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Novice Chasers 2027

….No Drama This End;

‘He is very exciting prospect for novice chases this season and was our leading staying novice hurdler last year. He isn’t a flashy worker at home but certainly displayed his ability on the racetrack and gave us plenty to think about when winning a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last November on his hurdling debut. We took him to Sandown three weeks later for the Winter Novices’ Hurdle and it was much the same and then it was onto the Challow at Newbury at the end of December. I was little worried the race might have come a bit too soon but those fear ssoon dismissed and he provided us with our fifth win in that Grade 1 in the past six years. We gave him a break to freshen him up for the Turners but after a false start he got left a bit standing at the start and also ran into a load of trouble and Harry called it a day two out. He hardly had a race at Cheltenham, and we took him to Aintree for the Mersey Novices’ but he had a trickle of blood in nose when he came out of the lorry so we took him out. We were still keen to give him one more run, so we took him to Perth for a listed race and it was business as normal. He will go over fences now where he should relish three miles and plenty of cut in the ground. I imagine we will start him off in a Beginners’ Chase and then step up in Grade. Hopefully, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow will be the Brown Advisory at Cheltenham in March.’

Tutti Quanti;

‘We shelved the idea of going chasing and after being a little ring-rusty in the Welsh Champion Hurdle at Chepstow when finishing sixth to Celtic Dino he stepped up significantly on that run in the Gerry Feilden at Newbury. We gave him a little break and laid him out for the valuable William Hill Handicap Hurdle at Newbury and he ended up with top weight after an 8lb rise. He was awesome on that day and won as he wanted and that performance left us contemplating the Champion Hurdle. We went ahead with that plan despite the ground being no worse than good to soft and in the event it proved an anti-climax. We then took him to the Scottish Champion Hurdle and he was still just in front when falling two out. We will now go novice chasing and he could go to Ffos Las next week. He has schooled well over fences and as long as he respects his fences a bit more than he respected his hurdles at the end of last season, we will be in business. He is deadly over fence from what we gave seen at home so fingers crossed, he can take us a lot further.’
 
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….Hills push Potters Charm out to 50-1 BANC after that victory.
 
Casey...

Mighty Park and He’s On Fire - two exciting hurdlers likely to go chasing
I don’t know about under the radar, but Mighty Park and He’s on Fire are a couple of horses who are likely to go chasing, although that isn’t confirmed yet. They looked like really decent novice hurdlers last year. I know Mighty Park didn’t run his race at Cheltenham. He’s On Fire was very impressive in winning a Grade 2 Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse. They look like Chasers and when they do go that route, there should be plenty of improvement in them.
 
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Casey...

Last year, King Rasko Grey won at the Cheltenham Festival, and I think he can make his mark over fences this year. He could possibly go down the Arkle route. Anzadam is another high-class horse going chasing. They should be good, and Copacabana, a bumper horse that didn’t run much last year,is a decent horse who had only one run, and could be a strong contender.
 
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Just spotted b365 have moved He's On Fire out to 25/1 for the Arkle. They must be pretty sure he is going BANC.
 
I am assuming the fact that Rich Ricci has purchased Magnifico Conti is a contributing factor to He's On Fire being more likely to go BANC.
 
Tutti Quanti, Captain League, Ill Est Francais and Sinnatra all declared at quality Chase meeting at Ffos Las on Wednesday.

Big guns starting to come out !!
 
I have a passing interest in Sinnatra. Not written down anywhere but he is a big old boy. Looks a chaser. How far he goes though remains to be seen
 
The hill said:
Ive got a feeling hes on fire could be mullins bingo horse this year :-(
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….Tim Collins, TV tipster;

‘The definition of a sporting superstar is an extremely famous, highly successful, and exceptionally talented figure. In this instance, neither of the first two descriptions apply to He’s On Fire, who remains in the shadows after a low-key Carlisle maiden hurdle victory and quiet Grade 2 Fairyhouse romp away from the mainstream cameras.

‘Exceptionally talented figure’ does work, however. This French import - yet another Willie Mullins trainee on this list - was entered in both the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and Turners’ Novices Hurdle at the 2026 Cheltenham festival but it was already decided that he would not compete before he made his stable debut.

Tackling the best around over hurdles was never part of the plan, something that others would be bewildered by given the ability he showed in his two aforementioned appearances. However, Mullins has always been adamant that novice chasing was his game and that a step up in distance to 3m would be ideal.

Already officially rated 148 over inadequate trips and over his unfavoured obstacle according to his legendary trainer, it is difficult to fathom exactly where his ceiling is. He has been priced up aggressively (10/1) in the ante-post markets for the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, but that could be more than halved if he was to make an impressive debut over fences in the autumn.

Tom’s verdict: I’m probably more excited about this horse than any other in the list. He’s a fine physical specimen with copious scope, a big stride, and infinite upside. It is unlikely that he will ever achieve what Gaelic Warrior or I Am Maximus have, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re talking about him for years to come if he continues to develop as expected.’
 
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Yosser said:
I have a passing interest in Sinnatra. Not written down anywhere but he is a big old boy. Looks a chaser. How far he goes though remains to be seen
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Starting off in a Handicap off top weight giving loads to Nicholls horse 4th to Saratoga in Boodles.
 
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Eachtotheirown finished last in the Supreme, but bounced back to win the Grade One Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown at the end of April.

“He is aiming for the Arkle. We put the red hood on him in the Supreme instead of the black hood and when the hood came off that was the end of the race,” said the trainer. “He is quite keen, but when he gets to the front he relaxes, like he did at Punchestown.

“He is going novice chasing, we schooled him again last week and he jumps great so he'll probably go to Naas in the middle of November for a beginners' chase and then on to Leopardstown for the Grade One then on to the Arkle.
 
Smart performance from Sinnatra giving all that weight. Couldn't have jumped better and did it easily.

Into 14/1 for Arkle !!
 
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Wouldn't be surprised if Captain Teague beat Tutti Quanti after being pulled from Nicholls stable and switched to Dan.
 
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