Flat Edition 7 - 20.6.13

Headlines

Reality Is Magic at Salisbury
Dawn Breaks Over Ascot
Duntle Wins For Editor
Al Kazeem is Prince for a Day

Report

We start at Salisbury on Sunday where in the 1m maiden fillies stakes, Magic Of Reality (Cliff), took her chance, Made all, shaken up over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, winning  readily by 2 ¼ l, she gets 22.4 points. At Royal Ascot on Tuesday in the 1m group 1 St James Place Stakes, Dawn Approach ( Bob, Cliff, Cod, Martin, Neil, Tony), Toranado ( Not Bob), took their chances. Dawn Approach, Keen in touch, ridden 2f out, headway when bumped and hampered over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon joined, ran on strongly, winning gamely by a short head. He gets 52.1 points. Toranado, In rear, headway on outer when bumped and hampered over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2^nd a short head. He gets 12 points.

On Wednesday in the 1m group 2 fillies stakes, Duntle (Cliff), took her chance, Held up in touch, headway halfway to track leaders soon after, went 2nd over 2f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, soon strongly pressed, held on gamely to assert close home, all out, winning by ½ l. She gets 48.4 points.  In the 1m 2f Group 1 Prince of Wales Stakes, Al Kazeem ( Martin, Steve), took his chance, Tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd approaching final 2f, 3 lengths to find 2f out, closed 1f out, upsides inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead final 50 yards , winning by a neck. He gets 53 points.

   On Thursday in the 2m 4f Group 1 Gold Cup, Simenon(Neil), took his chance, Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, chased winner and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well, always just held, finishing 2^nd beaten a neck, he gets 24 points.

Looking ahead, tomorrow, I like Red Lady e/w in the first, Sky Lantern and Leading Light, and On Saturday, Mount Athos and Society Rock.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

Points

                       June     Total

Cliff                   134.9        349

Martin              117.1       328.6

Neil                  88.1           254

Tony                64.1         241.2 

Cod                  64.1          199

Steve                65             169

Bob                  52.1           145.3

Peej                  12            135.8

 News

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