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Hell is Red Hot at Newton Abbott
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At Newton Abbott on Saturday Hell Red (Neil), took his chance in the 2m 1f novice hurdle, Made all, shaken up after 2 out, unchallenged, winning by 6l. He gets 22.4 points. Plus 20 points for being the first punter winner at Newton Abbott.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
April Total
Cliff 00 951.8
Cod 00 873.3
Neil 42.4 828.3
Peej 00 800.5
Tony 00 643.6
Steve 00 560.5
Martin 00 548.2
Bob 00 295.7
Congratulations to Peej as March Trainer of the month
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej
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Tiger Roll, Clan Des Obeaux, Mister Fisher, Real Steel, all go to post in the Betfair Bowl
Buveur D’Air will bid to roll back the years and win a second Betway Aintree Hurdle. Nicky Henderson’s 10-year-old lifted Thursday’s Grade One prize over two-and-a-half miles in 2017, and was runner-up in 2019. Silver Streak, Abracadabras, McFabulous also have entries
Richard Johnson,With thanks to Peej, following his retirement, some stats - He hasn’t been prolific in the Punter competition with just 21 wins in the last nine seasons. (ninth in the overall list)
His best season was 2014/15 when he picked up five wins
His last winner in Punter colours was on Sporting John in the Scilly Isles at Sandown in February.
Johnson highlighted winning Cheltenham's 'big four' races among his highlights in the saddle, with his first Gold Cup winner Looks Like Trouble living out his days on Johnson's farm in Herefordshire, along with another of his Cheltenham Festival winners Menorah.
"To win the four big festival races within four years was the stuff of dreams, but I didn’t know how lucky I was," he added. "When you’re young you don’t understand, you think it will carry on forever."
For all his exploits at Cheltenham and Aintree, Balthazar King's two wins at Craon in western France – arguably the biggest jumping test anywhere in Europe bar possibly the Pardubice – stand out. Having landed the prize in 2013 on only Johnson's third ride in France, Balthazar King returned a year later off the back of an unlucky fall in the Prix Anjou Loire Challenge and, though showing his usual cat-like agility over the hugely varied obstacles, never travelled with his usual fluency. Turning back towards the stands for the final time Johnson was pushing away in fifth, while the French commentator intoned with an air of disbelief: "Balthazar King seems beaten." Johnson pulled his mount to the outside before conjuring a remarkable surge, passing his four rivals in the space of barely half a furlong either side of the final fence to win eased down.
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