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Thursday, 7 August 2025

2025 Flat Issue 15 - Three more winners

Headlines

Al Aasy lands Goodwood Sakes
Angel Falls in a Deauville
Gladius Puts Rivals to he Sword at Goodwood

Report

We start at Goodwood on Saturday where in the 1m 4f group 3 Al Aasy (Cod), went to post, Held up in last, steady headway going easily when not clear run over 2f out, headway on outer and led 1f out, pushed along and went clear final 110yds, winning readily by 3l. He gets  35.26 points.

In the 1m 1f handicap Gladius ( Martin) took his chance, Prominent, led narrowly and ridden 1f out, just prevailed , winning by a head. He gets 24.76 points.

On Sunday a Deauville in the 1m group Prix Rothschilds Fallen Angel (Martin), took her chance, Led group in centre of course, led overall when groups merged 2 1/2f out, soon shaken up, hard pressed and ridden along 1 1/2f out, headed just inside final furlong, rallied and led again final 50yds, driven out, winning by a head. She gets 73.8 points.

Weekend Entries

Saturday  

Haydock
2.25 Glittering Surf
3.00 Detain, Haatem

Redcar
3.47 Brummell

Curragh
3.25 Ides of March

Sunday 

Haydock
5.15 Copper Knight

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
           August   Total
Cod       35.26            702.64
Bob     00                   525.27
Martin  98.56            468.76
Steve    00                 357.81
Peej      00                  316.42
Neil      00            315.76
Cliff    00               225.14

Stats Per String
         Runs     Wins
Martin     35  11
Steve       38   4
Bob        34     12
Cliff       31      5
Neil      35        7
Peej      44   9
Cod       41  14

The Weeks Losers
Cosmic Year, Carrytheone, Wonder Legend, Serenity Prayer, Completely Random, Celandine, Mandanaba, Saariskela

News

Some stats in case you wanted to mark the passing of these two institutions.

Some great Punter winners picked up points at Thurles:

Un De Sceaux, Don Cossack, Footpad, Allaho, Presenting Percy, Fakir D’oudairies among others.

Our last Thurles winner was Hewick on 15 March this year

Trueshan’s great career was largely missed by the Punters with us finding only four of its wins for a total of less than 100 points. The last of those came in the 2023 Prix du Cadran.

Grand Slam 
Leg 1 Neil  
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4  Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej 
Leg 7 Tony
Leg 8 Steve 
Leg 9 Steve
Leg 10 Steve
Leg 11  Steve
Leg 12  Cliff
Leg 13  Neil
Leg 14 Cliff
Leg   15 Bob
Leg 16 Bob
Leg 17 Peej
Leg 18 Bob
Leg 19 Neil
Leg 20 Peej
Leg 21 Cliff
Leg 22  Peej
Leg 23 Bob

First winner bonus available, In the UK - Brighton, Cartmel, Perth, Southwell,(Flat) , Worcester 
In Ireland - Ballinrobe, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Bellewstown, Laytown, Downpatrick,  Listowel, Kilbeggan

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