Anthony Honeyball Stable Tour 2021/22
geegeez.co.uk is delighted to continue its sponsorship of the very talented National Hunt yard of Anthony Honeyball. Operating out of Potwell Farm, set in a beautiful nook on the Dorset / Somerset border, Anthony and Rachael have been gradually improving both the quality and quantity of horses they race; and this term promises much on both scores.
I spoke at length to Anthony yesterday about his team for this season and below are his thoughts and hopes for the campaign ahead.
The comments are presented in a table which may be sorted by any of the column headings, and may be searched from the box to the right just below this sentence.
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| Horse | YoB | Sex | Code | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acey Milan | 2014 | Gelding | Chase | Won at Aintree on seasonal bow last year and is entered there again on Sunday. Main target is the Rehearsal Chase |
| Belle De Manech | 2016 | Mare | Hdl/Chs | Has a good record fresh and goes to the Wincanton mares' handicap hurdle in early November. It's been a good race for the yard and looks ideal for her. She's had a wind op since last season. |
| Bohemian Lad | 2018 | Gelding | NHF | He's a hardy type. Will have a racecourse gallop somewhere midwinter and then aim at a bumper in the spring. Be a lovely jumper in time. |
| Cape Vidal | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | Good size, robust individual who is taking his work well. Should be ready for a bumper in December. |
| Captain Claude | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | Has progressed well at home, and did a nice racecourse gallop last spring. We just ran out of time to get to the track. Ready to go now and should hopefully take some beating first time up. |
| Coquelicot | 2016 | Mare | Flat/Hdl | A very good bumper mare (Listed winner) for geegeez.co.uk, she didn't quite get her jumping together last season. Will start in a 1m6f novice at Nottingham before going hurdling. Has had a wind op since last season. |
| Credo | 2015 | Mare | Hurdle | Love her. Unbeaten in three (Irish point, two bumpers) and is from a strong staying family (including Cyclop). Will go mares' maiden/novice hurdling and should win a 2m4f soft ground heat. |
| Dear Ralphy | 2016 | Gelding | NHF | Half to The King's Writ, he's progressing nicely. We've not asked him for everything yet and feel he has more to show us. Be ready for a bumper in December. |
| Deja Vue | 2014 | Mare | Chase | Very consistent and classy mare. Could go to Fontwell on 5th November, or Uttoxeter on 13th. Were she to win we'd be looking at something like the Tommy Whittle with her. |
| Emzara | 2016 | Mare | NHF | Was ready to run and then got a little niggle last backend. Ready again now and might go to Aintree Sunday. She ought to be worth the wait and should go well. |
| Multiplex ex Montelfolene | 2017 | Filly | NHF | Coming along steadily. Related to Soll, and should be ready in the spring for a bumper. |
| Champs Elysees ex Purely By Chance | 2017 | Filly | NHF | Related to Ucanaver, she was quite backward last term. Has had a good long break and ought to be ready for a bumper in the New Year. Looking forward to her. |
| Black Sam Bellamy ex Rouquine Sauvage | 2018 | Gelding | NHF | Out of a mare we won three with, he's a big horse who will probably want some wet ground. One for later in the season. |
| Fanfaron Dino | 2015 | Gelding | Hdl/Chs | He'll go straight over fences this season. Is potentially nicely handicapped but has a bit to prove after a couple of flattish runs last term. |
| Firestream | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | We like this lad a lot. He's a very good work horse and showed plenty in a racecourse gallop last backend. We'd be very hopeful he'll go close on debut, may run at Ascot Saturday week. |
| Fortuna Ligna | 2017 | Filly | NHF | Another of our bumper squad, she by Soldier of Fortune out of a Bob Back mare, two pedigree parts we love. Had a racecourse gallop last term and will be entered up soon. Goes nicely at home. |
| Forward Plan | 2016 | Gelding | NHF | Athletic sort who won an Irish point before coming to us. Will be ready in a fortnight or so. Clean winded and has a nice action; looking forward to him in a bumper before switching to hurdles at some point. |
| Gabriel's Getaway | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | Related to Burtons Well and Burton Port among others. Showed a fair bit at home and in a racecourse gallop. Can be a bit gawky but loads of ability and we'd like to think he'll go very close 1st time. |
| Glorious Isolation | 2016 | Mare | Hurdle | Will head straight over hurdles. She's schooled superbly and, though she might need the experience early, ought to come into her own at some point this season. Will start in 2m maiden hurdles. |
| Good Look Charm | 2016 | Mare | NHF | Won a bumper at the second time of asking last season since when she joined us. Is sister to a Punchestown Land Rover bumper winner. Might start at Aintree on Sunday. Going nicely. |
| Gustavian | 2015 | Gelding | Chase | Hyper consistent (3 wins, 5 seconds and a third from 9 runs) and will graduate to fences this season. Should have a little more still to come. Probably wants soft or heavy to show his best. Has had a wind op. |
| Hatos | 2017 | Gelding | NHF/Hdl | Bought him after he was 2nd in an Irish point. He's a very well balanced athletic horse who goes well at home and will have a spin in a bumper before switching to hurdles. Looking forward to him. |
| Howlingmadmurdock | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | Related to Time For Rupert and the smart Easy As That among others. Was just about ready in the spring but the ground went against us. Extra time has done him good. Will be out soon. |
| Jail No Bail | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | A strong galloper who was ready to run in a maiden point before I bought him and put him away for the summer. Going very well and should take some beating in an ordinary bumper. |
| Jepeck | 2009 | Gelding | Chase | Veterans' Chase Final winner a couple of seasons back, he's probably going hurdling this time around. Seems to retain all his affection for the game. Wants it soft or heavy ideally. |
| Khalina Star | 2017 | Filly | NHF/Hdl | Had a racecourse gallop last season and another we ran out of time with when the ground dried up. Very laid back mare who seems to have more than she shows us! She's ready to go in a bumper for a geegeez.co.uk syndicate. |
| Kid Commando | 2014 | Gelding | Chase | A good jumper: neat and brave. He might go to Ascot Saturday week for the novices' handicap chase. He was a point winner before coming to us so we expect he'll improve for fences. Has had a wind op since last campaign. |
| Konigin Isabella | 2018 | Filly | NHF | Another geegeez.co.uk syndicate filly, she's by an interesting German sire. Is probably our sharpest 3yo and the plan is to head to Warwick on 17th November for a fillies' junior bumper. |
| Le Coeur Net | 2012 | Gelding | Chase | Stable stalwart has won five for us in recent seasons. High enough in the weights perhaps but does handle mud well so every chance he'll add to his tally through the winter. |
| Lilith | 2015 | Mare | Hdl/Chs | She didn't meet our expectations last season and, as a result is potentially very well handicapped now. Will mix hurdling and chasing and should be best on soft or heavy ground. |
| Marco Island | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | A big strong horse by Mahler, he might find bumpers happening a bit quick (and might not!), but he'll be a lovely horse over a fence in due course. |
| Midnight Callisto | 2015 | Mare | Hurdle | Didn't respect her hurdles enough last season as a novice and has a lenient looking mark as a result. She's schooled much better so we're very hopeful she can step forward. May mix fences with hurdling later in the season. Had a wind op. |
| Miss Hunky Dory | 2018 | Filly | NHF | Lovely mover who is from the family of Dubacilla, Desert Queen and Mister Malarky. She'll need a little more time, likely starting in a bumper in the spring. We like her. |
| Mister Allegro | 2018 | Gelding | Hurdle | Didn't pull up any trees in a few runs on the level but jumped brilliantly when winning a juvenile hurdle on debut (2nd won since). He may go to Wincanton this weekend. |
| Mollie Brown | 2018 | Filly | NHF | From the family of Sam Brown. Is doing all we've asked of her so far and one for a back end bumper. |
| Pour Me Another | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | Another ready last season but didn't get a run, and for whom the extra time will be no bad thing. Will run in bumpers before too long, probably won't want it too soft. |
| Precious | 2016 | Mare | NHF/Hdl | Big mare who won her bumper well before finding it a bit much in Listed company on second start. She'll probably have another crack at a Listed bumper at the Cheltenham Open meeting before going hurdling. She's a lovely mare. |
| Pure Vision | 2011 | Gelding | Chase | Has run some nice races at Grade A tracks without perhaps hitting the heights we thought he would. Not sure on plans this season, though it's possible he'll go the hunter chase route. Would be an interesting recruit to that sphere. |
| Regal Encore | 2008 | Gelding | Chase | The stable flag-bearer for a decade he was just touched off in a handicap, aged 13, from a mark of 150 last season! He'll start Saturday week in the valuable Ascot handicap he won last year. |
| Rubys Reward | 2016 | Mare | Hurdle | Has ability and goes hurdling this season. Could win a maiden but may be one for handicaps when she's accumulated some experience. |
| Sam Brown | 2012 | Gelding | Chase | Another yard favourite, he demolished a Grade 2 novice chase field last season before losing his way a little. Back in form now and may run in a Haydock graduation chase before a crack at the Welsh National. |
| Serious Charges | 2017 | Gelding | NHF/Hdl | 2nd in an Irish point (winner sold for £175k), 20L clear of remainder. Is the proverbial chaser in the making, though will have one crack at a bumper before going hurdling this season. 2m4f maidens his starting point. |
| Sojourn | 2013 | Gelding | Chase | Consistent, having won three of nine (placed four more times) so far. Likely heads to Ascot Saturday week and if he goes well we might look at something like the Becher Chase for him. |
| Starship Mona | 2018 | Filly | NHF | Out of the good bumper mare Lifeboat Mona, this filly will start off down that route in the spring, or possibly next autumn. |
| Sully d'Oc Aa | 2014 | Gelding | Chase | Gave us a brilliant day at Punchestown in May, winning a valuable prize there. Will probably start in either the Haldon Gold Cup (Exeter) or join our Ascot squad a week Saturday. He wouldn't want it too soft. |
| Swincombe Fleat | 2016 | Mare | Hurdle | A nice mare, she's well related and ran a blinder to be 4th in a very competitive Listed bumper in the spring. She goes novice hurdling and will be ready mid-November. Probably wants 2m4f. |
| Ucanaver | 2016 | Mare | Hurdle | Absolutely flew home in a bumper last season before slightly disappointing in Listed company twice thereafter. Goes hurdling this term and will start off this afternoon at Worcester. Has schooled very well. |
| Whynotnowken | 2017 | Gelding | NHF | Is nearly ready fitness-wise but still a bit green and immature. Has actually had plenty of education and will start out soon. Might just take a minute for the penny to drop but he should be interesting when it does. |
| World Of Dreams | 2016 | Gelding | NHF/Hdl | A typically excellent find by Ron Huggins, this well-bred gelding won two bumpers last season, perhaps surprising us a little in the process. Goes maiden/novice hurdling this term over 2m-2m4f. Had a wind op since last seen. |