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Blackstairmounth left his first attempt in Japan well behind him to take the grade 1 Grand Jump and land his share of a huge pot over 800k and take home 465k!
Great effort from the Mullins yard! I can’t recall too many globe trotting jumpers around, France is about as far as most get, will this perhaps start a trend?
With a big pots around such as this surely owners will start to be tempted seeing that a second rater like Blackstairmountain can go abroad and come back with nearly half a million quid.
Well done the Mullins team.
I think Cenkos ran in this race a few years ago for Paul Nicholls, but obviously without such great success. Perhaps taking in the Pegasus first and giving the horse some time to acclimatise is the key.
Just can’t believe I missed Ruby on a 25/1 winner. Wondered why he hadn’t been riding in Britain or Ireland. Must keep more in tact with the racing going on in the world.
But well done to the 2 maeastros Mullins & Walsh 
Gordon Elliott has brought the occasional hurdler to America (Dirar), Barry Geraghty riding, with some success. I wish more would try, especially with horses who need firmer ground than they’d find at an average British/Irish course. It appears that Blackstairmountain went to Japan to find firm ground, too.
I didn’t realize they had starting gates for jumps races in Japan. Interesting.
What is the prize money like for jumps races in America, Miss Woodford?
Generally:
Grade 1 hurdle stakes: $150,000 – $250,000 (Grand National hurdle at Far Hills is $250k)
Grade 2 hurdle stakes: $75,000 – $150,000
Grade 3 hurdle stakes: $50,000 – $75,000
Ungraded or novice hurdle stakes: $25,000 – $75,000
Allowance or open hurdle: $15,000 – $30,000
Novice or claiming hurdle: $10,000 – $25,000
Maiden hurdle: $5,000 – $25,000Timber stakes: $30,000 – $75,000 (Maryland Hunt Cup is $75k)
Allowance or open timber: $15,000 – $30,000
Novice timber: $10,00 – $20,000
Maiden or apprentice timber: $5,000 – $15,000Often the winning connections will receive a bottle of locally produced whiskey or bourbon.
That alone ought to be enough to entice y’all to come over!The course was like a roller coaster with the elaborate figure of eight and the steep downhill and uphill sections. I noticed that none of the horses fell though, this was probably because the fences were mostly soft natural hedge which can be ploughed straight through if a mistake is made.
But well done to the 2 maeastros Mullins & Walsh 
That alone ought to be enough to entice y’all to come over!
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