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The Open Meeting at Cheltenham featuring the Paddy Power Gold Cup 2014

November 12, 2014 by Nigel Keeling Leave a Comment

The Open Meeting at Cheltenham featuring the Paddy Power Gold Cup 2014
Dynaste
Dynaste – Won at meeting in 2012

Cheltenham’s Open meeting is now just days away, with the showpiece Paddy Power Gold Cup taking place on Saturday 15 November 2014. Though the Jump season is still in its early stages, these three days of top-class racing are sure to produce winners that will return as fancied contenders for The Festival in March.

Last year’s meeting saw the likes of Whisper, Balthazar King, Western Warhorse and Sire De Grugy all in attendance. Though plenty of attention will quite rightly be focused on the Paddy Power Gold Cup, along with the Greatwood Hurdle, I’ve decided to take a closer look at Friday’s Steel Plate And Sections Novices’ Chase won last year by Taquin Du Seuil, who defeated Oscar Whisky in a thrilling finish, before going on to take the JLT at Cheltenham in March.

It’s a race that has gone to several top-class novice chasers in recent times. In 2011 the race was won by Grands Crus, who looked set to become a possible Gold Cup contender in years to come. He went on to beat Silviniaco Conti and Bobs Worth in that season’s Feltham at Kempton, before his career sadly tailed away.

In 2012’s renewal Dynaste was impressive in beating Fingal Bay. He also went on to win the Feltham in taking fashion, before coming back to Cheltenham and finishing second in what was then called the Jewson Novices’ Chase. In March he was back at the ‘home of jump racing’ confirming his status as a top chaser when winning the Ryanair Chase.

And so to this year’s race and our search for the next ‘big thing’ in the novice chase division. Clearly the Pipe team are worth a second look after their wins in 2011 and 2012. Their only entrant is Dell’ Arca, and although he is certain to go over fences at some stage in the future, there is every chance that the five-year-old will swerve this engagement, in favour of a run in the Fixed Brush Hurdle at Haydock the following week.

Deputy Dan and Virak look set to renew rivalry after Nicholls’ horse ran out the winner in their last meeting at Fontwell. Both are likely to improve for that run, and the forecast rain will surely suit both. It’s a tough call as to which will get the upper-hand on this occasion.

Philip Hobbs has had a terrific start to the season, and could run Champagne West in this. Another that will appreciate the softer ground, he was terrific in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle on ground that would have been a little too lively. He’s certainly built to make a chaser and has a touch of class. Very closely matched with Deputy Dan over hurdles, they are both sons of Westerner, who is making quite an impact as a National Hunt sire.

Splash Of Ginge is a possible for Nigel Twiston-Davies. He won at the course in October, taking a big step forward from his opening chase effort at Perth. This race looks a lot tougher on paper, and I’m of the opinion that he will struggle over this trip on soft ground.

Urban Hymn will certainly find conditions to his liking if the rain continues to fall. He ran a cracker last time at Carlisle over two miles, which was much too short a trip. If anything, this 2m4f would be the very minimum he is likely to need, and there is just a chance that a horse with more gears will have too much for him. The famous hill will of course play to his strengths, and I’d expect a big run.

Willie Mullins could add further kudos to the race by running either Alelchi Inois or Indevan. The latter has travelled over to Cheltenham twice in the past, and disappointed on both occasions. Alelchi is five from five over fences, though this would be his toughest task to date.

With the final declarations still to be decided it’s pretty difficult to commit to one horse as a potential winner. One thing is for sure, whoever wins the Steel Plate And Sections Novices’ Chase, will be a horse to follow over the coming months, and may just become the top staying novice chaser of the season.

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Filed Under: Open Meeting 2014, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2014, Preview Tagged With: Bobs Worth, Deputy Dan, Dynaste, Grands Crus, Greatwood Hurdle, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2014, Silviniaco Conti

Get Paddy Power’s tip for his race – Paddy Power Gold Cup [VIDEO]

November 16, 2013 by Jonathan Pollinger Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Open Meeting 2013, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013 Tagged With: open meeting, paddy power, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013

Paddy Power Gold Cup – Stats, Trends and FSF Ratings from Graham Richards

November 16, 2013 by Graham Richards Leave a Comment

Paddy Power Gold Cup – Stats, Trends and FSF Ratings from Graham Richards

Paddy Power Gold Cup

2.30pm Cheltenham Saturday, November 16, 2013

4yo+ Two miles four and a half furlongs

Year

Winner

Age

Wgt

OR

SP

Trainer

Jockey

Going

2012

Al Ferof*

7

11-8

159

8/1

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

Soft

2011

Great Endeavour*

7

10-3

147

8/1

David Pipe

T Murphy

Good To Soft

2010

Little Josh

8

10-5

146

25/1

N A Twiston-Davies

S Twiston-Davies

Good To Soft

2009

Tranquil Sea

7

10-13

148

11/2F

E J O’Grady

A J McNamara

Soft

2008

Imperial Commander*

7

10-7

139

13/2

N A Twiston-Davies

P Brennan

Soft

2007

L’Antartique

7

10-13

146

13/2

Ferdy Murphy

G Lee

Good

2006

Exotic Dancer

6

11-2

139

16/1

Jonjo O’Neill

A P McCoy

Good To Soft

2005

Our Vic*

7

11-7

144

9/2F

M C Pipe

T Murphy

Good To Soft

2004

Celestial Gold*

6

10-2

136

12/1

M C Pipe

T Murphy

Good

2003

Fondmort*

7

10-13

150

3/1F

N J Henderson

M Fitzgerald

Good

*Six won on their seasonal reappearance

The four remaining winners all had one run prior to the race

(Three came in the Colin Parker Chase at Carlisle)

All had previously won at Class Two or above

All were aged between six & eight-years

Nine out of ten had two or more previous chase victories

Nine out of ten had previously won over twenty/twenty-one-furlongs

Five of the last six winners were rated 146 or higher

One Irish trained winner

Three favourites

FSF (Form & Speed combined) Ratings

Astracad

156

Kumbeshwar

152

Nadiya De La Vega

156

Vino Griego

151

Salut Flo

156

Dynaste

150

Ballynagour

155

Radjhani Express

149

Gift Of Dgab

155

Battle Group

147

Colour Squadron

154

Hidden Cyclone

147

Johns Spirit

154

Tap Night

147

Conquisto

153

Wishfull Thinking

147

Walkon

153

Katenko

144

Champion Court

152

*Finian’s Rainbow

144

Carrickboy

152

Texas Jack

143

*Finian’s Rainbow 2011/12 adjusted figure would have been 156

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Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013 – Weights

November 6, 2013 by Graham Richards Leave a Comment

Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013 – Weights

Paddy Power Gold Cup 2.30pm, Cheltenham, Saturday, November 16, 2013 Two miles & four and a half furlongs Penalties: after November 3, a winner of a chase 5lb (No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 11st 12lb)

11/4642- FINIAN’S RAINBOW (IRE) 10-11-12 Michael Buckley Nicky Henderson 0/11121- DYNASTE (FR) 7-11-08 John White David Pipe 2/11151- CAPTAIN CONAN (FR) 6-11-08 Triermore Stud Nicky Henderson 14133-6 WISHFULL THINKING 10-11-07 Diana Whateley Philip Hobbs 12411P-4 BENEFFICIENT (IRE) 7-11-06 A Shiels/Niall Reilly Tony Martin IRE 2/24251- CHAMPION COURT (IRE) 8-11-06 Mark Boothright Martin Keighley 4/F0211- KATENKO (FR) 7-11-06 A Brooks Venetia Williams 0/43112-1 ROLLING ACES (IRE) 7-11-05 Paul Barber, Ian Fogg & David Martin Paul Nicholls 14/P3P0- GRANDS CRUS (FR) 8-11-04 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds III David Pipe 2F1011- RAJDHANI EXPRESS 6-11-04 Robert Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson 2131-21 CONQUISTO 8-11-03 P J Martin Steve Gollings 2/04422- REALT DUBH (IRE) 9-11-03 Des Sharkey Noel Meade IRE 521F25- FAGO (FR) 5-11-01 Andrea & Graham Wylie Paul Nicholls 106F-21 HIDDEN CYCLONE (IRE) 8-11-01 Mrs A F Mee & David Mee John Hanlon IRE 113114-3 UNIONISTE (FR) 5-11-01 John Hales Paul Nicholls 133120-3 TEXAS JACK (IRE) 7-11-00 Robert Watson Noel Meade IRE 33262-1 THIRD INTENTION (IRE) 6-11-00 Robert and Sarah Tizzard Colin Tizzard 21125-U VINO GRIEGO (FR) 8-11-00 C E Stedman Gary Moore 22P52-U WALKON (FR) 8-11-00 McNeill Family Alan King 05/4520- KID CASSIDY (IRE) 7-10-13 J P McManus Nicky Henderson F0311-1 BATTLE GROUP 8-10-13 Jolly Boys Outing Johnny Farrelly 3-22236 WOOLCOMBE FOLLY (IRE) 10-10-13 The Hon Mrs Townshend Paul Nicholls 141522-2 TAP NIGHT (USA) 6-10-13 J P McManus Lucinda Russell 1225F-0 KUMBESHWAR 6-10-11 McNeill Family & Nigel Bunter Alan King 2P301-13 TRIOLO D’ALENE (FR) 6-10-10 Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr Nicky Henderson 5211U-0 COLBERT STATION (IRE) 9-10-10 J P McManus Ted Walsh IRE 2/113F2- MARITO (GER) 7-10-10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE 0/5110P-6 BLESS THE WINGS (IRE) 8-10-09 Lesley Field Alan King 3/311PU-0 ULCK DU LIN (FR) 5-10-07 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls 115U-0P TERMINAL (FR) 6-10-07 Favourites Racing Willie Mullins IRE 0112//01/- SALUT FLO (FR) 8-10-07 Allan Stennett David Pipe 61P16-0 CARRICKBOY (IRE) 9-10-07 Trevor Hemmings Venetia Williams 61/0P10- BALLYNAGOUR (IRE) 7-10-06 Allan Stennett David Pipe 40F-452 ASTRACAD (FR) 7-10-05 Raymond Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies 122102- MA FILLEULE (FR) 5-10-05 Simon Munir Nicky Henderson 31/214-P0 EASTER METEOR 7-10-03 Mr & Mrs S C Willes Emma Lavelle 3U3P15- NADIYA DE LA VEGA (FR) 7-10-03 J P McManus Nicky Henderson 2//421F1- RUPERT LAMB 7-10-02 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE 26033-1 JOHNS SPIRIT (IRE) 6-10-02 Christopher W T Johnston Jonjo O’Neill F2/2425- COLOUR SQUADRON (IRE) 7-10-02 J P McManus Philip Hobbs 3/41523-1 BURY PARADE (IRE) 7-10-02 Highclere Thoroughbred Racing – Bury Parade Paul Nicholls 2U2F/-60 GIFT OF DGAB (IRE) 9-10-01 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin IRE P40060- HECTOR’S CHOICE (FR) 9-10-00 James and Jean Potter Richard Lee 20360-60 DUKE OF LUCCA (IRE) 8-9-12 Lesley Field Philip Hobbs 53P-613 DOUBLE ROSS (IRE) 7-9-10 Options O Syndicate Nigel Twiston-Davies B0S303 SWEET MY LORD (FR) 7-9-08 Aiden Devaney Willie Mullins IRE 3330-P2 ATTAGLANCE 7-9-08 H Young, G Eifert, R Snyder Malcolm Jefferson 4-P3120 SEAN AIRGEAD (IRE) 8-9-07 Brendan Flynn Mark McNiff IRE U/606F0- TATENEN (FR) 9-9-05 The Stewart Family Richard Rowe

Filed Under: Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013 Tagged With: cheltenham, handicap, open meeting, paddy power, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013, weights

The Full SP – The Paddy Power Gold Cup

October 30, 2013 by Jonathan Pollinger Leave a Comment

The Full SP – The Paddy Power Gold Cup

Exactly a week ago, 6 of us gathered at Prestbury Park on a beautiful Autumn day to record our Jump Season Preview Video. Obviously on video you are limited with regards to time, so seeing as we now have the entries for the Paddy Power Gold Cup – watch video preview – these are my full thoughts on the race. Over the next week my thoughts on the Hennessy Gold Cup – watch video preview – will appear along with the entire transcript of my Snog, Marry and Avoid selections – watch Snog, Marry and Avoid!

The Paddy Power Gold Cup

Over the last seven days, Johns Spirit has been supported from 16/1 to 10/1. This comes as no surprise; as I said on the video I think he is thrown in. Yes, he is up ten pounds for his rather stylish victory at the Cheltenham Showcase meeting but I think he is still way ahead of the handicapper on a mark of 139. The underfoot conditions will not inconvenience him, he is equally at home on good or soft. He’s tough and takes his racing in his stride, plus the blunders of last year seem to be ironed out. Richie McLernon gets on particularly well with him and it’s worth noting that seven years ago, Jonjo O’Neill won this with another 6 year old off a mark of 139 – Exotic Dancer. At his peak Exotic Dancer reached an OR of 177. Obviously it’s hard to predict at this stage whether John’s Spirit can replicate that achievement but make no mistake, he is still seriously well in.

Of the Pipe entries, it is Salut Flo that I fear the most. He was bang in contention in the race that keeps getting renamed in December 2011, before making an almighty blunder and coming home in 12th. He then ran away with the Byrne Group Plate of 2012 (don’t even talk to me about Glam Gerry). Ballynagour is a talent but he bursts and is a trait that has been with him since his early life in the Irish Pointing field, through his spell in France and the problem rose to haunt him again in the Byrne Group Plate at the Festival. Mixed vibes are again surrounding the star turn that is Dynaste and he has the King George to aim at. Grands Crus has become an enigma with all sorts of problems and question marks hanging over his beautiful head.

Of the Green and Gold contenders, I’ll be watching Tap Night with interest at Carlisle on Sunday. It seems fitting that he should run hours after the celebrations of the Breeders Cup as he is of course US bred. Last year I fancied him for the Jewson, only to see him line up in the Arkle. Kid Cassidy is also of interest but I think his target may come when the bluebells again begin to sprout in Queens Wood, under the all seeing eye of Cleeve Hill. It all depends which head he has on too, a point that is rather overplayed, but for those of you old enough to remember Worzel Gummidge, he always reminds me of that.

My friend and colleague Rory Delargy is very keen on Rajdhani Express, in fact he even said that he wanted to snog him? Anyway, I understand why he would be keen on him for this contest; an emphatic winner of the whatever you call it on the Tuesday of the Festival, he jumped exceptionally that day which was in stark contrast to his visit to Cheltenham on Trials Day. He then slammed Tap Night by 15 lengths at Ayr. The problem that I have is that he is on 155. Of course he is I hear you cry. Well, I feel that Johns Spirit is capable of running to a mark of 150+ so therefore when I take everything into consideration, I still come back to the fact that Johns Spirit is a major blot on the handicap.

I just took a quick look at the betting and to see that Johns Spirit is a short as 15/2 with sponsors Paddy Power (affiliate link).

Picture by Francesca Altoft @Riosrider2
Picture by Francesca Altoft
@Riosrider2

Filed Under: Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013, Preview Tagged With: Ballynagour, David Pipe, Dynaste, Johns Spirit, Jonjo O'Neill, Kid Cassidy, Paddy Power Gold Cup 2013, Paddy Power Open, Radjahani Express, Salut Flo, Tap Night

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