Grand annual

[MrMcGoldrick]

Anyone got thoughts on this, Trainer pretty bullish about Next sensation, would like to include something from here in doubles/trebles before the bigger prices dry up, I know gambles come late in this, just looking to anticipate which they may be, simple as that

[TimRiggins]

I backed Next Sensation after reading that the horse was being kept back for this, and that it had had a wind-op, too.

[Yeehaa]

I backed Next Sensation after reading that the horse was being kept back for this, and that it had had a wind-op, too.

Im on also.

Ned Buntline is out for the season but still about 5 JP horses near the top of the betting.

[mayo]

Clarcam has also had a wind operation and likely to head back to Aintree, rather than Cheltenham.

[Liam301287]

This race over the last few years has seen horses who have good Cheltenham form. Also who has done well in previous year race. I have a horse who is 25/1 in Croco Bay for this. Ran well to come 3rd last year. Hoping he will have another good run this year in this.

[Istabraq]

He's a pound higher than last year so you have to ask whether this years race is a weaker renewal by around 5lb, I don't know the answer to that.
If you know the horse is heading to the race then it's not a bad bet at all, there'll be worse 25s shots during the week.
The race tends to go to older horses too so there's a key trend in his favour....

[Lester]

The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Handicap)
Grade 3, £100,000 Total Prize Fund. Cheltenham, 5.30pm, Friday, March 18, two miles and half a furlong (2m 62yds). For five-year-old and upwards. Penalties: after February 28, a winner of a chase 5lb. No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 11st 12lb. Entries closed February 23 (65 entries), entries released February 25, weights revealed March 2. Six-day confirmation stage March 12, final declaration stage 10.00am, March 17. Maximum field of 24.

Horse Age Owner Trainer
ALL TOGETHER (FR) 5 Mrs Z Wentworth Johnny Farrelly
ARTHUR'S OAK 8 Mrs J K Burt Venetia Williams
ASTIGOS (FR) 9 A Brooks Venetia Williams
ASTRACAD (FR) 10 Caroline Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
BAILY GREEN (IRE) 10 R A Scott Mouse Morris IRE
BALLYCASEY (IRE) 9 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
BLOOD COTIL (FR) 7 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
BOLD HENRY 10 J P McManus Philip Hobbs
BOONDOOMA (IRE) 9 P Jenkins & C E Stedman Dr Richard Newland
BRIGHT NEW DAWN (IRE) 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
CHRIS PEA GREEN 7 C Green & Galloping On The South Downs Gary Moore
COLD MARCH (FR) 6 A Brooks Venetia Williams
CROCO BAY (IRE) 9 Lady Jane Grosvenor Ben Case
DANCE FLOOR KING (IRE) 9 Nick Elliott Nick Mitchell
DANDRIDGE 7 Ronnie Bartlett Arthur Moore IRE
DE FAOITHESDREAM (IRE) 10 R Abbott & M Stavrou Evan Williams
DRESDEN (IRE) 8 Dan Lloyd Henry Oliver
DUNRAVEN STORM (IRE) 11 Mrs Karola Vann Philip Hobbs
EASTLAKE (IRE) 10 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
EMPRESARIO (IRE) 7 B J Hooper Matthew J Smith IRE
FESTIVE AFFAIR (IRE) 8 Four The Fun Of It Partnership Jonjo O'Neill
GARDEFORT (FR) 7 A Brooks Venetia Williams
GERMANY CALLING (IRE) 7 Tyrone Hanlon Charlie Longsdon
GOING CONCERN (IRE) 9 Paul Langford Evan Williams
GORES ISLAND (IRE) 10 Collins, Horsfall, Michael & O'Sullivan Gary Moore
GREY GOLD (IRE) 11 Mrs M A Boden Kerry Lee
GUESS AGAIN (IRE) 11 Malcolm C Denmark Tony Martin IRE
GUITAR PETE (IRE) 6 Mrs Pat Sloan Sandra Hughes IRE
JUST CAMERON 9 And Mrs Paul Chapman Micky Hammond
KEEL HAUL (IRE) 8 R G Whitehead Henry Oliver
LA VATICANE (FR) 7 Ms Maria Bukhtoyarova David Pipe
LOUGH KENT 7 Caroline Mould Nicky Henderson
MINELLA PRESENT (IRE) 7 Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse Neil Mulholland
MISTER HOTELIER (IRE) 9 Mark McDonagh Colm Murphy IRE
MR MOLE (IRE) 8 J P McManus Paul Nicholls
NEXT SENSATION (IRE) 9 Mark Blandford Michael Scudamore
OSCAR HILL (IRE) 10 K W Bradley David Bridgwater
PEARLS LEGEND 9 The Corsairs John Spearing
PURPLE 'N GOLD (IRE) 7 Mrs Lynne Webb David Pipe
RAVEN'S TOWER (USA) 6 Faithful Friends Ben Pauling
RED SPINNER (IRE) 6 Paul & Clare Rooney Kim Bailey
REZORBI (FR) 5 Sean O'Driscoll and Michael O'Flynn Jonjo O'Neill
ROCK THE WORLD (IRE) 8 Michael Buckley Jessica Harrington IRE
SAIL BY THE SEA (IRE) 8 Roger Brookhouse Neil Mulholland
SAVELLO (IRE) 10 S Smith & S Campion Dan Skelton
SEW ON TARGET (IRE) 11 A Selway Colin Tizzard
SIZING CODELCO (IRE) 7 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE
SIZING GRANITE (IRE) 8 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Colm Murphy IRE
SOLAR IMPULSE (FR) 6 Andrea & Graham Wylie Paul Nicholls
SOMERSBY (IRE) 12 Tim Radford Mick Channon
STILLETTO (IRE) 7 Roger Brookhouse Paul Nicholls
SURF AND TURF (IRE) 10 Carl Hinchy Kevin Frost
TANGO DE JUILLEY (FR) 8 Muhammad Nadeem Khan Venetia Williams
TENNIS CAP (FR) 9 Violet O'Leary Willie Mullins IRE
THE GAME CHANGER (IRE) 7 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
THE SAINT JAMES (FR) 5 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
TOP GAMBLE (IRE) 8 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Kerry Lee
TURBAN (FR) 9 E O'Connell Willie Mullins IRE
TURN OVER SIVOLA (FR) 9 International Plywood (Importers) Ltd Alan King
ULCK DU LIN (FR) 8 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls

ULTRAGOLD (FR) 8 Brocade Racing J P Romans Terry Warner Colin Tizzard
UN BEAU ROMAN (FR) 8 John H W Finch & The Romans Paul Henderson
VELVET MAKER (FR) 7 Barry Connell Alan Fleming IRE
WORKBENCH (FR) 8 N W Lake Dan Skelton
YORKIST (IRE) 8 Mike and Eileen Newbould Micky Hammond
65 entries
16 Irish-trained

[Old Vic]

The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Handicap)
Grade 3, £100,000 Total Prize Fund. Cheltenham, 5.30pm, Friday, March 18, two miles and half a furlong (2m 62yds). For five-year-old and upwards. Penalties: after February 28, a winner of a chase 5lb. No penalty to increase a horse’s weight above 11st 12lb. Entries closed February 23 (65 entries), entries released February 25, weights revealed March 2. Six-day confirmation stage March 12, final declaration stage 10.00am, March 17. Maximum field of 24.

Horse Age Wgt Owner Trainer
TOP GAMBLE (IRE) 8 11-12 Walters Plant Hire & James & Jean Potter Kerry Lee
SOMERSBY (IRE) 12 11-09 Tim Radford Mick Channon
MR MOLE (IRE) 8 11-08 J P McManus Paul Nicholls
THE GAME CHANGER (IRE) 7 11-08 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
SIZING GRANITE (IRE) 8 11-08 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Colm Murphy IRE
BOONDOOMA (IRE) 9 11-07 P Jenkins & C E Stedman Dr Richard Newland
BLOOD COTIL (FR) 7 11-06 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
ARTHUR'S OAK 8 11-05 Mrs J K Burt Venetia Williams
GREY GOLD (IRE) 11 11-05 Mrs M A Boden Kerry Lee
TURBAN (FR) 9 11-03 E O'Connell Willie Mullins IRE
JUST CAMERON 9 11-03 And Mrs Paul Chapman Micky Hammond
SAVELLO (IRE) 10 11-03 S Smith & S Campion Dan Skelton
BAILY GREEN (IRE) 10 11-03 R A Scott Mouse Morris IRE
TANGO DE JUILLEY (FR) 8 11-02 Muhammad Nadeem Khan Venetia Williams
BRIGHT NEW DAWN (IRE) 9 11-01 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
DUNRAVEN STORM (IRE) 11 11-01 Mrs Karola Vann Philip Hobbs
COLD MARCH (FR) 6 11-01 A Brooks Venetia Williams
BALLYCASEY (IRE) 9 11-00 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
CROCO BAY (IRE) 9 11-00 Lady Jane Grosvenor Ben Case
DRESDEN (IRE) 8 11-00 Dan Lloyd Henry Oliver
VELVET MAKER (FR) 7 10-13 Barry Connell Alan Fleming IRE
ROCK THE WORLD (IRE) 8 10-13 Michael Buckley Jessica Harrington IRE
OSCAR HILL (IRE) 10 10-12 K W Bradley David Bridgwater
SIZING CODELCO (IRE) 7 10-12 Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE
TENNIS CAP (FR) 9 10-12 Violet O'Leary Willie Mullins IRE
BOLD HENRY 10 10-11 J P McManus Philip Hobbs
NEXT SENSATION (IRE) 9 10-11 Mark Blandford Michael Scudamore
EASTLAKE (IRE) 10 10-10 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
RED SPINNER (IRE) 6 10-10 Paul & Clare Rooney Kim Bailey
ULCK DU LIN (FR) 8 10-10 Mrs Johnny de la Hey Paul Nicholls
STILLETTO (IRE) 7 10-09 Roger Brookhouse Paul Nicholls
THE SAINT JAMES (FR) 5 10-09 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
SURF AND TURF (IRE) 10 10-08 Carl Hinchy Kevin Frost
GERMANY CALLING (IRE) 7 10-07 Tyrone Hanlon Charlie Longsdon
SOLAR IMPULSE (FR) 6 10-07 Andrea & Graham Wylie Paul Nicholls
SEW ON TARGET (IRE) 11 10-07 A Selway Colin Tizzard
WORKBENCH (FR) 8 10-07 N W Lake Dan Skelton
GARDEFORT (FR) 7 10-06 A Brooks Venetia Williams
CHRIS PEA GREEN 7 10-06 C Green & Galloping On The South Downs Gary Moore
LOUGH KENT 7 10-05 Caroline Mould Nicky Henderson
REZORBI (FR) 5 10-05 Sean O'Driscoll and Michael O'Flynn Jonjo O'Neill
PEARLS LEGEND 9 10-05 The Corsairs John Spearing
SAIL BY THE SEA (IRE) 8 10-05 Roger Brookhouse Neil Mulholland
RAVEN'S TOWER (USA) 6 10-04 Faithful Friends Ben Pauling
DANDRIDGE 7 10-04 Ronnie Bartlett Arthur Moore IRE
GUESS AGAIN (IRE) 11 10-04 Malcolm C Denmark Tony Martin IRE
UN BEAU ROMAN (FR) 8 10-04 John H W Finch & The Romans Paul Henderson
ASTRACAD (FR) 10 10-02 Caroline Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies
GUITAR PETE (IRE) 6 10-02 Mrs Pat Sloan Sandra Hughes IRE
PURPLE 'N GOLD (IRE) 7 10-02 Mrs Lynne Webb David Pipe
MINELLA PRESENT (IRE) 7 10-01 Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse Neil Mulholland
ALL TOGETHER (FR) 5 10-01 Mrs Z Wentworth Johnny Farrelly
YORKIST (IRE) 8 10-01 Mike and Eileen Newbould Micky Hammond
GOING CONCERN (IRE) 9 10-00 Paul Langford Evan Williams
LA VATICANE (FR) 7 10-00 Ms Maria Bukhtoyarova David Pipe
TURN OVER SIVOLA (FR) 9 9-13 International Plywood (Importers) Ltd Alan King
ULTRAGOLD (FR) 8 9-12 Brocade Racing J P Romans Terry Warner Colin Tizzard

DE FAOITHESDREAM (IRE) 10 9-11 R Abbott & M Stavrou Evan Williams
MISTER HOTELIER (IRE) 9 9-09 Mark McDonagh Colm Murphy IRE
EMPRESARIO (IRE) 7 9-09 B J Hooper Matthew J Smith IRE
KEEL HAUL (IRE) 8 9-09 R G Whitehead Henry Oliver
DANCE FLOOR KING (IRE) 9 9-08 Nick Elliott Nick Mitchell
ASTIGOS (FR) 9 9-06 A Brooks Venetia Williams
GORES ISLAND (IRE) 10 9-04 Collins, Horsfall, Michael & O'Sullivan Gary Moore
FESTIVE AFFAIR (IRE) 8 9-03 Four The Fun Of It Partnership Jonjo O'Neill
65 entries remain
16 Irish-trained

[Old Vic]

Perhaps most impressive of all is the restrained preparation Pauling has given his Grand Annual candidate, Raven’s Tower, unseen in public for four months. “He’s very good fresh, he jumps brilliantly, the faster they go, the better. He just could be weaving his way through after two-out. I expect him to be jumping the last somewhere in contention.”

[Morning Glory]

Perhaps most impressive of all is the restrained preparation Pauling has given his Grand Annual candidate, Raven’s Tower, unseen in public for four months. “He’s very good fresh, he jumps brilliantly, the faster they go, the better. He just could be weaving his way through after two-out. I expect him to be jumping the last somewhere in contention.”

I like him OV. Chris Pea Green also of interest.

[Liam301287]

Bit of money going for Croco Bay today I see. Quite a bit of blue about on him. Hope he not being tipped up at a preview n right. Don't want it jinxed lol.

[Old Vic]

A bit of money for the Ben Pauling horse Ravens Tower this morning. Could be a big day for him.

[Brital]

Good to see Croco into 20/1. I've got him at 80 on the exchange. Mind you along with Modus @ 95 in the County they're the only two to have worked out.
Still if either comes in I will have a good weekend.