Apples is a Real Gem
Dance Waltzs home at Leopardstown
Yanwoth lands
Wholestone is Rock Solid at Cheltenham
Report
We start at Leopardstown last Thursday where
in the 3m grade 1 Christmas hurdle, Apples Jade ( Cliff, Peej, Steve),
took her chance,
Soon
disputed lead, led from 3rd, joined next, headed 5th and raced in 2nd, on terms
at final hurdle, soon narrowly headed, stayed on well final furlong to lead
near line, winning by ½ l She
gets 26.5 points.
On Friday in the 2m 3f mares hurdle, Let’s Dance ( Peej, Tony),
took her chance, Held up, soon
raced in 7th, closed to track leaders approaching final hurdle, 2nd travelling
smoothly approaching straight, on terms over 1f out, soon led and stayed on
best to assert closing stages, winning by 8l. She gets 16.9 points
On Monday at Cheltenham in
the 2m 4f novice chase, Yanworth ( Bob, Martin, Neil, Steve) took his chance, Held up, not fluent 8th, headway 10th, slow 13th, not
fluent 3 out, went 2nd before next, led last, went a few lengths clear but soon
began to idle, pressed inside final 100 yards, edged right and holding rival
close home, winning by a neck. He gets 17 points.
In the 2m 4f grade 2 hurdle Wholestone ( Martin),
took his chance, Mid-division, headway on inside 7th, led before last,
drifted right, mistake last, clear flat, stayed on well, winning by 3 ¼ l. He gets 66 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
December January Total
Martin 245
83 513.1
Cliff 311.8 439.5
Peej
268.7
390.7
Steve 254.84 17 3376.64
Cod
199.4
318.9
Neil
217.4
17
280.7
Tony 193.7
193.7
Bob
112.2 17 129.2
The Editor was trainer of the month in
December
News
Bristol De Mai
is being treated for stomach ulcers following his disappointing run in the King
George VI Chase at Kempton.
Sizing John
will undergo further blood tests on Tuesday to see if anything comes to
light to explain the eight-year-old's poor performance in the Leopardstown
Christmas Chase.The Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, who had racked up a sequence of
four Grade 1 wins before finishing only seventh behind Road To Respect,
was reported to be "clinically abnormal" following a veterinary
examination at Leopardstown after jockey Robbie Power said the horse
finished distressed.
Owner Rich
Ricci hasn't given up hope of Faugheen taking up his spot in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at
Cheltenham in March.
The 2015 Cheltenham hero was
pulled-up in the Ryanair Hurdle eventually won by Mick Jazz at Leopardstown
last Friday, having been sent off the 2/11 favourite on the back of a brilliant
comeback win at Punchestown the previous month.
Ricci told the Punter "Paul (Townend, jockey) said that
he just didn't feel right from the start. He was a bit listless and didn't have
the same enthusiasm.
"He was fine after the race,
we've got him home and he's normal. I'm hoping in the next day or two that
something comes out and he's been incubating a cold or something.
"Paul did the right thing in
pulling him up."
Samcro will
miss the Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle on Sunday after producing a scope not
totally to the satisfaction of connections.
Dual
winner Un De Sceaux heads 14 entries for the Royal Salute Whisky Clarence House Chase at
Ascot on January 20. Waiting Patiently is an interesting entry from Malcolm Jefferson's yard,
The
Punter is sad to note the Passing of Nicholls Canyon at Leopardstown
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