2025/26 Jumps Issue 3 - Plenty more action

Headlines

Jukebox plays winning Tune

Dawn Rises over Haydock

Jango Baie lands Ascot Chase

Calico lands Hurst Park Chase

Lossiemouth wins Morgiana hurdle

Wodhoo impressive at Ascot

Warrior Slays Punchestown Rivals

Report

We Start at Haydock on Saturday where in the 2m 5f graduation chase, The Jukebox Man ( Steve), went to post, Jumped well, made all, hung left but went clear approaching last, winning readily by 2 ½ l. He gets 23.46 points.

In the 3m 1f grade 1 Lancashire Chase Grey Dawning ( Martin, Neil, Steve), went to post, in rear but in touch with leaders, headway going easily and went second 4 out, challenging 2 out, eased into lead run-in, winning impressively by 2 ¾ l. Steve  gets  53.82 points, Neil, Msrtin 26,91

At Ascot in the 2m 5f grade 2 chase Jango Baie ( Steve) took his chance, in touch with leaders, not fluent 9th, headway and went second before 4 out, pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden and went clear after 2 out, good jump last, winning impressively by 9l. He gets 46.5 points.

In the 2m 3f grade 2 Ascot Hurdle Wodhooh ( Bob) went to post, in touch with leaders, pushed along and good headway just before 2 out, went second and challenging approaching last, good jump and led last, kept on well, winning by 2 ½ l. She gets 44,4 points.

In the 2m 1f handicap chase Calico (Peej), went to post, Jumped left on occasions, pressed leader, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well final 110yds, winning by 2 ¼ l. He gets 55.6 points.

At Punchestown in the 2m grade 1 Morgiana hurdle Lossiemouth ( Neil) took her chance, Made all, not fluent 5th, clear after 2 out, eased towards finish, winning readily 19l. She gets 42.4 points.

At Punchestown on Sunday in the 2m 3f grade 1 John Durkan Memorial chase Gaelic Warrior ( Bob). Went to post, Took keen hold, led, went well clear before 6th, mistake 10th, much reduced lead before 4 out, headed just before last, ridden and rallied run-in, led again towards finish, kept on and all out, winning by a neck. He gets 55.26 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

              November         Total

Neil            192.68       192.68

Steve         135.18               135.18

Bob           111.06             111.06

Peej           66.89              66.89

Martin      38.2            38.2

Clliff          11.4               11.4

Cod        11.29              11.29

Stats Per String

           Runs        Wins

Martin      6             2

Bob           6             3

Cliff           5                1  

Neil           9               6

Peej           5                1

Cod           4                 1

Steve          8                4 

The Weeks Losers

Loaded And Locked, Baron Noir, Masked Man, Handstands, Gidleigh Park, Pic D’Orhy, Il Est Francais, Kateria , Celtic Dino, Fact To File, Fast Or Slow, I Am Maximus, Lecky Watson, Inothewayourthinkin, Un Sens A La Vi

Weekend Runners

Friday   

Newbury

12.45 Mambonumberfive

1.50 Regents Stroll, Wendigo, Kingston Pride

3.00 Strong Leader, Hewick, Doddiethegreat, 

Saturday  

Newbury

11.55 Kingston Queen

2.55 Myretown, Resplendent Grey, 

Newcastle

2.00 Constitution Hill, The New Lion, Anzadam

2.35 Akimos

Doncaster

1.32 Akimos

Fairyhouse

11.36 Jimmy Du Seuil

3.00 Jordans

Sunday 

Fairyhouse

12.35 Narciso Has

2.05 Captain Cody, Brighterdaysahead

2.36 Teahupoo, Ballyburn, Jimmy Du Seuil, Salvator Mundi, Wodhooh, Irancy, Lossiemouth, 

Carlisle

2.15 Hot Fuss

Leicester

2.25 Akimos

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2025/26 Jumps Issue 2 - Neil off to a Flyer

Headlines

No Drama with this winner

Rivals swamped By L’Eau du Sud

Report

We start at Cheltenham on Friday in the 2m grade 2 chase where L’Eau Du Sud (Neil) went to post Raced in third, led 8th, joined 4 out, led again 3 out, 6 lengths ahead when left clear last, winning easily ,by 15 l. He gets 48.68 points

In the 2m 5f grade 2 novice hurdle No Drama This End (Neil), took his chance, Travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, went second 2 out, headway on turn before last, led last, nudged along and went clear run-in winning impressively by 3l. He gets 52 points,

At Navan On Sunday in the 2m 4f Beginners Chase Final Demand ( Cod, Martin, Neil, Peej), went to post, Disputed lead, raced in second before 3rd, led before 5th, joined 3 out, shaken up approaching last, soon clear, went further clear run-in, winning impressively by 13l. He gets 11.29 points. 

At Exeter on Monday in the 2m 1f Beginners Chase Lulamba ( Bob, Cliff, Neil, Steve) went to post, Prominent, led 4 out, soon clear, winning easily by 10l.He gets 11.4 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

              November         Total

Neil            123.37       123.37

Cod        11.29              11.29

Bob           11.4                11.4

Steve         11.4               11.4

Cliff          11.4               11.4

Martin      11.29            11.29

Peej           11.29              11.29

Stats Per String

           Runs        Wins

Martin      2                1

Steve         2                1

Bob           3              1

Cliff           1                1  

Neil           6               4

Peej           2                 1

Cod           3                   1

The Weeks Losers

Jonbon, Be Aware, Juracon, Queenofthejukebox, Iberico Lord, A Path to Ronda, Dinoblue

Weekend Runners

Friday  

Ascot

12.15 Regents Stroll

Saturday  

Haydock

12.08 Masked Man

1.50 Gidleigh Park, Jango Baie, The Jukeboxman

3.00 Grey Dawning, Haiti Coloeurs , Handstands

Ascot

1.30 Il Est Francais, Jango Baie, Pic D’Orhy, Gidleigh Park, The Jukeboxman, 

2.40 Wodhooh, Kateria, Celtic Dino, 

3.15 Gidleigh Park, Calico

Punchestown

2.10 Anzadam, Irancy, Lossiemouth, Salvator Mundi, William Munny

Sunday 

Punchestown

1.17 Wodhooh

3.00 Fact To File, Gaelic Warrior, Fast Or Slow, Galopin Des Champs, Inothewayourthinkin, Lecky Watson, I Am Maximus, Jordan’s 

News

Rebecca Curtis is going for the Betfair Chase with Haiti Couleurs and expects Britain's newest – and hottest – Cheltenham Cup hope to be "bang on ready" for Saturday. She is committed to Haydock with the improving chaser, rather than waiting for the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury seven days later.

Nicky Henderson has every ounce of confidence that Constitution Hill is on the road to returning to his best after he sailed through his final racecourse gallop before his comeback run in Newcastle’s BetMGM Fighting Fifth on Saturday week. After the workout Constitution Hill retained his position as the 6-4 second favourite with William Hill for the Fighting Fifth on November 29, with the market headed by even money shot The New Lion, winner of the Turners Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival last season.

On the prospect of meeting the Dan Skelton-trained six-year-old, Henderson said: "It’ll be tough. Dan’s horse is very good, and we know they’re all very fit horses right now. It’ll definitely test him in every single way, and there will be improvement, which will hopefully get him into Christmas. It wouldn’t be disappointing if he did finish second to The New Lion."

Ben Pauling believes Saturday's Betfair Chase offers last term's exciting novice Handstands his best chance of winning a Grade 1 this season. The Tim Radford-owned six-year-old, who won last season's Scilly Isles Novices' Chase, faces the biggest test of his career at Haydock, but Pauling is confident his first runner in the Betfair Chase can prove up to the task.

"I expect him to run very well," said Pauling. "I have more faith in this horse than you could ever imagine. The two times he's gone to festivals [Cheltenham and Aintree] he hasn't performed, but he's been wrong both times. I just think he's got a huge engine and we'll look back at that Scilly Isles like it was a very good race.  He's in really good form and I couldn't be happier with him. This is his best chance of a Grade 1 this season and we'll try to take it."

Dan Skelton is looking to continue his rampant form in the first British Grade 1 of the season with favourite Grey Dawning primed for Saturday's Betfair Chase (3.30), a race in which the trainer says last year's runner-up has "unfinished business". After a successful November meeting at Cheltenham when Skelton won the Paddy Power Gold Cup with Panic Attack and Shloer Chase with L'Eau Du Sud, as well as two other races across the three days, Skelton believes Grey Dawning is ready to fire on his comeback in Haydock's biggest jumps race. 

Skelton, the early British trainers' championship leader, is seeing all the right signs in his big-race contender and hopes for less testing conditions this time. "I'm really happy," Skelton said. "The forecast looks a bit in and out for the week, which is fine, we just don't want it like it was at the 11th hour last year.   "We've got him really prepared for it. We've had an away day when he went with Panic Attack, and I couldn't have asked to have prepared better. I don't really have a negative about not having had a run with him. It certainly wasn't fitness that got him beat last year and he's every bit as fit now. He's at the peak of his life, in terms of age, so hopefully it's all enough."

Leading Champion Hurdle hope Anzadam has not been declared for the Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (2.10) at Punchestown on Saturday despite trading at a shade of odds-on before declaration stage on Thursday, with Lossiemouth heading a field of four. Trainer Willie Mullins had previously indicated that Anzadam would begin his campaign in the race, while Lossiemouth would attempt to defend her Hatton's Grace crown a week later. Lossiemouth will face just three rivals and heads the market with Paddy Power at odds of 4-9, while her closest market rival is stablemate Irancy, at 11-4

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2025/26 Jumps Issue 1 - Strings and Weekend Entries

The Strings

Cliff,   Constitution Hill, Derryhassen Paddy, Doyen Quest, Fact To File, Gidleigh Park,  Handstands Inothewayurthinkin, Irancy, Jagwar,  , Kalif Du Berlais, Loaded And Locked, Lulamba, Mambonumberfive,  Marine Nationale, Resplendent Grey, Sober Glory, Thistle Ask, The Juke Box Kid, Tiptoptim, We’re Red And Blue

Bob  A Path To Ronda,  Bambino Fever,  Battle Born Lad,  Brighter days ahead,  Bud Fox,  Celtic Dino,  Derryhassen Paddy,  Gaelic Warrior ,  Inothewayurthinkin, Jukebox King, Lulamba, Majborough, Mydaddypaddy, Narciso Has, Regent's Stroll, Sir Gino, Sober Glory, The New Lion, Upon Tweed, Wodhooh

Steve  Akimos, , Baby Ken, Banbridge, Fact to File , Grey Dawning, Haiti Couleurs, Handstands, Jango Baie, Jonbon, Kalif du Berlais  Lulamba, Marlborough, Pic D’Orhy Regent’s Stroll, Sir Gino, Teahupoo , The New Lion ,The Jukebox Man, Thistle Ask, Viscountess Nelson

Peej Ballyburn, Calico,  Derryhassen Paddy, Doctor Du Mesnil , Final Demand,Fun Fun Fun,  Galopin Des Champs, Haiti Couleurs, Il Etait Temps, Impair Et Passe, Irancy, Jagwar, Jurancon, Lecky Watson, Macho Man, Masked Man, Myretown, Salvator Mundi, , Teahupoo, Tiptoptim

Martin,     Baron Noir,  Bud Fox , Diva Luna, Final Demand , Grey Dawning , Handstands, Henry's Friend ,  Hot Fuss, Jimmy Du Seuil, Katerina ,  Kalif Du Berlais,  Lump Sum,  Regents Stroll , ,Sole Solution ,  Strong Leader, Surrey Belle , The New Lion, Un Sens A La Vi,  Wendigo . Wilstar      

             

Cod,  Bambino Fever, Captain Cody, Dinoblue, Doddiethegreat, Fast Or Slow, Final Demand, Galopin Des Champs, Hewick, I Am Maximus, Iberico Lord, Il Est Francais, Jagwar, Jazzy Matty, Jordans, Johnny Who, Marine Nationale, Quilixios, Stumptown, The New Lion, William Munny,         

Neil Anzadam, Banlaoch, Be Aware, Constitution Hill, Final Demand, Galopin Des Champs, Grey Dawning, Haiti Couleurs, Il Etait Temps, Innamorato, L'Eau du Sud, Kingston Pride, Kingston Queen, Lossiemouth ,Lulamba,  Marine Nationale, No Drama This End, Queenofthejukebox, Resplendent Grey, The New Lion

Weekend Runners

Friday  

Cheltenham 

1.10 Akimos, 

2,20 Be Aware

2.55 Jonbon, Calico, L’Eau Du Dud

3.30 No Drama This End

Saturday  

Cheltenham

1.45 Be Aware 

2.20 Jagwar

3.30 Juracon

Wetherby 

3.10 Masked Man

Uttoxeter

12.42 Queenofthejukebox

Navan

2.45 Banbridge, Dinoblue, Marine Nationale

3.20 Brighterdaysahead

Sunday

Cheltenham    

3.30 Iberico Lord, Celtic Dino

4.00 Bud Fox

Navan 

3.07 Brighterdaysahead

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2025/26 Jumps - The Points Scorers

Jonbon won this last year - what price a repeat victory?

55.6 - Calico

55.26 - Gaelic warrior

53.82 - Grey Dawning

52.0 - No Drama This End

48.68 - L'Eau Du Sud 

46.5 - Jango Baie

44.4 - Wodhooh

42.4 - Lossiemouth

23.46 - The Jukebox Msn

11.4 - Lulamba

11.29 - Final Demand

2025/26 Jumps - The Single Picks

Bob (10) - A Path to Ronda, Battle Born Lad, Brighterdaysahead, Celtic Dino, Gaelic Warrior, Jukebox King, Mydaddypaddy, Narciso Has, Upon Tweed, Wodhooh

Cliff (6) - Doyen Quest, Gidleigh Park, Loaded and Locked, Mambonumberfive, The Juke Box Kid, We're Red and Blue

Cod (14) - Captain Cody, Dinoblue, Doddiethegreat, Fast Or Slow, Hewick, I Am Maximus, Iberico Lord, Il Est Francais, Jazzy Matty, Johnny Who, Jordans, Quilixios, Stumptown, William Munny

Martin (13) - Baron Noir, Diva Luna, Henry's Friend, Hot Fuss, Jimmy Du Seuil, Kateria, Lump Sum, Sole Solution, Strong Leader, Surrey Belle, Un Sens A La VI, Wendigo, Wilstar

Neil (10) - Anzadam, Banlaoch, Be Aware, Innamorato, Kingston Pride, Kingston Queen, L'Eau du Sud, Lossiemouth, No Drama This End, Queenofthejukebox

Peej (11) - Ballyburn, Calico, Doctor Du Mesnil, Fun Fun Fun, Impaire Et Passe, Jurancon, Lecky Watson, Macho Man, Masked Man, Myretown, Salvator Mundi

Steve (8) - Akimos, Babyken, Banbridge, Jango Baie, Jonbon, Pic D'Orhy, The Jukebox Man, Viscountess Nelson

In addition there are are the following reserved rights:

Peej - Haiti Couleurs, Teahupoo

Steve - Grey Dawning

2025/26 Jumps - The alphabetical list

Akimos                      Steve

Anzadam                    Neil

A Path To Ronda       Bob 

Babyken                 Steve

Baron Noir               Martin

Ballyburn                  Peej

Bambino Fever          Bob, Cod

Banbridge                   Steve

Banlaoch                    Neil

Battle Born Lad        Bob

Be Aware                   Neil

Brighterdaysahead     Bob

Bud Fox                          Bob, Martin

Calico                              Peej

Captain Cody                 Cod

Celtic Dino                   Bob  

Constitution Hill           Cliff, Neil

Derryhassen Paddy     Bob, Cliff, Peej

Dinoblue                         Cod

Diva Luna                       Martin

Doctor Du Mesnil          Peej

Doddiethegreat           Cod

Doyen Quest                 Cliff

Fact To File                     Cliff, Steve

Fast Or Slow                  Cod

Final Demand                Cod,  Martin, Neil, Peej

Fun, Fun, Fun               Peej

Gaelic Warrior             Bob

Galopin Des Champs     Cod, Neil, Peej

Gidleigh Park                Cliff

Grey Dawning             Martin, Neil Steve

Handstands                  Cliff, Martin, Steve

Haiti Coloeurs            Peej, Steve, Neil

Henry’s Friend              Martin

Hewick                          Cod

Hot Fuss                        Martin

I Am Maximus             Cod

Iberico  Lord               Cod

Innamorato                 Neil

Inothewayourthinkin   Bob, Cliff

IL Etait Temps                 Neil,  Peej

Il Est Francais             Cod   

Impaire Et Passe        Peej      

Irancy                             Cliff, Peej

Jagwar                           Cliff, Cod, Peej

Jango Baie                     Steve

Jazzy Matty                   Cod

Jimmy Du Seuil             Martin

Johnny Who                Cod

Jonbon                          Steve

Jordans                          Cod

Jukebox King               Bob

Jurancon                        Peej

Kalif Du Berlais            Cliff, Martin, Steve

Kateria                          Martin

Kingston Pride             Neil

Kingston Queen          Neil

Lecky Watson             Peej

L’Eau Du Sud                Neil

Loaded And Locked     Cliff

Lossiemouth               Neil

Lulamba                        Bob, Cliff, Neil, Steve

Lump Sum                    Martin

Macho Man                 Peej

Masked Man              Peej 

Majborough                  Bob, Steve

Mambonumberfive          Cliff

Marine Nationale            Cliff, Cod, Neil

Mydaddypaddy            Bob

Myretown                    Peej

Narciso Has                   Bob

No Drama This End      Neil

Pic D’Orhy                      Steve

Queenofthedukebox    Neil

Regents  Stroll                Bob,  Martin, Steve

Quilixios                       Cod

Resplendent Grey        Cliff, Neil

Salvator Mundi           Peej

Sir Gino                          Bob,  Steve

Sober Glory                Bob, Cliff

Sole Solution              Martin

Strong Leader             Martin

Stumptown                 Cod

Surrey Belle                   Martin

Teauphoo                    Peej, Steve

Thistle Ask                    Cliff, Steve

The New Lion            Bob,  Cliff, Cod, Martin, Neil,  Steve   

The Juke Box Kid      Cliff

The Jukebox Man         Steve     

Tiptoptim                     Cliff, Peej

Upon Tweed                 Bob

 Un Sens A La Vi                  Martin

Viscountess Nelson       Steve

Wendigo                         Martin

We’re Red And Blue   Cliff

Wilstar                           Martin

William Munny            Cod

Wodhooh                Bob      

2025/26 Jumps - The Strings

Bob  A Path To Ronda,  Bambino Fever,  Battle Born Lad,  Brighter days ahead,  Bud Fox,  Celtic Dino,  Derryhassen Paddy,  Gaelic Warrior ,  Inothewayurthinkin, Jukebox King, Lulamba, Majborough, Mydaddypaddy, Narciso Has, Regent's Stroll, Sir Gino, Sober Glory, The New Lion, Upon Tweed, Wodhooh

Cliff,   Constitution Hill, Derryhassen Paddy, Doyen Quest, Fact To File, Gidleigh Park,  Handstands Inothewayurthinkin, Irancy, Jagwar,  , Kalif Du Berlais, Loaded And Locked, Lulamba, Mambonumberfive,  Marine Nationale, Resplendent Grey, Sober Glory, Thistle Ask, The Juke Box Kid, Tiptoptim, We’re Red And Blue

Cod,  Bambino Fever, Captain Cody, Dinoblue, Doddiethegreat, Fast Or Slow, Final Demand, Galopin Des Champs, Hewick, I Am Maximus, Iberico Lord, Il Est Francais, Jagwar, Jazzy Matty, Jordans, Johnny Who, Marine Nationale, Quilixios, Stumptown, The New Lion, William Munny,    

Martin,     Baron Noir,  Bud Fox , Diva Luna, Final Demand , Grey Dawning , Handstands, Henry's Friend ,  Hot Fuss, Jimmy Du Seuil, Katerina ,  Kalif Du Berlais,  Lump Sum,  Regents Stroll , ,Sole Solution ,  Strong Leader, Surrey Belle , The New Lion,   Un Sens A La Vi, Wendigo,  Wilstar     

Neil Anzadam, Banlaoch, Be Aware, Constitution Hill, Final Demand, Galopin Des Champs, Grey Dawning, Haiti Couleurs, Il Etait Temps, Innamorato, L'Eau du Sud, Kingston Pride, Kingston Queen, Lossiemouth ,Lulamba,  Marine Nationale, No Drama This End, Queenofthejukebox, Resplendent Grey, The New Lion

Peej Ballyburn, Calico,  Derryhassen Paddy, Doctor Du Mesnil , Final Demand, Fun, Fun, Fun, Galopin Des Champs, Haiti Couleurs, Il Etait Temps, Impair Et Passe, Irancy, Jagwar, Jurancon, Lecky Watson, Macho Man, Masked Man, Myretown, Salvator Mundi, , Teahupoo, Tiptoptim

Steve  Akimos, , Baby Ken, Banbridge, Fact to File , Grey Dawning, Haiti Couleurs, Handstands, Jango Baie, Jonbon, Kalif du Berlais  Lulamba, Marlborough, Pic D’Orhy Regent’s Stroll, Sir Gino, Teahupoo , The New Lion ,The Jukebox Man, Thistle Ask, Viscountess Nelson