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I did FP to win but that’s a weak handicap and he has no chance in the big staying conditions races.
Churchstonewarrior placed, too, which was nice
I reckon they may change there mind after that Mike , there’s prob some soft graded chases to be won over the next few months , take advantage rather than look at the backside of Teaphutoo
Never backed him atall, never had a penny on anything in the race
But a horse who loves a soft lead and is running 10lbs or whatever it is under his hurdles rating, so technically 16lbs under what hes capable of
Why did they let him do that…
Its the fault of the inflated handicap marks of the opposition and artificially low one for the winner rather than anything else, good yardsticks pulled up because they couldn’t live with the gallop. A complete mismatch. Definitely a grand national candidate as jumping isn’t really the top requirement in that these days.
I would definitely go and win /place in some of these soft small field graded chases with the horse now and then maybe revert to stayers hurdle for Cheltenham
I don’t think National fences and/or trip will suit him really, I give his chances of winning that slim. Cromwell wasn’t worried about his handicap mark today it was whether he would get from A to B over each fence until the finish. So maybe not one to trust to take on a test like that.
Brilliant to see one of my fav nh horses demolish then. Not sure rider had much to do with it. He said horse in control the whole way and he just ensured he jumped as well as possible. Great placement by Cromwell. He had loads in his favour but he prepared him over a inadequate trip and had him ready to do the business. Other jocks took too long to react maybe but if he was so ahead of the handicapper they were racing for second unless he tipped up.
The Cleeve Hurdle and the Grand National are among the options under consideration for Flooring Porter following his brilliant display in the Kerry National.
Gavin Cromwell’s dual Stayers’ Hurdle hero secured his biggest victory over fences to date in last week’s Listowel feature, galloping his rivals into submission from the front.
With a tilt at the world’s most famous steeplechase at Aintree in April under serious consideration, Cromwell could look to campaign his stable star back over the smaller obstacles in the meantime, with the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham in January identified as a possible target.
Where and when Flooring Porter will run before the new year is up in the air, with his trainer keen to assess all opportunities before finalising plans.
“He’s come out of it good, obviously it was great to see him the way he did and it’s a lovely race to win. It’s all right making these plans, but trying to execute them is never simple,” said Cromwell.
“We’ll look at the Cleeve Hurdle and possibly the Grand National after that. I haven’t done any more thinking about it or made any more plans, so that’s where we are at the moment.
“It’s a long time from now until the Cleeve Hurdle and if we could find a race for him between now and then, that would be great. We’ll scour the calendar in Ireland and England see what we can come up with.
“He’s gone up a stone for winning the other day, which takes him to 163. He’s going to have a lot of weight in the National already, so it’s a difficult one as do you jeopardise going up even further by running well in a big race somewhere?
“We’re in bonus territory at this stage and we’ve been in it for a while!”
VF x
Yeah, Ayr would suit him very well, VF
He was going through the middle of some of the Listowel fences
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