Tim Vaughan Stable Tour

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107 rated chaser. Off the mark when beating Layerthorpe a neck off a mark of 102 in a novices’ handicap chase at Taunton (2m 7f) this month.

Trainer says

He has been a lovely consistent horse for us, and he got his head in front recently at Taunton. I think there is a lot of improvement in him and that we are only getting to the start of him and getting to tick the boxes over what conditions and distance he wants. He is a really nice jumper of a fence, and he will go between Christmas and New Year.

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Finished fifth, beaten 16 ½ lengths, to Spirit Of Regulus on his debut in a maiden hurdle at Sedgefield (2m 1f) in October.

Trainer says

He had one run for us and finished fifth in a novices’ hurdle. We are taking our time with him as he is only a young horse, but he has shown plenty of promise and will be a horse who should blossom in the Spring.

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123 rated chaser. Finished third, beaten 12 ½ lengths, to Manofthepeople in a novices’ handicap chase at Chepstow (2m 7 1/2f) in December off a mark of 123.

Trainer says

He is a super, super consistent horse for us and has never put a foot out of place in his whole career. We want to go to Chepstow on Welsh National day - he won impressive over hurdles there last year and wants bottomless ground and a trip and a big galloping track. We are hoping there is plenty of rain for him and he will more than likely go in the novices’ handicap chase that day.

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102 rated chaser. Made a winning reappearance in a novices’ handicap chase at Fakenham (3m) in October when scoring by a length and a half from Oceans Red off a mark of 95. Another solid effort when runner-up, beaten a length and three quarters, to Coolvalla in a handicap chase at Lingfield (2m 7 1/2f) the following month off a mark of 98.

Trainer says

He is coming of age now and we have found the conditions that suit him. He wants a big galloping track, three miles and fences. He was unfortunate not to win last time out and is going in the right direction and is in great form.

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98 rated hurdler. Off the mark over hurdles when beating Esme Shelby two and three quarter lengths in a novices’ handicap hurdle at Leicester (1m 7 1/2f) this month off a mark of 94.

Trainer says

He has been a lovely consistent horse and he won last time out at Leicester. He runs at Ffos Las on Thursday and if all went well, we might sneak another race into him before the end of the year. He is a horse that is going in the right direction and will improve for a step up in trip.

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112 rated hurdler. Off the mark when beating Fancy Your Chances four and a half lengths in a mares’ maiden hurdle at Stratford (2m 6f) in October.

Trainer says

She looks a real smart prospect at home and a big scopey mare who I think is really only shown us bits and pieces of form. Things didn’t click for her the last day, and she now has a handicap mark. I am hoping she is a mare that can really improve over time - she has a great pedigree and looks the part. In truth, she has just been a bit complicated to put my finger on why she hasn’t progressed a bit quicker.

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130 rated chaser. Made a winning reappearance in a novices’ handicap chase at Kempton (2m 4 1/2f) in November when beating Quick Draw seven and a half lengths off a mark of 117 and another fine effort when runner-up, beaten half a length, to Enzo D’Airy in a handicap chase at Chepstow (2m 3 1/2f) this month off a mark of 125.

Trainer says

He is a really nice young progressive horse who won well at Kempton in November. He will be entered at Kempton on Boxing Day in the 0-140 handicap chase and in the three-mile case at Chepstow on Welsh National day. It depends on the ground but if it came up very soft, we would go to Kempton, and if it wasn’t we would step him up to three miles and go to Chepstow. The way he ran at Chepstow the other day he does want closer to three miles.

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144 rated chaser. Returned to winning form in a Grade 3 Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (3m 2f) this month when beating Spiritofthegames half a length off a mark of 140.

Trainer says

I was absolutely thrilled with his win at Cheltenham recently in the open handicap. We are in the Welsh National at Chepstow where we carry a 4lb penalty and we are still dithering over whether to go there. If we had a lot of rain and it came up heavy, we would be leaning towards it but if it was good ground we would probably sit it out. My instinct is that the race might come too soon after Cheltenham and we will swerve Chepstow and look for another race and the Grand National is our primary target.

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110 rated chaser. Gained his last success at Chepstow (2m 7 1/2f) in October when scoring by 20 lengths from Powerful Position off a mark of 108.

Trainer says

He was a winner for us first time out this season and he needs to bounce back a bit. He is likely to go to Ffos Las on Thursday and then he will go to Chepstow on February 3rd. There is a perfect race for him there. He has been a grand horse for us and ran plenty of times for his new owners and we need to get him back on track and get him winning again. I think big galloping tracks is the key to him.

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89 rated hurdler. Finished runner-up, beaten four and a quarter lengths, to Karakoram in a handicap hurdle at Exeter (2m 2 1/2f) this month off his current mark.

Trainer says

He was pulled up at Hereford on Wednesday but has been very consistent for us. He had a fright at Market Rasen over fences, but I think he will go chasing in the New Year.

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104 rated chaser. Best effort this Autumn when runner-up, beaten a head, to Faitique in a handicap chase at Ffos Las (3m) in October off a mark of 102.

Trainer says

He has been super consistent for us without getting his head in front this year. He will go possibly to Wetherby or Uttoxeter between Christmas and New Year. He deserves to get his head in front, but we haven’t quite nailed a win with him.

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89 rated chaser. Finished runner-up, beaten three and a quarter lengths, to Jobesgreen Lad in a handicap chase at Ludlow (2m 4f) on Tuesday.

Trainer says

He had been a little disappointing previously but took a step forward at Ludlow on Tuesday with a good solid effort. The trip and track were perfect for him and hopefully he can build on that performance.

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Finished runner-up, beaten a head to Waspy in a point-to-point in Ireland in October.

Trainer says

He has placed form in Irish point–to-points and he looks an extremely nice type at home. I hope he will blossom for us, and he looks a really nice chasing type.

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Winner of two point-to-points.

Trainer says

He has won his last two English point-to-points and he came highly recommended to me a from employee, Bradly Gibbs, who is now training. He has shown all the right signs at home, and we hope he will run well for us over Christmas and the New Year.

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106 rated chaser. Finished eighth, beaten 62 lengths, to Dame Du Soir in a mares’ handicap chase at Cheltenham (2m 4 1/2f) this month off a mark of 108.

Trainer says

She has been a wonderful mare for us giving us two wins at Cheltenham over the past couple of seasons. It hasn’t really clicked for her this season, and we can’t understand why, and she is probably a mare that comes good in the spring with a bit of sun on her back.

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115 rated chaser. Finished fifth, beaten 14 lengths, to Harry Du Berlais in a novices’ handicap at Market Rasen (3m) in November off a mark of 118.

Trainer says

He has travelled well in both race this year and I think he has a lot of progression in him. It hasn’t quite clicked for him yet. He banged his back leg, so he has just had to miss work and won’t be back until early February but is a good horse going forward.

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Winner of a point-to-point bumper in April and finished well beaten in a bumper at Warwick in September.

Trainer says

He won an English point-to-point bumper and has only had one run for us where he got a sore back. We have put that right and he makes his debut over hurdles at Taunton on Wednesday.

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102 rated hurdler. Off the mark over hurdles when beating Kilchreest Moon four and a half lengths in a handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (2m 4f) in June off a mark of 98.

Trainer says

He burst a blood vessel last time out and was very disappointing. We thought he would run a huge race. He has had a bit of an easier time of it but we are aiming for Warwick on New Year’s Eve with him to get back on stream and I think it was just an unfortunate circumstance last time.

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104 rated hurdler. Finished fourth, beaten 11 ½ lengths, to Coquelicot in a mares’ handicap hurdle at Ascot (2m 7 1/2f) in November off a mark of 105 on her stable debut.

Trainer says

She made a nice debut run for us at Ascot and she will run at Ffos Las on Thursday. Again, she wants bottomless ground and a trip. I am hoping she takes a big step forward now.

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114 rated hurdler. Better effort this term when runner-up, beaten half a length, to Twig in a novices’ handicap chase at Warwick (3m) in October off a mark of 115.

Trainer says

He finished second at Taunton on Wednesday. I felt he didn’t have the easiest of runs at Cheltenham the time before, but it was a nice bit of form on his first run.

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83 rated hurdler. Finished fifth, beaten 19 ½ lengths, to Haldon Hill in a novices’ handicap chase at Ffos Las (2m 5f) in November off a mark of 87.

Trainer says

He had been away for a breathing operation since his last run. On the whole he has been a bit disappointing to date, but he jumps a fence well and hopefully the breathing operation will make all the difference.

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Finished third, beaten six and a half lengths, Kracka Nut on her debut in a maiden hurdle at Market Rasen (2m 1/2f) in October.

Trainer says

She looked tremendously promising in what I hope will work out to be a nice race at Market Rasen. She is a big mare and had a bit of a niggly problem so we have put her on the easy list, and she will be back from March onwards. She looks a very exciting prospect for us.