Jump Season 2009/2010 ~ Horses To Follow, Antepost Bets, Banter, Q&A

[mileni4uk]

I think it's time for this thread

[mileni4uk]

Copying those from the flat thread. Would be interesting to hear your answers ..

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?

Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?

[HamnEggs]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

Alan King will continue to do well. Think that Emma Lavelle has some top novice horses for the season and James Ewart could be a smaller name to follow.

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?

I can never read the form of Philip Hobbs. When I oppose them they win and when I dont they do well! Venetia Williams is another one I have difficulty second guessing.

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?

Dont want to see anyone have a tough year as that suggests horses getting injured or something worse. However, it would be good to see other trainers win some big races instead of P F Nicholls!

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?

The trainers I have my horses with!

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?

Depends on the horse. If really need one to get ridden aggressively then there is nobody better than AP and I doubt there ever will be. I think Jack Doyle is underrated and Kyle Yates could be a good young one to keep on the right side of.

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?

Deckie Johnson. I think hes lost his bottle and can put horses on the deck.
Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?

Been to them all in the UK and most of Ireland. However, would like to go to the p2p in Dungarvan in January.

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

Nothing beats Cheltenham.
Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?

Would be great to see Denman bounce back but having backed Lidar at Big AP prices for the Supreme the wallet dictates him!

[AK1979]

Welcome to PL HamnEggs

I'd love to see Denman bounce back too

[mileni4uk]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

Tim Vaughan caught my eye last year. Expecting great things from him. And nobody else in particular. Always trying to be on the trainers, who are on form.

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?

Not a big fan of Ewan Williams, but I do hope he improves Cappa Bleu for a Gold Cup bid. Having a nice 100/1 on him.

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?

I don't hope for a tough year, I just wish Nicholls and Mullins have a bit more competition this time.

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?

Alan King had such a bad luck with so many 2nd and 3rds at the festival. I hope he has a great year and is not worse than Paul Nicholls. Just doesn't have so many superstars.

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?

AP, Ruby, Chock, Paul Townend, Aiden Coleman, Ollie Greenall, Rhys Flint.

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?

Dickie Johnson, Christian Williams are two I just never liked. The 2nd could improve, but is not the same after his injury.

Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?

Ascot in February.

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

Only ever been to Stratford and would love to go there again. Tend to do well with my bets as well.

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?

Denman the gold cup. If not, then the grand national. Well Chief the champion chase.

[diamond1924]

trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

Jim Goldie, Lucinda Russell, Emma Lavelle, Charlie Mann, Alan Swinbank, Gordon Elliot, Jamie Ewart, Venetia Williams, Ferdy from January on.

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?
Ferdy until January

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?
n/a, wouldn't wish bad luck on any

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?
Jim Goldie, Ferdy

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?
Graham Lee, Paul Townsend, Noel Fehily, Timmy (seriously), Paddy Brennan, Choc, Aiden Coleman...

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?
Christian Williams just can't do right just now.

Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?
Kelso

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?
Diamond Harry

[alexmac]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

Howard Johnson, Paul Nicholls, Emma Lavelle

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?

I find the Pipe yard a tricky one to get right... Clearly a talented stable of horses, but I got them worng wrong wrong last season...

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?

Wouldn't wish bad luck on anyone, but as mentioned before, it would be nice to see the Champion, Paul Nicholls, being given a closer run for his inevitable Champion Trainer title.

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?

Howard Johnson, I have a soft spot for his yard.

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?

Clearly, AP and Ruby always do the job. I really like Rhys Flint, and I have had some good wins thanks to Choc.

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?

Durack and Christian Williams have not done me any favours in the past.

Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?

Have been to alot of racecourses, but my parent have recently moved near to Worcester. So I expect I will visit Chepstow and Worcester at some point...

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

Cheltenham. Was there on Saturday and I cannot wait to get back already.

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?

Kauto Star - my favourite NH horse in training. I like the look of Barbers Shop too, and I also think Big Bucks will once again be hard to beat.

[bowles10]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

Probably Nicholls in the main, with Emma Lavelle, Tim Vaughan, Evan Williams and Venetia Williams

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?

David Pipe. I feel the guy deserves more praise than he gets to be honest. He will never emulate his dad and has different methods, hope he can have a good year.

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?

Ruby of course, plus Rhys Flint & Ollie Greenall

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?

Always think twice about Richard Johnson
Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?

None that i am aware of!

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

Hoping to get to the Hennessey or maybe take in a Cheltenham meeting this season.

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize

Celestial Halo - Champion Hurdle

[RB]

Originally Posted by mileni4uk

, I just wish Mullins have a bit more competition this time.

[mileni4uk]

Originally Posted by Rule Britannia

That was from the sporting side of things

From punting point of view .. well .. I am already on Nicholls' and Mullins' horses antepost, so you get the drill

[HamnEggs]

A few people putting forward the Welsh mafia forward as people to follow. They always seem to do well first time with a horse but after that I tend to tread carefully.

A friend has been to Tim Vaughans and as a result now has a horse with him. Apparently he has completely recreated the Ditcheat gallop which is why his horses are so fit.

[mileni4uk]

Some market movement for Character Building for the GN.

I noticed some amount of money has been nibbled for him at Betfair recently and money traded at 32 today. Price has dropped form 60 to 32. Betdaq sometimes is slow to react on such gambles, so if someone is interested can play at prices over 40 there - 44 on offer. Horse's target this year is the National as far as I remember correctly they said it straight after his last win. I think the penny has finally dropped with him and he can run another big race if given the proper ride of course

[fintron]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?
Alan King, Phillip Hobbs, Sue Smith, Tim Vaughan, Dessie Hughes

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?
None really

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?
Paul Nicholls, as I like to see the hype horses beaten!

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?
Like others have said, Tim Vaughan

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?
McCoy, Thornton, Flint, Huxley

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?
None stand out like Spencer on the flat!

Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?
Maybe Uttoxeter or one of the other Midlands tracks

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?
Cheltenham - for the Paddy Power meeting hopefully

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?
Madison du Berlais/Snoopy Loopy are two I have soft spots for

[Trendsman]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?

This year for me i will be following smaller yards in Sheena West and the Whillans yard as they do have a knack of getting a horse right for certain races.

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?

Trainers i will be avoiding this year is Nigel Twiston-Davies and Brendan Powell. NTD is a great trainer but i have reservations on the yards ability this year taking on much stronger yards, and Brendan Powell's yard just seems to be in doldrum over the last 18 months and will avoid mainly.

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?

It would be foolish to suggest that any trainer has a bad year.

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?

I would like to see small yards such as Sheena West do well this year, she has some useful types at present in the yard.

Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?

You cannot get away from the champ Tony McCoy, a jockey that never give's up and can get a bad horse home in any circumstances. and my second choice would probably be Aidan Coleman, a good jockey who does not get a best of mounts and should be.

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?

Richard Johnson, i have no faith in him in a finish if it arose.

Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?

This year will be busy for me to get around, so it will be only Cheltenham i will visit for my only second time in march.

Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?

With out doubt Cheltenham. I had my first experience last year and saw Master Minded and Dunguib win their races in great fashion. The buzz is electric, but will not buiy a burger this time around after paying £7.50 last time.

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?

Whispering Hills

[alexmac]

Fin, you going to be at Cheltenham on the Saturday of the Paddypower?

I have started a blog on tis current NH season - trying to keep it updated each day, but am abroad at the moment and it has fallen behind. Address is on my sig if anyone is interested...

[alexmac]

My Ten To Follow entries:

1044 Big Buck's	1068 Carruthers	1073 Chapoturgeon	1103 Diamond Harry	1152 Hurricane Fly
1178 Kauto Star	1210 Master Minded	1217 Mikael D'Haguenet	1285 Punchestowns	1332 Solwhit

and

1041 Bellvano	1044 Big Buck's	1048 Binocular	1090 Copper Bleu	1095 Dave's Dream
1152 Hurricane Fly	1178 Kauto Star	1210 Master Minded	1217 Mikael D'Haguenet	1356 Tataniano

[fintron]

Originally Posted by alexmac

Fin, you going to be at Cheltenham on the Saturday of the Paddypower?

I have started a blog on tis current NH season - trying to keep it updated each day, but am abroad at the moment and it has fallen behind. Address is on my sig if anyone is interested...

I don't know for certain, but it is my brithday around then and for the last few years my girlfriend has taken me away for this meeting as they do a really good coach/hotel deal in our local paper. I have dropped hints for this year too but don't know if she really wants to do it three years on the trot! I will ask around and see who will be about if we do end up going this year.

Last year we had a great day, just backing CD winners. Simarian went in at a whopping price for Evan Williams and I think it was that year that Ballyfitz went in as well.

[Dtrains]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?
mainly the obvious ones nicholls, henderson etc but also think tim vaughan could do well this year and also donald mccain jnr has some good horses in his ranks
Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?
none especially but ive read alan king has had problems getting his horses out this autumn because of the firm ground so he could be one to avoid till after the new year if they dont look fit
Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?
none really just hope we dont see scenes like at kempton when i felt pipe and tom scudemore taunted a beaten and bruised denman i dont think there is need for scenes like that in the sport.
Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?
Would like to see phillip hobbs do well this year
Which jockeys will boost your confidence when you see them on your horse?
Apart from the obvious tjade collier and rhys flint are well worth their 3lb claim.
Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?
Timmy murphy is not the strongest when oming from behind in my opinion he always looks to be travelling well but they never seem to find much. just my opinion of course
Which racecourse(s) are you planning on visiting for the first time?
Wolud like to get to cheltenham for the festival been to the pp gold cup when there was 20000 people there and it was electric so cant imagine what it would be like on festival day with treble that amount there. Other than that i would like to go to kempton on boxing day.
Which racecourse are you most looking forward to returning to?
Think i answered that above being cheltenham
Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?
Whatever A P McCoy rides in the Grand National he deserves it after all these years.

[JackJarvis]

Which trainers are you putting faith in for this year?
I'll stick with the smaller ones such as Tim Vaughan & Gordon Elliot who I both like. Also like Nicky Richards.

Which trainers are you treading carefully with or ducking this year?
David Pipe & Evan Williams. I don't rate them.

Which trainers are you hoping have a tough year?
Thats harsh.

Which trainer do you want to see do especially well?
Jim Goldie as he is a local man and I like Tim Vaughan.

Which jockeys will you avoid if possible?
Ruby Walsh - His mounts are always a ridiculous price due to the Nicholls hype. Not a fan of Paul Moloney either.

Which horse would you love to see win a big prize?
Lough Derg

[mileni4uk]

Rite Of Passage pissed the big handicap at Leopardstown. Just wonder how good that Dunguib form is. The horses he blew away keep winning and most of them easily.