Love Envoi and Johnny Burke toast Cheltenham success in the colours of Noel Fehily Racing (Photo: Focusonracing)
Noel Fehily is used to the big occasions. Two Champion Hurdles, a Champion Chase and two King Georges were among 27 Grade One winners he partnered in a career that saw him tally 1,353 winners.
And while Fehily admits there is nothing like the thrill of riding a Cheltenham winner, he says seeing one of his syndicates land a pot like the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle as he did with
Love Envoi on Thursday, still gets his juices flowing.
“There is nothing like the buzz of riding a winner at Cheltenham,” said Fehily. “You can’t beat that, because all eyes are on you. It is such a buzz.
“But you don’t feel as nervous when you are riding them as you do when owning them, because you are not in control and can’t do anything to control the situation. It was nerve-wracking, watching her.”
Along with long-time friend and jockey David Crosse, Noel Fehily Racing celebrated their first Festival winner when Love Envoi extended her unbeaten record in holding Ahorsewithnoname by a length and a quarter under Jonathan Burke.
“It was incredible,” Fehily said of the Harry Fry-trained winner.
“She has improved all season since she won at Leicester in December. After she won at Warwick, the plan was to go to Sandown, but the Winter Million at Lingfield came up, so we had a crack at that and won that.
“Then she won the Grade Two at Sandown, but to win at the Festival was amazing. We never thought in our wildest dreams that the syndicates would have such success.
Trainer Harry Fry gives an excellent interview to Tom Stanley after Festival victory with Love Envoi
“We started out about two and a half years ago with a couple of horses, but it has taken off.
“Now we have 21 syndicates. There are 10 shares in each horse and each person buying the share is buying 10 per cent of the cost of the horse, plus they pay £279 a month for vets fees and training fees etc.
“Having a 10 per cent share in a horse means you get to feel more of a part of the team than you would if there were 20 members in the syndicate. Friends can get together to own a horse and we’ve had a lot of fun with the syndicates, as have the members.
“But to have a Cheltenham Festival winner was just incredible. We were so delighted for the owners, for Harry and all the team. It was a brilliant day.”
Love Envoi, who took her career winnings to £116,095 with her fifth successive victory, is expected to bypass Aintree and could well head across the Irish Sea for her next outing.
Fehily said: “We are looking at the Grade One mares’ novice hurdle at
Fairyhouse on Easter Sunday and she could go there.
“I think the plan will be to go for the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next year and work backwards from there. She has been brilliant all season and fingers crossed she’ll continue to improve.”
17:27
The Guineas winners collide! Martin Dixon and Nick Lightfoot join Tom Stanley and Angus McNae to preview a blockbuster St James's Palace Stakes on day one of Royal Ascot.
Top of the agenda is the rematch between unbeaten 2000 Guineas hero Bow Echo and Gstaad, who chased him home at Newmarket before bolting up in the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh. With French Guineas winner Rayif also in the mix, it's a genuine clash of the Classic generation — and the panel pick their sides.
Plus, Angus digs into the RaceIQ numbers and finds some seriously encouraging data on Charlie Appleby's unbeaten Heron Stakes winner Talk Of New York. Could he be the one to upset the Guineas form?
Who wins the St James's Palace Stakes?
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Native Warrior led home a 1-2 for British runners in G3 Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown.
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Tribal Queen powered clear in good style for team Godolphin at Kempton.
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Plenty to like about this effort from Royal Heritage!
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8:04
Kayleigh Williams made it first ride = first winner as she guided Doon The Glen to victory for trainer Jim Goldie in the opener at Hamilton Park.
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5:53
The latest name to join the brigade of exciting two-year-olds under the Wathnan Racing banner, Royal Heritage made a smart debut at Hamilton Park to leave trainer Hamad Al Jehani thinking of backing up quickly at Royal Ascot next week.
Sent off the 30-100 favourite for the six-furlong maiden, the €800,000 Arqana May Breeze-Up purchase who holds an entry in the Coventry Stakes, was able to easily overcome a slow start and cruise home from Casino Star, trained by Karl Burke - who has a couple of tidy Wathnan-owned juveniles of his own!
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Lydia's grandad tipped Shahrastani for the 1986 Derby — and what happened next is every punter's nightmare 😅
Full story on Episode 1 of The Racing TV Podcast.
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53:07
The Racing TV Podcast is here. Dan Barber and Martin Dixon launch their brand new show with Lydia Hislop joining for Episode 1, as the fallout from a dramatic Derby Festival at Epsom takes centre stage.
Martin is bullish about Christmas Day's future after his Derby win, while all three are in agreement that Thundering On was something special in the Oaks.
Martin reveals how he almost missed Arklow Lad's win in the Dash - before Lydia opens up on her most memorable betting tales.
Dan and Martin round things off with an early look ahead to the weekend's racing at York and Sandown.
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Who has the brighter future — Christmas Day or Thundering On?
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3:03
Flying Pirate emulated stable companion and subsequent Group One winner Zavateri with a debut success at Salisbury.
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