Friday, 25 November 2022

2022/23 Jumps Issue 3 - Peej takes top spot

Headlines

Crambo scores at Ascot
Cody So Coole At Ascot
Hitman Kills off Rivals at Haydock
Protektorat lands Lancashire Chase

Report

We start at Ascot on Friday where in the 2m 3f novice hurdle Crambo (Martin), took his chance, Took keen hold, towards rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, went second before last, led run-in, kept on well, won going away by 3 ¼ l. He gets 28 points.

On Saturday in the 2m 5f grade 2 chase, Coole Cody (Cod), went to post, Jumped right throughout, led, headed and raced in second after 1st, pushed along and headway before 2 out, ridden and led 2 out, clear approaching last, kept on well , winning by 10l. He gets 47.5 points.

At Haydock in the 2m 5f graduation chase Hitman (Peej) went to post, Made all, not fluent 10th, went clear going easily after 2 out, winning readily by11l. He gets 23.24 points.

In the 3m 1f grade 1 Lancashire Chase Protektorat ( Peej, Steve), took his chance, Jumped well, in touch with leaders, good jump and went second 11th, led going easily 4 out, 4 lengths ahead 2 out, ridden and went well clear after 2 out, kept on strongly, winning  impressively by 11l. He gets 58.5 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
                November        Total
Peej          120.74        120.74
Cod       97.5              97.5
Steve        69.9         69.9
Martin        39.4       39.4      
Cliff       24             24
Bob          00           00
Neil            00          00

News
Aidan Coleman knows Epatante might have to raise her game again if she is to win the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle for the third time on Saturday. The Nicky Henderson-trained mare was successful in 2020, beating Sceau Royal, and went from there to be second in the Christmas Hurdle, while last year she dead-heated with Not So Sleepy at Newcastle before this time landing the Christmas Hurdle.

She was not seen again after Boxing Day until the Champion Hurdle in March, where she was second to Honeysuckle in the two-mile championship she lifted in 2020. Brilliant afterwards in the Aintree Hurdle, the JP McManus-owned eight-year-old now has the daunting prospect of getting the better of stablemate Constitution Hill if she is to join Comedy Of Errors and Birds Nest as a three-time Fighting Fifth winner, after he was rerouted from Ascot last weekend.

Pied Piper will not line up against Constitution Hill and Epatante in the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday, Gordon Elliott has confirmed.

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
Leg 10 Steve
Leg 11 Steve
Leg 12 Cliff

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Weekend Entries

Friday 

Newbury
12.1 Ittack Blue
12.45 Soaring Glory
1.55 Stage Star
2.30 The Glancing Queen

Saturday

Newcastle
2.10 Epatante, Constitution Hill. Pied Piper
3.25 Happygolucky, L’Homme Presse

Newbury 
12.15 Letterston Lady
12.45 Gelino Bello., Mcfabulous, Thyme Hill
2.30 First Street

Bangor 
12.53 Fable, Peejaybee

Sunday 

Navan
1.20 American Mike

Carlisle
1.00 Barrichello, Peejaybee, Soaring Glory
2.00 The Glancing Queen

Leicester 
2.40 Dr T J Ecklenburg


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