Previous Champs and Chumps

Figures in brackets are point’s totals. 10 Horses were used up to jumps 99/2000 when we moved to 15.

From jump season 200/7 8 single picks get double points.

Hall Of Fame                              List Of Shame                             

Flat 1998   Steve

Flat 1999  Tony (276)            Spoon Bob (59)

Flat 2000 Bob    (497)           Spoon  Steve (105)

Flat 2001 Cod    (402)           Spoon  Cliff (99)

Flat 2000 John (794)            Spoon  Steve (259)

Flat 2003 Neil (601)             Spoon)  Steve) (229)

Flat 2004  John                    Spoon  Peej)

Flat 2005  Neil                      Spoon John  

Flat 2006 Neil (580)             Spoon Peej (224)

Flat 2007  Cliff 703             Spoon Martin 155    

Flat 2008  Cod 1019             Spoon  Steve

Flat 2009  Peej 874                Spoon Tony333

Flat 2010 Bob 958                  Spoon  John 456

Flat 2011 John967                Spoon    Steve    546

Flat 2012  Cod   881               Spoon    Peej   498

Flat 2013 Martin   778.5           Spoon   Bob   377

Flat 2014  Lee    1222.1             Spoon   Martin 443.1

Flat 2015  Cliff   1057.1            Spoon   Steve     340.8

Flat 2016   Bob   875.9             Spoon    Steve  328.1  

Flat 2017   Martin  821.2         Spoon Cod   184.5

Flat2018    Cliff     1254.8         Spoon  Cod  246.2

Jumps Hall Of Fame                    List Of  Shame

Jumps 98/99 Cliff                        Spoon Steve

Jumps 99/00 Cliff(541)                Spoon Steve (182)

Jumps 00/01 Bob (387)                Spoon Lee  (198)

Jumps 01/02 Martin (512)          Spoon Steve (161)

Jumps 02/03 Lee (618)                Spoon Cod  (238)

Jumps 03/04 Neil( 661)               Spoon Steve (361)

Jumps 04/05 John (571)             Spoon Steve (166)

Jumps 05/06 John (571)             Spoon Cliff (180)     

Jumps 06/07 Lee 705                   Spoon  Cod  203

Jumps 07/08 Cliff 703                Spoon   John 322

Jumps 08/09 Lee 737                 Spoon   Tony 249

Jumps   09/10  Bob 983              Spoon    Neil 497

Jumps 10/11   Martin 750         Spoon   Peej 481

Jumps 11/12    Cod   698           Spoon Neil 441

Jumps 12/13  Neil                       Spoon Cliff 

Jumps 13/14  Peej, 842.6          Spoon  Cliff   400.2

Jumps 14/15 Tony 910.6      Spoon 327.8

Jumps 15/16   Neil                 Spoon Steve 545.4 

  Jumps   16/17 Lee 1061                 Spoon   Bob  645.8          

Jumps 17/18  Steve    1035.84          Spoon  Bob  510.9

Jumps 18/19   Peej    1055.1               Spoon     Neil 559.1

2019 Flat - Editor's Introduction

A fascinating season is in store. Can Enable win a 3^rd Arc De Triomphe is the biggest question, and the battle between Coolmore and Godolphin looks to be close again as Godolphin continue to strengthen. John Gosden looks to have the trainers championship in the bag, as he starts with top 2 year old colt Too Darn Hot, as well as Enable, Calyx and Stradivarius to name just 4 !

The stayers division looks exciting this season. Stradivarius had it to himself last season, with only Vazirabad at Royal Ascot giving him a race. The million pound bonus has seen some strong opposition start the season this time, and joining Vazirabad as serious opponents are Call The Wind and Capri, who beat Stradivarius in the St Leger in 2017.

Enable looks to face a stern test from Japanese star Almond Eye in the Arc, along with Masar at present, and we have a new power house in King Power hitting the scene and they have a few representatives in the strings.

We again have interesting foreign interest at Royal Ascot with the very smart Newspaperofrecord from the USA being aimed at the Coronation stakes.

We have 110 different horses, nothing in every string, Enable being most popular with 6 picks, I have tried to cover some established stars, some classic favourites, and un exposed ones, hope you enjoy the read and good luck

The Editor

2018/19 Boozypunter Horse of the Season

Congratulations to...

Frodon

The Paul Nicholls charge was rated in the low 160s in the 2017/18 season and had landed a decent prize in a Grade 3 handicap at Cheltenham on Trials Day. There was a disappointing end to the season for the horse though with big margin defeats at Ascot and twice at Cheltenham.

Wind surgery in the summer seemed to revitalise the horse and Frodon won the Old Roan Chase at Aintree under regular partner Bryony Frost before the competition started. Was this the run that enticed Cod to make Frodon a single pick?

The second day of the jumps competition saw Frodon go off at 16/1 for our first bonus race, the BetVictor Gold Cup. The horse jumped well but couldn't give a stone away to the winner Baron Alco and was a brave two-length second.

Frodon returned to Cheltenham in December for the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup. Top weight again and
7/1 fourth choice of the betting market Bryony got a fine tune out of the gelding and guided him to victory by one and a quarter lengths from Cepage.

With eyes starting to turn to the Festival Frodon had a date with Cheltenham Trials Day. Now rated 169 Frodon was a narrow second favourite at 9/4 behind Elegant Escape in the Grade 2 Cotswold Chase. The two market leaders fought out the finish with Frodon coming out on top by three parts of a length..

With the Festival on the horizon Nicholls now had a decision to make. Would he send Frodon to the Gold Cup or was the shorter Ryanair to be the option? The Ryanair got the nod but this was not looking like a penalty kick. Frodon was one of five out of the 12 strong field that went off 5/1 or less. Irish raider Footpad was 7/2 fave, Frodon and Elegant Escape were 9/2 and two more from Ireland in Un De Sceaux and Monalee were at fives.

Frodon and Frost took up their usual place at the head of the race and led the field round until two out when 33/1 outsider Aso took up the running. Frodon wasn't to be denied and dug in to battle back, get up with 150 yards to go and go on to a one and a quarter length win - a first Grade One victory over obstacles for a female jockey at Cheltenham.

An emotional Frost gave her reaction straight after the race: "He travelled, my God he jumped, and the moment he got overtaken two out most horses would have quit. He grabbed me by the hands and said don't you dare give up. He's unbelievable!"

That was it for the season for Frodon - what will we see from the partnership when the competition comes round again?

The top three this season were:

279.0 - Frodon (24 + 90 + 80.4 + 84.6)
210.8 - Tiger Roll (71.2 + 54.2 + 85.4)
206.2 - Altior (51.5 + 26.1 + 51.1 + 51.4 + 26.1)