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Wednesday, 16 May 2018

2018 Flat Issue 2 - Harry's an Angel

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Harry  Fly’s  in at York

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Today at York in the 6f group 2 Harry Angel ( Bob, Cliff, Neil, Tony), took his chance, Restless in stalls, well away, raced keenly tracking leader, led over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well, winning by 2l. He gets 21.3 points


The  John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                    May       Total
Cliff                     133.6        133.6
Neil                      117.9         117.9
Bob                    75.3         75.3
Tony                    75.3        75.3
Steve                    68.1       68.1
Martin                 68.1        68.1
Cod                      54            54
Peej                    00          00

News
Lady Aurelia pleased trainer Wesley Ward with her work at Keeneland as she prepares for a crack at her third consecutive Royal Ascot victory.
The four-year-old Scat Daddy filly won the Group Two Queen Mary Stakes in 2016 and the Group One King's Stand Stakes last year, brilliantly, the same race in which she is getting ready for next month (June 19). On Tuesday she worked four furlongs on a firm turf course in 48.80 seconds, her second piece of work since she opened her 2018 campaign on April 14 in Keeneland’s Giant’s Causeway and finished second behind Triple Chelsea.
Henry Candy is optimistic Limato can make it third-time lucky over a mile in the Al Shaqab Lockinge at Newbury on Saturday.
The six-year-old, who finished fourth in the Group One in 2016, has not run over the trip since finishing down the field at the Breeders' Cup later that year.
Having ended last season with victory in a Group Two at Newmarket, the gelded son of Tagula continued his Lockinge preparations with a solo five-furlong gallop on Tuesday under rider Harry Bentley.
Candy said: "It is hard to judge how they go when they are on their own. The only relevant thing is what Harry says, and he was very happy with him.
"He has done an awful lot of work on the carpet gallop, which is far too easy for getting a horse fit, but it just keeps him ticking over.
Aidan O’Brien expects Saxon Warrior to show significant improvement from the QIPCO 2000 Guineas when he runs in the Investec Derby next month.
Talking to the punter, he said: "The plan with going to Newmarket, and with the Derby in mind, we didn't want to start over seven furlongs. We thought a mile at Newmarket was going to be a lovely start-off for him. Obviously we were very happy with him. Everything's good so far. We could not have been happier with Saxon because there's an awful lot of improvement to come. It'll be exciting to see.
"We've always thought he was going to be a middle-distance horse, rather than Guineas horse. He's a big colt - he wears his head low. He's a good traveller and he seems balanced. He didn't have any problems at Newmarket with the dip. We're very happy with him. Ryan Moore will ride him as he's the number one rider and that's the way it is.
Cracksman could take the place of stable companion Enable in the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom.
US Navy Flag could head for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh following his "inconclusive" run in Sunday's French equivalent at ParisLongchamp. US Navy Flag is likely to be joined in the Irish Guineas by stablemate Gustav Klimt. The Galileo colt could only finish sixth behind Saxon Warrior in the Newmarket Guineas and O'Brien hopes he can raise his game at the Curragh on Saturday week.
Australian Group One winner Merchant Navy is an exciting addition to the three-year-old ranks at Ballydoyle and is being prepared for an appearance at Royal Ascot next month.
"He is in good form and he is getting ready to go to Ascot," said O'Brien
The Ballydoyle juvenile team being considered for the Royal meeting includes last month's runaway Navan scorer Sergei Prokofiev. O'Brien said: "The plan is to run him again. It could be at Naas over six furlongs or the Curragh over five. He will then race in either the Coventry or one of the five-furlong races at Royal Ascot."
Aidan O'Brien plans to run Rhododendron and Lancaster Bomber in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
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