Mon Mome back on track for Grand National as trainer Venetia Williams hits form

The resurgence of the Venetia Williams stable has sparked annual interest in one of the jumping game’s great favourites, Mon Mome, the 100-1 winner of the 2009 John Smith’s Grand National, who caught the eye with a good run at Cheltenham on his last start.

Mon Mome, owned by Vida Bingham and trained by Williams, is now in the veteran category, having recently turned 12, but despite missing last year’s National, it appears another crack at the Aintree fences is on the cards in April.

“He’ll be entered for the Gold Cup, but I have yet to even discuss the options with his owner,” the trainer said. “Mon Mome himself is in good form, and all is on course,” she added.

Williams, like most other trainers with Grand National contenders, will be cautious about where she runs her chaser next, though as a former winner who is getting on in years, the gelding is well-exposed and unlikely to cause BHA Handicapper Phil Smith any headaches.

“He ran well in the Gold Cup a couple of years ago [when third to Imperial Commander, at 50-1], but we also have the option of a novice hurdle. He’s got to run somewhere, but nothing is decided yet,” the trainer added.

Williams saddled the widely-touted Ciceron to land the finale, a handicap hurdle, at Sandown Park on Saturday, and sent out Lightning Strike (hurdle) and Niceonefrankie (fences) to win handicaps at Hereford on Sunday.

Many of her horses are now on marks where they can prove dangerous, now that the yard is back in form. “Thank God they are, it has been a long time coming. Long may it continue,” the trainer said on Monday.

Mon Mome ran off a mark of 148 when winning the 2009 Grand National, but he fell the following year (off a mark of 155). His recent Cheltenham second (beaten 4½ lengths) was achieved off 144. The Handicapper’s assessment of that run is all-important.

The success is fast for Brendan Powell Jr., the son of the arrival of Grand National winner

Powell, 16, the son of the Grand National winning jockey and trainer Brendan, already has an impressive effect. Lights Thursday afternoon cold, stormy at Kempton Park, places with a first and last race the Morestead and Grafite, both trained by his father, his career tally, 20 winners to.

As he rode his first winner at Clonmel, on the road to weather all only in February 2011 as an amateur, was the recognition of this amazing, he already earned. He has a natural relationship with horses, which showed yesterday, in particular on the Morestead, which can be finicky at best and pure OECD on other occasions.

"My attitude is, that it kick on and how much the winners may, if it the can and should go.". "If you are good enough, you survive, if you have the right."

Despite his age, Brendan he turns 17 26 Jan - great experience of the pony hard riding circuit in Ireland. "I have two mounted six-month seasons Cork.". 15 And 16 are the attraction of young men, and it is so competitive. It may be rude, but learn you much in this environment of horseback riding. If you come to the rules of conduct, it is the same [as a breed of Pony] unless it is done on a much greater distance, "said." "" I have a large amount of money by riding. »

Senior Powell won a popular winner 1988 Grand National, which formed rhymes ' don't reason, recovering from a terrible mistake on the home of Cup come from David Elsworth. His son is not born, or almost seven years later, neither by countless videos and DVD, it his father of the district can study the career in detail.

"He is born with me in a Jockey" the young driver says categorically.

It is great for a Jockey-5 ft pavers would Gaullist - but it weighs around 8pcs 5 lbs, is very easy for a regular constituency on the jumps. "Father think that I have now my growth." Thumb press, he is entitled. He was always very easy when riding and may, I hope it's the same for easy/10pcs me, "he said."

It is therefore of the light to show that it is a walk in the race for the major apprentice of champions at Ascot last year could bring in October. "I found that experience that I won the apartment is very useful." "Teaches the Epsom constituency, for example, you much."

"Long-term, I want to be champion Jockey a day.". "But for the next few months and years, my goal is to make conditional jockeys in the table." This looks like an ambition that is sure to be respected.