Newcastle – “This is incredible – I’ve never seen a horse this far clear” – bumper winner wins by a huge margin.
Jack Hyde, trained by Thomas Gallagher, led from the beginning to the end to win the first 2m12f bumper by 15 lengths.
The five-year-old horse, ridden by amateur jockey John Reddington, blazed a trail from the front and was not meant for catching.
During the race, Jack Hyde had a commanding advantage that put him 50 lengths ahead at the halfway point.
He was able to win comfortably ahead of Paddy Elvis, who held on well to finish second, despite tiring in the final two furlongs.
Derek Thompson, on commentary duties for Sky Sports Racing, could scarcely believe what he was watching, saying: “Look at this, this is incredible. I’ve never seen a horse so far clear! He must be 50 lengths clear.
“He is still galloping. Where are the others, they’re not even in camera shot. This is a marvellous win and a great ride from the owner and jockey John Reddington.”
The winner appeared to be in the best shape going into the race, having placed sixth in a Listed bumper in November at Cheltenham under the rules.
At the beginning of December, his most recent effort saw him finish third out of eight in a Lingfield bumper.
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Gary Moore has lamented this jumps season as the worst he has known since he got his licence in 30 years ago.
Despite having success in valuable races with Goshen and Botox, he said that the unseasonably dry weather followed by the recent bitter temperatures have led to an incredibly challenging few months.
“This has been the worst season I’ve ever known for training jumps horses,” he said. “If it isn’t quick ground you’ve got too much sun on the hurdles and fences, so they’re omitted, and then you’ve got these mass cancellations of meetings due to the freezing temperatures. It’s bonkers and never-ending.”
“It’s difficult to navigate as a team because the horses are ready to run and we’ve been in limbo this week. We can’t back off them because there’s always a chance racing might be on, even if realistically we think it won’t be. We just have to keep our fingers crossed things thaw out.”
“Then the races aren’t there when you want them. There aren’t going to be small novice hurdles around for young horses as everyone is going to run in them. Who would be a jumps trainer?”
Moore, who is based in West Sussex, has showcased two very smart prospects in Authorised Speed and Givega in recent months. Both of them started their seasons at Lingfield where Gary Moore believes has been the only course to provide genuine soft ground.
“The ground has been the main factor,” he said. “The only two meetings that have had proper soft ground this season were at Lingfield. We just haven’t had much rain. Since when do courses water in November? I’ve never known anything like it before.”
When the weather settles, the train has much to look forward to and he is hoping forecast rising temperatures mean he will soon be able to give opportunities to a number of good prospects.
The trainer isn’t far off debuting another top-class prospect, with French import Bo Zenith to make the move to his more established stablemates at Kempton.
He was last seen beating impressive Cork winner Blood Destiny at Auteuil in April and is already at most 20-1 for the Triumph Hurdle in March.
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