2024 Novice Hurdlers

[Exar Essay]

I think we can put a line through Only By Night for the Mares Novice Hurdle after that.

[FinalFurlong91]

I think we can put a line through Only By Night for the Mares Novice Hurdle after that.

Jumped very poorly

Never looked like winning even with the 2nd fav running like a drain

[Eggs]

….a few firms cutting his price but 10-1 High Class Hero still available for AB.

[Ray]

Ballyburn was nowhere near fitness in that 2 mile race, im
sure hed absolutely smash firefox over 2 if they meet again and for me hell be going to the supreme as willie has the ballymore covered beating the best of the irish in the key ballymore trial with a 1-2-3 would say hes more than alright there

[FinalFurlong91]

….a few firms cutting his price but 10-1 High Class Hero still available for AB.

He won but wasn't even slightly impressive

The 2nd looked like giving him a proper race until his head went right up in the air and dogged it

He will need to take a significant step forward to be featuring in a bartlett

[Carnage at Taunton]

He won but wasn't even slightly impressive

The 2nd looked like giving him a proper race until his head went right up in the air and dogged it

He will need to take a significant step forward to be featuring in a bartlett

I would say that conditions today would make it less easy for a novice hurdler to look impressive.
For those that have backed for the AB, imo they can be happy that he keeps winning and that he looks like 3m will be no issue for him.

[Kevloaf]

Yeah they went 21mph I think they said on TV so not a truely run race at all.

Hard to take strong positives from, but no negatives

[Eggs]

Jeriko Du Reponet remains likely to head for the M1 Agency Sidney Banks Memorial Novices’ Hurdle at Huntingdon, despite the Rossington Main Novices’ Hurdle being rearranged for Doncaster next Saturday.

The two-mile Grade Two event was lost from Haydock’s abandoned Saturday card, but was swiftly added to Town Moor’s fixture on January 27.

However, despite discussing a trip to Yorkshire with owner JP McManus, trainer Nicky Henderson is content to follow the ‘Shishkin route’ to the Cheltenham Festival and visit Huntingdon on February 8 with his unbeaten Supreme Novices’ Hurdle contender, who has done nothing but impress in two facile Newbury victories.

“It will probably still be Huntingdon, although I did talk to JP about it (Doncaster),” said Henderson.

“If JP wants him in there (then he will be entered for Doncaster), but he did say he did have the other horse (Jonjo O’Neill’s Fortunate Man) who was going to Haydock anyway. We weren’t going to Haydock because we don’t like the track in bad ground.

“The race goes to Doncaster and my first reaction was ‘goody-goody, we can go there with Jeriko’, but he did say the other horse was due to go to Haydock and he’s entitled to have first pick – and I’m perfectly happy with the Sidney Banks.”

[Eggs]

High Class Hero looks likely to be part of Willie Mullins’ Cheltenham Festival squad after making it five from five under Rules in the W.T. O’Grady Memorial Irish EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles.

This race has been won by some smart performers in the past, with Gerri Colombe, Monkfish and The Storyteller on the roll of honour.

High Class Hero was a red-hot 2-7 favourite to join them after following up a Listowel bumper win with three victories over timber between early August and late October.

A break of 92 days since his last success at Limerick was a minor concern, but the son of Sulamani made light of that lay-off by tracking What Path and Easy Fella before easing smoothly between the pair after the second last, going on to oblige by a comfortable length and three-quarters from the latter.

Winning jockey Paul Townend said: “He settled relatively well, it turned into a dash off the final bend and he made up a lot of ground when we quickened. The conditions are testing, we didn’t go quick early and it was like what he did at Limerick.

“He hadn’t gone anywhere (from Mullins’ yard) since his last run but just hadn’t run in a while, so on the whole I’m very happy and he is progressing.

“I think he has enough runs, which is a help going for the Albert Bartlett (Novices’ Hurdle) and he has the right attitude as well.”

[Lobos]

I wonder if Willmount will get an entry at Doncaster ? He won there very easily twice in Bumpers. Could be an ideal race to get back on track for the Supreme.

[darlojim]

I wonder if Willmount will get an entry at Doncaster ? He won there very easily twice in Bumpers. Could be an ideal race to get back on track for the Supreme.

His nob jock of an owner said he's had a little setback, but as usual, has deleted the tweet now.

[Cheltenham Novice Chase]

His nob jock of an owner said he's had a little setback, but as usual, has deleted the tweet now.

Thanks for sharing Darlojim - any indication as to the extent of the set back? I bet the owner was peeved with Kingston Pride today. Never mind.

[darlojim]

Thanks for sharing Darlojim - any indication as to the extent of the set back? I bet the owner was peeved with Kingston Pride today. Never mind.

No idea mate

'will speak to the boss tomorrow' was his words

[Exar Essay]

His nob jock of an owner said he's had a little setback, but as usual, has deleted the tweet now.

I see you’re blocked now. What happened there?

[darlojim]

I see you’re blocked now. What happened there?

I took a view that he didn't like, as usual...

Told one of his minions to bin their champ bumper slip on Kingston Pride