2014/15 Jumps Edition 4 - latest edition

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Saphir Sparles at Exeter

Cossack Dances To Victory

Report

We start at Exeter last Friday where in the 2m 3f novice Chase Saphir Du Rheu ( Bob Cliff Lee), went to post, jumped well, tracked leaders led 2 out, nudged clear run in winning easily by 11l . He gets 13.8 points.

On Sunday at Punchestown Don Cossack (Tony) took his chance, in the 2m 4f Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Chase, held up behind leaders slightly hampered by loose horse at 10^th , not fluent 3 out, still going well in to straight ridden in close 2^nd after 2 out, driven clear run in , winning by 4 ½ l. He gets 55 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

               December       Total

Tony           55                226.1

Lee            13.8             152.3

Cliff            13.8            132

Cod           00               131.3

Martin       00                112.5

Neil           00                 94.4

Steve          00                  66

Peej          00                   65.5

Bob          13.8                  64.4

News

Views from connections ahead of Friday's Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club Novices' Chase at Cheltenham, featuring a re-match between Kings Palace and Sausalito Sunrise.

Connections of Kings Palace admit the exciting youngster will need to improve if he is to make it two from two over fences at Cheltenham on Friday,

Sausalito Sunrise, an impressive winner at Chepstow before his sound effort at Cheltenham last time, will once again be ridden by Tom O'Brien.

Tomorrow sees the return of Racings most controversial horse Currently Mad Moose.

Returning from a ban for his poor attitude, he apparently has 4500 twitter followers, and is the first horse I can remember book makers offering two prices on. They are offering odds on the race it’s self, and odds on him getting his hind legs beyond the starting tape 1

I am sure in true punter spirit we all wish Neil well in landing the 2^nd bet.