Friday, 12 September 2014

2014 Flat Edition 20 - can anyone catch Lee?

Headlines


G  has the Force at Haydock
Kiyoshi is Queen at Doncaster

Report


We start at Haydock last Saturday where in the 6f Group 1 sprint cup, G Force (Bob), Gordon Lord Byron (Cliff), took their chances.
G Force held up, headway when not clear run under 2 out, burst through gap over 1 out, ran on, edged right inside final 50 yards, led close home winning by ¾ l. He gets 125.6 points.
Gordon Lord Byron tracked leaders, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed close home kept on, 2nd ¾ l. He  gets 24 points.

Today at Doncaster in the 7f fillies group 3 Kiyoshi (Cod), took her chance, Held up towards rear, headway going well over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, burst through to lead final 150 yards, ran on well, winning by 1 ¼ l. She gets 56.8 points.

 
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
                September              Total
Lee                00                 1160.5
Bob                125.6             839.2
Cod               56.8                820.5    
Tony             00                   816.6
Steve               00                 641.8
Neil                00                   628.7
Peej              00                     511.3
Cliff               24                    505.2
Martin            00                  393.3

Lee was trainer of the Month for August (yawn)

News

ESTIMATE, a battling second to Pale Mimosa in the Lonsdale Cup at York last month, looks the clear form pick to take the Socialites Electric Cigarettes Doncaster Cup on Friday.
Her Majesty The Queen's stayer, winner of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in famous fashion two years ago and second to Leading Light this season (pending likely disqualification after subsequently testing positive for morphine), looked right back to her best on the Knavesmire and holds Times Up and Angel Gabrial on that effort
Australia faces no more than six rivals as he goes for his fourth successive Group One win of the season in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday, Aidan O'Brien's top-class three-year-old will be taken on again by The Grey Gatsby, who chased him home two lengths down in second place on the Knavesmire. The William Haggas-trained Mukhadram could only finish fourth behind Australia at York .

Gordon Lord Byron steps back up to a mile for the Clipper Boomerang Mile at Leopardstown on Saturday

 

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