There was some competitive action at Stratford on Thursday and it was a productive afternoon for followers of One Jump Ahead. Declan Phelan highlighted Taurus Bay (15/8) in his Irish Pointers section and the Poets Word gelding made a smooth start to his career under Rules. Previously trained by Denis Murphy, the four year old was acquired for £155,000 in February and his new handler Ben Paul...
The first two races - two and a half miles maiden hurdles - at Ffos Las on Tuesday are likely to prove informative events. The first division was won by Kalbrenner, who features in Declan Phelan's Irish Pointers section in One Jump Ahead. A point winner for Jonathan Fogarty in December last year, he was bought for £120,000 a few days later before finishing fourth in a bumper at Ayr's Scottis...
Despite the inclement weather, it was good to be working at Aintree's first meeting on Sunday. Hitman won the Grade 2 Old Roan Chase at the fourth attempt with the nine year old registering his first victory for nearly three years. Runner-up in the 2022 and 2024 versions, Paul Nicholls' charge beat Master Chewy by two lengths producing a bold leap at the last to seal his win. The second travelled ...
I am working at Aintree tomorrow for Racing TV and will therefore update the Diary more thoroughly early next week. However, it was another decent afternoon of results for followers of One Jump Ahead on Saturday. Lucinda Russell had an across the card double with Smoke Trail (9/1) winning on his Rules debut at Kelso, while stablemate Conman John (4/1) produced a fine front running performance to m...
Cheltenham staged their first meeting of the season and it proved to be an excellent day for followers of the Talking Trainers section in One Jump Ahead. French Ship (6/1), Alnilam (9/4) and Fortune De Mer (14/1) all scored at Prestbury Park on Friday. The first named was still going well when falling at the third last in the Silver Trophy at Chepstow earlier this month and the five year old made ...
Inevitably, there are going to be a fair share of injuries throughout the National Hunt season. Unfortunately, the Top 40 has already been hard hit with the horse featured on page 31 passing away having incurred an injury at home. The horse on page 33 is also out for the season. In other news, the one featured on page 28 has left his previous trainer - news of him plus the other horses in OJA will...
Olly Murphy, fresh from a personal best campaign last season, has his team in tremendous form with four winners at Perth on Tuesday and two more at Worcester on Wednesday. Wade Out had plenty to find on hurdles ratings in the opening beginners' chase but he made a fine start to his fencing career when getting the better of Wendigo on the run-in. Sixteen pounds inferior over the smaller obstacles c...
The highlight on an eight race card at Perth on Tuesday was the three runner beginners chase. The two and a half miles event featured two of last year's Top 40 Prospects, namely Kingston Pride and Tripoli Flyer. The latter was heavily supported beforehand and was still going well when parting company with Jonathan Burke at the third last. In contrast, the former who was having his first run for Ol...
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Top 40 entry Convergent produced a career best effort to win the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris at Longchamp on Sunday. Beaten a short head in the Group 1 German Derby at Hamburg in July, Karl Burke's charge was a comfortable winner of a Group 3 at Leopardstown last month. Ridden by Clifford Lee, the Fascinating Rock colt took his form to another level when defeating four times Group 1 winner Du...
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