Elle Est Belle lands Sydney Banks hurdle
Elimay trots up at Naas
Journey With Me all the way to Cheltenham
Bravemansgame scores at Newbury
Report
We start at Huntingdon last Thursday where in the 2m 3f listed hurdle Elle Est Belle (Martin), took her chance, Took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 4th, shaken up and headway on outer when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, pressed leaders when left in second last, kept on well to lead final strides, winning by a neck. She gets 29.76 points.
At Naas on Saturday in the 2m 3f novice hurdle Journey With Me (Cod), went to post, Tracked leaders, headway to lead 4th, not fluent 4 out, pecked on landing 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well and went clear run-in, winning by 3l. He gets 22.4 points.
In the 2m listed chase Elimay (Neil), took her chance, Made all, travelled strongly, went clear run-in, winning in a canter by 5l. She gets 27 points.
At Newbury in the 2m 7f novice handicap chase, Bravemansgame ( Peej, Steve), went to post, Made all, jumped slightly right 11th, not fluent 4 out, soon briefly headed, good jump 3 out, going easily 2 out, ridden briefly run-in, kept on well, winning comfortably by 3 ½ l. He gets 11.73 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
February Total
Peej 88.93 835.67
Steve 88.02 741.43
Cliff 78.6 596.78
Cod 115.3 568.75
Bob 11.29 483.82
Neil 78.1 436.57
Martin 29.76 352.19
The next grand slam leg is Cheltenham, closing date for one horse, not in any other string is Sunday 13 March
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej
Leg 7 Tony
Leg 8 Steve
Leg 9 Steve
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News
Metier is set to reappear next month granted suitable conditions following his recent victory at Lingfield. The mud-loving six-year-old won for the first time since his Grade One Tolworth Hurdle success 12 months earlier when enjoying the heavy ground at the Surrey venue to beat Gowel Road by a length and a quarter. Trainer Harry Fry will look for similar going in either the bet365 Morebattle Handicap Hurdle at Kelso on March 5 or the Imperial Cup at Sandown a week later as an alternative.
Bravemansgame took a seriously progressive profile into last year's Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham and was 4/1 to extend his winning sequence, only to be made to look relatively one-paced by the Henry De Bromhead-trained Bob Olinger and Willie Mullins' Gaillard Du Mesnil.
Since then Bravemansgame has made a perfect transition to fences, winning four from four including against more seasoned campaigners earlier in the season. “This year he is a stronger horse and jumping fences suits him," Nicholls told Tattersalls Cheltenham. "I would like to think we have a live chance, but the Irish are still going to be hard to beat."
Weekend Entries
Ascot Saturday
1.15 Skytastic
3.35 Mister Fisher
Haydock
2.05 Bristol De Mai
2.40 Bristol De Mai
Wincanton
3.20 Allmankind
Sunday
Newbury
2.30 Gran Luna
4.15 Patroclus
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