A Plus Tard
7yo b g (/2121/3213-21)
Kapgarde – Turboka
Cheveley Park Stud
We were delighted with him at Christmas winning the Savills Chase at Leopardstown and we have yet to chat to connections about future plans, but we are leaning towards sending him straight to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup.
All he appeared to do at Leopardstown was stay. Obviously, he has the extra distance to cover in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham, but he appeared to be doing his best work at the finish at Christmas time so we’ll just have to see if he will get the trip in the Gold Cup.
It’s pretty incredible what he has done so far as he’s one Grade 1s over two miles and three miles and he’s only seven. He’s adaptable ground wise.
Fair play to Alex Elliott as he found him in France, and he is a lovely horse to have anything to do with. We know now that he must go left-handed, and we found that out in his novice season. He has been super since Leopardstown.
A Plus Tard (left) gets up to win the Grade 1 Savills Chase \ Healy Racing
Abbey Magic
9yo b m (3411/00/111/215)
Beneficial – Magical Theatre
Mrs D. Halley
She has been very good to us and she is on a break at the minute and we’ll have back for the spring. She won a nice race for at Cork and she likes better ground.
Annexation
5yo b g F (3650/122-) NH (125)
Wootton Bassett – Scarlet Sonnet
South Ros Racing Syndicate
He has done really well, and he won his maiden hurdle at Navan and he ran very well in the graded novice again at Navan. For whatever reason he never performed the last day and he had been on the go since February and he may have needed a break.
We have freshened him up since and the plan is to bring him back for the spring. We’ll look at some of the nice novice hurdles at the likes of Fairyhouse and possibly Aintree.
Arvico Bleu
9yo b g (/642223F/72-44)
Arvico – Sharifa
Gigginstown House Stud
He was a bit disappointing the last day, but he seems fine again now and he’ll go for the Dan Moore at Fairyhouse at the weekend. Hopefully he’ll run well for us and we’ve been happy with him.
Aspire Tower
5yo b g F (/53333/) NH (11F2-12)
Born To Sea – Red Planet
Robcur
I have been delighted with him, winning that good race at Down Royal and I thought he ran very well for a four-year-old at Leopardstown at Christmas time. He is a big horse, and he has strengthened up again since then. He missed out the second and third last the last day which didn’t help him and at the minute we are thinking of sending him straight to Cheltenham for the Champion Hurdle.
He is a big, scopey horse and he is improving all the time and hopefully he’ll continue to do so.
Atlantic Fairy
7yo bbm (2/3-21)
Jeremy – Tylensy
Mark E. Phelan
She was really good the last day and I was delighted to train a winner for Mark Phelan who has been very patient with her. Mark is a big supporter of racing. We had to back off her after her first run, but she was impressive when she won at Limerick. She stays well and there is a new novice hurdle at Navan that she could go for.
While she clearly stays well, she is far from slow. She is very honest, and two to two and a half miles looks fine for her. She has very little racing done, and she is one to look forward to.
Atlantic Fairy was impressive when she won at Limerick \ Healy Racing
Balko Des Flos
10yo ch g (/43973/44-476)
Balko – Royale Marie
Gigginstown House Stud
I have this thing that he is a three-miler, but I think I’m wrong and he will go for the Kincloch Brae at Thurles and then we’ll see about the spring for him. He has been a super horse for us, and I am looking forward to running him at Thurles.
Balko Des Flos has been a "super" horse for the yard \ Healy Racing
Baptism Of Fire
6yo b g (1/55-13P)
Jeremy – Julia Glynn
Gigginstown House Stud
He was very disappointing on that bad ground at Limerick and we have had to back off him since. We have him in the two-mile-and-six Grade 1 novice hurdles at the Dublin Racing Festival and we’ll see how he is closer to the time. I think we can forgive him that run at Limerick as he couldn’t handle that ground at all.
Benruben
8yo b g (822F/8-41145)
Beneficial – Didinas
Due East Gone West Syndicate
He is on a little break at the minute. He was super when he won the Grade 3 at Roscommon, but he wasn’t himself the last day at Leopardstown, so we’ll back off him now and bring him back for the spring.
Bob Olinger
6yo b g (11-211)
Sholokhov – Zenaide
Robcour
We were obviously delighted with him at Naas and he is a horse that we have always held in high regard. He has had three runs this season and he has stepped up with each run and to win a Grade 1 the way he did at Naas was great, in particular for Brian Acheson (Robcour) who has been a huge supporter of Irish racing.
I was hoping that he would run well but I was pleasantly surprised for him to win the way he did.
He will go straight to Cheltenham now and he has options over there. He is not short of speed and Davy Roche, who rides him at home, was very happy with him on the lead-up to Naas. The way he won there suggests that the Ballymore looks the most likely race for him, but I want to chat with Brian first.
I’d say he’ll be entered in the Supreme as well, but I’d say the Ballymore is the more likely race that he’ll go for.
Brave Way
6yo b m (1-13)
Jeremy – Black Mariah
Kenneth Alexander
She is a nice mare, and she will go for a good mares’ novice hurdle at Fairyhouse at the end of the month. That’s a Grade 3 so that will tell us more about her. We’ve a good record in that race having won it with Honeysuckle and Minella Melody.
Captain Guinness
6yo (12B-P12)
Arakan – Presenting D’Azy
Declan Landy
We were delighted with him at Naas where he was beaten by a very good horse. Rachael said that he struggled in the very heavy ground there, so we won’t run him on bad ground again.
He has the option of going straight to Cheltenham for the Arkle and he is also in the Arkle at Leopardstown. We’ll see how he comes out of Naas first and there are some nice options for a horse like him in the spring. He would appreciate better ground.
Capuccimix
8yo gr g (17/2U215-867)
Al Namix – Capuccina
Robcour
We were a bit disappointed with him at Naas, so we’ll back off him a bit and see how he is in a couple of weeks. We just need to find out what is going on with him and Daragh felt that we might have to step up in trip with him.
Champagne Gold
6yo b g (P/42-213)
Presenting – Kon Tiky
Barry Maloney
He is a nice horse, and he won his maiden hurdle at Wexford and he has been graded-placed since at Navan. He is entered for the Dublin Racing Festival and I’d say he’ll take his chance there. He seems to be in very good form.
Chris’s Dream
9yo b g (/1215/P110-25)
Mahler – Janebailey
Robcour
He seems to be in very good form. We backed off him after the John Durkan where he seemed to run below par, but that may have come too soon after he ran in Down Royal just a few weeks earlier.
We have entered him in the Ryanair, and he could go straight there. He has also has the option of running in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran and he runs well fresh. I’d say he could go for the Red Mills and then something else or he’ll go for the Ryanair.
Commandingpresence
6yo b g (2-1F5)
Kalanisi – Cooksgrove Lady
Mrs M. J. Wogan
He won really well at Punchestown and he looked as if was going to run well in his novice only to come down at the last at Limerick. He ran no race at Cork after that, but he is a big, immature horse so we have backed off him and he’ll be aimed at something nice in the spring.
Decimation
6yo b g (222)
Milan – Babies Present
Gigginstown House Stud
He has some really nice runs and has been placed on his first three starts and he’ll go to Down Royal for a maiden hurdle.
Eklat De Rire
7yo b g (121-1)
Saddex – Rochdale
P. Davies
I was delighted with him at Punchestown and he looks a nice staying novice and he’ll probably go to Naas for the three-mile novice chase at the end of January. He has very little racing done so hopefully he is open to plenty of improvement.
Eleazar Des Neiges
7yo b g (/6512-U42)
Buck’s Boum – Ludiana Des Neiges
Gigginstown House Stud
He had a great run the other day at Fairyhouse and he was unlucky to get caught close home. He could go to Naas for the three-mile novice chase or he could go back for a begiinners’.
Ellie Mac
8yo b m (U3P33P00-301334)
Court Cave – Dizzy’s Whisper
Niccolai Schuster Horse Racing Club
She has been a great servant for her owners, and she has been mixing it over hurdles and fences and she won for us over fences at Punchestown last year. She had a busy time of things, so we backed off her and gave her a break and we’ll aim her for the mares’ handicap chase at Punchestown in the spring.
She won there for us last year and she has given everyone connected to her a lot of fun and enjoyment.
Epson Du Houx
7yo br g (4/F771-F11)
Diamond Boy – Pruneyle Do
Gigginstown House Stud
I was delighted with him at Naas and we’ll see what Eddie and Michael (O’Leary) want to do with him and he has the option of going handicap chasing or he can go back for a novice chase. We’ll see what rating he gets.
Fangio De Vassey
6yo b g (15)
Racinger –Terebelle
Robert Finnegan
We bought him after he won his point-to-point. He wasn’t here long when he ran very well in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown. He got a bit tired that day and he should improve for that run and there is a good chance that he’ll go for a maiden hurdle at Gowran on Thyestes Day. He looks a future chaser, and I’ve been very happy with him since he joined us.
Fully Charged
7yo gr g (/2146-534)
Fair Mix – Alora Money
Three Swallows Partnership
He was a bit disappointing on his first run over fences, but he was better the last day at Leopardstown. I have him entered for Fairyhouse and there is a good chance that he’ll go there. He is a nice horse, and he jumps well, and he should develop into a nice horse over fences.
Gabbys Cross
6yo g (1050-116)
Frammassone – Mille Et Une Nuits
R.S. Brookhouse
He has won a competitive rated novice hurdle and he was a little disappointing the last day and Rachael said that he was a little bit keen that day, but we have been very happy with him since. He’ll probably go to Punchestown for a Pertemps Qualifier.
Gigolo’ Dai Dai
5yo br g (6)
Al Namix – Unique Chance
C. Jones
He ran well in his maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse and he has come for that and we’ll look for a bumper for him in the next few weeks.
Grady Hollow
5yo b g (2-12)
Beat Hollow – Darsi O’Grady
Robcour
He ran well when he got just touched off in a bumper at Limerick at Christmas time. He was a bit green in the straight and I’d like to think that he will improve for that. He is a nice horse who has won his point-to-point and we might go back for another bumper or we’ll send him over hurdles.
Gua Du Large
5yo b g (21)
Kapgarde – Kayagua
Robcour
I have been delighted with him and he has won his maiden hurdle and he’ll go to Punchestown for the novice hurdle there. We will learn a bit more about him there, but he looks a very nice horse, and we are looking forward to running him at the weekend.
Heather Rocco
6yo ch g (11)
Shirocco – Liss A Chara
Mustafa Elatrash
We bought him after he won his point-to-point and he looked a nice prospect when he won his maiden hurdle at Limerick. There is a novice hurdle at Thurles in a few weeks that he will more than likely go for. He is a nice horse and I’ve been very happy with him since he arrived.
Holymacapony
5yo b g (1-1P)
Libertarian – Heavenly Star
Barry Maloney
I was delighted with him the first day when he won what looked a very good maiden hurdle, but then he disappointed us in the Grade 2 Navan Novice Hurdle. We don’t really know what happened and nothing has come to light since. We will regroup now and aim him at the two-mile–six-furlong Grade 1 novice hurdle at Leopardstown at the Dublin Racing Festival.
Honeysuckle
7yo b m (1/1111/1111-1)
Sulamani – First Royal
Kenneth Alexander
She seems to be in mighty form and I have been delighted with her. She had to tough it out when she won the Hatton’s Grace. She took a little blow before she turned into the straight and she was a bit tired. They didn’t go much of a gallop and it was her first run back. I think she has definitely come on for it.
She took the race really well and she’ll go to Leopardstown now for the Irish Champion Hurdle. She has been entered in the Mares’ Hurdle and Champion Hurdle and we’ll decide on her target after Leopardstown.
Hurricane Cliff
5yo b g F (0/2/10-) NH (25)
Canford Cliffs - Petit Mosell
Molesworth Syndicate
He won on the flat for us last year and I was delighted with his first run over hurdles at Cork, but he ran a bit disappointingly the last day (fifth to Get My Drift at Leopardstown). He seems to be back in great form again now and he’ll go for a maiden hurdle at the weekend at Punchestown.
Irascible
6yo gr g (5/12)
Jukebox Jury – Karuma
Gigginstown House Stud
I was very happy with him at Leopardstown when he finished second to Appreciate It in the Grade 1 Future Champions. That was only his second start over hurdles and that was a big step-up in class for him, but he ran really well, and he’ll go back to Leopardstown for the two-mile Grade 1 there at the Dublin Racing Festival. He’s a nice horse and he seems adaptable ground-wise.
January Jets
7yo b g (1/283-15231)
Presenting – Poetics Girl
Robcour
I was delighted with him at Christmas time (won beginners’ chase at Leoparstown) and he looks a nice horse. He’s versatile trip-wise and he won his maiden over two miles and one furlong but I’d say two or two and a half miles will be fine for him. We’ve kept him busy, so we have backed off him and we’ll look at the good novice chase for him, possibly at the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse.
Jason The Militant
7yo b g F (1-) NH (3/2151-33)
Sans Frontieres – Rock Angel
Peter Michael
I have been delighted with him. He was only just chinned in the Morgiana and on the basis of that, he has earned a crack at the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. In the meantime, he has an entry in the Irish Champion Hurdle, but he is more likely to go to Gowran for the Red Mills.
He is a very progressive horse, and he is right in the mix as far as far as the Irish horses are concerned for the Champion Hurdle, so assuming he runs well at Gowran, he’ll head to Cheltenham.
Kalkas
5yo b g (3-51)
Kapgarde - Fortunateencounter
Sean & Bernardine Mulryan
I was delighted with him when he won at Limerick. He looks a chaser, but I think he will develop into a nice novice hurdler and he has been in super form since his win. He has an entry in the two-mile–six-furlong Grade 1 for novices at Leopardstown at the Dublin Racing Festival and assuming we are happy with between now and then, there is a good chance that he could go there.
Kapard
5yo gr m (114)
Kapgarde - Ardissone
Alan Halsall
She ran well the other day at Thurles but it all happened a shade too quick for her that day. She has done very well for us, winning two and was fourth in a listed race. Whatever she does over hurdles will be a bonus, as she looks a real chasing type. For now she will go for those mares’ novice hurdles and she is one to look forward to.
Minella Escape
6yo b g (41-F21)
Beat Hollow – Be My Leader
Alan Halsall
I was delighted with him at Tramore. He looks a nice horse, and we will aim him at the Grade 3 novice hurdle at Clonmel (Surehaul Mercedes Benz Novice Hurdle). He stays well and he looks a really nice horse to go jumping fences with. We’ll see how he gets on at Clonmel and then we’ll see where we might go with him in the spring. I’d say he’ll have an entry in the Albert Bartlett.
Minella Indo
8yo b g (/321/1212-11F)
Beat Hollow - Carrigeen Lilly
Barry Maloney
It was just one of those things when he fell at Leopardstown. He had jumped so well on his two starts beforehand at Wexford and Navan. It was just a silly mistake. He seems good since and hopefully he will have learned from that.
He’ll go to Leopardstown for the Irish Gold Cup next. After Leopardstown, the Gold Cup is on the only option for him at Cheltenham and he’ll do plenty of schooling before Leopardstown just to get his confidence back. We’ll aim for a clear round at Leopardstown and if he does that, we’d be hoping that he runs very well there. He is a very good horse, and he has achieved a lot already. His two victories earlier in the season offered plenty of encouragement.
Minella Melody
7yo b m (/31110-222)
Flemensfirth – Cottage Theatre
Kenneth Alexander
I have been delighted with her and she has been unfortunate to bump into Concertista on her last two starts. She is in the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham and I’d say she’ll go straight there. She has been a great mare for us, and she is adaptable ground-wise so hopefully she’ll have a good spring.
Minella Times
8yo b g (83/9242120-12)
Oscar – Triptoshan
J. P. McManus
I was very happy with his run in the Paddy Power and he has the option of heading back to Leopardstown for the handicap chase there at the Dublin Racing Festival.
Monalee
10yo b g (/3214/P324-3)
Milan – Tempest Belle
Barry Maloney
He has slight strain on a tendon so he will miss this season. It’s very unfortunate but we will give him all the time he needs.
Mr Incredible
5yo b g (22)
Westerner – Bartlemy Bell
Stephen E. McCarthy
He ran really well on his first start for us when second behind a good horse of Willie’s in a two-and-a-half-mile maiden hurdle at Leopardstown. He looks a very nice addition to the team,and he’ll go for a maiden hurdle at Navan later this month. He was second in a point-to-point before he came to us and strikes as a lovely big chasing type.
Myth Buster
8yo b g (37/4U352-95)
Shantou – Fairy Blaze
C. Jones
I’ve been happy with him and I thought he ran very well in the Paddy Power and he’ll head back to Leopardstown for the Leopardstown Chase. After that we’ll look at the Irish National for him. He has developed into a lovely staying handicap chaser and there are nice races for him over the next few months.
Notebook
8yo b g (/6353/4925/)
Samum – Nova
Gigginstown House Stud
He is good and he ran well when second to Chacun Pour Soi at Leopardstown. He’ll go back there for the Grade 1 two-mile chase at the Dublin Racing Festival. He has been entered for the Champion Chase and I assume the plan will be that he’ll go there. He is a rock-solid Grade 1 horse and he was very good when he won at Naas earlier in the season. He is rated 163 and in time, he might get a bit further. We might try that at somewhere like Aintree – he is not in the Ryanair.
Ornua
10yo ch g (-8333234)
Mahler - Merry Heart
John J. Phelan & Syed Momin
He has been on a break and he’ll go for some of the nicer two-mile races in the spring, with the good two-mile handicap chase at Aintree an option for him.
Paloma Blue
10yo br g (/62320-3130)
Stowaway – Court Leader
C. Jones
He is on a break and we will have him back for the spring. There are some nice races for him at Fairyhouse and Punchestown.
Petibonome
5yo gr g (F1D-22)
Al Namix – Olafane
Robcour
He has had a couple of nice runs, but I was a bit disappointed with him at Clonmel when he ran first. I thought he ran better at Punchestown. He won his point-to-point going left-handed so he might have a preference going that way. He could go to Leopardstown or there is an auction novice hurdle at Naas a week later.
Plan Of Attack
8yo b g (/21134-PP8)
Court Cave – Loadsofability
Alan Halsall
He was a little disappointing in the Kerry National and the Troytown, but he ran a bit better the last day at Leopardstown and he is one that might prefer better ground. This year has been a bit tough on him and I’d say, we’ll probably wait until the spring before he runs again.
The Leinster National, the Kim Muir and maybe something at Aintree are options for him.
Popong
7yo b m (15328-2142F)
Subtle Power - Fey Macha
Mrs D Halley
She was a bit unfortunate to fall the last day at Leopardstown as she was coming with her run at the time. She has done fine so far this year but I think there is more to come from her. She won at Listowel and has since ran well in some good races over fences but I still think that there is more to come from her.
Punitive
7yo b g (/541U11-74)
Shantou – Rowlands Star
Gigginstown House Stud
He has been running well and he could run at the weekend at Naas in a graded novice or we might wait for a novice handicap chase.
Put The Kettle On
7yo b m (/31111211-13)
Stowaway – Name For Fame
One For Luck Racing Syndicate
I thought she ran really well at Leopardstown, but she appears to be a better mare going around Cheltenham than anywhere else, so she’ll go straight there now. She has the option of the Mares’ Chase and the Champion Chase. She really came to herself over two miles, but we know that she gets two and a half, so we’ll make a decision about what race she’ll go for closer to the time.
It’s great to have one that has such a good record around Cheltenham, and she is owned by a very enthusiastic syndicate. It’s just a shame that they can’t go racing at the moment.
Raya Time
8yo gr g (22/815-F73)
Al Namix – Ruthenoise
R S Brookhouse
He is on a break and he will come back for the better ground in the spring.
Spyglass Hill
8yo b g (/162F1-PP2)
Morozov – Missmartinslane
Niall O’Leary
He is in good form and has been unlucky in a few of those good handicaps at Galway and in the Kerry National. He will go to Gowran for the Thyestes and he had a lovely run there the last day. He has been in great form since.
Telmesomethinggirl
6yo b m (1/350-1311)
Stowaway – Wahiba Hall
Kenneth Alexander
She has had a good break since Listowel and the mares’ handicap hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival is the plan.
Trainwreck
9yo b g (/0843020-84)
Stowaway – Trail Storm
Gigginstown House Stud
He ran really well in the Paddy Power and he’ll go back to Leopardstown for the good handicap chase there at the Dublin Racing Festival.
Zarkareva
5yo b m (167-0F114)
Authorized - Zarkiyna
Robcour
She won her graded novice chase at Punchestown really well, but she was a bit disappointing on softer ground at Cheltenham.
We have backed off her since and she’ll be back in the spring. There are some options for her around then.