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Discoveries wins at Curragh
Zeyaadah lands Hoppings Stakes
Hurricane Sweeps over Curragh
Cadillac runs down rivals
Amhran Na Bihfiann lands Curragh Cup
Report
We start at the Curragh on Friday where in the 7f maiden fillies stakes Discoveries ( Cliff), took her chance, Prominent, raced in second, slightly hampered after 1f, pushed along and led narrowly 2f out, ridden 1f out, faced strong challenge towards finish, just did enough, winning by a short head. She gets 25.4 points.
At Newcastle in the 1m 2f group 3 fillies stakes Zeyaadah ( Bob, Martin, Steve),went to post, Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased leader inside final furlong, quickened to lead inside final 110yds, stayed on, winning cosily by a head. She gets 17.6 points.
On Saturday at the Curragh in the 1m 4f group 1 Irish Derby Hurricane Lane, (Bob), Lone Eagle ( Neil), went to post. Hurricane Lane, Prominent, soon chased leaders, midfield after 4f, niggled along over 4f out, pushed along from over 3f out, soon headway on outer, ridden when hung right and went second and 3 lengths down under 2f out, stayed on final 110yds, led final strides, winning by a neck. He gets 84 points. Lone Eagle, Soon led, headed and tracked leader after 1f, led again from over 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden when 3 lengths ahead under 2f out, reduced lead final 110yds, headed final stride, 2nd a neck, he gets 28 points.
In the 1m 2f group 3 Cadillac (Peej) took his chance, Took keen hold, towards rear, headway into midfield 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, led clearly final 110yds, kept on, just prevailed, winning by a short head. He gets 36.4 points.
In the 1m 6f group 2 Amhran Na Bhifiann (Tony ), took his chance, Made all, soon clear, 6 lengths ahead after 2f, ridden under 3f out, kept on strongly, eased towards finish, winning easily by 7l. He gets 48.6 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
June Total
Tony 233.15 422.45
Steve 269.7 365
Cliff 238.6 339.2
Martin 215.2 323.05
Neil 204.05 290.15
Bob 186 281.4
Peej 88.15 191.95
Cod 51.75 179.95
News
Top-class sprinting mare Glass Slippers is on course to make her belated return to action in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood. Kevin Ryan told the punter: “She’s great and is heading for Goodwood now. She’ll start her season down there. “She just pulled a muscle and had to have a couple of days easy. We weren’t going to take any chances with her. “She’s fine now and we’re looking forward to Goodwood.”
Trainer David Menuisier has spoken out at the stupidity of small fields for richly endowed races after leaving his stable star Wonderful Tonight in Saturday's £600,000 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on seeing the defection of many of the principal players for the Group 1. Wonderful Tonight, a brilliant winner of the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot this month that bolstered her trainer's dreams of success in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, is one of seven left in contention for the Eclipse, although Menuisier has warned "freak weather" is needed for her to run, and that she was only kept in due to the race cutting up. He said: "It's 99.9 per cent not the plan to run, we were just considering if there was a drastic change of weather, absolute downpours, and there ended up being just two or three runners then perhaps we would consider it. But it's definitely not the plan.
"We saw there were only six others confirmed and then people complain about prize-money, I just find it stupid. Let's face it, without talking about mine, if you look at the six – half of them are obviously top-class animals, and half of them are probably below that level. I think it's a sad state of affairs really, I can't see why. The ground will be near enough good. I just find it sad there are only a handful of horses in such a big, historic race."
Other punter entries are St Marks Basillica, Addeyebb, Japan
Other Entries
Sandown Saturday - 3.00 Statement
Doncaster Friday - 2.10 Lafan
Sandown Friday - 4.05 Gloucesrershire
Haydock Saturday - 2.40 Alpinista
Sunday Saint-Cloud - 2.50 Broome, Japan
Grand Slam
Leg 1 Neil
Leg 2 Tony
Leg 3 Tony
Leg 4 Cliff
Leg 5 Neil
Leg 6 Peej
Leg 7 Tony
Leg 8 Steve
First winner bonus available, In the UK - Brighton, Cartmel, Perth, Southwell, Stratford, Thirsk, Worcester
In Ireland - Ballinrobe, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Bellewstown, Laytown, Downpatrick, Listowel, Kilbeggan
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