Winning Express
lives up to name
Havana strikes Gold, at
Chantilly
Dexter is Jack
The Lad at Newcastle
Producer creates
a winner
Report
A lull in the glut of group 1 races gave some
of the lesser lights a chance to take centre stage and 4 winners saw them take
the chance. We start at Warwick last Thursday where Winning Express (Peej), went to post in the 7f listed race for
fillies, tracked leaders, challenged approaching final furlong, soon led,
shaken up and stayed on well, in command close, home winning comfortably by 1 ½
l. She gets 27.8 points.
On Saturday at Newcastle, Jack Dexter ( Peej), took his chance in the 6f group 3, in
touch , headway 2 out, ridden and led inside last, held on well close home,
winning by a head. He gets 33 points.
At Newmarket in the 7f group 3 Producer ( Martin|), went to post, chased leading trio, ridden and
effort when switched left 2 out headway under pressure to chase leader 1 out,
driven to lead well inside last, winning by ¾ l. He
gets 37.8 points.
At Chantilly in the 1m group 1 Prix Jean Prat, Havana Gold ( Peej, Steve), took
his chance, dwelt and pushed along to recover,
held up towards rear on inner, ridden and headway 3 out, switched left for
clear run over 1 out, challenged inside last, driven to lead close home,
winning by a neck. He gets 32. 4 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
Points
June
Total
Martin
210.6 422.1
Cliff
158.9 373
Peej
160.9 284.7
Neil
88.1 254
Tony
64.1 241.2
Steve
97.4
201.4
Cod
64.1 199
Bob
52.1 145.3
Van Der Neer can record a deserved success in
what looks an interesting running of the Ambant Gala Stakes at Sandown. The Richard Hannon-trained colt was a
smart juvenile and has carried on his progression this season, most notably
when running a screamer to be third in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Not many
expected him to be ahead of much-vaunted stablemate Toronado that day at HQ but
he stayed on strongly to nick a place. The form of the Guineas is open to
interpretation but Dawn Approach is top class and when all said and done
Toronado's next run did see him push Jim Bolger's star to the limit at Ascot.
Van Deer Neer's next run was on the face of it disappointing in the Irish
Guineas in what was a messy race, albeit with some very smart horses contesting
the finish, including the Irish Derby winner. He bounced back to run really well at the Royal meeting when
a close third to a potentially very good one in Remote over 10 furlongs.
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