Tingle Creek / Becher Chase weekend

[Maddie Moo]

Another exciting weekend for the NH season is upon us!

Tomorrow from Sandown is the first day of the Tingle Creek meeting with the Winter Novices Hurdle (G2) and the Esher Novices Chase (G2). I’m particularly looking forward to seeing Resplendent Grey in the chase.

Then Saturday is onto the Henry VIII Novice Chase (G1) and another grey I’m looking forward to seeing L’Eau du Sud. Then onto the Tingle Creek (G1) and Jonbon is back against Edwardstone and his other rivals from the Shloer Chase in November. At the moment there haven’t been any NRs so we get the whole field on Saturday.

Plus there is also the Becher Chase at Aintree - Arizona Cardinal who won the Topham is running and the consistent Iron Bridge is having his first try over the national fences.

Also a Grade 2 Novice Hurdle at Navan, with The Yellow Clay going for three wins in a row after winning a Grade 3 last time out.

 

[Maddie Moo]

Sandown are holding an inspection tomorrow morning due to the weather overnight.

Looks like Aintree is going to be hit by the storm as well so I imagine there will be an inspection there too!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1865003294659104778

 

[webble]

I'm not sure Aintree at least will go ahead the forecast is awful and not sure it will be safe to travel

 

[Maddie Moo]

There’s some excellent flat racing over in Sha Tin, Hong Kong on Sunday. There are British and Irish raiders over there training in preparation.

For the Sprint, Ka Ying Rising is unbeaten in his last 7 starts and has only ever finished 1st or 2nd. The American horse Nobals (he’s a gelding ) is a NR due to a temperature when he arrived into Hong Kong.

Liberty Island, the Triple Tiara winner in her native Japan looks an exciting entry into the Hong Kong Cup. She was the favourite in the Tenno Sho back in October but only finished 13/15. There are several British and Irish horses in the race including; Spirit Dancer, The Foxes, Content and Wingspan.

 

[Maddie Moo]

I'm not sure Aintree at least will go ahead the forecast is awful and not sure it will be safe to travel

I’m thinking that as well although I imagine quite a few horses would be travelling up today and staying overnight.

Looking at the going report, it’s already soft (heavy in places) so it’s likely to be much heavier going tomorrow - they’re due 5mm rain today and then up to 12mm throughout the day tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1864710426614759767

Latest from Sandown as well

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1864975784265310684

 

[webble]

I did the aintree 10k a few years ago around the racecourse, one half of it was lovely but you turned a corner and felt like you stopped moving the wind was that bad, its a bit tunnel like

 

[blodwyn1]

Is it on TV today?

 

[Maddie Moo]

Is it on TV today?

It’s on Racing TV if you have it. I thought ITV was showing Sandown today and was all settled in ready only to find it isn’t on any channels I have

 

[teddy_]

Really hope Sandown isn’t abandoned tomorrow as I’m meant to be going!

 

[bonny]

Really hope Sandown isn’t abandoned tomorrow as I’m meant to be going!

Paul Nicholls just said he thinks it will be off

 

[reynold]

I'm not that far from Sandown and my hourly forecast on weather . com for tomorrow shows winds around 25mph so I'm hoping that at least Sandown goes ahead. Whether the horses/jockeys/trainers can get there from certain locations is another thing entirely.

I also doubt Aintree will go ahead which is a shame.

 

[photo_jo]

There’s some excellent flat racing over in Sha Tin, Hong Kong on Sunday. There are British and Irish raiders over there training in preparation.

For the Sprint, Ka Ying Rising is unbeaten in his last 7 starts and has only ever finished 1st or 2nd. The American horse Nobals (he’s a gelding ) is a NR due to a temperature when he arrived into Hong Kong.

Liberty Island, the Triple Tiara winner in her native Japan looks an exciting entry into the Hong Kong Cup. She was the favourite in the Tenno Sho back in October but only finished 13/15. There are several British and Irish horses in the race including; Spirit Dancer, The Foxes, Content and Wingspan.

I very much hope Romantic Warrior wins the Hong Kong Cup - what a horse

 

[teddy_]

I'm not that far from Sandown and my hourly forecast on weather . com for tomorrow shows winds around 25mph so I'm hoping that at least Sandown goes ahead. Whether the horses/jockeys/trainers can get there from certain locations is another thing entirely.

I also doubt Aintree will go ahead which is a shame.

Optimistic that as they’re willing to hold out until tomorrow morning that it’ll go ahead . But I’m probably being naïve .

 

[humblepie]

I very much hope Romantic Warrior wins the Hong Kong Cup - what a horse

He’s won £15.5 million

 

[Gamebird]

Aintree is off. Plus Chepstow.

 

[Gamebird]

And tomorrow sees the return of Energumene in the Hilly Way

 

[humblepie]

And tomorrow sees the return of Energumene in the Hilly Way

Love him. He’s such an imposing horse or at least when you see him on the racecourse.

 

[teddy_]

Decided not to go to Sandown, the inspection at 7:30am was passed, but they’re conducting another at 9:30am.

I can’t see that it’ll go ahead with forecast of 5mm of rain, plus wind between 50 - 60mph. A number of horses have declared as non-runners, too - either due to going or travel.

 

[teddy_]

Sandown going ahead ! Poor nags.

 

[humblepie]

Sandown going ahead ! Poor nags.

I always worry about the lorry driving to get there.

 

[Merry neddy man]

Aintree Chepstow and Wolverhampton have been cancelled. Sandown is on ITV4 Channel 26 1pm till 4pm. (5 races) on Racing TV there's coverage from Wetherby and Sandown.

 

[Maddie Moo]

Henri The Second found another gear then!

 

[Snow Falcon]

He did, was a great win. As was L'eau du Sud for Harry and Dan. That ground is testing though.

 

[Maddie Moo]

It’s going to be tough going in the London National later….

 

[Snow Falcon]

And another Skelton win.

The VT they've just shown of Viking Flagship in 1994 is dreadful quality. I thought TV was better that? I'll have to ask my dad what programmes were recorded onto then.

 

[humblepie]

I do like JPR One.

 

[humblepie]

Well done Jonbon. Hope Edwardstone okay.

 

[Snow Falcon]

Well done Jon Bon

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

Don't like seeing jockeys using the whip when clear, especially on testing going.

Jonbon was doing just fine but gets 3 slaps. Fair enough show it but we're they needed?

 

[Maddie Moo]

Jonbon is an easy winner! ITV just showed Edwardstone and he’s all okay.