Nicky Richards Stable Tour

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Winner of four of his 15 starts and currently rated 139. Gained his last success at Aintree (3m 1f) in June when beating Petrou a length and three quarters off a mark of 134.

Trainer says

He has parted company with his jockey the last couple of times and I am going to give him a run in a three mile hurdle when I can find one. He wants the going on the decent side, which might not be too easy but he is a horse with a fair level of ability. He won nicely at Aintree in June and he’s been a bit unlucky since then.

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Winner of one of his 6 starts and currently rated 112 over hurdles. Finished runner-up, beaten half a length, to Golden Jeffrey in a handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (2m 4f) last week off his current mark.

Trainer says

He has only had two runs for us at Perth and then at Musselburgh the other day where he ran well. He should pick up a race or two and we might try him over three miles next time.

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Winner of six of his 19 starts and currently rated 149 over fences. Gained his most prestigious success in the Eider Handicap Chase at Newcastle (4m 1/2f) last February when beating West Of The Edge four lengths of a mark of 140.

Trainer says

He is a great old staying horse and he has only had the one run so far this season. He won the Eider last year and hopefully we will be back there to defend his crown. When it is real heavy that is when he comes to the fore.

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Finished second, beaten only three quarters of a length, to Champagne Well in a bumper at Sedgefield this month.

Trainer says

He ran in his bumper the other day at Sedgefield and I think he just got beat through lack of experience. The winner had run three or four times and was much more street wise and he just got ran out of it. I am sure we will get our own back with him. He might go to Ayr or Newcastle but I’m not sure yet.

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Winner of two of his 10 starts and currently rated 107 over fences. Successful in his last two starts and impressive 11 length victor from Orioninverness in a handicap chase at Newcastle (2m 7 1/2f) last week off his current mark.

Trainer says

He won again last week at Newcastle and is probably just starting to grow up and strengthen up and the penny is starting to drop. He is starting to stay three miles now and he is a big strong horse. With the slightly slower pace at three miles he is starting to organise himself. He wouldn’t want it any softer than it was at Newcastle and being a Presenting horse he would probably prefer a touch better ground. The handicapper will have his say but we will work away and see how far he can climb up the ladder.

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Winner of seven of his 24 starts and currently rated 142 over hurdles. Gained his last success in a listed handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (2m 1/2f) in September when beating Theclockisticking 11 lengths off a mark of 129.

Trainer says

He won’t run now until the Spring. He had a good Summer this year when he won two listed hurdles and he ran very well at Ascot. I may go chasing with him in the Spring and he is a two miler.

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Winner of four of her 21 starts and currently rated 125 over fences. Finished fifth, beaten nine and a quarter lengths, to Forest des Aigles in a handicap chase at Ayr (2m 5 1/2f) on his reappearance in November.

Trainer says

He is a very consistent horse and that has gone against him handicap wise. He is handicapped up to the hilt but I could do with finding a race with him as he seems in fine fettle with himself.

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Winner of two of his 6 starts and currently rated 121. Scored by two and a quarter lengths from Mighty Thunder in a handicap hurdle at Kelso (2m 5f) off a mark of 116 on his latest start in November.

Trainer says

I have just given him a little break since his last run at Kelso and I would imagine he will be back January/February time and hopefully we will have a nice Spring with him. He will probably be running over three miles before the end of the season.

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Winner of five of his 28 starts and currently rated 126 over fences. Returned to winning form with a three length victory from Jet Master in a Veterans handicap chase at Kelso (2m 6 1/2f) this month off his current mark.

Trainer says

He is a good old timer. We had him Hunter Chasing last year and for one reason or another it didn’t work very well. We decided to bring him back to handicapping and he won one of those Veterans race last time at Kelso. He will probably go to the Final at Sandown on January 5.

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Winner of two of her 6 starts. Scored by three lengths from Paper Roses in a novices’ hurdle at Hexham (2m) last week.

Trainer says

She is a nice mare and she won her bumper well last year. She has had two nice run this year finishing second at Ayr then she won at Hexham last week. I will get a bit of education into her and, hopefully, we might get a bit of black type as time goes on. She won over two miles but it wouldn’t surprise me if we ended up over three miles at some stage.

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Winner of six of his 24 starts and currently rated 147 over fences.  Finished runner-up, beaten a head, to Modus on his reappearance at Cheltenham (2m) in October off a mark of 144 and pulled up subsequent start at Ascot (2m 1f) in race won by Caid Du Lin the following month.

Trainer says

He is a decent two mile chaser. He ran a cracking race at Cheltenham first time when he just got beat up the run in by one of Paul Nicholls horses then I ran him at Ascot and he never seemed to fire. It was quite interesting that Paul Nicholls’s horse didn’t fire in the same race and it could have been that we might have been there a bit too quick after having a fair set too up the hill at Cheltenham. He will probably go the Castleford Chase at Wetherby on December 27.

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Winner of two of his 8 starts and currently rated 98. Returned to winning form in a handicap chase at Hexham (1m 7 1/2f) last week when scoring by half a length from Kavanaghs Corner off his current mark.

Trainer says

He won at Hexham last week and I originally thought he was going to be a farily high class horse but for one or two little reasons it didn’t pan out at all last season. He has run nicely in his two runs over fences this season and, hopefully, he will work away up through the ranks.

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Third in two bumpers finishing eights length behind Finawn Bawn when last seen out at Ayr in May.

Trainer says

He has run quite nicely in two bumpers and he has schooled well and everything. He is about a fortnight away.

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Winner of eight of his 46 starts and currently rated 137. Finished third, beaten eight lengths, to Baron Alco in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2m 4f) in November.

Trainer says

He has done us well and run nicely in his three races this season. He ran well when third to Baron Alco in the BetVictor and put in another solid performance in the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup on Saturday when third to Frodon. He just got a little tapped for pace and he might be a bit more comfortable mid race if we try him over three miles.

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Finished sixth, beaten nine lengths, to Bally Conor in a bumper at Ayr in November.

Trainer says

He ran very green in his bumper at Ayr but I didn’t think he ran too badly at all. He has probably improve a fair bit for the experience and he will probably run in January somewhere.

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Winner of two of his 8 starts and currently rated 115 over hurdles. Finished third, beaten five lengths, to Jam Session on his reappearance in a handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (2m 4 1/2f) this month off his current mark.

Trainer says

He has been lightly raced but I think he has a fair bit of ability. I ran him the other day at Market Rasen and the track probably didn’t suit him. We might drop him back in trip just a little bit as we are not quite sure whether he stayed. He could go chasing straight away.

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Winner of six of his 28 starts and currently rated 125 over hurdles. Scored by three lengths from Lord Du Mesnil in a handicap hurdle at Carlisle (3m 1f) on Sunday off his current mark.

Trainer says

He is a good old very consistent three mile hurdler and another who pays the price for his consistency. The handicapper had given him a bit of a chance at Carlisle on Sunday and the ground came good for him and he was able to take advantage. He is turning 11 at the end of the year and hopefully the handicapper will not overreact.

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No wins from 7 starts and currently rated 101 over hurdles. Finished third, beaten eight lengths, to Kingston in a handicap hurdle at Bangor (2m 3 1/2f) in August on his most recent outing.

Trainer says

He has been fairly consistent and has had a little holiday.  He around be a month away from a run and I would hope we would have a good backend of Winter and then Spring with him.

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Winner of four of his 19 starts and currently rated 133 over fences. Travelling strongly when falling three out in the Borders National at Kelso (4m 1/2f) this month off his current mark.

Trainer says

He has been a bit of an unlucky horse and was in the Borders National the other day and for me was travelling very strongly when he fell three out. If there is any horse that ever deserved to win a big staying chase it is him and with any sort of luck I would say he would do it.

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Winner of one of her 8 starts and currently rated 123. Finished fifth, beaten 7 ¼ lengths, to Black Sam Bella when last seen out at Aintree (3m 1/2f) in May.

Trainer says

She is a nice sort of filly and she won last year at Carlisle. She had finished second three times before and kept bumping into one and maybe just a little unlucky. She will probably go novice handicap chasing and then I’ll slot her in a mares chase and that sort of thing. She is a nice mare and hopefully she will have a day or two.

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Winner of eight of his 39 starts and currently rated 136 over hurdles. Finished unplaced to Aspen Colorado on his reappearance in a handicap hurdle at Carlisle (2m 4f) in November off a mark of 138.

Trainer says

He is another who is very consistent and run at a good level in two and a half mile handicap hurdles. He goes to Ayr on January 2.

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Winner of two of her 5 starts. Off the mark over hurdles at Kelso (2m 5f) this month when beating Off The Hook half a length.

Trainer says

She is a nice mare and she ran nicely on her first run at Ayr and then we ran her at Kelso the other day and she galloped away strongly. She won nice enough and I would say there is bags off improvement in her.

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No wins from 9 starts and currently rated 93 over hurdles. Finished third, beaten three and three quarter lengths, to Karingo in a handicap hurdle at Perth (3m) in August off a mark of 95.

Trainer says

He was a little unlucky where he hit the floor a couple of time and was probably going to win one at Perth. We have give him a nice break and he would be three or four weeks away from his return.

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Winner of five of his 15 starts and currently rated 133 over fences. Finished third, beaten seven and a half lengths, to Harry The Viking in the Borders National at Kelso (4m 1/2f) on his latest outing this month off his current mark.

Trainer says

He is a nice sort of horse and he hasn’t done a lot wrong in his life. He ran nicely in his first run at Ayr and then we tried him over four miles the other day at Kelso in the Borders National. I thought he ran a smashing race first time at the trip. I would hope there is a good staying chase or two in him.

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Winner of five of his 9 starts and currently rated 125 over fences. Having his first run since April 2017 when beating Cool Minx three quarters of a length in a novices’ chase at Newcastle (2m 1/2f) last week.

Trainer says

We have always thought he was a grand horse and he is a great big giant of an animal. He won his bumper and then three hurdles and that was a lovely introduction at Newcastle. He will probably want three or four weeks to get his feet back on the ground and we will get a bit of education into him. He will hopefully make up into a high class handicapper for next season. I would say he was a fairly classy type of horse and he jumped beautifully for a novice first time over fences.

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Winner of one of his 2 bumpers. Impressive seven length winner from Nickelsonthedime on his debut at Ayr in November and not disgraced when sixth, beaten 11 lengths, to Master Debonair in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham later that month.

Trainer says

He is a nice horse and he won his bumper well at Ayr. I then took him down to Cheltenham for a listed contest and it was a funny old race for me. It was the last race after three days racing and all the ground was poached up all over the place and none of the jockeys knew where to go to get the best ground. There didn’t seem to be any rhythm to the race and he didn’t run too bad. I would say he was a fair horse and he’s enjoyed a little break since. I will probably go back small time with him, possibly Ayr in January, and we will say where we go from there but he will be kept for  bumpers this season.” He is one for the future.

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Winner of one of her 6 starts and currently rated 101 over hurdles. Finished fourth, beaten 12 ½ lengths, to Archview Sunshine in a maiden hurdle at Newcastle (2m 4 1/2f) in November on her latest start.

Trainer says

She won a little bumper at Kelso and has had two runs over hurdles. She has had a little wind operation since her last run so we will see if she can win a little hurdle race or two and have a bit of fun with her.

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Winner of nine of his 39 starts and currently rated 158 over fences. Finished runner-up, beaten two and a quarter lengths, to Sceau Royal in the Grade 2 Shloer Chase at Cheltenham (2m) in November. Gained his most important success when awarded the race in the Stewards Room after failing by half a length behind Min in the Grade 1 Paddy’s Rewards Club Chase a Leopardstown (2m 1f) last December.

Trainer says

He is a grand horse who has done us proud. He has had two runs this year and ran a very good race at Cheltenham in his last race which was the Grade 2 Shloer Chase. He goes to Leopardstown on December 27 for the Grade 1he won last year. He got the race in the Stewards Room that day but I don’t think there was any doubt he was the moral winner anyway.

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Winner of five of his 21 starts and currently rated 132 over fences. Runner-up, beaten half a length, to Vintage Clouds on his latest start at Haydock (3m 1 1/2f) in November off a mark of 130.

Trainer says

He has run two good races this time and won over hurdles at Ayr and then was second over fences at Haydock. He is probably going to go for the Rowland Meyrick at Wetherby over Christmas for his next race.

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Winner of six of his 44 starts and currently rated 108 over hurdles. Scored by six lengths from Western Rules on his latest start in a handicap hurdle at Carlisle (3m 1/2f) this month off a mark of 98.

Trainer says

He is a bit of a character of a horse. He is a bit in and out and doesn’t seem to be able to put two runs together. Thankfully, he put a big one in last time and won the Northern Lights Stayers Final at Carlisle last time. He will be knocking about in small grade handicap hurdles over three miles.

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Winner of four of his 16 starts and currently rated 125 over hurdles. Finished runner-up, beaten six lengths, to stablemate Top Bill in a handicap hurdle at Carlisle (3m 1/2f) this month off a mark of 121.

Trainer says

He was a bit unfortunate first time out when he unseated at the first at Carlisle on his first run over fences and then we ran him in the Northern Light Stayers Final at Carlisle at the beginning of the month. He ran a grand race and our other horse Top Billing beat him. He will go back Novice Handicap Chasing now.

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Odds-on when fourth, beaten seven and a quarter lengths, to Malystic in a Newcastle bumper in November.

Trainer says

We were very disappointed with him at Newcastle and he was far greener that I thought he could ever be. He was all over the place and very green. I am quite sure he can put that run behind him when you see him again.

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Winner of four of his 57 starts and currently rated 95. Finished fifth, beaten 12 ½ lengths, to Love Lane in a handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (2m 1/2f) this month off a mark of 100.”

Trainer says

He is just a little North country handicapper. I would say he would have his day around Musselburgh or one of those Northern tracks.