Road To Cheltenham

🧵 A look back at all 18 Rachael Blackmore winners at the Cheltenham Festival: 1️⃣ - A PLUS TARD in the 2019 Novices Handicap Chase.

✅️ 2025 Grand Annual winner JAZZY MATTY will run in the Galway Plate, says Cian Collins in @irishracing. "That has been the plan all along." "Hopefully he'll get nice ground and I'm definitely hoping for a good run."

😍 Can't wait to be back.

🏇 Plenty news about Paul Nicholls losing horses out there today, hadn't heard a thing

✅ GINNY'S DESTINY has moved from Paul Nicholls to Nicky Henderson. 👍 Gordon & Su Hall have also sent ACT OF INNOCENCE and a few others to Seven Barrows.

🏇 £400,000 purchase MINELLA PREMIER has switched yards from Nicky Henderson to Richard Hobson, per BHA.

✅️ Remains in the ownership of Neil & Alfie Smith, per BHA. 👍 FARLAND also registered to Dan Skelton, having spent the last two seasons at Ditcheat.

🏇 KABRAL DU MATHAN - second in the Scottish Champion Hurdle - has moved from Paul Nicholls to Dan Skelton, per BHA.

👍 Good to see SIR GINO looking well - pictured here alongside CONSTITUTION HILL. (📷: @sevenbarrows)

👍 €300,000 buy GOLD CAST could be a nice recruit for Paul Nicholls this season. Improved with each run and the step up in trip the last day did the trick.

🇫🇷 MADNESS D'ELLE, third on debut behind Shannon Maestro at Auteuil, has been registered to Mrs Susannah Ricci.

🇫🇷 MAJOLIQUE, winner on debut over 1m2f at Longchamp, has been registered to Kenny Alexander.

👍 DAVY CROCKETT, an easy winner on debut at Punchestown, has been entered in a maiden hurdle at Galway on Monday. 👀 The son of Annie Power will attempt to emulate half-brother MYSTICAL POWER by winning the race.

⚫️⚪️ Gordon Elliott on ROMEO COOLIO, per @nickluck: "He definitely goes chasing. He came back in from his holidays a few days ago and he's got very strong."

🟢🟡 Gordon Elliott on HONESTY POLICY, per @nickluck: "I'll have to see what Frank and JP want to do. He could go chasing or he could go down the Stayers Hurdle route. "I think all he does is stay, three miles won't be a problem."

👀 Per @nickluck, Gordon Elliott says he "wouldn't be shocked" to see THE YELLOW CLAY stay over hurdles this season. 🗣️"He's a very laid-back horse, you could step him up to three miles or go two-and-a-half. He'd definitely stay further."

✅ Per @nickluck, BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD will go novice chasing this season. 0-2 round Cheltenham though, which would be a concern...

✅ NURBURGRING on track for the Galway Plate, says Joseph O'Brien in @irishracing. "The plan for him is to go back for the Plate this year. "He obviously has won at the track, having won the Galway Hurdle last year. He seems in good shape."

👍 Known for a while about the Welsh Champion Hurdle moving from Ffos Las to Chepstow - just hope the 3-day jumps opener is well supported... £500,000 in prize money across the weekend.

🏇 Galway Plate weights were revealed yesterday: - 32 entered (max field of 22) - 7 for Willie Mullins - 10 for Gordon Elliott 👀 SEA MUSIC currently last in for Emmet Mullins, with OLYMPIC MAN needing one to come out to get a run.

🏇 Already have racecourse trips booked for next season: - @Chepstow_Racing - @FfosLasRC - @HerefordRaces - @haydockraces - @CheltenhamRaces - @WarwickRaces - @punchestownrace - @LeopardstownRC 👀 A stable tour or two hopefully to come - excited to bring lots of jumps content.