General Chat

[Many Clouds]

Tell him if he backs Gaillard du Mesnil for next years NHC and if he wins the Irish National then the NHC bets a loser immediately.

Was thinking about this the other day, so Gaillard Du Mesnil run in the BANC again if he doesn't win a chase this season and also how often if ever do novice chasers/hurdlers come back to go for the same race? Guessing because most will have won a race at some point that season to be seen as good enough to go for the festival races there won't be many that have the chance. Concertista winning the Mares Novice Hurdle at the second attempt is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

[Big Bucks]

A horse is a novice if they haven't won in that discipline before the end of the previous season, which I think is end of April.

Can they race in any novice race the following season? I know RWF ran in the Irish National and other Chases but never won, which was the example I was explaining to him running in NHC this year. Can a horse for example in Arkle, Turners, RSA this year race again in either of them races next year as long as it didn't win a chase this season? Does it happen often?

[That Horse]

Read on his website that the printers put last years front cover on this years book,so had to reprint.

In case anyone else is waiting for theirs, I contacted Mark via the website and I have been sent a PDF of it while I wait for my full copy coming through.

[Lobos]

Can they race in any novice race the following season? I know RWF ran in the Irish National and other Chases but never won, which was the example I was explaining to him running in NHC this year. Can a horse for example in Arkle, Turners, RSA this year race again in either of them races next year as long as it didn't win a chase this season? Does it happen often?

Think the Turner's/Banc/Arkle are for first season Novices only.

[Quevega]

Think the Turner's/Banc/Arkle are for first season Novices only.

Novice is a novice
dont matter how many seasons

[Dandrew99]

Can they race in any novice race the following season? I know RWF ran in the Irish National and other Chases but never won, which was the example I was explaining to him running in NHC this year. Can a horse for example in Arkle, Turners, RSA this year race again in either of them races next year as long as it didn't win a chase this season? Does it happen often?

I believe so, yes. Edwardstone was technically a second season novice chaser, as he ran in a Novice Handicap Chase at Doncaster in December 2020.

[Quevega]

Can they race in any novice race the following season? I know RWF ran in the Irish National and other Chases but never won, which was the example I was explaining to him running in NHC this year. Can a horse for example in Arkle, Turners, RSA this year race again in either of them races next year as long as it didn't win a chase this season? Does it happen often?

Yes they can
don’t happen often though

[archie]

Novice is a novice
dont matter how many seasons

That sums it up. 'Second season novice' has no official status as a term but means exactly what it says, ie horse in its second season as a novice because it did not win in that category in its first season.

[Lobos]

Yes they can
don’t happen often though

Has it ever happened?? Can't think of one in my racing lifetime and thats along bloody time ?? Odd that they wouldn't run in the same race again??

[Ice]

I remember a horse called fiulin finished down the field in the supreme then came back for the bartlett the following year and the Neptune the year after that.

[nortonscoin200]

Gordon gets a six-month ban for being snapped sitting on a dead horse.

Sir Mark Todd repeatedly whips a horse with a branch to make it go into water and is allowed to resume training immediately after yesterday being given a four-month ban with two months suspended by the BHA.

The panel said the 8 weeks ban he'd already served was sufficient.

Really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jfs-QQGVeo

[Quevega]

Gordon gets a six-month ban for being snapped sitting on a dead horse.

Sir Mark Todd repeatedly whips a horse with a branch to make it go into water and is allowed to resume training immediately after yesterday being given a four-month ban with two months suspended by the BHA.

The panel said the 8 weeks ban he'd already served was sufficient.

Really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jfs-QQGVeo

Yeah
the worst part is the Todd video looked like a routine
Not just a moment

[Ice]

All weather champions day, this garbage really tells me the jumps has finished !

[FinalFurlong91]

First time Hood on brandy love Sunday

Daryl Jacob coming over to ride night and day

[Stormez]

Looks like a bit of a penalty kick of a Grade 1 for Galopin Des Champ on Sunday. Does that mean he won’t go to Punchestown if he’s runs on Sunday or are they just picking up an easy Grade 1 on the way?