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Good luck for tomorrow -
Best of luck to you and FTD as always. I will watch keenly...
And more importantly happy birthday to the wife! Have a good break!
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Good Luck to all the team today - hope the ground stays on side and he gets a good, safe run.
Enjoy your time away.Comment
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Good luck Paul - I’m off to Italy on Saturday so hope you enjoy your break too!Originally posted by Bayoffreedom View PostComment
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Thanks for your support everyone. A very disappointing and, honestly, mystifying run. He jumped well (slow at the first, but then good) and Sean (Flanagan) said he went form thinking he would run. very big race to wondering if he could get him home in a matter of strides. We are checking his bloods and have a sequence of test to go through. We can't make any plans on the back of that performance. He looks so well today and happy in a field. Hopefully, we can get to the bottom of it.
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I've been away and missed a few days racing so I hadn't realised that Freedom To Dream was running Paul.
Hopefully it was either just one of those days or something small comes to light.Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more I sweat, the luckier I get.Comment
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An update on Jeff (Jeffery's Cross).
As you'll have seen he's been having a late campaign. Two reasons for this. Firstly we've had a real stop/start season with him because successively he's had a copper deficiency, ulcers, and a reaction to his annual jabs. We also think he was getting a bit stuck in the mud and took the decision to give him a break and bring him back for a spring and early summer campaign.
We targeted two races. The Haydock Series Final which he won when we brought him back in April, and The Summer Cup at Uttoxeter at the beginning of July, which is the most valuable summer jumps race. He ran at Ludlow a couple of weeks ago which was just a spin to keep him ticking over. For a horse that wants to be covered up behind the pace in a strongly run galop on decent ground, we know the race wasn't likely to suit him, but it fitted in with the plan so we let him have a spin regardless. Shearer jumped the last couple of fences better than Jeff who made a couple of errors, which allowed Shearer to ease away to the line. Jeff had his spin, and a pretty easy race too, or so we thought.............
Late last week he had some heat in a leg which has turned out to be a suspensory tendon issue, which means he'll need around 9 months off. We think the issue may have started during the race at Ludlow, likely when he stumbled at the last, but didn't show up until we increased his work a week or so afterwards.
Anyway, the issue isn't career threatening, and he just needs box rest now, and some time in a field later. Fortunately he's lightly raced and we've kept the miles off the clock, so there's no reason he can't come back and pick up from where he left off. So hopefully we'll still have a seriously well handicapped horse, that can have a similar late spring / early summer campaign next season, perhaps targeting the same race.
For now though I'm just hoping he makes a full recovery, and anything after is a bonus,Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more I sweat, the luckier I get.Comment
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Spectre
Sorry to hear that pal, horrendous luck but as you say it’s not career threatening and hopefully he comes back strong, he’s certainly in the right hands for that….Comment
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Plenty young enough to come back as strong as ever Spectre. The time off may well work to his advantage. Looking forward to him picking up some massive HCP chase wins after being dropped to a lovely winning mark following his absence.Comment
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Sorry to hear that Paul. Hopefully everything will be fine with time.Comment
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How frustrating Spectre.... but that's horses. Like others have said, hopefully the extra time off will do him some good and he'll come back stronger.
Will look forward to updates on his recovery. Fingers crossed all goes well.Comment
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Thanks for the good wishes gentlemen.
He's shown plenty of immaturity in the past, but he's behaved the last twice. As you've said, a season off won't do any harm mentally, so fingers crossed he's fully grown up when he's back.Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more I sweat, the luckier I get.Comment
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Sorry to hear that Paul; I have been traveling and taking a summer break from racing.Really frustrating but you can't Ruch tendon injuries.
Suprise Package is on the comeback train now and is running on the Flat tomorrow at Leopardstown. Peter Fahey and Kevin O'Ryan discuss his chances in the blog (well..sort of). Also there is an update on Freedom to Dream http://www.cheltenhamdream.com/blog-...wpwqv4oh6bm4n6Comment
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Good luck tomorrow Paul. Good to see Suprise back on the racecourse. I presume tomorrow will help him along the way to come later targets. And good to hear that Freedom To Dream isn't too far off too.Originally posted by Bayoffreedom View Post
Yes no rush with Jeff. He'll be back next spring. I've bought another one though, and I expect him to be graded in Novice Chases this season!Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more I sweat, the luckier I get.Comment
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GL BoF. An amusing read.
And exciting times Spectre. Look forward to hearing more.Comment
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