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Friday, 4 October 2013

Flat Edition 22 - 3.10.13

Headlines


Choir Hits Winning Note at Goodwood
Horstead Keynes Wins at Wolverhampton
Levitate rises to winners enclosure at Ayr
Lantern Lights up Newmarket.
Rain Falls in to Newmaket win

Report


I have been checking back through our horses and have found a couple I missed recently. Starting at Wolverhampton in a 7f handicap where Horstead Keynes (Bob), took his chance, raced prominently, led over 1 out, winning comfortably by 1 ¼ l. He gets 26.8 points.
At Ayr Levitate (Peej) went to post in a 1m handicap, Tracked leading pair, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish , winning by 2 ½ l. He gets 33 points.
Last week at Goodwood, Gospel Choir ( Peej) went to post in the 1m 4f handicap, tracked leaders pushed along 3 out closed to challenge from 2 out, driven to lead inside last, winning by ½ l. He gets 25 points.

       At Newmarket last Friday, Soft Falling Rain (Bob), took his chance in the 1m group 2, sweating, raced in centre throughout, chased leader after 1f till ridden to lead over 2 out, stayed on strongly from 1 out, winning by 3 ½ l. He gets 43.8 points

 
On Saturday at Newmaket Sky Lantern ( Martin Peej), took her chance in the 1m fillies Group 1 Sun Chariot stakes, held up last but well in touch, crept close from 2 out quickend up well when shaken up over 1 out, led inside last winning comfortably by 1l. She gets 27.4 points.


The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
Points
                   September          Total

Steve                   114.8                   610.9
Martin              39.4                      578.7
Cliff                      17                      574.2
Peej                    85.4                     489.6
Neil                  36.2                        428.6
Cod                   67.8                        426.1
Tony                                                 339.7
Bob                   87.6                        328.2.

Congratulations to Steve who is trainer of the month
News


Wentworth can win At Ascot,  races from 106 but it doesn't seem to make sense to quibble over 1lb given that Richard Hannon's three year old ticks so many of the boxes. A close fourth in the Britannia, he made amends in a class two handicap at Goodwood; a track where his seasonal reappearance over six furlongs suggested that he has the speed to cope with this drop back to seven.

Freddie Head's brilliant filly Moonlight Cloud will face 11 opponents as she aims to secure her third Group One prize of the campaign in the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp on Sunday

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