Talking Horses: The chattering starts ahead of a new jumps season


Major trainers have begun to discuss their best chasers and hurdlers for the new term, an area in which jump racing scores over the Flat

You know it’s autumn when you start reading reports from various ‘owner days’ at jump racing stables. Paul Nicholls, Jamie Snowden, Noel Meade and Jonjo O’Neill all had major events at their yards yesterday, where they talked about their prospects for the new jumps season, and collectively they’ve produced enough material to fill the front five pages of the Racing Post. 

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