Joe Tizzard Stable Tour

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141 rated chaser. At his most potent when beating Shakem Up’Arry ten lengths in a novices’ handicap chase at Newbury (2m 1/2f) in February off a mark of 135.

Trainer says

He had a good year last year in his first season as a novice and won three over fences. He is in the deep end now, but he could start out at Aintree on November 5th. There’s a nice two-mile handicap chase there and possibly after that he could go to Newbury on Coral Gold Cup weekend. He has won around Newbury and is good there. I think he is going to be competitive in those top two miles handicap chases. He is not the biggest in the world but he’s fast and a good jumper.

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127 rated hurdler. Ended last season with a hat trick in handicap hurdles gaining is last success at Plumpton in April when beating Unanswered Prayer a length and three quarters off a mark of 124. Finished ninth, beaten 19 ½ lengths, to Knappers Hill in the Silver Trophy at Chepstow (2m 3 1/2f) on Saturday.

Trainer says

He had a brilliant year last year and won four times. He ran in the Silver Trophy at Chepstow on Saturday, but I was in a rush to get him there and he got a bit tired on his first run and it was a step up in grade. He has schooled well over fences at home, and we will probably have another crack at a 0-140 hurdle race and then go chasing. He is only five years old and he is certainly on the upgrade and better than what he showed at Chepstow on Saturday.

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Winner of his only point-to-point.

Trainer says

He is a beautiful horse, and he won his only point-to-point and we paid big money for him at Aintree. As soon as the ground comes right, we will run him in a novice hurdle. He has been working really well and he could end up anywhere. Hopefully, he could be one of our leading novices this season. He doesn’t look slow at home, and we will start him over two miles or two and half miles when the ground is right. In time I think he will want further.

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123 rated hurdler. Off the mark on his final start at Wincanton (2m 4f) in March when beating Amenon a neck.

Trainer says

He is going to go novice chasing and he was a real progressive horse last year that improved with every run. He really catches my eye at home and schools really well. Hopefully, he is at the right end of the handicap on 123 and he has a lovely way about him.

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162 rated chaser. Winner of the Grade 2 Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter (2m 1 1/2f) last November when beating Hitman a length off a mark of 151 and added to that success in the Grade 2 Denman Chase at Newbury (2m 7 1/2f) in February when scoring by two and a quarter lengths from Royale Pagaille.

Trainer says

He had a brilliant year, and he won the Haldon Gold Cup and then went onto win the Denman Chase. I will probably take him up to Wetherby for the Charlie Hall to start his season and on the back of there we will decide whether we run in the Betfair Chase or the King George. We are picking and choosing our races in the right grade now and I am sure he will get his head in front. He has summered really well and worked fantastic on Tuesday morning. If he was to improve a little more, he could even be a Gold Cup horse.

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143 rated chaser. Scored on his final outing in a handicap chase at Ascot (3m) in March when beating Wandrin Star a length and a half off a mark of 140.

Trainer says

Elegant Escape is qualified on his last run at Ascot for the veterans’ races. He will probably have one run but the final at Sandown in January. He is an older horse, and we might just want to save the petrol. He should get his ground there and he was won well at Sandown before.

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140 rated chaser. Gained his last success in a handicap chase at Kempton (2m 2f) in February when beating Across The Line 13 lengths off a mark of 135.

Trainer says

I have him entered for an Intermediate Chase at Newton Abbot on Saturday and I might run him. He had a good season last season, and the handicapper probably has him where he is now and 140 is just about his peak now. As a young horse we thought he was going to go right to the very top.

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155 rated chaser. Made a winning return in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase at Carlisle (2m 4f) last October when scoring by a length and a quarter from Pay The Piper and ran well in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury (3m 2f) in November when runner-up, beaten half a length, to Cloudy Glen off a mark of 150. Also ran second in the Swinley Chase, beaten a length and a half, to Fortescue when conceding 17lb to the winner and end his season with a fifth place in the Grand National at Aintree (4m 2 1/2f) in April, to Noble Yeats.

Trainer says

He looks fantastic, and he doesn’t get his head in front many times but he is a decent horse. I am probably going to run him in a Pertemps Qualifier at Aintree before going for the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury. He will then have a break before being prepared for the Grand National - they are his two big aims.

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Promising debut in a mares’ bumper at Ascot in February when fourth, beaten a length and a half, to Roc Of Dundee. Well beaten in the Grade 2 Mares’ Bumper at Aintree in April on her only other start.

Trainer says

I think she is an exciting filly to go novice hurdling with. Her bumper form at Ascot as good and then she ran too bad at Aintree, but she has grown a lot through the summer. We will let her pick her way through some mares’ novices’ hurdles and I think she could do well in that company this year.

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129 rated hurdler. Made a most encouraging start to his hurdling career when beating Luttrell Lad half a length on his racecourse debut at Exeter (2m 1/2f) last November. Added to that success when beating Tango Tara six and a half lengths in a novices’ hurdle at Taunton (2m 3f) in January.

Trainer says

He is a lovely horse, and I don’t think he actually trained on for the second half of last season. I think he was most exciting before Christmas then it didn’t happen. I have him entered on Saturday at Newton Abbot but I’m not sure there is any rush with him. I think he could be one of my top novice chasers this year.

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131 rated chaser. Completed a hat trick in handicap chases when beating Al Roc seven lengths at Newton Abbot (2m 5f) in June off a mark of 128.

Trainer says

He loves a bit of decent ground, and he has already won three this season and finished second. I think everyone knows where he is, and he could have a couple or even three runs before it goes too soft. He has had a grand couple of year and given us a lot of pleasure but there is a ceiling to them all.

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130 rated chaser. Gained the second of his two successes last season when beating Flic Ou Voyou a length and a quarter in a listed novices’ handicap chase at Sandown (2m 4f) in March off a mark of 126.

Trainer says

He got the hang of it last year and won at Kempton and then won at Sandown and I will probably take him up to Aintree at the beginning of next month again. If he didn’t go there, I have it half in the back of my mind the Paddy Power but then there is also a nice race for him at Newbury on the Coral Cup weekend. I could aim there and creep our way through, but he does look a million dollars. He is a second season chaser and I think there are a few good pots in him.

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150 rated chaser. At his best first time out last season when scoring by four lengths from Master Tommytucker in a Grade 2 Chase at Ascot (2m 5f) in November.

Trainer says

We are going to head up to Aintree for the Sefton with him. He jumped great in the Grand National last year and didn’t quite get the trip but back over two miles and five over those big fences is right up his street. There is then a month to the Becher so he could have a couple of runs after then go for the Grand National again. If it looks like he didn’t enjoy the National fences a second time, then we could look at veterans’ chases as he’s a ten-year-old now and he has dropped to a mark of 150.

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123 rated hurdler. Progressed with experience last season and off the mark with a nine-length success from Petrossian in a maiden hurdle at Wincanton (1m 7f) in March and followed up with a seven and a half length defeat of Rocky Lake in a novices’ hurdle at Kempton (2m) in April.

Trainer says

He is entered on Sunday at Kempton in a listed novices’ hurdle. I don’t think the ground is going to be decent enough which is a shame as I just thought I would take advantage of his novice status while I have it over hurdles. We have schooled him over a fence, and I think he is a gorgeous horse who I just need to place right. He got the hang of it at the end of last season and now he is a fully furnished horse he can work his way through.

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Winner of his only point-to-point in Ireland in November of last year. Started favourite for his bumper at Taunton in March but only fifth, beaten 30 lengths, to Sergeant Wilson.

Trainer says

Off To A Flyer disappointed us in a bumper at Taunton in March but he grew through the summer and is a much bigger stronger horse. He will go novice hurdling over two miles - I think he had plenty of pace. He will start soon as the ground is right, and he is ready to run. He is working very well on our gallops at home, and I am sure he will progress.

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139 rated chaser. One of his better efforts last season when third, beaten three lengths, to Corach Rambler in the Ultima Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (3m 1f) in March off a mark of 138.

Trainer says

The first race for him is the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury. He is still a novice and we might take him to Cheltenham in three weeks’ time and run him in a novice chase there. He is a second season chaser really even though he is still a novice and finished third in the Ultima at the Festival so proved he can handle those tough handicaps. We have just had his wind tweaked since last year - we found his wind was just stopping him. I am excited about him and I’m sure there is a big pot in him.

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Winner of a mares’ bumper at Fontwell in May.

Trainer says

She is a nice little filly who is a speedy type with a lovely attitude. I might run her in one bumper before going novice hurdling with her. Whether we have a little crack at a listed bumper to get a bit of black type for her we will see.

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142 rated chaser. Gained his last success in a handicap chase at Kempton (2m 2f) in May when scoring by six lengths from Diego Du Charmil off a mark of 137.

Trainer says

Good old Slate House is a former Grade 1 winner. He physically struggles a bit but got himself back in May and gave me a first winner in my name. He will run at Kempton on Sunday, and we will pick and choose a bit. He is obviously not the horse of old but in the right race he can be competitive.

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133 rated chaser. Gained his only success last season on his reappearance at Exeter (2m 3f) in November when beating Jay Bee Why a length and a half off a mark of 128.

Trainer says

I’m not sure he has fulfilled his ability yet over fences. He won well first time out and didn’t really go on. I am going to take him to Newbury on November 3rd and then we will pick and choose our way, but I think he has more ability than his mark. He was seen out his races last year, so we have given him a few tweaks and we just have to get the best out of him.

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144 rated chaser. Came closest to victory last season when third, beaten a length and a half, to The Brimming Water at Newbury (3m) in February off his current mark.

Trainer says

He seems lovely, and we had issues with his shins all of last season that was holding us up and then he didn’t run very well at Kempton. They have been treated and there’s a big pot in him - I could see him running well in a Welsh National or something like that. He gallops all day and the slower pace in those long-distance events would allow him to just lob along.

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140 rated chaser. A winner twice last season and made a winning debut over fences when scoring by four and three quarter lengths in a novices’ chase at Exeter (2m 3f) in February. Also ran respectably when third, beaten 15 lengths, to Millers Bank in the Grade 1 Manifesto Novices’ Chase at Aintree (2m 4f) in April.

Trainer says

He is 140 over fence so he can run in those winner of one races events. There is the Colin Parker at the beginning of November.

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132 rated chaser. Returned to winning form on his latest outing in a handicap chase at Warwick (2m 4f) in September when beating Golden Taipan seven lengths off a mark of 127.

Trainer says

We will run him in his right grade races and Freddie (Gingell) will ride him so we could have a bit of fun.

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149 rated chaser. Was winning for the third time over fences last season when beating Faivoir three and a quarter lengths in a valuable novices’ chase at Lingfield (2m) in January. Finished fourth, beaten 10 ¾ lengths, in the Grade 1 Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham (2m) in March. Respectable effort in the Grade 1 Manifesto Novices’ Chase at Aintree (2m 4f) in April when runner-up, beaten ten lengths, to Millers Bank.

Trainer says

His first race is the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter which we won with Eldorado Allen last year. He has a similar profile, and we will go there. We can plan after that but there are race likes the Peterborough Chase and we will pick and choose.

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Unraced

Trainer says

He got injured last year but he is a lovely horse, and we won’t see him until we get some nice soft ground. He is in full work and is very exciting at home but has to show that on the racecourse. He will probably go straight hurdling now.