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Cody is Coole Winner of Paddy Power
Asterion Forlange
Eldorado Allen
Kettle To Hot for Cheltenham rivals
Abracadbras pulls win out of the Hat
Report
We start at Punchestown on Saturday where in the 2m 3f Beginners Chase Asterion Forlange ( Neil), got the competition under way, Jumped right on occasions, led narrowly or disputed lead, tracked leader when not fluent 10th, disputed lead 4 out, led when not fluent 3 out, soon joined, led when jumped right and pecked on landing 2 out, kept on well run-in, winning comfortably by 6l. He gets 22.6 points
At Cheltenham in the 2m grade 2 novice chase, Eldorado Allen ( Neil), went to post, Held up in behind leaders, went second 3 out, soon pushed along, 2 lengths down when left clear 2 out, eased inside final 110yds, winning by 19 l. He gets 54.6 points.
In the 2m 4f grade 3 handicap chase Coole Cody ( Cod), took his chance, Prominent, led 3rd, 5 lengths ahead when slipped after 4th, went further clear 9th, reduced lead after 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on well run-in, winning gamely by 3 ¼ l. He gets 69.6 points.
On Sunday at Punchestown in the 2m grade 1 Morgiana Hurdle Abracadabras ( Cod), went to post, Held up in behind leaders, not fluent 1st, hit 3 out, close up and switched left before 2 out, pushed along and disputed lead approaching last, soon ridden, led from last, hard pressed towards finish, all out, winning by a neck. He gets 54. 8 points.
In the 2m grade 2 chase at Cheltenham Put The Kettle On ( Cliff), took her chance, Raced wide, led, headed but close up 1st, went second 4 out, mistake and ridden 3 out, 5 lengths down 2 out, rallied and led final 110yds, kept on well towards finish, Wining gamely by 1 ¼ l. She gets 44.4 ponts
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
November Total
Cod 124.4 124.4
Neil 77.2 77.2
Cliff 44.4 44.4
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
News
Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner Shishkin, who could be the latest superstar to emerge from the Seven Barrows talent factory, looks set to start out on the trail taken by stable ace Altior in the beginners' chase at Kempton on Monday.
Aidan Coleman, the rider of top staying hurdler Paisley Park, is set to be the envy of many of his weighing room colleagues after being unveiled as the new partner of Champion Hurdle heroine Epatante, who is due to reappear at Newcastle in the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle next week.
Evan Williams keeps on saying that Saturday’s Paddy Power Gold Cup was mission accomplished with Coole Cody, but a teasing 6lb rise from the handicapper leaves the door open for a December Gold Cup tilt at the same track. Williams told the Punter, “I’d have been unhappy if he’d gone up more than 6lb, put it that way, a summer jumper, let’s be honest, it would’ve been harsh. I was thinking of going back to novice company where the waters would be calmer, but off 143, it is tempting, perhaps we could roll the dice again in the December Gold Cup. “The prize money in those handicaps is so lucrative, he’ll have an entry anyway. I suppose if we put a good claimer on him he’d be favourite so we’ll have a think. He’s come out of it grand, but we’ve no immediate plans.”
Silver Streak is on track for the Grade One Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday November 28. Evan Williams' seven-year-old finished third in the race last year, before finishing runner-up to Epatante in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton and then he signed off his season with a sixth in the Champion Hurdle. He returned at Kempton last month in great style, beating Verdana Blue by six-and-a-half lengths to set himself up for further cracks at top-level glory this campaign.
Williams told the Punter: "He’s grand, he worked this morning and I’m really pleased with him. I’d love to take him to Newcastle [for the Fighting Fifth]. His race at Kempton last time was a lovely starting point, it was just what the doctor ordered after getting beaten in a few of those Grade Ones last year.
He looks really well and that race should suit him, so Newcastle is very much the plan."
Presenting Percy takes on Kemboy (surprisingly not in any string) today as he aims to builds on his reappearance fourth in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal,
The first participants in the inaugural £1.8 million Racing League have been unveiled, with brothers Joseph and Donnacha O'Brien adding Irish interest to next summer's UK-based team competition.
Created by Championship Horse Racing (CHR), Racing League is a six-week competition in which 12 teams will contest 36 races, each worth £50,000. The first six teams have been announced, with each squad due to be made up of between two to four trainers, three jockeys and 30 horses.
Organisers had previously hinted at having an international element and the O'Brien brothers will represent Ireland. Northern trainers Richard Fahey and Tim Easterby will join forces, while Charlie Fellowes, Hugo Palmer and George Scott form the first Newmarket team.
Wiltshire-based trainers Roger Charlton, Alan King, Martyn Meade and Brian Meehan make up one of the three teams in the south. Andrew Balding and Richard Hannon form another team, while George Baker, David Menuisier, Gary Moore and Amanda Perrett combine for the third.
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