Road To The Festival Handicaps - Fred Winter

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THE FRED WINTER JUVENILE NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE
Class 1, Listed Race, £75,000 Total Prize Fund. Cheltenham, 4.40pm, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, two miles and about half a furlong. For novice four-year-olds only. Penalties: after February 28, 2009, a winner of a hurdle race 5lb. No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 11st 12lb. Entries closed February 23 (60 entries), entries released February 25, weights revealed March 3. Six-day confirmation stage March 11, final declaration stage 10.00am, March 16. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up and including the racing of Monday, February 22, 2010. May not include some overseas form.
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
U2 AL QEDDAAF (IRE) 4 Tim Leslie Donald McCain Jnr
21201 ALAZAN (IRE) 4 Caren Walsh & R J Budge Philip Hobbs
255 ASTRACAD (FR) 4 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
0615 BACCALAUREATE (FR) 4 The Yes No Wait Sorries Nigel Twiston-Davies
311112 BARIZAN (IRE) 4 Peter Conway Evan Williams
122 BARWELL BRIDGE 4 Tracey Brown Warren Greatrex
2P13P BLAZING BUCK 4 Mill House Racing Syndicate Tony Carroll
F13324 BOCAMIX (FR) 4 Helen Sinclair Andy Crook
111 BOTHY 4 Dan Gilbert Brian Ellison
021 CAPELLANUS (IRE) 4 Patrick Wilmott Edward O'Grady IRE
1222 CAUSEWAY KING (USA) 4 Roger Brookhouse Alan King
4231P1 CHEBONA BULA 4 Mrs P Doyle Eoin Doyle IRE
441P CORREDOR SUN (USA) 4 Bryan Mathieson Nigel Twiston-Davies
1142 CROSS APPEAL (IRE) 4 John Corr Noel Meade IRE
34112 DIKTALINA 4 The Cartmel Syndicate Alison Thorpe
2312 DOCTOR DEEJAY (IRE) 4 P Henessy/J Pollard/M Lanney/W O'Connor Willie Mullins IRE
1165 EVENING SUNSET (GER) 4 Liam Mulryan Mick Quinlan
014 EXTREME IMPACT 4 Evan Williams Evan Williams
22 FIN VIN DE LEU (GER) 4 R Curry, Cathy Leuchars & R P Michaelson Charlie Mann
0224 GEORGE NYMPTON (IRE) 4 The Bacchanalians Nick Williams
64 GILDED AGE 4 Stennett, Sweeney & Bunter Alan King
241 HUNTERVIEW 4 Mrs Jo Tracey David Pipe
114 KUDU COUNTRY (IRE) 4 The Flat Cap Syndicate Tom Tate
502 LOCH LONG (IRE) 4 Thistle Bloodstock Limited Tracey Collins IRE
363 MASTER FONG (IRE) 4 Woodland Racings Donald McCain Jnr
40144 MELANGE (USA) 4 Northumbria Leisure Ltd/George Charlton George Charlton
32211P MONSIEUR JOURDAIN (IRE) 4 C H Stevens Tim Easterby
5143 MYMATEERIC 4 B Lee Jeff Pearce
321 NED OF THE HILL (IRE) 4 Unfinished Business Syndicate Martina Doran IRE
621603 NICKY NUTJOB (GER) 4 Macniler Racing Partnership Jeff Pearce
43611 NOTUS DE LA TOUR (FR) 4 Racing For Change David Pipe
5131 OLOFI (FR) 4 R&L Channing S&F Roberts McNeill Racing Tom George
(1)0211 OPEN DAY (IRE) 4 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
B52331 ORSIPPUS (USA) 4 Sandra Smith Michael Smith
111 ORZARE (IRE) 4 Bryan Fry Gary Moore
130 PETER GRIMES (IRE) 4 Let's Live Racing Alan King
312 PISTOLET NOIR (FR) 4 The Roy & Stewart Families Paul Nicholls
011333 PRINCE PIPPIN (IRE) 4 Ian McGready Sean Curran
412215 RIPTIDE 4 Gone To The Bar Racing Donald McCain Jnr
126 ROUGHAM 4 James & Anita Wigan Philip Hobbs
120435 ROYAL MAX (IRE) 4 Roger Brookhouse Michael Chapman
506S1 SALONTYRE (GER) 4 Alex James Bernard Llewellyn
531 SANCTUAIRE (FR) 4 Jared Sullivan Paul Nicholls
F65230 SAVE MY BLUSHES 4 Miss C Howes Paul Flynn IRE
212 SCREAMING BRAVE 4 Tracey Walsom & Alex Woodger Sheena West
1103 SERGEANT PINK (IRE) 4 Phil Martin Steve Gollings
143 SHANROD (IRE) 4 Paul Rooney Michael Halford IRE
4100 SINGAPORE REEF (FR) 4 Jane Williams Nick Williams
12426 SON AMIX (FR) 4 Whitechurch Stud Syndicate Thomas Cooper IRE
221 SOUNDS OF JUPITER (IRE) 4 Gigginstown House Stud Charles Byrnes IRE
312F STARS DU GRANITS (FR) 4 Ian Josephs Venetia Williams
221 STORMY WEATHER (FR) 4 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson
2104 STRIKEMASTER (IRE) 4 Dan Gilbert Brian Ellison
033 THEOLOGIST (IRE) 4 C E Stedman Dr Richard Newland
41150 TILLIETUDLEM (FR) 4 Mr & Mrs C J Smith Jim Goldie
35 TOUBAB (FR) 4 Hills of Ledbury Ltd Paul Nicholls
232322 TROUBLETIMESTWO (FR) 4 Mill House Racing Syndicate Tony Carroll
142 ULTIMATE 4 Dan Gilbert Brian Ellison
44 WATERGATE (IRE) 4 The Stewart Family Paul Nicholls
112 WESTLIN' WINDS (IRE) 4 A Allison J Allison P Daresbury W Vestey Charles Egerton
60 Entries, 10 Irish-trained

 

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FACTS & FIGURES
1. The Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle commemorates one of the greatest figures in the history of jump racing both as a jockey and trainer. Fred Winter, who died aged 77 in April, 2004, was champion jockey four times and rode the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner twice (1961 Saffron Tartan, 1962 Mandarin) and won the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle on three occasions as a rider (1955 Clair Soleil, 1959 Fare Time, 1961 Eborneezer). He had 17 Festival successes as a jockey. He retired from the saddle at Cheltenham's spring meeting in 1964 and went on to be champion trainer on eight occasions. He won four Champion Hurdles as a trainer (1971 and 1972 Bula, 1974 Lanzarote, 1988 Celtic Shot) and, although the Cheltenham Gold Cup proved elusive for a long while as a trainer, he finally landed the race in 1978 with Midnight Court. He saddled a total of 28 Festival winners and holds the unique feat of having been the only man to have both ridden and trained winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle.
2. The Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle was one of the new races introduced to The Festival in 2005 when it was extended to four days.
3. The inaugural running went to Dabiroun, partnered by Nina Carberry. Carberry became the second female jockey to win a Festival race other than the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase, following on from Gee Armytage.
4. David Pipe enjoyed his first Festival success in 2007 with Gaspara, who also netted a £75,000 bonus put up by bookmaker Sunderlands for any horse that landed the Sunderlands Imperial Cup and a race at The Festival.

Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle – Analysis
This year’s Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle has attracted a superb entry of 60, three more than in 2009. The extended two-mile contest, a valuable handicap alternative to the JCB Triumph Hurdle, is the penultimate race on the second day of The Festival, Wednesday, March 17.
Pistolet Noir looked set to be one of the leading players on the juvenile scene when beating Barizan by nine lengths in the Grade Two Prestbury Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at The Open in November. The Maille Pistol gelding joined Paul Nicholls shortly after that race and may bid to avenge a two-length reversal at the hands of Baccalaureate in the Grade Two Betfair Finesse
Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle on Festival Trials Day.
Westlin’ Winds also produced one of the leading performances of the season when romping to victory under a penalty at Plumpton, while Ultimate took a Huntingdon juvenile novices’ hurdle by 22 lengths prior to taking fourth behind Olofi, George Nympton and Bocamix in the Cheltenham Military Charity Ball Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at the Boylesports International in December.
David Pipe celebrated a first Festival success in this race with Gaspara in 2007 and the Pond House handler has this year entered comprehensive Plumpton victor Notus De La Tour, who races in the colours of Racing For Change, and Warwick scorer Hunterview.
Recent Sandown winner Open Day may represent Jonjo O’Neill and his landlord J P McManus, while the Alison Thorpe-trained Diktalina also won at the Esher course before finding only Grade One winner Me Voice nine lengths too strong at Haydock.
Other notable entries include Bothy, who is unbeaten in three starts, easy Wincanton winner Rougham, Ffos Las victor Barwell Bridge and the Gary Moore-trained Orzare, who won a Plumpton juvenile novices’ hurdle by 19 lengths on February 15.
The 10 Irish-trained entries include Loch Long and Shanrod, who took second and third respectively in the Grade Two Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse in January, and Grade Three runner-up Doctor Deejay, representing Irish champion trainer Willie Mullins.

FRED WINTER JUVENILE NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE PAST RESULTS
2009-1ST-SILK AFFAIR 4-10-04 O- Liam Mulryan & Michael Fahy; T-Mick Quinlan; J-Tom O’Brien; SP-11/1
2ND-Ski Sunday 4-11-01 O-Scarlet Pimpernel; T-Tim Vaughan; J-Seamus Durack; SP-20/1
3RD-Saticon 4-11-01 O-S M Smith & Paul Duffen; T-Alan King; J-Wayne Hutchinson; SP-20/1
4TH-Alexander Severus 4-10-13 O-Patrick Wilmot; T-Edward O’Grady IRE; J-Andrew McNamara; SP-5/2 Fav
22 ran, Time-4m 5.06s; Dist-3, ¾, 1¾
2008-1ST-CRACK AWAY JACK 4-11-10 O-GDM Partnership; T-Emma Lavelle; J-Paul Carberry; SP-14/1
2ND-Ashkazar 4-11-12 O-David Johnson; T-David Pipe; J-Timmy Murphy; SP-15/8 Fav
3RD-Grand Schlem 4-11-04 O-Mme M Destremau; T-Francois Doumen FR; J-Christophe Pieux; SP-12/1
4TH-Indian Spring 4-11-07 O-Noel Murphy; T-Edward O’Grady IRE; J-Andrew McNamara; SP-66/1
22 ran, Time-4m 13.5s; Dist-2½, 5, 14
2007-1ST-GASPARA 4-10-11 O-Martin Pipe; T-David Pipe; J-Andrew Glassonbury; SP-9/2 Joint Fav
2ND-Altilhar 4-10-08 O-H R Hunt; T-Gary Moore; J-Noel Fehily; SP-12/1
3RD-Laustra Bad 4-11-00 O-Sarah Ling; T-David Pipe; J-Tom Scudamore; SP-16/1
4TH-Zilcash 4-11-07 O-David Bellamy & Stephen Williams; T-Alan King; J-Gerard Tumelty; SP-50/1
24 ran, Time-3m 57.75s, Dist-5, nk, 3 9/2 Joint Fav Pouvoir (10th)
2006-WINNER-SHAMAYOUN 4-11-03 O-Ronald Brimacombe; T-Charles Egerton; J-Paddy Brennan; SP-40/1
2ND-Artist’s Muse 4-10-13 O-Seamus Ross; T-Ted Walsh IRE; J-Ruby Walsh; SP-12/1
3RD-Patman du Charmil 4-11-03 O-Raymond Mould; T-Nigel Twiston-Davies; J-Carl Llewellyn; SP-40/1
4TH-Gardasse 4-11-03 O-A S Helaissi; T-Tom Tate; J-Jason Maguire; SP-33/1
24 ran, Time-3m 57.20s, Dist-2½, 2½, 2½ 9/2 Fav Royals Darling (15th)
2005-1ST-DABIROUN 4-11-04 O-Donal O’Gorman; T-Paul Nolan IRE; J-Miss Nina Carberry; SP-20/1
2ND-At Your Request 4-11-03 O-Cockbury Court Partnership; T-Ian Williams; J-David Dennis; SP-33/1
3RD-Nation State 4-11-04 O-J D Brownrigg; T-Gary Moore; J-Jamie Moore; SP-7/1
4TH-Miss Academy 4-11-12 O-David Johnson; T-Martin Pipe; J-Timmy Murphy; SP-16/1
14 ran, Time-3m 54.00s, Dist-8, 1½ , 1¾ 4/1 Fav Ease The Way (14th)

FRED WINTER JUVENILE NOVICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE ROLL OF HONOUR
2009 Silk Affair 4-10-04 Tom O’Brien Mick Quinlan Liam Mulryan & M C Fahy 11/1 22
2008 Crack away Jack 4-11-10 Paul Carberry Emma Lavelle GDM Partnership 14/1 22
2007 Gaspara 4-10-11 Andrew Glassonbury David Pipe Martin Pipe 9/2 JF 24
2006 Shamayoun 4-11-03 Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton Ronald Brimacombe 40/1 24
2005 Dabiroun 4-11-04 Miss Nina Carberry Paul Nolan IRE Donal O’Gorman 20/1 24