A rare mistake by the Editor has given Lee's Don Poli points to Cod. Table will be updated next week.
Headlines
Al Ferof Landslin Chase
Faugheen Impressive at Ascot,
The New one Wins at Haydock
Conti Lands Bet fair Chase
Tell us More in Gowran Romp
Don Poli wins at Gowran
Vautour Strolls home at Navan
Report
We start at Ascot on Saturday where in the 2m 3f Amlin chase,
Al Ferof (Neil, Tony), went to post, Raced wide, tracked leader until 4th, chased leading pair,
2nd again 7th, not fluent 4 out, closed 3 out, led on bit 2 out, clear before
last, ridden out, winning comfortably by 7l. He
gets 22.8 points.
He seems to have been around forever but is only 9. I thought
he looked better than ever here and with doubts over the big two milers at
present, could he be a champion chase hoprse in march ?
In the 2m 3f hurdle, Faugheen
( Bob, Cliff, Cod,
Lee, Martin, Peej, Tony), took his chance, Made all, travelling strongly when joined between last two,
quickened right away flat, winning impressively by 3 ¾ l. He gets
26.1 points.
At Haydock in the 2m hurdle,
The New One (Cliff,
Lee, Martin, Neil, Peej, Steve) went to post, Tracked clear leader, challenged on bit last, shaken up to led run-in,
kept on strongly, driven out, winning by 2 ¾ l. He
gets 26.3 points.
In the 3m 1f Grade 1 Chase, Silviniaco
Conti (Cliff, Martin, Neil, Tony)
took his chance, With leaders, led 4 out, not
fluent 2 out and pressed, kept on well run-in, winning by 2l. He gets 28.7 points.
Across the water at Gowran Park Tell
Us More (Steve,
Tony), went to post in the 2m maiden hurdle, Made all, went well clear from 3 out, stayed on strongly,wining
unchallenged, impressively by 11l
. He gets 11.1 points.
In the 2m 4f beginners chase, Don
Poli ( Cod), took his chance, Always prominent, improved to dispute lead 8th, not fluent 5
out, led next, pushed along and clear 2 out, not fluent at last, stayed on well
run-in, winning easily by 2 ½ l. He gets 28.2
points.
On Sunday in the 2m 1f
beginners chase Vautour ( Bob, Cliff, Cod, Peej), went too post, Made all,
asserted after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, winning easily by 8l He get 13.1 points.
The John
Torpey Memorial Trophy
November
Total
Cliff
118.2 118.2
Tony 116.5 116.5
Martin 112.5
112.5
Cod
101.6 101.6
Neil
94.4
94.4
Steve 66 66
Peej 65.5
65.5
Lee
52.4
52.4
Bob
50.6
50.6
News
Sprinter Sacre will not make his return to action in the 888sport Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown on Saturday week. Nicky Henderson's superstar two-miler has not run since being pulled up by Barry Geraghty in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton last Christmas, after which he was diagnosed with a heart problem, which has since been rectified.
Speaking at Newbury, the Seven Barrows trainer
said: "With everything that is going on and the ground as much as
anything, he's not quite really there, so he won’t go Tingle Creeking. He will
be strutting away at home and he's fine, but he's not quite ready
Simonsig has been ruled out of his intended
comeback race - the Peterborough Chase - and isn't certain to make the William
Hill King George VI Chase either.
The grey has been on the sidelines since winning the Arkle in
2013, having won the Neptune at the Cheltenham Festival 12 months earlier.
Trainer Nicky Henderson said: "We were looking to get him
to the Peterbrough Chase to get him ready for the King George and he's had a
couple of blips - he was lame for a couple of days. He is sound now, but he's
not going to get to the Peterborough Chase."
Henderson was non-committal as to whether Simonsig could have
his first run back in the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day.
He said: "It would be a tall order for Simonsig to go to
the King George, wouldn't it? But I can't say 'no he won't'. It would be a lot
to ask him to miss the season then come into a three-mile chase having never
been three miles before.
Hot favourite Djakadam is among a field of 19 declared for Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup
at Newbury. Willie Mullins' youngster will be attempting to create history as a
five-year-old has yet to win the prestigious handicap.
It is also a race in which Irish-trained horses traditionally do
not fare well, although Mullins did win the 2002 renewal with Be My Royal only
for the gelding to be disqualified subsequently.
Djakadam is the only Irish representative in the historic race.
Others near the top of the handicap include 2013 runner-up Rocky Creek, David Pipe's Ballynagour and Alan King's RSA runner-up Smad Place.
Philip Hobbs' Fingal Bay has his first run over fences for nearly two years, although he
has won over hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival in the meantime.
Oliver Sherwood's Many Clouds will have plenty of supporters after a fine comeback win at
Carlisle while Neil Mulholland's The Druid's Nephew has shown improved form for
his new handler.
