'I have a feeling he's going to run a massive race in the Tingle Creek'
5g Saint Des Saints - Quora Vallis
J Hales
7F11-24
RPR 136h OR 138h
He's quite a keen horse who loves to bowl along. I was mortified he got beaten in the Listed race at Kempton but the mare he was trying to give 7lb to, Mrs Hyde, went on to defeat Verdana Blue, which means the form now looks much stronger. He hated the track and ground at Cheltenham on Sunday and will now go novice chasing on flat tracks.
5g Saddler Maker - Prouesse Collonges
The Gi Gi Syndicate
1
RPR 119h
Last season he was a big, backward horse and always too heavy to run. He's needed all the time in the world and when he ran at Exeter I knew he'd be green, so we were pleasantly surprised not just that he won but travelled so well. There's enormous improvement to come from him and whatever he does over hurdles this season will be a bonus. He really is a chaser.
5g Flemensfirth - Keep Face
P K Barber and P J Vogt
2
RPR 118b
He was so backward we could hardly train him last season and when he went to Sandown it was his first time away from here and his first time on grass. I was absolutely thrilled he ran so well, running green but staying on strongly. I'd like to give him one more bumper run but as he's going on six I think it will then be novice hurdles. He'll want two and a half miles over hurdles and will ultimately be a staying chaser.
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- 'He's not got many miles on the clock, but he's got a big engine in there and could be a high-class staying hurdler'
- 'He could develop into a serious Cheltenham Festival type for March'
- 'The Greatwood Hurdle is the plan - we're hoping he can do some damage off his mark'
- ‘I’m sure there’s lots more to come from him - some of his work last season reminded me of Master Minded’
- 'He's high-class and will go for the Paddy Power Gold Cup - he has the right profile for it'
- 'He's not got many miles on the clock, but he's got a big engine in there and could be a high-class staying hurdler'
- 'He could develop into a serious Cheltenham Festival type for March'
- 'The Greatwood Hurdle is the plan - we're hoping he can do some damage off his mark'
- ‘I’m sure there’s lots more to come from him - some of his work last season reminded me of Master Minded’
- 'He's high-class and will go for the Paddy Power Gold Cup - he has the right profile for it'