SACRED SUNDAY JANUARY 6th RACING REVIEW 2013
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S C4 LIVE HORSERACING ADVENTURE
PREVIEW TODAY'S CARDS
MORNING LINE STAR GUEST
NICK SCHOLFIELD FEATURE RACE WINNER
2.25 32Red Hurdle Novices’
Hurdle Tolworth Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class 1)
WIN: MELODIC RENDEZVOUS 7
11-7 partner NICK SCHOLFIELD handler presenter STEVEN CROFT trainer Jeremy Scott for Cash
For Honours
SANDOWN PARK
people, the hardship he is forcing upon them, Cameron a master tactician, so well rehearse
CHEPSTOW
3.20 FEATURE RACE C4 Live The Coral Welsh National
Handicap 3m5f+
Winner £51,255
WIN: MONBEG DUDE (IRE)
8 10-1 partner P CARBERRY handler presenter
JJ FENN trainer Michael Scudamore for Mike Tindall - Dydunow
England
JJ FENN trainer Michael Scudamore for Mike Tindall - Dydunow
ROYAL CONNECTION
Lee Mottershead talks to
“DURING the course of a
heavy- ground slog around Chepstow, leading Coral Welsh National fancy MONBEG
DUDE is likely to get extremely muddy. Although set to be nowhere near
Chepstow, co-owner Mike Tindall is also expected to spend a fair chunk of the
afternoon covered in muck.
“As MONBEG DUDE approaches
the first fence of today’s historic marathon, Tindall will be at Gloucester
rugby club’s Kingsholm ground, where the 16st player-coach and extremely
effective battering ram will probably be hard-tackling some unfortunately
opponent during the first half of his team’s Aviva Premiership clash with
London-Irish.
“The day job comes first, which means Tindall will be
late in discovering whether November’s 25-1 Cheltenham.
“The day job comes first, which means
Tindall will be late in discovering whether November’s 25-1 Cheltenham winner
can triumph at Chepstow , where injured Gloucester colleague and fellow member of the Oydunow syndicate
James ‘Sinbad’ Simpson-Daniel will represent a four-strong band completed by
trainer Michael Scudamore and Wasps fly-half Nicky Robinson.
“As it’s a game day there was never a
chance of me going.” Says Tindall, whose previous ownership experience included
shares in two Highlere Thoroughbred Racing horses.
“Once you’re in a game you don’t
really think about anything else, but at half-time I may have a sneaky little
peek at my phone. If there are lots of messages it will probably be good thing,
bvut if there aren’t I guess things won’t have gone our way.
“It’s a bit disappointing I can’t be at Chepstow but it was only a
match day when he won at Cheltenham, so maybe it’s a good omen. I was at Cheltenham in October when he unseated and also at
Newbury when he was pilled up, so maybe the key to him running well is that I’m
not there.”
“The 34-year-old former England Rugby
World Cup winner, husband of the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips, was most
definitely in attendants when MONBEG DUDE was bought for £12,000 at a
post-racing Cheltenham auction three years
ago. Indeed, it was Tindall’s chunky finger that sealed the deal.
“I
had no intention of buying him,” he recalls.
“There was no particular reason why we
chose MONBEG. We just thought it would be fun to say we had at least put in a
bid for one horse. I put my hand up at £12,000 which I don’t think any horse
had been sold for that day, but this one did and we ended up with him.
“My first thought was: ‘Oh great,’ The
room went silent. Even the auctioneer knew wasn’t keen because he announced
that they didn’t have a particular enthusiastic buyer. Fortunately it’s worked
out well and the horse has been a good boy for us.
“The Welsh National is another
progression for him. We want to find out how high he can go. We want to
discover his limits but we aren’t expecting anything. We would love him to
finish in the first three and if he can run as well as he did last time we’ll
be really happy.”
“Happiness has also come from a
blossoming interest in racing.
“My interest has slowly grown. “ says
Tindall. ”Since I’ve been with Zara I’ve been able to get a greater
understanding of racing through meeting jockeys and that has given me a more
personal connection with the sport. I now enjoy going racing more and more. It
also helps that we had a horse like Frankel – you don’t pass up the opportunity
to watch an animal like that.”
“Rugby
has forced Tindall to pass up the opportunity to watch MONBEG DUDE at Chepstow. But when back in Gloucester
EQUUS ZONE OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCES
WINCANTON
2.05 WIN: GEVREY CHAMBERTIN (FR) 5 11-12 partner TOM SCUDAMORE handler presenter?
trainer David Pipe for Roger Stanley and Yvonne Reynolds. Full brother to GRAN CRUE
3.00.
32Red Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)
WIN: LORD OF
THE HOUSE (GER) 5 10-00 partner GAVIN SHEEHAN (5) handler presenter? trainer Charlie Mann for Good Lord
Partnership
CHEPSTOW
3.20
Coral Welsh National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class 1)
2nd TEAFORTHREE (IRE) 9 11-3 partner AP
McCOY handler presenter? trainer Rebecca Curtis for t437 Second
£19,233
NOTE: TEAFORTHREE (IRE)
9 11-3 gave 16lbs to the winner MONBEG DUDE 8 10-1.
J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment
ANDREW MARR SHOW BBC 1. 9am to 10am today
ANDREW calls DAVID CAMERON
to account. No sign of NICK CLEGG?
DAVID CAMERON a very wealthy young man, owning not only thousands, but many,
many millions. He has absolutely no idea of how his dictatorship is effecting the
British people, the hardship he is forcing upon them, Cameron a master tactician, so well rehearse
in 'Negative Fob Off Lip Service ' an allergy, epidemic that has succeeded over decades to
Rip Off The British People.
EQUUS ZONE RED ALERT OUTSTANDING DANGEROUS PROBLEMS
SURFACE
Lee Mottershead (RP 03.01.2013)
CHANNEL 4 pundit Jim
McGrath yesterday advocated the complete reopening of races like Saturday’s
Coral Welsh National that are staged a significant time after their scheduled
date, as Paddy Power joined the select list of bookmakers prepared to void
anti-post bets.
“As per BHA policy, the
historic marathon –which will be run nine days late following the abandonment
of Chepstow’s December 27 fixture – was reopened to the publication of weights
stage, allowing ACROSS THE BAY and MASTER OVERSEER to re-enter a contest from
which thgey had been removed when six-day confirmations were revealed on
December 21.
“Some punters who placed
bets when MASTER OVERSEER and ACROSS THE BAY did not feature among the possible
runners have claimed the option to void bets should be available, as it has
been to customers of William Hill, Ladbrokes, Betfred and now Paddy Power.
“McGrath, who will be
working for Channel 4 when the broadcaster on Saturday televises The Welsh
National for the first time, believes that all races delayed for more than
three days should be re-opened completely. The rules need to be clearer and as
far as possible to everybody.” Said McGrath.”
“Left to me, when these
races are abandoned for more than a clear cut-off point of 48 or 72 hours, I
would go right back to the start with a completely fresh sheet of paper and a
new market formed.
“The fact is that when you
make an entry as a racehorse owner you are formi8ng part of a contract and the
date of the race is part of the contract. The reason races close early is
because of their appeal to anti-post punters, and any punter who feels aggrieved
should MASTER OVERTURN win has got a perfectly fair point.”
“That point has now
accepted by Paddy Power, whose spokesman Paul Binfield said: “We think that we
rightly have a reputation for being fair to punters so if a punters wants to
void their Welsh Grand National bet we will happily carry out their wish,
though as we speak we have had no requests to do that.”
“Rupert Arnold, chief
executive of the National Trainers Federation, confirmed that his organisation
had been consulted when the rules were drawn up.
“Arnold
EQUUS ZONE RED ALERT OUTSTANDING DANGEROUS PROBLEMS
SURFACE
HENDERSON
Regulator government Alan Delmonte: “We decided not to free up levy
money”.
(RP 05.01.13)
JMC Comment: Just how mean and gready are these bloodhorse illiterate BHA regulation personnel ?
Graham Dench
JMC Comment: The Dipper is a race, no one had the right to interfere with the conditions as stated for this race, if there had been only one horse turn up to run, that race should have been honoured and whatever prize money was due should have been payed out whatever
a walkover even. What has happned here is like moving the goal posts in a football match.
HENDERSON AND NICHOLLS IN
MOVE TO SAFEGUARD DIPPER. (RP 04.01.13)
“NICKY HENDERSON and Paul Nicholls have given
themselves the chance to ensure tomorrow’s rearranged Dipper Novices’ Chase
takes place after jumping’s championship
each entered rivals each entered two horses in a contest the BHA could
scrap if fewer than four horses are declared this morning, writes Lee Mottershead.
“Alongside their principal
contenders CAPTAIN CONAN and UNIONISTE,
Henderson and Nicholls have nominated MANILLA CLASS and THERE’S NO PANIC
for an event for which three other horses – COURT IN MOTION, RESTLESS HARRY and
BRASS TAX – have also been engaged.
“Henderson, who plans to
keep CAPTAIN CONAN and SIMONSIG apart at the Cheltenham Festival, assuming
CAPTAIN CONAN handles the Dipper’s 2m4f trip, said “We need to see if there are
enough runners to make the race happen. I don’t know yet if MINELLA CLASS will
run, and it would have been easier if both my horses had the same owner, but
Emma Lavelle has said COURT IN MOTION runs.
“I’m grateful to the BHA
and all involved because I desperately want to run CAPTAIN CONAN.”
“Explaining why the BHA
has given itself the option of
cancelling the Dipper, which was rescheduled with support from the Levy Board
and 32Red after Cheltenham’s New Year’s day was abandoned, spokesman Robin
Mounsey said: “We were aware we could potentially be faced with a two-runner
race situation for the rescheduled running, and it would be difficult to
justify spending
£25,000 of industry money
on this, regardless of the exciting potential of both horses. This solution
allows the chance to run the race while potentially avoiding being left with a
match.”
“He added “We’ll analyse how the process works for the
Dipper. Whether this is something that can be implemented on a more regular
basis for replacement races might then be discussed at the next Jump Racing
Committee meeting.”
”Although the Dipper is
due to open Sandown’s card at 12.15pm, Channel 4 Racing viewers could still
watch the race live, with the broadcaster understood to have asked Sandown to
consider rearranging the card’s running order after today’s declaration stage
in order to permit the Dipper’s inclusion in its 1.30 – 4pm program.”
(RP 05.01.13)
JMC Comment: Just how mean and gready are these bloodhorse illiterate BHA regulation personnel ?
“HENDERSON Henderson has taken another swipe at
this season’s controversial new novice chase program after a bid to run the
postponed Dipper Chase at Sandown
Park
JMC Novice Chasers’ have much to learn the regulation
authorities (BHA) enforce dangerous changes to prevent Novice Chasers from
learning anything at all. Cruelty at it’s very worst, to both man and beast. No wonder there are so many fatalities in the Grand National each and every year.
“However, the
Paul Nicholls-trained UNIONISTE and Ben Case’s BRASS TAX were the only others
confirmed at yesterday’s declaration stage after Emma Lavelle decided the
ground would no longer be wet enough for COURT IN MOTION against such smart
novices, while the BHA and Levy Board had already warned they could not justify
putting on the race with fewer than four runners.
“Henderson
"While appreciative of the efforts of those who worked hard to put the Dipper on, he blamed the revised novice chase program, introduced in October with the aim of increasing field sizes in novice and beginners' chases but widely perceived by trainers to have restricted opportunities for better horses. JMC Comment: Whilst British horseracing remains in the menacing grip of the bloodhorse illiterate government regulators, shocking carnage will continue on down it's dangerous spiral at an ever increasing rate.
“Henderson
“They did try with the
Dipper, and I can see why they don’t want to put money into a three-horse race,
but it’s so frustrating.
“CAPTAIN CONAN will have
to wait another month now for the Scilly Isles, asthat’s the only alternative
unless he carries a double penalty at Leicester or somewhere like that, which
be in his best interest.”
“Levy Board operations
director Alan Delmonte said the board’s rationale in not funding the Dipper is
“not unreasonable” and warned a higher threshold than four might be put in
place next time a similar situation
arises.
“He said: “Whether to run
the Dipper with three declarations at lower than advertised prize-money is a
matter for the BHA and Sandown, but we decided not to free up £17,500 of Levy
money towards it. JMC Comment: BHA regulators paid out
huge fees throughout 2011 to Tim Morris and Jamie Stier to conduct a
‘Bloodhorse Illiterate Whip Review’. At Ascot
on October 15 2011,
on the very
first British Qipco Champion’s Day, the BHA took £50,000.00 (Upwards of fifty thousand
pounds) (BHA money to burn) off Champion French Jockey Bloodhorse Literate Christophe
Soumillon, for what they described to be reasonable punishment charges in the
year 2011 … for breaking the Bloodhorse Illiterate Rules of British Horseracing
.
“When
a major televised fixture is abandoned, that might be £100,000 in levy lost. If we then pay a lot of money
to pick up an expensive race with a small field, that loss is compounded. We
want to help, and almost always do, but there has got to be financial rationale
somewhere.
“We
were asked to look at the Dipper as a special case but had reservations, given
only two runners were mentioned as possible.
The idea of seeking four declarations offered reassurance and hardly
seemed onerous.
“In
fact, if anything we would look at a higher threshold if doing the exercise again, given the many
discussions at our betting patterns working party about the importance of
achieving six runners.”
“BHA
spokesman Robin Mounsey confirmed Delmonte’s explanation, and
added:”Ultimately, with four entries between them, Paul and Nicky had the fate
of the race in their own hands, but I appreciate things are never quite that
simple it’s a shame, but it was definitely worth trying.”
Looks
like the penny will only drop if drastic measures are used by owners and
trainers to boycott this years Cheltenham Festival. After all one racemeeting is only one racemeeting in the general order of things. A small price to pay to ensure Bloodhorse Illiterate governments are stamped out, quashed for once and for all time.
Bloodhorse Literacy is the number one key ingredient, no one who deliberately flouts the laws of bloodhorse literacy can act or mess with British horsereacing ever again.
WILLS WRITING AWARDS
RP TWEETS OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY JANUARY 5th p29
JPSPENCER1980 Not sure
what’s worse – 3 weeks in the big brother house or 7 and a half hours in the
weighing room at Wolverhampton with Jimmy Quinn#tightcall
Jamie Spencer wonders if he is having a harder time
than Frankie Dettori
Clarebalding Thanks for nice messages about Loose Women.
My Dad: “Don’t think I’ll watch that again”. I had to explain he’s not exactly
the target audience. “It appears legendry
trainer Ian Balding won’t be tuning
in again having watched his daughter on the daytime show.
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FRANKIE EASY IN MARKET AS BIG BROTHER LEAVES STALLS
Andrew Scutts
“FRANKIE DETTORI was easy to back yesterday as punters digested the
infant stages of Celebrity Big Brother, in which the world-famous jockey has a
field of 11 pitted against him.
“Dettori is spending a
six-month suspension for testing positive
to a banned substance, widely reported to be cocaine, so instead o9f
limbering up for the Dubai Carnival, which starts next week, he was able to
make his reality television debut on Thursday night.
“He was the first
contestant revealed on the Channel 5 program’s opening show, which drew 3.5
million viewers, and entered a luxury house alongside favourite Ryan Clark of X Factor fame and
four-others of varying ‘Celebrity’.
“Dettori, 42, and Clarke
had the onerous task of picking who would join them in the comfortable main house,
the remainder being banished to a dank basement. Model Paula Hamilton was
initially despatched downstairs but later joined Dettori and co on doctors
orders, meaning the jockey spent yesterday getting to know six housemates.
More later
BLOODSTOCK WORLD
BALDING LEADS TRIBUTES TO
‘THE MOST WONDERFUL HORSE’ SELKIRK
Great photograph of
SELKIRK playing in the snow with EOIN O’MAHONY, who looked after the stallion
for 15 years.
Martin Stevens
“SELKIRK, a champion on
the racecourse and one of the most successful British –based stallions of
recent times, died on Thursday at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket from the effects
of old age, two days after he officially turned 25.
“SElKIRK stood his entire
stallion career at Lanwades – never covering books of more than 100 mares – and
sired the earners of more than £35 million, including 90 individual stakes
winners, 45 pattern-race winners and 15 Group 1 winners.
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