Mark Howard with five dark horses to follow for the new jumps season

Mark Howard has five dark horses to follow for the new jumps season. An tobar looked a horse with a big future when destroying eleven opponents in a point-to-point at Ballyvodock in late January. CHAPEAU DE SOLEIL could provide Willie Mullins with his 13th victory in the Festival bumper at Cheltenham next spring. ITTACK BLUE was bought for 310,000gns in May. Saint Davey was acquired for £270,00. Jonjo O'Neill has assembled a strong team of youngsters. Jackdaws Castle has been bolstered by some expensive new purchases from the Irish pointing field during the spring/summer.

Mark Howard has five dark horses to follow for the new jumps season. One Jump Ahead is a book with interviews with Harry Fry, Chris Gordon, Philip Hobbs, Alan King, Tom Lacey, Donald McCain, Gary Moore, Olly Murphy, Paul Nicholls, Jonjo O’Neill, Nicky Richards, Lucinda Russell and Dan Skelton.

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