Awaythelad (Getaway) battles bravely under a good ride from our Conditional Jockey Beau Morgan to take the win at Leicester. A last start winner, Awaythelad had to dig deep when challenged to the line but kept on well and took connections back to the winners enclosure.
Congratualtions to all connections.
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Henry's Friend (Shirocco) put in a classy jumping display at Hereford to take his owners, the Troup's back to the winning enclosure with a second win on the bounce.
Congratulations to all connections, a fun one to watch! The striking son of Blue Bresil has had to be patient for his first run. Falling victim to three 'false starts' with various meetings being abandoned due to the weather, this highly anticipated first run for Les's Destiny Star was worth the wait for owner Les Del La Hay.
As a Jersey resident it takes a bit of organising for Les to ensure he is the right side of the water for his runners but his patience this season paid dividends as his short-priced favourite confirmed what we'd been seeing at home and put pay to his rivals to give Ben Jones and the team a Doncaster double! The recently formed Pour Decisions syndicate had great reason to let the champagne flow during their Sunday roasts as Champagne Twist put in a stylish jumping display for a six and a half length victory at Doncaster.
Twister as he's known colloquially was bought from the Goff's Doncaster sale by Ben in May last year. He arrived back to Naunton Downs when the syndicate was then formed. Proving to be alot of fun, this classy galloper has already taken the syndicate to Ascot and Cheltenham and been competitive in all three of his starts with a fourth, a second and now a very good win! We are very much looking forward to this chap's future (and of course the champagne celebrations!) In the first Full Circle Series qualifier to be held in England it was Sun Joy who booked his spot in the Punchestown racecourse initiative.
The flashy chestnut Sun Joy, purchased from Deauville last year, sports the infamous navy, pink and green colours of the Champion Salmon Spray, indeed racing under the ownership of The Salmon Spray Partnership. Sun Joy's nifty jumping style stood in good stead to be competitive in the 2m 1/2f hurdle but it was when headed just before two out that his dogged determination under Ben Jones really kicked in and the duo kept on gamely to clinch the win. The Full Circle Series final will be held on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival at the end of April - a trip across the ditch could just be in store for this little pocket rocket! Bought from the 2022 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, the five year old son of Kayf Tara meant business in the finale at Newbury. Showcasing a strong desire to win, Roysse was held well by Ben Jones until a furlong out where they comfortably cruised to the line for an impressive win.
The Megson's beautifully sum up what it means to own a horse like Global Citizen.
"Global Citizen - wow, what a horse! An absolute priviledge to own and watch him run in our colours. Global is retired, age 12, to enjoy a fantastic life of luxury, fun and care. Global won three Grade 2 races, the Dovecote, The New One and The Wayward Lad, the Grade 3 Gerry Fielden and was fourth in the Grade 1 Arkle at Cheltenham in 2020 after Brewinupastorm fell in front of him and stopped him in his tracks. We will never forget when as a 33/1 outsider (still can't believe those odds - thank you bookmakers!) Global won the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival in March 2022. The emotion of Global being both our first Cheltenham and Festival winner was indescribable. The conversations with Ben before the race as to whether we should run on bottomless ground now seem quite amusing. Global's success was strategised and plotted by Ben and his team who after a couple of setbacks always managed to get him back for the big ones. What will live long in the memory is Global's absolute determination not to be passed, running with his head held into his chest and more often than not, running the field off the bridle incredibly early with his searing speed. Thank you Global, for everything. We can't wait to see what retirement brings, you will be found the best home. We can't tell you how much we will miss you in the yard, miss you running and seeing you destroy the gallops and Naunton Downs". Written by Andrew and Jane Megson on the retirement of their Champion. Global Citizen has retired sound and healthy is currently being retrained in our satellite yard by Lucy Jackson. As the Megson's say, Global will be found the best of homes and we look forward to seeing his accomplishments after racing. Ben Pauling declared Tellherthename (Malinas) "as good as I've had" after his impressive return to winning ways in the 2m Novice Hurdle at Huntingdon today.
Pauling said: "Make no mistake, Tellherthename is as good as I've had and it's a massice win for the Megsons, who are our biggest supporters. He's a class horse and this may have looked like a procession but it was anything but. "He may go for the Betfair Hurdle if the ground is right. If not, he'll go straight for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, he's that good." Kielan Woods described Tellherthename as the best horse he's ever ridden when successful on the five-year-old at Huntingdon in November and after another comfortable success, the jockey said: "He's still the best and I don't know what went wrong at Aintree last time. Maybe it was the ground which was pretty desperate." David Milnes, Racing Post Personal Ambition back to winners circle after a smart jumping effort under Kielan Woods at Doncaster. The 5YO son of Sandmason led from the off and crossed the line 8.5 lengths ahead of the rest. A smart future prospect for the Maclennan's.
Article by Coolmore, 8/1/2024
Handstands (Getaway) extends his unbeaten record with another smart performance in Saturday's Novices' Hurdle at Newcastle. The son of Getaway sold to Kilbride Equine for £135,000 following a successful start for Patrick Turley, and went on to run out a comfortable winner on his first start for Ben Pauling last month. He was sent off favourite to follow up over two and a half miles, with Ben Jones riding him to chase the leader for much of the way. Easing into the lead with four flights to jump, he began to draw clear from the second last and went on to win by seven lengths. Speaking after the race, Ben Pauling said, "The plan was to run Handstands and gain more experience, and Ben said when the others crowded him down the back straight he found plenty. He couldn't have done it any easier and we may look at the Listed Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Huntingdon on February 8th after that." Owned by TP Radford, Handstands was bred by Brendan and Mark Fitzpatrick out of a half-sister to black-type winner Snake Eyes (Oscar). Awaythelad (Getaway) puts pay to his rivals at Ludlow and gets his head infront under a steady ride from Kielan Woods. Thank you to his patient group of owners, delighted he repaid your faith in him.
Congratulations to all! Harry Redknapp was nowhere to be seen but the sight of trainer Ben Pauling laughing into a mobile phone told you the legendary football manager was happy. As ever at Cheltenham, stories were thrown up left, right and centre but none were more rapturously received than the one involving Redknapp and his valiant chaser Shakem Up’Arry, who powered up the famous hill to give him one of his greatest days as an owner. The 10-year-old, who had been without a win since December 2022, has caused Pauling to pull his hair out at times and the trainer wasn’t overly confident about his chances but, under a super ride from Ben Jones, the horse Redknapp bought for £24,400 in 2014 capitalised on a wretched run from odds-on favourite Stage Star. ‘It’s great for Harry, he’s a big supporter of mine and I’m delighted we’ve been able to land a big one,’ said Pauling. ‘Sadly, Sandra (his wife) isn’t well, she has a bit of flu, so he didn’t want to leave her. But this is definitely a special day.’ An extra layer to the success was provided by Jones, who was partnering his first Cheltenham winner, and Pauling added: ‘Harry was chuffed to pieces. He is a competitive man; you are not in the industry he’s been in all his life to come second. It means a lot to everyone. ‘I’d say this is his biggest day as an owner. It is important to have them. I wondered whether we were going back into waters that we had swam in before and would end up with the same result but that was a proper job.’ "It's great for Harry, he's a big supporter of mine and I'm delighted we've been able to land a big one" said Pauling. |
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