Top 5 Horses of Season?

[mead1986]

Hi folks, with the jumps season pretty much over now, who has been your top 5 favorite horses of the season? Mine are in no particular order:

1. Denman
2. Lough Derg
3. Katchit
4. Tidal Bay
5. Franchoek

[Bosranic]

1. Denman
2. Tidal Bay
3. Kauto Star
4. Katchit
5. Inglis Drever

[Running Rein]

good thread

Denman
Kauto
Master Minded
Tidal Bay
Inglis Drever

[clivex]

My selections almost identical to all the above (which makes about 8 i suppose)…but would add Binocular

Struck me as a particularly easy season for identifying real stars in each division

[% MAN]

1 Denman
2 Kauto Star*
3 Master Minded*
4 Lough Derg**
5 Voy Por Ustedes***

* despite their recent ‘failures’ they are still good horses although not superstars

** Despite the best efforts of connections to over race him

*** Has run to his best most races and clinched a top five spot after Friday’s run, just edging out Inglis Drever

[Zoz]

Denman is undoubtedly number one but the rest in no particular order:

Denman
Katchit
Inglis Drever
Pouvoir
Whiteoak

[Kalidor]

Denman – GC champion, excellent 3m+ machine, beat the best (Kauto)
Kauto Star – Imperious KG win, still the most versatile/talented NH horse in training
Katchit – Superb CH win against all odds
Master Minded – Exceptional QMCC winner
Binocular – Very talented hurdler

[TheOneAndOnlyTonyMcCoy]

Denman
Katchit
Binocular
Ingles Drever
Voy Por Ustedes

Not sure about the last

[Cruella]

Denman – GC champion, excellent 3m+ machine, beat the best (Kauto)
Kauto Star – Imperious KG win, still the most versatile/talented NH horse in training
Katchit – Superb CH win against all odds
Master Minded – Exceptional QMCC winner
Binocular – Very talented hurdler

I’d agree with that except I’d have Inglis Drever in place of Binocular.

[dubai_millennium]

What, no place for Contraband in any lists?

On what they have achieved this season mine are:
INGLIS DREVER – 1st 3 time world hurdle winner. Would have had an unbeaten season if sent to Punchestown and not Aintree.
DENMAN – continued unbeaten run over fences and best GC rating for a while
KATCHIT – first 5 year old CH winner for ages
TIDAL BAY – won authoratively at Cheltenham and followed up at Aintree in conditions which didn’t suit
MASTER MINDED – down in 5th place because he only produced it once but the CC performance was stunning

[allpress11]

1. DENMAN
2. INGLIS DREVER
3. KAUTO STAR
4. TIDAL BAY
5. OUR VIC

[mead1986]

Franchoek was a tough choice, theres just something about him thats kept me following him. Its interesting to see how most people’s choices are almost the same!

[Gazs Way De Solzen]

Denman
Katchit
Inglis Drever
Binocular
Voy Por Ustedes.

[moehat]

Denman epitomizes everything that I love about chasers; Kauto Star was always controversial and exciting, Katchit was just a little superstar and Voy Por Ustedes has been a favourite for years and his win at Aintree for me was very emotional.Great to see Neptune Collonges do so well in the One Man colours. However, I do think the season was totally dominated by the Kauto/Denman race and I’ve realised that there isn’t a horse in the mould of Grey Abbey that has captured my imagination.

[Bulwark]

1Master Minded
2Binocular
3Captain Cee Bee
4Celestial Halo
5Carruthers

[Himself]

Denman
Kauto Star
Inglis Drever
Tidal Bay
Katchit

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[Anonymous]

Thought someone may have mentioned Miko de beauchene after his emotional Welsh National win. Was a nice moment of the season for me.

Would go:

Denman
Katchit
Master Minded
Miko de Beauchene
Our Vic

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