awful day blighted by jumping errors ...such is the national hunt life I guess

Turning Up The Heat (6th) - Beaten a long way but still managed to beat a few
Musa Jets (2nd) - Another excellent run, this time in the Irish National
Day Trip (Fell) - Took a crashing fall on the back straight
Zod Sterling (8th) - Only beat 1 home
Galaxy Role (7th) - Not a bad performance in the Scottish National
Champ In Trouble (3rd) - Excellent run in the Bet365 Gold Cup. The horse comes alive on firmer ground
Prince Lune (6th) - The trip was a little too far
Dads Lad (6th) - Weakened badly, better over slightly further

Only 2 made the money but they were both in big races

Well done to all winners and placers, 1 week to go....

Bestest week ever for me in the NH League!

Race 29 - Cicada wins the the Bet 365 Gold Cup Chase. I guess a Group 3 Handicap qualifies as a Group win right? If so my first jumps Group win!

The rest of the highlights..

National Rose - 2nd
On Dasher - 2nd
Quiet Please - 2nd
Sirius Chill - 2nd
Jumps Legend - 3rd

This weeks results did a lot to help the recovery from the utter heartbreak of losing my rider in the Grand National.

The bet365 gold cup is a big race at the end of the season so hats off to you Sirius!

Thanks Foll'! $90k winners share is a nice chunk of coin! Wins are so few and far between for me in my inaugural jumps season that when any of my charges are near or on the lead approaching the wire I'm literally on the edge of my seat willing them to win.

oh yeah I'm planning on winning every race I enter this week to take the division 2 title
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Final Week of the season has been great fun would like to thank everyone involved its alot of time given up to run the races etc and a
special thanks to Leon who has put in many hours to make tom just brilliant it has been a pleasure to use it this season.

Day 1 Highlights

Race 1 Termination 2nd ran a cracker off top weight could not keep with winner but a good run

Race 2 Horsepower WINNER Cracking run with all that weight and came away winning with a little in hand been a good season for him

Race 4 Diving in the Jungle 4th a solid enough run

Race 5 Doonberg Atlantic 2nd a great run and almost got there

Race 6 Wonga 4th Boxed in and could not get out too late when she did but it has been an excellent season for her she owed me nothing today

Race 7 Rozza 3rd and looked the winner until she ran ut of gas and stopped decent run though

Race 8 Italian Queen 4th she is a nearly horse

Race 10 Bold Princess 2nd a brave run from her

Well Done all the winners and placers

Can we extend the season it's the first time all season my horses have hit form

Vagador1st, finally showed what he did in my trials, perhaps I got him wrong and should have been running over 2m4 instead of 2m.

Senorita Rumbilia 3rd, came good at the end just a little to far.

Three Counties 2nd, the most unluckiest horse in the league, never got to really show his best.

Gaye Brief 4th, 6 times in the top 3 but never won.

Barney Knows 1st, ran 12 times and a dual group 1 winner but always showed up for a fight.

Tropical Lake 5th, if only she could have jumped better.

Mossvile 1st, yes yes yes my baby goes out on a winner, ran 4 times on softish ground and won all 4, one of my all time greats she was special.

Lo Stregone 1st, waited all year long to get his ground, a freak bred horse and has a freakish ability, all most didn't make my team because it was a close call between him and his full brother Carvills Hill.

Bullfighter (Fell) - Fell at the second last when looking beaten
Say My Name (6th) - Without the mistake at the second last she could have placed
Zod (4th) - Has made the money in quite a few big pots. However, he remains a maiden after the last race of his 3rd season
Day Trip (7th) - Has had worse runs but has been a big disappointment since his maiden win in week 2
Suit and Tie (7th) - Got left at the start and, as a frontrunner, that was race over
One World (10th) - Didn't see out the trip and only beat one home
Agage (Fell) - Took a crashing fall about halfway round. Shame he couldn't win a decent race this season

Poor day with only 1 making the money but there are better chances to come later in the week.

Well done to all winners and placers

R1 Soldier Blue (6th) - along with Topper, this horse is proof that trialing for the league is a complete and utter waste of time.
R2 Flakey Dove (9th) - had a big weight and trip was too short. still a really poor effort.
R3 Night Nurse (8th) - too much weight and wants better ground but was still desperately poor.
R4 Pinewood (3rd) - finished a clear 3rd but was placed 5th on results screen.


R5 Daylight (4th) - good run, weakened last furlong.
R6 Time Charter (3rd) - given too much to do. did well to place.
R7 Topper (0) - started slowly and got slower. just about slowed to a walk at almost every fence.
R8 Top Of The World (2nd) - really good run. much better than expected. had no chance with Davy's winner though.
R9 Cave Dweller (1st) - a rare outing over his best trip and my best chance of a winner this week. a deserved success after getting chinned on the line by one of Paul's horses at Cheltenham last time out.
R10 Boucher (5th) - started the season well but has been poor most runs since about week 4. well beaten again.

well done all winners and placers.

Chuffed with my wins yesterday in Sailor Jerry and Conserve, both top quality horses.

Soldier Hollow ran a mighty race upped in grade but just wasn't good enough to trouble the machine that is Lo Stregone, what a horse!

R11 - Silver Story won again. He is the best horse I have at home in the CK but didn't really put it into play in the league, similar to Celeric which makes me think it's just down to the league pace. Pleased he rounded off his campaign well after looking a little out of sorts earlier in the season.

R13 - Knockara Beau what a performance!!! Unseated his rider at Aintree and looked out of sorts at Punchestown last time out, a repercussion of that spill I reckon because he was back to his very best today and absolutely thrashed some high quality horses by 9 lengths!! Amazing horse.

R14 - South Korea I decided to give a spin over fences but it didn't work out for us.

R20 - Mindanao Fun ran a big race off a big weight but just couldn't get back at the winner running a gallant runner-up for the team.

Two winners and a place on the second day of racing.

Day 2 Highlights

Race 11 Alvaro Di Maria ran on late on to nick 3rd

Race 12 Range Finder 5th ran well off top weight

Race 13 Sir Terminator ran well again trip may have been too far but did well 3rd

Race 14 Congo Enugma 3rd poor jumping cost her the win and thats the name of the game

Race 17 Sky Express 3rd she did not stay trip too far

Race 19 Diving Bomber 5th a poor showing Cant Believe the handicap rating that Kinetic had 139 poor Sirius

Race 20 Ecco warrior 5th decent run with the weight

Well Done to the winners and placers

A Couple of runners today the best being Generosa win, 3 out of 5 since I uploaded her, it's shame she never got to run in a group race.

R11 Glitterball (2nd) - great run. I thought she might win jumping the last but winner was too strong.
R12 A Deeper Blue (3rd) - good effort under a big weight.
R13 Tobermory (9th) - has been a bitter disappointment over fences so got to have a go in a G1 hurdle and was completely outclassed.
R14 Wonder Of You (2nd) - ran well. just didn't have the pace to hold off the winner after the last.
R17 Park Road (1st) - had a big chance at the weights and made no mistake.
R19 Beware Of The Hare (3rd) good run. every chance 2 out but couldn't keep up with the first 2.
R20 Age Of Reason (4th) - decent effort but would have preferred softer ground.

well done all winners and placers.

Day 3 Highlights

Race 22 Xandra 3rd a decent run of top weight

Race 24 Songo Congo WINNER wow stormed home won that very well

Race 25 Diving Board 4th Great Effort gave lumps of weight away

Race 26 Becca di maria 4th ok run

Race 30 Maria Sherapova 5th been a pig all year worst horse out of both teams

Race 31 Special Forces 3rd Freetowns 5th a fair run from my 2 national horses have to be happy both made the money

Race 32 Urban Myth 2nd a good run was not sure about the distance

Well done all winners and placers
and a final thanks to the team great season

My Review of the season (Jumps team) will be up soon
it was a long road putting them together and you all saw it happen in public
i have to be delighted with them i will leave details for the review

great season and nearly capped it with a monstr win well proud of mordors run in the millions had 5 winners overall and few places and cant wait for the next league to start and for me to try and get group honoured well done guys and huge thanks to everyone that's helped me literally cudnt have done it otherwise

congrats to all on a brilliant season