Yorkshire-based trainer Malcolm Jefferson knows a good horse when he sees one and continues to produce the goods this term with the bang in-form who landed his second big prize in a row when coming out best in a gruelling renewal of the Grade 2 Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock Park on January 21, writes Elliot Slater.
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Does Planet of Sound have National class?
Planet of Sound is a horse that has not been short of top class company in his career so far. The Phillip-Hobbs trained 10-year-old has matched himself against the best horses in the UK and Ireland in the last couple of seasons including Kauto Star, Imperial Commander and Albertas Run.
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Ashes Enhances Supreme Novice Hurdle Credentials
Donald McCain’s bright young hurdles prospect Cinders And Ashes continued his rise through the ranks with a very impressive success at Haydock in the Grade 2 Rossington Main Novice Hurdle, beating his two decent rivals with absolute authority and stamping himself as a serious contender for honours for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, the first race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival that begins March 13, writes Elliot Slater.
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Bleu Camp Growing In Confidence Ahead Of Grand National
Evan Williams, trainer of the talented staying handicapper Cappa Bleu, is already getting excited about the prospect of running his horse in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 14, a race in which his stable stalwart State of Play has finished in the money on each of the last three renewals, writes Elliot Slater.
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Roudoudou Team Straight To Cheltenham
The progressive handicapper Roudoudou Ville will not be seen in action until the Cheltenham Festival in mid-March after connections decided against giving him a warm-up race ahead of a bid for the Byrne Group Festival Plate, writes Elliot Slater.
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Pundits Quick To Write Off Talented Menorah
On the face of it, it is easy to see why so many pundits were unimpressed with the winning performance of Philip Hobbs’ Menorah at Kempton on January 14 where he beat Kumbeshwar, the only other to complete the course, by three-and-three-quarter-lengths, writes Elliot Slater.
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Kauto Gives Nicholls Plenty Of Food For Thought
The morning after the day before, champion trainer Paul Nicholls and Clive Smith, owner of both of Saturday’s big race winners Kauto Star and Master Minded, were left pondering what to do next with regard to their long-range plans for their horses in the Grade 1 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, writes Elliot Slater.
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Medermit To Race In Peterborough Chase
Medermit remains a possible acceptor for the Grade 1 King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day despite plans by trainer Alan King to run the talented gelding in the Grade 2 Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon just 18 days earlier, writes Elliot Slater.
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Top Jockeys Pay Tribute To The Great Denman
Sam Thomas, the jockey who partnered the now retired chasing legend Denman to his famous 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup victory over stable companion Kauto Star, has been talking about the horse he describes as “unbelievable”, writes Elliot Slater.
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Baby Rockets Into The Triumph Hurdle Mix
Tom George appears to have a very bright prospect on his hands judging by the impressive British debut performance of Baby Mix (14/1) who caused a shock in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham on Saturday in easily accounting for odds-on favourite Hinterland and is now the new favourite for the big race itself at the Cheltenham Festival in March, writes Elliot Slater.
