Alan King Stable Tour

Form profile

126 rated hurdler. Off the mark over hurdles when beating Bobby’s Nelson three quarters of a length in a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m) in December and added to that success when scoring by two and a half lengths from Kocktail Bleu in a novices’ hurdle at Kempton (2m) in January.

Trainer says

He is a very exciting young horse, and he has won his last two. The plan is to go straight to Cheltenham for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

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125 rated hurdler. Finished third, beaten 28 lengths, to Phantomofthepoints in a handicap hurdle at Warwick (2m 5f) on Saturday.

Trainer says

He is a grand horse who has been progressive and he won at Plumpton when we stepped him up in trip. He was a little bit disappointing at Kempton, but the ground was a bit quick and we had the other extreme at Warwick on Saturday. All his form is going left-handed and, hopefully, he can put those efforts behind him.

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114 rated chaser. Gained his last success at Bangor (3m) in October when beating Bridget Mary three quarters of a length of a mark of 112.

Trainer says

He was supposed to run at Bangor on Friday, but it was obviously off. The plan is to go back to Hexham during Cheltenham week for the race he won last year. I don’t think he will run before then. I really wanted to run him last week if he was going to have a run before Hexham.

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115 rated hurdler. Finished third, beaten 13 lengths, to Minella Yoga in an introductory hurdle at Newbury (2m 1/2f) in December.

Trainer says

I think he is a very good horse, but he isn’t the easiest to train. He was going to run last week but I wouldn’t run him on heavy ground. He does have an entry at Cheltenham, but we need to get him out soon to see where we are. He has a lot of potential, but he is not the finished article yet.

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Finished fourth, beaten 10 ½ lengths, to The Flaggy Shore in a mares’ bumper at Warwick in November.

Trainer says

She ran well on her debut at Warwick when finishing fourth and the plan is to go to the Sales bumper at Newbury in March. I imagine she will go straight there.

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121 rated hurdler. Runner-up in her first two races over hurdles at Newbury (2m 1/2f) and Wincanton (1m 7f) and off the mark at the third attempt when beating Trinity Street a length and three quarter in a mares’ novices’ at Chepstow (2m) in January.

Trainer says

She got her head in front last time at Chepstow. She does have an entry at Cheltenham in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle and whether we run her again before that I’m not sure. I think we have only scratched the surface with her, and I think there is a lot more to come.

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119 rated hurdler. Finished fifth beaten four and a half lengths, to We’re Red And Blue in a handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (2m) in December off a mark of 120.

Trainer says

He is in grand form, but I am just waiting on the ground for him. He is a good ground horse, and he is just ticking away at the minute, and we will just wait for the spring.

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152 rated chaser. Admirable performer who is the winner of 11 of his 39 races and returned to winning form in the Grade 2 Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton (2m 4 1/2f) in January when beating Master Chewy a length and three quarters.

Trainer says

It was lovely to see him win at Kempton the other day and he is in very good form. We might have an entry at Ascot this weekend but only if the weather changes. The older he has got he does appreciate a bit of better ground. If he doesn’t go to Ascot and it is too soft, we will look at the Ryanair, and we might even wait for Aintree. He is in grand form, and he gave everyone a lot of pleasure when he won at Kempton.

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124 rated hurdler. Gained his last success in a handicap hurdle at Aintree (3m 1/2f) in October when scoring by a length and a quarter from Lipa K off a mark of 120.

Trainer says

He is having a break at the minute. He is a good ground horse and he will wait for the spring and the summer.

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Made a winning debut in a mares’ bumper at Stratford in October when beating Graceful Glance a length and three quarters and then runner-up, beaten a head, to Lady Litigator under a penalty in a similar event at Newbury in December. Finished seventh, beaten 34 lengths, to Malina Road in a listed mares’ bumper at Market Rasen in January

Trainer says

She did well in two of her bumpers and we have decided to go down the Flat route with her now.

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Finished third, beaten 10 ½ lengths, to Stroke Play in a Junior National Hunt Hurdle at Ludlow (2m) on his latest start.

Trainer says

She is a little filly who has had a winter break. She is a filly who wants good ground and you will see her in the spring. She should be capable of winning.

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132 rated chaser. Best effort this season when third, beaten 12 lengths, to Matata in a Grade 3 Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (2m 4 1/2f) on New Year’s Day off a mark of 134. Pulled up in a Veterans’ Handicap Chase at Warwick (2m 4f) on Saturday.

Trainer says

He ran very well at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day when finishing third to Matata but didn’t perform anywhere near that level when pulled up at Warwick on Saturday. He will remain down the Veteran route. We tried three miles and he didn’t get it so we will stick to two and a half/two miles six.

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96 rated hurdler. Scored by two and a half lengths from Sain Et Sauf in a mares’ handicap hurdle at Hereford (2m) in November off a mark of 90.

Trainer says

We are waiting for the ground with her. She won very well at Hereford, but she is very much a good ground mare, and you won’t see her until the spring.

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142 rated hurdler. Finished fourth, beaten 14 lengths, to Ma Shantou in a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (3m) on New Year’s Day off a mark of 144.

Trainer says

He is a good ground horse, and we are waiting for the ground to improve. He ran well at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day but is a spring horse.

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132 rated hurdler. Finished runner-up, beaten six lengths, to Alexei when returning from a break in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham (2m 1/2f) in November off a mark of 129 and put in another solid effort when fifth, beaten 12 lengths, to Wilful in Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle at Ascot (1m 7 1/2f) in December off a mark of 133.

Trainer says

We decided not to run him in the William Hill Handicap Hurdle at Newbury on Saturday and provided the ground dries out he will head straight for the County Hurdle at Cheltenham. He has run some terrific races, and I would like to jump fences in the spring with him.

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123 rated hurdler. Finished third, beaten 15 lengths, to Hufffin An A Puffin in a handicap hurdler at Doncaster (2m 3 1/2f) on Thursday.

Trainer says

I was disappointed with him at Doncaster last week. I think he wants that ground, but he didn’t finish off that well. He seems ok since his return, but we will just run a few checks over him. I wouldn’t blame the ground as I thought he was a soft ground horse.

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106 rated chaser off the mark over fences when scoring by a length and three quarters from Settle Down in a mares’ novices’ chase at Leicester (2m) in December off a mark of 104 and subsequently finished runner-up, beaten eight lengths, to Hypotenus in a novices’ handicap chase at Taunton (2m) in January off her current mark.

Trainer says

She is another who is waiting for the ground and she is very much a good ground mare. She won at Leicester and was second at Taunton. I think she will be better going left-handed but we can’t find the right races for her, and she will be better on good ground.

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Off mark at the third attempt over hurdles when making all the running to beat Talakan a neck at Ludlow (2m) on Wednesday.

Trainer says

I was very happy with him at Ludlow last week and he is very progressive. I think he won despite the ground, and I think he will be a better horse when it dries. There are no real plans, and we won’t put him in the Fred Winter as I don’t think he is man enough for that at the moment. I think we can have a lot of fun with him come the spring.

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Better effort over hurdles on his debut at Aintree (2m 4f) in November when runner-up, beaten four lengths, to Only Way Is Up.

Trainer says

He ran really well on his debut at Aintree, but he disappointed me at Warwick, and we didn’t really find a reason for it. He is back in good order, and he did have an entry at Warwick at the weekend, but we wouldn’t want to run him on bad ground. I think he is ok.

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Has finished third in both of his hurdles most recently beaten 25 lengths to Reckless Spending in a novice at Kempton (2m 5f) this month.

Trainer says

He ran really well at Cheltenham, and I slightly disappointed with him at Kempton last Monday. He has had his wind done since then and I think you will see a proper horse in the spring. I think you will see a proper horse in the spring.

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Finished third, beaten nine lengths, to Old Clayesmorian in a bumper at Warwick in December.

Trainer says

He is a huge horse and one of the biggest I have trained but he ran a very promising race on his debut at Warwick. We have given him time, and he will run at the end of the month or in March. I wouldn’t want to run him on the current ground, and he will have one or more two runs this season and then go hurdling in the autumn.

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Probably better effort in bumpers when runner-up, beaten three and quarter lengths, to Laysoft in a mares’ bumper at Huntingdon in November.

Trainer says

She is a nice filly, and she ran a nice little race on her debut at Huntingdon and they crawled round at Newbury and it turned into a sprint which didn’t suit. She is going to have a run over hurdles in the spring when it dries up a bit. We will have fun with her, but she is probably one more for next season.

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Finished third, beaten two and a half lengths, to Malina Road on her reappearance in a mares’ bumper at Ludlow in December.

Trainer says

She is a lovely filly, and she ran well at Ludlow when finishing third. Again, I am waiting for better ground and the whole family have wanted better ground. I think she is a decent mare, and I would like to win with her and then maybe run in a better bumper this season.

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Finished third, beaten 11 ¾ lengths, to Matiwo on his latest start in a Junior National Hunt Hurdle at Newbury (2m 1/2f) in January.

Trainer says

He is a sweet little horse and was third at Newbury. Again, he will appreciate better ground, and he will probably have one or two more runs this season and then we will put him away for next year. He will be a fun horse.

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117 rated chaser. Fell on his latest start in a novices’ handicap chase at Hereford (2m 5f) in January but had previously finished runner-up in a similar event at Haydock (3m 1/2f) in December off a mark of 114.

Trainer says

I thought he would win at Hereford last time but, unfortunately, he took a crashing fall. He seems ok and he is going to school again this week. We had in our heads that he was a heavy ground horse but I’m not so sure he is. Hereford was hard work and he didn’t jump out of it at all. We will try and find some slight better ground, and I am sure there are races to be won with him.

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139 rated chaser. Return to winning form when beating Your Darling a neck in a handicap chase at Kempton (3m) in January off a mark of 138

Trainer says

He won at Kempton and he is due to go back to Kempton on Saturday 21 February. He is a good ground horse, and he didn’t get the three mile two at Cheltenham on his penultimate start. I think he is a two mile six/ three-mile horse at max. I think that a fast-run race around Kempton will suit him well.

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106 rated hurdler. Winner of a handicap hurdle at Warwick (2m) in November when beating Mad Maxios four and a half lengths off a mark of 100.

Trainer says

He is fine and he won at Warwick and then was third at Market Rasen. He fell at Newbury and was beaten, and he is just having a little break. He will come back in the spring and is another good ground horse.

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99 rated hurdler. Off the mark with a length and a half defeat of Jack Hoola in a handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (2m 3 1/2f) in November off a mark of 91.

Trainer says

She has had a break and, literally, just came back into the yard this week. She is a summer jumper