Jamie Snowden: Five to Follow including Kiltealy Briggs and Hardy Du Seuil
ANYTHINGFORLOVE
A half-sister to the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Sizing John, by Black Sam Bellamy. Unbeaten in bumpers winning both her starts. She progressed into a top-class novice hurdler last season, winning two novice hurdles before winning the Grade 2 Jane Seymour Novices' Hurdle at Sandown. She needed her seasonal debut when fourth, but will continue to improve as the season progresses.
DATSALRIGHTGINO
By the high-class German-trained middle-distance performer, It’s Gino, who was third in the Arc (the sire of Grade 1 winner hurdler and Grade 2 winning chaser, Lalor) and out of a three-time winning Group placed mare. This full brother to a nine-time winner was second in three bumpers last season, after finishing third on his debut. He has had a wind operation over the summer, and will go novice hurdling this season. He could be very useful.
HARDY DU SEUIL
By Coastal Path from the family of Silviniaco Conti and Cheltenham Festival winner, Eglantine Du Seuil. He was second in two three-year-old bumpers in France last season before he bolted up over hurdles at Fontainebleau on the February 23 where he made all at a good pace on soft ground. He fell at the first at Wetherby but learnt from that when winning a two-horse race at Carlisle and we will aim him for the Grade 2 Rising Stars at Wincanton. We did this successfully with Ga Law last season, and Hardy can hopefully follow in his footsteps.
KILTEALY BRIGGS
Out of a sister to the Grand National winner, Ballabriggs, this strapping individual looks a chaser through and through. He was second on his racecourse debut in a bumper, and won two novice hurdles before he was third in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham. After an interrupted summer, he was placed in a Grade 2 Novice chase last season but remains a novice over fences for this season. After a good summer off this time around, he has strengthened into a proper horse, and is a hugely exciting second season novice chaser. He needed his seasonal debut when only beaten four lengths and will improve as the season progresses – there should be a big handicap in him.
UP FOR PAROL
Is a brother to the useful bumper winner Letsbeclearaboutit; out of unraced sister to the smart West Coast Time. Up For Parol won an Irish Point before arriving with us mid-season. He didn’t quite see out 2m4 on his hurdling debut when fourth at Doncaster, but appreciated the drop back to 2m when winning at Wetherby and again under a penalty at Ffos Las. A super jumper, who travels well in his races. Ran well to be third in the Grade 2 Persian War on seasonal debut and will now go novice chasing.