Horse List - 2010 Club

Purchased privately (17/2/2010), Monkhair was backward last year and has now grown and filled out and is ready to do herself justice over hurdles. Her best effort (2/1/09) was a respectable 3rd at Folkestone off her mark of 87, but is likely to do much better this NH season! She will be running as soon as we get some better ground; a decent novice hurdle prospect.

6 x 5% partnership shares remain available in this horse (26/2/10), with (subsidised) keep at just £15 per month.

Swing State is a top class N.H. prospect. A late (June) foal, and now 5 years of age, he has had 3 lifetime starts placed twice and winner of his latest start. 3rd 1st time in a point to point, he was 3rd on his 2nd start in a bumper (NH Flat race) at Market Rasen (27/9/09) behind Eastern Supreme (sold at Doncaster 7th Dec 2009 Sales for 52,000 guineas) and Fairynuff (an effortless 6L winner of his next start at Catterick 15th Dec 2009.) and then a winner of his latest bumper at Huntingdon (13/10/09.)

At his best on good ground, Swing State is waiting for some better ground before attempting to follow up. That will be Doncaster on March 5th, followed by the Festival at Cheltenham on Wednesday March 17th in the Champion bumper, assuming good ground. He will be schooled over hurdles in the Spring and has the size and scope to become a top performer in this sphere.

Gouranga is a highly progressive NH mare. Bought from Tattersalls Newmarket October 2006 H-I-T 2006 sales for the bargain price of 6,000 guineas to go hurdling she had the right form and a top class pedigree, being a FULL SISTER to Prosperine a 1m winner at 2 (heavy ground) rated Flat 88 (RPR 89 over 10f Goodwood at 3 years), half-sister to Chelsea Barracks, a dual 1m-12f winner at 2-3, and Guard Duty, a 16f winner at 4, also successful over hurdles. Dam placed over 10f at 4, and a multiple winner over hurdles.

With patience, appropriate time in the paddocks in the Summers to grow and fill out, she has matured into a very decent staying prospect. She gave Silk Affair (went on to win the Fred Winter at Cheltenham) a minor fright at Towcester on January 29th, 2nd at 50/1 so nearly pulled off a shock defeat of the odds on favourite Click here to view this impressive performance - before going on to win a maiden at Fakenham (27th Feb 2009) followed by a Class 4 (0-115) mares hurdle at Warwick (March 18th) on good ground As her best ground is undoubtedly soft, she ran out of season and had a well earned rest. She will continue to progress in NH season 2009-10 running in all the top mares races. "Ran a blinder" into 2nd this NH Season at Sedgefield on 26th January Click here to view her latest performance In NH Season 2010-11 she will go novice chasing.

A 40,000 guinea yearling bred in Ireland by the famous breeder John Costello, Lordship was purchased at the Newmarket October 2006 sales by the Club for 8,000 guineas. Lordship came to us on the recommendation of our trainer Tony Carroll, as a particularly well-made and well-bred gelding with great potential. He was sold out of the select Newmarket yard of Michael Jarvis and purchased by us from wealthy middle-eastern owners. Despite several victories he remains exceptionally well-handicapped.

An easy winner of three of his last six starts at Ayr 27 August 2009 and at Chepstow 4 Sept 2009, at Ayr 31st Oct 2009, Lordship has won 5 races and £23,160 in prize money. He was given the time and priority attention he needed and rewarded us earlier by winning at Warwick (12/7/07) on good (good to soft in places) and again at Folkestone on heavy. He was also placed four times and won nearly £10,000 in his first season at Group 1.

Lordship, now JC rated 71, will continue to progress from here, running in good races at top tracks in soft and heavy ground on the Flat in season 2010. Schooled over hurdles many times, and jumps really well, we have postponed his hurdling debut until at least 2010.

Pips Assertive Way is a 5 times winner and £19,000 of earnings over hurdles, including a winner of her penultimate start, 15 July 2009 at Worcester. Front running and a consistent performer, she is one of the Club favourites. Her dam, Return to Brighton, won on the flat and over hurdles, (breaking the course record at Fontwell Park) and was placed a further 10 times. The Club initially leased Pip from her private owner, an ex-Club member who bred her and now lives in Western Australia, but now own her.

Pip also won NH Season 2008 at Stratford 31/7/08 backed from 18/1 to 8's on a Hydrex (our Sponsor's) client hospitality day.!

Possibly her best effort, placed 4th in a Class 3 mares h'cap hurdle on Sunday 20th June 2009 at Hereford. As enthusiastic as ever, Pip has many more wins left in the tank.

Kinkeel is now legendary. Steeplechasers normally run 4 to 8 races a season, but Kinkeel raced 22 times in NH season 2008/9 winning twice - a Hereford winner (19 January 2009) Click here to view the race. and Towcester winner - click here to view the race - and in the first 5 on 20 of those occasions and has collected £39,000 in prize money. TV Racing commentators introduce him as their ever present favourites. Club Chairman Stephen Foster was interviewed twice in 2009 by Richard Pitman for attheraces about Kinkeel. Kinkeel is a tough horse that thrives on racing and because he is one of the best jumpers of a fence in the country (if not the best) he comes back unscathed after every race and looking forward to his next race! Flawless as ever in his jumping at Cheltenham (17//4/09) he will take in the top jumping tracks including Aintree this season. He thrives on racing and will be kept busy during the 2009/10 NH season, already a winner twice at Southwell in 2010 on 19th Jan at 20/1 and 23rd Feb at 7/1!

A super Club horse he may yet set a world record for lifetime steeplechases completed.

Kinkeel's sire, Hubbly Bubbly (USA) breeds top class staying chasers -

Purchased at the Newmarket October 2007 Sales by the Club for 10,000 guineas, Robbmaa has exactly the right pedigree and stamp of a horse to succeed if showed the necessary patience. His pedigree is top class by 2009 Guineas and Derby winner sire Cape Cross, Robbmaa stays a similat trip, best from 10-12f. A quick and neat jumper of a hurdle, Robbmaa, when he has grown and filled out will too make his way in the world as a progressive hurdler in NH Season 2010. There are also some small flat races at his mercy off his current mark of 47.

Robbmaa is black with a hint of bronze around the muzzle looks a million dollars. A 220,000 euros yearling Robbmaa is a half-brother to Group winning horse Tahreeb, triple 6f-1m winner at 2-3, quite useful Ihtiyati, multiple 7-12f winner at 2-7, & Lusitanie, 12f winner at 3-4 in Germany; dam useful multiple 6-12f winner at 2-3 at home & in US.