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";s:4:"text";s:21223:"There were some sad footnotes to this race – devastatingly so for David Bridgewater’s team, due to their stable star The Conditional fracturing a hind leg as the field headed out for its final circuit, but also worryingly for Terrefort. By Lydia Hislop @LydiaHislop. As previously reported, the winner suffered a bout of colic over Christmas which trainer Noel Meade here revealed necessitated nearly a week in a veterinary clinic in Kildare. “But his best form to this point has been on flat tracks. Behind him were Champ, a seasonal debutant who needs further and was having a prep, Greaneteen, who refused to settle, Fanion D’Estruval, who found the ground too fast, Magic Saint, who was never going and Dolos, who was making a relatively quick reappearance after a heavy-ground slog. Finally, trainer Dan Skelton – as Road To Cheltenham viewers were advised two weeks ago by Ruby Walsh – is leaning towards the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle with Roksana “unless the ground comes up good, good to soft”. This video is playing in Picture-In-Picture. I’m starting to wonder whether there’s a whiff of the contrarian about Symonds – a generous contrarian, however, who sincerely expressed his delight in the winner’s revival. Soon after embarking on the final circuit, he was joined by that rival at the ninth and three fences later he was a spent force, weakening quickly and hitting the 12th prior to being pulled up before the next. Elliott has confirmed the authenticity of the image and has issued a statement. The deal was for the horse to come over to Ireland after his four-year-old season was finished and that’s what happened. He can afford to have a week off, relax, unwind, and then just quietly come forward. That was a very pleasant surprise to get that call. Since then, he has chased home the backside of Altior four times – next time out in the Tingle Creek, in the 2019 Champion and Celebration Chases and even in this race last year. That pair fought out a close finish to last Sunday’s Betfair Denman Chase, the less fancied horse prevailing. He’s had plenty of ops. “When he sets foot on a racecourse, he’s a completely different person and he did exactly that. On the question of where he would be positioned in the race, he was less inclined to pin his colours to the mast – he’ll be dropped in, surely, but how far back? “He just hasn’t gone forward this season. We got it right the way it looks at the minute anyway.”. Open graded company seems just out of reach, however, albeit he should be competitive at Aintree which suits him well. This horse has had a bad couple of months – and he’s still got to do it again now – but the good horses do come back. By Lydia Hislop @LydiaHislop. Afterwards, Nicholls blamed respiratory issues. Latterly the winner paid the price for harrying Cyrname early and then outmatching subsequent challenges from a long way out, palpably running out of gas in testing ground from the second last. Taking the role of lead, his mount was overly exuberant at three of his first four fences but only grew in stature from then onwards. He was meant to go over fences this year, but when we thought about what was coming out over fences, we said we might be as well staying where we are! They both made me smile. With only three finishers and the favourite turning up in body only here, the Festival would be also another level of challenge again. Ryanair entry Riders On the Storm was the only horse never to get competitive in this five-runner affair, failing to travel from an early stage and inclined to hang left. I read a number of posts and stories where she told that Steve Mellish of Attheraces in she informed her partner which, lately. “He was just wasn't himself in Naas last time, but he’s a fair horse,” Meade said. Returning to Champ, the remaining questions are – perhaps – whether he can jump as well at Cheltenham as he did at Newbury, bearing in mind last season’s concerns about his technique overwhelmingly stemmed from his two starts at that undulating track rather than his two at this flat one, and – more credibly, to my mind – whether he will settle under more patient tactics and in the tempo of a staying chase. Some have assessed last Sunday’s effort as proof of his return to that level of form, but I’m not quite so sold. Lisnagar Oscar prefers the greater stamina test of Cheltenham and will be looking for the relentless gallop that served him so well last year in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle, whereas the winner only holds entries in the Coral Cup and Pertemps Final at Cheltenham. But she has not opened in any websites and media about husband and her husband. At Newbury, Cobden remarked afterwards that he believed Clan Des Obeaux “wasn’t putting his best foot forward after the last – when the going got tough, I didn’t feel that we went through with it today”. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham 9: Time for a bet in the Albert Bartlett. Who gets Lydia Hislop's nomination for 'performance of the weekend' as she looks back upon the action from Newbury, Haydock, Ascot and Navan? If he is back to his best – such as when briefly threatening an upset, leading at the last against Altior in the 2019 Queen Mum – then he might be able to grab a place. They rang me and asked would I like to train him. “Then, out of the blue, Simon [Munir] and Isaac [Souede] stepped in and did a deal with the trainer in France. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham 10: Classy Darver Star just too big for Arkle. It started well, with Cyrname outjumping Dashel Drasher at the first and gaining an unchallenged lead, but the exuberance with which he has in the past – most effectively at Ascot – bounded into a long lead over his pursuers was lacking. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham 13: Is tackling Envoi the easier option for Energumene? “I’m obviously gutted as he had been in the form of his life and was trained for the race all season,” Smith said. Nick is joined by the Daily Mirror’s David Yates for a canter though today’s headlines around the world of horseracing. The Altior saga is covered in depth, along with the season's early action as the journey to the Festival begins. However, wind surgery did not help 2020 Stayers’ Hurdle fourth Emitom to recover his form on this switch back to hurdles – he was starting to struggle as the field embarked on its final circuit – and Itchy Feet continues to be a horse in search of a portfolio after failing to stay on this first attempt at three miles. His yard clearly retains plenty of faith in him, however. You have much to learn. Click to Exit. But you knows who Hislop shacked up with. Was Song For Someone’s discomfort at Wincanton caused by the emphasis on speed at a tight track against substantial rivals better suited to the task at hand, or the heavy ground, or a combination of all of those things? A creditable fourth in the International Hurdle followed but Epatante thumped him in the Fighting Fifth and he administered a self-inflicted blow when falling after standing off too far against Altior and Nube Negra in Kempton’s Desert Orchid Chase in December. That remains of concern at Cheltenham, especially as the Old Course – host of the Unibet Champion Hurdle and which Goshen is yet to experience – is a much tighter, sharper affair, always on the left-handed turn, compared with the New Course. She’ll therefore have to wait until Aintree to run over her optimum trip. This was a second Grade One win of Jeremy Scott’s training career following Melodic Rendezvous’s Tolworth Hurdle success in 2013 and held added resonance because he and his wife, Camilla, bred Dashel Drasher, too. Join Facebook to connect with Lynda Hislop and others you may know. I think that it’s worked... “He said that good horses always come back – like, Sire Du Grugy had a bad year and came back and won a Tingle Creek. That run was so bad that atrial fibrillation was initially suggested as a cause to Moore Snr, but his own vets later discounted that explanation. Whatever the drawbacks to the latter practice on a matter of principle for a spectator sport reliant for survival on its fans’ money, it clearly worked in this individual case. Facebook. youTube. While Champ’s credentials were greatly enhanced over the weekend, other more tenuous claims were utterly blown apart. The shallower waters of Sandown’s Grade Two bet365 Oaksey Chase might be advisable because in the Betway Bowl, he’d be likely to encounter – among others – stablemates Secret Investor and Clan Des Obeaux. But you can see what Cobden meant, too, given his mount hung left into Secret Investor after the last when he should have been seizing the advantage granted by that rival’s mistake. “He choked,” he said. Nick is joined by broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss one of the most shocking stories of recent times: the emergence of a picture of leading trainer Gordon Elliott astride a dead horse on his gallops in Ireland. The consistent and persistent On The Blind Side also stuck on determinedly in third. Somewhat typically, Bryony Frost controlled this chase from the front on Secret Investor, getting him into a fluent rhythm up front from the outset. He appears to have run out of excuses. That likeable grey hadn’t raced for 710 days but appeared to be enjoying himself when serving it up to the winner in the back straight. It would be foolish to continue to underestimate titleholder Lisnagar Oscar after he bounced back to form approaching his best when second to Third Wind in Haydock’s Grade Two William Hill Rendlesham Hurdle last Saturday. It might be safer to assume that Paul Townend will be riding Sharjah for the first time since he won the Grade One Morgiana on him in 2018. “He might make it back in time for Punchestown but we’ll just have to see how he is in the coming weeks. Click here to view previous editions of Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham column. He’s had one or two little niggles and I think JP was happy just to let him get over those.”. A mistake at the fourth last gave her pursuers confidence, but Secret Investor quickly regained his equilibrium for the third and second last. Therefore, as things stand, Mullins’ son Patrick – who’s ridden Sharjah on nine of his last ten starts, including to silver in last year’s Champion Hurdle – won’t be able to take the ride. Twitter. I wouldn’t rule Cheltenham out yet though.”, Not be ⁦@wincantonraces⁩ 4 SONG FOR SOMEONE 2day but he stuck 2 the task in tough conditions.We are just thrilled for ⁦@glracing⁩ ⁦⁦@jemoore85⁩+see why they never stopped believing in GOSHEN.Tremendous training+time may tell that we faced an impossible task pic.twitter.com/itzOVMJlCQ, Willie Mullins has ruled Saint Roi out of Cheltenham, however, following a chat with owner JP McManus, who already has Epatante and Buveur D’Air in the race. Watch Secret Investor's success in the Betfair Denman Chase again in full. Trainer Tom Symonds reported that Coleman felt Song For Someone’s jumping was “not as slick on this ground”, but this admirable improver had previously hinted at a vulnerability against quicker horses and that’s how it looked here. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham 8: Al Boum Photo, Zanahiyr, Metier and more. Find out in the latest update as the Racing TV presenter continues on the Road To Cheltenham - and don't miss the show on Racing TV every Thursday at 9pm! Drying ground was cited as the main factor that might push connections to choose the longer race. Dad’s been riding him out plenty and he’s been doing funny old things on him but it’s really worked and all the credit to him. Beforehand, King had warned that Sceau Royal – who remains in both the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase and the Unibet Champion Hurdle – could miss the Festival in favour of Aintree, especially if the ground is soft at Cheltenham. He won pretty much on the bridle and earned an appreciative pat from his rider nearing the line. After threatening to lose touch exiting the back straight at Newbury, Fanion D’Estruval stuck on without ever getting involved with the leaders, suggesting he might do better stepped back up in trip. By PP Staff / Horse Racing Tips / 2 months ago. Trainer Gary Moore had held him back from a series of mooted debuts in the autumn, only for the horse to resent being restrained and crowded when eventually allowed out in the International Hurdle. “Before we went past where we started, Harry [Cobden, on Cyrname] wasn’t really travelling and Harry [Skelton, on Benny’s King] joined me and then it was Daryl [Jacob, on Master Tommytucker],” Griffiths recounted. Since Mullins spoke, James Du Berlais as much as halved in price and but can still be backed at 25/1 NRNB with Paddy Power, Betfair or Betfred. Watch Champ's return to action again in full. Find out in the latest update as the Racing TV presenter continues on the Road To Cheltenham - and don't miss the show on Racing TV every Thursday at 9pm! He remains one of the Big Four in 2021 along with favourite Al Boum Photo, plus Savills Chase winner A Plus Tard and vastly experienced novice Royale Pagaille. I would imagine he now has Willie Mullins’ attention. It became increasingly paramount that he faced his comeback in better shape than might usually be the case for a seasonal debut. The accompanying Road to Cheltenham 7, which covers the victories of Nube Negra and Chacun Pour Soi, as well as much more, can be found by clicking here. This was an encouraging first attempt at three miles over fences and, after a bleeding issue that almost ended his career in the early part of last year, can be classified as another solid performance – comparable on paper to his Peterborough Chase second. Dashel Drasher wasn’t always fluent, but a blunder at the fourth-last put paid to Benny’s King, who had already started to be stretched, and then from the home turn, he outstayed his only remaining rival, Master Tommytucker – on whom Jacob had switched to more patient tactics in anticipation of the winner and Cyrname taking each other on. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham: Chacun worth another investment, Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham: Mister Fisher has me hooked, Road To Cheltenham: Defi delivers, Percy promise and Altior agonies, Lydia Hislop’s Road To Cheltenham: Champion Hurdle has Air of uncertainty, Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham: Lostintranslation is speaking our language, Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham: Defi Du Seuil, Santini, and a shot to nothing, Leading Triumph Hurdle contender French Aseel ruled out of Cheltenham, Saturday horse racing tips: Dave Nevison's best bets for Newbury, Johnny Ward's Irish Angle: Four top tips for Navan on Saturday. Nick is joined by journalist and broadcaster Lydia Hislop to discuss the day's news and, with a notable contribution from ROA President Charlie Parker, examines the likelihood of affordability checks being introduced as part of the Gambling Commission's consultation to tackle problem gambling, and how those checks might impact racing. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham 1: Lisnagar Oscar underestimated for Stayers' Hurdle repeat. Despite wrestling with a voraciously keen Greaneteen until over halfway in the succeeding Betfair Game Spirit Chase, Harry Cobden would like Paul Nicholls to step him up from the minimum trip. They each won the same January course-and-distance handicap prior to their successes in this Grade One Ascot Chase, but the latter demonstrated the superior versatility last Saturday. Whilst the two horses he scalped late on at last year’s Festival are yet to come up to scratch in open Grade One company, the Game Spirit strongly suggests that Champ can – and hence he halved in price to 6/1 immediately afterwards. Champ’s campaign plan had to be recalibrated after a problem with his breathing – addressed via the relatively substantial procedure of a hobday operation – was uncovered relatively belatedly. The pace was strong from the outset, with Goshen bounced out in front – as we all knew, from the Moore family’s analysis of the International, that Jamie would do – but with Navajo Pass, who’d scalped dual Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D’Air at Haydock last month, joining him. Click to Exit. He was therefore understandably below his best in the Limestone Lad on his previous start – a race also controlled from the front by Bachasson – but proved tenacious under pressure here. In her first post-Christmas column, Lydia Hislop weighs up the lessons learnt from the victories of Frodon and A Plus Tard and the bearing they might have on the Cheltenham Festival. The clue, apparently, is “when his front and back end comes at you”. https://blog.racebets.com/women-set-dominate-horse-racing-next-decade https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/aug/07/tattenham-corner It’s been a rocky road for Cyrname since he beat Altior in that infamous clash on their mutual seasonal returns last term and his comeback Charlie Hall success in October is now the anomaly. On Wednesday evening Mullins jnr stated that he was considering his options in terms of turning professional, but as I understand it, that avenue is not without potential drawbacks. Here, under a positive ride from Sean Bowen, he ran a bold race on his first start post-surgery and was only undone by Tom Cannon’s stalk-and-pounce tactics on the improving Third Wind, a horse better suited to the demands of Haydock and in receipt of 6lb from the runner-up. When interviewed at Newbury, Henderson seemed confident that Champ would adapt and also that the success of this return mission means the horse can now receive a “normal” preparation for Cheltenham from now on. 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There’s a growing sense of depth to the Grade One contest, but 20/1 remains a viable each-way price. “He’s had the preparation that got him ready enough to go and do what he’s done today. Both horses ran in the silks of his retaining owners, Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, whom Nicky Henderson was also quick to congratulate. Twitter: Children/Kids: Not Yet: Height: N/A: Education: Oxford University: Racing fan, and the talented journalist and the presenter who is professionally known as the most successful and the most talented female sports journalist in the worldwide, mainly cover at horse racing, she is Lydia Hislop. Instead, the whole picture suggests that the winner has developed into a top-class staying chaser, who has the innate ability to perform creditably at distances far short of his optimum. Yet on Saturday, he seemed perversely keener to keep the Champion Hurdle in the equation after this informative defeat than when the target was being thrust upon him earlier in the season. And then there were two. Immediately, the favourite Song For Someone – who’d had Goshen 29 lengths behind him in the International – was out of his comfort zone, jumping uncharacteristically airily at the first and even getting the hurry-up from jockey Aidan Coleman heading out into the country long before the third hurdle was jumped. Newbury was chosen, rather than his alternative entry in Wincanton’s Kingwell Hurdle on heavy the preceding day, in order to run on the good-to-soft ground the horse prefers. Lydia Hislop's Road To Cheltenham 7: Chacun Pour Soi, Altior & an ante-post bet . There is, of course, a complication regarding Sharjah following confirmation on Wednesday that amateurs will not be able to ride at the Cheltenham Festival. To be out-speeded only by an accomplished two-miler like Sceau Royal – and merely by a rallying two lengths – was a barnstorming return from a hitherto promising understudy among the staying-chasing ranks. King indicated this decision, in turn, is likely to mean that, if Sceau Royal does run at Cheltenham, it will be over fences. ";s:7:"keyword";s:20:"lydia hislop twitter";s:5:"links";s:1042:"Pflag As An Organization Quizlet, Lulu Wang Nian, 2004 Kia Cerato, How You Will Make Your Envisioned Self Into Reality, Tommy And Billy Wandavision Powers, Audio Designer Courses, Kingpin Vs Thanos, Gg's Corner Cafe Menu, Dali - Alice In Wonderland Original, ";s:7:"expired";i:-1;}