Posts tagged Medermit
Medermit for Arkle Trophy
Feb 6th
Alan King confirmed that Medermit, who provided the trainer with his first Grade One winner for almost two years on Saturday, will run in the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/alan-king-confirms-medermit-for-arkle-trophy/news/1338698
Medermit wins Challengers Novices’ Chase
Feb 5th
The ultimate destination may be a few weeks away but Alan King reached another milestone on what has been a long, and sometimes frustrating, journey at Sandown Park. Last season’s total of 78 winners – which was barely half the number of the previous campaign – is already in sight but King’s yard is about [...]
Alan King hoping for new year resolution at Cheltenham
Dec 31st
As a Scot, Hogmanay celebrations are firmly inked into Alan King’s calendar and he will turn the page to a new year with even greater enthusiasm than usual. To read the full story: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/alan-king-hoping-for-new-year-resolution-at-cheltenham/news/1337287
Robert Thornton back in the groove with Medermit
Dec 13th
It’s very hard to keep a good man down, especially a good jockey. Even by a jump jockey’s standard, Robert Thornton has had a lively season. Five months after snapping three of the four ligaments in his right knee when crashing through a wing on Hell’s Bay at Newton Abbot on July 4, Alan King’s [...]
Medermit refuses to jump at Huntingdon
Nov 10th
Times like these emphasise the point that horses are in fact animals, and not machines. According to the form-book, Medermit would have had to run well below his ability to be beaten in the Tom Jones Memorial Novice’ Chase at Huntingdon. Read what happened next at: http://blogs.bettor.com/Medermit-refuses-to-jump-at-Huntingdon-a40137
Cue Card wins at Aintree
Oct 24th
One day where the sound of bursting bubbles often filled the air, Cue Card made the transition from promising bumper horse to exciting novice hurdler look easy at Aintree. Cue Card, trained by Colin Tizzard, won the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March, but several horses who won that race have failed to [...]
Alan King looks for signs of revival
Oct 22nd
There may have been only five winners so far, and the stable jockey is still on the injured list, but Alan King can see light at the end of the tunnel. The trainer whom Paul Nicholls had tipped as the most likely to challenge his current hegemony of the championship is still working his way [...]
Absence makes the case grow stronger
Jan 25th
The more things change the more they stay the same. The market for the Champion Hurdle was given a mighty shake-up over the weekend but there were some mixed signals. Given that the market leader, Zaynar, is not due to run until Kelso in the middle of next month, this weekend’s races were always likely [...]
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