owned by Guildings
Racing ClubMUCHO LOCO
5 year old chesnut gelding by Tagula out of Mousseux
owned by Guildings
Racing Club
Follow this link to see Mucho Loco's career in the Racing Post form database: RACING POST FORM
Mucho Not Very Loco, and Andrew Tinkler on board, set off purposefully for the start at Fontwell
Mar08: He has been driving us bananas as he is perfectly capable of winning on the flat and over hurdles if he would bother. Dane O'Neill has got his number, which is largely outright cantankerousness. Anything you do to try and make him go faster causes him to slow down, and anything to slow him down makes Muhco Loco speed up. The trouble is, in the heat of battle, every other rider cannot resist getting after him. It has not worked yet, but Dane is convinced that one day it will all come right in glorious fashion.
Aug07: Ran more enthusiastically over hurdles than he does on the flat when sent to Fontwell, but 2m 4f proved to be too far.
Jul07: Has got a run or two over the summer, but is struggling to find the right ground at the moment. Any other summer jumping season there have been opportunities a-plenty for this sort of horse...
Apr07: Had his first chance on faster ground at Easter, where he ran at Plumpton, but lacked to confidence to go down the hill at a gallop when the pace quickened. We will be looking for a little race on a flat course for Mucho Loco.
Jan07: Made his hurdles debut at Fontwell, where the extended minimum trip prevented him being as close to the placed horses as once seemed likely. Two miles and better ground should prove to be his forte.
Presumably named after someone's favourite Mexican wrestler, this horse joined us from Johnny Portman's yard, where he had been second four times from fifteen runs on the flat, but never won. He has had problems with his back and feet, and should be better for getting them sorted out, but Mucho Loco also may be the sort of horse that will enjoy the slower pace over jumps where he is not required to hare along close to flat out all the time.
This is what it looks like when an ex-flat horse is about to make his hurdling debut and is starting to suspect that his day at the races might not be as he has previously known it