More to come from Jeremy Clarkson’s horse as I ready my big guns for the jumps season
THE ruddy weather is causing us a headache at Naunton.
Our big guns are ready to roll and we want to get them on to the track but it’s been 16 degrees and sunny all week!
The Jukebox Man is entered at Warwick on Tuesday but we’ll need a miracle and a drop of rain to see him, sadly.
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We had Diva Luna entered this week as well but she needed her work more than we thought on Tuesday and it’s probably too dry for her, too.
But we’re still clicking into gear and Jeremy Clarkson’s The Hawkstonian made his debut at Uttoxeter yesterday.
He’ll be much better than he showed in a race with no pace.
I’ve been promised that the surface at Ascot today is good, safe jumping ground and BAD (1.30) and FIERCELY PROUD (3.15) lead our team there.
I’ll walk the track before I give Leader In The Park — my dark horse for the season — the green light to run as he is in at Carlisle tomorrow, too, and there is a bit more give underfoot up there.
We fancied Fiercely Proud (below) last week at Cheltenham before he unseated poor Callum Pritchard on the way to the start.
But this doesn’t look a bad Plan B and I quite like his chances again. We’re still hoping we can go to the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham after but he could be one for the Gerry Feilden if that comes too quickly.
Bad won’t mind the ground at all but I would much rather keep him and Leader In The Park apart from each other.
TWIG (2.22) is our Grand National project for the season so we’ll be keeping him to hurdles before the final entries are made for Aintree.
He will love this ground and I would have to give him a squeak, he’s very interesting.
He’ll come on for it but I almost think he is slightly better undercooked and this doesn’t look like the strongest West Yorkshire Hurdle you will come across.
YOUDECIDE (4.20) goes in the bumper at Ascot and he’s a lovely horse with plenty of ability. This is a nice starting spot before we will probably go over hurdles with him.
Keep an eye out for NO QUESTIONS ASKED at Huntingdon tomorrow, too. He’s one of our nicest novices for the season and ran a blinder at Aintree last year.
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