- Tuesday, 15 March 2016 07:39
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Un Temps Pour Tout on the Gallops
Today is the start of Cup Final week for Horse Racing, it is of course the start of the Cheltenham Festival. There is also another jumps card at Sedgefield and David has one runner at the Northern track, Bladoun in the 3.45pm race. He is looking to follow up his win at Exeter last week and he once again teams up with Michael Heard on board so fingers crossed he should go well. There are also two all-weather flat cards at Southwell and Wolverhampton. At Cheltenham we run Un Temps Pour Tout in the 2.50pm Ultima hanidcap chase and View Lion Rouge in the 4 mile National Hunt chase. Un Temps Pour Tout is a 14/1 chance and they go 7/1 the field. On his hurdle form, whic included winning the French champion hurdle last summer, he should go close but so far his chase form has not quite matched this. Tom Scu rides and he does have an each way chance. Vieux Lion Rouge is priced at 25/1 in the 4.50. He won over three miles at Haydock this season and was second over three miles at Ascot last time. He has a small each way chance at a big price.
- Monday, 14 March 2016 08:25
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are two jumps meetings taking place this afternoon with action coming from our local track Taunton and also Plumpton. The stable runs Cork Citizen and Konig Dax at Taunton and they are both forecast favourite in the Racing Post. I hope they are right as it would certainly be a nice confidence booster to go into the Cheltenham Festival on the back of a winner or two. Cork Citizen was unseated when in mid-division last time out in the Eider Chase - he had been under pressure for some time but was not out of touch when parting company with David Noonan and this looks considerably easier. He likes soft ground and should go well under Tom Scudamore. Meanwhile Konig Dax has the distinction of being the only horse to have beaten Douvan when successful in France in 2014...if only you could take that form literally he would be running at Cheltenham this week! He makes his debut for the stable this afternoon and we will know more about him after today.
- Sunday, 13 March 2016 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are three meetings taking place this afternoon, all over the sticks with action from Kelso, Warwick and Market Rasen. David runs Pilgrims Bay at Market Rasen in the 4.30pm race - a five runner handicap hurdle. Tom Scudamore is in the saddle and he carries 11-3. Our six year old has been in consistent form this season and while he is not the easiest to predict, there is no doubting his ability. Tom also has a nice mount for his brother; Twentyeight Guns who has finished in the frame on four of his last five starts. Meanwhile I see that stable conditional David Noonan is riding at Warwick before heading to Market Rasen for a rare ride for Tim Vaughan aboard a last time out winner.
- Saturday, 12 March 2016 06:56
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action coming from Sandown, Ayr and Chepstow while there is also an all-weather fixture from Wolverhampton. The stable runs Chic Theatre at Sandown in the valuable EBF Handicap Hurdle Final, while Obistar competes at Chepstow. Tom Scudamore is aboard them both as he performs a 'Challenge Anneka' style dash from Sandown to Chepstow in the helicopter. Chic Theatre was a gutsy winner last time out and he looks to be on a fair mark and has sound claims - it is an 18 runner handicap with £60,000 up for grabs so there are quite a few that those comments also apply to!
- Friday, 11 March 2016 08:33
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The saying goes that form is temporary but class is permanent - I don't know who said it, but they were proven correct by Gevrey Chambertin yesterday at Carlisle. He made all to win by 13 lengths without ever looking to be in any danger despite top weight of 11-12. I wonder what our old mate will think of that performance from a handicap mark of 140?! As far as I am concerned it was another excellent bit of placement by the trainer. Meanwhile, Baraka de Thaix finished second in the 2m3 1/2f handicap hurdle and on this evidence he will be winning before too long.
- Thursday, 10 March 2016 08:11
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
This afternoon there are three meetings taking place with action from Carlisle over the sticks and a couple of all-weather flat fixtures from Southwell and Chelmsford City. Unfortunately Wincanton were forced to abandon their meeting yesterday afternoon due to waterlogging. The stable makes the long journey up to Carlisle with Baraka de Thaix and Gevrey Chambertin. Baraka de Thaix runs in the 2.00pm race which is a handicap hurdle over 2m31/2f and that drop back in trip could help him after he seemingly failed to get home at Exeter last time. Conditional jockey David Noonan takes the ride and reduces his weight to 11-4. Meanwhile Tom Scu has re-routed and now takes the mount aboard Gevrey Chambertin - on his best form he would win, but you just don't know which side of his stable he got out of this morning!
- Wednesday, 09 March 2016 08:19
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
***Update***
Fontwell abandoned due to waterlogging
There was a nice winner for the stable yesterday as Bladoun (pictured above) ran out a game winner of the conditional jockeys' handicap hurdle at Exeter. Having made most of the running, he looked to be in trouble approaching the last but he prevailed narrowly under a strong ride from Michael Heard. Bladoun jumped quite markedly out to his left on a number of occasions so did well to still win, especially as he was conceding a stone to the runner-up on bad ground.
