Santini lands Cotswold Chase
Lady Buttons up the points at Doncaster
Paisley Park takes Cleeve Hurdle
Report
We start at Cheltenham on Saturday where in the 3m 1f grade 2 chase, Santini ( Bob, Martin, Steve), went to post, tracked leader led 3 out, hit 2 out, and narrowly headed, soon ridden, led after last, stayed on dourly to assert close home, winning by 1 3/4l. He gets 52 points.
In the 3m grade 2 hurdle, Paisley Park (Cliff, Cod, Martin, Neil, Peej, Tony), went to post, tracked leaders, ridden to lead at the last, stayed on well, wining comfortably by 1 ¼ l. He gets 26.6 points.
At Doncaster in the 2m grade 2 mares hurdle Lady Buttons ( Peej),
took her chance, in touch, with leaders quickend and challenged last, soon led,
edged right, ridden out close home, winning by 2 ¾ l. She
gets 44.2 points.
The John Torpey
Memorial Trophy
January Total
Peej 238.4 538.2
Bob 174.1 491.5
Steve
132.8
482
Tony 85.3 364.1
Cliff 89.2 357.5
Neil 134.2 311.5
Cod
177.4 297.5
Martin
116 296.5
News
Fakir D'Oudairies and Laurina feature among 12 six-day entries for the Betway Scilly
Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown.
The Irish pair,
trained by Joseph O'Brien and Willie Mullins respectively, were expected to be
in action at the Dublin Racing Festival this weekend but have been handed
entries in the Grade One feature at the Esher track. Good Boy Bobby also has entry.
Shishkin has an entry in the novice hurdle and Eldorado Allen has an
entry in the Contenders hurdle.
Honeysuckle will face a maximum of 10 rivals in the PCI Irish
Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. Klassical Dream
also has an entry.