This big strong gelding is the latest horse to join the successful Heart of the South string. He is in training with top dual purpose trainer Gary Moore at his impressive Cisswood Stables at Lower Beeding near Gatwick. Gary has picked this horse out as the ideal type for a hurdling career - he excels at turning flat bred horses into  hurdlers and has a great record in the big handicap hurdles so he is the ideal trainer to get the best from this horse. 

DYNAMIC IDOL is by top US stallion DYNAFORMER, with horses as good as SEATTLE SLEW AND SEATTLE DANCER on his dam's side, and he was sold for $250,000 dollars as a yearling. 

DYNAMIC IDOL has already been placed on the flat showing plenty of stamina and Gary Moore has wasted no time in schooling him over hurdles since he arrived at Cisswood Stables - he is a fast and accurate jumper with lots of potential.

He made his hurdling debut at Folkestone in late 2011, finishing a promising sixth on very soft ground. He has continued to improve with experience, he finished a good third behind Paul Nichols' Triumph Hurdle hope DILDAR at Taunton and most recently ran his best race yet to finish second at Newbury. We expect to see further improvement on better ground this spring and we expect him to be winning soon! 

On 23rd March Hayley Moore gave DYNAMIC IDOL a great ride at Newbury to finish second, after leading for much of the race.  

Hayley shows the famous Moore family determination! Ryan, Jamie Hayley and Josh Moore have all ridden the horse now!

On the gallops at Cisswood  - DYNAMIC IDOL gets better and better the further he goes and is still running on strongly at the top of the gallops! He is very straightforward and he loves his work. 

This horse certainly has the size and strength for a jumping career but Gary Moore also believes he can win on the all weather this winter if the weather affects jump racing. 

DYNAMIC IDOL schools over hurdles under Jamie Moore, 11th November 2011. Jamie and Josh Moore report that this horse jumps like a natural and theyr'e looking forward to riding him on the track

He makes a good shape while jumping and is very slick over his hurdles. He has been so professional in his schooling, equally happy upsides another horse or out on his own. 

Showing that competitive spirit! (nearside)

With future race rider Jamie Moore

DYNAFORMER (opposite) is a top US sire by Epsom Derby winner ROBERTO. Himself a dual Group 2 winner, he is best known as a stallion, his offspring including BARBARO, winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), AMERICAIN, winner of the Melbourne Cup and LUCARNO, winner of the St Leger (G1). 

He is primarily known as a sire of flat horses but he is interestingly also the sire of MCDYNAMO, 5 time winner of the Gr 1 Breeders Cup Grand National Steeplechase!

On the dam's side there is also great quality. The half sister NASHEEJ is a Group 2 and Group 3 winner and was placed in Group 1s including the 1000 Guineas. The second dam GHASHTAH is a full sister to top sire SEATTLE DANCER and hald sister to SEATTLE SLEW, US champion 2 year old, 3 year old and older horse. 

There are also successful NH horses on the dam's side, with GHASHTAH also producing three winning jumpers.