None other than Mrs Arthur Moore, doyenne of Irish Jump racing, and a syndicate of US owners led by leading light of the US steeplechase scene, Dixon Stroud, have thrown the dice for a supplementary entry in the name of Gentleman de Reve in next weekend’s 135th Velka Pardubicka.

In a sign of the growing international flavour of the race, the 3 time winner in France was initially entered by Emmanuel Clayeux, but is now flying an Irish/US flag, pending transfer to his new owners, and will be ridden by Teddy Davies, who enjoyed a maiden ride in the race 12 months ago on Jeremy Pass. It is anticipated the horse will return to the States for father Joe Davies to train in timber races after the race.

Gentleman de Reve is no slouch either, his most recent run a 6 1/2l third to Jade de la Roc in a €48,000 Class 1 cross country at Moulins, a leg in the French domestic cross country series, the Trophée Nationale de Cross. He’ll certainly appreciate this extended trip.

At the same deadline, Godsalino and Sacamiro were scratched, leaving a maximum of 15 going through to face the starter.  See the full entries here