Headlines
Casement lands Epsom handicap
Stradivarius Pulls the strings in Donny Cup
Iridessa wins the Matron stakes
Magical is Irish Champion
Norway rule at Leopardstown
Waldgeist Scores at Longchmp
Fairyland is magic in Ireland
Report
We start at Epsom last Thursday where in the
7f handicap Casement ( Peej,
went to post, Mounted in the chute and taken down early, made all, pushed along
over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, always just holding on, winning by a
head. He gets 28.2 points.
On
Friday in the 2m 2f group 2 Doncaster Cup Stradivarius (
Bob, Cliff, Neil, Steve,
Tony), went to post, Led at steady pace, headed after 3f, tracked
leading pair, smooth headway 3f out, close up on bit over 1f out, shaken up and
quickened to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, winning by 1 ¾ l. He gets 21.1 points.
On Saturday at Leopardstown in the 1m 4f
group 3 stakes Norway ( Neil),
took his chance, n rear of mid-division on inner, 6th halfway, pushed along 2f
out and good progress on inner to go 2nd entering final furlong, kept on well
to lead 100yds out and stayed on strongly close home, winning by 1 ¼ l. He gets 39 points.
In
the 1m group 1 Matron stakes, Iridessa ( Cliff), took her chance, Chased leaders, 4th
halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on strongly under
pressure to lead 150yds out, shifted left slightly but held on well close home
, winning by ¾ l. She gets 77.6 points.
In the 1m 2f Group 1 Irish Champion stakes, Magical ( Bob, Cod, Steve,
Tony), took her chance, Soon tracked leader
in 2nd, pushed along over 2f out and led 2f out, kicked 2 lengths clear
entering final furlong and stayed on strongly under pressure close home,
winning by 2 ¼ l. She gets 51.7 points.
On Sunday at Longchamp in the 1m 4f group 2 Waldgeist (Cod),
went to post, Tracked leader, shaken up to challenge just under 2f out, led
over 1f out, ran on strongly under hands and heels riding inside final furlong,
winning readily by 2l. He gets 42.8 points.
At
Leopardstown in the 5f Group 1 Flying Five stakes, Fairyland
(Cliff, Tony), took her chance, Chased
leaders far side, closer approaching final furlong, led 1f out, strongly
pressed close home, held on well, winning by a short head. She gets 36 points.
Grand Slam Leg 1
Neil
Leg 2
Tony
The John Torpey
Memorial Trophy
September
Total
Neil
60.1 1202.2
Tony
108.8 998.5
Cliff 134.7 933.3
Steve 101.1 842.2
Martin 114.5 741.6
Bob 72.8 647.2
Cod
94.5 479.1
Peej 28.2
418.6
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News
Crystal Ocean has run his last race following a leg injury during his
training for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Sir Michael
Stoute’s five-year-old suffered a leg injury during exercise in Newmarket on
Thursday and underwent surgery on his hind cannon bone.
John Oxx has
called time on the racing career of Group One-winning filly Skitter Scatter after she
returned lame from her run in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.
James Tate is
eyeing a crack at the Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp next month for Invincible Army, following
the colt's creditable effort in the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh.
Karl Burke feels
a succession of races on fast ground may have contributed to Laurens' defeat in the
Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday. Burke will discuss with owner John
Dance whether to let Laurens defend her crown in the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun
Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on October 5 or go for the Qatar Prix de la Foret
at ParisLongchamp the following day.
"They are
the two races. I've got to speak it through with John later this week and make
the plans from there," he said.
Marcus Tregoning
aims to take long-term absentee Mohaather straight to the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on
Champions Day, without the aid of a prep run.
A hugely
impressive winner of the Greenham Stakes on his seasonal debut, after which he
was well fancied for the 2000 Guineas, Mohaather has been kept off the track
since by injury.
King Ottokar needs ease in the ground ahead of Cambridgeshire
Handicap bid at Newmarket
Charlie Fellowes
warns conditions must be suitable for King Ottokar if he is to take his chance
in the bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket.
The Newmarket handler
is keen to run the three-year-old in the prestigious nine-furlong event after
deciding against sending him to France on Saturday for the Group Three Prix du
Prince d'Orange at ParisLongchamp
While the trip
and racing in a big field will present a new challenge for son of Motivator on
Saturday week, it is one Fellowes expects him to take in his stride.
Fellowes said:
"King Ottokar is not going to run in France because he had a bit of a bad
scope about three weeks ago - which just put us on the back foot for the French
race.
"The
Cambridgeshire is very much under consideration, but I would want a bit of rain
to fall to run in it."
