2025 Novice Hurdlers

[EnvoiAlien]

For you BuckingThe Trend

DERRYHASSEN PADDY (Irish Pointers – Lucinda Russell): Unbeaten in four career starts, including twice over hurdles this term, he is a big strong individual and a relentless galloper. The Arctic Cosmos gelding won cosily on his reappearance at Uttoxeter (2m 4f) in November beating Farland and Lud’or by upwards of a length. Absent for 54 days, the former pointer took his form to another level when stepped up to three miles for the first time at Windsor’s Winter Millions Festival last month. Showing a tendency to jump to his right, Lucinda Russell’s runner showed a terrific attitude to edge out Dan Skelton’s mare Honky Tonk Highway in the closing stages to prevail by a nose, with in excess of eight lengths back to the third. Better ground is an unknown – all four of his races have been on soft and heavy – and he is likely to be seen next in the Grade 2 novice hurdle over three miles at Haydock (15^th February). Ill-fated former stablemate Brindisi Breeze won the same contest before following up in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2012. Available at 33/1 (Bet Victor & Ladbrokes) for the Grade 1 contest at the Festival, he an interesting contender and won’t disgrace himself in March.

[EnvoiAlien]

Lose the chance to gain valuable experience today vs possibly leave your festival race behind in todays conditions, tough call as you're damned eitherway unless you win in March.

As for the ground on the day in March, unless its extreme going you run your horse, you spend all season trying to get them there, running on ground they're not at their best on then is a risk you're willing to take,running them on unsuitable ground prior to the big day is too much of a risk as you can end your season before you get to your target race.

[BuckingThe Trend]

They're saving him for the big day.....................have a great Saturday night and let me live in hope. LOL.

[JackieMoon33]

The experience bit I get and totally agree with. But. Devil's advocate. Maybe he is fine in the Good-Soft going but they didn't want to lose the AB today by running 3 miles in Good-Soft only 4 weeks before the AB. That's the hope/prayer I am holding on to. And you can't make me move ! LOL.

Avoiding bottomless ground would make more sense in regards to impacting his chances in the AB due to a tough race. Not running on Good to Soft today means they’re not wanting to run him on that ground due to the fact his a great big whopper.

[BuckingThe Trend]

I’d have to say a double negative for me. He’s now a potential non-runner on the day due to the ground and he’s missed some beneficial experience there too.

The experience bit I get and totally agree with. But. Devil's advocate. Maybe he is fine in the Good-Soft going but they didn't want to lose the AB today by running 3 miles in Good-Soft only 4 weeks before the AB. That's the hope/prayer I am holding on to. And you can't make me move ! LOL.

[JackieMoon33]

Three were withdrawn due to the Going. Does that improve our reduce our chance of him running in the AB ? I am marginally with improve. But. He might need the run.

I’d have to say a double negative for me. He’s now a potential non-runner on the day due to the ground and he’s missed some beneficial experience there too.

[AaronLad]

Battle born lad did what I thought he might there.
shame he hasn't got an ab entry.
and them derryhsssen bets live on for now

[That Horse]

Three were withdrawn due to the Going. Does that improve our reduce our chance of him running in the AB ? I am marginally with improve. But. He might need the run.

Preferable to have experience for the AB but some of the recent winners didn't need it.

[BuckingThe Trend]

Three were withdrawn due to the Going. Does that improve our reduce our chance of him running in the AB ? I am marginally with improve. But. He might need the run.

[That Horse]

Ref Derryhassen Paddy. “If all goes well here then the plan after this would be to go to the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival.”..............I am starting to believe !!!

Anyone know why he was a non runner?

Edit - just seen the going is the reason

[BuckingThe Trend]

https://t.attheraces.com/news/2025/F...pes-at-haydock

she's mentioned cheltenham, if it goes well tomorrow.
Ground dependent though by sounds of it.

Ref Derryhassen Paddy. “If all goes well here then the plan after this would be to go to the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival.”..............I am starting to believe !!!

[Guinness Village]

You like Gordon, don't you ?
Do you supply his potatoes ?

That’s just got a terrible association. Potatoes and fish fingers for tea. And then I just have an awful image of Clare Rayner with a Brazilian

[Quevega]

I feel that some of the prices with ladbrokes/ coral antepost are quite generous
wingmen 16/1 spud
stellar story 16/1 banc
the yellow clay 14/1 turners
jalon d’oudaries 10/1 bumper

stuck them all in an ew lucky 15

also done nrnb double with hills, yellow in spud and wingmen in pipe

You like Gordon, don't you ?
Do you supply his potatoes ?

[Guinness Village]

I feel that some of the prices with ladbrokes/ coral antepost are quite generous
wingmen 16/1 spud
stellar story 16/1 banc
the yellow clay 14/1 turners
jalon d’oudaries 10/1 bumper

stuck them all in an ew lucky 15

also done nrnb double with hills, yellow in spud and wingmen in pipe

[Quevega]

https://t.attheraces.com/news/2025/February/14/derryhassen-paddy-carrying-high-hopes-at-haydock

she's mentioned cheltenham, if it goes well tomorrow.
Ground dependent though by sounds of it.