Headlines
Honeysuckle blossoms in Champion Hurdle
Monkfish is a huge catch
Chacun Pour Soi lands Dublin chase
Quilixios looks Triump material
JohnJumps rivals Scilly at Sandown
That Finds it Easy at Chepstow
Report
We start at Chepstow on Friday where in the 2m 3f handicap hurdle, Easy As That ( Cliff), went to post, Didn't jump with fluency, took keen hold, midfield on inner, mistake 4 out, headway and chased leaders when not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out, led 2 out, went clear approaching last, awkward jump last, eased run-in, winning by 9l. He gets 25.4 points.
On Saturday at Sandown in the 2m 4g grade 1 Scilly Isles novice chase, Sporting John ( Cliff), took his chance, Held up in last, detached when slow jump 5th, left in fourth after 12th, headway before 3 out, shaken up and went second after 2 out, challenging when not fluent last, ridden and kept on strongly to lead run-in, won going away, winning by 3 ¾ l. He gets 105.6 points.
At Leopardstown in the 2m 1f Grade 1 Dublin Chase Chacun Pour Soi ( Cod, Tony), took his chance, Travelled strongly, tracked leaders, went second and raced wide 7th, lost second but close up after 4 out, led going easily approaching last, shaken up and quickened clear run-in, winning readily by8l. He gets 26.2 points.
In the 2m grade 1 Irish Champion hurdle, Honeysuckle ( Cliff, Tony), took her chance, Travelled strongly, close up, disputed lead before 4 out, soon led narrowly, went clear going easily before 2 out, pushed along approaching last, steadied last, ridden and kept on strongly run-in, winning easily by 10l. She gets 51.6 points.
On Sunday in the 2m grade 1 Juvenile hurdle Quilixios ( Cod), took his chance, Tracked leader, lost second but close up before 3rd, went second again and going easily after 3 out, led on turn before last, soon shaken up and went clear, ridden final 110yds, kept on well, winning comfortably by 5 ½ l. He gets 52.6 points.
In the 2m 5f Grade 1 novice chase, Monkfish ( Cod, Peej, Tony), went to post, Travelled strongly, jumped well, made all, 2 lengths ahead going easily before 2 out, nudged along approaching last, eased clear run-in, winning easily by 11 l. He gets 26.4 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
February Total
Cliff 182.6 653.6
Neil 00 606.2
Cod 105.2 595.2
Martin 28.4 449.5
Tony 104.2 442.3
Peej 26.4 385.4
Steve 00 275.5
Bob 00 170
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News
Once again we have to hope the weather allows week end racing with a big card at Newbury where Altior, Greaneteen and Sceau Royal are in the 2m grade 2,
Champ, Clan Des Obeaux, and Lostintranslation have entries in the 2m 7f grade 2 Denman chase, in the Betfair hurdle Metier, Soaring Glory are in, and in the bumper Petrossian has an entry.
At Warwick, Patroclus is in the 2m 5f novice hurdle, Allmankind is in the 2m grade 2 novice chase, Two For Gold and Le Patriote are in the 2m 4f handicap chase,.
Uhtred is in the 2m listed novice hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday.
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