Rooster Booster's Champion Hurdle Prospects

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Former Champion Hurdle winner Rooster Booster is set to make his seasonal reappearance at Huntingdon on October 15.

Philip Hobbs' 11-year-old is poised to take his chance in the Huntingdon Racecourse Conferences Hurdle over two miles.

"With Kempton having no jump racing this year, the race he won three years ago has been transferred to Huntingdon on the 15th of October so the plan is to run him there," Hobbs told At The Races.

"I suppose you'd say a more galloping track like Cheltenham would suit him better but having said that, he won the race at Kempton and Huntingdon is a similar track.

"Hopefully he'll run well; the old boy seems in good form anyway."

The Riverwise gelding has been a credit to connections in a distinguished career that has seen him record nine racecourse victories, including an 11-length defeat of Westender in the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March 2003.

Hobbs' charge was last seen in action finishing fourth behind Coat Of Honour in the two-mile Stanleybet Handicap Hurdle at Haydock in May.



Bless the old boy - probably still England's best hurdler last year - however I have to admit that his chances of regaining the Ch are rather slim !
 
Last year - slim to none

This year - not a cat in hell's chance!

I am backing Harchibald, God help me!!
 
It will be interesting to see how the Booster fares this year . When he finally got a good gallop he bolted up at Sandownand at the weights in the mud that was a good effort in the Swinton.

I like Brave Inca if Ap remains aboard but am sticking with HE for the moment
 
It will be interesting to see how the Booster fares this year . When he finally got a good gallop he bolted up at Sandownand at the weights in the mud that was a good effort in the Swinton.
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:brows: Bolted in? Against what? He looked like he had a serious race on his hands until Self Defense fell. Rooster Booster will be lucky to win a race this year let alone get a place in any of the quality Grade 1 races.
 
Self Defense was second .Royal Shakespeare fell and was miles behind the Booster at Haydock .
 
Sorry got that the wrong way round. As for finishing miles behind the Booster at Haydock....horse should never have run again that season after the fall he got. Indeed Ardross he was PU!!
 
If they ban all the Irish horses and all the ones trained in Wylie colours.

Rb might still have a chance in the Champ Hurdle, provided his form is the same as last year.
 
I doubt he will run in it this year unless he shows very good form in the run up to it.
 
Originally posted by Will@Sep 22 2005, 07:57 PM
If they ban all the Irish horses and all the ones trained in Wylie colours.

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That might guarentee a place behind something with 'Intersky' in the name...
 
I can't see him running in it either. His form last season never quite matched his glory day or the TGT nor did he really build on a highly promising run at the Open meeting.

To be honest, he doesn't owe me anything. He's still responsible for my biggest ever return on one race.
 
Not as good as people think he would have been, had he not said "Stuff this...I'm knackered...I'm off to horsey heaven" in Hors La Loi's Champion Hurdle.
 
Well he is entered . I hope Genghis runs and sets a good pace . I note that Hobbs says he will need the race as he is a bit tubby .
 
Rooster Booster is on course to begin his seventh winter campaign over hurdles at Huntingdon on Saturday.

The 11-year-old, winner of the 2003 Champion Hurdle, may no longer cut it with the best but he convinced connections to keep him in training when winning at Sandown in April and then finishing a fine fourth under top weight behind Coat of Honour at Haydock.

The popular grey gelding, trained by Philip Hobbs, will make his first ever appearance at the Cambridgeshire track in the Play Blackjack At Williamhillcasino.com Hurdle over an extended two miles.

"He runs at Huntingdon on Saturday and Richard Johnson rides him as usual," said owner Terry Warner.

"I saw Richard at Uttoxeter on Wednesday and he told me he'd been down to Philip's yard to ride Rooster Booster in a piece of work and he said he went well.

"We'll just see how he does on Saturday before we look any further ahead.

"He's still keen, that's the trouble with him sometimes, but he's very well if a little fat."
 
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