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. We think hes capable of taking it and hes the only horse involved in. Tizzards chaser was far from disgraced when runnerup behind clan. Native river has been there and done it so arguably. 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. Tizzard is set to run defending champion thistlecrack along. View results and future entries as well as statistics by course, race type and prize money. Colin tizzard stable tour 201920 racebets blog en stable tours. 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. Lostintranslation, native river, thistlecrack and elegant escape are some of the big colin tizzardtrained horses with big christmas targets. Colin tizzard s star turned 12 on new years day and is in the veteran stage of his illustrious career. He will be joined by his colin tizzardtrained stablemate and 2016 winner thistlecrack.
He was sent into training with colin tizzard at milborne port in dorset. Colin tizzard tempted to add native river to king george if. Thistlecrack foaled 29 march 2008 is a british thoroughbred racehorse who competes in. Colin and family are boxing clever in the race for a. Colin tizzard on native river and thistlecrack king george plans.
Colin tizzards thistlecrack ruled out of the cheltenham. Colin tizzard isnt the type to get jittery or skittery over his horses. Colin tizzard has been delighted with lostintranslation since his betfair. It is sired by the stallion kayf tara out of the dam ardstown. Colin tizzard keeping faith in cue card and thistlecrack. Tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack racing and sports. The bruised foot which caused thistlecrack to miss the king george vi chase is still troubling him three weeks later, colin tizzard said on. Oct 25, 2016 world hurdle winner thistlecrack made a smooth transition to life over fences scoring in fine style at chepstow. Whether he is going to be able to give weight away to all those horses. Colin tizzard, trainer of cue card, thistlecrack and native river, seems to be revelling in the hopes for his big three, says cornelius lysaght. More recently, thistlecrack, native river, fox norton and finians oscar and. 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.
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 trained thistlecrack has been one of the most popular steeplechasers in recent years. Thistlecrack fears played down but is he past his best. Trained by colin tizzard, there is little doubt that thistlecrack is one of the most exciting horses in training. Cue card and thistlecrack gear up for king george vi chase. Thistlecracks odds rise for king george vi chase daily. Thistlecrack is a 12yo b unknown from united kingdom trained by c l tizzard, who is based at sherborne. Colin tizzard leaves thistlecrack king george vi chase. Colin tizzard stable tour cheltenham festival at the. Mar 15, 2019 colin tizzard s thistlecrack is all set to run in todays cheltenham gold cup. 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.
Winner of the christmas highlight at kempton in 2016, colin. Colin tizzard born 7 january 1956 is a british racehorse trainer specializing in national hunt racing. A tribute to the standout 201516 season of the leading staying hurdler thistlecrack. Thistlecrack has yet to recover from the injury which forced him to bypass last months king. Jan 20, 2020 colin tizzards thistlecrack ready to go for fridays long distance hurdle at newbury racecourse. 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. 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. Colin tizzard venn farm racing ltd welcome to tizzard racing. What a blow for his owners, the tizzard team, tom scudamore and the horse s fans but also for jump racing. 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.
Tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack horse racing itv sport. Cue card v thistlecrack in cracking king george vi chase. Colin tizzards thistlecrack ready to go for fridays long. Thistlecrack has come out of the race at newbury fine. Rather than continue to campaign the horse against other novices, tizzard opted to match thistlecrack against more seasoned steeplechasers in the king. The tenyearold had made his comeback from injury this season and ran a. Colin tizzard racing gold cup winning national hunt.
Trainer colin tizzard said the 12yearold, who has not won since his king george. 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. One of the most popular steeplechasers in recent years, thistlecrack was a stunning winner of the king george vi chase at kempton park in 2016 for tom scudamore and the colin tizzard team. King george hope lostintranslation has got it all insists tizzard. Colin tizzard is likely to launch a threepronged assault on the king george at kempton on boxing day. 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 in what was a blistering unbeaten 201516 campaign. Colin tizzard issues a warning over alarys ability to. Thistlecrack will spearhead colin tizzard team in cheltenham. Nov 08, 2018 colin tizzard is keen to keep his options open with thistlecrack as he plots his imminent return to action.
Colin tizzard is set to have one of his strongest teams to date at the festival despite missing key cogs thistlecrack and native river. Thistlecrack produced an incredible performance to run out a brilliant winner of the king george vi chase at kempton ahead of stablemate cue card. Trainer colin tizzard happy after galloping stable stars. The latest form guide, statistics and horse racing analysis for thistlecrack. 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 sportstoft. Colin tizzard s thistlecrack ready to go for fridays long distance hurdle at newbury racecourse. Buckhorn george wis for the buckhorn racing team to land the second part of a double on the day for us, under jonjo jr. 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. Colin tizzard hopes to get thistlecrack back before the end of the year. He is a beautiful horse, but it is going to be a really tough race. 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. Colin tizzard has thistlecrack fit for longawaited return. Nov 29, 2018 watch more horse racing and sport videos on our youtube channel. 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. 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. Modest colin tizzard trainer of cue card and thistlecrack. 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.
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. In 2010 tizzard trained cue card to victory in the cheltenham festival champion bumper. Watch more horse racing and sport videos on our youtube channel. 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. 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. Tizzard s most famous horse is cue card, a dual cheltenham festival winner and the winner of nine grade 1s in total. Colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack racing news. Trainer colin tizzard happy after galloping stable stars at wincanton including thistlecrack. Colin tizzard s thistlecrack has been ruled out of the cheltenham gold cup for the second year in a row. Trainer colin tizzard has told of his shock at ruling out favourite thistlecrack from next months cheltenham gold cup. Colin tizzard could run thistlecrack, cue card and fox. Mar 29, 2008 the latest form guide, statistics and horse racing analysis for thistlecrack.
Although he is a big horse, he wouldnt mind it drying out as the week goes on. A victory for either lostintranslation or thistlecrack in boxing days ladbrokes king george vi. 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 biding time with 12yearold thistlecrack after recent. Colin tizzard confirmed that thistlecrack will take on his stablemate cue card in a mouthwatering boxing day contest at kempton published. The win would be a third success in the king george vi chase for colin tizzard. Thistlecrack set for busy campaign cheltenham race festival.
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. 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. When he was a young horse we could not work thistlecrack very well as he would always be a bit stiff behind, tizzard continued. Thistlecrack odds cue card bets native river eachway. Trainer colin tizzard believes thistlecrack will come.
Joe tizzard with an update on thistlecrack youtube. Cue card v thistlecrack king george vi chase colin tizzard. 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. World hurdle winner thistlecrack made a smooth transition to life over fences scoring in fine style at chepstow. 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. Colin tizzard leaves thistlecrack king george vi chase option open this article is more than 3 years old trainer has 5050 call for horse s target at kempton. 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 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. Colin tizzard on native river and thistlecrack king george. There are 7 horses based in the region taking part in the gold cup race. Colin tizzard has spoken highly of alary on the gallops credit. When he was a young horse we could not work thistlecrack very well as he would always be a bit stiff behind, tizzard. The sevenyearold has only been beaten by one horse in his last six runs.
We look at his career including successes as well as the. 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. The 10yearold has run just three times since winning the 2016 king george vi chase and. Tizzard s chaser was far from disgraced when runnerup behind clan des obeaux in the king george when last seen. Colin tizzards thistlecrack is all set to run in todays cheltenham gold cup. Jan 17, 2020 colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack.
Colin tizzard in no rush with thistlecrack thistlecrack. 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 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 delighted with lostintranslation ahead of king george. Now there are more than 100 horses in a spanking new stable. Dec 01, 2017 fridays renewal has great implications for the seasons most important prizes when staging the racecourse reappearance of the boxoffice thistlecrack. Thistlecrack has managed to win races in its career so far.
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. Colin tizzard horses cue card thistlecrack cheltenham. Thistlecrack set to miss the cheltenham festival with recurring injury. Thistlecrack horse profile sky sports horse racing. Colin tizzard tempted to add native river to king george if conditions are testing. 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. Dec 20, 2016 cue card v thistlecrack in cracking king george vi chase. When you begin life in a caravan and your father starts a farm with half a dozen cows.
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