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Bit more obscure but..
Jade De Grugy
Not sure if she’s had a setback or if Willie Mullins has a race in mind for her but she’s the only horse in my Ten To Follow, apart from El Fabiolo, that hasn’t run yet.
Only a five year old and lightly raced having run only 5 times winning 4.
Looking forward to seeing her.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...The beast, garlic bread, the one they all laughed at, none other than Gaelic Warrior
could win the Champion Chase or a Gold CupGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
I’ve always like the festival Bumper as a race and I think last seasons’ favourite Jalon D’oudairies who finished third has yet to run this season. Horse was unbeaten in two INH flat races before Cheltenham.
I suspect this one may be the most obscure on the thread…
It’s A Diamond.
I know the guy who sold this one after it had won it’s debut point-to-point last season so we are interested to see how it gets on when it eventually appears.
Maughreen – the Willie Mullins trained and Closutton Racing Club owned mare.
By Walk In The Park, she is from the family of Champion Hurdler Faugheen (her dam was his half sister) and was favourite for last year’s Cheltenham Festival Bumper (off the back of an 11L January 2024 Bumper win on her only start to date) before being ruled out of the Festival by a ‘minor’ injury.
A big reputation and has been given plenty of time since then and can be easily put into the ‘could be anything’ bracket at this stage, the Racing Post doesn’t have any entries for her at the moment but you would like to think we will be seeing her sooner rather than later and the Mares Race at the Festival is a potential target even theough Willie has said ‘she’ll jump a fence in time’.
There’s more than one I’m looking forward to see running, I’ll say Majborough as he’s the next one running (today).
Heart Over Head. Aptly named for his heart shaped blaze, he’s well related and I liked his debut run in a bumper back in February. Slightly concerned I’ve not seen him entered up at all so far this season but if he’s in training, he’s one the look forward to when going jumping.
I love the 3m+ handicap chasers.
Foxboro out for the first time this season, at a new yard, at Plumpton today.
Stay Away Fay not raced since trying to lump top weight in the Scottish National.
In a different sphere, hey, we’ve not seen Goshen do whatever Goshen does, since March!
But the main one I’m waiting for is Git Maker. The UK could do with some quality candidates to stop the Irish in the major staying handicaps, especially with Chianti Classico now sadly injured.
This is more obscure than the most obscure on the Thread Rob
I’ve been waiting for this horse to come out since I saw him win at the Final Meeting at Newmarket beginning of November…
Of course I never believed for one moment he would go hurdling
… but he looked so fit 46 days ago I think he can do this and I’m looking forward to seeing him again …. 
2.15 Wincanton
CHOURMO – 18/1 – EW (Price Boost)He’s up against it with Alan King’s horse Don’t Mind If I Do currently trading at 1/4
However, he has a good turn of foot and it’s a long run in after the last…fingers crossed he comes home sound safe whatever the result.. 
JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Is The Nice Guy finished , no real reports one way or other on him , five from five and no trace for 3 years .
… but he looked so fit 46 days ago I think he can do this and I’m looking forward to seeing him again …. 
Jac
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