TRF Awards 2019 Nomination Thread

[Nathan Hughes]

Please post up your nominees for the below categories
I’ll give it a couple of weeks then we’ll get the poll threads sorted for the votes

Poster of the Year
Flat Horse of the Year
Jumps Horse of the Year
Flat Jockey of the Year
Jumps Jockey of the Year
Flat Trainer of the Year
Jumps Trainer of the Year
Hero of the Year
Riding Performance of the Year
Broadcaster of the Year
One to watch 2020
Racecourse of the Year
Journalist of the Year
Villain of the Year
Owner of the Year
Commentator of the Year
Thread of the Year

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[Bachelors Hall]

Poster of the Year
Gingertipster
Flat Horse of the Year
Enable
Jumps Horse of the Year
Cyrname
Flat Jockey of the Year
Oisin Murphy
Jumps Jockey of the Year
Richard Johnson
Flat Trainer of the Year
John Gosden
Jumps Trainer of the Year
Nicky Henderson
Hero of the Year
Khadijah Mellah
Riding Performance of the Year
Henry Brooke – Cornerstone Lad – Fighting Fifth
Broadcaster of the Year
Matt Chapman (ATR not ITV)
One to watch 2020
Kingston Hill when some of his horses inevitably go over hurdles
Racecourse of the Year
Wetherby
Journalist of the Year
–
Villain of the Year
Michael O’Leary
Owner of the Year
–
Commentator of the Year
–
Thread of the Year
Hope Pinatubo Loses Today – Free Princess Latifa

[Triptych]

Hero of the Year
Sam Twiston Davies..
Exeter racecourse last race 5th November 2019.
For helping to avert injuries to fellow jockey Tom Scudamore and to two horses who had become entangled.

Villain of the Year
The Supreme Racing Club.

Owner of the Year
Andrew Gemmel

Poster of the Year
Nathan Hughes ,Vtc and can’t leave out Jonibake (too difficult to choose )

Thread of the Year
TRF 10 To Follow Jumps

Flat Horse of the Year
Enable

Jumps Horse of the Year
Altior

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[Gladiateur]

Poster of the Year- my old Athena tennis girl one.
Flat Horse of the Year- Enable
Jumps Horse of the Year- Tiger Roll
Flat Jockey of the Year- Frankie Dettori
Jumps Jockey of the Year- Jack Kennedy
Flat Trainer of the Year- Johnny G
Jumps Trainer of the Year- Dan Skelton
Hero of the Year- I’m too old to have heroes
Riding Performance of the Year- Khadijah Mellah
Broadcaster of the Year- Ed Chamberlin
One to watch 2020- Andy Dufresne
Racecourse of the Year- Sandown Park
Journalist of the Year- they’re all crap
Villain of the Year- Waldgeist
Owner of the Year- Andrew Gemmell
Commentator of the Year- all rubbish
Thread of the Year- haven’t been paying attention

[Nathan Hughes]

Poster of the Year – BigG
Flat Horse of the Year – Stradivarius / Pinatubo
Jumps Horse of the Year – Paisley Park
Flat Jockey of the Year – Sean Levey
Flat Trainer of the Year – Richard Hannon
Jumps Trainer of the Year – Gordon Elliot
Riding Performance of the Year – James Doyle on Set Piece at Kempton
One to watch 2020 – Rossa Ryan
Racecourse of the Year – Ascot
Thread of the Year – Darren’s Sports Bets 2019

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[Nathan Hughes]

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[Triptych]

Nathan Hughes wrote:
‘
Riding Performance of the Year – James Doyle on Set Piece at Kempton‘

Agreed Nathan

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[BigG]

Poster Of The Year
Nathan Hughes – in a photo finish with VTC I’m giving the shout to Nathan this year.

Flat Horse Of The Year
Stradivarius – for excellence and pure dogged determination.

Jumps Horse Of The Year
Defi de Seuil – and hell mend me for leaving him out of my Ten To Follow

Flat Jockey Of The Year
Frankie Dettori

Jump Jockey Of The Year
Ben Jones – 26 wins out of 105 rides so far (24% strike rate). Only 20, he surely is a future champion.

Flat Trainer Of The Year
Mark Johnston

Jumps Trainer Of The Year
Dan Skelton

Hero Of The Year
Sam Twiston Davies – rescuing Tom Scudamore and returning to take control of 2 horses at Exeter

Riding Performance Of The Year
Nico de Boinville – on William Henry in the Coral Cup at the Festival

Broadcaster Of The Year
Ed Chamberlain

One To Watch This Year
Slate House – after disappointing last year, he finally looks to be fulfilling his promise

Racecourse Of The Year
Cheltenham – sorry to be boring, but it just is.

Journalist Of The Year
Lee Mottershead

Villian Of The Year
BHA and the Stewards at Cheltenham – for giving 10 days suspension to, and their subsequent handling
of amateur Declan Lavery for finishing 3rd in the National Hunt Amateur Chase at the Festival on a
“tired” horse. What did they expect after 4 miles

Owner of the year
JP McManus

Commentator Of The Year
Simon Holt

Thread Of The Year
Darren’s Sports Bets – If there is a more profitable thread in the forum, I’ve yet to find it.

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Poster – Bob Rolf
Flat horse – Magical
Jumps horse – Tiger Roll
Flat Jockey – Hollie Doyle
Jumps Jockey – Brian Hughes
Flat Trainer – Mark Johnston
Jumps trainer – Feargal O’Brien
Hero – Khaled Abdullah – for Enable
Riding performance – Davy Russell – Tiger Roll G.National
Broadcaster – Emmett Kennedy
One To Watch – Ben Jones
Racecourse – York
Journalist – Dave Yates (all-round performer)
Villain – Jockeys at Sandown who ignored the whistle and yellow flag (runs for cover)
Owner – Andrew Gemmell – great to see someone just take pleasure from their horses
Commentator – John Hunt
Thread – Princess Latifa….

[Cav]

Poster of the Year – Nathan Hughes
Flat Horse of the Year – King’s Advice
Jumps Horse of the Year –
Flat Jockey of the Year – Frankie Dettori
Jumps Jockey of the Year – Rachel Blackmore
Flat Trainer of the Year – John Gosden
Jumps Trainer of the Year – Willie Mullins
Hero of the Year – Hollie Doyle
Riding Performance of the Year –
Broadcaster of the Year – Hayley Moore
One to watch 2020
Racecourse of the Year
Journalist of the Year – Kevin Blake
Villain of the Year –
Owner of the Year – Khalid Abdullah
Commentator of the Year – Simon Holt
Thread of the Year

[Kris]

Poster of the Year –

Flat Horse of the Year – Blue Point

Jumps Horse of the Year – Tiger Roll

Flat Jockey of the Year – Hollie Doyle

Jumps Jockey of the Year –

Flat Trainer of the Year –

Jumps Trainer of the Year – Paul Nicholls

Hero of the Year –

Riding Performance of the Year –

Broadcaster of the Year –

One to watch 2020 – ??????

Racecourse of the Year – I would always vote for Sandown, but it has not been a Vintage year for them.

Journalist of the Year – Dave Yates

Villain of the Year –

Owner of the Year –

Commentator of the Year – Richard Hoiles

Thread of the Year – Simon Notts threads. Sorry to do a collective thread Nathan, but I couldn’t think of one thread that really stood out. If this doesn’t qualify, then I will select 2yo Summary Thread.

[Triptych]

I think this finishes off my choices Nathan, sorry couldn’t do them all in one go..

Flat Jockey of the Year– Jim Crowley
Jumps Jockey of the Year– Daryl Jacob
Flat Trainer of the Year– William Haggas
Jumps Trainer of the Year– Gordon Elliot
Broadcaster of the Year– Ed Chamberlin
One to watch 2020– Marco Ghiani
Racecourse of the Year– Newmarket
Journalist of the Year– Kevin Blake
Commentator of the Year– Simon Holt
Thread of the Year – Why Frankel will rule the world

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[hein bollow]

Are you a bit biased Nathan about your friend Hannon?
Why don’t you even mention Francesca Cumani
And to my other favourite poster Jac: Isn’t WJ Haggas more like the trainer of the missed chances once again?
At least about the commentator I would agree with you, even if Simon always sounds like he has consumed one or two bottles of booze, doesn’t he ?

[yeats]

Commentator – Alan Howes
One to Watch – Jason Watson
Poster – Pinza
Racecourse – Pontefract
Villain – BHA
Thread – Your ideal Cheltenham Festival Programme – Bachelors Hall

[homersimpson]

Poster – VTC
Hero – Pat Smullen
Jumps Horse – Houblon Des Obeaux

[hein bollow]

Guys, both of my points above weren’t meant too seriously
Nathan, that you are so faithful to your friend Hannon is indeed a good thing.
Jac, I didn’t mean that Simon is a boozer, to me his voice has just that “whisky sound” like the great crooners had. He is really a good commentator, we are lacking this sort in Germany..

[Nathan Hughes]

My vote for Hannon wasn’t too serious Hein
He has had a good season, not in comparison with Hannon Senior days but compared to his own efforts of the last few years. He won’t be winning this but can make up the numbers, someone has to come last.

Kris – The Simon Nott serious is fine for a thread of the year contender imo as bob’s 4pp competition won it last time so I don’t see it being too much different

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