Posts tagged Master Minded
Master Minded wins Victor Chandler Chase
Jan 22nd
It may have lacked the swaggering style of some of his other six Grade One victories but Master Minded found the substance when he needed it most. The form book and the official handicapper said that Master Minded had between 15 and 29lbs in hand over his eight rivals in the Victor Chandler Chase at [...]
Victor Chandler Chase preview
Jan 22nd
The strike-rates of trainers, and just how relevant they may be, is becoming a bit of a hot topic just now. Paul Nicholls has gone on the offensive to those who have suggested that a below-par spell this month is a sign of problems in his yard. But, while a lack of winners can be [...]
Master Minded among nine entries for Ascot chase
Jan 17th
Master Minded’s road to Cheltenham is set to take another step forward this weekend as the two-time Queen Mother Champion Chase winner has been declared for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot. Read more at: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/master-minded-among-nine-entries-for-ascot-chase/news/1337900
Master Minded one of 21 entries for Champion Chase
Jan 13th
Master Minded is one of 21 entries for this year’s sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase. The eight-year-old is bidding to become only the second horse to win the two-mile championship three times, following Badsworth Boy (1983-85). He became the highest-rated chaser in the country when he beat Voy Por Ustedes, winning by 19 lengths in [...]
Clive Smith hopes for no delayed reaction with Kauto Star
Jan 6th
There are plenty of people who have found owning racehorses as a quick route to penury. And even those owners, such as Sheikh Mohammed, the Coolmore syndicate and JP McManus have found that success has come at a cost. However, Clive Smith has proven small can be beautiful – and profitable. To read the full [...]
Owner Clive Smith the master of all he surveys
Dec 12th
The old adage is “to keep yourself in the best company and your horses in the worst” but Clive Smith can afford to flout that advice. There are plenty of owners whose colours are seen on the racecourse more regularly during the winter months than those of Smith, but few who make as many appearances [...]
Master Minded wins Tingle Creek Chase
Dec 11th
Sandown, Cheltenham – they both come the same to Master Minded. Those who doubted whether Master Minded was the horse who had won the Queen Mother Champion Chase by 19 lengths three seasons ago were handed the perfect riposte when he won the Grade One Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase at Cheltenham in scintillating [...]
Paul Nicholls has grounds for concern with Master Minded
Dec 5th
On the day that jump racing made what could turn out to be a brief return, Paul Nicholls admitted to concerns about the chance of fast ground at Cheltenham next weekend. The champion trainer had already pulled his highly rated novice chaser Royal Charm out of his intended race at Exeter, after the course passed [...]
Paul Nicholls dominates entries for the Tingle Creek Chase
Nov 29th
Not much can stop Paul Nicholls when it comes to the Tingle Creek Chase. The champion trainer has won the race seven times and on each of its last five renewals, and once again his horses dominate the entries for the Grade One race this year. Master Minded and Twist Magic have won the Tingle [...]
Master Minded wins Amlin 1965 Chase
Nov 23rd
In theory the ride on Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton next month is still up for grabs however Noel Fehily did his cause no harm at Ascot. The rider, whom Paul Nicholls believes most closely resembles the style of stable jockey Ruby Walsh, rode a treble for Nicholls highlighted by [...]
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