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RACING POST SUNDAY MARCH 10th 2013
WEEK MONDAY MARCH 4th TO SUNDAY MARCH 10th 2013
REVIEW YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
HEADLINE RACING POST NEWS
CUP KING NATHAN 10lb claimer ADAMS strikes in Imperial Cup
RP PHOTOGRAPH EDWARD WHITAKER
Captures this one magical moment in time. Everything is captured
in this one photograph before our eyes we have it, a thousand words in one blink.
Superfine athletic highly skilled balance, timing, empathy.
Is this the finest photograph of The Year? The Decade? The Century?
Whoever you are, wherever you are, if possible
get your own Racing Post today-
you will find this photograph on the front page.
Notice FIRST AVENUE'S expression, an expression without fear, highly attentive to what NATHAN is asking him to do, realising its pretty urgent whatever it is, he responds in trust in tune to win for NATHAN. That however does not mean that FIRST AVENUE would have won the same for anyone else..
SANDOWN PARK FEATURE RACE PADDY POWER IMPERIAL CUP
3.15Paddy Power Imperial Cup 2m'
WIN:FIRST AVENUE
WIN:
AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Laura, wife of jockey Ian Mongan tells us that this is only NATHAN ADAMS 4th winner. That Nathan gave FIRST AVENUE
Laura Mongan, Epsom's established Racehorse Trainer.
Laura Mongan is one of the youngest trainers in the country and has grown up with horses. Starting off with the Pony Club and working her way into eventing, Laura started her racing career with Brooke Sanders in her home town of Epsom
Laura's husband Ian Mongan
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J Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment
WHAT DID QUEEN ANNE DISCOVER IN THE SUMMER OF 1711?
With a lot of courage Queen Anne founded Royal Ascot in 1711 for £558 19s 5p
QUEEN ANNE discovered that she had the
opportunity to purchase some land to develop a racecourse at Ascot , just six miles from Windsor Castle
THE
PECKING ORDER OF BRITISH SOCIETY? The
pecking order of British politics . The pecking order of the British Legal
Justice System. The pecking order of World Bankers. The pecking order of the
National Health Service' The pecking
order of the British horseracing government. The pecking order of all the
religions. The pecking order of everything British under the sun. Has much changed since 1711? Not a lot.
Queen
Anne had minimal independence throughout her lifetime, she was dominated by the
vitriolic Duchess of Marlborough who's attitude was that to spend money on a
racecourse was unthinkable. To give the laundry maid a £5 per annum rise a
definite no, no. Queen Anne prevented
from buying a new gown the norm. Unfortunately no sooner had Queen Anne rid herself
of the Duchess of Marlborough's evil influence,
others presented themselves. (now why doesn't that surprise me?)
The
Duke of Cumberland a keen racing man and believed to be a founder member of The
Jockey Club between 1750 - 1753 heralding
the first official List of Colours in 1762. His own colours listed as "plain purple."
The
British Political System needs throwing away, there is not one shred of
evidence to show that it can do anything at all for anyone other than mess other
peoples lives up big time. And worst of all starving little children, the
sick and the elderly to death. Which it has been
doing, and getting away with doing since 1711. The petty ridiculous fuss
hitting the headlines now over Chris Huhne
and his X totally out of perspective,
wasting huge amounts of time and money, when there are little children and
elderly people starving to death in the cold each and every day. In context Huhne and his X a
fine, taking seconds. Not years of legal waffle costing fortunes. Huge amounts of money falling into already rich lawyers pockets. (A disgrace if ever there was one).
On
nearly the eve of the Cheltenham Festival Championships 2013 and bearing in
mind all the people who will be flocking to Cheltenham this next week and
all the true professional horsemen (Equus Zone) who have worked tirelessly throughout their lifetimes to make Cheltenham
what it is today, through every adversity they have never given up striving for
better, all the true horsemen from Ireland and in this country deserve better,
much, much better as do all the rest, to include the horses.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2013
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Tuesday March 12 to Friday March 15
Card Day 1 of 4 Tuesday March 12th
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PAUSE FOR BREATH
DAVID ASHFORTH
Saturday's musings from a retired racing enthusiast.
Saturday's musings from a retired racing enthusiast.
David Ashforth:
twice voted journalist of the year
PICTURE: Dan Abraham twice voted journalist of the year
"Only way to net winner in Arkle is to head it".
Pic:" Be sure to keep this image in mind when considering Overturn's chance."
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"GOODEE, time for my Cheltenham tips. They're better than Pricewise's tips because when Tom Segal tips something, its price gets shorter whereas I think you'll find that, when I tip something, it doesn't. If its 10-1 now, it will be at least 10-1 tomorrow, probably more. That's proper tipping for you.
What do you think? Are you going to study the Form to find the most likely winner in this race yourself? Try it, work through it horse by horse (with your Racing Post on Monday) and see what you find, this is what David means when he says 'head it' think it through). Make this your 'Number one Project' to go in your 'Jump Racing' reference file for your future reference be sure to keep your Racing Post as well. Then at the Cheltenham Festival 2014 you can check out which Novice Chasers have gone on to do well in this Steeplechase catagory, and may well be worth following.
The Arkle is a Novice Chase (Big fences) for horses who are just starting out in this catagory. Steeplechasing (Big chase fences, make no mistake they take some jumping especially at racing pace) It is tackling such big fences at racing pace that make these 'Novice Chases' the most dangerous of all races. It is a highly skilled work of art to prepare a 'Novice Chaser', to ride and to guide him, at home, and in a race) Confidence can drain away fast with a 'Novice Chaser' if he is overfaced too soon, or looses consentration with other horses all around him whilst racing for instance.
"On Monday, it was the ninth annual Stud and Stable Staff Award lunch, which is the most uplifting awards event of the year, for which we have Sheikh Mohammed to thank. Through Godolphin, he has funded generous awards; to the winner, the finalists and their yards, and he has carried on funding them. It's a fine recognition of valued contributions by stud and stable staff and it would be a hard-hearted person who didn't find pleasure in it. Well done to the Employee of the Year, Brian 'Jock' Bennett, Mark Johnson's long-serving assistant trainer, and to all the other winners and finalists.
Shiekh Mohammed's, generosity and passion for horses and racing
worldwide to include the area at present termed to be the British " National
Stud and Stable Staff Awards" just recently having taken place for 2013. Is a sound 'Leg Up' gifted, a step in the right direction achieved
by Sheikh Mohammed. A wow, wow, wow step. A prop to a badly flawed British Horseracing Authority
Government on the skids, being run without an Equus Zone, a key ingredient without
which there would not be any horseracing. Shiekh Mohammed's actions here have
temporarily propped up a sport (not a war) being run without an Equus Zone.
Left dangerously out of perspective and context ongoing over the last 6 decades.
The "National Stud and Stable Staff Association" TITLE
is lumping all those who belong in a truly run Equus Zone together as of no account.
Not allowing a true foundation Equus Zone structure to exist even.
All the vital bloodhorse literate every day skills remain unrecognised, hidden within
an organisation termed to be a " National Stud and Stable Staff Association"
A title statement that does not ring true.
Highly skilled horsemen (what there are left of them) being hidden
within an organization that does not value skills of any kind, a British Horseracing
Authority government who believe that they can run British horseracing without the
bloodhorse literate.
"Some of us decided to make a day of it. Unfortunately, dinner fell at the third last hurdle at Southwell, along with Robert Thornton and Our Phylli Vera. Sadly, Thornton now misses Cheltenham while trainer Alan King faces the daunting task of finding another equally feeble contest for Our Phylli Vera. At least no one in the William Hill shop said: "Don't worry, your money's only lent, " a half -finished expression, the full version of which continues, "Until you try to get it back again."
"Never mind, Cheltenham will put everything right, and in a rather shocking way. This year, the key to success on the opening day is to picture a terrace full of football fans, all shouting: "Head it! Head it!
"You see, when it comes to the Racing Post Arkle, and Overturn, you must use your head, not your heart (or your feet). Overturn is one of my favourite horses and Jason Maguire one of my favourite jockeys and it will be sad to see Maguire dissapointed afterwards, his hopes dashed (I don't suppose Overturn will care too much, as long as dinner isn't late) but Maguire will just have to come to terms with it as best he can.
"Overturn finished second in last years Champion Hurdle and has taken well to fences and is as bonny and willing a front -runner as you could wish for, but he's not going to win and, at about 3-1, the thing to do is to lay him for all you are worth. Admittedly, if Overturn does win, that means you won't be worth anything afterwards and might be homeless, carless and wifeless, but as long as you aren't too old, you'll be able to start life again, sadder but wiser, possibly.
"OVERTURN, admirably versatile, has jumped well and won well in his three chases but he's faced a grand total of only nine opponents, most of them not good enough to provide a meaningful challenge. Their combined record over fences currently reads four wins from 28 tries and only one, Conquisto, is rated over 140. Conquisto has since been beaten easily at level weights by a horse rated 133, in a three-horse race, before successfully given 7lb to the very moderate, 115 -rated, no- wins- from- six-chases Jack the Gent .
"Similar holes can be picked in Simonsig's form over fences and, in both cases, it's not what they achieved but how they achieved it that was impressive. What matters more than the dubious value of Overturn's form is that leading all the way at Cheltenham, a course less well suited to front-runners than Sandown, Doncaster or Musselburgh, against better horses, possibly on unsuitable soft ground, will be a much more formidable test. Overturn isn't very big and he still has to show that he can impose himself over Cheltenham 's fences. Anyway, you can think what you like but that's what I think.
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"After that, there's the Champion Hurdle (don't know) and, after that, there's a break during the cross-country chase to give us time to decide what to back each-way against Quevega in the mare's hurdle. That's the race Quevega wins every year before going on to win that other race at Punchastown. She's a nine-year-old now and maybe she'll be less formidable this year but, in any event, the best each-way bets are Alasi, at 20-1, and Swing Bowler (also entered in the County Hurdle), also 20-1. I could tell you why - and you would find the reasons jolly convincing-but it'll save a lot of time, and words, if you just take my word for it.
"So that's the festival off to a cracking start and it's a pity that there not room to tell you what's going to win on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but I'll tell you next Saturday. In the mean time - head it!"
J Margaret Clarke
Turfcall Comment
WOW, Cheltenham Festival 2013 . Everlasting memories that will last with us forever. Highly competitive.
CH4 Team transcribe the action through live picture action - spot on.
Fourth and last day today Friday March 15th with the two feature races 1.30 Triumph Hurdle (Novice Juveniles) and 3.20 Gold Cup this afternoon.
Turfcall Comment
WOW, Cheltenham Festival 2013 . Everlasting memories that will last with us forever. Highly competitive.
CH4 Team transcribe the action through live picture action - spot on.
Fourth and last day today Friday March 15th with the two feature races 1.30 Triumph Hurdle (Novice Juveniles) and 3.20 Gold Cup this afternoon.
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