Our Valentina stars at Carlisle
Willoughby court lands Newbury honours
Act is Valiant in Newcatle win
Buveur D’Air lands Fighting Fifth
Apples Jade wins Hatton
Grace
Report
We start at Newbury last Friday where in the 2m 4f grade 2 novice chase, Willoughby Court ( Cliff Cod) , went to post, jumped well tracked leader went left 3rd, led narrowly 8th, quickend pace to draw clear approaching 4 out, stayed on strongly, ridden out to win by 3l. He gets 17.5 points.
At Newcastle on Saturday in the 2m Juvenile
hurdle, Act Of Valour ( Peej),
took his chance, jumped well chased leader, smooth headway to lead before 3
out, shaken up after next, kept on well from last, winning by 2l He gets 27.6 points.
In the 2m grade 1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle, Buveur D’Air ( Cliff, Cod, Martin, Neil, Peej, Steve,) took his
chance, raced enthusiastically, tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th,
led going well 3 out, quickend clear on bit after next , wining in a canter by
3 ½ l. He gets 51.1 points.
At Fairyhouse on Sunday Apples Jade ( Cliff, Peej, Steve),
went to post in the 2m 4f Hatton’s Grace hurdle, made all , in command approaching 2 out, soon
ridden clear, stayed on well run in, winning by 9l. She
gets 26.7 points.
we come to the star of the week end, Our Valentina (Neil), part
owned by Mr C went to Carlisle for the 2m 4f
mares handicap hurdle.
An over night price of
around 11/2 collapsed when Mr C was spotted on course and she was sent off 9/4
f, held up, headway after 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out kept on well from last to
win by a head. She gets 35.6 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
December
Total
Martin 51.1 227.1
Cliff 95.3 223
Cod
68.6 188
Steve 77.8
182.6
Peej
51.1
173.1
Neil
86.7
141.1
Tony 39.3
39.3
Bob
32.9
32.9
Congratulations to Martin who was November trainer of the
month
News
Nigel Twiston-Davies still feels Blaklion could
be the horse to provide him with a third Grand National ahead of the Randox
Health Becher Chase over the famous Aintree fences on Saturday.
The Tingle Creek has a high class entry list at
present, Charbel, Douvan, Fox Norton and Un De
Sceau all hold entries.
Djakadam and Sizing John both remain
in contention following the confirmation stage for the John Durkan Memorial
Punchestown Chase on Sunday.
The Willie Mullins-trained Djakadam
has claimed the two-and-a-half-mile Grade One in each of the last two years and
is on course to bid for the hat-trick this weekend.
Having sidestepped last month's Betfair
Chase at Haydock, Jessica Harrington's Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Sizing John is
also due to make his seasonal reappearance in County Kildare.
Mullins has also left in Douvan, Shaneshill
and Un De Sceaux, although Douvan appears bound for Saturday's Tingle Creek
at Sandown and Un De Sceaux is set to make his comeback in Sunday's Hilly Way
Chase at Cork.
Other contenders for the John Durkan
include Mouse Morris' Clonmel Oil Chase winner Alpha Des Obeaux, Noel Meade's Disko and the
Kerry Lee-trained Top Gamble, who is the only British-trained horse to stand
their ground.
In the grade 1 novice chase at Sandown, Capitaine, Finnians Oscar and Sceau
Royal all hold entries.
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