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From racing post – Bravemansgame, who has been switched to French trainer Marine Pineda, could have his first start in the country in September, with connections delighted with how the former King George VI Chase winner has settled into the routine and surroundings.
After six seasons with multiple British champion trainer Paul Nicholls, Bravemansgame’s owner Bryan Drew decided to send his star chaser to Pineda in the hope of “rebuilding his morale”. Now based with her in Lamorlaye, adjacent to Chantilly, he may make his first appearance in France at Compiegne on September 10.
Recounting how the ten-year-old came to be sent to her at the beginning of last month, Pineda said: “James Reveley rode him in the Grand National and then mentioned to the owner that he might be a horse who would benefit from coming to France, where he can run in races with less of an end-to-end gallop and where he might be able to rebuild his morale.
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Good luck to connections, but it looks like he’s but a shadow of the horse he once was.
The race at Compiegne is the wonderfully named ‘Prix The Stomp’, a Listed chase for 5yo+ over 2M 3F.
It doesn’t sound like a race that would be suitable for a veteran 3M chaser from this side of the Channel, but in fact it was won in 2023 by Clondaw Castle as an 11yo for trainer Noel George.
Don’t seem too bad an idea , horse not as good as he used to be but still got form , jockey knows French racing inside out , change scenery , routine , why not give him a couple of goes then if no good retire him .
Better than chasing their tail flogging him round some veterans chase to squeeze one more win out of him .Not sure he is going to enjoy the predominantly soft ground out there, it can get pretty deep and it is also a different kind of jumping technique (faster and lower through the air) he will need to learn.
Who knows though, maybe the change of scenery and a more hands on approach (being in a much smaller stable environment) will sweeten him up a bit and it would be interesting to see if maybe a drop in trip may help him to.
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