2014 Champion Hurdle

[Old Vic]

Timeform Ratings for the Stan James Champion Hurdle
(weight-adjusted)
185p ANNIE POWER
184 HURRICANE FLY
183 MY TENT OR YOURS
182 THE NEW ONE
180 JEZKI
180 OUR CONOR
179 ROCK ON RUBY
175 GRANDOUET
174 THOUSAND STARS
169P UN DE SCEAUX
169 PTIT ZIG

Breakdown of Entries by Trainer
4 entries

Willie Mullins IRE –Annie Power, Hurricane Fly, Thousand Stars, Un De Sceaux

3 entries
Nicky Henderson –Grandouet, My Tent Or Yours, Rolling Star

2 entries
Alan King –Grumeti, Montbazon

1 entry
John Ferguson – Cotton Mill
Harry Fry – Rock On Ruby
Jessica Harrington IRE - Jezki
Dessie Hughes IRE –Our Conor
Donald McCain – Cinders And Ashes
Dr Richard Newland – Act Of Kalanisi
Paul Nicholls – Ptit Zig
Jeremy Scott – Melodic Rendezvous
Nigel Twiston-Davies – The New One

[Old Vic]

Stan James Champion Hurdle entries with previous Festival form

Act Of Kalanisi (Dr Richard Newland)
2012 Coral Cup13th Brendan Powell 12/1
2013 Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' H’cap Hurdle
9th Christopher Ward 50/1

Cinders And Ashes (Donald McCain)
2011 Weatherbys Champion Bumper 5th Jason Maguire14/1
2012 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle 1st Jason Maguire 10/1
2013 Stan James Champion Hurdle PU Jason Maguire 16/1

Cotton Mill (John Ferguson)
2012 Neptune Investment Management Nov' H UR DenisO'Regan 8/1
2013 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle F Denis O'Regan 8/1j

Grandouet (Nicky Henderson)
2011 JCB Triumph Hurdle 3rd Barry Geraghty 13/2
2013 Stan James Champion Hurdle F Barry Geraghty 13/2

Grumeti (Alan King)
2012 JCB Triumph Hurdle 3rd Robert Thornton 5/1f

Hurricane Fly (Willie Mullins IRE)
2011 Stan James Champion Hurdle 1st Ruby Walsh 11/4f
2012 Stan James Champion Hurdle 3rd Ruby Walsh 4/6 f
2013 Stan James Champion Hurdle 1st Ruby Walsh 13/8f

Jezki (Jessica Harrington IRE)
2012 Weatherbys Champion Bumper 8th Robert Power 12/1
2013 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle 3rd Robert Power 5/1

Montbazon (Alan King)
2012 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle 4th Robert Thornton 15/2

My Tent Or Yours (Nicky Henderson)
2013 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle 2nd A P McCoy15/8f

Our Conor (Dessie Hughes IRE)
2013 JCB Triumph Hurdle 1st Bryan Cooper 4/1

Ptit Zig (Paul Nicholls)
2013 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 3rd Daryl Jacob 22/1

Rock On Ruby (Harry Fry)
2011 Neptune Investment Management Nov' H 2nd Daryl Jacob 13/2
2012 Stan James Champion Hurdle 1st Noel Fehily 11 /1
2013 Stan James Champion Hurdle 2nd Noel Fehily 11 /2

Rolling Star (Nicky Henderson)
2013 JCB Triumph Hurdle 6th Barry Geraghty 5/2f

The New One (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
2012 Weatherbys Champion Bumper 6th Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
2013 Neptune Investment Management Nov' H 1st SamTwiston-Davies 7/2

Thousand Stars (Willie Mullins IRE)
2008 Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 8th Robert Power 50/1
2010 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle 1st Ms Katie Walsh 20/1
2011 Stan James Champion Hurdle 4th Paul Townend 33/1
2012 Ladbrokes World Hurdle 4th Paul Townend 8/1

[Old Vic]

John Ferguson (Cotton Mill)
No previous runners

Harry Fry (Rock On Ruby)
2013 2nd Rock On Ruby Noel Fehily 11/2
Jessica Harrington IRE (Jezki)
1997 3rd Space Trucker John Shortt 9/2
2005 5th Macs Joy Barry Geraghty 7/1
2006 2nd Macs Joy Barry Geraghty 13/2
2012 6th Oscars Well Robert Power 14/1

Nicky Henderson (Grandouet, My Tent Or Yours, Rolling Star)
1985 1st See You Then Steve Smith Eccles 16/1
1986 1st See You Then Steve Smith Eccles 5/6f
1987 1st See You Then Steve Smith Eccles 11/10f
2000 3rd Blue Royal Mick Fitzgerald 16/1
2000 7th Katarino Norman Williamson 25/1
2002 4th Geos Richard Johnson 16/1
2002 5th Landing Light Mick Fitzgerald 100/30
2002 12th Regal Exit John Kavanagh 66/1
2003 7th Landing Light Mick Fitzgerald 14/1
2004 PU Geos Mick Fitzgerald 20/1
2007 3rd Afsoun Mick Fitzgerald 28/1
2008 3rd Punjabi Barry Geraghty 25/1
2008 7th Afsoun Mick Fitzgerald 16/1
2009 1st Punjabi Barry Geraghty 22/1
2009 3rd Binocular A P McCoy 6/4f
2009 14th Sentry Duty Andrew Tinkler 33/1
2010 1st Binocular A P McCoy 9/1
2010 3rd Zaynar Andrew Tinkler 15/2
2010 9th Punjabi Barry Geraghty 15/2
2011 3rd Oscar Whisky Barry Geraghty 7/1
2012 4th Binocular A P McCoy 4/1
2013 5th Binocular A P McCoy 10/1
2013 6th Khyber Kim Paddy Brennan 50/1
2013 F Grandouet Barry Geraghty 13/2

Dessie Hughes IRE (Our Conor)
1997 15th Guest Performance Richard Hughes 100/1
2004 1st Hardy Eustace Conor O'Dwyer 33/1
2005 1st Hardy Eustace Conor O'Dwyer 7/2j
2006 3rd Hardy Eustace Conor O'Dwyer 11/2
2007 4th Hardy Eustace Conor O'Dwyer 3/1
2009 9th Hardy Eustace Paddy Flood 100/1

Alan King (Grumeti, Montbazon)
2006 F Penzance Robert Thornton 40/1
2008 1st Katchit Robert Thornton 10/1
2009 6th Katchit Robert Thornton 12/1
2010 7th Medermit Robert Thornton 11/1
2011 11th Mille Chief Robert Thornton 16/1
2013 UR Balder Succes Wayne Hutchinson 100/1

Donald McCain (Cinders And Ashes)
2009 12th Whiteoak Jason Maguire 16/1
2011 2nd Peddlers Cross Jason Maguire 9/2
2011 7th Overturn Graham Lee 40/1
2012 2nd Overturn Jason Maguire 20/1
2013 PU Cinders And Ashes Jason Maguire 16/1

Willie Mullins IRE (Annie Power, Hurricane Fly, Thousand Stars, Un De Sceaux)
2000 PU Balla Sola Conor O'Dwyer 50/1
2003 14th Scolardy David Casey 66/1
2003 8th Holy Orders Shay Barry 100/1
2004 13th Davenport Milenium Timmy Murphy 25/1
2008 12th Ebaziyan Davy Condon 33/1
2009 20th Ebaziyan Paul Townend 50/1
2011 1st Hurricane Fly Ruby Walsh 11/4f
2011 4th Thousand Stars Paul Townend 33/1
2012 3rd Hurricane Fly Ruby Walsh 4/6f
2012 8th Zaidpour Paul Townend 22/1
2013 1st Hurricane Fly Ruby Walsh 13/8f

Dr Richard Newland (Act Of Kalanisi)
No previous runners

Paul Nicholls (Ptit Zig)
2003 9th Santenay Ruby Walsh 33/1
2004 8th Rigmarole Ruby Walsh 4/1
2009 2nd Celestial Halo Ruby Walsh 17/2
2010 4th Celestial Halo Ruby Walsh 7/1
2012 1st Rock On Ruby Noel Fehily 11/1
2012 5th Zarkandar Daryl Jacob 9/1
2012 7th Brampour Harry Derham 50/1
2012 9th Celestial Halo Harry Skelton 50/1
2013 4th Zarkandar Daryl Jacob 7/2

Jeremy Scott (Melodic Rendezvous)
No previous runners

Nigel Twiston-Davies (The New One)
1997 10th Mistinguett (IRE) Carl Llewellyn 33/1
1997 8th Moorish David Bridgwater 100/1
1998 5th Kerawi Carl Llewellyn 25/1
1998 6th Mistinguett (IRE) Chris Maude 40/1
1999 4th Mister Morose (IRE) Carl Llewellyn 100/1
1999 12th Upgrade Chris Maude 66/1
2002 8th Mister Morose (IRE) Carl Llewellyn 100/1
2010 2nd Khyber Kim Paddy Brennan 7/1
2011 9th Khyber Kim Paddy Brennan 12/1

[mayo]

Grandouet entered

[skippymac6]

Well he cant jump a fence anyway!!

[donka]

Hi Donka, you any bit worried about TNOs jumping ?

Hi mayo, In a word-YES.

[mayo]

Well he cant jump a fence anyway!!

Jumps them too big !

Think Barry G said last run was disappointing but didn't know why in his blog. Think he is an intended runner in Lightening at Doncaster on Satuday week along with Rock on Ruby. Probably win or back that or back to hurdling for Grandouet.

[mayo]

Hi mayo, In a word-YES.

There was something in one of those pymans theories articles about mistakes in Champion Hurdle.I'll see if I can find it on http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Ra...land%29-p21570

[donka]

He has had the last two runs close enough together so maybe he will need freshened up a bit. I don't know what way this one will go.

Welcome back BTW.

Thanks OV.
I must admit i'd have preferred to see him run 6 or 7 weeks before the festival.What with not running this year and a few jumping errors creeping in I'd be foolish not to have concerns,But hey i'm still not swapping.

[mayo]

What price are you on at Donka?

[Yeehaa]

Jumps them too big !

Think Barry G said last run was disappointing but didn't know why in his blog. Think he is an intended runner in Lightening at Doncaster on Satuday week along with Rock on Ruby. Probably win or back that or back to hurdling for Grandouet.

Only a precaution - added quote on the Grandouet Thread.

[donka]

What price are you on at Donka?

A little on at 10's and a wedge on at 8's

[mayo]

A little on at 10's and a wedge on at 8's

Nice position.

Will you set up an in running lay ?

[donka]

Nice position.

Will you set up an in running lay ?

I'm all in mayo! No long term strategies here.

TBH it had crossed my mind, but i'm committed（some say i should be）to TNO and not really fussed about laying any off even if it is the sensible thing do.

[Old Vic]

There was something in one of those pymans theories articles about mistakes in Champion Hurdle.I'll see if I can find it on http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Ra...land%29-p21570

I have it on the ipad and will dig it out and tiny pic a bit of it next week.

Jumping is the main concern for TNO and maybe Jezki backers ?