JackieMoon33
Professional Fat Jockey (Probably one for next yea
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He was purchased recently at the Cheltenham sales for £250K (second highest lot) and seems to have a lofty reputation already within the yard. On breeding I'd have thought the Neptune but I'd need to see the race.
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Setting aside issues relating to the King George (Thistlecrack runs!), Colin Tizzard has another reason to think of this as a big day. Finian’s Oscar (1.05) makes his debut for the Dorset trainer in a novice hurdle at Hereford, having been bought for £250,000 at auction last month.
Tizzard teased the press about this horse when we visited his yard last Wednesday. Naming various animals as they whizzed past us on his uphill gallop, the trainer said at one point: “Royal Vacation, Alary, best young horse I got, Tom O’Brien on the back one ...”
Uh, Colin, what was that about the best young horse you’ve got? “Oh, I thought you’d missed that,” he said, smiling. “Can’t remember his name. I’ll tell you when he’s won.”
Groping for a way to identify the beast, I asked Tizzard if he knew its pedigree. “Yes, I do,” he replied, cheerily. “We bought him the other day. He’s raced once and won, in an Irish point. I don’t want to hinder him with too much pressure but he’s a beautiful horse.”
It became clear that we weren’t going to get a name, so someone asked about another horse and the conversation moved on. I found out later that we’d been talking about Finian’s Oscar and today we’ll see whether all this preamble is leading anywhere interesting.
, let alone beating Altior in the next race!