The trainer was in a bullish mood when he discussed his horses’ chances at next month’s meeting on WednesdayStoicism is a useful – perhaps essential – trait for any racehorse trainer, but few carry it off quite as well as Colin Tizzard, who opened his yard on Wednesday morning for his annual pre-Cheltenham Festival media day. Tizzard drew a blank from 21 runners at last year’s meeting and returned home empty-handed in 2014 and 2015 too, but was fairly convincing when he said that he does not feel any extra pressure ahead of this year’s meeting. Related: Robbie Power set to be first jockey for Alan Potts’s Cheltenham runners Sedgefield 1.40 Aaron Lad 2.10 Steps And Stairs 2.45 Bal De Rio 3.20 Kilronan...
With the jockey seemingly out of form, could we see a change of rider for the Potts family horses at Cheltenham?One of the trickier trainer/jockey relationships in the run-up to the Cheltenham Festival will be that between Colin Tizzard and Bryan Cooper. The pair were unexpectedly brought together by the late Alan Potts in early October and it has never seemed that either man exactly rejoices in the company of the other. Related: Bryony Frost finds her name pencilled in for enviable double at Ascot Southwell 2.20 Star Ascending (nap) 2.55 Caged Lightning 3.25 Serenity Now (nb) 4.00 Sooqaan 4.30 Essential 5.00 Archimedes Continue reading...
Thistlecrack may be out for the season but the Dorset trainer still has a big team of Festival contendersColin Tizzard was the latest trainer to open his yard to the media yesterday ahead of next month’s Festival at Cheltenham and, while much of the attention will be on Native River and Cue Card, the market-leaders for the Gold Cup on 17 March, he will have leading contenders for Grade Ones and handicaps throughout the four days. Here’s what he had to say about his main contenders. Continue reading...
Colin Tizzard’s name has been on everyone’s lips this winter but Emma Lavelle could take today’s prizeThese days, the name ‘Tizzard’ is the first one to grab your attention, if you happen to be perusing the list of trainers involved in a staying chase. So it is with today’s Sussex National at Plumpton, for which Colin T’s Sartorial Elegance was predicted as favourite in the morning papers. Continue reading...
The trainer has revealed Thistlecrack runs in the King George and might mark the occasion with a winnerSetting aside issues relating to the King George (Thistlecrack runs!), Colin Tizzard has another reason to think of this as a big day. Finian’s Oscar (1.05) makes his debut for the Dorset trainer in a novice hurdle at Hereford, having been bought for £250,000 at auction last month. Continue reading...