Jan 02, 2017 thistlecrack, jump racings most exciting chaser, is likely to be joined by at least two stablemates in the gold cup, according to his trainer, colin tizzard. What a blow for his owners, the tizzard team, tom scudamore and the horses fans but also for jump racing. Winner of the christmas highlight at kempton in 2016, colin tizzard s star turned 12 on new years day and is in the veteran stage of his illustrious career. Now there are more than 100 horses in a spanking new stable. Colin tizzard with thistlecrack right and cue card credit. Colin tizzard venn farm racing ltd welcome to tizzard racing. Colin tizzard delighted with lostintranslation ahead of king george. Colin tizzards thistlecrack left and cue card right will be going headto head thistlecrack pictured is a stablemate of cue card, both called beautiful horses by tizzard. Thistlecrack s odds for the king george vi chase have been pushed out after a length defeat behind surprise 401 winner beer goggles in the long distance hurdle at newbury. Trainer colin tizzard happy after galloping stable stars at wincanton including thistlecrack. There are 7 horses based in the region taking part in the gold cup race. Thistlecrack began his racing career at the age of five, when he finished third in a national hunt flat race at wincanton racecourse on 14 april 20.
Thistlecracks odds rise for king george vi chase daily. Jan 29, 2017 colin tizzard still believes thistlecrack will go to the timico gold cup with a favourites chance despite suffering his first defeat, by the illfated many clouds, over fences at. Thistlecrack and cue card, the two biggest stars in colin tizzard s dorset yard, will go headtohead in the king george vi chase at kempton park on boxing day after thistlecrack, a. Trainer colin tizzard has told of his shock at ruling out favourite thistlecrack from next months cheltenham gold cup. Colin tizzard horses cue card thistlecrack cheltenham. Trainer colin tizzard believes thistlecrack will come. Thistlecrack has also been a major horse for the colin tizzard racing team, best known for winning the 2016 liverpool stayers hurdle, the 2015 doom bar sefton novices hurdle, the 2016 ryanair world hurdle, and the 2016 32red king george vi chase. Thistlecrack set for busy campaign cheltenham race festival. Cue card v thistlecrack in cracking king george vi chase. Colin tizzard, trainer of cue card, thistlecrack and native river, seems to be revelling in the hopes for his big three, says cornelius lysaght. Colin tizzard tempted to add native river to king george if conditions are testing.
Colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack thistlecrack. Nov 08, 2018 colin tizzard is keen to keep his options open with thistlecrack as he plots his imminent return to action. Thistlecrack set to miss the cheltenham festival with recurring injury. Colin tizzard appears to have assembled a team as strong as he as ever had for the 2020 cheltenham festival and has decent claims of adding to his tally of seven winners this time around. Cue card v thistlecrack king george vi chase colin tizzard. Joe tizzard with an update on thistlecrack youtube.
Thistlecrack foaled 29 march 2008 is a british thoroughbred racehorse who competes in. Colin tizzard s star turned 12 on new years day and is in the veteran stage of his illustrious career. Tizzard s chaser was far from disgraced when runnerup behind clan des obeaux in the king george when last seen. Oct 28, 2016 a response to a question about thistlecrack earlier this week explained neatly why it remains so refreshing that much of this new national hunt season will revolve around colin tizzard. Cue card, thistlecrack, native river, fox norton, finians oscar colin tizzard born 7 january 1956 is a british racehorse trainer specializing in national hunt racing. The worlds end took the quintet along for much of the way, but was passed by both paisley park and colin tizzard s veteran thistlecrack on the run to the final flight. Welcome to tizzard racing gold cup winning national hunt and flat trainer colin tizzard the tizzards are a quite remarkable familyrun operation as they manage to combine a fierce drive and determination to succeed with a relentless commitment to ensure owners have plenty of fun along the way. Thistlecrack produced an incredible performance to run out a brilliant winner of the king george vi chase at kempton ahead of stablemate cue card.
Tizzards chaser was far from disgraced when runnerup behind clan. Mar 15, 2019 colin tizzard s thistlecrack is all set to run in todays cheltenham gold cup. Thistlecrack has managed to win races in its career so far. Colin tizzard could run thistlecrack, cue card and fox. A victory for either lostintranslation or thistlecrack in boxing days ladbrokes king george vi. Colin tizzard is likely to launch a threepronged assault on the king george at kempton on boxing day. World hurdle winner thistlecrack made a smooth transition to life over fences scoring in fine style at chepstow. King george hope lostintranslation has got it all insists tizzard. When he was a young horse we could not work thistlecrack very well as he would always be a bit stiff behind, tizzard continued.
Colin tizzard has a hattrick of heroic horses known to punters, so are thistlecrack odds and native river eachway good for the cheltenham gold cup. More recently, thistlecrack, native river, fox norton and finians oscar and. Horse racing football greyhounds golf darts rugby union cricket snooker tennis. Colin tizzard has spoken highly of alary on the gallops credit. Jan 17, 2020 colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack. Colin tizzard hopes to get thistlecrack back before the end of the year. Thistlecrack will not be rushed back into action as the problem which forced him to miss the king george vi chase still holds him up. Colin tizzard s superstar former world hurdle winner has been absent from the track since january after an injury curtailed his bold novice chasing campaign. Colin tizzard trained thistlecrack has been one of the most popular steeplechasers in recent years. Colin tizzards thistlecrack is all set to run in todays cheltenham gold cup. Dec 20, 2016 cue card v thistlecrack in cracking king george vi chase. Tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack horse racing itv sport. Jan 17, 2020 thistlecrack will not be rushed back into action as the problem which forced him to miss the king george vi chase still holds him up. Tizzard is set to run defending champion thistlecrack along.
Tizzards other main hope at the festival is thistlecrack, the 1011 redhot favourite with coral for the grade 1 world hurdle on st patricks thursday, march 17th. Lostintranslation, native river, thistlecrack and elegant escape are some of the big colin tizzardtrained horses with big christmas targets. Thistlecrack odds cue card bets native river eachway. Thistlecrack is now 64 secondfavourite with coral for the king george vi chase after connections confirmed the plan was for him to take on stablemate cue card in the boxing day showpiece at kempton the colin tizzard trained gelding was previously 52 for the 3m contest, as owners john. In 2010 tizzard trained cue card to victory in the cheltenham festival champion bumper. Rather than continue to campaign the horse against other novices, tizzard opted to match thistlecrack against more seasoned steeplechasers in the king. Colin tizzard biding time with 12yearold thistlecrack after recent. Colin tizzard born 7 january 1956 is a british racehorse trainer specializing in national hunt racing.
Colin tizzard has been delighted with lostintranslation since his betfair. He has an air of quality about him andit could be a busy season for colin tizzard s thislecrack who has a potential sixrace plan in place including the. The 10yearold has run just three times since winning the 2016 king george vi chase and. Thistlecrack horse profile sky sports horse racing.
View results and future entries as well as statistics by course, race type and prize money. Colin tizzard issues a warning over alarys ability to. The first contest between cue card and thistlecrack both trained by colin tizzard in kemptons king george vi chase on boxing day is the most hotly anticipated jumpracing encounter in seasons. Thistlecrack really was the new star turn, and we had come to hang our coat on him in. Colin tizzard s thistlecrack ready to go for fridays long distance hurdle at newbury racecourse. Cue card and thistlecrack gear up for king george vi chase. We look at his career including successes as well as the. Trained by colin tizzard, there is little doubt that thistlecrack is one of the most exciting horses in training. Colin and family are boxing clever in the race for a. Oct 25, 2016 world hurdle winner thistlecrack made a smooth transition to life over fences scoring in fine style at chepstow. Thistlecrack will spearhead colin tizzard team in cheltenham.
The dorset trainer returned home emptyhanded last year but ruled the roost with native river in the 2018 gold cup and kilbricken storm in the albert bartlett. He is a fivetime grade 1 winner over hurdles and fences, claiming the long walk hurdle at ascot, world hurdle at cheltenham and the aintree stayers hurdle. The tizzards have dominated the threemile chasing division in previous years with thistlecrack and native river, and his latest challenger has tizzard purring with excitement. Colin tizzard has thistlecrack fit for longawaited return.
Thistlecrack fears played down but is he past his best. Colin tizzard leaves thistlecrack king george vi chase. Colin tizzard milborne port, dorset gb jumps last 5 seasons apr 2015 apr 2020 gb jumps last 5 seasons apr 2015 apr 2020 gb jumps current season apr 2019 apr 2020 ire jumps last 5 seasons may 2015 may 2020 gb flat last 5 seasons jan 2016. When you begin life in a caravan and your father starts a farm with half a dozen cows. But now he is at his peak he has been absolutely brilliant for the last five runs and he could easily have won at punchestown when he. Jan 20, 2020 colin tizzards thistlecrack ready to go for fridays long distance hurdle at newbury racecourse. The latest form guide, statistics and horse racing analysis for thistlecrack.
The tenyearold had made his comeback from injury this season and ran a. Colin tizzard stable tour 201920 racebets blog en stable tours. When he was a young horse we could not work thistlecrack very well as he would always be a bit stiff behind, tizzard. Colin tizzard s thistlecrack has been ruled out of the cheltenham gold cup for the second year in a row.
He is a beautiful horse, but it is going to be a really tough race. Oct 30, 2019 the tizzards have dominated the threemile chasing division in previous years with thistlecrack and native river, and his latest challenger has tizzard purring with excitement. Thistlecrack has come out of the race at newbury fine. The sevenyearold has only been beaten by one horse in his last six runs. Thistlecrack has yet to recover from the injury which forced him to bypass last months king.
The bruised foot which caused thistlecrack to miss the king george vi chase is still troubling him three weeks later, colin tizzard said on. Winner of the christmas highlight at kempton in 2016, colin tizzards star turned 12 on new years day and is in the veteran stage of his illustrious career. Colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack racing news. Colin tizzard stable tour cheltenham festival at the. Dec 01, 2017 fridays renewal has great implications for the seasons most important prizes when staging the racecourse reappearance of the boxoffice thistlecrack. Thistlecrack is now 64 secondfavourite with coral for the king george vi chase after connections confirmed the plan was for him to take on stablemate cue card in the boxing day showpiece at kempton. The win would be a third success in the king george vi chase for colin tizzard. Thistlecrack, jump racings most exciting chaser, is likely to be joined by at least two stablemates in the gold cup, according to his trainer, colin tizzard. We think hes capable of taking it and hes the only horse involved in. Mar 10, 2020 tizzard s most famous horse is cue card, a dual cheltenham festival winner and the winner of nine grade 1s in total. Whether he is going to be able to give weight away to all those horses. Tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack racing and sports.
A tribute to the standout 201516 season of the leading staying hurdler thistlecrack. Colin tizzard keeping faith in cue card and thistlecrack. Thistlecrack and cue card to go headtohead in kemptons. Colin tizzards crowd favourite was just out of novice hurdling when turning out in the 2015 edition, with his sixlength trouncing of deputy dan leading to an entire campaign as the. It is sired by the stallion kayf tara out of the dam ardstown. He was sent into training with colin tizzard at milborne port in dorset.
Although he is a big horse, he wouldnt mind it drying out as the week goes on. Colin tizzard on native river and thistlecrack king george plans. Watch more horse racing and sport videos on our youtube channel. Colin tizzard confirmed that thistlecrack will take on his stablemate cue card in a mouthwatering boxing day contest at kempton published. Colin tizzard tempted to add native river to king george if. Colin tizzard still believes thistlecrack will go to the timico gold cup with a favourites chance despite suffering his first defeat, by the illfated many clouds, over fences at. Colin tizzard isnt the type to get jittery or skittery over his horses. He is a fivetime grade 1 winner over hurdles and fences, claiming the long walk hurdle at ascot, world hurdle at cheltenham and the aintree stayers hurdle in what was a blistering unbeaten 201516 campaign. Colin tizzard racing gold cup winning national hunt. Colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack sportstoft. Nov 29, 2018 watch more horse racing and sport videos on our youtube channel.
Colin tizzards thistlecrack ready to go for fridays long. Colin tizzards thistlecrack ruled out of the cheltenham. Mar 29, 2008 the latest form guide, statistics and horse racing analysis for thistlecrack. What a blow for his owners, the tizzard team, tom scudamore and the horse s fans but also for jump racing. Tizzard s most famous horse is cue card, a dual cheltenham festival winner and the winner of nine grade 1s in total. Colin tizzard is set to have one of his strongest teams to date at the festival despite missing key cogs thistlecrack and native river. Native river has been there and done it so arguably. Trainer colin tizzard happy after galloping stable stars. Buckhorn george wis for the buckhorn racing team to land the second part of a double on the day for us, under jonjo jr. Trainer colin tizzard said the 12yearold, who has not won since his king george. Colin tizzard on native river and thistlecrack king george. Thistlecrack is a 12yo b unknown from united kingdom trained by c l tizzard, who is based at sherborne. Modest colin tizzard trainer of cue card and thistlecrack. He will be joined by his colin tizzardtrained stablemate and 2016 winner thistlecrack.
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