2014 Flat Edition 8 - things are hotting up

Headlines

Shanty Hits Winning Note at Sandown

Kingman Crowned at Ascot

Sole Powers Home

Toronado Blows Rivals away  

Integral lands Windsor Forest

Bracelet Cuffs Rivals

Light Dazzles in Gold Cup

Report

Well in a really hectic week we start at Sandown on Saturday where in the 1m handicap, Sea Shanty ( Martin), went to post,

Well in touch, under pressure before 2 out, no progress till squeezed through over 1 out, driven to lead close home and just held on, winning by short head. He gets points.

Queen Anne stakes, Toronado ( Cod, Martin), took his chance, Held up in 7th, smooth headway  near side over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on well, winning well by ¾ l. He gets 51.8 points. 

In the Group 1 5f Kings Stand stakes, Sole Power ( Cliff, Cod), went to post, Held up in rear, still last and plenty to do 2f out, switched ight inside final 2f, not clear run and switched right again over 1f out, ended towards far side and strong run inside final furlong, quickened to lead final 75 yards, winning impressively by 1 ¼ l. He gets 31.8 points.

In the 1m group 1 St James Palace Stakes, Kingman (All), Night of Thunder ( Lee, Peej, Steve), went to post. Kingman, Held up in 6th, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong quickened to lead final 150 yards and went immediately right, soon clear winning easily by 2 ½ l. He gets 51.6 points.

Night Of Thunder,led and set even pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed final 150 yards, soon outpaced, stayed on for 2nd . He gets 12 points.

On Wednesday in the Group 1 , 1m 2f Prince of Wales stakes, Magician ( Cod, Neil, Tony), took his chance, Raced wide early, tracked leaders, went 2nd well over 2f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, readily outpaced by winner inside final furlong, stayed on to hold 2^nd, beaten 1 ¾ l . He gets 12 points.

In the 1m fillies group 2, Integral ( Steve), went to post, Held up in close 5th travelling well, smooth headway near side over 2f out, 2nd entering final 2f, led over 1f out, in command and clear when hung right well inside final furlong, ridden out, winning by 2l. She gets 51 points.

Today in the 1m 4f group2 for fillies, Bracelet ( Bob, Lee, Peej), took her chance, Held up in mid-division, switched left and headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure winning by ½ l. She gets 30.3 points.

In the 2m 4f Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup, Leading Light ( Bob, Cliff, Cod, Lee, Neil, Tony), Estimate ( Cod), took their chances.

Leading Light, Raced wide early, tracked leaders, challenging when edged right approaching final 2f, driven to challenge and hung right over 1f out,  led approaching final furlong, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on and always just doing enough, winning by a neck. He gets 52.1 points.

Estimate, tracked leaders on inner, headway omn inner in to straight, held in over 1 out, switched inside, ran on well, not pace of winner close home, finishing 2nd, beaten a neck. She gets 24 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                   June          Total

Cod             329 .2           501.2    

Lee                198.3          396.8

Tony                162.8       359.8

Peej              138.8           347.7

Bob                246.1           328.8

Neil                212.9         313.7

Cliff               157.5           298

Steve              179.8         292.1

Martin            130.6          225.2

News

this has been a great month for Sea The Stars, the Guineas, Derby and Arc winner, who sired his first classic winner when Taghrooda took the Oaks, and it could get better at Royal Ascot on Friday when MY TITANIA is fancied to take the Coronation Stakes.The John Oxx-trained filly, held in the highest regard by her astute handler, was not quite right to run in either the English or Irish 1000 Guineas but has long been talked about as a future Group One winner.

Richard Hannon had Derby dreams for Bunker through the winter and the trainer expects his charge to strip a good deal fitter tor his run at York."Our Derby dream ended when Bunker ran what initially looked a disappointing race in the Dante, but the subsequent performances of The Grey Gatsby and Arod have given the York form a real boost, so perhaps it was not such a bad first run," Hannon told  "He had been off a long time and would have needed it, and the longer distance should also play to his strengths."