National Hunt racing

The jumps is back, and it's back with the October meeting at Cheltenham.

So myself and Ruby are gonna look ahead to it.

Well, Ruby's gonna look ahead to it.

Yes.

I'm going to introduce the races.

How are you, Ruby?

Good, PK.

Yourself?

There's a genuine enthusiasm and passion for the sport.

You're breeding national hunt horses as well now.

When you talk about growing a business like Molson Coors in areas where beer hadn't been popular and you were tasked with doing that, can you break it down and tell us how you did that? Was it through force of personality? Was it through understanding the territory, your business acumen? What do you think enabled you to grow a business like that?

My number one view on these things is always it's the team, right? I've never really subscribed to the one brilliant individual sort of thesis.

Logician didn't run until he was three.

Mia Storm, the Padam, didn't run until she was five.

So it's not that I've taken a precocious type and... um uh you know and and sort of done it that way she's a classically national hunt bred horse i'd say but she could win as a spring three-year-old and i think that route is a route that we should explore for our horses because i think it makes them more competitive so that was the other thing really um and i didn't know she's going to be as good as she did when i sent her but i'm glad she is

um simon what is what is the most pressing concern for you right now Speaking Tuesday, October the 20th, 9.33, when we get off this call, what in your role as the new BHA chair are you most preoccupied with?

Probably doesn't mean the most straightforward, but that was a sweet one for sure.

Over on Limmick, we had some good National Hunt action as well.

Johnny, you were there on Saturday.

On Sunday, we had the Monster National though, and it was a great result for the Gilligan family landing that one.

So that side of it, I'd say is very forward thinking and fair play to them, you know.

Yep, interesting to see how it develops over the next few months as I move on, lads.

During the week, HRO announced a National Hunt Breeders Scheme.

The gist of it, they'll present vouchers to winning breeders of graded races across the year.

Welcome to the big jump off ahead of the national hunt season.

We are here to preview all the big names in jumping.

We have got plenty to look forward to.

On the panel, three fine minds arranged in height order.

Tom Segal, Mr Pricewise.

We're recording this ahead of Champions Day, so you're not fully in National Hunt mode yet, but it's not far off.

No, really looking forward to it, Ross.

I love the change in...

Jump racing was hit hardest.

The Cheltenham Gold Cup was not run in 1943 or 1944 and National Hunt Racing experienced a prolonged near shutdown compared with the flat which required less infrastructure and preparation time.

Several traditional fixtures disappeared entirely for the duration of the war.

The quality of racing inevitably suffered.

Have a great weekend.

See you in the National Hunt season.

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