress fracture, which kept Trials day at Cheltenham. Unraced 3/1142P- hurdle races quite stylishly RPR 97f OR 93f him off. A professional type, He was third in the Albert A big sort full of quality and RPR 138h OR 138h and there was no disgrace A useful stayer on the Flat, he he’s in the tricky position of Bartlett before an outstanding from a good family, he nearly A hurdle winner in France in her two defeats in classier is a big, scopey individual and being a twice-raced chaser performance in the Sefton ran in the spring, but just ran before joining us, he impressed company. She’s strengthened we’re looking forward to what who has lost his novice status, Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree. out of time. He does everything at Newbury and disappointed up considerably and can could be an exciting novice but intermediate chases will be An imposing individual, he right and I’m looking forward at Huntingdon, but then ran progress again. hurdle campaign. useful. He might stay further is set to go chasing and I’ll be to his debut, which could be a stormer with a big weight than 2m and I think he can go disappointed if he’s not near over hurdles. when second in the Fred Surf Walk Theinval 8g Smadoun - Kinevees a long way over fences. the top. Winter. He couldn’t back up 3g Born To Sea - Meon Mix Son Of Camas at Aintree, but has summered Mr A Speelman and Mr M Speelman Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr 364241- Royal Reel She Mite Bite 3g Creachadoir - Camas well and has a fine future. Unraced 5g Shirocco - Close Harmony 5m Scorpion - That’s Moyne For sale One of the nicest we saw at the RPR 154c OR 150c Mrs Rita Brown The SMBs Unraced Style De Vole Landrover sale, he oozes quality A marvellous servant, he must Unraced 5-1 (point form) He’s a strong type who seems 3g Vol De Nuit - Anowe De Jelois and is an exceptional mover. be one of the toughest horses Out of one of our favourite RPR 80p OR - very forward. He should make JP McManus You’d like to think he’d come in training and he made the mares, who has done so well No relation to Might Bite, but I a nice bumper horse after 1 (Flat form) to hand before long and might frame at Cheltenham and for Keith and Rita, this likeable couldn’t resist her at the sales Christmas and will be a chaser RPR 86F OR - be one for the big Landrover Aintree before winning at Ayr – type looks as if he ought to come and she was an easy point in time. Style De Garde’s year- bumper in the spring. vvContinues page 8 8 Monday,November12, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR NICKYHENDERSON vvFrom page 7 having runatthe trackjust24 STABLE ANALYSIS 2009-18 hours earlier! We askhim some ‘1965Chase Top RacesPer£1 level extraordinaryquestions, but run 1st 2nd 3rd Unplcent 0-30%stakeROI* he comesupwiththe answers Non-hcp hdl1,880 619339 221701 33 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -63.75 -3% andshouldhave anothergood Hcphdl 1,409208 151 125925 15 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -25.84 -2% campaign.The idea is to start Non-hcp chs708 253149 83 22336yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -103.43-15% in avaluablehandicapchase at Notch’searly target’ HcpChs 732927159510 13 yyyyyyyyyyyyy -168.26-23% AscotonSaturdayweek. Hunter chs3200167 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy+0.28 9% NH Flat 745204 12586330 27 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -130.78-18% ThomasCampbell brothertothe greatHurricane TheElite Hurdle wasalways raised,sowehad to runina 6g Yeats-Hora Totals5,477 1,378835 5742,690 25 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -491.78-9% Fly. He couldhardlyhave better theplanand Iwas prayingall handicap at Ascotthe otherday, MrsVan Geest&Mrs Kelvin Hughes *Returnoninvestment credentialsand wasfantasticto 1560P-4 week that they wouldn’t getthe whichhewon.Hewentup15lb, breakin, so Ihopehe’sasgood as RPR157hOR152h rain as thefasterthe better for butIthink that wasasmuchfor JOCKEYS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN thebooksaysheshouldbe. her. It didrain butthankfully beingbeatenbyLil Rockerfeller Notanaturaloverhurdles, Per£1level Per£1level thegroundwas still decent and andhecan nowcomebackto although he didwin twoclassy Unnamed W-R cent stake W-R cent stake stayinghandicaps, he delighted she wasgreat.We’ll tryand normal novice chases. BarryGeraghty414-1425 29 -49.26 January 169-57529-10.49 4g Fair Mix-GlendaLough keep hergoing butshe’s very me on hisdebutoverfenceslast Mr TJWhitley NicoDeBoinville204-729 28 +7.14 February 176-649 27 -176.25 week at Newbury. Ithought he ground dependent.She’s in We Have ADream Andrew Tinkler141-719 20 -176.91 March 155-850 18 -106.26 We hadthe mare andsomeof 4g Martaline -SweetDance finishedstronglyand will have theGreatwood next weekend David Bass 104-48322-26.70 April168-785 21 -61.87 herprogeny andIthinkthisis Simon Munir&Isaac Souede learnedalot.We’ll play it low at Cheltenham andwecould Jeremiah McGrath100-463 22 -19.84 May114-434 26 +7.27 thenicestand scopiestofthem. 11111-3 foramomentand Ithink he’s take alookatthatifthe ground DarylJacob 47-155 30 -32.38 June 53-171 31 +4.04 We likedwhatwesaw in the RPR147hOR156h in theTop Notchbracket; they is notsoft. She’ll endupgoing Noel Fehily 23-7132+14.74 July 22-101 22 -40.93 spring andhe’sgrown over Unbeaten in fivestartsfor the lack abit of scope andsize, but forthe Champion Hurdle in James Bowen22-63 35 +18.23 August20-6232-0.93 thesummer. Couldstart in a yard last season.Henever if youget theconfidence into bumper,but thesoonerhegoes thespringifthe ground allows Mr SamWaley-Cohen19-8024+1.89 September18-64 28 +8.45 stoppedimprovingand won them, whichThomas got, it jumping thebetter. butafter that Iwouldn’tmind NedCurtis17-77 22 -22.10 October62-28222-53.30 theFinaleand Aintree’s Grade canhelpalot andhopefully he switching herbacktothe Flat 6-17 35 -1.89 November 213-75928-72.75 1juvenilehurdle, whileI’m canenjoy some good days over Unnamed as she’sdefinitely not slow. Mr Hugo Hunt 4-25 16 -12.37 December208-745 28 +11.24 sure he’d have gone closein fences. 3f Fame AndGlory -RealPapoose International Plywood Versatility theTriumph butfor ahigh FIRSTTIMEOUT FAVOURITES Icouldn’t resist this drop-dead 4g Yeats-StravinskyDance temperature days before. He TopNotch Per£1level Per£1level 7g Poliglote-Topira gorgeous filly at thesales and Barrow Boys 2 mayhave wanted therain W-R cent stake W-R cent stake Unraced Simon Munir&Isaac Souede shehas anicepedigree,being to get into thegroundabit Non-hcp Hdl153-449 34 +45.43 Non-hcp Hdl427-805 53 +15.69 We nearly gotarunintohim in 3/31141- from thefamilyofBallabriggs. more beforehis comebackat HcpHdl 49-300 16 +12.46 HcpHdl 77-300 26 -22.62 thespring, butthe summer has RPR171cOR162c Hopefully she’ll be readytorun WincantononSaturdaybut it Non-hcp Chs 84-19344-0.83 Non-hcp Chs 192-335 57 +19.61 Themost special littlehorse in thenew year. done himthe worldofgood and wasapleasingenougheffort he’s agorgeousindividualI’m Hcp Chs 28-157 18 +0.18 HcpChs 39-15126-22.84 whoisdeartoall of ourhearts, as he is sure to come on forthe NH Flat115-394 29 -50.59 NH Flat150-367 41 -27.11 he seems to have been around Unnamed hopeful won’tbefar off.Could first runofthe season.There’s forever, butisonlyseven and 3g Fame AndGlory -Alannico startinabumperbeforegoing alongway to go andIthink hurdling. COURSES hadawonderful campaign last Forsale he’s agood horse. term,winningthe 1965 Chase, Full of qualityand arealathlete, PerNon-hcp Non-hcpHcp HcpNH£1level hewas ajoy to breakinand will Vyta Du Roc W-R centHdl ChsHdl ChsFlatstake thePeterboroughand ending 9g Lion Noir-Dolce Vyta Whatswrongwithyou likely be runninginbumpers 7g Bienamado -Greenfield Noora Kempton132-467 28 47-151 36-8522-11712-68 15-46 +56.66 with victoryinthe Oaksey Simon Munir&Isaac Souede just afterChristmas. 5HertfordStreetRacingClub Newbury 110-474 23 56-166 13-3914-11312-10215-54 -57.02 ChaseatSandown.That– P52/501- 2m6½f–wasthe longest trip 12/2113- Cheltenham104-772 14 44-222 22-106 22-239 11-170 5-35 -156.32 Unnamed RPR151c OR 147c Sandown 80-316 25 33-8918-46 23-126 5-40 1-15 +29.47 he’s encountered andwe’ll look It wasgreat to seehim strike at RPR139h OR 139h 3g Getaway-Sparkling Gem Aptlynamed although hisearly Ascot 77-329 23 32-114 16-4512-98 10-457-27 -67.11 at good 2m4f to 3m chases,with HighclereThoroughbred Racing Cheltenham on NewYear’sDay issues arebehindhim,hewon Huntingdon 76-221 34 40-100 17-335-314-1510-42 -24.07 the1965 Chaseanearly target. This is ataking, scopey type in first-timecheekpieces. For Ludlow 70-222 32 35-936-157-413-2219-51 -18.09 whooozes classand is bred on once, Iwasn’tmoaning about twiceoverhurdles at Newbury Trull La La theright lines; hishalf-brother thehandicapper’s reaction before arespectable thirdin Doncaster59-1943031-86 13-339-343-233-18 +22.94 4f Flemensfirth-Chomba Womba won aGrade 1inthe States this becauseitmeant theNational theEBF FinalatSandown.He’s Aintree 57-321 18 22-9013-44 14-895-633-35 +2.59 The TraLaLaSynidcate summer.Our fellaisacracking builtlikeachaserand loves Market Rasen42-1273319-34 4-12 5-40 3-17 11-24 +11.92 Unraced wasinthe reckoning. However, individual Ihopewill be ready he gotcolic theday we entered soft ground, whilehestays Worcester 37-133 28 17-445-135-402-8 8-28 -3.03 Outofawonderful mare we just afterChristmas.He’sgot a 2m4f,but probably doesn’t Warwick35-1113212-42 7-16 7-16 3-66-31 +9.66 hadfor Richardand Lizzie forAintree andneeded bigfuture. need it as he canracekeenly Towcester35-1113217-48 5-12 5-91-2 7-40 +6.18 Kelvin-Hughes,she hasdone emergency surgery. Thankfully, andenthusiastically. Ffos Las34-91 37 19-414-123-160-5 8-17 +2.51 everything we’veaskedand I’m he’s recoveredwelland has Unnamed returned lookingthe best Ican Southwell 34-115 30 15-454-122-24 0-4 13-30 -23.71 hopeful shewon’t take long and 4g Milan -KnottedMidge With Discretion remember, so perhapsitwas a Uttoxeter34-1232819-50 6-15 3-29 1-12 5-17 -24.68 canfollow in thefootsteps of JP McManus 7m Tiger Hill -Discreet blessing in disguise. We’llwork Fakenham 32-833914-35 7-21 1-11 2-48-12 -10.52 herdam. MightBite’shalf-brother–and BloomsburyStud Bangor-On-Dee29-1132615-45 4-17 4-21 0-4 6-26 -29.08 Beat That’s brother–hehas alot back from Aintree. 11- Turtle Wars Fontwell 27-84 32 9-26 8-17 3-14 1-46-23 -10.52 to live up to,but dideverything RPR136h OR 139h 5g Turtle Bowl -Forces WallaceSpirit we askedinthe spring andis Bigand scopey,she wontwo Newton Abbot 25-713513-25 2-46-301-6 3-6 +9.15 Sweetheart 5g Le Havre-In Love New afine,big gelding. He’s grown Taunton23-90 26 12-402-5 5-28 1-43-13 -14.46 Sullivan Bloodstock Limited Mr &Mrs SandyOrr novice hurdlesnicelyinthe andwe’ll give himwhattime Stratford21-103206-223-5 8-41 2-20 2-15 -35.76 3915- 7P7F2-3 spring andlooks an ideal he needs, buthelooks very Haydock 20-121 17 9-33 3-11 4-59 1-93-9 -43.09 RPR120hOR122h RPR117hOR119h candidate formares’novice promising. Hereford17-48 35 12-250-1 1-90-1 4-12 -3.55 On theweaksideinitially, this Ithinkhehas afuturewhen chases,which areagreat initiativeofencouraging mares Wincanton17-87 20 9-34 4-74-250-120-9 -34.46 big, scopey individual won Unnamed he ironsout afew baby habits over 2m at Huntingdon,but I’m andlearnstoraceproperly. like hertostayintraining. Leicester16-52 31 6-19 7-16 0-4 3-13 0-0 +4.34 3g Scorpion -That’s Amazing Ayr16-87 18 1-62-5 5-38 3-29 5-9 -19.58 sure he’llrequire further. He’s WaltersPlantHire&James&Jean An excellentjumper,he’ll be filledout over thesummerand over fences at some stageand William Henry Plumpton14-58 24 5-29 6-13 3-10 0-20-4 -19.80 Potter 8g King’s Theatre -Cincuenta is goingtomakeareallynice should’ve wonatKempton last Kempton(a.W) 13-35370-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-35 +14.75 Ahalf-brother to thePotters’ WaltersPlantHireLtd novice chaser. time buthe’sstill abit mentally Wetherby 12-40307-15 3-91-100-4 1-2 -9.60 MisterFisher, he wasone Ihad 21/P144- immature andthrew therace Musselburgh 12-42297-171-6 3-14 0-21-3 -12.50 to have at thesales andwas the RPR155hOR154h Twist bestScorpionwesaw at them away on therun in. Exeter 11-43265-15 2-91-8 1-22-9 -6.25 3g Invincible Spirit -Kahira We tried fences with him but Chepstow 11-63188-301-6 1-13 0-51-9 -16.84 this summer.Hewas greatto he jumped violentlyright, ADSpence breakinand will hopefully Welsh Saint Kelso8-14 57 3-54-4 0-10-0 1-4 +6.22 so reverted to hurdlesand Unraced be ready forabumper after 4g SaintDes Saints -Minirose Newcastle 7-11 64 6-90-0 0-0 1-20-0 +2.34 Hasaspeedypedigree,but he wonthe Lanzarote and Christmas. WaltersPlantHire&James&Jean Lingfield 7-19 37 5-14 2-40-1 0-0 0-0 -3.31 neverran on theFlat. He’llstart wasfourthinthe CoralCup. Potter Folkestone 6-14 43 4-72-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 -1.11 in three-year-old bumpersand Thehandicapper hascaught Valtor Unraced Perth 5-29 17 3-10 0-30-7 1-71-2 -15.81 it’s just aquestion if he stays.If up with him,sowemight go 9g Nidor-Jossca Aclassyindividualweliked a Lingfield (a.W)4-23170-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-23 -7.33 he does,he’ll be exciting. chasingagain,almost certainly Munir&Souede lot towards thelastbackend, Southwell (a.W)3-6 50 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 -0.31 63332-67 on aright-handedtrack.Idon’t Unnamed he hasdonewelloverthe Hexham 2-4501-1 1-10-2 0-0 0-0 -0.97 RPR148cOR- thinkitwill be aproblem when 3g Arcadio-GrangeclarePearl summer andwe’re looking Catterick2-5 40 0-22-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 -0.27 Arecentarrival from France, he getsthe hang of it andhe BiddestoneRacingClub forwardtogetting him started, Carlisle1-1 1001-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +0.91 he’s an experienced chaser and possibly in abumperbefore hasagood future. Exceptionallyhandsome, he is Wolverhampton(a.W) 1-3330-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 -1.27 four-timewinneratAuteuil hurdling. bigand scopey,but looksthe YellowDockets Cartmel0-1 00-0 0-0 0-10-0 0-0 -1.00 sort who’dcometohandafter whohas been placed in some 6m Getaway-SoftSkin Number of horses racing forthe stable 745 Totalwinningprize-money £17,331,074.46 Christmasand thevaluable top stayingchases. We hope Wenyerreadyfreddie Grech&Parkin salesbumperatDoncastercould he’llbeacontenderfor those 7g Beneficial-Ware It Vic 3-4 easily be on hisagenda. racesinBritain andhopefully MLandau&JLightfoot theNationaltoo. 1/4P-221 RPR106bOR- Unnamed RPR148cOR145c She’s made theframe in two ALAN KINGG 3g Camelot -Scandisk Verdana Blue He finishedsecondtoLil bumpers, butwants further John Turner 6m Getaway-BlueGallery Rockerfeller andthere’s a than 2m andloves soft ground. More priceless nuggets Themoststunning individual Crimbourne Stud commendablenew approach I’mlooking forwardtoher from atop yard in andaterrific athlete, he also has 1300-11 to novice chasehandicaps that novice hurdle campaign and tomorrow’s Stable Tour an amazingpedigree beingahalf- RPR150hOR143h meansplacedhorsescan’t be thosemares’races look ideal. Tuesday, November 13, 2018 STABLE TOURS JUMPS 2018-19 ALAN KING The Barbury Castle trainer talks about his winter squad

RESH from a best- ever Flat season – 32 winners and still F counting – the Chase star Sceau Royal backed up emphasis of Alan King’s all-year-round operation has now switched seamlessly to the winter jumps. With by ‘lovely team of younger horses’ seven winners already this month, and 39 in total, the trainer is well on the way to erasing the memory of last season, when 58 represented Alsa Mix Chepstow last month, so we’re Bastien and then possibly send him be fourth in the EBF Final on his lowest tally since 2003-04. Pedigree: six-year-old mare Al going to go chasing again. 7g Panoramic - Que Du Charmil chasing. ground that would have been Barbury Castle is short on Namix (sire) - Lady Tsana (dam) He was probably over the top Sandy Lodge Syndicate plenty slow enough. Changed Grade 1 horses, but as the Owner: June Watts when we tried him in June. 3/31F50- Brigade Of Guards hands at the sales and goes trainer explains: “We have to Form figures: 1-1 RPR 138h OR 135h 4g Presenting - Lasado chasing; he hasn’t been operate within a budget and Racing Post Rating: 108 bumper Ballywood He’s never been one to show C Dingwall, N Farrell & J Murray schooled yet but did finish 4g Ballingarry - Miss Hollywood 59-3 can’t go chasing the most Official rating: - anything at home but has been second in a point-to-point. Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - RPR 104h OR - expensive ammunition. But Potentially quite smart. The working well so far this season. Ballywood Ran well enough on his debut from a lovely team of younger Worcester bumper she won Goes chasing, though hasn’t Chatez 1120-44 in a Kempton bumper but 7g Dandy Man - Glory Days horses we hope one or two new wasn’t the strongest but she been schooled yet, and will RPR 123h OR 128h found the ground too soft in Mrs Peter Andrews stars might emerge.” did it well. Ease in the ground, appreciate 2m4f to start with Ex-French horse who probably the big sales race at Newbury, 118P/4- Talking of stars, Champion and 2m-plus, should suit over on soft ground. hadn’t properly acclimatised which was his big target. His RPR 123h OR 119h Hurdle fifth Elgin is out for the hurdles, and she starts at when showing nothing on his Big Chief Benny hurdles debut at Wincanton Has been delicate and difficult season but the sidelined Exeter tomorrow. first run for us in the Dovecote. 7g Beneficial - Be Airlie on Saturday was most to train. He wrenched his Yanworth may return in the Azzerti Did well for a summer break Oitavos Partnership encouraging. back quite badly in a hurdle at second half of the campaign. 6g Voix Du Nord - Zalagarry and pleased me at Chepstow – 151/620/ Kempton last Christmas – he For now, all eyes will be on McNeill Family and Prodec Networks that was more like it. Came on RPR 134h OR 133h Canelo lost all the muscle and it took chasing ace Sceau Royal, who Ltd nicely for the run and stepped Was last seen nearly two 5g Mahler - Nobody’s Darling months of rehab to get it back. steps out of novice company 3172-40 up to 2m4f at Sandown on years ago but is back in with us JP McManus But he has returned and put for the first time at RPR 126c, 139h OR 136c, 135h Sunday. We’ll now decide and in good form. He’s giving 225141- up two very good efforts on Cheltenham on Sunday. Used to be a bit buzzy and whether to stick to hurdles or me signs he retains his ability, RPR 126h OR 128h the Flat. He’ll switch back to Interview by Ben Newton quirky but was more relaxed at go chasing. so we’ll have one hurdle run Put up a very good effort to vvContinues page 2 2 Tuesday,November13, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR ALAN KING vvFrom page 1 RPR118hOR114h hurdling nowand we’lltarget Hasbeen waitingfor ease in theflatter, speedier tracks like thegroundand thereshould Huntingdon andKempton. be just enough forhim at ‘Ascot’s bigtwo-mile Hereford today; Ifelthewasn’t Chosen Path quite lettinghimself down on 5g Well Chosen -Karsulu aliveliersurface last season. McNeillFamilyand Prodec Networks Ihopehe’simprovedfor a Ltd summer break; theseFrench 3/1U318- horses whocomeovermid- RPR134hOR136h seasonoften progress fora Is beingsentchasing.He handicap hurdle summer out. schooled forthe first time last week andwas abit gassy, but Just In Time he shouldsettledownokay. He 4g Excelebration-FlyingFinish improved over hurdlesinthe HP Racing Just In Time spring,althoughwefired him -412110(Flat form) off in aGrade 1and he wasn’t RPR102 (Flat)OR97(Flat) quiteuptothatlevel. mightsuitFidux’ An excitingnovicehurdle prospect. He’s enjoyedagood ColditzCastle Flat season, winning three 4g Getaway-StowawaySue beforefinishingdownthe field CharlesDingwall&TonyMorris We hadhim gelded andheran long runhe’ll be fineinthat RPR104hOR- in theCesarewitch,where the 9- STABLE PROFILE okay at Newburylastweek department.The BetVictor He didalot wrongbut still ground wastoo firmand he RPR91b OR - didn’t really stay.Shouldbe Immature formuchoflast untilnearlycomingdown Gold Cupisthe plan andI’d be managedtowin on hisbumper vvYard BarburyCastleStables three out. happytosee abit more rain debut; I’ve neverseenahorse readyaroundthe endofthe winter andwas only just ready year. whenhinting at promiseina vvWhere Wroughton, betweennow andSaturday. pull so hard.The plan on his Swindon, Wiltshire Fidux Couldstepupintriplater on hurdlesdebutwas to get him Warwickbumper.Shouldbe Karezak 5g Fine Grain-Folle Tempete but2m4f will do forstarters. switched off andhesettled outsoonand will have one Assistant trainers Dan 7g Azamour-Karawana vv Axom LXVIII well.Hehad agood blow after further bumper runbefore Horsford, Olly Stevens McNeillFamily 73-3411 Giving Back andwill need anotherrun to goinghurdling. 03/2224/ vvHead lads Stuart RPR144hOR145h 4f Midnight Legend -Giving help himlearn to race properly. Messenger,David Stratton, Consistent withoutgetting RPR147hOR146h Cracker Factory PitchallStudPartnership &Pat Toye If he goes in theright direction hisheadinfront last season. 10- Having been absent thebest 3g Poet’s Voice-PureSong Gary Mew he couldbeprettysmart. Freshenedupbyabreak,he RPR95b OR - part of three years, he’s back Simon Munirand IsaacSouede Pupil assistant Robin vv wonatSouthwell andwas Hervictory in amares’bumper andingood form.Everything’s 11121 Smith Harambe 5lbhigherinamuchstronger holdingup, touchwood, RPR126hOR138h in Marchmeans I’ve now 5g Malinas-Crystal Princess Travelling head lad/lass heat at Ascotnexttime, so I’d andhe’sdecentifwecan get Progressivejuvenilewhose vv trained three winnersout of Niall Farrell&Friends Mark White, TimDennis, have been happywiththird him back to hisbest. He’s a only defeat over hurdlescame thedam.She gotknocked 123-B SarahBurness or fourth.But he came off a RPR127bOR- three-miler who’ll startoff at Market Rasen–atrack that aboutonher only otherstart very strong pace andran away Agood bumper horsefrom at 2m4f,althoughI’m not wouldhave been plenty sharp vvJockeys Wayne andcamehomelamebehind. with a£34,000-to-the-winner last season.Hedidn’t get farat sure yet whetherit’ll be over enough –whenbeatenbya Hutchinson,Tom Cannon, She’s finenow andI’d like to handicap. He wasprobably Chepstow last week butwe’ll hurdlesorfences. That’s after much better Flat horsewho TomBellamy getsomeblack typefor her. slightly flatteredbut,no gethim outagain quickly, over apipe-opener at Southwellon wasgetting 8lb. We’lllookat She starts off at Lingfield today vvSpamanager Caroline matter,itwas alovelyprize 2m to startwith, although he’ll Sunday. thethree-year-oldhurdleat andthenwe’ll be lookingata Scholfield to win. Needstobefresh, getfurther. Cheltenham on Saturday if the fillies’bumperatHuntingdon PAs CharlottePlunkett, so we’llgivehim acoupleof Kerrow weatherholds andit’snoworse vv next month. 8g Mahler -OlivesHall Jackie Ferguson, MaxLindley easy weeksbeforelooking for Harefield than good to soft,orwecould Trevor Hemmings anothertarget. Perhapsthe big Giving Glances 5g Doyen-Bobbi’sVenture wait foraraceatDoncaster. Stable sponsor Ultima F16126/ vv 2m handicap hurdle at Ascot 3f Passing Glance -Giving Andrew Charity We’llhave to utilisehis Flat RPR140cOR130c vvWebsite just beforeChristmas might PitchallStudPartnership /41F2F-P rating of 67 at some stage. He’s anotherabout whom I alankingracing.co.uk suit. 251125 (Flat form) RPR134hOR127h RPR89(Flat)OR85(Flat) Powerful horsewho goton cansay “it’sgood to have him Deyrann De Carjac Progressivefillywhose two thefloortwice over hurdles back”. He’s hadaseason off 5g Balko-Queyrann Fret D’Estruval Edwardstone 3g No Risk At All-Udine wins on theFlatthissummer last season.Hewas very after getting quite badly jarred JLaw 4g Kayf Tara -Nothingtoloose D’Estruval unfortunateatPlumptonand I up in thefour-mileratthe 0/332-12 have takenher rating up to Robert Abrey, IanThurtle Simon Munir&Isaac Souede shouldn’t have runhim on the festival twoyears ago. Doesn’t RPR123hOR128h 85. Followingabreak she’ll 2 11 otheroccasion at Warwick. want real soft ground butat He’s ahorse Ilove. We put debutoverhurdles at Leicester RPR114bOR- RPR-OR- Probably wants2m4fbut we thesametimehavinghad a him away afterhis Warwick nextMondayand,ifall goes Lovely,big Kayf Tara horse Wonacoupleofhurdles for startedhim on Sunday in a2m leg Idon’t want to runhim on wininMay andhepleased well there,weplantotakeher whowas backward when Guillaume Macaireinthe handicap hurdle at Sandown watered ground.Could startat me with hiscomebackrun to Aintree foraListedfillies’ he first started buthas done French provinces. I’mjust andhewas disappointing. Bangortomorrow. behindPym last month. He’s contestinDecember. nothingbut improvewith gettingthe feel of him,but He’llgochasing at some stage in theGreatwood on Sunday, everybit of work we’ve if there’smorerain we could Good ManPat butthe aim first is to gethis KimberleyPoint whichcould be flyingabit givenhim,soitwasn’ta send him, rather than Cracker 5g Gold Well -Basically Supreme confidenceback. 5m Sixties Icon -Kingara high andhemight notget totalsurpriseheran so Factory, to Cheltenham later DavidSewell PAtkinson in,sowecould switch to the well at Newburylastweek. this week.He’ll have adouble 22411P- Hotter Than Hell 280-21 2m5f intermediate hurdle the Consideringhehadn’t seen penalty, so we’llhave to pick RPR138hOR135h 4f No Risk At All-Ombrelle RPR108hOR- previous day. He’s onewehope grassbeforehand, he’llcome histargets carefully. Bitquirkyand it took time to The Devil’s Advocates Ranwellonher debutlast will do well. on abundle. Will be areally gethis head in front. Youneed 2- seasonbut hatedthe deep decent novicehurdler in time, Full Glass to hold on to him foralaterun RPR102b OR - ground at Market Rasen. She’s DingoDollar whetherthat’sthisseasonor 5g DiamondGreen -Full Tune andthenmakehis mind up. Heronlybumperrun –a progressingnicelyoverhurdles 6g Golden Lariat -SocialSociety next Idon’t know yet. Simon Munir&Isaac Souede very good one–came in the andwon well at Uttoxeterthe MWarren, JHolmes, RKidner &J He’s hadaslight hold-upthis 4/P1F33- autumn duetoajarred knee, salesraceatNewbury, and otherday.She’s gotagood Wright Elysees RPR145cOR142c that valuable race in March stayingpedigree butwe’ll stick /4F112-4 butthe plan is to go novice 3g Champs Elysees-Queen Of Came to us halfwaythrough is hertargetagain.She’s not to2mfor thetimebeing. RPR150cOR148c chasingand hopefully he’llpay Tara last season,havinghad good quiteready to startand her Promisingstaying chaser.His hisway. Elysees Partnership form in France. Ranwellon first outingcould come in a KootenayRiver target is theLadbrokesTrophy 31 hisonlystart at Ayr, where Grey Diamond Listed bumper at Huntingdon 4g DubaiDestination -Siwaara andIwas anxioustoget arun RPR114hOR- MrsLiz Prowting thegroundwould have been 4g Gris De Gris -Diamond Of in December.Already jumps into himbeforehand, so we ran 12-28 Grandlittlehorse whowas plenty quickenough. Typical Diana grandbut we’llleave that until him over hurdlesatNewbury RPR101bOR- progressiveonthe Flat and of aFrenchchaser, he wasa WaltersPlantHireLtd next season. last week andhestayedon wonacouple. Followinga bitlow at hisfences, butinthe 14 Likeable, straightforward nicely.Hedoesn’t want heavy promisinghurdles debut, he I’mABeliever individual whohas shown ground,solater on raceslike went to WarwicklastFriday 4f Sixties Icon -Fascinatin plenty of promiseinapoint-to- theSky BetChase andScottish andwon nicely.Doesn’t want HORSETOFOLLOW Rhythm pointand twobumpers.Hedid Nationalmight suit. deep winter ground, so we’ll WHarrison-Allan reallywellfor asummerout, crackonand get afew more KeithMelrose 35248P (Flat form) hasbeenworking away grand Dino Velvet runs into him.Looks adecent RPR72(Flat)OR63(Flat) andwegot himstarted over 5g Naaqoos -Matgil funhorse. Full Glass Relatively recentarrival from hurdlesatKempton yesterday, McNeillFamily&Niall Farrell Hardly thedarkest horseasheis14-1for Saturday’s BetVictor Mick Channon’s.I’m happy when he needed therun.That 55051-4 Fibonacci Gold Cup, butFullGlass is just onerun into hiscareerin with theway she’s working wasover2m5fbut he’llget RPR126hOR129h 4g Galileo-Tereschenko Britain andlooks onetoimprove throughout hisfirst full andshe’llbeready to startina further. Somethingofanearlyhorse MrsLiz Prowting seasonfor King.Hefirmlytookthe eyeinthe paddockina mares’ novice hurdle over 2m last seasonwhenIcould never 0 Listed handicap at AyrinApril butprovedquite easy to back. in coupleofweeks. LabelDes Obeaux work outwhattriphewanted. RPR71h OR- Despitethat, andgetting low at anumber of fences,hestill 7g Saddle Maker-La Bessiere Becausehewon on soft as Abig,long-striding Galileo finishedjustsix lengthsbackinthird. He is only five and, if Jaboticaba DavidSewell&Terry Warner ajuvenilewegot it into our whohas agreat attitude andis hisbackgroundisany guide, he will need furtherand perhaps 4g Muhtathir- 3P686-6 headshewantedcut,but I very likeable.Hewas awinner softer ground.Saturdaywill be abig ask, butviewitasa Janiceinwonderland RPR156cOR146c don’t thinknow he does want it on theFlatfor Hugo Palmer platform forthe winter ahead. OwnersGroup 025 Struggledabit lastseason toodeep. Goes chasingsoon. andalsoinFrancethisyear. 126-35 when he wasashade toohigh Racing Post Tuesday, November 13, 2018 3

Crossed Fingers Partnership 40-1342 STAR QUALITY VITAL STATISTICS RPR 122h OR 121h Redicean Fairly new to me. I was pleased 4g Medicean - Red Halo enough with his recent Ludlow Cheveley Park Stud YA RD WINNERS PROFIT/LOSS run in a handicap hurdle and 1116-24 IN BRITAIN TO £1 STAKE we can build on that. RPR 143h OR 147h BARBURY CASTLE Was a very good juvenile Midnight Maestro who didn’t handle the STABLES, 2017-18 58 2017-18 -£133.86 6g Midnight Legend - Calamintha bottomless ground at all WROUGHTON, JP McManus 2016-17 104 2016-17 -£77.18 in the Triumph. I was very SWINDON, P/6052-1 2015-16 68 2015-16 -£120.54 RPR 133h OR 130h pleased with his return WILTSHIRE at Cheltenham – failing 2014-15 75 2014-15 -£136.18 Was schooled over fences after his Market Rasen hurdling win by three lengths to give in May but the ground got a bit 15lb to a race-fit filly was STARTED too lively. We’ll start in a 2m4f no disgrace. We ran in TRAINING the Elite at Wincanton on 1999 £923,496 novice chase in two or three Saturday and he was far TOTAL PRIZE-MONEY weeks. 2017-18 from disgraced taking on

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within a budget but The Ref olds always seem to have ‘ MEMBERS ‘ we hope one or two ‘ Robert Abrey, Ian Thurtle their share of weight in 45 OF STAFF new ssttaarrss might 312-7 handicaps and he’d need emerge RPR 96h OR 110h to make a fair amount of I may have got her wrong, as improvement to trouble HORSES she wasn’t as far forward as I the better hurdlers. We’ll 120 IN YARD thought when she disappointed have a look at the Gerry in what was a strong novice Feilden next, or he could hurdle at Chepstow last revert to the all-weather. month. She had a right blow afterwards. I think we’ll see a STABLE STAT big step up when she next runs. start in the juvenile hurdle at A simple roroutute toto profitability with Alan King’s runners is toto blindly back Bangor tomorrow. all WWaayneyne Hutchinson-ridden horses in maiden hurdles – since the ssttaartrt Mystical Clouds 5g Cloudings - Silent Valley of 2012 that system has produced 37 winners from 122 runners (30% Newtown Boy Trevor Hemmings 5g Beneficial - Tanit Lady strike-rate) ffoorr an impressive profit of £55.05 ttoo £1 lleevevel ssttaakkees.s. The 7433-1F Paul & Clare Rooney pair boast a 4-5 rereccoorrdd at both FoFontwntwell and WoWorrcceesstteerr in such raraccees.s. RPR 122h OR 128h 2-2 Took a horrible fall at Uttoxeter RPR 107b OR - this month but luckily is I’ve always thought a lot of in the handicap. The Scottish Manor Park down in the okay. At 1-16 I’ve never had him. He should have won a National had always been his DARK HORSE 3g Medicean - Jadeel the season before last. I hope one beaten that short. We’ll bumper but it’s not the end target and he ran well there Rainbow Dreamer McNeill Family & Niall Farrell he’s up to being competitive off re-school him and try again. of the world. He’ll start over to be sixth; we may aim him 5g Aqlaam - Zamahrear 2-19630 (Flat form) a 5lb lower mark, although he hurdles today at Hereford; it’s at that again. We ran him Maple Street Partnership RPR 79 (Flat) OR 72 (Flat) may need a run or two to blow Nayati over 2m but he’ll get 2m4f. over hurdles last week just to 231120/ I can’t believe how badly he’s away the cobwebs. 4g Spirit One - Smadouce get him started. He’s in the RPR 123h OR 130h been running on the Flat. I Grech & Parkin Notachance Ladbrokes Trophy, although Ran very well at Royal thought all along he was one Mia’s Storm 118-3 4g Mahler - Ballybrowney Hall that might be flying a bit high. Ascot last year but came of my better three-year-olds 8m September Storm - Letitia’s RPR 124h OR 126h David Sewell & Tim Leadbeater 2- (pointing form) The one place he won’t go to is back badly jarred up. but since winning in May he Gain Another ex-French horse RPR 90 (point) Cheltenham as he dislikes the Won’t be ready for a few has gone largely downhill. We Maple Street Partnership for whom a summer break 111FF-1 Grand sort, and a laidback place. So the aim is to get his more weeks but judged recently had his wind checked has helped him acclimatise RPR 154c, 147h OR 148c, 148h character who does exactly head in front again, although on his homework he looks just in case and he’s had his properly. Got a bit tired on his After her falls last season it was what you want him to do. Has the handicapper is not making to have retained all his palate re-cauterised. He’s return but I hope he’ll have a good to see her get her head in 3m chaser written all over the job easy. ability. Wants a bit of cut. schooled well over hurdles, so successful season in handicap I hope he reproduces on the front over hurdles at Uttoxeter. hurdles, starting at Exeter him but I hope we can do some Lisp track what I’ve seen at home. She’d schooled fine over fences tomorrow. Goes on all ground. damage in novice hurdles first. 4g Poet’s Voice - Hora but Wayne [Hutchinson] just Will appreciate some proper Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes Ludorum at Haydock. He’s Master Blueyes felt she’d be better staying Nebuchadnezzar winter ground. 2113F- come back more relaxed this 5g Mastercraftsman - Miss over hurdles for now. Her next 3g Planteur - Trexana RPR 127h OR 130h season, so let’s hope he doesn’t Blueyes target is a 3m Listed mares’ Top Brass Nylon Speed I like him. Won twice last get lit up when we take him The Legends Partnership hurdle at Kempton at the end 2544-434 (Flat form) 4g Campanologist - Neuquen season but was his own worst to the track. Ready to start 422110/ of the month. She likes good RPR 74 (Flat) OR 69 (Flat) Axom LXXIV 12 enemy – my God, could he take once there’s ease in the ground RPR 141h OR 145h ground. Big, strapping sort who has a keen hold. Did an awful lot and we’ll stick to 2m for now. It’s great to have him back and come on a bundle for a recent RPR 120h OR 123h wrong and pulled ferociously Probably better going left- he’s a fortnight off being ready. Mick Maestro Flat run at Leicester. Now We’ve had issues with his when a good third in the Victor handed. He’s been off since breaking 5g Air Chief Marshal - Mick Maya we’ve had some rain he’ll vvContinues page 4 4 Tuesday, November 13, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR ALAN KING

From page 3 vv STABLE ANALYSIS 2009-18 breathing, butthe latest of Races Per£1level severalwindops seemstohave ‘Talkischeap should run1st 2nd3rd Unpl cent 0-30%stake ROI* worked as he’s wontwo of his Non-hcp hdl1,888 407367 290824 22 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -409.57-22% last three,one on theFlatand Hcphdl 1,363130 162155 91610yyyyyyyyyy -450.95-33% theother over jumps. Probably Non-hcp chs469 111 10483171 24 yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -114.54-24% bumped into agoodone last Hcpchs 838115 94 101528 14 yyyyyyyyyyyyyy -110.95-13% time at Huntingdon,where in have agood first Hunter chs501310 -5.00-100% Wayne’sviewthe well-watered trackwas as slow as he’d have NH Flat660 94 10587374 14 yyyyyyyyyyyyyy -172.03 -26% wanted.Whenthe weather Totals 5,223857 833719 2,81416yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -1263.04 -24% breaks he’llswitchbacktothe *returnoninvestment Flat. season over fences’ JOCKEYS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN OurPower Per£1level Per£1level 3g Power-Scripture W-R cent stake W-R cent stake WaltersPlantHire&James&Jean WayneHutchinson367-196819-246.71 January 90-517 17 -32.68 butIwouldn’t be frightened of my favourites whoisinreal Potter TomBellamy 27-202 13 -61.05 February 110-658 17 -132.32 STAR QUALITY to come back to 2m4f.Idon’t good order. It took an ageto 1 BarryGeraghty21-58 36 -8.43 March 86-717 12 -331.36 know howgoodheisbut he’s gethim back on thetrack last RPR111hOR- SceauRoyal DarylJacob 20-4347+13.68 April78-61413-163.25 aboveaverage. seasonbut we gotthere andhe Ireallylikehim andhedid 6g Doctor Dino -Sandside TomCannon 17-124 14 -44.05 May66-35818-105.15 ranreallywellbehindAltior exactlywhatIexpectedhim Simon Munir&Isaac Souede RichardJohnson16-47 34 +5.14 June 22-124 18 -58.53 Simply ALegend at Newbury before getting to at Market Rasenlastweek. 9/12111- Gerard Tumelty13-1529-37.00 July 19-9620-19.88 9g Midnight Legend -Disco hampered in theGrand Annual Wantsgoodgroundorsofter RPR166cOR159c DenisO’Regan 12-7616-32.47 August26-82 32 +12.03 Danehill andlosinghis confidence. I andshouldturnout decent. Thestaroflastseason. A JackDoyle 9-66 14 -2.59 September18-76 24 -0.43 MrsLiz Prowting need more rain beforeweget Sure to progress. tiny tweakonasuspensory William Featherstone7-33 21 +7.44 October76-39219-81.39 7/31242/ him schooled andhopefully ruledhim outofthe Arkle Noel Fehily 5-25 20 +6.34 November 153-90217-223.59 Outofthequestion RPR137hOR135h we’llhave aclear run. The buthehasn’t missed a Only just back in,hewas KevinDowling 5-41 12 -12.00 December 113-68716-126.49 4g Delegator-WhyDubai day’swork sincehecame engine is still there. BarburyLions progressivewhenwelastsaw back andisingreat form. him acoupleofyears ago. We’ll FIRSTTIMEOUT FAVOURITES -7 There’snopoint firing Voie Dans Voie RPR-OR- startbackoverhurdles but 5g Coastal Path -Peggy Pierji Per£1level Per£1level him off in ahandicapoff W-R cent stake W-R cent stake Took an agetoget hisact he’lljumpafence in time. R&PScott&IPayne &KFranklin 159, so we’restartingin Non-hcp Hdl112-486 23 -91.71 Non-hcp Hdl242-512 47 -16.19 togetheronthe Flat butit 352236- theShloer on Sunday.It’s HcpHdl 46-233 20 -65.86 finallyhappened over the Talkischeap RPR122hOR121h HcpHdl 18-298 6 -187.08 always adifferentball Non-hcp Chs 61-125 49 -8.95 summer once he wasstepped 6g Getaway-CarrigmoornaOak Slightly disappointinglast Non-hcp Chs 22-107 21 -37.06 game coming outofnovice CharlesDingwall HcpChs 21-16912-31.65 HcpChs 39-153 26 -17.61 up in trip. Beganhis novice season, when he hadone or classand taking on the 1141P-3 NH Flat44-14431-24.40 hurdle careeratKempton twodecentbitsofformbut NH Flat 57-312 18 +7.56 bigboysbut we’llsee.He’s RPR145cOR141c yesterdayand will come on for couldn’t win. Goes chasingand very quickoverafence. Iwas delightedwithhis therun.Won’t want extremes Ihopefenceshelphim man COURSES chasingdebutinaquality of ground. up as he still needstomature PerNon-hcp Non-hcpHcp HcpNH£1level eventatNewburylastweek mentally. W-RcentHdl ChsHdl ChsFlatstake Passing Call andheshouldgoontohave a Warwick57-2562229-97 9-27 5-53 6-29 8-50 -65.22 goodfirstseasonoverfences. 5m Passing Glance -CallMeA TopBrass Partnership Wilde Blue Yonder Huntingdon 55-276 20 26-114 3-20 7-60 9-37 10-45 -37.32 P2/7423- Although he gotthrough rain- 9g Oscar-Blue Gallery Legend Kempton50-3531431-1276-388-942-613-33 -110.71 PitchallStudPartnership RPR140c, 135h OR 136c,124h softened ground at Newbury MaybeOnlyFools Have Horses 3-22111 Lightlyraced forhis age, he last season he hatedthe 4/0/334F- Doncaster43-2311921-85 6-21 8-58 5-44 3-23 -32.17 RPR128hOR127h hasn’t hadahard lifeand ran conditionsatthe festival;he’s RPR148hOR134h Plumpton42-1153726-57 9-20 3-23 4-11 0-4 +14.36 Things suddenlyclicked and acoupleofencouraging races basicallyagood-groundhorse. Ranwellindefeatoverhurdles Newbury42-3791119-1202-234-101 9-80 8-55 -134.76 she hasn’t looked back.She’s in defeat overhurdles last last winter andhas been Fontwell 41-153 27 27-837-202-24 2-12 3-14 -14.13 hadalittlebreak andmight go season. Afterapipe-opener The Glancing Queen showing me theability is still Bangor 38-164 23 16-606-154-377-255-27 -18.59 4f Jeremy -Glancing next foraListednovicehurdle over hurdlesthe plan is to try there. In good orderand could Cheltenham36-445 812-1336-508-135 8-95 2-32 -150.29 Dingwall,Farrell,Hornsey &Murray go to Bangor on Wednesday. at NewburyonDecember1.It chasingagain;hedidn’ttaketo Exeter 30-171 18 5-54 9-30 6-44 7-26 3-17 -26.39 maybeflying abit high butI’d fences acoupleofyears ago. 1- (pointingform) There’severy chance he’lljump Ascot 30-202 15 16-714-207-672-261-18 +32.48 like to get some blacktype. RPR83(point) fences at some stage. Scarlet Dragon Jeremy fillies aredoing well at Wincanton30-2131413-78 1-17 9-62 5-36 2-20 -78.80 Potterman 5g SirPercy -WelshAngel theminuteand Ihopeshe’s in Wilde Spirit Uttoxeter29-1811612-73 2-13 5-36 4-25 6-34 -77.11 5g Sulamani -Polly Potter HP Racing ScarletDragon thesamemould. She’sworking 4f Oscar-Full Of Spirit Towcester27-99 27 15-510-2 2-12 0-710-27 +20.11 Jamesand Jean Potter 29- away grandand is just about Mr &Mrs Christopher Harris Sandown 27-162 17 9-37 3-16 6-667-292-14 -2.71 RPR134hOR- 845-3 323-114 readytostart over hurdles. Market Rasen25-1851413-63 3-12 5-51 3-38 1-21 -62.85 RPR126hOR130h Ranasuper race on theFlatin Onetolookforward to. RPR86h OR - Southwell 23-134 17 13-493-123-331-183-22 -65.17 AdefeatatBangorlastwinter theStSimon.Martin [Harley] Didn’t show much in her told me he doesn’twantsoft said nottobefrightenedto The Unit bumpersbut therewas promise Stratford22-98 22 11-320-4 5-31 5-21 1-10 -9.90 ground andbothhis hurdle come down in trip, so we’re 7g Gold Well -Sovana in herWorcester novice hurdle Aintree 22-177 12 11-56 5-16 2-45 3-29 1-31 -35.73 wins in thesummercame bringing him back to 1m2f in International Plywood(Importers) thirdlastmonthbehinda Taunton22-178129-703-9 5-62 3-16 2-21 -76.19 on good.Followingabreak theListedChurchill Stakes at Ltd decent pair.She canonly Chepstow 19-182 10 12-792-8 2-52 3-28 0-15 -107.50 he startedbackatKempton, Lingfield on Saturday.We’d 7-81213 improvefor that andwe’ll give Haydock 17-104 16 5-19 2-10 2-39 4-26 4-10 +1.28 RPR144cOR142c wherehewas farfrom fired him in at thedeepend heranother outing over2m, Worcester 16-77218-221-7 4-27 0-10 3-11 -24.12 Iwas pleasedwithhis close-up although she’ll get further. disgraced. over hurdleswhenhewas Hereford 16-90187-414-132-202-5 1-11 -27.99 second in theDovecote and thirdatMarketRasen last Ludlow 16-911810-431-5 3-26 1-12 1-5 -6.99 RiverFrost he’llgobackhurdling at some monthconsidering he doesn’t William Hunter 6g Silver Frost-River Test stage, when we’llfind asmall have that much leeway with 6g Mawatheeq -Cosmea Newton Abbot 15-72217-332-7 3-15 3-11 0-6 -16.02 JP McManus race roundasharpish track, to thehandicapper.Takes abit Incipe Partnership Wetherby14-87 16 8-49 2-52-161-101-7 -30.51 19/5P0-9 builduphis confidence, andgo oftimetoget over hisraces, 67/24P-2 Leicester9-69135-292-121-131-150-0 -29.23 RPR121hOR120h RPR146hOR141h from there. so thereare no immediate Folkestone 8-21 38 1-84-5 2-31-4 0-1 +1.83 Decent enough on theFlatin Carriesafair bitofcondition targets. We’llkeepgoing over Ffos Las7-56131-130-4 1-14 3-13 2-12 -13.88 andneeded hisfirstrun over hisyounger days beforelosing Senior Citizen fences untilthe ground turns Lingfield6-37163-181-3 1-91-7 0-0 -6.97 hurdlesquite badly. Will go for 5g Tobougg-MothersHelp andthengivehim awinter hisway.Has shownpromise Ayr6-679 0-30-4 3-29 2-26 1-5 -22.25 a2m4fnovicechase in acouple McNeillFamily break. over hurdles; Market Rasen of weeksand Ihopefenceswill 233-1 last time wasanokayrun,so Catterick4-6 67 3-51-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 +1.73 help him manup. Idon’t know RPR115hOR- Timoteo let’shopehecan buildonthat Kempton(AW)3-25120-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-25 -9.50 what went wronglastseason. An exciting long-term 5g DiamondGreen -Goldnella at Huntingdon today. Being Lingfield(AW)3-26120-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-26 -16.93 prospect. Abig,strongsort, Million In MindPartnership dropped7lb mighthelpwhenit Fakenham 3-27 11 1-80-3 0-31-5 1-8 -19.09 RockSteady he’s achaserofthe future.Was 255242/ comestohandicaps. Hexham 2-5400-2 2-20-1 0-0 0-0 -2.06 5g Intikhab-Mannsara RPR126hOR129h abit greenand hadagood look Sedgefield1-2 50 1-10-0 0-10-0 0-0 +0.00 OwnersGroup 011 around in frontwhenmaking Wastakinghis time to gethis Yesandno Newcastle 1-3331-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +0.25 U asuccessfulhurdles debut acttogether–he didn’t settle 5g Scorpion -InFact RPR100hOR- at Chepstow last month. We well enough –and then gota MrsGwenMeacham Musselburgh 0-10 0-10-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1.00 Wasagood Flat horsefor won’t get carriedaway, buthe leg that caused him to miss last U3- Cartmel0-3 00-1 0-0 0-10-1 0-0 -3.00 RogerCharltonand I’ve been shouldbeuptowinningunder season. Thetimeoffseems to RPR84b OR - Numberofhorsesracingfor thestable 695 Totalwinningprize-money £7,344,232 really happywithhim.Would apenalty. have donehim thepower of This ex-Irish pointerisa probably have finishedthird good.Being amaidenhehas chaser in themaking. Afterhis on hishurdles debutatAscot Shannon Hill plenty of options, though he Towcesterbumperthirdthe DAVIDPIPE when puttinghis foot in ahole 4g Kayf Tara -Shannon Native needs more rain. Racing Post close-up wasn’t astride afterthe second-last. Grech&Parkin very complimentary, saying he Getthe latest from the He waslucky nottobehurt. 1-1 Valdez waslegless.Well, Ican assure master of Pond House on We’llschoolhim andstart RPR102hOR- 11gDoyen -Skew youhewasn’tlegless at all– again. Not thebiggest buthas alot of Riverdee Stable Waynewas just mindinghim hishopes forthe wiinter quality. Wasveryfree when 152/F/3U- when thefront pair kicked on. ahead in Thursday’ss Salmanazar winning narrowly at Stratford RPR159cOR147c It’llbenovicehurdling this Stable Tour 10gClassicCliche-Leroy’s Sister this month; that wasover2m6f He’s acrackingold horse, one seasonand he hasafuture. 10 Thursday, November 15, 2018 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR DAVID PIPE

HIS season is about Hot Ryan turning things 5m Midnight Legend - Darn Hot around for David G Thompson Pipe after an annus 817-6 T RPR 90b OR - horribilis which Un Temps Pour Tout resulted in his lowest winning Owned by Geoff Thompson, haul. our yard sponsor, and she won The signs are promising as a British point-to-point bumper Pipe gets into top gear for the when trained by Chris Honour. winter with 13 winners on the She ran well in a Chepstow board going into this weekend’s bumper on her debut for us Cheltenham’s November is back as yard goes and will go over hurdles. She’ll meeting. want a trip but should be The long, hot summer and winning soon. firm ground have not been a concern for Pipe, as he points King’s Socks out: “Traditionally we don’t get 6g King’s Best - Alexandrina going until November time.” Bryan Drew While stable numbers are on retrieval mission 152/35P- down, there is a mix of RPR 143c OR 139c established, yet not old, class He had a wind operation in acts, including the returning the summer as we thought that dual ran a great race in the Kerry Ekayburg DARK HORSE was hindering him last season. winner Un Temps Pour Tout, STABLE PROFILE National. He isn’t showing his 4g Sageburg - Kayseri Scu thought he didn’t get the and many new recruits from age and will be put in veterans’ Cheveley Park Stud Know The Score trip in the Plate at the festival the pointing and bumper vvYard Pond House Stables chases in the new year. He’s a 7611- 5g Flemensfirth - Prairie Bell in March but probably his fabulous horse. RPR 115b OR - fields. vvWhere Nicholashayne, The Angove Family wind just stopped him. We’ve Wellington, Somerset He was with us last season 110- always had a lot of faith in Interview by Bruce Jackson Eamon An Cnoic after his four bumpers in Head lad Oliver Defew RPR 117b OR - him. He’s still only six and has Aurillac vv 7g Westerner - Nutmeg Tune France but didn’t run. The He’s ready to run but a nice mark in the BetVictor The Angove Family Eight-year-old gelding Martaline vvAssistant trainer Gerry time off has done him well is ground-dependent. Gold Cup. He isn’t short of 1319P-8 (sire) - Ombrelle (dam) Supple – he’s a big horse who has He’s been working and pace so could also drop back in RPR 141c OR 135c Owner: D Mossop, P John & R White strengthened up. He’s schooled schooling well and gives trip. vvTravelling head lads He’s always threatened to Form figures: 2322PP/ over hurdles and is entered in the impression he wants Craig Wylie, Bob Hodge win a big pot and likes soft Racing Post Rating: 143 (chases); the Grade 2 novice hurdle at 2m4f to 3m over hurdles. Moon Racer Barn managers Martin ground. He was balloted out of Official BHA rating: 137c vv Cheltenham on Sunday. The 9g Saffron Walden - Angel’s Folly Ayliffe, Ali Galliers-Pratt his intended 2m5f race at the Had a colic operation and wasn’t the race for him Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Drew Cheltenham Festival and ran in P6/091-3 then picked up an injury. His vvJockeys Tom Scudamore, Extra Mag and he ran too keen early owners have been very patient David Noonan the 3m1f Ultima, in which he 4g Kapgarde - Qrystale Mag and did too much, but Scu RPR 145h OR 142h and he has good form from his didn’t quite get the trip. He had The Angove Family was easy on him when his He’s been brilliant. He had a vvConditional jockey time with Rebecca Curtis. He’s a spin over hurdles last month, 1- chance had gone. He’ll colic operation in 2017 and Vacancy then the ground was too soft still a novice over fences after but it turned into a sprint in RPR - OR - come into his own next for him on his first two runs some good placed runs. vvAmateur Fergus Gillard the straight with two hurdles He was with us last season but season over fences but I’m last season, but even so he ran Secretaries Gemma taken out, and Aintree was on didn’t run. He won his bumper excited about getting him vv well in the Betfair. He won Champers On Ice Edwards, Gail Harrison, the sharp side for him. He runs in France over 1m5f last on track over hurdles. 8g Robin Des Champs - Miss Nova James Smith in the BetVictor Gold Cup. year and is a racy individual. nicely when we stepped him Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Drew He’ll start over hurdles at 2m up in trip at Ayr, idling in front. 126P/58- Stable sponsor W&S vv Easter Eric towards the end of the month Glen Vine He ran well in the Pertemps RPR 148c OR 143c 4g Martaline - Easter Comet qualifier at Newbury and saw vvWebsite davidpipe.com as he shows plenty of pace 4g Robin Des Champs - Gaspara Picked up an injury after Mr & Mrs S C Willes out the 3m trip. He’s schooled Twitter @davidpiperacing at home. He’s matured and Trevor Hemmings Cheltenham last December. vv 35 over fences this week and strengthened. 2- Will be out in the second half RPR 112h OR - RPR 108h OR - seemed to pop away nicely Ran well for a long way on of the season and we’ll see him. Had a good first season Friday Night Light First foal of Gaspara, who was straight away so we’ll look at whether that’s over hurdles over fences and stays well. his hurdling debut at Aintree 5g Air Chief Marshal - Peninsula a star for the stable. He was novice chase options. last month after a break, just or fences. He’s a little in and A bad blunder three out at Caroline Tisdall & William Frewen ready to run last backend until getting tired over the last two, Mr Big Shot out and not the most natural Punchestown put him out of 122P0-6 the ground dried up, but we and he’s sure to benefit from 7g Flemensfirth - Une Etoile of jumpers of fences. He could the race and he was pulled up. RPR 129h OR 125h got him out when he finished do with some help from the He could develop into a Welsh that run. He’s still raw. second in a Worcester bumper Caroline Tisdall He was busy last season and 1/11/01- handicapper. National or Becher Chase type. last month. He’s a galloper his form tailed off after a good RPR 150h OR 148h Eden Du Houx with a good attitude and I 4g Irish Wells - Maralypha second at Ascot. He’s had a A lovely, big, raw horse who Daklondike Dell’ Arca think it was a decent enough 6g Gold Well - Strong Irish 9g Sholokhov - Daisy Belle Caroline Tisdall wind op and is ready to run is hopefully coming into his race. He’ll prefer some softer Caroline Tisdall Caroline Tisdall 1- (point form) after his summer break. He’ll prime and goes novice chasing ground and a trip over hurdles. 41411P- 03-4148 RPR 94p OR - start over hurdles around this season. I was surprised RPR 143c OR 140 RPR 150c OR 141c Bought privately after winning 2m-2m4f and likes soft ground. he won over 2m last year and Talented if a little quirky Is in the grip of the a point. He’s a decent work He could run at Cheltenham Describe last season he ran well for a long way in and he makes Scu [Tom handicapper after a good horse. He’ll start in a bumper this weekend and has a in one word . . . my dad’s race at Cheltenham Scudamore] earn his riding summer – mixing the Flat, and we’ll then decide what number of entries, including in Frustrating before winning over 3m. fee, but Scu gets on well with hurdles and chases – and route to take. the Greatwood. He’s not the easiest to train Racing Post Thursday, November 15, 2018 11

STABLE ANALYSIS 2009-18 Races Per £1 level run 1st 2nd 3rd Unpl cent 0-30% stake ROI* Non-hcp hdl 1,307 219 134 131 823 17 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ -449.04 -34% Hcap hdl 2,282 267 248 219 1,548 12 JJJJJJJJJJJJ -497.93 -22% Non-hcp chs 336 88 69 51 128 26 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ +16.63 +5% Hcp chs 1,420 197 138 132 953 14 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ -149.54 -11% NH Flat 351 68 40 47 196 19 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ -40.74 -12% Totals 5,696 839 629 580 3,648 15 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ -1120.62 -20% *return on investment

JOCKEYS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN Per £1 level Per £1 level W-R cent stake W-R cent stake Tom Scudamore 494-2965 17 -498.18 January 93-570 16 -101.13 Conor O’Farrell 77-588 13 -116.97 February 103-556 19 -77.52 Danny Cook 25-151 17 +25.75 March 84-668 13 -56.85 David Noonan 23-292 8 -141.66 April 69-542 13 -137.45 Kieron Edgar 22-231 10 -78.56 May 66-433 15 -83.18 Tom Bellamy 13-91 14 -37.33 June 47-342 14 -122.38 Daryl Jacob 5-30 17 -0.38 July 37-277 13 -103.79 Mr Guy Disney 3-4 75 +4.62 August 45-287 16 -28.55 Mr R O Harding 2-3 67 +18.00 September 45-245 18 -23.71 Mr J J Codd 2-5 40 +9.33 October 55-441 13 -187.41 NickScholfield 2-729+5.00 November 103-687 15 -63.60 Paddy Brennan 2-9 22 -2.75 December 92-648 14 -135.05 FIRST TIME OUT FAVOURITES Per £1 level Per £1 level W-R cent stake W-R cent stake Non-hcp Hdl 45-293 15 -76.31 Non-hcp Hdl 119-237 50 +11.91 Hcp Hdl 54-427 13 -48.64 Hcp Hdl 103-407 25 -70.54 Non-hcp Chs 22-61 36 +3.16 Non-hcp Chs 53-113 47 -12.56 Hcp Chs 31-245 13 -19.46 Hcp Chs 64-258 25 -35.87 NH Flat 33-182 18 +14.16 NH Flat 38-99 38 -1.32 but should be out in the next New Age Dawning month. We haven’t seen the 4g Stowaway - Captain Supreme COURSES best of him. Brocade Racing HORSE TO FOLLOW Per Non-hcp Non-hcp Hcp Hcp NH £1 level 2- Tom Park W-R cent Hdl Chs Hdl Chs Flat stake Mr Clarkson RPR 84p OR - Uttoxeter 54-299 18 15-69 7-15 14-116 13-75 5-24 +25.42 6g Jeremy - Wynsleydale A big, old-fashioned chaser Know Th e Score Newton Abbot 51-414 12 14-103 5-18 19-201 10-73 3-19 -124.41 Pipe’s Prospectors who has taken time to get This scopey son of Flemensfirth came with a big reputation Cheltenham 50-536 9 8-67 10-59 12-198 17-196 3-16 -81.45 1P1217/ going this season but is coming from the point-to-point ranks and impressed on his bumper Worcester 49-327 15 13-66 4-22 19-142 6-64 7-33 -88.21 RPR 131h OR 130h to himself now. He’ll be a 3m debut at Towcester on soft ground when winning by 13 lengths. Wincanton 45-313 14 9-76 0-2 17-133 18-86 1-16 -85.72 Picked up a tendon injury on staying chaser in time but The second and third have won since, suggesting it was quite a Exeter 45-392 12 15-114 2-15 19-164 6-77 3-22 -141.03 his last run having been most whether he starts in a bumper progressive. He’s only six and decent performance. He finished 14th in the Champion Bumper Taunton 40-375 11 12-160 0-4 16-152 11-44 1-15 -169.51 or goes straight over hurdles but is ultimately a staying chaser in the making and longer trips his owners will have a lot more hasn’t been decided. He’ll want Chepstow 38-210 18 10-51 2-6 14-77 9-60 3-16 +14.56 fun with him. He’s ready to will surely be his game this season. He could be an outside bet Newbury 30-217 14 4-48 3-13 11-71 10-76 2-9 +25.16 a nice galloping track and still for a race like the Albert Bartlett. start back over hurdles and has some fi lling out to do. Ffos Las 29-203 14 8-46 1-2 8-77 5-47 7-31 -53.12 could go over fences. He’s not Fontwell 28-156 18 8-37 2-5 6-70 7-29 5-15 -44.68 very big but was a good second Orchard Th ieves Disney in the military races National when another horse Plumpton 26-110 24 8-39 1-6 6-34 6-19 5-12 -4.77 to Finian’s Oscar in a point and 6g Ask - Ballycleary at Sandown last season and jumped into him at the Canal Towcester 25-114 22 7-32 4-7 4-34 4-20 6-21 -0.35 is a really tough customer. He’s Brocade Racing seems to be in as good form Turn and he did well to fi nish Stratford 24-145 17 7-37 3-7 7-55 6-39 1-7 -17.38 won over 2m4f and might step 2/18 as ever. He ran well in the ninth. He’ll be aimed at the Market Rasen 22-121 18 5-14 5-8 7-59 4-35 1-5 -25.62 up to 3m. RPR 122h OR - veterans’ race back at Sandown race again and could start back Haydock 22-132 17 2-6 1-9 10-71 8-44 1-2 +53.73 Won at Worcester in May but last weekend and the aim will over hurdles before the Randox Ascot 21-139 15 2-19 1-10 9-57 6-47 3-6 -8.48 Mrs Miggins ran well on ground too quick be the veterans’ fi nal there in Health Becher Chase back at Warwick 20-116 17 2-19 2-5 8-51 6-27 2-14 +13.03 5m Presenting - Carrigeen Lunaria for him and a trip to short at January. He loves the mud and Aintree. He didn’t perform his Sandown 19-142 13 6-19 6-14 5-81 1-24 1-4 -54.06 Barry Wright & Mrs Rosemary White Exeter [yesterday]. He was also 3m. We might even try hurdles 38-33 best in the race last year but is Perth 17-47 36 4-8 2-4 5-18 6-16 0-1 +12.03 giving weight away. When he’s with him. RPR 96h OR - 6lb lower now. He’s still in very Leicester 16-50 32 6-16 2-5 3-13 5-16 0-0 +3.08 over 3m on soft ground you’ll good form at home and loves Ludlow 15-107 14 5-43 1-5 4-32 3-23 2-4 -8.60 She had a wind op after see the best of him. Remastered the mud. Kempton 15-120 13 4-17 3-20 5-54 3-28 0-1 -41.33 finishing third at Exeter in 5g Network - Cathodine Cayras May and returned there Queens Cave Brocade Racing Fakenham 12-22 55 6-11 3-4 3-5 0-2 0-0 +14.86 Warthog Wetherby 12-74 16 4-20 4-13 1-19 3-16 0-6 -44.55 [yesterday] when third in a 5m Court Cave - Shuilan 26/21-1 6g Martaline - Shekira Huntingdon 12-77 16 1-14 1-3 6-43 4-11 0-6 -11.72 mares’ novice contest. She K Alexander RPR 132h OR - Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Drew Bangor-On-Dee 12-88 14 2-26 4-8 2-34 3-14 1-6 -29.38 ran well, galloping all the 112- Put up a good performance in 6/3P327- way to the line. She wants a RPR 115b OR - his bumper to beat Kateson, RPR 123h OR 125h Aintree 11-172 6 3-20 2-13 3-57 2-76 1-6 -75.01 trip but can be a little too She’ll go the mares’ hurdle who went on to fi nish second A big individual who will be Sedgefield10-38 26 6-13 0-22-130-5 2-5 -3.79 enthusiastic at home, although route, starting over 2m in the top Aintree bumper. He going over fences this season, Southwell 10-73 14 3-16 2-8 4-31 1-13 0-5 -34.81 she’s started settling much although she might want showed he was a relentless probably over 2m4f-plus, Lingfield8-45183-130-2 3-17 2-13 0-0 -14.03 better. We haven’t seen the best further. She’s always been a galloper and good jumper, starting next month. He’s been Ayr 8-51 16 2-4 1-2 3-19 2-25 0-1 -12.85 of her. good work horse and will be loving the mud when winning frustrating and not always Doncaster 8-60 13 3-17 1-3 0-16 4-17 0-7 -15.50 out shortly. fi rst time over hurdles at Ffos been the strongest of fi nishers, Carlisle 7-30 23 4-5 1-5 2-9 0-9 0-2 -9.67 STAR QUALITY Las on Sunday and he’ll get but he jumped fences well in Hereford 7-68 10 0-18 1-4 4-27 2-15 0-4 -44.01 Ramses De Teillee further. He’ll make a cracking Musselburgh 5-12 42 1-3 0-0 3-5 0-3 1-1 +2.75 6g Martaline - Princesse D’Orton points, gaining lengths at his Un Temps Pour Tout chaser in time. Hexham 5-16 31 2-4 1-2 1-6 1-4 0-0 -3.63 John White & Anne Underhill fences, so we hope to use that 9g Robin Des Champs - Newcastle 5-26 19 3-4 0-1 0-5 1-13 1-3 -9.82 21279-5 Umbrigado to advantage. Rougedespoir Cartmel 2-15 13 0-2 0-2 1-7 1-4 0-0 -0.50 Caroline Tisdall & Bryan Drew RPR 152c OR 140c 4g Stowaway - Dame O’Neill You Say What Kelso 1-18 6 0-2 0-2 1-5 0-8 0-1 -15.00 Had a good fi rst season over John White & Anne Underhill 10361/5 8g Milan - Wave Back fences and is a good jumper 2- Southwell (AW) 0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 -1.00 RPR 163c OR 158c Turner Webb who travels well in his races. RPR 87p OR - Kempton (AW) 0-2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 -2.00 He’s a burly horse and 7/512PP- He had a wind op in the Bought at the Cheltenham Lingfield(AW)0-2 00-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 -2.00 needed the run at Aintree RPR 131c OR 121c summer. He loves soft ground sale in March, he’s working Catterick 0-7 0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-0 -7.00 back after 606 days A lovely old-fashioned chaser and ran a decent race in the well and seems to have a good Number of horses racing for the stable 699 ToTottaall wiwinninninngg prpriizzee--mmoonneeyy £6,775,512.33 off, having missed last who likes the mud but is not Badger Ales, galloping all the attitude and to do things easily season after getting a always the most fl uent of way to the line on ground that enough. He’ll start in a bumper leg at Cheltenham. He’s jumpers. He was unlucky to get good on his day, hard to wasn’t soft enough for him. – he’s entered at Cheltenham WILLIE touched off over a marathon get past, and will go for on Sunday. trip at Exeter last season. He’s the Ladbrokes Trophy Rathlin Rose been schooling well at home MULLINS at Newbury. He’ll have 10g Bonbon Rose - A Plus Ma Puce Vieux Lion Rouge and hopefully there’s more to a Randox Health Grand Fergus Wilson 9g Sabiango - Indecise Priceless nuggets from come from him this season, National entry and I can 121FP-4 Caroline Tisdall & John Gent ending up in some of the Ireland’s champion trainer see Aintree suiting him. RPR 139c OR 132c 16/4749- Just failed to pull off the RPR 160c OR 146c better long-distance staying in Monday’s SSttaabbllee Tour double-double for Guy He was unlucky in the Grand handicaps.