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Super six primed for Cheltenham

With entries now complete for the novice and handicap hurdle contests at the Cheltenham Festival, Kayf Tara has six runners heading to Prestbury Park with great chances.

The Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (G1) is the traditional curtain-raiser on the Tuesday of the meeting and Space Mission, who holds a number of entries this weekend at Sandown, Kempton and Newcastle, is set to represent Paul Webber’s stable. A winner on his last start at Huntingdon on 23 January, the six-year-old was a €70,000 foal and is a half-brother to multiple jumps winner Bellator. Space Mission is also entered for the following day’s Ballymore Properties Novices’ Hurdle (G1), in which he could face a talented trio in Carruthers, Venalmar and Sigma Digital. While Carruthers will carry the colours of his popular owner/breeder Lord Oaksey, Venalmar and Sigma Digital will be representing the powerful Irish stables of Mouse Morris and Noel Meade. Both have shown consistent form in their short careers thus far with multiple wins and places apiece. That same day, The Package holds an entry for the Coral Cup but also has a potential engagement in the final race of the Festival, The Vincent O’Brien County Hurdle (G3). Hailing as he does from David Pipe’s stable, it would be no surprise to see The Package line up for the Imperial Cup at Sandown on the Saturday before Cheltenham. The Pipe team has thrice been responsible for claiming the lucrative bonus put up by sponsor Sunderlands for any horse who can win the Imperial Cup and a race at Cheltenham during the Festival. The Package, a five-year-old out of the Ardross mare Ardent Bride, is a Bumper and hurdles winner and ran a good second at Sandown on his most recent outing on 15 February. The Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle over three miles is one of two entries for Cryptic, who has notched three wins for owner Diana Whateley this season. Trained by Philip Hobbs, like his dual-winning paternal half-brother Kornati Kid, Cryptic is also a possible for the Albert Bartlett Spa Novices’ Hurdle (G1) on Gold Cup day, a race for which the aforementioned Carruthers, Venalmar and Sigma Digital are also entered.  Whichever race each individual ends up contesting, the growing army of Kayf Tara fans will have plenty to cheer about come Cheltenham week.

SIMON’S BLOG

16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done. We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.

6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock). The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this. In the meantime we just have to wait and hope. (I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).