One of the most important types for me, these jumps of the season chatted about the campaign with the former premium Rider Paddy Brennan every Wednesday at an indecisive, at the race digital show.
Paddy left the saddle last April, drove more than 1500 winners in almost 20-year careers. His successes of the Great Racing included Chase George VI Chase on Kempton on Cue Card and six winners of Cheltenham Festival.
Now that we are once again on the edge of the four-day Glocestershire, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to fall on Padmi and look at his famous Cheltenham victories that include the greatest award of everything, the Golden Cup.
As for most Joker, the first park was a unique place for Paddy.
“The ride in Cheltenham was massive, but the victory is everything,” he told me.
“It is especially. There is no feeling like it in the world. There are a relief. There are so many people who have never received that opportunity as Leighton Aspell and Paul Moloney never got it. They were top joke.” They were top jockey. “They were the top jockey.” It’s so hard to beat there. “
It was 2006. year that Paddy was first hit by Cheltenham Jackpot, thanks ShamaYune In Fred Winter Women’s Women’s Handicap Handicica Zimnica.
Not many horses warmed to Cheltenham success in Southwell, which was previously withdrawn in Hereford, but that was Shamaion for Charlie Egerton.
Shamaouun, horseback riding from Thomas, won a small Novaka “at Southwell when he first flashed when he was still offspring as the offspring of large Kahiasi.
He went to Cheltenham as 40-1 pokes in Brennan, but the lead lead again worked and cleared almost three lengths.
“When I rode Shamaya’s and won on it – my first winner Cheltenham – I just thought I was the best jockey in the world,” Brennan says.
“I recently got a job with Charlie and he had about 20 horses to drive. Shamayon had flashes and going to the beginning I remember that this horse wins nothing!
“So I came in at the beginning and screamed in the ear for the first two obstacles. We continued to win and owe him a lot.
“I made a little clown from myself in a line as I really was in the celebration!”
Next year Brennan was in it again, this time Inglis drives In the World Areas 1. Grade.
Inglis Drower and Paddy Brennan win the world obstacle at Cheltenham Festival
Inglis Driver won a powerful man, with a favorite black connection Ketchum, who fell early.
But you talk to Paddy, soon learn that it wasn’t a day of joy.
“What was Driver Horn Inglis. I remember when I was driving a job for Howard Johnson. His horses walked through the gateway, and I said the horse. I asked the staff. I asked the staff. I asked the staff.
“Graham Lee won him in the past and I have to say that I didn’t get a lot of enjoying it. I was on the edge – my job was on the edge and if the truth was known Howard Johnson, he didn’t want me to drive it.
“He was a hard drive. He never went and almost fell on the first back. But he would hear the crowd on the top of the hill and took off. He was a freak.
“I would love to have that day again. The job pressures ruined the enjoyment of me.”
2008. year, Paddy invaded the Perthemps final Ballifitz. The horse retired four years later at the age of 12 after a great fourth in Scottish national.
Ballifitz entered Cheltenham in great shape, and previously achieved well in the handicap in Haidock. He turned on a strong running for the coach of Nigel Twinon-Davies.
“You can win the pertemps with much in your hand,” Paddy recalls. “He was a direct horse, but he stayed very well. The rain slowed everything that day, even though it was just good just soft.”
It was in 2009. years hero Brennan’s Golden Cup Carsic commander He began to really show what he could do, land in Chase Chase 1. Grade. He has already shown cute for Cheltenham and that he was far from the embarrassed Balliollor over obstacles.
Imperial Commander and Paddy Brennan (left) On the way to conquer Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham Festival
“Voi Por Ustedes was a warm favorite (4-5) and it was a good ground that day, so it was sharp enough for the Carsic commander,” Brennan says. “I’ve always been in the gear, and we couldn’t miss the beat. He stayed on Gamela and I knew he wanted a trip to the trip.”
The Imperial Commander got that in Cheltenham Gold Cup next year.
“Imperial Commander who won a golden glass was the greatest day in my car riding career, but a narrow measure with Cue card that lands the King of George,” Paddy admits.
“It was a strange day. One I will never forget. I remember I was completely completely completely. I didn’t have a winner all week and then I would win a golden cup.
Imperial Commander and Paddy Brennan escaped with Cheltenham Gold Cup
“I think I’ve ever done it again, I’d appreciate it even more. But it was so special.
“There was no pressure for me. You’re getting in the race, wherever you went there they cry with Cowstar Star and Denman. But I knew I had a chance and everything went well a day.
“Imperial Commander was powerful. The horse monster. He was very hard to train – Nigel Twin-Davies did a great job with him – you couldn’t lead him every other week while he put it in a race, but he had everything.
“They recently said to press” X “to jump gallopa’s des champs and it was also a caesarean commander above the fence. You couldn’t put it on the ground.
“As I passed the post, I put my finger to my mouth as a sign of silence. I was planned. It was about two horses. I beat it.”
On the same day, Brennan doubled with old favorites Pigeon islandwho took the Grand a year.
“The island of pigeon was like a man,” Paddy says with a smile. “He was a people’s people at the lower end – he never arrived at the very top like a horse, but he was special.
Paddy Brennan and the island of the pigeon win the Grand a year in Cheltenham
He was gray, a little different and very small. He had the will to win, but he was a small nebulious, almost “pig”. Would save a little. I thought it was almost human. I don’t think he’d win Cheltenham if the Caqua commander won the same day.
“I went out there and gave him a pretty zero, without driving, but everyone went too fast, and we flew home and beat.”
Six festival winners Paddy will never forget. “I wish there was another 15 for chat,” he added. “I could speak all day about them.”
So we could deal with, so we could.