Alan King Stable Tour

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Winner of a bumper at Huntingdon in May.

Trainer says

We think he is quite nice young horse and he won his only bumper at Huntingdon in May. We haven't decided whether to go for another bumper or go straight over hurdles but he is doing everything right and I am very happy with him.

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A 147-rated chaser. Winner of a handicap chase at Aintree last November and won the Grade 3 Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby on Boxing Day.

Trainer says

He fell in the Grand National having had a good season up until then and he fell in the Rowland Meyrick too. Whether he goes back over the Aintree fences I'm not sure but hopefully decent staying chases will be the target for him.

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A 125-rated hurdler. Winner of his first two races over hurdles at Stratford in July and August before finishing third at Market Rasen.

Trainer says

He won his first two juveniles and he was disappointing at Market Rasen but he came back and scoped badly. Hopefully, we will get him over that, and he might head to the Wensleydale at Wetherby and then we will see where we are with him.

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Finished third to stablemate Moonamacaroona in a bumper at Chepstow in March on her second start.

Trainer says

She finished third to Moonamacaroona at Chepstow which was a pleasing run. She has done really well over the summer and I would imagine she will go straight over hurdles.

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A 137-rated chaser. Better effort on his return at Warwick in May when third to Fidelio Vallis.

Trainer says

He had a stop start season last year when the ground went against him for most of the winter. He ran one nice race at Warwick in May. I think we might chop and change between two and two and a half miles with him and he will be ready to run at the beginning of the month.

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A 150-rated hurdler. Notable effort when finishing fifth, beaten three lengths, to Belfast Banter in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.

Trainer says

He was a progressive hurdler last season and is a big fine horse. We schooled him over fences last Thursday and he will head down the Novice Chase route. He should be ready to run by the end of the month and should go two to two and a half miles.

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Winner of an all-weather bumper at Lingfield in February.

Trainer says

She won on her debut in an all-weather bumper at Lingfield and then ran well for a long way in the Grade 2 bumper at Aintree. I think the plan is to start back in a bumper in November time and then we will take it from there.

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Runner-up three times on the Flat over middle distances and rated 77.

Trainer says

He is just about ready to start as well and he has some good Flat form for me. He has had a good summer break and we will probably start him over two miles and go from there.

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Easy winner of a mares’ novice hurdle at Market Rasen in September.

Trainer says

She was very impressive on her hurdling debut at Market Rasen last month. She is a quality filly and we are in no rush with her and will take our time. She showed a lovely aptitude for hurdling at Market Rasen and I am really happy with her.

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Disappointing favourite for an all-weather bumper at Lingfield last February.

Trainer says

He only had the one run in an all-weather bumper at Lingfield last year and we were very disappointed with him as he is a horse we have always liked. We are happy with his preparation at the moment and he will go straight novice hurdling. He will be ready to run in the next couple of weeks.

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A 133-rated hurdler. Winner of a Listed Juvenile Fillies' Hurdle at Doncaster in January and a Grade 3 Fillies Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham in April.

Trainer says

She was a progressive filly last year and did very well. She ran well over a mile and six on the flat at Nottingham last week when finishing third and I she will be run in a lot of those listed mares’ hurdles. She is fine at two miles but I think she will be even better when we step her up in trip.

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A 136-rated hurdler. Won a maiden hurdle at Warwick in January and novice hurdle at the same course in February.

Trainer says

He was a decent novice last season and had his first school over fences last Thursday. I was very happy with and he is due to run towards the end of the month. I would have thought two and a half miles to start.

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A winner twice over middle distance on the Flat and rated 72.

Trainer says

She is a three-year-old filly who won two on the Flat. She had a little school last week and we will go juvenile hurdling with her. We don't know where we will start yet but we will work back from the Listed Juvenile Fillies at Aintree in December.

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Better effort when third in a bumper at Fontwell in May.

Trainer says

She is a big strong filly and she progressed from her first run in a bumper when third at Fontwell in May. She has done really well over the summer, and she will go straight novice hurdling.

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A 124-rated hurdler off the mark at Chepstow in March.

Trainer says

He was a bit in an out last year and not most consistent of horses. We schooled him over fences last week and that went well and I imagine he will go down the novice chase route. Two and a half miles will be his minimum and he will probably be better suited by farther.

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Winner of a bumper at Doncaster in November and beaten only half a length under a penalty in a valuable bumper at Ayr in April.

Trainer says

He is a lovely bumper horse and he won well at Doncaster and was a little unlucky not to follow up at Ayr. I think the plan will be to bring him back for another bumper in November and then go over hurdles. He could be a good horse.

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A 150-rated chaser. Winner of his first two races over fences last season and notched up a prestigious success in the Grade 2 Dipper Chase held at Wincanton in January when beating Protektorat four and three quarter lengths.

Trainer says

He had a good season and is back in pre-training and will come back to the yard at anytime. We will feel our way very quietly with him. We tried him over three miles and he didn't stay - he is a two and a half miler and if anything, I will come back in trip.

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A 130-rated chaser and impressive winner on her chasing debut at Fontwell in November and several other creditable efforts after.

Trainer says

She was a progressive mare over fences last season and was Black Type placed. I am sure we will go down that route again and there is a good race in this mare.

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Winner on the flat over a mile and a half at Epsom in June and currently rated 97.

Trainer says

He had a really good Flat season and is now rated 97. He schooled last Thursday and he will be ready to start in a couple of weeks. I am hoping that he will leave his hurdle form behind this season.

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Nice bumper horse last season, wining two of her three races.

Trainer says

She is a lovely big filly who won two of her three bumpers. She is ready to start over hurdles and we will probably start her over two miles but she will definitely stay further. She is a mare I think we will have a lot of fun with.

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Winner of a maiden hurdle at Warwick in May and followed up in a novice event at Chepstow on Friday.

Trainer says

She won on her hurdling debut before having a summer break and returned with a comfortable victory at Chepstow on Friday. She was suited by the step up to two miles and a half and hopefully she can continue to progress.

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A 146-rated chaser. Won his first two starts last season at Bangor in November and then took the Grade 3 Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick in January.

Trainer says

He had a good first half to the season and then had a nasty setback at Haydock when he spread a shoe and a nail when into his foot. Put a line through his last two runs; he's back in very good form. His injury seems to have cleared and we will go for one run and then go back for the Classic Chase at Warwick which he won last year.

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Finished runner-up to Too Friendly on his hurdling bow at Stratford last week.

Trainer says

He got beat at Stratford last week but I was very pleased with him. He did everything right but the Skelton horse was just a little bit quicker and sharper. It was a lovely first run over hurdles and he will give his owners a lot of fun.

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A 127-rated hurdler. Successful over hurdles at Wincanton and Warwick and creditable third in the Novices Handicap Hurdle Final at Sandown in April.

Trainer says

He has been running ok on the flat and is probably handicapped to win a decent handicap over hurdles. He is just having a little holiday at the moment but he should be back later in the year and can pay his way.

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A 148-rated chaser. Awarded the bet365 Handicap Chase in the Stewards' room after finishing three quarters of a length behind Enrilo.

Trainer says

He got the bet365 Chase in the Stewards' room but these things happen. I would like to try and get him ready for the Ladbroke Handicap at Newbury in November with probably one run beforehand.

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A 105-rated on the Flat and finished runner-up in the Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap at Royal Ascot.

Trainer says

He had a good break after Royal Ascot and will go novice hurdling. He has done plenty of schooling and he jumps well.

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A 163-rated chaser and 157-rated hurdler. Winner of the Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las, the Grade 2 Elite Hurdle at Wincanton and the Grade 2 Game Spirit Chase at Newbury in February last season.

Trainer says

The old boy is back in very good form and we will probably start him this weekend in either the Welsh Champion Hurdle at Ffos Las or more likely a conditions hurdle at Kempton on the Sunday. He is pretty good over hurdles as well and we will duck and dive between chasing and hurdling.

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A 134-rated chaser. One of his notable efforts when finishing third to Livelovelaugh in the Topham Trophy at Aintree in April.

Trainer says

He will go to Market Rasen this weekend and then onto Aintree for the two mile and six over the National fences. He is in good order.

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A 124-rated hurdler. Winner on his hurdling debut at Newcastle last November.

Trainer says

He has had a nice break and we ran him on the Flat at Lingfield at the end of September and he was a little unlucky as he got trapped wide and was only beaten three lengths in the end. That will have put him spot on an whether we stay on the flat for now or go jumping I'm not sure yet.

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A winner on the Flat on his reappearance at Beverley in April and currently rated 76.

Trainer says

Sonning is one of our juvenile hurdlers and he was another to school last Thursday. He has had a little summer holiday and has come back in good form. He is a couple of weeks off but will be running somewhere before the end of the month.

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A 131-rated hurdler. Winning over hurdles at Warwick in November and Bangor in January.

Trainer says

She schooled over fences on Thursday and I am looking forward to sending her chasing. There is a possibility she will start in the Mares’ Chase at Bangor in few weeks’ time.

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A 145-rated hurdler. Winner at Ascot in January and followed up in the Grade 2 Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton the following month. Also finished fifth to Quilixios in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.

Trainer says

He is another back in good form having had a summer break. If it all goes well and the ground is suitable he will head to Cheltenham October meeting for the four-year-old hurdle.

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Winner of a point-to-point in Ireland in April.

Trainer says

He is a new horse to us and I am happy enough with him and he should be ready to start over hurdles next week. He is a winning Irish pointer but he is not screaming stamina at me and I think two and a half miles would be a starting point for him.

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A 133-rated hurdler. Winner first time out over hurdles at Wetherby in March and finished runner-up in his next three starts before resuming winning ways in a novice hurdle at Fontwell in March.

Trainer says

He is another who schooled over fences on Thursday. He was a good novice last year and won a couple and he has done very well physically during the summer. I would have thought he would be suited by two and a half miles to three miles over fences.

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A 123-rated hurdler. Winner of her first two hurdles last season at Bangor in September and Ludlow in October.

Trainer says

She's a decent mare and I had hopes she would be a fair bit better than she's shown although she still has fairly decent form. She's done very well during the summer, and she will go down the mares' handicap route at some stage - she isn't quite ready yet.