Man O'Mann, who could measure up in the Great Northern
Hurdles tomorrow. Photo by Tayler Strong.
Jonathan Riddell has passed up the rides on Man O'Mann
and Waitaha Toa in the Great Northern Hurdles to ride Jimmy
Choux in the Wanganui Guineas tomorrow.
Riddell rode Jimmy Choux in seven of his eight starts as a
2yr-old for three wins including the Wakefield Stakes at
Trentham on a slow track.
Cellarmaster who finished ahead of Jimmy Choux in three other
races, is among his rivals tomorrow with James McDonald the
rider.
Opie Bosson, who rode Cellarmaster to finish second in the
Manawatu Sires' Stakes at his last start in April, is under
suspension.
Jimmy Choux was third that day.
David Walsh, who has won the Wanganui Guineas five times, has
the mount on Shah. The Peter McKenzie-trained Shah was a
winner in heavy ground at the Grand National meeting.
Riddell considers Man O'Mann could win the Northern Hurdles.
The 9yr-old has won his two starts over hurdles, both at the
Grand National meeting, with Riddell the rider.
The Melbourne-based Brett Scott has the mount tomorrow.
Man O'Mann is trained at Hastings by Paul Nelson who has won
the Northern Hurdles with Chibuli (2002) and Just Not Cricket
(2006 and 2007), all ridden by Riddell.
Scott is at Ellerslie to ride Mali Juraj in the Great
Northern Steeplechase.
The John Wheeler-trained Mali Juraj ran third to the Grand
National Steeplechase at Sandown at his last start.
Scott and Wheeler teamed to win the Northern Steeples with
Real Tonic in 2006.
Wheeler has a likely second string in Petushki, a sound third
to Counter Punch and Yourtheman in the Grand National
Steeplechase at Riccarton last month.
Counter Punch heads the field for the Great Northern Hurdles
tomorrow.
He ran third in the 2007 Northern Hurdles.
He won the National Hurdles that year.
Hypnotize, a last-start winner of the Pakuranga Hunt Cup
(4900m) at Ellerslie at his with 70kg has 0.5kg more weight
over 1500m further tomorrow.
He carried 68.5kg to win the Northern in 2008 and 65kg to win
the race in 2007.
Hunterville won a third successive Northern with 66.5kg in
1985.
Fair King, winner of the race last year with 64.5kg, has 1kg
more tomorrow.
Joint Effort will be attempting to emulate the
Southland-trained Kidunot last year by winning the Northern
Hurdles.
The National Hurdles winner will again be ridden by Matthew
Cropp, who turned 19 on Tuesday.
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