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The former Andre Fabre trained Group 1 winner as a 2YO has joined Arnaud Chaille-Chaille’s yard to become a jumper.
He will be set to compete in May at Auteuil.
Not a bad inclusion to the jumps ranks at all. Can jumping enthusiasts tell me of any big time flat performers becoming jumpers later on – successful or not?
Recent? Percussionist, who (like Linda’s Lad) won the Lingfield Derby Trial. From the dim and distant past you have horses like Aurelius, who won the St Leger and then competed over hurdles.
Alderbrook, Moonax.
Have a hazy memory that Admetus, winner of the then ‘Laurel International’ went over jumps, trained by Fred Winter.
Vintage Crop – Melbourne Cup and irish Ledger winner, probably would have own the champion if his attention had been solely focused on national hunt
…the most recent potential recruit could have been ‘Ask’ but now they are lookign to focus on the flat as he is close to group 1 company
Kasthari ws trained on the level by Sir Michael Stoute and became a decent jumper for Howard Johnson and although he never reached the top he won a few and is now in the care of James Bethal
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Sanmartino won the Ebor for Barry Hills in 1995, before becoming agood hurdler for David Nicholson. Further back, Sea Pigeon was no mug.
And talking of the Ebor, the Peter Schiergen trained El Tango was 6th in last years race, as well as winning the German St Leger. He is now with Francois Doumen.
Darren – AngloGerman
Sondrio – won the Hialaah Turf Cup in USA Gd1 in 1986 I think, then won the 1989 Supreme Novices for MC Pipe.
Alderbrook won at the Arc festival in October 1994, then the Champion Hurdle the following March.
Good to see some very shrewd and knowledgable people on this thread…!
From a different angle, Collier Hill started off winning a bumper but didn’t show much over hurdles having progressed rather well on the flat (how does a multiple G1 winner get beaten in a Class 3 Novice Hurdle at Musselburgh???!)
Graham Wylie owns a few.
Inglis Drever won £27,000 prize money on the flat, £3k on the All Weather for the Prescott yard and so far around £754,000 from hurdle races.
Arcalis won £135,000 for Jenny Ramsden flat racing and £131,000 since going over to Nat Hunt racing.
Another ex Prescott horse was Coat Of Honour winning £69k flat racing and over 100k since going nat hunt racing.
Alderbrook, Moonax.
Have a hazy memory that Admetus, winner of the then ‘Laurel International’ went over jumps, trained by Fred Winter.
Ah, Moonax, ran a few times over 2m over Hurdles- and if I remember, was too slow!!!
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