Gardens in Full Bloom at Newmarket
May is Golden at Nottigham
Ptarmigan Ridge wins at
Chester
Report
We start at Newmarket on Friday where in the 1m 4f fillies and mares
group 3, High Garden ( Martin)
took her chance, held up in touch, ridden over 3 out, headway to press leaders
and edged right 2 out, driven and every chance 1 out, stayed on well to lead
last strides, winning by a head. She gets 51
points.
At Chester on Saturday in the 7f handicap Ptarmigan
Ridge ( Peej), went to post, prominent,
headway into 2nd going well 2 out, led over 1 out, eased clear
inside final furlong, winning easily by ¾ l. He
gets 42.6 points.
At Nottingham yesterday in the 5f handicap Maygold
( Peej), went to post, Mid-division,
headway over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish, winning by ¾ l. She gets 39.8 points.
The
John Torpey Memorial Trophy
September Oct Total
Cliff
28.5
1005.4
Neil
218.7 944.3
Steve
112.2 706
Tony
105.1
683.9
Peej
123.4 39.8 416.9
Martin
80.5
407
Bob
28.5
366.8
Cod
121
246.2
Congratulations to Neil who is trainer of
the month
News
Connections of Roaring
Lion would relish a "potentially
explosive" clash with stablemate Cracksman in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot. Cracksman looks
likely to either take on another John Gosden-trained superstar in this
weekend's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, or meet Roaring Lion on Qipco British
Champions Day on October 20.David Redvers, racing manager for Roaring Lion's
owners Qatar Racing, said: "Roaring Lion has the most remarkable
constitution. He was charging around the place and wanting more a few days
after his win at Leopardstown, which is quite something when you think of the
amount of racing he's had - and that he had a pretty tough race."On the
prospect of meeting Cracksman, he added: "He's last year's champion - and
while it's not been plain sailing for him this year, it's coming to his time of
the year."To see those two square up would be fascinating, potentially
explosive. It's what British Champions Day is all about, and what it is there
for."
Ghaiyyath is to spend the
winter in Dubai after connections decided not to run the one-time Classic hope
again this season.
Another old
favourite and star of these columns has passed away, Edredon Bleu, winner of
the Queen Mother Champion Chase and King George VI Chase, has died at the age
of 26.
Trained by
Henrietta Knight and owned by Jim Lewis, the French-bred gelding came out on
top in an unforgettable renewal of the two-mile championship at Cheltenham in
2000, when he defeated Direct Route by a short head. Edredon Bleu showed his
versatility - as well as his undoubted ability - when lifting Kempton's Boxing
Day showpiece over three miles in 2003. He was retired in 2005 after a 10-year
career and spent his leisurely days with former jockey Graham Thorner at
Letcombe Regis, near Wantage.
"I'm sad
in a way, but delighted in another that he had such a great life," Lewis,
whose triple Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Best Mate was racing at the same time,
told Press Association Sport."He was well looked after with loving care by
Graham Thorner and his entire family and he had a wonderful
retirement."Without question he was the most spectacular jumper you'd ever
see at Cheltenham. He holds the record for the fastest two-mile chase there and
he goes to his maker with glory."He gave us a lot of thrills and some
wonderful times."Edredon Bleu won 25 races, including the 2003 Clonmel Oil
Chase, successive Haldon Gold Cups in 2002 and 2003 and the Peterborough Chase
four years in a row from 1998-2001, amassing a total of
£731,000 in prize money.
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