Flat Edition 5 - 6.6.13

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St Nicholas Delivers at Epsom

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A rather disappointing weekend as the big races in England and France passed us by, we start at Epsom on Friday in the 1m 4f group 1 Oaks, where Secret Gesture ( Tony), took her chance, Close up, effort to lead 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, finishing 2^nd, beaten 3 ¾ l, she gets 24 points.

On Saturday in the 1m4 f Group 1 Coronation Cup, St Nicholas Abbey ( Cod, Neil, Peej), went to post, Held up in 4th, closed 3f out, quickened smartly to lead over 2f out, shaken up and clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly ,winning  impressively by 3 ¾ l. He gets 26.3 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

Points

                       May      Total

Cliff                   214.1       214.1

Martin              210.5       210.5

Tony                177.1         177.1 

Neil                  165.9        165.9

Cod                  134.9       134.9

Peej                  123.8       123.8

Steve                104         104

Bob                    93.2         93.2

News

Cityscape will miss the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot after suffering a setback in the Lockinge Stakes The Roger Charlton-trained seven-year-old struggled in the quick conditions when tailed off in the Newbury Group One over a mile last month."Cityscape sadly will not be running in the Queen Anne Stakes as he was slightly jarred up after the Lockinge and we will wait a little longer with him," the Beckhampton trainer told the punter.

. Royal Ascot may yet be on the agenda for stablemate Mince following her third-placed effort behind Boomerang Bob in the Leisure Stakes at Windsor on Monday.

"Mince has come out of Monday's Leisure Stakes with no apparent problems and she was fresh cantering this morning. Subsequent blood and endoscope results have all been good," said Charlton.

Richard Hannon has revealed that Sky Lantern is on track to run in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.