Busy day ahead for Tu Va Stables

Sunday runners:

4 in punchestown 

2 in cork 

1 in Cheltenham 

Wes Hardin: 

he was unlucky to be brought down on the flat in down royal last time out, he will relish the ground today so hoping for a good run with Ger Fox in the saddle.

Harvey Logan:

 first run since last December for this fella, he won two nice races last year and seems to be going well at home , Alan Crowe takes the ride on him today. 

Killer Miller: 

After winning his beginners chase last week at Naas impressively, Today he goes for the Grade 2 novice chase with Mark Walsh back on board.

Cherokee Bill:

 first appearance on the track for this lad, he's a big horse and he does all his work at home well, hoping for a good run with him with in form jockey Nina Carberry in the saddle. 

CORK 

Bel Ami De Sivola:

First run for him since coming to Tu Va, schooling well at home so hopefully he runs well.

Officeux:

Second run of the season for him, ran a bit keen last time out, he seems to be settled away at home now so hoping for a good run from him. 

CHELTENHAM

Waxies Dargle:

Winner last time out in May at Killarney, he done it impressively winning by 2 3/4 lengths.hes going for the Geatwood hurdles today and it's his  First run back since May and it's a competitive race, but he jumps well and hoping for a good run. 

Grade 2 success for road to riches

Road To Riches stormed clear in the closing stages to make an impressive return to action in the Clonmel Oil Chase this afternoon.

Bryan Cooper made the running on the Gold Cup third in the Grade Two contest and he was asked for an effort two from home in the two-and-a-half mile contest.

Noel Meade's charge really got motoring going to the last and he produced a fine leap at the final fence to seal matters.

The Gamut gelding, carrying the first colours of a trio of Gigginstown runners, stayed on strongly on the run-in to record a six-length success over Bright New Dawn.

The winner had been available at even-money this morning but was strongly supported and ended up going to post a 8/13 shot.

I don't usually sweat about runners but I couldn't sleep last night,badmitted Meade.

I was thinking would he fancy the track or the ground and going two and a half miles around here. You'd have to be happy though and he jumped great.

œBryan said he was full of running going down to the last and there is no question that he stays three miles.

We know what to do with him now but don't know where we go next. Michael (O'Leary) mentioned the Durkan Chase but I think three miles would suit better. I'd rather run in either the Lexus or King George.

Everything in the outfit (Gigginstown) is done on a discussion basis and there'll be any amount of discussion but the Chairman usually rules anyway!â€

Cooper said:- he did it well. It was tough work out there. Conditions were hard as there is a good strong headwind.

To be fair having to make the running on your first run isn't ideal. A lot of things went against him, the track, the ground, the trip, but he had to come here and he did it well. Hopefully he's open to more improvement.

The extra week or two we got (coming here) instead of Down Royal probably left us better for today than it would have for Down Royal so that helped out.

I was impressed with his jumping. When I needed him he was very good and he couldn't have done it any better.

I committed him down to the last. In these good races you don't want to be sitting up. Types likes him are used to going forward. He got me out of trouble.

He's  a nice horse to look forward to. He can go two-and-a-half but ideally probably three miles is better suited.

We have plenty for the staying division so we'll have to see where we are going with them.

Clonmel with roads to riches

1 runner today all the way to Clonmel with Roads to riches:

The reappearance of this fella after giving us and his owners a marvellous season last year , today he's gone to Clonmel for the grade 2 Clonmel oil chase, we hope that he continues in the form he had last year as he seems to be in great order at home.  

Saturday double for tu va

Fantastic result at Naas for Tu Va Stables at the weekend 

 

Race (4) & (5) Winner's Killer Miller & Disko 

Race 4: 2nd Bonny Kate

Race 1: 3rd Powder Hound 

Race 7: 5th Une Lavandiere

Road to Riches wins Lexus !

Road to Riches pictured here winning at down royal. 

Noel said afterwards: "I'm thrilled. Things didn't go quite to plan as we thought we'd be able to make it. He was getting hassled up front early on but it worked out well in the end.

"We knew he was in great shape and he's been improving all the time since Punchestown.

"The way he came home I'd imagine it's all systems go for Cheltenham. You'd say he'd get the trip. He really stuck on well there.

"Bryan said they went very quick and if he had been up there he would have been going too quick. He stayed on really well and I'd say going further wouldn't bother him.

"I'll have to talk to Michael and Eddie. I don't know if he'll run again but obviously we're hoping to go to Cheltenham.

"We did the same with him that we did after Punchestown and left him off. It was never the plan to run at Gowran and he was a bit of work short. We learned a lesson there.

"Bryan rode him work in Navan last week and was delighted with him.

"I thought that was a good race today and thought it was every bit as good as the King George."

Road to Lexus !

Noel commented after the victory of Road to Riches in the JN Wine Chase at Down Royal today “that's terrific, everything went a dream.

“They left him alone in front and he had a couple of great jumps up the back which stretched them.

"This was always the plan; he was a bit undercooked going to Gowran and is still slightly heavy today - five or six kilos 'over' from Galway.

“He's a good horse and I'll probably leave him now until Christmas where we'll go to the Lexus if it's not too heavy.

“I'd love to go for the Gold Cup, but there's more things to be done and he's not going to have his next run in the Gold Cup.

"We changed his training regime and diet completely from Punchestown on and it has made a big difference."

Very wood reappearance !