Sunday, 7 August 2016

2016 Flat Issue 14 - the scoreboard crawls round

Headlines

Minding Takes Care of Nassau Stakes

Project Bluebook finds winning formula

Report


We start at Goodwood last Saturday where in the 1m 2f Group 1 Nassau Stakes for fillies and mares, Minding ( Bob, Cliff, Cod, Neil, Peej, Tony) went to post, tracked leading pair till shuffled back to rear but still well in touch 4 out, effort and ridden to lead well over 1 out, forged ahead 1 out, drifted right inside last, stayed on winning by 1 ¼ l. She gets 51.1 points.

At Catterick on Tuesday in the 1m 5f handicap, Project Bluebook ( Peej), went to post, Mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well when pressed inside final furlong, winning by 3/4l.  He gets 24.6 points.


The  John Torpey Memorial Trophy
                      July        August       Total
Bob                    87.5              516.7
Tony                  73.2               483.9
Cliff                   134.4             447
Neil                   88.2               426.2
Peej                   69.6      24.6   413
Cod                    66.1                401.9
Lee                     84.7                333.5
Martin                00                  293.6
Steve                  105.3               248.9

News

"Foundation could on Saturday have his first start since he underwent a gelding operation after connections earmarked a likely assault at the Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock

Connections of Shalaa remain hopeful the dual Group One winner will make it back to the track in time for the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot in October.

Coral-Eclipse hero Hawkbill and French Derby winner Almanzor have been added to the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 10 following the second entry stage.

Trained by Charlie Appleby, Royal Ascot winner Hawkbill extended his winning run to six when beating The Gurkha at Sandown, while Jean-Claude Rouget's Almanzor was a length and a half too good for Zarak at Chantilly.
The join an initial entry which is headed by Dermot Weld's dual Derby victor Harzand and Coronation Cup winner Postponed (Roger Varian). There are 38 horses remaining in the race compared to 26 at this stage 12 months ago and of those 20 are Group or Grade One winners.
Meanwhile, Rouget's Qemah, who added to her Coronation Stakes win in the Prix Rothschild last weekend, and Aidan O'Brien's star filly Minding headline the 26 still in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes on the same card.
O'Brien's Order Of St George and Bondi Beach feature in the entries for the Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger at the Curragh 24 hours later, while Alexios Komnenos, trained by Tommy Stack, and Weld's Currency Converter have been added to the Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes.
Last year's winner Sole Power is among 33 entries for the Group Two Derrinstown Stud Flying Five. Eddie Lynam's veteran speedster could be taken on by the three horses who finished directly behind him in 2015 - Maarek, Take Cover and Toscanini.
David Griffiths' Take Cover, winner of the King George Stakes at Goodwood last week, is among 20 entries from Britain. They include Mecca's Angel clear-cut scorer of the Sapphire Stakes over the course and distance last month.

Lumiere will drop back down to six furlongs following her dismal display in the Prix Rothschild at Deauville on Sunday.

Trainer Michael Dods could be tempted to allow Mecca's Angel to bid for top honours over six furlongs before she retires to the paddocks

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