Flat Edition 3 - 23.5.13

Headlines

Farhh to Good for his Rivals

Dundonnell Wins at Newmarket

Report

A fairly quiet week, we start at Newbury last Saturday where Farhh ( Martin), took his chance in the 1m, group 1 Lockinge stakes, Tracked leaders, keen early, led over 1f out, ran on well, winning impressively by 4l.

He gets 57.2 points.

At Newmarket Dundonell (Steve), went to post in the 7f listed stakes, In touch on outer, ridden and headway to chase leader over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, winning by 1 ¾ l. He gets 35 points.

Table

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

Points

                       May      Total

Cliff                   214.1       214.1

Martin              181.4      181.4

Tony                125.2         125.2 

Neil                  111.7        111.7

Peej                  97.5         97.5

Bob                    93.2         93.2

Cod                  80.7        80.7

Steve                47             47      

News

Encke has been banned for 6 months having tested positive as part of the ongoing Godolphin investigation, a blow to Neil and the Editor

French Investec Derby hope Ocovango enjoyed a nice breeze at Epsom as part of the yearly 'Breakfast With The Stars' morning at the Surrey circuit. The Andre Fabre-trained inmate engaged in some pleasing work over the Derby trip and drew readily clear of his lead horse.Fabre said: "They went quite quietly, the idea was to just show him the bend and the downhill trip. It was not a serious workout but he was moving well and it was useful.

Telescope has a sore left shin and "won't be running" in the Investec Derby at Epsom on June 1, said trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

Royal Ascot's Prince of Wales's Stakes may come just too soon for Cirrus Des Aigles, according to his trainer Corine Barande-Barbe. Barande-Barbe has not given up all hope of a return to Berkshire just yet for the 16-times winner, who missed the Hong Kong Cup in December with an injury.

 

Flat Edition 2 - 16.5.13

Report

This is a rare competition, I had thought Toranado was a pick for all, but he is not so we don’t have any horse in all the strings, I can’t remember when that last happened.

The action continues at a pace, we start at Lingfield on Saturday where Secret Gesture ( Tony), went to post in the 1m 3f listed stakes, In touch, headway over 3f out, led on bit over 2f out, forged clear final furlong, winning impressively by 10l. She is a live Oaks chance and gets 28.2 points here.

At Leopardstown on Sunday, Duntle (Cliff), took her chance in the 1m group 3, Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, winning by ¾ l. She gets 32.6 points.

 In the 1m 2f group 2 Battle of Marengo ( Cliff, Peej), took his chance, Tracked leader in 2nd, led after 4f, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, winning comfortably by 1 ¾ l. He now heads for the Derby and looks the Ballydoyle number one. He gets 21.3 points.

On Wednesday at York, in the 1m 2f group 3, Liber Nauticus ( Bob, Cliff, Tony), took her chance, Keen early held up in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, soon switched right, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish, winning by 1 ½ l, she is now Oaks bound and gets 16.5 points here.

 In the 6f group 2 , Society Rock (Cliff), took his chance,  Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, winning by a head , he gets 66.4 points.

Points

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

Points

                       May      Total

Cliff                   214.1       214.1

Martin              128.7      128.7

Tony                125.2         125.2 

Neil                  111.7        111.7

Peej                  97.5         97.5

Bob                    93.2         93.2

Cod                  80.7        80.7

Steve                12             12      

Apologies to Neil, I forgot to double his single pick win last week, now amended..

News

Telescope is on course to take part in a racecourse gallop next week in a last-ditch bid to enable him to make the Investec Derby field.

Sir Michael Stoute's colt was denied a run in the Dante Stakes at York this week after grazing on his legs became infected.

The only chance Telescope has of lining up in the Derby on June 1 is if he recovers in time to have a gallop next week

"I spoke to Sir Michael yesterday and it was good news, and I spoke to him this morning and that news continues to be really good," Harry Herbert, racing manager for the owners, Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, told the Punter

Mince has two possible options to get back on the winning trail before she heads to Royal Ascot.

"Mince got tired at York yesterday and perhaps raced too freely in front into a head wind, I am sure she will be better suited when the ground is riding faster," "She was over her racing weight and the race will bring her on in leaps and bounds. The only two options for her to run again before Royal Ascot, both over five furlongs.

"The Temple Stakes at Haydock on May 25 or the Prix du Gros-Chene at Chantilly on June 2, a race Avonbridge won.

Flat Edition 1 - 9.5.13

Headlines

A New Dawn Breaks At Newmarket

Lantern Lights up Newmarket

Enrol wins at Doncaster

Ocovango wins at Saint Cloud

Camelot In Curragh Romp

Enobled on Derby Trail

Report

Well we are off and running and a fair few winners on the board already. We start at Newmarket last Saturday where in the 1m group 1 2000 guineas Dawn Approach ( Bob, Cliff, Cod, Martin, Neil, Tony), went to post, Chased leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly, winning impressively by 5l. He gets 52.5 points. At Doncaster Enrol ( Bob), went to post in the 6f handicap, Held up in touch, smooth headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon strongly pressed and edged right, found extra and in command in closing stages , winning by a neck, he gets 24.2 points. At Saint-Cloud Ocovango (Neil), took his chance in the 1m 2f group 2, soon led, set good pace , 2l clear 2 out, ran on well inside last when threatened, winning by ½ l. He gets 23.6 points. 

On Sunday at Newmarket Sky Lantern ( Martin, Peej), Just The Judge ( Cod, Neil, Steve, Tony), took their chances in the 1m group 1, 1000 guineas.

Sky Lantern, Held up, good headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, winning by ½ l She gets 60 points. Just The Judge, Close up, ridden to join leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, finishing ½ l 2^nd, she gets 12 points. At The Curragh Monday Camelot (Cod, Martin, Neil, Peej, Tony), went to post in the 1m 2f group 3, Settled in rear off pace, closer in 4th entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out and headway to lead early final furlong, pushed out and kept on same pace, winning well by 1 ¾ l . He gets 16.2 points. At Goodwood today Enobled (Cliff), took his chance in the 1m maiden stakes, Mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on well, winning by 1l. He gets 24.8 points. 

Points

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

Points

                       May      Total

Martin              128.7      128.7

Neil                  88.1        88.1

Cod                  80.7        80.7

Tony                80.7         80.7 

Cliff                   77.3        77.3

Bob                    76.7         76.7

Peej                  76.2         76.2

Steve                12             12      

News

Liber Nauticus, general second-favourite for the Investec Oaks, is on course to make her seasonal reappearance in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York on Wednesday.

Flat Profile - Tickled Pink

Tickled Pink  4 Y GR F  Invincible Spirit – Cassandra Go (Neil)

An Improving filly who has won 2 of her 5 starts, but has never been worse than 2^nd. She made her debut at Leicester in June finishing 2^nd , beaten 1 ¼ l over 6f by Russeliana in a fillies maiden, and was again 2^nd in a similar event at Newbury in July when 1 ¼ l behind Lady Gorgeous. Not seen again till May last season, she was again 2^nd in a 6f maiden at Leicester , beaten 3 /4 l behind Ladyship, and finally got off the mark at Yarmouth in another 6f maiden beating Palmette ¾ l , and again was not seen again last season. She has already won this year, taking the group 3 Abernant stakes at Newmarket by 2l from Jimmy Styles. Held in high regard at Warren place, she could prove high class in the sprint division.

Trainer Sir H. Cecil

Flat Profile - Theodore Gericault

Theodore Gericault, 3 y b g Sir Percy – Tableau Vivant (Cod)

Cod’s policy of picking horses with links to his boys names has proved fruitful in the past, and this is another interesting pick. He made his debut at Newmarket last July, finishing 4^th, beaten 3l behind the useful the Gold Cheongsham. Not seen again due to sore shins, he was gelded in the winter, but made a winning reappearance on 3^rd April over 7f at Lingfield, beating Arctic Admiral a neck. He should provide some fun and win more races. He followed up a couple of days ago at Pontefract winning a 1m 2f handicap by 2 ½ l and looks highly progressive

Trainer Sir M Stoute.

Flat Profile - Solar Deity

Solar Deity 4 y bc Exceed and Excel – Dawn Raid (Peej)

Useful colt who has won 5 of his 7 starts, he made a winning debut in a 7f Kempton maiden in November 2011, beating Galician a neck. He then ran 5 times with out success, before scoring again at Wolverhampton in a 7f handicap in October 2012, beating Fast Finian 1 ¼ l., then followed up at Lingfield in November, beating Storm King ½ l in a 1m handicap. He was then third over 7f at Wolverhampton before winning again at Lingfield this February, taking a 1m handicap by ¾ l from George Guru. He then followed up at Wolverhampton in a 7f listed event, beating Kenny Powers a short head, and on his last run , was third in a 1m Kempton handicap, beaten 1 ½ l behind Es Que Love. From an up and coming yard, he looks a fun horse for Peej this season.

Trainer M Botti

Flat Profile - Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott 3 y bc Galileo – Flamingo Sea (Tony)

A real dark horse he has won his only start a 7f Dundalk maiden in September last year beating Seeking Luck by a neck. He holds English, Irish derby entries and is in the King George, so is obviously considered capable of a lot more this season and could be any thing.

Trainer A O’Brien

Flat Profile - Regal Dan

Regal Dan 3 y bc  Dark Angel – Charlene Lacy (Cod)     

Colt who has one win from 8 starts, that came on his 7^th appearance at Doncaster over 7f in a nursery, where he beat Red Avenger a head. He was never far away in his other runs, finishing 3^rd on his debut over 5f at Windor, beaten 1 ¼ l behind Badalini, then 4^th in a similar event at Doncaster, beaten 2l by Yes Two, then was third again at Salisbury, again in a 5f maiden, this time 2l behind the smart Bungleinthejungle. He was then 4^th in a 5f Sandown maiden and 5^th at Haydock, 2l behind Baracouda Boy. He reappeared at Newmarket recently in a 6f handicap , finishing 2^nd to Shadaroba, beaten 1l, and should pick up a handicap or two this season.

Trainer C.Hills

Flat Profile - Producer

Producer 4 y ch c Dutch Art – River Saint (Martin)

Colt who has won 6 of his 16 starts, Martin should at least get a fair few runs out of this one. He scored on his 2^nd run as a two year old, winning at Epsom in a 7f maiden beating Couresy Call 4l, and followed up over course and distance in a nursery, beating Always Ends Well 2 ¾ l. She completed a hatrick of course and wins in September when taking another nursery by 1 ¼ l from Tidy Affair. Her next win was as a three year old, taking a listed event again over Epsom’s 7f’s beating Justineo 3 1/4l, then 2 runs later won a 7f group 3 at Goodwood by ½ l from The Cheka. She ran a further 5 times with out success, but reappeared this season in a 7f listed event at Leicester, she beat Aljamaheer a head and is a very smart Colt over 7f. Definitely one to back at Epsom and Goodwood over his specialist distance

Trainer R Hannon

Flat Profile - Ocovango

Ocovango  3 y bc Monsun – Crystal Maze(Neil)

Unbeaten in two starts, he made his debut at on 1 November in a 1m unraced colts event , winning by 2 ½ l from Bravodino. He followed up at the end of March this year at Saint-m Cloud, taking a 1m 2f listed event by 1 ½ l from Park Reel, and comes from a very powerful stable who should place him to maximum effect

Trainer A. Fabre

Flat Profile - Mars

Mars 3 y ch c Galileo – Massarra (Neil, Peej, Tony)

Unbeaten colt who won his only start at Dundalk in July last year beating The Ferryman 4 ¾ l in a 7f 11 runner maiden for which he went off 4/7 f, so was obviously highly thought of. Restricted to the one run as needs quick ground, he heads the stables Derby entries, and is to the fore of the market, so is expected to have a good season.

Trainer A’O Brien

Flat Profile - Lady Nouf

Lady Nouf  3 y bf  Teofilo – Majestic  Sakeena(Tony)      

Filly who made a winning debut in a high class 7f Leicester maiden in October where she had the highly rated  Secret Gesture 1l behind in 2^nd and Desert Image in 3^rd. Picked out as one to follow this season by her trainer, she let the side down on her reappearance when only 11^th, beaten 17 ¾ l behind Hot Snap at Newmarket. Whilst the stable has yet to hit form that was disappointing and her next run will be interesting to watch.

Trainer   W. Haggas                

Flat Profile - Kingsbarns

Kingsbarns 3ybc Gallileo- Beltisaal (Cliff, Cod,  Peej, Tony)

      Potentially top clas colt who won both starts last season. He did not appear until 10 October, when he won a 1 mile Navan maiden by 7l from Risk Return. H then came to Doncaster for the 1m Racing Post Trophy, which he won in taking style by 1 ¾ l from Van De Neer, and immediately became a leading Derby fancy. He has had a poisoned foot which has held up his preparation considerably and he is only 50/50 to make the big race.

Trainer A. O'Brien

Flat Profile - Hot Snap

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Hot Snap 3y ch f Pivotal – Midsummer (Cod, Martin, Tony)_

Unbeaten filly who won on her debut at  Kempton over 1m in September, beating Mango Diva ½ l. She reappeared at Newmarket recently taking the 7f group 3 Nell Gwynn stakes by 2 ¼ l from the highly rated Sky Lantern, and immediately rocketed to the head of the guineas market. She will take high rank amongst the fillies this season.

 Trainer H.Cecil

Flat Profile - Fort Knox

Fort Knox (Bob) 3y bc Dubawi – Savanna Gold (Bob),

Interesting colt who has had 3 runs and has changed stables in that period. He made his debut from the Hannon yard last October in a 6f maiden, finishing 7^th, beaten 12 ¼ l behind Agerzam , and then won a similar event at Newbury by 1 ¾ l from Beautiful View. He moved across the water during the winter and reappeared at Leopardstown recfently taking a 1m listed event by 1 ¾ l from Don’t Bother Me, and is clearly capable of winning more races this season.

Trainer T. Carmody

Flat Profile - Elusive Kate

            Elusive Kate 4 y bf Elusive Quality – Gout De Tertroir (Steve)

High class filly who has won 5 of her 11 starts, she won her maiden on her 2^nd appearance, a 7f Kempton event where she beat Kinetica a head, and followed up at Deauville in a 7f listed event beating Prestagua ½ l, and followed up at the same course in a 7f group 3 beating Mashoora 1 ½ l. He r next start was also in France, at Longchamp in October, taking the 1m fillies Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac by 3l from Fire Lilly and she finished at Churchill Downs, finishing 8^th, beaten 4l behind Stephanie’s  Kitten in the grade 1m filles turf. She reappeared at Newmarket last July finishing 2^nd ½ l behind Giofra in the 1m Group 1 Falmouth stakes, then went back to Deauville, winning the 1m Group 1 Prix Rothschild by 1 ¼ l from Golden Lilac, and then over course and distance, was third behind Excelebration in the 1m group 1 Prix Du Haras De Fresnay Le Buffard Jacques Les Marois. Back at Newmarket in September in the 1m group 1 Sun Chariot stakes, she was 2^nd , beaten ¾ l by Siyoumaand finished at Ascot on Champions day with a third in the 1m group 1 Queen Elizabeth 2^nd stakes, 6l behind Excelebration. She should have a good season in the top mile races again.

Trainer John Gosden

Flat Profile - Duntle

 Duntle 4 ch f Danehill Dancer- Lady Angola (Cliff)

Highly progressive filly who has finished first in 4 of her 6 races, though she controversially lost the last one in the stewards room. She made her debut at Leopardstown on 6^th November 2011, in a 7f fillies maiden, finishing 6^th, beaten 13 ½ l behind twirl. She reappeared the following April at Dundalk, winning a 1m fillies maiden by an amazing 18 l from Miss Forde, then finished 4^th in the Irish 1000 guineas, beaten 1 ½ l behind Yellow Rosebud. She then won the listed Sandringham handicap at Royal Ascot by ½ l from Arsaadi, and followed up in the Group 3 Desmond stakes at Leopardstown, beating Ballybacka Lady ¾ l. On her final run last season she was first past the post in the 1m Group 1 Matron stakes, beating Chachamaidee a short head but was demoted to 2^nd.  She should win her share of races for fillies again this season.

Trainer D. Wachman

Flat Profile - Caravan Rolls On

Caravan Rolls On 5 Y BH Hernando – Grain Only (Bob)

The caravan was on a roll last season winning 3 for Bob, so he’s hoping the wheels stay on again !

This useful horse has won 5 of his 9 starts, a 1m 2f Lingfield maiden , beating Brilliant Barca ¾ l, a 1m 3f Leicester handicap from May Contain Nuts, a 1m 4f Wolverhanpton handicap, by 2 ½ l from Sunday Bess, 1 1m 4f Ascot handicap by 1 ¾ l from Ithoughtitwasover, and finally a 1m 5f Newmarket handicap by a neck from Quischi. He finished with a 5^th in a 1m5f Doncaster handicap, in one of the closest 5 ways finishes of the season behind Sir Graham Wade, beaten just ¼ l. He went up over 20lb as a result of his success, so may be aimed at the listed and cup events this season

Trainer P. Chapple - Hyam

Flat Profile - Camelot

Camelot 4 y bc Montjeu- Tarfah    (Cod, Matin, Peej, Neil, Tony)

Last season top 3 year old who just failed to land the hallowed triple crown, he has won 5 of his 7 starts. He made a winning debut at Leopardstown in July 2011, beating All Approved by 2l over 1m, and followed up at Doncaster in October, taking the 1m Group 1 Racing Post Trophy by 2 ¼ l from Zip Top. He reappeared at Newmarket in the 2000 guineas where he beat French Fifteen a neck, and then went to Epsom, where he won the Derby by 5l from Main Sequence. He took the Irish Derby by 2l from Boen To Sea, then attempted the triple crown at Doncastter but came up short, being beaten ¾ l by Encke. He finished with a rather tame 7^th in the Arc at Longchamp, beaten 12 ½ l behind Slemia. He can be forgiven that and should prove a force in all the big races this season.

 Trainer A. O'Brien

Flat Profile - Bravodino

Bravodino 3 y bc Dynaformer- Angel In My Heart (Cliff)

This colt made his debut on 1 November in a 1m maiden at Saint Cloud , finishing 2^nd, beaten 2 ½ l by Ocovango . He reappeared at the same track on 3 April, in a 1m 2f conditions stakes, beating Galveston by 3l, and could be any thing .

 Trainer J. Pease

Flat Profile - Big Break

Big Break  3 y bf Dansili – Fame At Last  (Tony)      

She made her debut at Galway in July last year, finishing 3^rd in a 7f maiden 2 ¼ l behind Magical Dream. She then won a similar event at Leopardstown by 4l from Monaco Mist, and then took a group 3 at Leopardstown by 3 3/4l from Beyond Thankful. That put her to the fore of the guineas and Oaks markets and she is one to keep an eye on this season.

Trainer D. Weld