SLADE STEEL shows mettle to land the Supreme Novices' Hurdle

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3 ай бұрын

Slade Steel was an impressive winner of the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle as the 2024 Cheltenham Festival got under way.
Trained by Henry de Bromhead and ridden by Rachael Blackmore, the 7-2 chance travelled in the middle of the field and stalked the leaders before mounting a challenge on the turn for home.
Then he began to pick off the horses ahead of him and jumped into the lead before accelerating again up the hill when strongly challenged by Mystical Power, taking top honours by a length and a half.
“I’m delighted with him, Rachael gave him a super ride and fair play to the Robcour team - they said Ballyburn has beaten us twice and we need to just avoid him, so that’s what we did and it’s worked out really well for us,” said De Bromhead.
“It’s lovely to see young horses like him coming through, we’re very fortunate the support we get from everyone and thankfully we get the odd result.
“Cheltenham is an amazing, special place. We’ve had a lot of luck here and it’s a cliche, but it’s our Olympics and we’re lucky to be able to take part.
“You definitely breathe a sigh of relief (after having a winner). We’ve never won the Supreme before so I don’t know this feeling, but it’s good.
“When you’ve had one winner you want two, but we’re delighted to get one. He was one of our big hopes coming here and it’s great for the team.”
He added: “He has a high cruising speed, definitely. He just jumped a little bit slow today.
“He can be a bit lairy in front, so I’d say Rachael wouldn’t have minded being joined after the last. He looked to be going so well going to the last there was hope that it could happen (fight back on the run-in), I’m not saying I knew it would happen but there was hope he would get back.”
Blackmore - who in 2021 became the first woman to be crowned top rider at the Festival - said: “It’s unbelievable, I obviously love this place and it’s just amazing to be coming here, riding these brilliant horses. Henry trains them every year to come here and the way he does it is incredible.”
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Пікірлер: 37

@grudeman 3 ай бұрын

That was very impressive not many horses get headed and come back like that, lovely horse 👍

@Bullseye50 3 ай бұрын

Yes , had conditions well and truly on its favour 😮 Have a great 3 days m8

@jamiemfc2024 3 ай бұрын

Henry, you are some trainer! One of the very best at getting them ready for Cheltenham

@vincefreyne6078 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Rachel and Slade Steel and Henry!!!! First winner up!!!! Had Gaelic Warrior next too..... paid for the day)) had Raglan Road too!

@johnsonkevin1 3 ай бұрын

Love an after time

@janetmarshall7171 3 ай бұрын

Slade Steel started this festival off to a GRAND START!! Congrats!!❤

@aman2340 3 ай бұрын

nice win good ride from Rachael well done

@stevenorourke6509 3 ай бұрын

I can’t believe mystical power didn’t win that

@user-go2uf5bx1ii 3 ай бұрын

100% - it was the "I'm so lucky show again" - total fix.MPower worst jockey since Humpty Dumpty ! - would boot it's arse the long nosed arsehole !

@marc4094 3 ай бұрын

The only 2 and half mile winner in the race must be a bog

@WESSERPARAQUAT 3 ай бұрын

Rachael is on the auld Helium again! :))) very nice horse looked beaten at the last but rallied gamely up the big ol hill Rachael Helium is the GREATEST rider of all time of horses that is!

@laurengunn365 3 ай бұрын

Well done Rachel and slade steel 🎉🎉❤

@pauloconnor5101 3 ай бұрын

Well done Rachel bumped him then rode across him ftw

@user-ll3nm8kh2y 3 ай бұрын

yup to many thick people think slade steel was value for the win, no chance.. the horse was in the lead and slade steel hung right into MP's path bumped it and MP lost all momentum

@johnsonkevin1 3 ай бұрын

@@user-ll3nm8kh2yAre you for real!!!!!!

@WESSERPARAQUAT 3 ай бұрын

Munchkins live!

@frankelforever14 3 ай бұрын

Great race to start the festival off, no hard luck stories and the better horse won on the day on that ground. I'd fancy Mystical Power to turn the tables on better ground on a flatter track like Aintree.

@Martin.Lewis.. 3 ай бұрын

Neither will be going to Aintree!

@Martin.Lewis.. 3 ай бұрын

Real lack of knowledge that post from you clueless.

@frankelforever14 3 ай бұрын

Oh here is the geniass that said Irish Point wouldn't run at Cheltenham cause he was going straight to Aintree like Gordon said in one interview. Have your long list of ante post losers not taught you anything clueless?

@matthewallott9416 3 ай бұрын

Not too sure about the no hard luck stories actually, Firefox could of get very close if it had got the gap it wanted

@frankelforever14 3 ай бұрын

@@matthewallott9416he didn't have the tactical speed to hold his position and didn't gain anything on the winner up the hill. Without interference he might have finished a bit closer in distance but would still have been 3rd place at best.