Ladbrokes Adonis Juvenile Hurdle |
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Gary Moore is casting his gaze towards Kempton with the pricy acquisition, Mondo Man, following his hurdling debut at Ascot. This four-year-old, purchased for a whopping €520,000 from the French maestros Pia and Joakim Brandt, dazzled on the Flat, claiming fifth in the French Derby and fourth in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.
🟡⚫️On Saturday at Ascot, Lulamba made the perfect start to life on a racecourse in the UK. He’s a lovely straightforward horse who jumps, travels and has pace. Very well done to the Donnelly family. pic.twitter.com/UxLq3hGMDc
— Nico de Boinville (@NdeBoinville) January 21, 2025
Fast forward to Saturday, and Mondo Man made his eagerly awaited jumps debut in the BetMGM Juvenile Hurdle in Berkshire. He put up a sterling show, finishing three and a half lengths behind Nicky Henderson’s Lulamba, the odds-on favorite for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Gary Moore had much to glean from this maiden run over hurdles. Mondo Man is poised to make further strides as he gains more experience.
Moore commented, 'He’s done well. He’s come out of the race really good – very pleased and obviously we are still learning about him, having not had him that long. He was pleasing enough, obviously we were getting 10lb from the other horse. We learnt quite a lot on Saturday and we are trying to improve things on what he did on Saturday. He will probably run in the Adonis.'
Looking ahead, the long-term ambition is the Triumph Hurdle, followed by a return to the Flat in what promises to be a bustling, yet rewarding campaign for the son of Mondialiste.
Moore added, 'That will be the plan (the Triumph Hurdle). He was bought for that race and also to go back on the Flat. He’s not your typical jumper to look at, although he jumped very well, I thought. He’s not your typical jumping type. He’s more of a Flat-racing type and that’s what he’s been bought for, to do the two things.'
Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)
£80,000 guaranteed, 4yo only, 2m, Class 1
6 runners
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 1-21P Sauvignon 4 11-5 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
2 51 St Pancras 4 11-5 Toby Lawes Kevin Brogan
3 03 Bursinel 4 11-0 Cian Collins James Bowen
4 35-2P Mambonumberfive 4 11-0 Ben Pauling Ben Jones
5 2 Mondo Man 4 11-0 Gary & Josh Moore Caoilin Quinn
6 F1117 Opec 4 10-12 James Owen Sam Twiston-Davies
