Cheltenham Trials Day – Cheltenham Festival Double

Considering the second January meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse is billed at Festival Trials Day is it worth having a look at past winners and identifing those races that throw up horses that can use a win as springboard to Cheltenham Festival success ?

All in all it is a pretty mixed bag with only Lac Fontana winning at the meeting in 2014 and following up at the Festival.JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE TRIAL (4-Y-O) PAST WINNERS (Grade Two), 2m 1f 

Year	Horse	Trainer	Weight	Jockey	SP
1990	Sayyure	Nigel Tinkler	11-08	Graham McCourt	3/1
1991	Hopscotch	Martin Pipe	11-02	Peter Scudamore	8/11 f
1992	Abandoned
1993	Major Bugler	Toby Balding	11-00	Adrian Maguire	13/2
1994	Pridwell	Martin Pipe	11-00	Richard Dunwoody	3/1
1995	Brave Tornado	Toby Balding	11-04	AP McCoy	7/2
1996	Abandoned
1997	Shooting Light	Pat Murphy	11-00	Richard Dunwoody	10/11 f
1998	Zafarabad	David Nicholson	11-00	Richard Johnson	1/3 f
1999	Hors La Loi III	Francois Doumen FR	11-08	Thierry Doumen	5/2
2000	Mister Banjo	Nicky Henderson	11-08	Mick Fitzgerald	2/7 f
2001	Jair Du Cochet	Guillaume Macaire FR	11-08	Jacques Ricou	Evens f
2002	Vol Solitaire	Paul Nicholls	11-00	Joe Tizzard	11/1
2003     Moneytrain        Tina Hamann                             Christian Von Der Recke GER 11-00 Robert Thornton        25/1
2004	Mondul	Milton Harris	11-08	Ollie McPhail	11/2
2005	Akilak	Howard Johnson	11-00	Graham Lee	50/1
2006	Abandoned
2007	Katchit	Alan King	11-07	Robert Thornton	2/1 f
2008	Franchoek	Alan King	11-07	Robert Thornton	10/11 f
2009	Walkon	Alan King	11-07	Robert Thornton	6/5 f
2010	Baccalaureate	Nigel Twiston-Davies	11-00	Paddy Brennan	100/1
2011	Local Hero	Steve Gollings	11-04	Tony McCoy	15/8 f
2012	Grumeti*	Alan King	11-04	Wayne Hutchinson	7/4 jf
2013	Rolling Star	Nicky Henderson	11-07	Barry Geraghty	5/2
2014	Le Rocher	Nick Williams	11-07	Richard Johnson	2/1

*Pearl Swan was first past the post but was placed second for causing interference

Two Horses have doubled up at the Festival.

1999 Hors La Loi III (won Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle)

2007 Katchit (won JCB Triumph Hurdle)

TIMEFORM NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE PAST WINNERS , 2m 5f

Year	Horse                Owner	Trainer	Weight Jockey	SP
1993	Little-Nipper       Jenny Mould	David Nicholson	8-10-07 Richard Dunwoody	4/1
1994	Monsieur Le Cure Hector Brown	John Edwards	8-12-00   Norman Williamson	5/1
1995	Smith’s Band     Arthur Smith	Jenny Pitman	7-10-12 Warren Marston	7/2 f
1996	Abandoned
1997	The Mine Captain Gerald Evans	Oliver Sherwood	10-10-05 Jamie Osborne	6/1
1998	Jack Doyle        Drain Logistics	Nigel Twiston-Davies	7-11-05 Carl Llewellyn	100/30
1999	Flaxley Wood     Mrs D A La Trobe	Bob Buckler	8-10-00 Brendan Powell	25/1
2000	Moondigua         Golden Step Racing II	Martin Pipe	8-11-05 Tony McCoy	6/1
2001	Be My Manager The Earl Cadogan	Henrietta Knight	6-11-00 Jim Culloty	10/1
2002	Royal Auclair     Clive Smith	Martin Pipe	5-11-04 Tony McCoy	Evens f
2003	La Landiere       Carol Skan	Richard Phillips	8-11-12 Richard Johnson	9/2
2004	Ballyconnell       Gallant Denco Wallace Whittle	Venetia Williams	8-10-02 Sam Thomas	9/2
2005	Lacdoudal          Carol Skan	Philip Hobbs	6-11-08 Richard Johnson	4/1
2006	Abandoned
2007	Flying Enterprise Malcolm Edwards	Venetia Williams	7-10-00 Liam Treadwell	3/1
2008	Arturio              The Sparkes Family	Paul Nicholls	5-10-05 Ruby Walsh	5/1
2009	Ping Pong Sivola Jean Yeomans	Venetia Williams	6-9-12   Aidan Coleman (3)	3/1 f
2010	Hey Big Spender Brocade Racing	Colin Tizzard	7-11-12 Joe Tizzard	5/1
2011	The Giant Bolster Simon Hunt	David Bridgwater	6-11-12 Rodi Greene	5/1
2012	Bless The Wings Lesley Field	Alan King	7-11-02 Wayne Hutchinson	13/2
2013	Vino Griego       Chris Stedman	Gary Moore	8-10-12 Jamie Moore	25/1
2014	Indian  Castle    Askew, Dick, Hernon, Reynard	Donald McCain	6-11-03 Jason Maguire	14/1

Three Horses went on to win at the Festival. Two in the now defunct Cathcart Chase.

1994 Monsieur Le Cure (won RSA Chase) 2002 Royal Auclair (won Cathcart Chase) 2003 La Landiere (won Cathcart Chase)

BETBRIGHT ( old Argento) CUP CHASE WINNERS  (Grade Two), 3m 1f 110y

Year	Horse	Owner	Trainer	Weight	Jockey	SP
1980	Raffi Nelson	Mrs P Fry	Nicky Henderson	7-11-06	Steve Smith Eccles	5/2
1981	Little Owl	R Wilson	Peter Easterby	7-11-12	Mr Jim Wilson	8/11 f
1982	Lesley Ann	B Gaule	David Elsworth	8-11-12	Colin Brown	5/2
1983	Combs Ditch	Jim Tory	David Elsworth	7-11-08	Colin Brown	6/1
1984	Everett	Kilian Hennessy	Fulke Walwyn	9-11-08	Stuart Shilston	15/8 f
1985	West Tip	Peter Luff	Michael Oliver	8-11-06	Richard Dunwoody	5/2
1986	Misty Spirit	Mrs E Dixon	Donald Lee	7-11-06	Steve Smith Eccles	9/1
1987	Abandoned
1988*	Twin Oaks	John Moreton	David Murray-Smith	8-11-06	Paul Croucher	6/1
1989	Deep Moment	Mrs M Curtis	Mercy Rimell	7-11-03	Dermot Browne	12/1
1990	Toby Tobias	Elizabeth Hitchins	Jenny Pitman	8-11-06	Mark Pitman	5/4
1991	Celtic Shot	D E H Horton	Charlie Brooks	9-11-12	Peter Scudamore	8/11 f
1992	Abandoned
1993	Sibton Abbey	Geoff Hubbard	Ferdy Murphy	8-11-12	Steve Smith Eccles	16/1
1994	Dubacilla	Veronica Cole	Henry Cole	8-10-12	Dean Gallagher	8/1
1995	Master Oats	Paul Matthews	Kim Bailey	9-11-06	Norman Williamson	6/4 f
1996	Abandoned
1997	One Man	John Hales	Gordon Richards	9-11-12	Richard Dunwoody	2/5 f
1998	See More Business John Keighley/Paul Barber Paul Nicholls	8-11-06	Timmy Murphy	9/4 f
1999	Cyfor  Malta       David Johnson               Martin Pipe	6-11-06	Tony McCoy	10/11 f
2000	Looks Like Trouble Tim  Collins                Noel Chance	8-11-06	Norman Williamson	100/30
2001	See More Business Paul Barber/Robert Ogden Paul Nicholls	11-11-10	Mick Fitzgerald	9/4
2002	Rince Ri            Frank Moriarty               Ted Walsh IRE	9-11-10	Ruby Walsh	9/2
2003	Behrajan           The Behrajan Partnership  Henry Daly	8-11-06	Richard Johnson	9/2
2004	Jair Du Cochet  Miriam Montauban           Guillaume Macaire FR	7-11-10	Jacques Ricou	11/4
2005	Grey  Abbey      The Roper Family/Norman Furness Howard Johnson	11-11-10	Graham Lee	100/30
2006**	See You Sometime J Meaden                  Seamus Mullins	11-11-05	Andrew Thornton	18/1
2007	Exotic Dancer    Sir Robert Ogden            Jonjo O’Neill	7-11-06	Tony McCoy	6/1
2008	Knowhere          Raymond Mould             Nigel Twiston-Davies	10-11-04	Paddy Brennan	16/1
2009	Joe  Lively         Richard Dimond             Colin Tizzard	10-11-06	Joe Tizzard	11/1
2010	Taranis              Angela Yeoman              Paul Nicholls	9-11-00	Nick Scholfield	16/1
2011	Neptune Collonges John  Hales                Paul Nicholls	10-11-00	Tony McCoy	11/2
2012	Midnight Chase Lady Clarke                    Neil Mulholland	10-11-06	Dougie Costello	11/2
2013	Cape Tribulation David Abell                     Malcolm Jefferson	9-11-06	Denis O’Regan	7/1
2014	The Giant Bolster Simon Hunt & Gary Lambton David Bridgwater	9-11-00	Tom Scudamore	6/1

*Cavvies Clown was first past the post in 1988, but subsequently failed a dope test **Staged at Wincanton

The Giant Bolster used this as afinal prep before another bold bid in the 2014 Gold Cup and three horses have made that double.

1981 Little Owl (won Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup) 1995 Master Oats (won Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup) 2000 Looks Like Trouble (won Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup)

The race also produced a future winner of the Festival Trophy Chase:

1985 West Tip (won Festival Trophy Handicap Chase)

No horses have won the  TROPHY HANDICAP CHASE WINNERS (Grade Three), 2m 5f and followed up at the Festival.

Winners that went on to win at The Festival in the same season: None

NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NOVICES’ HURDLE  WINNERS (Grade Two), 2m 4f 110y (Run at Uttoxeter from 2000 up to and including 2003)

This has been a better Trial with three winners going on to land the Albert Bartlett since 2009

2000 Monsignor (won Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle)

2007 Wichita Lineman (won Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle)

2011 Bobs Worth (won Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle)

2013 At Fishers Cross (won Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle)

Year	Horse                Owner                           Trainer	Weight	Jockey	SP
2000	Monsignor          Malcolm Denmark          Mark Pitman	6-11-12	Norman Williamson	1/2 f
2001	Indian  Scout     Indian Scout Partnership Ben De Haan	6-11-06	Liam Cummins	2/1
2002	Keen  Leader    Adair Catherwood           Jonjo O’Neill	6-11-05	Liam Cooper	10/11 f
2003	Iris’s  Gift          Robert Lester                 Jonjo O’Neill	6-11-09	Barry Geraghty	1/3 f
2004	Abandoned
2005	Ambobo            Sean Mulryan                Arnaud Chaille-Chaille FR	5-11-12	Barry Geraghty	14/1
2006	Abandoned
2007	Wichita Lineman J P McManus                 Jonjo O’Neill	6-11-12	Tony McCoy	Evens f
2008	Aigle  D’Or         J P McManus                   Nicky Henderson	5-11-09	Marcus Foley	7/4 f
2009	Diamond  Harry  Paul  Duffy/Diamond Partnership Nick Williams	6-11-12	Timmy Murphy	8/15 f
2010	Restless Harry  Richard Whitehead          Robin Dickin	6-11-12	Henry Oliver	7/2
2011	Bobs  Worth      The Not Afraid Partnership Nicky Henderson	6-11-12	Barry Geraghty	7/2
2012	Batonnier          Raymond Mould             Alan King	6-11-05	Wayne Hutchinson	12/1
2013	At Fishers Cross J P McManus                  Rebecca Curtis	6-11-12	A P McCoy	13/2
2014	Red  Sherlock    The Johnson Family          David Pipe	5-11-09	Tom Scudamore	9/4

Galliardhomes.com CLEEVE HURDLE WINNERS (Grade Two), 3m (Run over 2m 4 1/2f up to and including 2004, 2006 renewal run at Sandown)

Year	Horse	Owner	Trainer	Weight	Jockey	SP
1990	Beech Road	Tony Geake	Toby Balding	8-12-00	Richard Guest	1/3 f
1991	Crystal Spirit	Paul Mellon	Ian Balding	4-10-09	Jimmy Frost	4/1
1992	Abandoned
1993	Muse	White Horse Racing Ltd	David Elsworth	6-11-08	Paul Holley	11/4
1994	Flakey Dove	John Price	Richard Price	8-11-03	Richard Dunwoody	4/1 cf
1995	Mudahim	K W Bell	Chris Broad	9-11-08	Norman Williamson	13/2
1996	Abandoned
1997	Large Action	Brian Stewart-Brown	Oliver Sherwood	9-11-08	Jamie Osborne	8/15 f
1998	Mistinguett	John Duggan	Nigel Twiston-Davies	6-11-03	Carl Llewellyn	100/30
1999	Lady Rebecca	Kinnersley Optimists	Venetia Williams	7-11-03	Norman Williamson	6/4 f
2000	Lady Rebecca	Kinnersley Optimists	Venetia Williams	8-11-03	Norman Williamson	Evens f
2001	Lady Rebecca	Kinnersley Optimists	Venetia Williams	9-11-03	Norman Williamson	7/1
2002	Kates Charm	Norma Kelly	Robert Alner	9-11-03	Mick Fitzgerald	3/1
2003	Classified	David Johnson	Martin Pipe	7-11-08	Tony McCoy	8/11 f
2004	Crystal D’Ainay Tony & Jeni Fisher           Alan King	5-11-04	Jimmy McCarthy	Evens f
2005	Patriarch Express A W Muir                      Sue Smith	8-11-00	Jim Culloty	8/1
2006	Fire  Dragon      Gay Smith                     Jonjo O’Neill	5-11-00	Tony McCoy	16/1
2007	Blazing Bailey  Three Line Whip                Alan King	5-11-00	Robert Thornton	14/1
2008	Inglis  Drever    Andrea & Graham Wylie   Howard Johnson	9-11-08	Richard Johnson	11/8 f
2009	Big  Buck’s        The Stewart Family          Paul Nicholls	6-11-00	Ruby Walsh	7/2
2010	Tidal Bay          Andrea & Graham Wylie   Howard Johnson	6-11-00	Brian Hughes	14/1
2011	Grands  Crus     Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds III David Pipe	6-11-04	Tom Scudamore	2/1 f
2012	Big  Buck’s        The Stewart Family          Paul Nicholls	9-11-08	Ruby Walsh	1/4 f
2013	Reve De Sivola Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership Nick Williams	8-11-08	Richard Johnson	15/8 f
2014	Knockara Beau  Alistair Charlton              George Charlton	11-11-00	Jan Faltejsek	66/1

Winners that went on to win at The Festival in the same season:

1991 Crystal Spirit (won Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle)

1994 Flakey Dove (won Stan James Champion Hurdle)

2008 Inglis Drever (won Ladbrokes World Hurdle) 2009

Big Buck’s (won Ladbrokes World Hurdle)

2012 Big Buck’s (won Ladbrokes World Hurdle)

STEEL PLATE & SECTIONS HANDICAP HURDLE  WINNERS 2m 1f (First run 2007)

Year	Horse                Owner                           Trainer                          Weight	Jockey	SP
2007	Ashley  Brook    Elizabeth Ellis                 Kevin Bishop                 9-11-06	Paddy Brennan	11/2
2008	Five  Dream      Scott-Macdonald, Kilduff, Donlon & Doyle Paul Nicholls 4-10-12	Ruby Walsh	3/1 f
2009	Presenting Copper Alan Peterson            Philip Hobbs                   8-10-08	Richard Johnson	7/1
2010	Arctic Magic	Midd Shire Racing	Stuart Kittow	10-10-02	Tom Scudamore	6/1
2011	Art Professor	Jeremy Hancock	Venetia Williams	7-10-05	Aidan Coleman	8/1
2012	Module	Simon Clarke	Tom George	5-10-11	Paddy Brennan	6/1
2013	Mr Watson	Gay Smith	Jonjo O’Neill	6-10-03	A P McCoy	11/4 f
2014	Lac Fontana	Potensis Limited	Paul Nicholls	5-10-12	Daryl Jacob	4/1 cf

Winners that went on to win at The Festival in the same season:

2014 Lac Fontana (won Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle)

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