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For The Must-Have The inside knowledge from Racing Info jump racing’s top trainers Monday, October 21, STABLE TOURSTOURS 2019 Gordon Elliott

Our 2019-20 series starts with a visit to the jumps powerhouse seeking a historic hat-trick with Tiger Roll 2 Monday,October 21, 2019 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR GORDON ELLIOTT

ORDON ELLIOTTsays he’s dealingwith G thebest bunch of RemarkableTiger Roll horses he has ever had. He won38bumpers in Ireland lastseason, which goes someway in illustratingthe amountofyoung talenthe’s headsstellar cast of stars gotwithin his disposalfor the season ahead. Twoofthose talentedperformers, Abacadabras and Daylight Katie,havealreadymadea successful transition to outtograbthe spotlight jumpinghurdles,while Champagne Classicand Bigbadandbeautiful areother classy performerswho have Cheltenham and that couldbe managed to getonthe beforethe race.All roads lead Battleoverdoyen and he’s comebackingreat scoresheet as Elliottstartedthe the long-termtarget. STAR QUALITY backtoAintree with him again 6g Doyen -Battle Over form. Theplanwillbeeither jumpsseason proper in butthereare plenty of other Gigginstown House Stud the Troytown Chaseorthe Chosen Mate Apple’s Jade typically goodform. nice races we canrun him in 1/111P- Ladbrokes TrophyatNewbury. Thereare an excitingband 6g Well Chosen -Norwich Star 7m Saddler Maker -Apple’sFor throughout the winter. RPR 144h OR 144h We’ll have to speakwithhis Ever of bumper horses to look The Northern Four Racing Partnership He schooledafter racingat ownersbeforemakinga 1215-P6 Gigginstown House Stud forward to again, with Andy Dufresne Punchestown last weekand decision. You’dhavetothink RPR 145h OR 142h 11163-5 Hamundarsonand 5g Doyen -Daytona Lily jumped very well. Nothing that, long-term, he could be a Ifanciedhim for the Galway RPR 168h, OR 162h Pencilfulloflead pickedout as JP McManus happenedfor him at contender for the Irish or Hurdle,whereheclippedheels She’s had a wind particularly nice types. 1/1 Cheltenhamlastseason – he AintreeGrand National. passingthe stands and nearly operation. Arguably,her The41-year-old is also RPR 129b didn’t travel over well. He was came down.Iran him backat form is much better up to readyingastar-studdedteam, He didn’t beat awhole lot in never travellinginthe race and Braeside Listowel and he wasn’tbeaten and duringChristmas which includes EnvoiAllen, his bumper at Down Royalbut thankfullyJack[Kennedy] 5g Presenting -The Kids Dante far on bad ground.Hedidn’t than it is afterwardsbut Malone Road, Samcroand he did it well and he’s still not pulledhim up.He’smassive,a KTDARacing breathe greatatListowelso she’swon tenGrade 1s Delta Work,atthe two-day thefinishedarticle.He’sabig real chaser in the making and 222224- we’vegiven him awind nowand you can’ttake meetingatDownRoyal next RPR 108b chaser forfurther down the we’vefew moreexcitingnovice operation. We’ll look at some that away from her.The month,when he expects his line and he goesnovice chaseprospects than him in Placedinthree or four of thosenice handicap hurdles last couple of seasons,for campaign to crank up another hurdlingthis year.Heshould the yard. bumpers last year,he’sreallya with him and he mighteven whatever reason, she notchortwo. be readytostartsoonand horsetogochasing further make Down Royalnextmonth. hasn’t beenasgood after Thefuturelooks bright with we’relookingforward to him. Ben Dundee down the line and he starts off Christmas butifwecan such strengthindepth among We think plenty of him. 7g Beneficial -MissDundee in amaiden hurdle over the CokoBeach winone moreGrade 1 the novice hurdle and chase Chris Jones nextfew weeks.Hejumps well. 4gCokoriko-Solana Beach Ard Abhainn with her this year we’d be ranks,but Elliottwill do well to /1PF63-4 Gigginstown House Stud delighted. Lookingbackat come acrossanother horselike 5m Jeremy -Sheer Frustration RPR 143c OR 138c Braid Blue 1932-51 Maura Gittins the ,she TigerRoll,the star of the show He showed good formover 6g Gold Well -Outo’Theblue RPR 146h OR 135h wasbeatengoingtothe 1(ptp)-14 PJMcBurney at CullentraHouse Stables. fences last season and was He showed good formlast first hurdle.That wasn’t Alarge partof Elliott’s RPR 108b placedinthe CloseBrothers at 561-111 year,finishing second in the Anice mare, she’ll rock on RPR 145h OR 145h the real Apple’s Jade. season will revolvearound Cheltenham. Ithink there Boodles Handicap Hurdle at Whether it’s Cheltenham over hurdles and jumpsvery Beenagreat money-spinner gettingTiger Roll backto could be anice potinhim this Cheltenham, buthe’sahorse or travellingoverto well. Shegot very strongover and will go foranovicehurdle Cheltenham,wherehewillbid year and he mightstartoff in who grew alot duringthe England that’s the the summer and will have no at Cheltenham this week to recordhis fifth festival the Grade 2second-season summer and Ithoughthe problem,Idon’t know. I trouble pickingupblack-type beforewegivehim abreak.He successinthe cross-country novice chaseatDownRoyal mightneed the runalittle bit knowshe ranabit better over hurdles.She ranonreally doesn’t want winter heavy chasebeforetryingtoequal nextmonth. lastweek. As it happened, the when she wasonly well to finish fourth in the ground. RedRum’s recordofthree race fell into his lapalittle bit, narrowly beaten at Aintree Grand National successes. Listed mares’ bumper at Bigbadandbeautiful buthe’sanicehorsefor the Campeador butwestill didn’t see the INTERVIEW BY Gowran Park on her return but 5g Big Bad Bob -Playing Around season and will come on she’s amarewho probably Andrew Bedford 7g Gris De Gris -Royale Video real Apple’s Jade there BRIAN SHEERIN plenty for that win. either – she’d have wantsmoreofatrip. 32-11 JP McManus RPR 116b F1206-3 Column Of Fire destroyed herAintree Abacadabras rivals if she wasonsong. I Avanzi Sheshows nothingathome RPR 154h OR 144h; RPR 140c OR 140c 5g Robin Des Champs -Ghillie’sBay 5-year-old gelding Davidoff (sire)- knowalot wasmade Cadoubelle Des As (dam) 4g Aizavoski -Royal Luso butisobviouslyavery Ahorse with amassiveengine, Gigginstown House Stud Owner: Gigginstown House Stud RABartlett classy mare and only does he’s backcanteringawayand 2/13B2- aboutthe work we did to Form figures: 1RO4-21 3 what shehas to.It’sfunny, looks great. We’llmix and RPR 129b RPR 129h gether hormones right, Racing Post Rating: 132 (hurdles); RPR 96b Jamie Codd gotoff her after he match betweenhurdlesa andnd HeHe hahassggooodod bbuummppeerr butIdon’t knowifwedid Official rating - He waskeenwhen thirdina wononher at Clonmel and fences with him. formand has get them rightwhen you He’s oneofour speedier bumper at Ballinrobe buthe said Iwon’t have toomany pickedup think abouthow thet Cartwright novice hurdlers. He ranvery gallops well at home and he better maresthanher this experience second half of the season well in the bigGrade 1 should be up to winninghis year.She’ll go forthe Listed 6g High Chaparral -One So Marvellous in went for her.She’svery Reddytorun Syndicate bumpers at Cheltenhamand bumper. mares’ bumper at Navan well at the moment and Punchestown.Ithoughthe /56064-0 we’regoingtogo down Barra [November24]. She’sthe type RPR 139h OR 134h wasactuallyalittle unlucky at of mare Iwouldn’t mind the triedand tested 8m Vendangeur -Oasaka He lost hisway alittlebitfor us Punchestown as he just got bringingbacktothe Flat next routewith her before caughtinapocketatacrucial Gigginstown House Stud lastseason buthas schoooled worryingabouto what -P26F0F summer. stageand they gotfirstrun on well over fences and thee plan we do after Christmas, RPR 141c OR 136c him on the day. He jumped a Bioverdia is to go novicechasing. He’ll so it’ll be the An unlucky mare,she fell in bit noviceywhen winningon 4f Kalanisi -Thats The Lot be effectivebetween2m to Lismullen Hurdle at the Midlands National at his hurdlingdebutatGowran Alymer Stud Limited 2m4f. Navanfollowed by Kilbegganwhen it looked as 1-6 the Hatton’s Grace at Park buthe’sjumped very well Champagne Classic at home since then. He’ll go though she wasgoing to hose RPR 109b Fairhouseandthen up and she gotafall in the Shewon her bumper well at 8g Stowaway -Classical Racheel maybethe Christmas for the Grade 3For Auction Gigginstown House Stud Kerry National at Listowel as Ballinrobebeforeshowing up Hurdle at Novice Hurdle at Navan 311/32-1 well. Shecould come backand Leopardstown, [November10] nextand we’ll nicely in aListedbumperat RPR 145c OR 146c , all runinsomeofthosesmaller- Punchestown.Wecould aim being well. takethings from there. Iwas very impressedby how field mares’ races over fences. her at that Listed bumper at he wonhis beginners’chaseat Alpha Des Obeaux NavanasIthink she could be Batts Rock Fairyhouse. He jumped 9g Saddler Maker -Omega Des up to getting some blacktype 6g Fastnet Rock -BeMyQueen brilliant, wasareal Obeaux beforewegojumpinghurdles Noel Moran/Valerie Moran professionaland Jack juust Gigginstown House Stud with her.She’s anice staying 345-321 let him coasthome.We’’ll 21422-2 typeofmare. RPR 168c OR 159c RPR 128h OR 124h need to have alookat He’ll come on alot for his He hasanengine buthis Borice the DrinmoreNovice comebackatPunchestown last jumpinghas let him down. 8g Network -Judice Chase for him nowbut Apple’sJade: week, whereheran acracker He’s well enough handicapped Simon Munir &Isaac Souede you’d have to keep an hashad a to finish second in the Grade 3 if he canput it all together and 509-111 eyeonthosevaluable wind op after chase. TheAintree National he canmix and match RPR 144c OR 146c handicap chases for himm disappointingat wasthe plan lastyear andhe betweenhurdles and running We gave him abit of abreak as well. He qualifies for Cheltenham and pulledamuscle ten days on the Flat. after he wonthe Galway Plate the National Hunt Chaseae at Aintree Racing Post Monday,October 21, 2019 3 Stable Profile Ya rd Assistant trainers Cullentra House Stables, Ian ‘Busty’ Amond and Keith Donoghue Longwood,County Meath Head lad Accountant www.gordonelliottracing.co.uk Simon McGonagle Conor McCafferty @gelliott_racing Secretaries S eCOMM Merchant Solutions AlexHutter and Pip Proctor Travelling head girls Number Number Camilla Sharples, Mary Nugent and Rebecca King 200 of horses 50 of staff Jockeys Started (right), Jack Kennedy and Keith Donoghue 2006 Training Amateur jockeys Lisa O’Neill, Jamie Codd, Paddy Vaughan, Total Prize-money Jordan Willams and Hugh McOwan £ 2018-19 €3,246,894 Conditional jockeys Winners in Profit/Loss to Kevin Brogan and Jack Wildman Ireland £1 stake Feed men Shane McCann and Mark Foley 2018-19 177 2018-19 -£383.13 Barn managers 2017-18 210 2017-18 -£287.03 Joey Elliott, Eleri Apps, Seainin Mahon, Jack Madden, 2016-17 193 2016-17 -£285.47 Katie YoYoung,ung, Cossie McGivern, Cat BolgerBolger,,J Jamieamie Davidson, Sinead O’O’Brien,Brien, Carly Scott, Darren TrTreacyeacy and RoRonannan Galway 2015-16 123 2015-16 -£285.93 Race planner 2014-15 92 2014-15 -£126.35 Ryan McElligott hurdle races without winning few problems in the past and, was the apple of our eye before week for a novice chase – he’s Dortmund Park clear on him turning in and one,which means he still has whether he wasjust he gotinjured.We’re still wonaround therebefore. He 6g Great Pretender -Qena he’d nothing left coming down his novice status for this year. remembering them at hopeful of gettinghim back could be ahorsefor Gigginstown House Stud to the last, whereheunseated. He’s readytostartbacksoon Limerick, Idon’t know. We’ll butitcould be just this side of somethinglikethe Galway 481/59-7 If Jack had his time back he’d and we rate him. build his confidence back up Christmas beforehe’sout.It’s Platenextyear as he likesokay RPR 152h, OR 146h have ridden him differently. as he wasahorse we always nothingserious that’s delaying ground. He’swon eightraces He’s hadthree wind operations We were happy with his Coeur Sublime thoughtalot of. him,hejusthad averysmall and hasbeenagreat money- inhis career already. He’s a chasing debut at Punchestown 4g Elusive Pimpernel -Love Knot setback, butwith ahorselike spinner. Grade 1winnerand he’ll be a last weekand he’s one to look Chris Jones Dallas Des Pictons him you can’ttakeany lovely recruit to chasing but forward to this season. We 12F423- 6g Spanish Moon -Nadia Des Pictons chances so we’ll give himall Doctor Phoenix he’s ahardhorsetokeep haven’t gottoo many two-mile RPR 143h OR 145 Gigginstown House Stud the time he needs. 11g Dr Massini -Lowroad Cross right. novice chasers but he’s one. 21120-1 Second in the Triumph last Nick Bradley Racing Club RPR 149h OR 144h; RPR 119c year,hedisappointedusat Definite Plan 672P5-U0 Duca De Thaix Edene D’Arc Fairyhousebut he’s abig horse Second in the Martin Pipelast 7g Definite Article -Miss Kilkeel RPR 166c OR 147c 6g Voix Du Nord -Nouca De Thaix 5m Maresca Sorrento -Pretty Moon and he just seemedtotakea season, he came outand won James Reilly Agreat servant, he’s not the Gigginstown House Stud Kenneth Alexander while to grow into himself. his beginners’chase at Gowran 11433-5 23172-F /3PPP(ptp)/P-1 easiesthorsetoplace these He’s aclassy horsewho works Park in what wasaverymessy RPR 118h RPR 153c OR 150c RPR 126h OR 120h days butweshould have very well and we’rethinkingof race.He’ll be abetterhorse Hispoint-to-pointformwas He wonthe DanMoorelast Shefell when in the processof plenty of fun with him again startinghim backinthe Grade with aleadand he’ll probably terrible buthewon alow- season and he’s ahorsewho runninganice race behind this season. He canbeabit 2hurdle at Down Royalnext stepupintogradedcompany grade maiden hurdle at bleedsonand off.Ifhe Tintangle at Fairyhouseand, fragilebut we do loads of month [November1]. now. Downpatrickfor us first time didn’t bleed,he’ddefinitely thankfully, she came outofthat up.Hejumps and staysand,in swimming with him and he be aGrade 1horse. He very well. We’ll look at running Conflated Daylight Katie his ownclass, he’llwin plenty. seems to enjoythat. should payhis waybetween2m her in another beginners’chase 5g Yeats -Saucy Present 6m Bonbon Rose -Sirani to 2m4f over fences this season. in three or four weeks’time. Gigginstown House Stud Coldunell Limited Dinons Don Diablo F(ptp)0/U241- 2313-21 6g Balko-Beni Abbes 4g Flemensfirth -Tonaphuca Girl Easywork Elwood RPR 114b RPR 134h Tim O’Driscoll KTDARacing 5g Network -Rivabella De Saisy 5g Martaline -Robble Wonabumper, he jumpswell Shejumped greatwhen P-11431 2- Gigginstown House Stud Gigginstown House Stud and is ready to startoff over winningher maiden hurdle at RPR 148c OR 137c We boughthim after he 3 4/1FP2-2 hurdles soon. Fairyhouseand theplanisto I’mnot sure whether he’s a finishedsecond in his pointfor RPR 123b RPR 139h OR 130h go for the Grade 3mares’ better horseinasmaller field. Colin Bowe.Heworkedwell He’s anicehorsewho wasjust We gave him arun over Cracking Smart novice hurdle at Down Royal He doesn’tneedtomakethe after racingatTipperary abit greenwhen runninga hurdles at Downpatrickthe 7g Great Pretender -Maya Du Frene nextmonth [November1]. runningbut hastendedtowin recently and we’relooking good race in awinners’ other day. Thetripwasn’t long Gigginstown House Stud We’vealwayshad plenty of alot of races from the front. He forward to runninghim in a bumper lastseason, the form enough and the ground wasn’t 2/630-82 regard for her and she wasn’t of which hasworkedout well. soft enough buthedidn’t jump RPR 153h OR 148h; RPR 116c mightgotoCheltenham this bumper soon. far off some of ourbest He’s workingwellnow and great. He stayed gallopingto Iwas disappointedwith him at bumper horses lastyear. we’relookingforward to the line behind adecenthorse Limerick, wherehewas startinghiminabumper. who he hadtogive7lb to.I second on his chasingdebut. I Death Duty DANNSSKEKELTLTONON think he’ll winhis shareof thoughthewas abit cowardly 8g Shantou -Midnight Gift Eclair De Beaufeu races.Idon’t think he’s as at some of his fences if I’m Gigginstown House Stud ‘Withconfidence More prp iceless 5g Monitor Closely -Tenebreuse Gemm goodas his brother Delta beinghonest. I’ll putheadgear U3/111F/ Gigginstown House Stud Work,but he hasanengine. RPR 162c OR 155c restoredd,Ch’tibello nuggetsfroma backonhim nowfor the next 114U6-2 We couldlookatrunninghim toppyardin RPR 138h OR 135h; RPR 134c dayand I’mhopingwesee a Ithink Down Royalisgoingto might prove up to in a3mhandicap hurdle differenthorseashehad been come aweekortwo toosoon tommorrow’s He gotaterrible ride in the before going novice chasing. workingverywell at home for him.He’saGrade thehighestlevel’ StableTour County Hurdle lastseason. prior to Limerick. He’s hada 1-winningnovice chaser and Jack kickedfourorfivelengths Continues page 4 Monday, October 28, STABLE TOURS 2019 Colin Tizzard

Our 2019-20 series continues with a visit to the powerful Dorset yard 2 Monday,October 28, 2019 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR COLINTIZZARD

HE transition from Dorset dairy farmer to one of jump T racing’smost powerful trainers Powerful team headed hasbeenrapid,and heading into this season Colin Tizzard is armedwithaformidable team,one he believes is the strongesthehas ever had. This season’sCheltenham by topchasers on the Festival will mark ten years since Tizzard’s firstwinner at the prestigious meetingwhen CueCardtookthe –his introduction as the flagship horsefor ayard that hasthrived since that 40-1 path to golden success success. Much haschanged since that dayin2010. Thejockey that afternoon, JoeTizzard, has since retired andnow plays an Beaufort West really well, winninghis last suited to asounder surface. integral role in the training 5g Getaway -Blessingindisguise STAR QUALITY two, and we’d liketothink What she doesn’t have in size, DARK HORSE Taylor and O’Dwyer there’smoretocome.We’ll she makesupfor in heart. alongwithsisterKim,the cows Elixir De Nutz Faustinovick and dairy business have /9462P-0 look at novice handicapsover RPR 126h OR 127h 5g Al Namix -Nutz 3m for him and he should be Duc Kauto 5g Black Sam Bellamy - disappeared,and Tizzardhas a Cormorant Cove We’vehad high expectations Terry Warner runningsometimesoon. He 6g Ballingarry -Kauto Lorette 120-strong stringburstingwith F2111- Taylor &O’Dwyer for him since he joinedusand jumps very well and he has Ann and Alan Potts Ltd talentand potential. RPR 148h OR 153 2- his formwas good lastseason. summered greattoo –he’s 81P00-1 While CueCardisenjoyinga He hasgrown and RPR 100c 94h; OR 96c 96h RPR 113 OR - He disappointedatChepstow grownintoastronghorsewho deservedretirement, another strengthenedwellduring We boughthim at Aintree on his reappearance because should have agood year. He wonatWincanton on his star hastaken his place in the the summer,sowehave and he’s abit fragile. He we went therethinkinghewas return and it wasalovely boxheonce occupied, high expectations for this hadone runfor us last on quiteaworkable mark.He Darlac performance.Hedid it nicely Lostintranslation. TheTizzards season. He wonthe season and finished is goingtohavehis wind 6g Lucarno -Pail Mail and travelledand jumped have dominated the three-mile Tolworth lastseason but second to McFabulous at looked at and that couldmake Mrs GC Pritchard really well. He’s hadhis wind chasingdivision in previous hadalittleinjuryafew Newbury. That was adifference. Butwestill think 277P-2F op and Ithink there’sbeena years with Thistlecrackand days beforeCheltenham, RPR 135c 135h; OR 134c 134h pleasingand highly he is well handicapped and bit of improvementfromthat, NativeRiver,and his latest whichmeans he’s outuntil encouragingashehad hopefully he’ll have agood He wasthe firstrunner of our so he couldgoinanother race. challengerhas Tizzardpurring December. He is cantering traffic problems.That year. winter horseswhen he was He looked goodonthat with excitement. at the momentand looks second at Fontwell and we ground too. looks greatform–as does And while ElegantEscape Bold Conduct well. We plan on were pleased with that run, but his point-to-pointsecond and SizingTennessee collected 5g Stowaway -VicsMiller campaigninghim for the then he fell at Plumpton. He’s Early Days –and it would’vetaught bigstayinghandicap chases in John Romans and TerryWarner Champion Hurdle,sowe fine following his fall, it was 5m Stowaway -Inchiquin Cailin him alot.He’snearly the Welsh Grand National and Unraced will runhim in all of the just anoviceymistake. He Gale Force Seven ready to go,we’re thinking , the RPR -OR- trials just to see if he can would’vestayedonbut he’ll 7 of startinghim off RPR -OR- operation hasstrength across We boughthim at the Open move up another gear in livetofight another day. He somewhereinthe firsthalf all divisions. meetingatCheltenham last that grade and hopehe wasplaced at Grade 2level last We were pleased enough with of November.He’sone of In Elixir De Nutz theyhavea November after he wona will be competitiv e. Last season, although he wasn’t her firstrun. Sheover-jumped ournicestnovice hurdlers the second and made alittle top-class hurdler and Reserve point-to-point–and that form season wasbasically his really himself in the second this season. We’vehad to peck, butshe mightbethe sort Tank is one of the leading looks quitestrong. He hasyet firstseason racing andhe half of lastseason. We think he be patientwith him,but to getherselfhandicapped and novice chasers this year. to runfor us –hehad aslight wonhis last four races, should be competitiveenough we arebeginningtoreap we canmoveforward from Meanwhile,atthe end of last injurywhich meantwe includingaGrade 1. He’s inthe novice chasedivision therewards because he there. season the Tizzards purchased couldn’t runhim at the end of one of the best hurdlers this season. He jumped well hasfilledout andlooks a plenty of expensivepoint-to- lastseason butthat won’t have we’vehad,although he’s enough last season, too, so Eldorado Allen big,strongboy.Wethink a pointerstoformasmartgroup done him anyharm. He’s back bigenoughtogoover we’rehopeful he’ll have agood lot of him so hopefully we of novice hurdlers. 5g Khalkevi -Hesmeralda in and looks really well. He’s a fences.Hegains alength year. JP Romans and TerryWarner canexpectabigseason Theearly season results bighorsewho wantsabit of nearly everyhurdle he 1U- from him. have beenexcellentin soft ground. We’ll probably goesover–heisfastand DrinksInterval RPR 133h OR 145h comparison to previous years, startinanovice hurdle in fluent–and he’s gotreal 7m King’sTheatre -Dame Fonteyn He’s alovely horse with a perhapshighlightingthe boost The Land Value Partnership December. abilityand class. He will bright future. HisBritish debut of anew flat gallop builtthis 23PFP-P need to carryonfrom at Sandownwas eagerly starthim off at Wetherbyfor summer.Abig season surely Bramble Brook RPR 144c 124h; OR 133c 125h whereheleftoff and awaitedand he didn’t the Charlie Hall on Saturday awaits Team Tizzard. 9g Kayf Tara -BrieryAnn Shehad abit of abusy improveagain –hemight disappoint–he jumped and and that could tell us more. Brocade Racing campaign lastyear andsortof INTERVIEW BY not be in that leaguebut travelledwell and woneasily. I He is an out-and-outstayer JAMES STEVENS -232242 paid the price for it.She looked thereisevery chance he don’t think we’vehad anovice butthat’s what you needtobe RPR 126c 115h; OR 122c 111h poised to winaListedrace at could be.Nobody knows hurdler winlikethat for along to wineither of thoseraces. Ainchea He ranasolid race when Market Rasenbeforefalling wherethesehorsesare time,heboltedup. Then we If we went theNationalroute Six-year-old gelding Flemensfirth (sire) second at Wincanton the last and then finishedsecond to goingtoend up. went to Aintreeand he was we mightlookatthe Becher -Lady Petit(dam) dayand we’ll probably head Magic Of LightatNewbury. desperately unlucky,hejust Chase[Aintree, December7] Owner: Ann &AlanPotts Ltd back therewith him on Shewas abit disappointingon got knockedoverand to givehim atrial there, butif Form figures: 212F November 9. her return, she just chucked Racing Post Rating 136 (hurdles) so I’msurethere’splentyof damaged his backleg.He’s he wasaGold Cuphorsewe’d the towelinatChepstow. Official Rating 141h chases to be hadwith him. rated145 on the basis of that go to Haydock[, Butterwick Brook There’sanice mares’ We’ll probably look foranice debutperformance so we will November 23].He’sonlygot to 4g Getaway -Sheriussa Copperhead programme so we have plenty handicap hurdle forhim The Butterwick Syndicate runinahandicaphurdle and improve10lb and he would be 5g Sulamani -How’sBusiness of options throughout the year somewhere, butwehavetogo Unraced work it outfromthere. He’s areal Gold Cupcontender and Mrs GC Pritchard for her –she should be slow with him because he had RPR -OR- backinnow and cantering. he is the rightage to do that so 9/03811- competitiveinthoseraces. areal bad injury last season. He’s yettorace forusbut we’re He’s abeautiful horse. I we arehopinghehas,but his RPR 127h OR 125h She’satough and game mare He’s gotamassiveengine and goingnovice hurdlingwith imagine he won’t be ready owner is quite keen to takehim He finishedoff last season who goeswell at home and is he seems fine at the moment. him.He goeswellinhis work until early December. He toAintree.Intheorywecould and we’relookingforward to hasn’thad masses of even tryboth,but it’s all going Bally Longford seeingwhat he candoonthe experience –he’ll go chasing tohinge on what happens at 11g Gold Well -Stay On Line racecourse. RACE IN FOCUS in time –but just for nowwe’ll Wetherby. Ann &Alan Potts Ltd Ladbrokes Trophy runinhandicaphurdles.He’s 15233U Carrick Roads excitingand couldbe Empreinte Reconce RPR 142 (chases) 132h; OR 133c 121h This is one of the bigearly 5gRobin Des Champs -Jay Lo anything. 5m Voix Du Nord -Petite Fille He hadareally goodsummer, Brocade Racing season targets for us annd JP McManus winningtwice and been 0/8421-6 we have anumberof Elegant Escape 25-3112 placed. He prefersbetter RPR 95c 120h; OR 118c 118h horsesweplanontakinng 7g Dubai Destination -Graineuaile RPR 123h OR 126 ground and this hasbeenthe He ranatUttoxeter in areally there. Robinsfirth woulld JP Romans She’sdone well through the makingofhim.He’sbeenon competitiverace buthe’sgot have adecentchanceifthe /121266- summer,winningtwice,and the go for awhile,sowe’ll give that firstrun under his belt.He ground is right, while RPR 167c OR 160c shehas improved from her him agood winter break and improved as theseasonwent Mister Malarky (pictured) He’s looking well following wind op.She wasn’tbeaten far come backagain nextspring. on last year and Iwould expect hasthe perfectprofilef or his summer break.Wearen’t at Fontwell thelastday,but He hadagreat summer him to do the same this time the race.Wecould alsoo run sure whether to targetthe she’s up in the weightsagain campaign apartfrom as well. He jumped well and ElegantEscape. Gold CuporGrand National which won’t make things any unseatingonSunday. hadagood blow the last day, with him,but we’regoingto easier for her.We’ll stickto Racing Post Monday, October 28, 2019 3 Stable Profile Ya rd Trainers Venn Farm Stables, Colin Tizzard, Joe Tizzard, Kim Tizzard Milborne Port, near Sherborne, Dorset Assistant trainer Head girl colintizzard.co.uk Chris Wald Leia Crocker @colintizzard Secretaries S Coral Pauline Tizzard, Debbie White

Number Number Travelling head lad 120 of horses 34 of staff Ritchie Young Jockeys Started 1995 training Harry Cobden, Jonjo O’Neill jnr, , Tom O’Brien, Robbie Power and

Total prize-money Conditional jockeys £ 2018-19 £1,888,757 Harry Kimber Winners in Profit/Loss to Britain £1 stake Robbie Power riding Lostintranslation 2018-19 77 2018-19 -£127.89 at Aintree last season 2017-18 79 2017-18 -£159.35 2016-17 57 2016-17 +£8.75 2015-16 50 2015-16 -£46.75

small handicap hurdles this remains a novice this season developing now. I’m sure he’ll break and looks a proper horse fracture of his pelvis, but he’s a the end of the season wasa season before going novice and we’ll stay hurdling with be put up to the 130 mark so to go novice chasing with. We Grade 1 cracking run. He looksa chasing with her next year. him. His early season form was we’d have to look at some ran him in a handicap hurdle winner so he shouldn’t be beautiful young horse and, at Hopefully she can pick up strong and he was in the lead decent races. He’s a good last time, he came there to win forgotten. Sometimes horses this stage, he could be another one. before falling on his last start. horse for staying handicap his race but just got a bit tired have that brilliant year then anything. We only got him 12 He’s had a tiny setback but he chases who’s big and strong from two out. I thought it wasa the following season they half months ago but he’s really Fiddlerontheroof should be back mid- and can carry a fair bit of great effort and he had some pay for it in that campaign. He filled out and grown, he’s a 5g Stowaway - Inquisitive Look November. He shows plenty of weight. We’ll aim at those sort great form over hurdles last is back in now and looks fit much stronger horse. There’s Taylor, Burley & O’Dwyer ability and he’s on a nice mark. of long-distance races on big season too. We’ll look at going and well, we will take him to everything to like about him, 321-2 We might aim him at the better galloping tracks like Exeter and over fences with him now. He’s those long-distance hurdles size, speed and a good RPR 139 OR - novice hurdles this season. Chepstow, which should play grown into a big, strong horse and hopefully end up in the attitude. He’s one of our top We chucked him in the deep to his strengths. and he’ll go over 2m and 2m4f. Stayers’ Hurdle. He’s in full novice hurdlers this season end in the Persian War at Getaway Fred work now and we’re looking to and that’s what he’ll do this Chepstow and we were 5g Getaway - Cloch Anna Harry Senior Jeremy Sunshine start him in the Long Distance year. He finished third at delighted with him finishing Victor & Celia Goaman 5g Oscar - Surf Like a Lady 5g Jeremy - Tarastar Hurdle at Newbury on Cheltenham on Saturday and Brocade Racing RM Harvey Bailey second. He travelled really well 2 Ladbrokes Trophy weekend. Robbie [Power] said he wasa and looked like he could win RPR 118h OR - Unraced 7 pretty green but it was only his RPR 115h OR - RPR - OR - He’s in good form, we’ve going towards the last two. We bought him out of the ironed out a few little issues, so third run. We’re happy with Robbie [Power] got off him Cheltenham sales and he’s a He’s a beautiful, athletic He’s another we bought at the him and he looks like a chaser individual with a real turn of Cheltenham May sale after he certainly can’t be written off and said we could drop him to good horse to go novice this year. in the making. He would have 2m. He is a gorgeous, big, hurdling with. He put in a nice foot. He had a first run for us winning an Irish point-to- learnt a lot from that run and strong horse and something first run for us at Exeter where when he was fourth in a point. He finished seventh on Kings Walk improve a fraction for it. like the Tolworth could be the right horse beat us, but he decent-looking novice hurdle – his hurdling debut at 8g King’s Theatre - Shuil Sionnach right up his street – especially travelled and jumped well. that was 2m and I think he Wincanton yesterday. He’s a Jean R Bishop Lillington with a bit of soft ground, which You’d like to think he’d be definitely wants stepping up in flashy-looking individual, not 4/3P328- 7g Westerner - Kind Word it usually does around winning a novice hurdle before trip a little. We’ll feel our way overly big but is quite athletic. RPR 124c 124h; OR 120c 120h The Colin Tizzard Racing Club Sandown. You’d have no too long – we were really with him. He’ll stay in that He should be capable of He’s still a novice but he’s a 8211P-6 worries about the trip because pleased with his first run. He’s division and he looks like the winning races. solid horse to take handicap RPR 135c 117h; OR 133c 103h of the stiff track too. He likes showing us all the right signs sort of horse who will continue chasing. He ran some decent He’s our racing club horse and Kilbricken Storm galloping courses and can go at home and he’s another of improving all season. He’s a races last season but he’s been has done them all proud gorgeous individual with a 8g Oscar - Kilbricken Leader winning five times last year. either way around. I’d imagine those nice young horses who A Selway & P Wavish quite hard to train all of his we would look at a smaller could be anything this season. very bright future. life. He doesn’t have that many After the second one we 13/1600- thought the handicapper had race before looking at Highest Sun RPR 143c 154h; OR 150c 145h miles on the clock and I’d like Sandown in the new year. He’s Golden Sunrise to think he’s more than got hold of him but he kept 6g Stowaway - Fairy Dawn 5g Sunday Break - Highest Price He was disappointing last improving. He’s made himself agreat horse to have and an Ashley Head season but I think we’re going capable of winning off his exciting recruit to the novice Brocade Racing handicap mark. He’s hada a Saturday horse now, so I’m 2/P43-51 34210-3 to stick to hurdling with him sure the club are going to have hurdling team. He does RPR 138h OR 136h hobday procedure and he’s RPR 140c 128h; OR 125c 125h this year. He won first time out some great fun with him. The everything asked of him easily He’s hadagood, long summer but then he hadastress built like a staying chaser. If we at home and we’re looking He put in a nice performance get a nice clear run with him ground was plenty quick forward to the rest of the year the last day at Exeter. He was then he definitely would be enough the last day for him with him. in too deep first time at TIZZARD ON... competitive. He deserves to and he’s handicapped off the Chepstow but he’s a horse who win over fences soon. back of that form. He’ll Fly To Mars tends to improve from his first stepping up in trip best chasers we’ve seen for a probably have a bit more of a 5g Schiaparelli - Patsie Magern run. The blinkers certainly I think he should stay 3m no long time and when you L’Air Du Vent chance now and as the Brocade Racing helped him too. He travelled problem. They go flat out look at horses like 5g Coastal Path - Bleu Perle ground gets softer it will suit 62624F- nicely and won the race well, over 2m, so to wina and , they’re Brocade Racing him. There’s nothing to RPR 125h OR 127h he’s grown into his body–he’s Champion Chase you’ve got so good they can win over 1-3 suggest he won’t stop He didn’t manage to win over only a six-year-old – so to stay well. He’s one of the either trip. RPR - OR - improving. hurdles last season, so he hopefully he’ll keep His bumper win at Bangor at Continues page 4 Monday, November 4, STABLE TOURS 2019

Nicky Henderson Your essential guide to the 2019-20 jumps season continues with a visit to the power-packed Seven Barrows yard 2 Monday,November 4, 2019 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR NICKYHENDERSON

HE season may revolvearound howthe mighty T Altior –unbeaten in his last 19 –fares Appetite forthe game steppingupintrip, butSeven Barrowsisnoone-horse operation and Buveur D’Airis backontrack for athirdUnibet Champion Hurdle,while trainer NickyHenderson has as strong as ever ahead thrownthe kitchensink at revitalising Might Bite. Acustomary clutch of promisingyoungsters could produce the nextSprinter SacreorAltior and theycould of an intriguing season fireinbumpers as ahostwere ready in the spring, only to be held up by the dryweather, while the novice chase departmenthas the 68-year- old purring. Arturus came backsick. Hashad anice who wonaGrade 2at genuine, he adores quick aproductivespring. Should “I’vebeenatthis for 41 years 4g Camelot -Scandisk summer and should be oneto Cheltenham,but Igot things ground and producedacareer- make aclassy novice chaser. JTurner note in mares’ novice hurdles. wrongatthe festival moving best winningUttoxeter’s and still love it,” Henderson Buttsbury Lady said. “If you didn’t enjoy Unraced him up to 3m in the Albert Summer Cup, although that Ahalf-brother to Balmuick Bartlettwherehedidn’t stay, meanthis mark wastoo high 4f Great Pretender -Ceilidh Royal trainingthis bunch of horses Rita Brown and youwon’t find abetter- 3g So YouThink -Full Of Love although we hadChamp forthe for anyother summer heats so there’dbesomethingwrong Thomas Barr Unraced lookinghorse. Benefited Ballymore. He goes chasingand we’ll look at grown-up races, with you .” Unraced Promisingarrivalfromafamily enormously from being put could easilyscale the heights. probablythe Ladbrokes INTERVIEW BY JAMES BURN Ataking, bigindividual who Iknowbetterthanthe backof away andIhopehe’sasgood TrophyatNewbury. hasaFlatpedigree, but Blairgowire my hand,sohopefully she can as he looks.Could startina jumpingwill be hisgameand 3g Yeats -Gaye Preskina followher siblings. Adjali bumper buthe’sexciting Burbank he hasthe sizeand scopefor Thomas Barr Four-year-old gelding whatever we decide. 7g Yeats -Spring Swoon Buzz chasingone day. Unraced Trevor Hemmings Kamsin (sire) -Anabasis (dam) 5g Motivator -Tiysha An imposingindividualwho is 79/204-1 Owner: Simon Munir &Isaac Souede At PoetsCross Barbados Blue Thurloe Thoroughbreds Form figures: 12374-6 3g Yeats -AtThe Pound Cross afluentmover and wasgreat RPR 137c OR 136c 5m Getaway -Buck’sBlue to break in. He’s cantered 52-7363 Racing Post Rating: 139h Official rating HP Racing At PoetsCross Crimbourne Bloodstock I’ve always thoughtalot of him RPR 101f OR 96f 141h Unraced beautifullyand mighttake and he gotoff the mark over 122-1 time,but is exciting. It’s very nice Thurloeare back Ranagood race at Ascoton An eyecatchingand athletic RPR 125h OR 119h fences in May, leavinghim a in the camp as we’vehad some Saturdayand Ithink he’ll youngster from the family of At Mayhavefound Taunton too Bold Record novice this term. I’mconfident greatsuccesstogether.This come on for it,but he’ll have Fishers Cross, he shouldn’t sharp in Aprilbut an easy 5g Fame And Glory -Shop Dj he cancontinue his upward fella hasgone to Henrietta his wind done this week. Good taketoo long. winner at Kemptonthe Robert Kirkland curveasastayingchaser. Knight’s to learnhow to jump 2m handicap hurdleswillthen 3136P Baiser Interdit following month, which means Burrows Edge and is anice horsewho looks be on his agenda. she’s anovicefor this season RPR 119h OR 119h the part. 4f No Risk At All-Kan Ah Loar 6g Martaline -La Vie De Boitron and I’ll be disappointed if she An encouragingwinner at Allart Simon Munir &Isaac Souede Michael Buckley Call Me Lord 4g Shantou -The Adare Woman 2-14 isn’t up to Listed level. Uttoxeter in June and Ithink he’s 1126/23- betterthanasummer jumper. 6g Slickly -Sosa RABartlett RPR 114h OR 120h Before Midnight RPR 133h OR 132h Simon Munir &Isaac Souede 3-F Form of her Sedgefield win 6g Midnight Legend -Lady Samantha Bond’sLover Progressiveasanovice 1321/73- RPR 112b looks solid butyou canforget Walters Plant Hire &Potter Group 5m Flemensfirth -Courageuse hurdler,heran twosolid races RPR 164h OR 160h Fell at Ascot on Saturdaybut her lastrun at Ffos Las as she 2U2102- Mrs Christopher Hanbury at Kempton beforewehad to Possibly wasn’t quiteready for wasunlucky as another horse RPR 128h OR 128h 4- draw stumps with bone the Long Walk lastterm, jumped into his path and his STAR QUALITY Adependable decent-ground RPR 66 point-to-point bruisingwhen we anticipated although he ranabig race feet went –itwasn’this fault. performer,hedisappointedin Closely relatedtoCaptain when thirdinthe Imperial He’ll runinanother novice Altior the EBFFinal butreturnedto Conan, agood friend for us a Cup. He sustainedaninjury hurdle butwentthe whole way 9g High Chaparral -Monte Solaro formwithasecond at Ayrand few years agowhom Corky that day, butitwasn’t severe round at Ascot,which was Patricia Pugh itwon’t be long beforehe’s [Browne] loved, she’s nice, so and he’s goingwell. Stays annoyingasif theypull up you 1/11111- chasing. fingers crossed canuphold hurdling. can usually runthem the RPR 183c OR 175c family honour. following week,but he’s sort of There’snot much more I Beware The Bear STAR QUALITY Captain Woodie hadarace. cansay,apartfromI’m 9g Shantou -Native Bid Bothwell Bridge 7gPresenting -Lasado grateful he maintainedhis GBBarlow 4g Stowaway -Raise The Issue Buveur D’Air Middleham Park Racing LXXX Angels Breath winningrun, beatingBig 4P/411P- Thomas Barr 8g Crillon -History 141/7-7 5g Shantou -Mystic Masie RPR 161c OR 158c RPR 120h Buck’s for the longest Unraced JP McManus Walters Plant Hire &Ronnie Bartlett sequence.Hewants Hadn’t fulfilledexpectations, Big, so couldn’t runinthe 121F2-1 I’ve always liked himbut he’s 1273- butmadeall at Cheltenham in spring, butweliked him and RPR 173h OR 167h beeninjuryprone.Heran at RPR 148h OR 146h further than 2m now– Januarybeforelandingthe we’relookingforward to the Startedbrilliantly last Huntingdon yesterdayand it Impressivewhen winninga Nico and Ithink that –and the best route to the King Ultimaatthe festival under a winter.May startoverhurdles, season with asecond wasanice enough effort. Grade 2atAscot butdidn’t George lookslikeAscot’s brilliantridefromJerry butscreams chaser. impressivewin in the Hopefullyhecan build on that enjoyasmooth runaround the 1965 Chasethis month.I’d McGrath. Missed the Scottish FightingFifth and lost to repayhis enthusiastic timeof the equine flu Brain Power love to go for the Tingle National because of quick little againstVerdanaBlue owners. outbreak.He’salovely ground and things didn’t work 8g Kalanisi -Blonde Ambition in what wasahome fixture Creekbut I’msureit’s Michael Buckley prospectfor chasingand outinthe , for her in Kempton’s Caribean Boy wrongif wewanttoteach F/41PP-1 will startsoon, probablyover buthe’ll be aimed at allthe top .Hefell 5g Myboycharlie -Caribena him to settle in the King RPR 162h OR 152h Simon Munir &Isaac Souede 2m4f. stayinghandicap chases, in the Champion and was George to startinthat. We Wonthe American Grand 515692/ includingthe Grand National. second to Supasundae at Apple’s Shakira did recauterisehis palate National – my firstNational of RPR 125h He’s in the Ladbrokes Trophy Aintree, butwas back to 5m Saddler Maker -Apple’s For Ever this summer butitwas anysortalthough it wasmore Arrivedwith some decent too. his best at Punchestown JP McManus purely precautionary. He’ll of ahurdle race –recently, but French formlastyear,but had and I’dliketothink he’s 1143/P6- have to stayinthe King it washeartbreakingwhat problems.Chasing is the plan Beyondthestorm the one to beat in the RPR 142h OR 141h George because there’sno happenedtoWicklow Brave as he’s abig bruiser. 6g Flemensfirth -Blue Gale Champion, which is the Agoodmarewho enjoyeda let-up around Kempton and no-one wantstowin like Cheveley Park Stud only race we’rethinking fine juvenile campaign,but and no chance for a 6- that. Thegloss wastaken off, Casablanca Mix about. He’s in really good things didn’t go herway last breather,, butwe’ll see how RPR 104h butBrain Powerran well and 7m Shirocco -Latitude season and Ihopeshe canget he gets on at form,, looksq quite forward Evan-Robert Hanbury Needssoft ground butI’m will be outsoonif itdoesn’t and goesbackto backontrack. Ascot confidenthecan become a rain much.He’ll go backto 2930-11 Newcastle. RPR 154c OR 143c first. top-classstayingnovice Americaatsome stagebut Arcadian Pearl chaser,although he mightstart beforethen the Greatwood Astar who wonatAintree 4g Arcadio -Grangeclare Pearl over hurdles.He’sgoingnicely. and Internationalare options. beforeexcellinginthe Summer Biddestone Racing XVII PlateatMarketRasen. Unraced Birchdale Brave Eagle Unsurprisingly, that propelled Handsome sort whodidn’t 5g Jeremy -Onewayortheother 7g Yeats -Sinful Pleasure her ratingintothe make it to the tracklastterm, JP McManus Robert Kirkland stratosphere, so we’regoingto butweliked what we sawand 11P- 2113-11 look further up the ladder. hopefully he canget going RPR 147h OR 146h RPR 162c OR 158c Lovesfastground andisinthe soon. Agorgeous and excitingtype Amazinglyconsistentand BetVictor Gold Cup. Racing Post Monday,November 4, 2019 3

Stable Profile STAR QUALITY Champ 7g King’sTheatre -China Sky Ya rd Second in command JP McManus Seven Barrows, Charlie Morlock 111121- , RPR 153h OR 152h Berkshire Assistant trainers Startingtoliveuptohis name,includingwhen @sevenbarrows James Standen, KatieCroft, Billy Aprahamian winningthe Challow, and S Unibet the only time he was Head lad beaten last season was Juergen Werthenbach trainer errorwhen he was agallant second in the Number Number Travelling head lads/lasses BallymoreatCheltenham. 148 of horses 56 of staff Richard NicholasNicholas,,S Saraharah Shreeve, Shreeve, Jack Findlater Findlater Proved he stayed 3m at Aintreeand has summered incredibly well, Started Jockeys so we’relooking forward 1978 training Nico de BoinvilleBoinville,,J Jerryerry McGraMcGrath,th,J Jamesames Bowen to chasing. He schooled well at Chepstowon Total prize-money Conditional jockeys Tuesdayand Barry £ 2018-19 £2,908,080 [Geraghty] thoughthewas Joe Anderson, Alfie Jordan pretty forward so I’m goingtostartlookingfor a Winners in Profit/Loss to PA rraaccee oovveerr 2 2m4fm4f. Britain £1 stake Carolyn Harty Accounts manager 2018-19 141 2018-19 -£14.75 Susanna Wyatt

2017-18 141 2017-18 -£76.49 Altior: being aimaimeded at 2016-17 154 2016-17 -£113.50 the King George 2015-16 81 2015-16 -£101.03

Cascova outwithafoot issueand his Alovelygeldingwho hada Second to Birchdale beforean Countister useful novice hurdles formbut missed lastseason. I’m 4g Casamento -SinaCova fifth in aGrade 1at good education with Polly easyWetherby win, he wasn’t 7m Smadoun -Tistairly Chelsea Thoroughbreds Punchestown is no reflection Gundry, he’s big–likehis beaten far at Marken Rasen, JP McManus delightedwith howshe’s 120- of his ability. Aforward horse, half-brother Santini–solet’s butthe trackmight not have 2115/30- trainingand we’veschooled RPR 110b he’s amouthwatering prospect hopehe’sasgood. suited. Hadanissue so is not RPR 138h OR 141h her over fences,soshe could Averynice bumper horse for for chasing. ready, buthe’sworth noting Afinethirdinthe County switch,but Iquite likeher hurdle mark. Martyn Meade last season and Chives when he returns. Hurdle and haddone enough he’s beenjumpinggreat – Chantry House 5g Sulamani -Ceilidh Royal when beaten at Fairyhouse, Rita Brown Daphne Du Clos thanks to Henrietta Knight. 5g Yeats -The Last Bank Colonial Dreams she looksspectacular after a JP McManus Unraced 6m Spanish Moon -Katarina Du Clos We’vehighambitions for 7g Westerner -Dochas Supreme summer at JP’s Martinstown 1- Backward in the spring butis Sullivan Bloodstock Limited novice hurdling. CNBarnes Stud and canhopefully go RPR 121b much stronger and Ihopethis 121/5- 1/26251- on. RPR 111h OR - Champagne Mystery SmartondebutatWarwick but attractiveyoungsterisready RPR 138h OR 138h hadaproblem so took an early for arun soon. We thoughtshe’d be one for 5g Shantou -Spanker Agenuine sort who ransome Craignieche the Champion Bumper in 2017 bath.Abighorse of the highest crackers last season, he should Trevor Hemmings Claimantakinforgan 5g Flemensfirth -Itsalark butproblems have held her O222- calibre, he excites me for make achaserbut hasn’t Robert Kirkland 7g Great Pretender -Taquine D’Estrees up.She’s still ahigh-classmare RPR 125h OR 129h hurdlingand we love him. 1 Lady Dulverton found schoolingeasysomaybe if she’ll stand up to everything. RPR 108b Tookeenlastseasonand Chasamax 1352/13- we’ll stay hurdling. remains anovice over hurdles, Agood-lookingtype, he won Diablo De Rouhet 4g Jeremy -Peratus RPR 150c OR 151c Corrany butjumps fences beautifullyat International Plywood (Importers) Ltd nicely at Market Rasendespite 6g Great Pretender -Querelle Wasinjured after finishing 5g Court Cave -Time For An Audit home.Ithink 2m is his trip 3 thirdtoLalor in aGrade 2last beinggreen and could be an D’Estruval Trevor Hemmings Business Moves Group And David and he’ll settle at that pace. RPR 101b year and hasbeenoff for 12 excitingnovicehurdler;has 37-39 bags of scopeand is going White ApleasingthirdatWorcester, months.Hopefully he can RPR 92h 0/32-121 Champagne Platinum great. he could go farasanovice buildonhis promiseand I’m Iwas disappointedwith his RPR 145c OR 142c 5g Stowaway -Saffron Holly hurdler,although mightwant JP McManus thrilledwith howhe’sgoing. displayatAintree recently as Progressiveand produceda further than 2m. Dame De Compagnie 11-5 Clarendon Street he hadschooledwellathome. 6m Lucarno -Programmee good performance at Uttoxeter, so we’rebeingforcedtolookat RPR 132h OR 138h Chemin De Fer 6g Court Cave -Carrigeen Kalmia Icouldn’t believehow green JP McManus Impressiveinhis firsttwo 5g Yeats -Tinagoodnight Owners Group 028 he wasbut he does suffer with 22/1521/ smarter races and he’s in the starts for us,helookedour best Mr &Mrs RKelvin Hughes 4/215- sore shins–although not that RPR 130h OR 134h Ladbrokes Trophy. Supreme chance butmissed Unraced RPR 127h OR 129h sore! Gorgeous and boasts some Continues page 4 Monday, November 11, STABLE 2019 TOURS Paul Nicholls

The master of Ditcheat gives us the lowdown on his ultra-talented squad 2 Monday, November 11, 2019 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR PAUL NICHOLLS

HE champion trainer is warming up nicely with a T promise of much more to come. ‘Some of my rivals peak With 11 winners in October you can’t say it’s been a slow start for Paul Nicholls, but neither has he raced out of the blocks like he did in 2016 and 2017. from the word go –I “I’ve never known a start to a season quite like this one,” says the 11-time title holder. “The horses have held on to their condition and never taken so long to get fit. Some of them have had racecourse prefer the longer game’ gallops to bring them on, but there’s only so much you can do at home and in the end you have to give them a run – and some of them have needed it.” Sefton in 2016 and completed at Kempton last month. He home bend. Then he comes only point-to-point very have run him in a maiden Nicholls offers another three times in total over the big needed it quite badly and he back at Ascot the other day off impressively. That hurdle at Chepstow, not reason for the quieter start: fences. Come the spring he’ll should go on and wina another career-high mark and performance meant he was the Cheltenham. He looked as big “Some of my younger rivals be trained for the National. handicap hurdle. runs another blinder. Being highest-ratedfour-year-old as anything in the paddock 10lb shy of top class means pointer in Ireland, whatever beforehand, so there should be bring theirs to peak fitness Ashutor Black Corton from the word go nowadays, he’s not that easy to place, as that amounts to. Has taken a loads of improvement to come 5g Redoute’s Choice - Ashalanda 8g Laverock - Pour Le Meilleur his number of seconds while to get fit and is sure to and he ought to go close next whereas I prefer to play the Stewart family The Brooks family & Jeremy Kyle longer game. We have to suggests; I imagine we’ll have improve for his debut, but time provided I find the right 22F3- 2221-23 to go back into Graded races everyone in the yard likes him, race. I love him. remember, it’s a long season RPR 125h OR 119h RPR 168c OR 163c now and the Peterborough so do I. We took him to and I’m in less of a hurry than We realised last season his He keeps on amazing us and Capeland I used to be at this time of Chase might suit. Whatever Wincanton for a racecourse breathing was troubling him, his last three runs suggest he’s 7g Poliglote - Neiland year.” happens in the winter his Gold gallop the other day and he’s so that was sorted in the still improving. I thought he Kathy Stuart Ten winners in the last Cup could well turn out to be aboutaweek off a run. summer and he could improve hadareally stiff task in the the Oaksey Chase again at 12284-D fortnight, including two at RPR 154c OR 143c significantly for it. If he does Galway Plate but he put up Sandown in April. He’s an Brelan D’As Wincanton’s popular Badger then he’d look fairly treated off another career-best and would absolute pleasure to train. 8g Crillon - Las De La Croix Poor old Capeland, that was Beers meeting on Saturday extraordinary what happened 119. Since he came back in have finished closer still but JP McManus where he always excels, have the other day at Ascot. I feel a mid-July his target has been for running into trouble off the Blackjack Kentucky 15135-U signalled a marked change of the 0-125 novice handicap 6g Oscar - My Name’s Not Bin RPR 142c OR 138c bit guilty because I told Kathy tempo and the likes of hurdle at Cheltenham on Owners Group 026 Ran third in last season’s [Stuart, owner] I thought he’d , Getaway Trump Friday. I just hope he doesn’t STAR QUALITY 6/1(ptp)/833- Grand Annual and those big go well and that our other and exciting French import turn out to be a morning glory, RPR 125h OR 128h handicaps at Cheltenham over runner, Diego Du Charmil, Mick Pastor will spearheada as last season he never Clan Des Obeaux Showed promise in a couple of 2m to 2m4f suit him. Ideally he who ended up taking him out, strong team at Cheltenham produced on the track what he 7g Kapgarde - Nausicaa Des staying novice hurdles in the wants a bit of cut and we’ll was likely to need the run. this weekend. was showing us at home. Obeaux spring. He’ll be ready in a take a look at Saturday’s She’s such a sporting lady and Nicholls looked out on his Mr and Mrs Paul Barber, Ged fortnight and is capable of took the whole thing so well. Mason and Sir Alex Ferguson BetVictor Gold Cup. He’s been second yard at Highbridge Ask For Glory winning a 3m novice hurdle on a bit unlucky one way or Bearing in mind they Stables the other evening, 5g Fame And Glory - Ask Helen 41152-2 RPR 176c OR 169c soft ground before switching to another but should popupina disqualified CapelandIwas complete with 11 new boxes Mr and Mrs Paul Barber & Colm Donlon fences, which is where his I was thrilled with his good handicap chase hoping the handicapper would put up in September, and said: 1(ptp)19- future lies. comeback at Down Royal somewhere. play fair and leave him on the “This is some ammo we’ve got RPR 125b behind Road To Respect, same mark, so I was bitterly here. I can’t wait for the future!” Gorgeous type of horse, very Bob And Co Brewers Project disappointed when they rang much a chaser of the future when he jumped superbly. 8g Dom Alco - Outre Mer 5g Aizavoski - Shaylee Wilde INTERVIEW BY BEN NEWTON He’s made enormous me to say he had been raised but well up to winning over David Maxwell Racing The Hon Mrs Charlotte Townshend 3lb. If they saw fit to disqualify hurdles first. He bolted up on improvement in the last 12 5345P3- 1(ptp)/ months and, being only RPR 135c OR 150c him from any prize-money Adrien Du Pont soft ground in his bumper, and RPR 92p then the run shouldn’t count seven, is entitled to He’s among our team of nine Pedigree: seven-year-old gelding then he was never going to win The horse he beat in his Irish for handicapping purposes. Califet (sire) - Santariyka (dam) progress further. I hunter chasers and one of the a race like the Champion point-to-point in March last But I’m pleased to say Owner: Mrs Johnny de la Hey certainly feel that’s the more interesting ones. A three- Bumper but nothing was lost year is now a 142-rated following a few more phone Form: 47130-P case after Down Royal time winner over fences in by giving him further hurdler. He sustained a calls they’ve hadare-think Racing Post Rating: 153 chase because I know how much France, he’s contested many of experience. He’ll want some hairline fracture of the pelvis and dropped him back down Official Rating: 147 chase improvement he showed the country’s top races, over cut and we’ll take him to while schooling last autumn, 3lb, which is the right thing to I fancied him to be in the first from his first run to his hurdles and fences. The others Chepstow or Newbury in so we had to leave off him. The do. Looking on the bright side, four when he was pulled up at second last season. I came in the squad are Art about a fortnight for a maiden time off won’t be lost on him we have a horse who has Ascot nine days ago. It’s hurdle. back from Ireland and Mauresque, Alcala, Lough and he’s about a fortnight off a backed him at 7-1 for the clearly improved again despite looking more like he wants an Derg Spirit (whom Andy run. Nice horse. easy 3m nowadays, so we may Bathsheba Bay King George: to my mind Stewart has brought as a even consider dropping him in 4g Footstepsinthesand - Valamareha last year’s winner is the replacement for Pacha Du Calva D’Auge RACE IN trip next time. Has plenty of Michael Geoghegan one they’ve all got to beat Polder), Bagad Bihoue, 4g Air Chief Marshal - Hill Ou Elle FOCUS ability but is still inclined to be 32 on Boxing Day. Later in Braqueur D’Or, Wonderful Owners Group a bit keen. He needs to be RPR 104h OR 114h the season he’ll be entered Charm, Copain De Classe 26P22-1 “To win the Welsh dropped right out and come Decent Flat horse for Richard for the Gold Cup again (who’ll run in the Grand RPR 122h OR 127h National you want a horse late – tactics that don’t always Hannon and didn’t run for us and we’ll take a view on Military Gold Cup), and Came here with some decent who jumps, stays all day work out. When he gets a bit of last winter. He’s had the full that later on. He was bang Southfield Vic. I still get some placed form in the French and acts in the mud. luck in running there’sa works done: he couldn’t there at the last in the flak over the horses we run in provinces. He didn’t jump well Truckers Lodge only got decent handicap chase to be breathe properly so we got that spring but didn’t get home hunter chases but I don’t to start with and we’ve worked off the mark over fences a won with him. sorted, and then he was gelded – as soon as the rain came worry about it any more; as I hard on that, even so last fortnight ago butIhave and took some time to get over on the morning of the race see it we’re giving horses a week’s Plumpton win wasa long held the view he has As De Mee it. Has run a couple of tidy I suspected we might be in second career who have marks welcome surprise and he had all the attributes needed 9g Kapgarde - Koeur De Mee races over hurdles and was trouble. But with another that don’t allow them to win a bit in hand too. Should make for the Stewart family & Judi Dench probably beaten by a smart year on his back and handicaps and, more up into a useful fun horse. ChepstowChepstow 4/214U0/ horse [Scardura] at Taunton possibly on different race.” RPR 153c OR 148c important, we’re giving last time. ground, who knows? valuable opportunities for a Cap Du Mathan He pickedupatendon injury whole host of very promisingpromising 4g Kapgarde - Nounjya Du Mathan in February last year and Birds Of Prey young ririders.ders. Stewart family ended up missing the whole 5g Sir Prancealot - Cute 42-6 season. Andy [Stewart, owner] Kathy Stuart Bravemansgame RPR 113h OR 127h is sponsoring a 3m handicap 22116-7 4g Brave Mansonnien - Genifique Andy Stewart has reinvested hurdle at Cheltenham this RPR 130h OR 127h John Dance & Bryan Drew heavily for this season, buying week, so he’ll have a run there, Decent fun horse. We gave him 1 (ptp)- eight new ones, and this is a which he’s bound to need, a good break as he’d been on RPR 95p decent prospect. He showed before going to Aintree next the go on the Flat and over Big, scopey baby,abeautiful promise on both his hurdling month for either the Becher or jumps, and it was a bit individual who cost plenty at starts at Auteuil last year, and the Sefton. He loves it round embarrassing as he was as fat the sales but was never going ran okay on his first run for us, there, having won the Grand as anything when reappearing to come cheap having won his although I should probably Racing Post Monday, November 11, 2019 3

Stable Profile STAR QUALITY Cyrname Ya rd 7g Nickname - Narquille Head lad Assistant trainer Mrs Johnny de la Hey Manor Farm Stables, Clifford Baker Harry Derham 14/3711- Ditcheat, Somerset Assistant head lad RPR 181c OR 176c Second yard David Rochester He’s in great shape and Highbridge Farm, Alhampton, everything’s going Somerset Pupil assistant trainers smoothly in the run-up to paulnichollsracing.com Natalie Parker, Charlie Davies Ascot next weekend. We’ll take him for a racecourse @PFNicholls Assistant head lass gallop somewhere Kate McCormack, Rose Loxton between now and then Travelling head girl and he’ll be ready. It’s in 140 Number 50 Number the back of my mind that of horses of staff Kate Nutt he ran those two Assistant travelling head girl Bryony Frost underwhelming races at Trudie Smith on Frodon the start of last season, but Started October 19, 1991 we’re training him training Jockeys differently now, so it’s up Harry Cobden, Sam Twiston-Davies, to him to come out and Bryony Frost, Sean Bowen, Brendan Powell, reproduce the level of Total prize-money Harry Skelton, Katie O’Farrell form he showed with £ 2018-19 £3,307,172 those two impressive Conditionals victories at Ascot at the Lorcan Williams, Bryan Carver turn of the year. He stayed Winners in Profit/Loss to Amateurs 2m5f so well when he won the I can’t Will Biddick, Natalie Parker, Matt Hampton, Britain £1 stake believe he won’t get 3m, Harriet Tucker, Angus Cheleda so it will hopefully be next 2018-19 135 2018-19 -£52.21 Personal assistants stop the King George and 2017-18 127 2017-18 -£132.84 Hannah Roche, Sarah West then we’ll make a plan for 2016-17 171 2016-17 -£78.39 Christmas onwards. It’s no Finance Stable sponsor secret his best form is 2015-16 122 2015-16 -£73.23 Lina Chadburn Morson Group going right-handed, so I’m happy to keep him that way round in the first half a busy old campaign last Captain Cattistock not far off the bestfour-year-old the summer and should Cliffs Of Dover of the season. season. He’s suited by a fast- 6g Black Sam Bellamy - Pearl Buttons chasers over there last year, progress in his second season. 6g Canford Cliffs - Basanti run race so these big handicap Mrs Angela Hart despite not being a typical Considering he’d been a bit Mr and Mrs John Cotton chases suit him and there’s F3131-7 chaser on looks. David Maxwell behind the others he ran okay 11/P/831- another very valuable one RPR 147c OR 139c bought him at the Arqana Sale at Wincanton on Saturday and RPR 141h OR 141h back at Ascot on the 23rd of Improved in his first season last November to ride over here we’ll look now at the Gerry Has been off the track since won nicely despite being the month. Let’s hope he can over fences and should develop and wona£100,000 chase at Feilden at Newbury, where the the turn of the year; there’s green; Harry [Cobden] had gain some consolation there. into a decentstaying handicap Auteuil on him a few days later. flat track will be ideal. been nothing seriously wrong, a job pulling him up chaser. Loves cut in the ground He wasamaiden over hurdles he just kept getting little afterwards. Capitaine and probably found it a bit too so that’s the route we’ve taken Cill Anna niggles, which was annoying. 7g Montmartre - Patte De Velour quick when running too fresh and he benefited from a step up 4f Imperial Monarch - Technohead Should be back to run in Coup De Pinceau Martin Broughton & Friends 2 and with the choke out at in trip when making all at Exeter Stewart family handicap hurdles from 7g Buck’s Boum - Castagnette 4102-32 Wincanton last month. last week. He’s up to defyinga 1(ptp)-5 Christmas onwards and I’m Colm Donlon RPR 142h OR 135h RPR 102b 11342-3 Reappears at Fontwell on penalty and he’s got a future. sure he’ll have benefited from RPR 142c OR 137c Still useful on his day, as he Sunday in the Sussex National Big strong filly whom we a nice long break. showed when winning at and that should suit him. He’ll Christopher Wood bought after she made most of Sound, reliable jumper with a Taunton last season, butIwas get an entry for the Welsh 4g Fast Company - Surf The Web the running to win her only Confirmation Bias laid-back attitude; he struggled convinced his breathing was National and those other good Sharon Kinsella point-to-point. Needed the run 4g Presenting - Bonnie Parker a bit in Graded company last stopping him late on in his long-distance handicaps. 113-04 on her debut in a fillies’ Colm Donlon season and is never going to races, so we had his palate re- RPR 140h OR 140h bumper at Aintree at the end 1 be a star but is a decent cauterised in the summer. Cat Tiger Took to hurdling really well; of October; Bryony got off and RPR 108b enough performer at modest Showed a similar level form in 5g Diamond Boy - Miss Canon his third to Pentland Hills in said we should make more use One of the more forward handicap level. Ran well both runs this season, the David Maxwell Racing the Aintree Grade 1 was good of her on a stiffer track, so youngsters, and he’s a enough on his return and latest over a longer trip for the 1341-21 form and you can put a line she’ll go to Cheltenham this half-brother to our Persian should soon be winning round first time. Is better going right- RPR 123h, OR - through his run in the Swinton weekend for the Listed mares’ War winner Ed Bandit. Made the Ludlows, Tauntons and handed on a Flat track so he Really promising addition to Hurdle as he was over the top. bumper. She’s very much in his bumper debut at Wincantons. runs at Kempton (today). the team from France. He was Had a breathing operation in the mould of Posh Trish. Wincanton on Saturday and Continues page 4 Monday, November 18, STABLE 2019 TOURS

Willie Mullins Your essential guide to the 2019-20 jumps season continues with a visit to the all-conquering Closutton yard 2 Monday, November 18, 2019 racingpost.com STABLE TOUR

RELAND’S most powerful jumps yard is up and running as the I season clicks into gear and, with strength in depth across all divisions, Champion trainer Willie Mullins, the most successful trainer in the history of the Cheltenham Festival and 13-time champion trainer in his home country, is understandably happy with his lot. eyeing another huge Last season proved a memorable one for the Mullins yard with Al Boum Photo providing the trainer with a first Magners win and a first BoyleSports Irish Grand National courtesy of Burrows season with mighty Saint. Other highlights included a hat-trick of Grade 1 chase wins for Kemboy, who rounded off his season by defeating Al Boum Photo in the Coral . The Cheltenham showpiece powerhouse of talent is again the target for Al Boum Photo and Kemboy, although plans for the latter are uncertain because of the rumpus over the Supreme Acapella Bourgeois Allaho Bacardys him a year ago and he’ll be in September. She was Club, whose Pedigree: nine-year-old gelding 5g No Risk At All - Idaho Falls 8g Coastal Path - Oasice running in novice hurdles. disappointing at Cork last time colours he has raced in, which Network (sire) - Jasmine (dam) Cheveley Park Stud Shanakiel Racing Syndicate He’s a bit behind in his work and Paul [Townend] said she 2/413-2 0/7F6-21 has had its ownership Owner: Slaneyville Syndicate but should be appearing felt lifeless. Mares’ races over Form figures: 2P/013-0 RPR 148 hurdles OR 147 hurdles RPR 162h OR 157h around Christmas. cancelled by Horse Racing plenty of distance will be her Racing Post Rating: 157 chase He’s one we’ve been looking We were delighted with his Ireland. job. Official Rating: 152 chase forward to going chasing with. performance at Navan this Blackbow At the start of last season the He did quite well last season He did quite well as a staying month when he won the 6g Stowaway - Rinnce Moll Blue Sari name of Chacun Pour Soi after returning from a long novice hurdler last season, Lismullen Hurdle in good Roaringwater Syndicate 4g Saddex - Blue Aster meant nothing to anyone 1152/2 absence, winning over 2m4f at winning a Grade 3 and being style. He’s in the Hatton’s JP McManus outside the Mullins yard. But RPR 142h OR - Clonmel before running a fine placed in Grade 1s at the Grace at Fairyhouse 12-1 by the end of the campaign it A good bumper horse two race to finish third in the Irish Cheltenham and Punchestown [December 1], but that might RPR 122h wasavery different story.A seasons back, he had to miss Grand National. Soft ground is festivals. He’s had a little come a bit soon and we may His bumper form was good 31-length win at Naas in last season and made a belated probably the key to him and I hold-up – he tore off a shoe wait for the 3m Grade 1 at last season when he ran Envoi March was followed by victory start over hurdles when a close think he might still have the and jabbed a foot – but he Leopardstown over Christmas. Allen to three-quarters of a in the Grade 1 Ryanair Novice second over 2m at Naas this spark to win a decent prize this should be running at some length in the Cheltenham Chase at the Punchestown month. He was quite keen and season. stage next month and we’re Bapaume Festival bumper after winning festival when he mastered Defi made a few mistakes, but with hopeful of a good campaign 6g Turtle Bowl - Brouhaha by 11 lengths on his debut at Du Seuil and Duc Des that experience behind him he in the top staying novice Mrs S Ricci Gowran Park. We’re looking Genievres, both of whom had 24-3427 should go on and do well. STAR QUALITY chases. forward to a novice hurdle won at the Cheltenham RPR 160h 124c OR 158h Going up in trip shouldn’t be a campaign with him and he Festival. Chacun Pour Soi’s Al Boum Photo Annamix He started over fences at problem. made a good start winning a season is likely to be geared 7g Buck’s Boum - Al Gane Fairyhouse last Tuesday and, 6g Martaline - Tashtiyana Blazing Emily maiden over 2m4f at towards the Betway Queen Mrs J Donnelly Mrs S Ricci while he jumped very well, he 5m Presenting - Blazing Tempo Punchestown on Saturday. He Mother Champion Chase F1RO/11-2 2/21- weakened quickly when Kenneth Alexander was quite keen in the early at Cheltenham in March. RPR 178c OR 175c RPR 122h OR - headed. Maybe the 2m5f trip -12133 stages and I think a strongly ’s successful return He wasn’t the best fancied He’s eligible for novice hurdles was a bit far for him – he RPR 122h OR - run two mile race will suit him in the Clonmel Oil Chase on of our runners in the wouldn’t be the first good for another few weeks, but I’m She’s been placed in a couple well. I’d imagine he’ll go to Cheltenham Gold Cup, staying hurdler to need shorter Thursday was the highlight of keen to send him over fences. of Listed hurdles since winning Leopardstown at Christmas. but he gave us a day to trips over fences – and we’re a Mullins four-timer at He’s been very lightly raced a maiden over 2m4f at Listowel Clonmel, while another old remember with our first and we think he’s better than thinking of dropping him in Brahma Bull favourite, , made a win in the race. Because of his hurdle form would suggest. trip. He’s not big and hopefully 8g Presenting - Oligarch Society successful start as a chaser at the dry ground for much his sound jumping can be STAR QUALITY Mrs S Ricci the age of 11 when scoring of last winter he ran only Antey used to good effect. 6/12161 on another big day for the once before the festival 6g Lord Of England - Achinora Benie Des Dieux RPR 148c OR - Bellshill yard at Punchestown on when winning at Tramore Mrs S Ricci 8m Great Pretender - Cana A staying chaser who is Saturday. on New Year’s Day. He’ll 36211/9 9g King’s Theatre - Fairy Native Mrs S Ricci improving all the time. His RPR 115c RPR 132h OR 134h Andrea & Graham Wylie Another veteran chaser on have plenty of entries and 111/F-11 jumping technique was very the ground situation is A fine big chasing type, he 51/41P-4 RPR 156h 147c OR 157h 147c good when Brian Hayes rode the team is ten-time Grade 1 RPR 172c OR 167c winner , who has thankfully different this started off over fences at But for falling at the last in him to win at Cork this month. He had his big day last season the at year, so there should be Punchestown on Saturday and the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle He’s in the Drinmore at in the at Sandown next month as his plenty of races to choose made a few mistakes. He at Cheltenham she would Fairyhouse on December1 from. However, it’s quite should improve for the run Leopardstown and we fancied have had a Grade 1 hat- and might go there. first target. him for the Cheltenham Gold Benie Des Dieux, who won possible we’ll take the which was his firfirstst sisincence he trick last season after Benie Des Dieux, who won Cup but he proved very Buildmeupbuttercup the Grande CoCourseurse de Haies same route gave KaKattieie Walsh her final win subsequently winning at back to thethe at thethe 2018 Punchestown disappointing. He didn’t jump Punchestown and then 5m Sixties Icon - Eastern Paramour d’Auteuil inin May, is one of the well and was pulled up. Ruby J Turner big-name hurdlers on the Gold Cup festival. He hahadda a setback beating star French mare by rurunningnning which kept him off the track [Walsh] felt he was a bit jarred De Bon Coeur in the 5/1500-P Mullins teteamam and is due to after racing on much quicker RPR 129h OR 128h start her campaign in the him at last season. French Champion Hurdle. Tramore ground at Leopardstown. He’ll She’s top class and will She’s been performing well on Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Aramon again. have plenty of entries and I’m probably reappear in the the Flat since she last ran over Fairyhouseiryhouse on December 1. 6g Monsun - Aramina not sure where he’ll start off. It Hatton’s Grace at hurdles in April. She is one The trainer will have Supreme Horse RaRacingcing Club & Michael could be in the at from five over hurdles and 128 multiple runners in many bigbig Songer Fairyhouse on December Leopardstown next month if 1. The Mares’ Hurdle at looks a lovely handicap mark races and that wawass the case onon 31262-6 the ground is suitable. for her. I’m not sure about Saturday when Saldier RPR 148h OR 148h Cheltenham will again be a target and maybe the long-term plans, but she’ll be upstaged Klassical Dream, He wowonn a Grade 1 novice by Berkshire Royal running in mares’ races. a three-time Grade 1-winning ten lelengthsngths at Leopardstown’s 4g Sir Percy - Forest Express French Champion Hurdle novice last season, to give ChChristmasristmas festival and will Mrs JM Mullins again. She’s unbeaten over Burrows Saint Mullins a ninth straight vvictoryictory probably stay huhurdlingrdling rather 412239- (Flat) fences but, while you 6g Saint Des Saints - La Bombanera in the Grade 1 Unibet than go ovoveerr fences. He’ll be He won three races for Andrew should never say never, Mrs S Ricci Morgiana Hurdle. running in Graded hurdles and Balding, a handicap at Chester chasing isn’t part of the 3/4111-5 plan this season. INTERVIEW BY I’d imagine he’ll be inin action at and two on the all-weather, RPR 155c OR 156c TONY O’HEHIR Leopardstown nextnext month. and was rated 86. We bought The Randox Health Grand Racing Post Monday, November 18, 2019 3

Stable profile STAR QUALITY Chacun Pour Soi 7g Policy Maker - Kruscyna Assistant trainers Mrs S Ricci Ya rd 1253/1-1 Closutton Patrick Mullins, David Casey, RPR 165c OR 167c Bagenalstown, (when media duties allow) A really exciting horse who showed a lot last season County Carlow, when trouncing his rivals Ireland Yard managers by 31 lengths on his debut wpmullins.com Dick Dowling, Rachael Robins, John Codd at Naas in March before putting up an exceptional performance when Travelling head lad beating two Grade 1 Number Number Ben Delmer Cheltenham Festival 180 of horses 65 of staff winners in Defi Du Seuil Secretaries and Duc Des Genievres in a 2m Grade 1 at the Started Caitriona Murphy, Jo Sharp Punchestown festival. He training 1987 came right too late to be a Jockeys Cheltenham horse last Paul ToTownend,wnend, , season, but fingers crossed Total all will go well with him prize-money Danny Mullins, Brian Hayes, this season and if it does € €6,266,423 Faugheen and 2018-19 Rachael Blackmore Paul ToTownendwnend then he would look a worthy Champion Chase Conditionals contender. I would have Winners in Profit/Loss to no problem stepping him Ireland €1 stake Liam Gilligan, Conor McNamara up in trip and he is in the John Durkan over 2m4f at 2018-19 207 2018-19 -€169.99 Amateurs Punchestown and the 2017-18 212 2017-18 -€80.97 Patrick Mullins, Jody ToTownend,wnend, King George at Kempton, but we’ll probably keep 2016-17 180 2016-17 -€27.58 Richie Deegan, Ruth Dudfield, him to 2m in the 2015-16 185 2015-16 +€14.33 Aubrey McMahon immediate future and consider the Hilly Way at Cork next month or the National would look an handled the testing ground twice, winning a 2m6f maiden he was fifth on his chasing hurdler, he pulled a muscle Grade 1 at Leopardstown’s obvious target for the horse well, winning by 13 lengths. hurdle at Limerick before debut at Fairyhouse last when winning on his chasing Christistmmaass meeting. who gave us our first Irish She came out of the race well running third in a Grade 1 over Tuesday. He came back and debut at Gowran Park in Grand National win, but I’m and we’re very happy with her. 3m at the Punchestown said he would be very January and missed the rest of not sure we’ll go that route. festival. Chasing was always competitive next time. He won the season. He came back with We’ll see how much he can Cadmium going to be his game. He might a bumper and a 2m4f maiden a good win in a Grade 3 at improve and whether he might 7g Early March - Mirquille start off in a 2m5f beginners’ hurdle and will be one for Naas this month on only his get high enough up the ladder Supreme Horse Racing Club chase at Fairyhouse on novice chases over 2m4f-plus. second start over fences. We’ll & Kenneth Sharp for some of the Grade 1 chases. November 30. consider sending him to Cork 344121- Ciel De Neige for the Hilly Way Chase or Cabaret Queen RPR 165c OR 162c Cash Back 4g Authorized - In Caso Di Neve maybe wait until 7m King’s Theatre - La Dame Brune He was kept busy in 2018 and 7g Linda’s Lad - Holding M L Bloodstock Ltd Leopardstown at Christmas. Syndicates Racing again in the first few months of Watch This Space Syndicate 44/53- We’ll probably stick to 2m with P74/F21 this year. He produced an 7/22/12-5 RPR 135h OR 134h him. RPR 146c OR 142c excellent performance to win RPR 140h OR 141h A maiden over hurdles, he ran We’re aiming her at the the Topham Chase at Aintree He wonamaiden hurdle and a cracking race on his first start Class Conti Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury where he jumped super and ran second in a Grade 2 for us when third in the Fred 7g Poliglote - Gazelle Lulu and hoping she might emulate made all. He’ll be running in novice. He’s fit and ready to Winter at Cheltenham in Patrick Joubert Total Recall, who won that race races from 2m to around 2m6f. start off over fences soon. March. He looks a good 62UP/1-P for us two years ago after prospect for novice hurdles. RPR 152c OR 147c landing the Munster National Carefully Selected Castlebawn West We might go the handicap on his previous start. Like Total 7g Well Chosen - Knockamullen Girl 6g Westerner - Cooksgrove Lady Cilaos Emery chase route with him, although Recall, she will have a big hike Miss MA Masterson Mrs R Boyd, Mrs MJ Armstrong & JB 7g Califet - Queissa Patrick [Mullins] is keen that in the weights to overcome if /1123/1-3 Anderson Luke McMahon he goes for cross-country she is to achieve the double. RPR 147h OR 146h /21P4-65 51/42/1-1 races, so we’ll have to see who The Munster National win was Because of the unusually dry RPR 137c RPR 136h, OR 135h RPR 155c wins that argument. He won her first run for us and she spell last winter he ran only Danny Mullins rode him when A Grade 1 winner as a novice Continues page 4