Birdman swoops at Haydock
Dan Goes in at Carlisle
Cymro scores at Haydock
Horn Eclipese Rivals
Report
We start at Haydock last Thursday where in the 1m handicap, Birdman (Peej),
went to post, tracked leaders, smooth headway 2 out, led approaching final
furlong, pushed out winning by 2 ½ l. He gets 23.2
points.
At Carlisle on Saturday, in the 7f handicap, Go Dan Go (Cod),
took his chance, held up, smooth headway 2 out, led and ridden approaching
final furlong, soon hard pressed, held on well close home, winning by ½ l. He gets 25.4 points.
At Haydock in the 1m2f handicap, Cymro
( Neil), took his chance, tracked
leaders, effort 4 out, upsides 3 out, led approaching final furlong, all out
winning by a neck. He gets 30 points.
At Sandown in the 1m 2f Group 1 Eclipse stakes, Golden Horn ( Bob, Cliff,
Lee, Tony), The Grey Gatsby ( Neil, Peej) went to post.
Golden Horn made virtually all, joined 4 out, shaken up over
2 out, ridden to assert 1 out, stretched clear final 150 yards winning by 3 ½
l. He gets 51.3 points.
The Grey Gatsby tracked winner, challenged and upsides from 4
out, good battle after and ridden 2 out, no extra inside last, finishing 2nd
3 ½ l. He gets 12 points.
The John Torpey Memorial
Trophy
July Totals
Bob
51.3 665.6
Cliff 51.3 621.2
Tony 51.3 434.5
Cod 25.4 372.3
Peej 352 337.3
Neil
42 291.2
Martin 00 266
Le e
51.3
273.3
Steve 00 200.5
News
Karakontie is set to make his belated
seasonal reappearance in the Prix Jacques le Marois on August 16
The Grey Gatsby could get the chance to gain
his revenge over Golden Horn in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in
October, Kevin Ryan's four-year-old matched the Epsom Derby winner for a
long way in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday before Golden Horn
eventually stretched three and a half lengths clear in receipt of 11lb.
The Juddmonte International at York on August 19, in which he
was second to Australia last season, has again been identified by Ryan as the
colt's next assignment.The Grey Gatsby is then expected to defend his title in
the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown in September, after which
another showdown with Golden Horn might be on the cards.North Yorkshire-based
Ryan said: "He's come out of it great."We were surprised he didn't
lose much weight as we thought he'd lose more.
"It will be York next, then Ireland and hopefully then on
to the Arc."
Connections of Solow would relish the opportunity of seeing their excellent colt go
toe to toe with Gleneagles in the Qatar
Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
Pierre-Yves Bureau, racing manager for Solow's owners, the
Wertheimer brothers, told the Punter "We will stick to the plan and go for
the Sussex.
"Freddy says the horse is back to normal after Royal Ascot
and is working very well. "It was a big, big pleasure to win the Queen
Anne Stakes and we will now look at the Sussex to try to keep things going
Muhaarar, impressive winner of the
Commonwealth Cup, heads a field of 15 declared for the Darley July Cup at
Newmarket on Saturday Muhaarar's owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is also
represented by the William Haggas-trained Muthmir, a close third in the King's Stand at the Royal meeting.
Eddie Lynam won last year's July Cup with Slade Power and fires
a twin assault in a bid to take the prize back to Ireland once more. The County
Meath handler saddles multiple Group One winner Sole Power and younger stable companion Anthem Alexander.
Betfred Sprint Cup hero G Force needs to bounce back from a disappointing run in the King's
Stand for David O'Meara.
The Dean Ivory-trained Tropics, second 12 months ago, is back for more and is accompanied by
stable companion Lancelot Du Lac
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