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Bianca wins At Gowran

Australia Day At York

Tapestry Weaves To Oaks Victory

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We start at Gowran Park, where in the 1m 1f listed stakes, Carla Bianca (Lee), took her chance, raced mid division, 6^th half way, headway from 2 out, pushed along to lead 1 out, kept on strongly under pressure inside last to maintain advantage, winning by 1 ¾ l she gets 43.2 points.

At York on Wednesday  in the 1m 2f Group 1 International Stakes, Australia ( Bob, Cod, Lee, Neil, Steve, Tony), The Grey Gatsby (Neil, Peej), went to post.

Australia, Held up in touch in last pair, headway over 2f out, shaken up to lead well over 1f out, ran on well, clear inside final furlong, winning readily  by 2l. He gets

53.2 points.

The Grey Gatsby, Held up in touch in last pair, closed 3f out, not much behind leaders and waited with over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, stayed on, no impression, 2^nd beaten 2l, he gets 12 points.

Today in the 1m 4f group 1 Yorkshire Oaks, Tapestry, (Cliff, Peej, Steve, Tony), took her chance, Held up in rear, niggled along to close over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, stayed on well , winning by ½ l. She gets 36 points.

 

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                August               Total

Lee                96.4             1100.9

Tony             115.4              800.2

Cod               53.2               693.8    

Steve               135               641.8

Bob                53.2               634.2

Neil                65.2               612.3

Peej              75.6                 511.3

Cliff               36                   411.3

Martin            66.4                357.5

News

Trainer Eddie Lynam has revealed his dual Group One-winning sprinter Slade Power is set to miss the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock next month. However, after returning from the July Coursewith ringworm, he now looks likely to head straight for Australia for the VRC Sprint at Melbourne in November, a race which is scheduled to be the last of his career before he is retired to stud.

John Warren is hopeful the Queen's Gold Cup heroine Estimate can get her season back on track in the Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Lonsdale Cup at York. He said: "Hopefully she can get back on track. Sir Michael is certainly very happy with her and hopefully we can leave Goodwood behind us.

"We're very positive she will give a good account of herself and hopefully give her true running. The track should certainly suit her much better than Goodwood and the faster the ground the better for her