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Monday, 16 November 2015

2015/16 Jumps Profile - Saphir Du Rheu

Saphir Du Rheu 6 gr g Al Namix - Dona Du Rheu (Bob, Cliff, Lee, Neil, Steve, Tony)


A very exciting young chaser with the potential to go to the very top, and is the stables main Gold Cup hope which says a lot about him. He has won 7of his  16 starts, He had a mixed season last time, running over hurdles and fences, he started over fences at Newbury in November, un seating in a novice chase behind Coneygree, then won at Exeter in December beating Horizontal Speed 11 l in a 2m 3f Novice Chase. He then fell at Kempton in aGrade 1 novice chase, again won by Coneygree, then won a 3m grade 2 hurdle at Cheltenham in January by a neck from Reve De Sivola. He then finished 2nd in the Grade 1 3m World Hurdle at the festival, beaten 3 ¼ l by Cole Harden and rounded off with victory at Aintree, taking the 3m 1f Grade 1 Mildmay novice chase by 15 l from Carraig Mor.  His early season target is the Hennessy Gold Cup

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