2019 Flat Issue 16 - Neil's lead goes over 300

Headlines

Dan Dazzles at Newmarket

Technician lands Geoffrey Freer

Coronet stars at Deauville

         International Rule For Japan

Logician is Great in Volteigur Stakes

Report

We start at Newbury on Saturday where in the 1m 6f group 3 Technician ( Neil) wen to post, Held up off the pace in 3rd and 4th, pushed along 5f out, headway near side of group over 3f out, went 2nd entering final 2f, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, led towards finish, winning by ¾ l. He gets 54.6 points.

At Newmarket, in the 6f handicap Dazzling Dan ( Cod ) went to post, With leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well and holding challenger towards finish, winning by ½ l. He gets 28.4 points.

On Sunday at Deauville in the 1m 2f Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet, Coronet ( Neil), took her chance, Always close up on inner, quickened to lead 1 1/2f out, edged left from 1f out, stayed on final furlong, always holding runner-up, winning by ¾ l. She gets 55.4 points.

Yesterday at York in the 1m 4f group 2 Logician ( Cliff), took his chance, Tracked leading pair, headway 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, pushed out and clear inside final furlong, kept on strongly, winning by 1 ¾ l. He gets 43.2 points.

In the 1m 2f Group 1 International stakes Japan, (Tony), Crystal Ocean ( Cliff, Neil, Steve), took their chances, . Japan, Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge just over 1f out, driven to take slight lead inside final furlong, headed last 50yds, hard driven and led again near line, winning by a head. He gets 85.8 points.

Crystal Ocean, Tracked leader, headway 3f out, challenged over 2f out, soon led, joined and ridden over 1f out, driven and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied gamely to take slight lead last 50yds, headed and no extra near line, 2^nd beaten a head. He gets 12 points.

Grand Slam Leg 1

Neil 

Leg 2

The  John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                 August                  Total

Neil        122                    1094.8

Tony      141.4               786.8

Cliff          106               751.3

Steve         453.8                693.8

Martin    54.4                601

Bob            00                553.2

Peej           00                  365

Cod        28.4              358.5

News

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