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“Inthewaterside screams a typical high-class Paul Nicholls three-mile chaser of the future”
Captain Cody and Blizzard Of Oz, who have subsequently boosted that form no end. The former won on his next start and finished a six-length sixth in the Grade 1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival, while the latter won at Cork before an agonising second in the Grade 2 Weatherbys National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree’s Grand National Meeting. Slade Steel was held by Ballyburn at the Punchestown Festival, but that’s nothing to be ashamed of. It would be remiss of me to dust over the exciting youngsters trained down
in Ditcheat. Each season without fail, Paul Nicholls assembles a battalion of mouth-watering prospects. Farnoge, Isaac Des Obeaux, Fire Flyer, Captain Teague and Meatloaf all made lasting impressions in bumpers last season. Inthewaterside screams a typical high- class Paul Nicholls three-mile chaser of the future and I’d be disappointed if he weren’t contesting graded races this season. He might even be the one to follow the Bravemansgame-Stage Star-Hermes Allen Challow Hurdle route. Keep Thames Water on side – for a gargantuan animal, he had no business
coming off a slow pace in a strong Ascot Bumper and winning as his did. He’s got a tinge of Bravemansgame about him. Fresh from the Paul Nicholls training ranks, the 2022/23 season was a mammoth one for Harry Derham, the latest training star off the Ditcheat conveyor belt. Harry displayed a sharp eye for placing horses and this came with great success. Although no stable star yet, I believe Il Va De Soi could fill that void this season and after two extremely encouraging runs in bumpers, he’s one who could notch up a couple of wins before venturing into higher grade.
10 Kalendar
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