Juvenile Hurdlers 2014/2015

Thank you.

Just watched the race replay and have to admit to being slightly shocked by the sheer 'physicality' of a performance like that from a 3 yo . Clear gears and a bit of technique over the obstacles.

Possible market over reaction and after committing a few bob early doors on Analifet last year and coming unstuck I'm going to have to keep my powder dry but a very credible contender. Won't be missing next outing.
 
In just under an hour, there is a listed fillies race at Aintree which for the first time this season, brings together UK, French and Irish form.

The key element of the UK form is the fillies' contest held at Leicester in the middle of last month where, like today's contest, it featured the leading UK filles with the exception of Full Day. Announcement was the winner that day and despite the pre race gamble, the result was still something of a turn up. Whilst she was fairly useful on the flat, on her first three forays on the jumps circuit, she pulled and mis-jumped her way out of any chance at Stratford, was withdrawn at the start at the same track before losing her jockey at the start at Sedgefield. There was a turnaround at Musselburgh where she jumped well for the most part when second to subsequent winner El Beau but even then, it appeared she had no intention of getting her head in front. As such, her performance at Leicester was a departure from her previous behaviour which was all the more bizarre considering her being headed was due to her high head carriage. Perhaps this was an anomaly or perhaps she has turned a page but whatever the case, she is a certain jumper and stayer and is now entitled to respect at this grade. Nyanza finished a length second that day giving away seven pounds but given the ease of her debut Huntingdon success, this result was still a disappointment. She did travel wider than the others which was probably ultimately unnecessary since the second and third hugged the rail throughout without detriment consequences. However, a more reasonable explanation would be that the ground at Leicester was by far and away the heaviest encountered by Nyanza and with quicker ground and a seven pound pull, a reversal of the form looks most probable. Hannah's Magic will be introducing Irish form to the UK form for the first time this season so comparing the form will not be easy. Her third at Ballinrobe was behind a very easy winner whose form has rather levelled off and the second was a disappointing favourite next time out. However, she ut up a career best on the flat next time in a Fillies Handicap at Navan when taking the fifteen runner contest by three lengths off 75. She can be forgiven her latest flat run as she effectively lost her chance at the start. Her flat form and the fact she's travelled over the Irish sea entitles her to respect but she's by no means a likely good thing on the basis of what we've seen so far. Brise Vendeenne will be the first UK juvenile of the season for Nick Williams this season although the trainer has already been represented in France this term including by Brise Vendeenne. Third on her debut in an AQPS bumper, she ended up down the field at Auteuil before finishing from the clouds to grab third last time at Fontainebleu (the grey at the back of the field running in today's colours). The form doesn't meaure up to a great deal though with the runner up pulling up next time over course and distance and the fourth being beaten further in a similar contest at the same track. Furthermore, given her running style and pedigree, she's liable to be suited by further in any case. Hatton Springs was no better than selling class on the flat but being by Jeremy and out of a High Chaparral mare, the improvement on her hurdles debut wasn't a gigantic shock. The improvement, however, was found in a truly attritional affair at Hexham which bears no semblance to today's race neither in terms of class nor conditions. Whilst she has a future in the sphere, it wouldn't be at this level. Honeychile Ryder was well beaten in a junior bumper and although her stablemate, Cooking Fat, took the same route before winning a hurdle at Catterick, his win came on the back of hurdles experience and it is unlikely that lightening will strike twice. Intense Tango's owners Mr and Mrs Gaffney had the second in this race in 2012 in the shape of the very useful John Quinn trained Cockney Sparrow. What's more, the profiles of both horses are similar although Intense Tango is coming off a disappointing effort at Doncaster last time and trainer Karl Burke has only had Fair Loch run over jumps this term. Ironically, Cockney Sparrow's half sister makes her jumps debut in this race for different connections. Dino Mite destroyed an all weather Southwell maiden in June which hasn't worked out too badly but she found the allocated perch of 80 way too tough in two subsequent handicap starts in August. She will be Jamie Snowden's third juvenile of the season after the placed maidens Zephyr and Ravenous. Tea In Transvaal had two fair starts as a two year old on both good to firm and heavy. Her eight starts as a three year old, all of which coming at distances under nine furlongs, hasn't seen any progression as she was unplaced on each occasion.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Nyanza
2. Hannah's Magic
3. Announcement

Honeychile Ryder 3/1 Deep Sensation 1st Champion Chase (G1), Cheltenham 1993
Dino Mite .5 Cockney Sparrow 1st Scottish Champion Hurdle (G2, 148), Ayr 2014
Nyanza 2/1 Nobilita 1st Prix de Besancon (listed), Enghien 2008
Brise Vendeenne 2/1 Saint Are 1st Sefton Novices’ Hurdle (G1), Aintree 2011 (.5 Vroum Vroum Mag)
Hatton Springs 3/1 Grecian Dart 2nd Top Novices’ Hurdle (G2), Aintree 1999
Announcement 3/2 Anusha 1st The Ladbroke (G1 Hcp, 10-2), Leopardstown 1995
Tea In Transvaal 2/2 European Dream 134 3rd Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle (Listed), Wetherby 2006 (2/3 Sinndar's Man)
Hannah's Magic .5 Cool Baranca 1st Handicap Hurdle (120), Perth 2012 (5/2 Jack O’Lantern )
Intense Tango .5 Shipmaster 3rd Novices’ Hurdle, Warwick 2008

Sires
Hatton Springs - Jeremy (8)
Tea In Transvaal - Teofilo (3)
Hannah's Magic - Lomitas (3)
Honeychile Ryder - Black Sam Bellamy (2)
Brise Vendeenne - Dom Alco (2)
Announcement - Proclamation (1)
Dino Mite - Doctor Dino
Nyanza - Dai Jin
Intense Tango - Mastercraftsman
 
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Souriyan 50,000€ T Malone
Alhaarth (6) 2/1 Serabad 2nd Finesse Juvenile Hurdle (G2), Cheltenham 2008
Rated 93+ and standing at 16.1¾ hands, Souriyan finished third on his debut in January before taking minor events at Lyon La Soie in February and Tabres in April. Since then, he's twice finished fourth at Bordeaux including in a listed contest last time out. The winner of both those Bordeaux contests, Machucambo, has since followed up in a similar listed contest at Toulouse.
(Souriyan ran in the Aga Khan colours)
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Tomorrow's opener at Fontwell is a belting little contest featuring a previous winner, a junior bumper winner, a Nicholls French import and four winning newcomers from the flat including the above mentioned who I've been looking forward to for a while.

Norse Legend is the only hurdles winner in this field of ten and that victory came at Plumpton. Selling class on the flat, he was an unexpected winner sent off at 25/1 that day, but his jumping improved through the race and he handled the conditions better than his opponents. He didn't look like a future winner though and this field is deep enough as it is although through a very straight line through Foot Soldier, he does have sixteen lengths on Full Blast. Full Blast finished third on his hurdles debut at Enghien where the winner has since failed to build (albeit without regressing) and the runner up has since joined Jonjo O'Neill for €320,000. He started as favourite for his UK debut in the Chepstow race in which Karezak and Golden Doyen filled the first two places. Full Blast finished thrity-two lengths behind the pair and he seemed short on excuses as apart from an early mistake, his jumping was fine and he was able to set his own tempo. Nevertheless, the Paul Nicholls yard wasn't firing at that stage, they didn't even have their first juvenile winner until the end of last month and the bloods weren't 100% after the Chepstow run in any case. Whilst he's considered to be more of a longer term prospect, a better run here is highly probable. Little Flo was fair at best on the flat but her pedigree and stamina gave her hurdling credentials and it was these that got her into second place on her hurdling debut in a poor Fillies' Juvenile at Fakenham. Her limitations were thoroughly exposed next time in a much stronger contest at Sandown where she finished tailed off. Liberty Red brought good form from the flat for his debut in the aforementioned Sandown contest and opened as joint favourite. However, he seemed absolutely ill at ease over hurdles and only vast improvement in that sphere will do if he's to have a chance here.

Bidourey made his racecourse debut in an AQPS bumper at Le Lion d'Angers (blue colours racing wide) where he won by a narrow margin. The runner up filled the same position next time in a similar contest whilst the third, Brise Vendeenne, will be more familar to UK fans as she ran a respectable race at Aintree over the weekend finishing third in the Listed Fillies' race. A month ago, he made his UK debut in another bumper where he carried a penalty to a workmanlike success. There's not much that can be said about the horses he beat as the second, third and fourth were unraced beforehand and no horse in that race has run since. Described as "raw" and "not the quickest", which is quite evident, he's clearly one who will improve with time. But he's undefeated from two starts and the extended Fontwell trip won't do his chances any harm. Souriyan can cound decent hurdlers Serabad, Senanjar and The Kop End amongst his relatives and his sire, Alhaarth, is more than capable of siring juveniles (Iktitaf, Torphichen, Admiral, Tharawaat). His flat form (noted above) is very respectable for this game and has been solidified by Machucambo and Galingari maintaining ratings of 110 and 108 since that post. Furthermore, Jamie Snowden can get his youngsters to jump and the ground and trip shouldn't be a problem. Although there may be a fitness doubt given his absence since May, he ran well fresh on his debut in January. Pack Leader is an admirable sort on the flat winning a maiden at Goodwood and either placing or finishing within a couple of lengths of the winner on six other starts. He should stay, he handles soft ground and his official rating of 88 is fully warranted. He's not entirely straightforward though as he tends to hang and wander under pressure and has acted up in the stalls. He will be the first jumps runner of the season for Amanda Perrett although she was more prolific in this sphere earlier in her career and after Storm Force Ten's good run for Andrew Balding last week demonstrated that flat trainers can still be effective in juvenile hurdles. Nevertheless, his temperament issues and the fact he was found out when stepping up from class 3 to class 2 handicaps would be a larger concern. Ryeolliean won two from seven starts on the flat for David O'Meara before fetching 78,000 guineas at the Tattersalls Horses In Training sale. After winning his maiden at Newcastle over a mile in soft ground, he wasn't disgraced in his next four starts but a rating in the mid-high seventies did seem to stretch him. Dropped to 72, he was given a smart ride back at Newcastle to win a good ground handicap over an extended mile and a half. Although the standard of his form is someway behind a couple of these, he did have Chivers and Intense Tango behind him on his latest start, both of whom have since ran respectably over hurdles. What's more, trainer Gary Moore took this race in 2004 and had a juvenile placed at Fontwell this season. Last Echo took a while to find her stride on the flat for Ralph Beckett but with a low handicap mark and the services of Silvestre De Sousa, she landed consecutive soft ground handicaps over a mile and a half at Chepstow and Epsom in August. A revised mark in the seventies found her out in two October starts and she passed through the Tattersalls ring for 30,000 guineas shortly afterwards. She will be Tom Symonds' first juvenile of in a season where so far, he's only been able to boast a 6% strike rate. On paper, Mighty Missile, being by Majestic Missile and out of a College Chapel mare, ought to be blazing his way though sprints rather than running over hurdles. However, his best form on the flat for Tom Tate (who knows a thing or two about juvenile hurdlers) came over two miles on ground ranging from good to firm to soft. Furthermore, Majestic Missile has already sired a juvenile winner with a sprinter cross in the shape of Red Mercury who beat subsequent Grade 2 winner Royal Bonsai in 2011. Trainer Warren Greatrex has saddled two juvenile winners this season in Blue Atlantic and Relentless Pursuit which further bolsters the claims. Nevertheless, the standard of his flat form is only better than that of Little Flo and Norse Legend and is at least half a stone worse than anything else here.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Souriyan
2. Full Blast
3. Bidourey

Full Blast 4/5 The New One 3rd Champion Hurdle (G1), Cheltenham 2014 (2/1 Easter Day)
Little Flo 5/4 Texas Jack 1st Kinloch Brae Chase (G2), Thurles 2014 (2/1 Big Rob 136)
Liberty Red 4/2 Zamdy Man 1st Rossington Main Novices’ Hurdle (G2), Haydock 2014
Souriyan 2/1 Serabad 2nd Finesse Juvenile Hurdle (G2), Cheltenham 2008 (3/1 Senanjar 4/2 The Kop End)
Norse Legend 5/2 Edberg 2nd Melling Chase (G1), Aintree 1992 (1/0 Methodical 5/4 Comanche War Paint)
Pack Leader 4/1 Dark Raven 1st Glenlivet 4YO Hurdle (Listed), Aintree 1986 (4/4 Maoi Chinn Tire)
Bidourey 5/1 Tialman 1st Prix Wild Monarch, Auteuil 1988 (2/1 Unzo du Bara)
Ryeolliean 3/1 Covent Garden Premier Kelso Hurdle (G2), Kelso 2003 (4/3 Gold Gun)
Last Echo 5/4 Spirit Dancer 2nd Future Champion Novices’ Chase (G2), Ayr 2000 (4/0 Bodelle, 5/3 Teletrader)
Mighty Missile 2/2 Tin Soldier 3rd Prix Aguado (Listed), Auteuil 2014 (4/4 Personal Column)

Sires
Souriyan - Alhaarth (6)
Liberty Red - Dubawi (6)
Ryeolliean - Haafhd (5)
Pack Leader - Hurricane Run (3)
Bidourey - Voix du Nord (2)
Last Echo - Whipper (1)
Full Blast - Khalkevi
Little Flo - Midnight Legend
Norse Legend - Norse Dancer
Mighty Missile - Majestic Missile
 
Looks like the selection might be a decent price too, though no books up yet. I can feel a wager coming on!


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Full disclosure, I have to confess that I won't be having a penny on him. This is because I don't bet on anything these days due to certain issues surrounding my compulsive nature and my girlfriend's phenomenal ability to nag me into a chasm of unparalleled despair.

All the same, I am surprised to see him at such a price since the implication is that he has only an 8.333...% chance and that looks way off to me. Plus the ten runner field offers viable place options.

I can't play because I'm not allowed to but if you decide to get involved then best of luck. You probably won't even need it :D
 
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Your post reminds me of the 'Dragonfly' episode of Fawlty Towers.

"No dear, that particular avenue of pleasure has been closed off."


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Let it not go unsaid that my girlfriend is a very smart lady...

Today's juvenile hurdle takes place at Warwick features the return of Triumph hurdle contender Chatez and three newcomers from strong juvenile yards.

With an official rating of 96, Chatez is one of the classiest transfers from the flat this season and also brought with him a sizeable reputation to his debut at Bangor. Travelling like a dream, he put that race to bed in a matter of strides with a telling turn of foot one would expect from a son of Dandy Man. The form, whilst not necessarily boosted, has been substantiated by the runner up who has subsequently finished placed twice - albeit to horses not in Chatez's class. Soft ground is essential for this horse but there were apprehensions regarding stamina before the Bangor run and they weren't comprehensively quelled given that they went an absolute dawdle. Moreover, the fact that the Adonis hurdle has been touted as a target suggests that he may be vulnerable in a truly run race and a field of thirteen runners promises same. Celestino brought a very exciting strand of form to Market Rasen on his debut as it featured a couple of lines through Nicky Henderson's import Top Notch. In the race, he travelled like a superstar as he had his opponents struggling whilst he was swinging on the bridle turning out of the back straight. However, a distinct lack of fitness told and he faded into third fairly tamely. As with the majority of Paul Nicholls' juveniles this term, he was disappointing with a promise of improvement. Full Blast, another French import, has been the only Ditcheat juvenile to have two runs this season and his second run was worse than his first. Nevertheless, the yard have at least had a juvenile winner now, the yard is otherwise in outstanding form and Celestino was much more competent on his UK debut than Full Blast. The form of the Market Rasen race has a solid look to it as winner, Blue Atlantic, put in a game effort giving weight to Seamour at Market Rasen and Celestino was nothing if not impressive with his jumping last time out. Alzammaar was a five race maiden who handles soft ground on the flat before joining the in form Warren Greatrex and he made his debut over today's course and distance. He was twenty-two lengths back in third that day but the winner was top-of-the-tree Golden Doyen and the runner up, Aristocracy won an all age handicap next time and Alzammar shaped like there was scope for improvement learning much about jumping in the process. It is a reasonable piece of form which would look good in a lesser contest but he doesn't have quite the potential as a few of these. The Cat also made her jumps debut in the same race but she never travelled, her jumping was attrocious and there was little from the flat giving her much of a chance in any case. Rathealy was a reasonable type on the flat in Ireland for Kevin Prendergast, albeit a rather exposed one after eleven starts. Nevertheless, the best of his flat form matches most of what's on offer here with the exception of Chatez. At the time of his debut run at Plumpton, his effort appeared to be somewhat disappointing as the race was an attritional affair in which the other fancied runners disappointed and Rathealy ultimately lost the battle for first with a 25/1 shot who was practically useless on the flat. However, his conqueror that day, Norse Legend, made great strides in proving that performance wasn't a fluke by finishing second in a much stronger contest at Fontwell yesterday. Adrakhan cost €53,000 at the Deauville Summer Mixed Sale despite never having seen a racetrack. Jumps bred, he made his debut in Chatez's race at Bangor and on that occasion, whilst not looking too ill at ease with the experience, didn't look like he'd be making any returns on that investment in the near future. Adrakhan's stablemate Sea The Springs also has just the one run under his belt after being purchased unraced at the sales. Costing €20,000 at Goffs, he's another jumps bred (half brother to Cristal Bonus) and his debut at Ludlow was even more disappointing finding things happening too quickly and jumping awkwardly at the best of times. Stream Of Light is another refugee from the Chatez race but despite being close up two up in the slowly race, in the end there were thirteen lengths between him and Adrakhan and fifty-one between him and the winner. He pulled up on his next start at Market Rasen. Zarawi is related to a horde of successful Aga Khan bred hurdlers and was well supported on his debut at Market Rasen. However, a bad blunder early on seemed to sap his enthusiasm and he ultimately finished in his own time a long way behind Celestino. His flat form is at a rough par with a lot of these and improvement is plausible but confidence would be higher in a lower contest. Haleo wasn't utterly devoid of promise on the flat but has found himself over-faced on his two starts at Cheltenham and Newbury being beaten two hundred and sixty-two lengths in total. This is an easier contest but not by much.

John Quinn has had a strong season with his juveniles so far with the likes of Mr Gallivanter, El Beau and L'Aigle Royal and Scoppio Del Carro attempts to add his name to those winners. He had ten runs on the flat before leaving Andrew Balding for 30,000 guineas and he developed into a consistent sort who deserved his official rating of 75. He handles soft and his being a Medicean half brother to Daneking bolsters his profile for this discipline. It's been said that sometimes he can race keenly and not travel brilliantly but he is game in a finish which will be useful in this sphere. Libeccio is another former Andrew Balding inmate and after changing hands for 36,000 guineas at Tattersalls, will be Charlie Mann's first juvenile of the season. Winless in his first seven starts, he finally got off the mark at Brighton when taking at five runner handicap on firm ground off a mark of 69. Prior to that though, he hadn't looked straightforward as in his prior races, he'd had to be rousted along early and didn't always seem to put in his all at the finish. Not without talent but with doubts on his ability to handle soft and enough quirks to dismiss him in this class. Saint Lucy will be Jonjo O'Neill's second juvenile of the season and his first since August. Twice raced on the flat for John Gosden, she finished third at Newbury by six and a half lengths before finishing a further length and place behind at Kempton. The form of the Newbury race was fair overall but the Kempton race looks stronger with the winner earning a rating of 86 plus four future winners surrounding the filly. Her sire, the late Selkirk, produced Champion Hurdler Sublimity and Saint Lucy's overall profile suggests there's a race in her but there would be a concern over her fitness in this contest.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Celestino
2. Chatez
3. Scoppio Del Carro

Zarawi 3/3 Zarkandar 1st Grand Prix d’Automne (G1), Auteuil 2014*
Chatez 2/1 Ghizao 2nd Maghull Novices' Chase G1, Aintree 2011
Sea The Springs .5 Cristal Bonus Graduation Chase (G2), Down Royal 2012
Saint Lucy 5/3 Sadlers Wings 4th Champion Hurdle (G1), Lepardstown 2006
Celestino 2/1 Chaninbar 2nd Celebration Chase (G2), Sandown 2011 (4/3 Double Car)
Haleo 2/1 High Plains 1st Champion Novice Hurdle, Punchestown 1987
Alzammaar 3/2 Coat Of Honour 1st Swinton Hurdle (G3.134), Haydock 2005
Scoppio Del Carro .5 Daneking 1st Handicap Hurdle (128), Fairyhouse 2014
Stream Of Light 4/2 Cheerful Aspect 2nd Handicap Hurdle (135), Chepstow 1998
Rathealy 6/5 Wotsitooya 2nd Galway Plate (115), Galway 2002
Adrakhan 1/2 Kayanoura 2nd Prix Camille Duboscq (Listed), Pau 2012
Libeccio 3/1 Poet 1st Maiden Hurdle, Newbury 2012
The Cat 2/0 Child Star 1st Maiden Hurdle, Stratford 1995

Sires
Adrakhan - Martaline (5)
Scoppio Del Carro - Medicean (3)
Libeccio - Shirocco (3)
Sea The Springs - Slickly (2)
Haleo - Halling (2)
Stream Of Light - Multiplex (1)
Zarawi - Marju
Chatez - Dandy Man
Saint Lucy - Selkirk
Celestino - Leeds
Alzammaar - Birdstone
Rathealy - Baltic King
The Cat - Josr Algarhoud
 
Hi tiggers

I was asked about Bivouac and his Triumph chances elsewhere on Sunday I think it was and here's what I wrote...

Me somewhere else said:
I think he's a beautiful horse and in terms of raw form, he should be shorter than 33/1 (for the Triumph) as although the weights put Baron Alco ahead, he won with a lot more authority than the margin portrays. I was taken by the manner in which, once asked, he dispatched of the runner up as he is still clearly unaccustomed to what racing actually entails. As a side, he was pulled up on his hurdles debut at Auteuil but it was a very generous and tame pulling up as the clip illustrates and it's possible the 'P' is off putting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK_V-_3DP4I

Although Henderson says he's going somewhere nice next time, it isn't set in stone that he'd miss the Triumph but it wouldn't be an obvious target either. His stablemates Hargam, Top Notch and Peace And Co look like ready made, archetypical hurdlers whereas Bivoauc, with his tall gangly frame and beautifully careful yet efficient method of jumping (and the fact his connections have described him as one for the future) has the unmistakable stamp of a chaser and historically, chasing types don't fare brilliantly in the Triumph. Furthermore, outside of the Henderson yard, there are still the likes of Karezak, Golden Doyen, Old Guard, Stars Over The Sea etc all of whom look more like hurdlers than Bivouac as well as a host of those not seen yet.

It wouldn't be a massive shock if he went for the Triumph but I'm not exactly expecting it either. That said, even though it's still early days, he wouldn't look out of place in a race at somewhere like Aintree or Punchestown. Overall, I do rate him as a huge prospect for the more distant, rather than the immediate future.
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In short, he's a lovely looking horse who could still achieve good things this season but to spout a cliché, whatever he does achieve this season will be a bonus because he promises to be even better with a year on his back and a fence in his path.
 
When the entries came out earlier this week, there promised to be an explosive double header of Juvenile Hurdles tomorrow and the declarations have not disappointed one bit. Nyanza, Old Guard, El Beau and Golden Doyen were missing from the entries but with the exception of the latter, the rest are represented by exciting stablemates. Between quarter past twelve and twenty past two, the Triumph market will endure a seismic shift.

The first of the two cracking juveniles kicks off Cheltenham's card and looks the stronger of the two at this stage. David Pipe and John Quinn are represented by undefeated animals in Stars Over The Sea and Mr Gallivanter whilst Hargam tests the course and distance from from last month against his conqueror's conqueror Karezak.

The Triumph lists are currently headed by Willie Mullins' Kalkir. After a bit of a power gap is the UK's strongest hopeful in the shape of Nicky Henderson's grey. Hargam went into last month's Grade Two Triumph Hurdle Trial with a massive reputation and emerged from the race with the reputation intact rather than it being significantly enhanced. Throughout the race, he travelled like an absolute dream and it was difficult to find fault in his jumping. Turning for home, he was caught for pace but after working his way through the gears and clearing the last, he took the lead and had the race at his mercy. However, he idled and it was this that cost him the race as he was headed shortly before the line. This wouldn't be the first time this kind of thing happened with Hargam as this trait almost cost him his only race to date at Longchamp where he only just clung on. On the plus side, no hurdling debutant had ever won that particular event so it is most encouraging that he came so close to breaking that trend. The firmer ground forecast for tomorrow may also be to suit as Hargam's win came on good to soft. Three horses from that Cheltenham race have since ran - the third, Baraka De Thaix, was hugely disappointing at Sandown although it wasn't without excuses, fourth placed Unanimite ran with credit on the flat off 94 and the tailed off Haleo led until the penultimate flight at Warwick yesterday. The form of the winner, Golden Doyen, is holding up though as the second and third from his Warwick race have since improved and Karezak ran an honourable race in defeat at Newbury. Whilst Golden Doyen outbattled Hargam at Cheltenham, Karezak outbattled Golden Doyen at Chepstow. What's more, he will only be giving three pounds to Hargam whilst Golden Doyen gave four, so in the strictest of terms, Karezak trumps Hargam. Of course, racing isn't that simple and whilst Hargam's second start over hurdles might bring improvement, Karezak's second run wasn't a successful one. Fifteen days ago at Newbury, Karezak was beaten into second - a position he had filled on six consecutive occasions on the flat before his change in career. Nevertheless, it was a most creditable performance as he was beaten by the only Nicholls juvenile to have performed this term in Old Guard - a horse who had been schooling with Fighting Fifth winner Irving - and in the end, they were separated by only a neck despite Karezak giving away six pounds. Indeed, the Alan King charge was arguably unlucky not to win that day as he was rather crowded approaching the last, unable to be booted into the flight by Richard Johnson and as he drifted on the run in, Johnson momentarily lost his balance and was unable to fully drive his mount who whilst not a bottle job as shown by his Chepstow run, most probably needs as much encouragement thrown at him as possible in order to hit top gear. The standard he brings is as high as anything shown this season and his profile was given a further boost when the horse who beat him on his last flat start made a winning hurdles debut last Thursday. Stars Over The Sea would have to be the most exciting juvenile seen this season so far. Not necessarily because of his blatant abundance of talent, but largely because he's the type who could either win this race by ten lengths in a hack canter or crash his way through every flight and have nothing left for the finish. Thought good enough to contest the Chester Vase on the flat, he was sent off as favourite for his hurdles debut at Kempton. There he looked completely unnatural taking an absolutely fierce grip very very nearly getting rid of Tom Scudamore at the first and although he put in a few very good jumps in the middle part of the race, he landed on all fours in the straight but he won with anything in hand so it didn't really matter. He put in a much more polished performance next time out at Ludlow and put in some impressively fast jumps along the way as well as a couple of blunders and a repeat of his landing on all fours. The manner in which he dismissed his rivals was awesome as he cruised effortlessly into the lead and needed nothing more than a single nudge to storm twenty-two lengths clear of the remainder. Completely unexposed over hurdles, he still sits in the could be anything bracket although his idiosyncratic style of jumping may well expose him in this company. Mr Gallivanter is two from two over hurdles after wins at Stratford and Kelso. He made a significant blunder en route to victory at Stratford but it was impressive how he was able to maintain composure and in the end he won with a bit of authority from two subsequent winners in Gimme Five and Relentless Pursuit. After a run on the flat, he won again at Kelso where nothing was really learned although he did it by twenty-one lengths despite taking a bit of a hold. He's done nothing wrong so far and clearly has a future in this discipline but it is natural to be a bit concerned about his absence that stretched back to the beginning of October and the fact that he skipped a possible run in the Wensleydale hurdle that month. Boss Des Mottes ran into third on his only start in a Maisons Laffitte bumper which had a purse of €45,000 making it a valuable enough affair, although the form hasn't really worked out for better or for worse with the winner losing at Saint Cloud and the fifth winning at Argentan. Sent off as favourite for his UK/hurdles debut at Doncaster, his jumping ranged from proficient to deliberate and though he had every chance, he could only finish third behind 50/1 shot Two B's and perennial non-winner Witch From Rome. He can win races and will probably improve for a step up in trip but he's unlikely to get too involved here. Beatabout The Bush began his flat career with Charlie Hills before being sold to run in Ireland for just 1,200 guineas and in four runs for Aidan Anthony Howard, that price tag looked justified. However, whilst he finished last on his first hurdles run at Ballinrobe, he wasn't totally disgraced and he built on that promise next time when less than five lengths third at Gowran. The winner and runner up were both well beaten next time behind Scooping although the fifth, Lone Star, was a subsequent winner so the form is at least fair. Nevertheless, he has since moved back to England to join Henry Oliver and whilst there could be races in him, this is a huge ask. Dolce N Karama is the only hurdling newcomer in the field although he does have the strongest individual bit of flat form of all of these in the shape of his fourth in last year's Racing Post Trophy where he beat, among others, the great The Grey Gatsby. This year started with a couple of fruitless runs at Meydan and after getting stuffed in the Irish 2000 Guineas, he failed to win in any of six maidens including at the likes of Hamilton and Ffos Las. He did finally get off the mark just over a fortnight ago at Dundalk in a five runner rated race and this versatile type is said to have schooled well ahead of his new excursion. It wouldn't be a the shock of the century if he ran with credit but it wouldn't be far off were he able to win this thing.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Karezak
2. Hargam
3. Stars Over The Sea

Stars Over The Sea 5/4 Behrajan 1st Long Distance Hurdle (G2), Haydock 2000
Karezak 3/2 Kalann 10th Champion Hurdle (G1), Cheltenham 2012 (3/1 Kasthari 140 3/2 Karasenir 136 4/1 Mohayer 140)
Dolce N Karamana 4/1 Top Spin 3rd Long Walk Hurdle (G1), Ascot 1995 (4/3 Loch Long, 5/1 Roark)
Boss Des Mottes 4/3 Elie Des Mottes 1st Prix Finot (Listed), Auteuil 1991
Beatabout The Bust 3/3 Deepsand 1st Handicap Hurdle (121), Perth 2013 (3/3 You Need Luck)
Mr Gallivanter 3/2 Mohanad Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle (Listed), Wetherby 2009 (.5 Kissing Clara)
Hargam 3/2 Vocative 1st Juvenile Hurdle, Haydock 2005

Sires
Boss Des Mottes - Califet (5)
Hargam - Sinndar (5)
Karezak - Azamour (4)
Stars Over The Sea - Sea The Stars
Dolce N Karamana - The Carbon Unit
Beatabout The Bust - Bushranger
Mr Gallivanter - Heliostatic

***Marracudja is also declared for this race. However, his preference is for the Doncaster for the race so I will write about him in the preview for that race. If he does run at Cheltenham, I wouldn't put him in the arbitrary 1-2-3.
 
The Summit Juvenile used to be run at Lingfield. When it was run, it was sometimes taken by a future champion with Oh So Risky, Anzum and Hors La Loi III all finding their way to the winners enclosure. However, it wasn't run very often though as Lingfield had an unfortunate record of beating the elements. So now it is run at Doncaster. Recently, the Cheltenham race has become the stronger of the two races but this event has been contested by the likes of Royal Irish Hussar and Sametegal in its new form and this years renewal looks at least strong as any to have taken place in Yorkshire.


Bachelors Hall said:
Peace And Co
Falco 3/1 Princeton 3rd Prix Alain du Briel, Auteuil 1996 (3/1 Pistolet Bleu)
Peace And Co is unbeaten after one start, taking a Clairefontaine contest in late June. Whilst the level of competition isn't fantastically high during the summer months, it was a reasonably valuable race of its type. Furthermore, the runner up has won a race by 14l at Vittel while the fourth has since finished second in a similar contest over course and distance.
(Blue, pink hoop, yellow cap)
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Nicky Henderson has sent out three juveniles this season. As well as stable minnow Princess Ombu, Hargam and Bivouac have made strong statement this season and a third potential star is released tomorrow. Peace And Co finally makes his UK debut after his sole French start back in June noted above. Since that post, the runner up Ballotin since gave a lot of weight away when narrowly going down against the listed class Achour before finishing third in a Groupe II. The third picked up a contest at Enghien before finishing sixth in at Groupe III and the fifth has since finished third in a listed hurdle at Auteuil. As is evident in the above clip, he beat these rivals very comfortably and his jumping was most proficient so he standard of his form is worthy of great respect. Whilst he ran green on that occasion and is a tall and angular stamp of a horse*, he still features prominently in Triumph lists and the fact that he debuts here suggests that he's thought capable of making a strong impact this season.

Bachelors Hall said:
Marracudja
Martaline (5) .5 Molotof 2nd Pendil Novices' Chase (G2), Kempton 2013
Marracudja made a highly encouraging start to his career with a solid effort at Auteuil, splitting the ill fated Le Baron Noir and dual listed winner Bonito du Berlais. However, in two subsequent starts at the track, he has been able to build on that promise. Beaten 34l behind over an extended 2m2f behind Kobrouk, he ran a little better when beaten 12l by Saint d'Arcole over 1m7f. Another who'll be under the care of Paul Nicholls, he was purchased by Potensis after his first outing.
(he ran in orange with white sash and noseband on his debut)
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Marracudja is another French import and he brings a potential game ending strand of form in the shape of his debut run at Auteuil. Since the above post, Bonito du Berlais has left even those listed wins behind to become champion French juvenile and one of the most exciting horses of any age in Europe. Bonito du Berlais was clearly given way too much to do in that race and if ridden correctly, would have won easily. Nevertheless, a similar excuse doesn't exist for the fourth placed Kalkir who since dotted up in a Fairyhouse Grade Three and shot to the head of the Triumph market in the process. This form in and of itself would make Marracudja a clear favourite in pretty much any race in the UK. However, his next two starts were so far removed from his debut effort that they were too bad to be true. As it transpired, it's said that he suffered with ulcers and since joining Paul Nicholls and enjoying a break, has gained a good fifty kilograms. Nevertheless, to say that Paul Nicholls' juveniles have been disappointing so far this season would be an understatement and though he could be a cut above his stablemates, he still has illness and the stable trend to overcome. Furthermore, he's being aimed high in any case as the trainer stated that he wouldn't mind keeping him as a maiden for next season as he's one for the future. Marracudja has the potential to be very high class but there are enough doubts for the time being.

Starchitect cost 110,000 guineas in July despite being a maiden on the flat and he made a very dubious start to his hurdling campaign at Bangor. To the relief of his connections, that Bangor race was an anomaly in terms of the collective pace and attitude of the entire field and his follow up effort at Aintree was much more pleasing. His jumping was proficient and whilst it took him a while to reach his stride, his attitude was one of hardy professionalism. It should be noted that the race was probably handed to him by Unanimite and he came out inferior to the David Pipe horse on weights. Furthermore, his lack of acceleration may be an issue against the two French imports but he's still entitled to put in a bold effort. L’Aigle Royal is yet another ex-French racehorse in his four French starts, he took a small contest at Nancy in May. That form has actually worked out reasonably well although a more relevant line occurred next time at Clairefontaine where he finished fourth, but roughly equal on weights, to Achour. Through that line with Ballotin, L'Aigle Royal would find himself behind Peace And co. All the same, the John Quinn inmate has shown promise in both of his UK starts. His debut at Sedgefield was defined by flawless jumping and a promise to stay further. His latest effort came in the Triumph Trial at Cheltenham where he jumped well again and whilst he was predictably outpaced, he finished only a short head behind Unanimite. In all, his form entitles him to to run creditably although his lack of pace will probably prevent him from winning. Officer Drivel was consistent albeit limited on the flat and he's continued this trend over hurdles. Winless in his first four starts in runs blighted by an excitable disposition and questionable stamina, he was fortunate enough to find a race of his own in the form of a Wetherby maiden. Whilst not a terrible maiden, it wasn't too strong either and whilst his next win is likely to come in a handicap at some point, his current mark 116 seems harsh for what he's achieved.

Very Intense is the sole hurdling debutant in the field and as well as trainer Tom Lacey's first ever juvenile, he bids to become only his third ever winner. Nevertheless, a price tag of 50,000 guineas paid at the Tattersalls Horses-in-Training sale is a statement of ambition for the fledgling yard. Very Intense ran on the flat for Jim Bolger and twice finished placed in eighteen runner Navan maidens on his last two starts. Whilst finished ahead of two subsequent winners in those races, there is only a limited amount of form to have come out of that race but Very Intense did demonstrate that he stays and handles soft ground perfectly well. Nevertheless, it would be a gargantuan achievement if Tom Lacey is able to win this contest.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Peace And Co
2. L'Aigle Royal
3. Marracudja

Peace And Co 3/1 Princeton 3rd Prix Alain du Briel, Auteuil 1996 (3/1 Pistolet Bleu)
Marracudja .5 Molotof 2nd Pendil Novices' Chase (G2), Kempton 2013
Starchitect 4/2 Vandas Choice 2nd Handicap Chase (Listed,135), Wetherby 2005
L'Aigle Royal 1/0 Laren 1st Stall Jenny-Cup Finale Hurdle (Listed), München 2005
Officer Drivel 2/1 King Of Oriel 1st Handical Hurdle (95), Punchestown 2013
Very Intense no jumps relatives

Sires
Marracudja - Martaline (5)
Officer Drivel - Captain Rio (2)
Peace And Co - Falco
Starchitect - Sea The Stars
L'Aigle Royal - Sholokhov
Very Intense - Intense Focus

*(I do apologise for describing him as an "archetypical hurdler" in the Bivouac post. This was an oversight on my part)
 
I can't remember it verbatim but it was a mixture of words and facial expression. He looked and sounded genuinely surprised by the performance, having expected him to win but not as impressively as that. I'm not sure if you can get C4 racing on the iplayer but I'll have a look anyway.
 
I thought he said when asked if Hargam was their best juvenile that they had one better and he confirmed Peace and co was the one he meant
 
Thanks. I'll see if I can get a look at it. I was struck by how quick he hurdled haven't seen that since Binocular.
 
viking said:
I thought he said when asked if Hargam was their best juvenile that they had one better and he confirmed Peace and co was the one he meant
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Yes, he did say that but I thought there was more to it than that. I wouldn't be surprised if there was at least another one better than Hargam.
 
I didn't see the Channel Four interviews as I was locked on RUK and ATR but in the RUK one, he only mentioned Bivouac. Can anybody confirm if Top Notch was mentioned at all yesterday? He'll do well to be as impressive as Peace And Co but he's still one to be taken seriously as he's undefeated in two starts and will be a lot shorter than 33/1 for the Triumph if he takes any small race between now and March.

Anyway, after the heady delights of yesterday's double header, juvenile hurdling resumes to a more sedate pace tomorrow at Ffos Las with a maiden hurdle. It's not the worst race we've seen this season as the field consists of two runners up and two winning newcomers from the flat.

Mercoeur cost €35,000 at Arqana after reasonable, albeit far from top class form in France including when fifteen lengths behind Kalkir at Auteuil. Well backed when odds on favourite for his UK debut at Fontwell, and whilst he was probably the strongest horse in the race, his attitude and jumping cost him first place. The form of that run received a boost though as the winner, The Wallace Line, ran a brave race in defeat under a penalty at Sandown behind Baron Alco. Mercouer's next run came in a handicap at Huntingdon and although it was another error strewn round and he finished with little conviction, he ran with credit to finish a close third off 111. That race hasn't worked out particularly well though as it has produced zero placed horses from nine attempt. His latest start came in another handicap over two mile three at Market Rasen where he did too much in the lead and faded to finish fifth. The form of that run has been more encouraging as it has produced two winners and three placed horses, albeit at roughly the same level. He does have issues with jumping that need ironing out and his fighting spirit is practically non existent but he does have the best form of those with experience, he handles soft ground and the Greatrex yard is still in fantastic form with an across the card double on Saturday. Zephyr makes his first start since the beginning of October when he was last seen finishing a distance behind Mercoeur at Fontwell. He is a little better than that as he was placed twice beforehand including back at Fontwell where he had a real chance of winning until his hanging compromised his effort. Like Mercoeur, he does have some issues with his attitude and is probably less straightforward than the Greatrex charge but they are closely matched on his best form. Koliakhova was no superstar on the flat but she did take a fair claimer in July and after she was claimed by current connections for £12,000, she improved in her next two starts in handicap company and earned a rating of 78. She was completely overfaced in a listed race at Ascot on her last start and finished tailed off after sweating profusely. Her debut over hurdles at Warwick was no less discouraging as she was on her toes and although she jumped well, she went out like a light after racing prominently in the back straight. If there is something amiss then there is something amiss but she isn't short on talent or jumping ability and if she return to her best then she'd have a chance of running well here.

Evan Williams has a solid history with juvenile hurdlers with Barizan being his strongest. He has sent out only the one runner so far and that was an outsider at Newton Abbot in August. Cape Caster, however, looks like a much stronger preposition and in terms of RPRs achieved on the flat in the UK, only All Set To Go, Dolce N Karama, Chatez and Stars Over The Sea can boast higher ratings. Fantastically consistent in all eleven starts and improving with almost every run on the flat for Ralph Beckett, he picked up a maiden at Windsor and a handicap at Salisbury along the way. After his Salisbury success in August, a career over hurdles was already being mooted and his subsequent placed efforts at Newmarket over a mile and a half and at Doncaster on soft ground did his jumping credentials no harm whatsoever. His sire, Cape Cross, has a strong record with Juvenile hurdlers (Cross Appeal, Ruacana), the high class chaser Jack The Giant features in his pedigree and the Evan Williams yard is coming back into form so on paper, Cape Caster has a lot going for him. Eddiemaurice is a stablemate to Koliakhova and just like the filly, he cost connections £12,000 after winning a claimer. He is the winning-most horse in the field with four victories under his belt though by that token, he's also the most exposed having already seen the racecourse twenty three times. For all his runs though, he managed to maintain a fairly consistent profile on the flat for Richard Guest and even owns a victory in a maiden over John Quinn's dual winner El Beau as a two year old. Eddiemaurice's best form was at around a mile though and he did have a preference for firmer ground so he would have questions to answer as well as a bit of a class void to fill. Southern Cross was unraced as a two year old before running nine times as a three year old in low grade races for Hughie Morrison. Her best effort came when second in a poor seller at Leicester and whilst not disgraced at Wolverhampton on her first start for Andy Turnell, she will need to leave her form well behind to feature here. Dream And Search is a German bred colt who ran with promise as a two year old in northern maidens. However, he has been regressive as a three year old as his official rating plummeted from 75 to 55.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Cape Caster
2. Mercoeur
3. Koliakhova

Cape Caster 3/2 Jack The Giant 3rd Arkle Chase (G1), Cheltenham 2007 (5/3 Silver Groom)
Eddiemourice 3/2 Sadlers Wings 4th Champion Hurdle (G1), Lepardstown 2006 (3/1 Atlaal, 4/5 Saint Lucy)
Dream And Search 4/1 Danseur Etoile 1st Prix Finot (Listed), Auteuil 1989 (6/5 Blue Atlantic)
Mercouer 3/1 Pashto 12th Triumph Hurdle (G1), Cheltenham 1991
Southern Cross 5/2 Nijmegen 1st Lanzarote Hurdle (122), Kempton 1994 (2/1 Creekside)
Koliakhova 5/2 Reggae 2nd Prix Wild Monarch (Listed), Auteuil 1983
Zephyr 2/1 Rapier 1st Novices' Hurdle, Ayr 1998

Sires
Cape Caster - Cape Cross (7)
Zephyr - Shirocco (3)
Eddiemourice - Captain Rio (2)
Dream And Search - Raven’s Pass (2)
Mercouer - Archange d'Or
Southern Cross - Mount Nelson
Koliakhova - Literato
 
Sorry for missing yesterday's race but I was on my way to Bosnia to celebrate my birthday although the race was robbed of most of its interest with the withdrawal of the expensive New Street anyway.

Today is my birthday and I'm not even going to get a chance to watch today's Newbury race but because I love you guys and gals and have nothing better to do for the next hour, I will give it a quick once over. Three of the hurdlers with experience set a fair standard and the depth and standard of newcomers is intriguing so I imagine if their's an authoritative winner then graded class ought to beckon.

Blue Atlantic sets the standard for the experienced runners with his win and place at Market Rasen. He looked in trouble a long way from home on his debut run as his jumping was slow and untidy. However, he managed to arrange himself and plugged on to beat a reluctant type and another who lacked for fitness. His next start was more encouraging as his jumping was much cleaner and was beaten little over a length whilst giving weight to a promising newcomer in Seamour and an ex-French Alan King animal. The form of the former race hasn't been tested in any meaningful way and the latter is represented by Celestino and Final Countdown, neither of whom have boosted it at all. Overall, it is reasonable at an average level but it would be a surprise if there wasn't at least one newcomer who can't take advantage of his penalty. Trendsetter did not seem up to a great deal on the flat but he found improvement with more testing conditions culminating with a narrow victory off a mark of 70 in a Redcar 1m6f handicap. Trendsetter's debut run yielded a promising third and though the maiden didn't appear to be strong at the time, it has produced two winners Catterick winners and he wouldn't be far off Blue Atlantic through Final Countdown so he's entitled to improve for the experience and make a solid effort. Magic Magnolia was listed placed at Wetherby on her penultimate start and whilst she wouldn't be listed class, she is a likable filly. Still a maiden after nine runs on both codes, her second came in a substandard Wensleydale hurdle where she had the run of the race and the form is not much better than the average juvenile in any case. Next time, she contested one of the strongest races of the season behind Golden Doyen and Hargam and was naturally outclassed. Her sights are set a little lower here and she does deserve to win a race but she wouldn't be winning in this company. Majestic Sun was consistent enough on the flat for such a keen type and was able to win one of his twelve starts in that discipline in an Epsom handicap over a mile and a half from a perch of 67. He blew any semblance of a chance on his jumps debut with his hard pulling and though he wouldn't be written off entirely just yet, that run would be discouraging enough in the context of this company without looking at his class and questionable ability to handle soft. Lucky Dottie managed to win on the flat but it was in a shocking seller at Lingfield and her official rating of 43 is about right. She started at 100/1 on her hurdles debut over course and distance last month and was duly tailed off.

Winner Massagot made one start on the flat in France and that came with a very dominant success at Royan (white colours, purple cap) over a mile and three quarters on souple ground. The form of those in behind doesn't amount to a great deal - the runner up finished third in a Bordeaux hurdle, the third was runner up at Strasbourg and the fifth managed to run into a place at Auteuil for Guillaume Macaire. He has been described as a straightforward type who has schooled well and he very much falls into the category of "could be anything". John Ferguson does very well indeed with his juvenile hurdlers (Ruacana, Commisioned Asaid all performed in Grade Ones) and he saddles his first juvenile of the season here in Jalingo. A half brother to Al Queddaaf, Jalingo developed into a consistent type on the flat for Mark Johnson rounding off his campaign with an official rating of 84. His win came over nine furlongs on good to soft at Hamilton by four and a half lengths and he wasn't beaten any more than three lengths in his four subsequent starts over a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half so the trip shouldn't be a problem and the ground should also be fine. He's shown signs of greenness and wasn't always the sharpest starter but he has a fine attitude overall and although the in-form trainer has yet to register a win at Newbury, he does have a 33% strike rate when teaming up with AP. Another steady and consistent type, Ice Slice is the first juvenile of the season for predominant flat trainer James Eustace. His best effort on the flat was his latest one which was a three length win at this course on soft ground over a mile. That win took him to a career high of 81 but his previous forays over further were disappointing and he isn't a certain stayer on pedigree either. Zarib was roughly as good as any of these during his flat career for Mick Halford and standing at 16.1 hands, sold for €56,000 at Goffs in October. He gained his only victory at Dundalk last Autumn as a two year old but his career best came when third over a mile and a half at Gowran in a handicap which has produced four subsequent winners. From the extensive jumping Aga Khan line, it is hoped he fares better than the similarly bred Zarawi has done this term. Lacock is still a maiden after ten starts. He showed promise as a two year old but during his three year old campaign, his rating dropped twelve pounds and this alleviation still brought no success. He left the Henry Candy yard for 9,000 guineas at the end of October. Ding Ding is rated poorly and her best efforts on the flat came at Brighton and Bath which would be a world apart from what's required here in any case.

Arbitrary 1-2-3
1. Jalingo
2. Winner Massagot
3. Zarib

Trendsetter 2/3 Rigour Back Bob Stayers' Hurdle (G1), Cheltenham 2011
Zarib 3/1 Zafarabad 3rd Champion Hurdle (G1), Leopardstown 1999 (4/3 Zaidpour, 4/3 Zaynar, 4/2 Zaiyad etc - 4/4 Zarawi)
Jalingo 5/2 Her Honour 5th Stayers' Hurdle (G1), Cheltenham 1995 (.5 Al Queddaaf, 5/3 Dubai Seven Stars)
Blue Atlantic 5/3 Danseur Etoile 1st Prix Finot (Listed), Auteuil 1989
Lucky Dottie 5/5 Locksmith 2nd Adonis Hurdle (G2), Kempton 2002 (5/2 Rhyme Royal)
Majestic Sun 3/4 Tyrolean Dream 1st Free Handicap Hurdle (115), Chepstow 1998
Ding Ding 3/1 Clifdon Fog 3rd Champion Hurdle (Listed G1), Fairyhouse 1995
Ice Sling 3/1 Quinmaster 5th Champion Novice Hurdle (G1), Punchestown 2008 (5/2 Shardakhan)
Winner Massagot 2/1 Jolie Citor 6th Juvenile Hurdle, Toulouse 2000
Lacock .5 Herbalist 6th Juvenile Claiming Hurdle, Ludlow 2013
Magic Magnolia No jumps relatives - American Bred

Sires
Jalingo - Cape Cross (7)
Zarib - Azamour (4)
Magic Magnolia - Azamour (4)
Lucky Dottie - Lucky Story (1)
Majestic Sun - King's Best (1)
Ice Sling - Dark Angel (1)
Trendsetter - Mastercraftsman
Blue Atlantic - Stormy Atlantic
Ding Ding - Winker Watson
Winner Massagot - Muhaymin
Lacock - Compton Place
 
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