Paddy Powers Al Ferof
Rivals Fail to Dodge Bullets
Fly wins but looks a Tame Wind
Champagne Fever Starts to Bubble
Report
There is one change
to scoring I had not noticed. Tote points are now awarded to all winners as
exactly declares, so Al Ferof gets 9.1 points for a £9.10 return, etc .
Scoreboard will be good !
Well it didn’t take
long for the first points to go the board as on Friday in just third race of
the competition, Dodging Bullets ( Neil), went to post in the 2m grade 2 novice
hurdle. Set
steady pace, quickened before last, hit last, driven and stayed on run-in,
winning by 1 ½ l he gets 14.1 points.
On Saturday in the 2m 4f grade 3 handicap chase, Al Ferof ( Martin, Neil, Steve),
went to post, Took keen hold in touch, headway to chase
leaders 9th, went 2nd 4 out, challenged on bit 3 out, soon led, ridden and
stayed on strongly run in winning by 3l. He gets 59.1
points
At Cork
on Sunday Champagne Fever ( Bob, Cliff),
took his chance in the 2m maiden
Hurdle, Soon led and jumped well, going best
up the straight, eased clear run-in, winning by 5l, he
gets 11.3 points.
At Punchestown in the 2m grade
1 hurdle, Hurricane Fly ( Neil, Tony) went to post, Made
all, ridden before last, 1 length up when left clear last, eased home run-in,
winning by 12l, he gets 26.1 points.
Points
November Total
Neil
99.3
99.3
Martin
59.1 59.1
Steve
59.1 59.1
Tony
26.1 26.1
Bob
11.3
11.3
Cliff
11.3 11.3
Donkey of the Week
Hunt Ball and Grand Crus both pulled up put
in a claim but I think anything finishing 3rd of 4 when 1 – 4 f is worth the vote, so Shutthefront door gets
it for his performance at Fontwell.
News
Victor Dartnall’s stable is in quarantine and
will not send out any runners for a while after a vicious virus was discovered.
Dual Grade One bumper winner
Champagne Fever will now try to win at the top level
over jumps following his maiden hurdle success last weekend. The Cheltenham and
Punchestown Festival hero made a triumphant debut over obstacles at Cork on
Sunday.
His trainer Willie Mullins will now choose between the
Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse on December 2 and the
Navan Novice Hurdle two weeks later for his talented grey.
"He's come out of his race well. He's entered in the
Royal Bond and the hurdle at Navan," Mullins told The Punter.
"He'll go for one of the two, but the two and a half
(mile) race at Navan would be the more obvious one.
Willie Mullins may give the
hugely exciting Boston Bob a little more time before letting him embark on a chasing
career.
The seven-year-old showed
top-class form over timber last season but was beaten by the ill-fated Brindisi
Breeze on his final start in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the
Cheltenham Festival.
He holds entries in a
beginners chase at Gowran Park on Saturday and a race Navan on Sunday, but
Mullins feels the Grade One winner might benefit from a another week before
making his reappearance.
"Ruby (Walsh) rode a bit
of work on him yesterday and was very pleased with him. He's entered at the
weekend but I might just take another week with him," the County Carlow
trainer told The Punter
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