#Jupiter du Gite

IT might surprise you, but in general terms the 2022 Cheltenham bumper form has been absolutely pants. Of course, the obvious exception has been the brilliant winner, Facile Vega, who simply looks well, errr, brilliant! But outside of Willie Mullins's star most of those who went on the level at Prestbury Park have disappointed. There's still hope,…

Trainer Gary Moore believes Saturday's Tolworth Hurdle (2.25) is the strongest for a long time as he prepares Authorised Speed for the first Grade 1 contest of the new year. With Arctic Bresil coming over from Ireland to take on Authorised Speed and the Paul Nicholls-trained Tahmuras, the Unibet-sponsored novice hurdle could provide stronger clues…

To get my excuses in first, Newbury on New Year's Eve provided just about the worst possible conditions for anyone trying to glean meaningful observations from the paddock. Rain that was supposed to be off and on was never off, the wind was blowing and the horses were well rugged up until as late as possible. Just keeping my notes from being soggy…

Picking up from my last column to cover the remainder of the holiday program (December 28 to January 1) in what was the busiest post-Boxing Day period for some time, the narrative seemed to me more of the same - some horses enhanced their reputations, a bigger number diminished theirs, and a standout performance to breathe new life into some…

Jet Powered was beaten at prohibitive odds at Newbury - but there appeared to be no fluke about the 66-1 success of Gary Moore's Jupiter Du Gite. Nicky Henderson's Jet Powered was sent off the 2-7 favourite having been hugely impressive on his first outing and was prominent in the ante-post betting for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. Everything…

The exciting Jet Powered lost his unbeaten record in the Coral Racing Club Join For Free'Introductory' Hurdle at Newbury as Jupiter Du Gite recorded a wide margin success at 66/1. Sent off at a prohibitive price, Jet Powered tracked Jupiter Du Gite through the early stages with the field well strung out at halfway. The field closed a little on the…

Hermes Allen was a very easy winner of the Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle at Newbury, to give Paul Nicholls a third successive victory in the Grade One feature. Following on from Bravemansgame and Stage Star, Hermes Allen had to prove he could handle deep ground on this occasion. On paper at least, this year's renewal looked as strong as any in…