F EATURE THE CHELTENHAM AND SOUTH WEST SYNDICATE
Thanks to life in lockdown the remaining months of The Cheltenham and South West Syndicate were not quite what we might have expected The Syndicate
U nable to see them on a (and let’s face it, entertained!). The ‘Zoom Stable’ was established so we could hear from our ambassadors Ed Chamberlin, Lee McKenzie and Adam Henson, but also as a way for members to meet the trainer of our nal addition in the newly launched 2020-22 Syndicate, Harry Whittington and Docpickedme. Based in Lambourn, Harry is now in his eighth season of training, and has already saddled a Grade 1 and Cheltenham Festival winner in the shape of Simply The Betts, who won the Browne Advisory racecourse or visit the horses at home, like others we used technology to keep informed
champion trainer Nicky Henderson. He was slightly unlucky at the start of his career when sustaining an injury at home on the gallops. He came back into work last summer and had three impressive runs in bumpers. The best of which was when he nished second in a tactical race at Kempton, where he was beaten by just a neck. Covid cut short his season as Nicky had planned for him to have a run over hurdles before being put away for the summer. It was a winning start for our new syndicate courtesy of Diamond River who won a bumper at Uttoxeter ahead of an exciting season. All in all we have a very exciting trio of horses and yards behind us to go war with this season and no doubt Harry’s young team and up-and-coming pro le will perfectly complement his two older counterparts for the coming season. To nd out more about our syndicate and how to join, head to www. thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham.
and out of Hard Luck, an Old Vic mare. He won his Irish point to point in March 2020 showing lots of stamina and a turn of foot to beat talented sons of Shirocco and Coastal Path. Harry’s plan is for him to start somewhere like our Class 2 National Hunt Flat Race at The Showcase in October before hurdling for the rest of the season. As well as this new addition, we have Hes No Trouble, a two-time winner last season who is trained by the ever-hospitable Kim Bailey. He underwent a minor wind operation in February after a run on heavy ground at Ludlow exposed signs of a weakness.
Merribelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase. Our horse, Docpickedme, or ‘Derek’ as he is known, is a striking four-year-old chestnut gelding by Getaway
Our third horse, Diamond River, is a ashy individual in training with none other than the six-time
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