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Master Minded, at the tender age of just six years old, has already become one of horse racings elite equine stars. The crack two mile chaser is quite simply one of the best we have ever seen, winning The Queen Mother Champion Chase at The Cheltenham Festival at the age of just five in 2008 and successfully defending his crown a year later.

Master Minded now goes into the 2009/2010 National Hunt season, still as a relatively young horse, looking for his third two mile Champion Chase title in as many years.

Master Minded, like so many of horse racing’s current stars is trained at Ditcheat in Somerset by Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls. Owned, like the duel Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star, by Clive Smith the horse came to England having been bred in France.

Having been originally trained by Guillaume Maclaire, Master Minded was purchased by bloodstock agent Anthony Bromley on behalf of Smith during the summer of 2007. Since then the gelding has improved out of all recognition and formed a formidable partnership with top jockey Ruby Walsh.

The 2008/2009 Season has been practically perfect with four wins out of four with victories in The Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park, The Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot, The Champion Chase at The Cheltenham Festival and finally a narrow escape in The Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown Festival.

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Although having fallen twice in France during his early career, Master Minded came across The Channel with a big reputation.  However, he was criticised during his early races in England for his jumping technique, unseating jockey Sam Thomas at Exeter on his debut for Paul Nicholls.  The trainer has since gone on record as saying that to begin with Master Minded was “too brave and silly” but having undergone extensive schooling at the Champion Trainers yard he is now very precise and an exciting jumper to watch. 

 

Over the past couple of seasons, Master Minded has been fairly faultless with Nicholls declaring that he is “The best horse I have ever trained”, praise indeed from a man who currently stables Big Bucks, Denman and Kauto Star.  Master Minded oozes class but is not afraid of a battle as he showed with a courageous victory over Big Zeb in his most recent victory at The Punchestown Festival in Ireland which also underlined that he is not infallible; perhaps giving others the much needed encouragement to take him on in the future.

 

Master Minded’s career record in England at the end of the 2008/2009 season read seven wins out of nine races for Paul Nicholls. The horse has now won well over £500,000 in win prize money and hopefully, if staying fit and well, has many years left in the game to become one of the all time greats.