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The stats say otherwise.
Fenton has a pretty dire strike rate the last few years. His horses in the early days were mostly talking ones, and generally overbet. He has managed just the one winner outside Dunguib this term.
His handling of the likes of Sher Beau a couple of seasons back as a novice chaser, namely his placement of said horse was dire. He had initially stated that the plan for Dunguib was to go straight to the Royal Bond post his maiden win in Galway, but then decided to take in a meaningless race on Saturday just gone. This doesn’t show a great deal of planning in my view in that he was willing to subject the horse to such a race against previous winners, however facile, in desperate ground, just 2 weeks shy of contesting a Grade 1.
I would like to see him do well with the animal as it is good to see the lesser yards do well with their flag bearers. Indeed this is the attraction of NH racing to so many. However, I will choose to remain skeptical about his ability to fulfill his full potential under his current handler until proved otherwise.
If he was in a top jumps yard, he might fulfill his undoubted potential that he has shown to date in bumpers.
However, there has to be a concern based on his current handler’s ability to train a top class animal.
Fine example today with Soft Spoken Guy turning over the hotpot of Howard Johnson’s in Hexham.
SSG boasted some smart bumper form in Ireland, including a second to Pandorama, and was subsuquently bough by Aiden Murphy at last year’s Brightwell Sales for £60k and sent to Philip Hobbs.
Showed very little for Hobbs in deep winter ground in 3 quick runs and was then sold at Doncaster in May to Maurice Barnes for £3,200.
He hinted ability for his new yard on his first start in Perth before unseating rider the last day, prior to his win today.
Illustrates that an operation like Hobbs can be essentially a numbers a game and if new incumbents don’t show ability quickly they are passed on.
Transfer to a smaller yard and better ground has obviously done wonders for horse.
Wallace
You seem to have it all worked out, Zaarito is a dog, Russell can’t settle a horse, and Meade can’t keep his horses sound.
This so called "dilemna" faced by Ruby is always overplayed.
He will always ride Kauto Star & Master Minded above all and sundry and will also do the same aboard Big Bucks.
The likes of Fiveforthree has been difficult to train and will more than likely remain in the staying hurdle division because Mullins won’t want to forego his novice tag.
Willie will keep his novices apart from one another until post Xmas anyway and should have a pecking order established by then. If the likes of Mikael D’Haguenet or Cousin Vinny is rated above the likes of Tatiano in the pecking order he will choose one of them or vice versa.
Tad unfair on Andy Stewart also, as Rory alluded to previously, given his support of not just the Nicholls yard but the sport in general, without which we wouldn’t see Ruby facing a conundrum in the first instance.
You mean that ultra reliable conveyance Charminamix who has gone off favourite on 6 of his 7 hcap starts over hurdles yet only been victorious the once?
Did it occur to you that, aside from being lame the last day, the horse doesn’t produce a great deal on the racetrack?
Not smart bringing a Grade 1 horse to a dog track like Galway for his first run over hurdles as you say IC. Don’t see any reason for the likes of Russell not taking over either. It’s not as if he’ll have better rides in the company Dunguib will be keeping.
Wallace, think the jockey was riding to instructions somehow….Mouse likes to use Gowran as a schooing ground as anyone who saw Keepatem’s run there prior to him landing a gamble in the PP chase will vouch for.
Mind you that is all Casey is good for imo these days.
I noticed this also last night Glenn.
There is no place for comments like that. Individual comments in running should contain the facts and be objective. Subjectivity should be saved for the analysis below the race.
He was sold on after his debut win in Cork in line with a lot of their horses.
Dushyantor is a really likeable sire and instills great battling tendencies into his progeny. A nice bit of cover for Rathbarry should anything happen to their flag bearer Presenting.
Lincoln is right in that it’s named after the lyrics from Take It Easy by The Eagles.
Linda Shanahan’s horses (the original owner of Loosen My Load) are often named after songs or albums. Rolling Stones afficionados would’ve picked up on Forty Licks and You’vegotmerocking who she had in training with O’Grady.
Pru
Of late there seems to be a shift away numerically from AS as the chief spotlight writer (who is not exactly devoid of blame when it comes to exorbitant overrounds), towards other individuals on the payroll of the Post who quite frankly aren’t up to it.
Todays spotlight writer’s lame attempt at the nursery being case in point, while at the other end of the extreme another spotlight writer has bet a number of races overbroke this season.
There didn’t look to be a shortage of bodies in the RP headquarters when I watched their virtual tour recently. Surely I would’ve thought someone in there would have responsiblity for this. But perhaps stories like horse skateboarding are considering more important by the powers that be in Canada Square.
Did some more digging on Ten Up, befair is correct about the battle between Ten Up and Glanford Brigg in the 74 Sun Alliance. Despite some sketchy jumps throughout, Carberry managed to track GB on Ten Up and joined him at the last and went away to win by 3l.
On his reappearance in the 74/75 season in the Troytown Chase at Navan Ten Up was beaten at odds of 4/6 into second as he was unable to concede 2 1/2 stone to Cottage King on heavy ground. He was again beaten at odds on into second in Punchestown a couple of weeks later behind his stable companion, and CC chase winner that season, Lough Inagh on heavy ground. He finally got his head in front for the season when making all in Leopardstown at Christmas to win by 10l from Highway View on soft ground.
Ten Up ran into his old sparring partner Glanford Brigg at Ascot in Feb of 75 as he warmed up for Cheltenham but Glanford Brigg could only manage third place as Ten Up in receipt of 7lbs ran out an easy 25l winner at 7/4 fav from Soothsayer ridden by John Francome.
In the Gold Cup of 75 his previously questionable jumping was never an issue, as he led just after the water first time around and was never headed from there on in, confirming Ascot running with Soothsayer who was 6l adrift in second, with Bula a further 1/2l back in third.
Ten Up suffered from bursting as befair alluded to the following season and although he travelled to defend his Gold Cup crown for the 76 renewal he was withdrawn on the day with connections unsure of whether they were in breach of any rules if they administered an anti bleeding injection.
Following the decision of the Irish Turf Club to uphold this ruling by the British jockey club, Dreaper delcared that the horse wouldn’t run at all again as he was unable to administer the drug in question.
As Rory says Ten Up was eventually transferred across to the Captain where he competed with distinction in Hunter Chase company. Indeed he landed the Grand Military Chase at Sandown in 1979 by 12l under Capt J Hodges at odds of 8/15 fav.
Indeed Smithy
I believe Rory is reading from the same role of honour as I have in my head for the RSA!
I see from the Rp database search that Paul Beck owned Botham in unison with Willie McKay. Maybe Willie gave him the idea about moving your horses to a different yard every couple of seasons?
Nina partnered another winner from Charlie Swan on Sunday on Start Me Up in the winners bumper in Galway. She has ridden 7 bumper winners for the yard this season and has a 58% strike rate showing a LSP of +19.28.
Overall this season she’s ridden 19 bumper winners from 57 starts (33%)and the amount of winners outside of her retained stable is testament to her abilities and how superior she is to the likes of any other amateur riding in Ireland.
She is a throw back to the days of Philip Fenton and Ted Walsh who were amateurs only in name riding in bumpers.
