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Thursday, 12 May 2022

2022 Flat Issue 3 - Warming up

Headlines

Aldaary lands Haydock Spring Trophy
Stone comes of Age at Leopardstown
Emily Upjohn lands Musidora
Samburu takes York Handicap
Desert takes Dante Crown
Lilac Road lands Middleton Stakes

Report

At Haydock on Saturday in the 7f listed stakes Aldaary ( Cliff), took his chance, Held up in rear, nudged along 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, pushed out final 110yds, winning comfortably  by 3 ½ l. He gets 26.8 points.
 
At Leopardstown on Sunday in the 1m 2f group 3 Stone Age (Neil), took his chance, Made virtually all, shaken up and went clear over 1f out, ridden and kept on strongly final furlong, winning impressively by 5 ½ l. He gets 33.2 points.

At York on Wednesday in the 1m 2f group3 Emily Upjohn ( Peej), went to post, Took keen hold, prominent, switched to centre over 3f out, pushed along and drifted right towards near side over 2f out, soon ridden to lead, went clear over 1f out, kept on well, winning  readily by 5 ½ l. She gets 33.16 points.
 
In the 7f handicap Samburu (Bob), went to post, Midfield, good headway from 4f out, bumped rival but pushed along and pressed leader 2f out, soon against near rail, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly and edged left inside final furlong, kept on, winning by ½ l. He gets 23.6 points.

Today at York in the 1m 2f group 2 fillies stakes, Lilac Road (Martin), took her chance, Towards rear on inner, switched right and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed leader over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, kept on well, winning  by ½ l. She gets 57 points.

In the 1m 2f group 2 Desert Crown (Steve), went to post, Towards rear, shaken up and headway on outer from 3f out, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and drifted right over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, winning comfortably  by 3 ¼ l. He gets 48.3 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy 
                May            Total
Steve        141.77          141.77
Martin      120.01        120.01         
Bob               80.6             80.6
Neil            46.21          46.21
Cliff        39.81           39.81
Peej          33.16           33.16                    
Cod          25                25

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
Leg 9 Steve
Leg 10 Steve
Leg 11  Steve
Leg 12
 
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


News
Aidan O'Brien has announced that longtime ante-post favourite Luxembourg is out of next month's Cazoo Derby after suffering a muscular injury. The Ballydoyle trainer revealed on Friday that last year’s Vertem Futurity winner, who had been as short as 7-4 for the Derby, had met with a setback and faced a race against time to be fit for the Epsom Classic on June 4. Subsequent tests have laid bare the extent of the injury suffered and the three-year-old Camelot colt, who finished third in the 2,000 Guineas on his seasonal comeback, now faces a spell away from the track before a planned return in the autumn.

Yorkshire Cup, Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and Goodwood Cup was always the plan for this year," joint-trainer John Gosden told the Punter about Stradivarius, who admits getting the eight-year-old ready to race is harder than it was. "He still enjoys his training, but he knows it all backwards now. Rather like an old prize fighter coming back into the ring, it's the getting fit and up for the fight – it's not as easy as it used to be when he was younger. So, I would expect him to be benefitting from the race tomorrow."

Weekend Entries

Hamilton Friday 
7.20 Fishable

Newmarket 
2.50 Soapy Stevens

York
2,25 Jumbly
3.35 Trueshan, Stradivarius
4.45 Danzan, Danielsflyer, 

Saturday 

Doncaster
8.40 Dazzling Dan

Newbury
3,20 Baaeed, Chindit, Real World
3.55 Persian Force

Newmarket
1.50 White Wolf

Thirsk
4.05 Shark two One
4.40 Marshall Dan

Sunday 

Ripon
3.40 Fishable

Naas
1.45 The Antarctic


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