"ONE TO JUMP"

Analysis & Selections by

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 Whether it be "the race of the day" or a small prize round the gaffs, we will attempt to use our knowledge of the formbook to highlight the fancied horses participating each day and their characteristics and requirements. Hopefully this 'second opinion' provides you with a winner or two each day, or even reinforces your own view on a particular may even convince you to back some of those horses which we feel are the "ones to fear", or have decent eachway claims. whichever is the case, we hope the information is of use to you.

"ONE TO JUMP '04" - A selections of horses we believe are worth following during the national hunt season.

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FOREWORD
Since the end of the last season, The Rook has been sifting through the formbook/sales returns for horses to follow this season. This year the list comprising runners trained in Britain, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic and includes horses that raced in these countries, as well as Australia, The U.A.E. and New Zealand 

As usual the list large as we feel it helps to have a 'core' of horses to keep an eye on. We have had to leave some out, but will include them as and when in our FUTURE WINNERS feature during the winter

WHY SUCH A LARGE LIST?
The list is really intended to cover (at least) a twelve-month period, rather than a quick return although some of the horses highlighted have done exactly that. We find it pays to start off with a central 'core' of horses to watch out for, rather than having to try and remember how a horse has performed.

The format is as much as the same as is recent years. We have avoided as many of the big names of jumping, as we could mainly because we all know who they are, and they usually offer very little in the way of betting opportunities (...besides you'll get hundreds of similar features who will offer you these horses!!)

That isn't to say that we don't think they will do well, and our hopes for them will be expressed on the website in our 'FEATURE MEETINGS' reviews, or on the 'CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL' page. There are a couple of exceptions, however don't think it odd, that you will not find ROOSTER BOOSTER, HOR LA LOI III, MALBOROUGH, LIKE-A-BUTTERFLY, DAVENPORT MILENIUM, BEST MATE or ÉDREDON BLEU amongst this year's offering.

We don't expect these to win all of the time, but we hope they are capable of performing solidly during the season. It is worth having a look in the NATIONAL HUNT, 'POINT TO POINT' or 'NAP OF THE DAY' sections to see when we are most keen on their chances. 

The list of horses have been placed into the following sections

[i]¯¯ Bumper horses
[ii]¯¯ Hurdlers - 3 year olds (juveniles)
[iii]¯¯ Hurdlers - novices 4 year olds+
[iv]¯¯ Hurdlers - handicappers
[v]¯¯ Hurdlers - championship class?
[vi]¯¯ Steeplechasers - novices 4 year olds+
[vii]¯¯ Steeplechasers - handicappers
[viii]¯¯ Steeplechasers - championship class?
[ix]¯¯ European trained hurdlers
[x]¯¯ European trained steeplechasers
[xi]¯¯ Point-to-pointers & hunter chasers

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click onto the book to see the full list of horses. 

This page was last updated on Tuesday November 11, 2003 at 08:42:49 AM

"ONE TO JUMP '04"
One To Jump - A selections of horses we believe are worth following during the national hunt season split into the following sections. 

	A-Z Of Horses
	Bumper Horses
	Hurdlers - 3 Year Olds
	Hurdlers - Novices 4 Year Olds+
	Hurdlers - Handicappers
	Hurdlers - Championship Class?
	Steeplechasers - Novices 4 Year Olds+
	Steeplechasers - Handicappers
	Steeplechasers - Championship Class?
	European trained Hurdlers
	European trained Steeplechasers
	Point-To-Pointers & Hunter Chasers
	Stats - How are they doing?