2022 Flat Issue 5 - Martin maintains the lead

Headlines

Clemente Brushes Rivals aside at Sandown

Native Leaves Rivals Trailing at Curragh

Alenquer lands Curragh Gold Cup

Eldar Eldarov knocks out Rivals at Newcastle

Bay Bridge lands Brigadier Gerard Stakes

Report

We start at Sandown last Thursday evening where in the 1m 2f novice stakes Francesco  Clemente (Peej) took his chance, Soon led, headed and prominent after 1f, pushed along to lead over 2f out, soon hung right, ridden and hung right against far rail 1f out, kept on well,  winning comfortably  by 1 ½ l. He gets 22.46 points.

On Saturday at the Curragh in the 1m group 2000 Guineas Native Trail ( Cliff, Martin, Neil, Steve), took his chance, Held up in behind leaders, pushed along when bit short of room and switched left under 3f out, soon headway, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on inside final 110yds, winning by 1 ¾ l. He gets 26 .2 points.

On Sunday at the Curragh in the 1m 2f  group 1 Gold Cup Alenquer ( Martin), went to post, Prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, led final strides, winning gamely by a neck. He gets 58.8 points.

At Newcastle on Tuesday Eldar Eldarov (Cliff, Peej), took his chance in the 1m 2f novice stakes, Prominent, led against near rail over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly final 110yds, winning by 2 ¼ l. He gets 12.5 points. 

Tonight at Sandown in the 1m 2f group 3, Bay Bridge (Bob, Cliff), went to post, Towards rear, shaken up and headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly and went clear inside final furlong, winning impressively by 5l. He gets 17.75 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy 

                May            Total

Martin      256.46              256.46      

Neil            191.26        191.26

Bob             185.62            185.62

Steve        179.59         179.59

Cliff        159.33          159.33

Peej          95.12           95.12                    

Cod       54              54

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

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News

Some  Trainers have given The Punter their views on next weeks classic hopes,.

"It's worth noting he's still in the Jockey Club and he's not a guaranteed Epsom starter. He'll be left in both races and it could be a late call."

Trainer Roger Varian faces a choice between the English or French Derby for Eydon

"I think Emily Upjohn is in the Taghrooda league. It would be silly to start talking about Enable, that would be completely over the top, but she's in that Taghrooda league."

John Gosden compares Oaks favourite Emily Upjohn to his past Epsom winners

"It was a good performance at York that puts him in the reckoning. He did surprise me how he won, which was a pleasing performance in a good solid time. If you win the Dante I don't think you have to improve too much more to win the Derby."

Sir Michael Stoute on Derby favourite Desert Crown

Weekend Entries

Friday 

Pontefract 

9.00 Shark Two One

Saturday 

Haydock

1.45 Dragon Symbol

2,20 Viola

2.55 Albaflora, Viola

3.30 Aldaary

Chester 

3.10 Soapy Stevens, Wise Eagle

Chelmsford 

4.10 Popmaster

2022 Flat Issue 4 - First winner for the Cod Squad

Headlines

Stradivarius returns on a winning note

Chill at Naas as Antarctic sweeps in

Baaeed stars in Lockinge Romp

Persian Force routs rivals at Newbury

Danville lands Windsor handicap

Yonafis wins at Wolverhampton

Reports

We start at York On Friday where in the 1m 6f group 2, Stradivarius (Neil), went to post, Prominent, pushed along briefly over 3f out, going okay again and went second over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and edged right, kept on well final 110yds, winning comfortably by 1 l. He gets 45 points.

At Newbury on Saturday in the 1m group 1 Lockinge Stakes Baaeed ( Bob, Cliff, Martin, Neil), Real World ( Peej) took their  chances. Baaeed, Tracked leaders, smooth headway 2f out, shaken up and led over 1f out, soon quickened clear, ridden briefly final 110yds, kept on strongly, winning  easily by 3 ¼ l. He gets 51.45 points.

Real World, Raced freely, in touch with leaders, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 

went second inside final furlong, soon edged left, kept on but no match for winner 2md 3 ¼ l. He gets 27 points.

In the 6f Conditions stakes Persian Force ( Bob, Cliff, Steve), went to post, Held up in last, went second 2f out, shaken up and led over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, winning by 2 ½ l. He gets 11.62 points.

On Sunday at Naas in the 5f stakes The Antarctic ( Neil), went to post, Prominent, joined leader before halfway, pushed along and led narrowly under 2f out, ridden when hung left 1f out, kept on well final 110yds, always doing enough, winning by ¾ l. He gets 22.4 points.

On Monday at Windsor in the 1m handicap Danville (Cod), took his chance, Led at steady pace, increased tempo 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, led again inside final 110yds, kept on well, winning by 1l. He gets 29 points.

On Tuesday at Wolverhampton Yonafis (Bob), took his chance in the 1m handicap, Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led and kept on well inside final furlong, winning by ¾ l. He gets 24.2 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy 

                May            Total

Martin      171.46              171.46      

Bob             167.87            167.87

Neil            165.06        165.06

Steve        153.39         153.39

Cliff        102.88          102.88

Peej          60.16           60.16                    

Cod       54              54

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

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News

Frankie Dettori will ride Piz Badile in next month’s Cazoo Derby, Alan Cooper, racing manager to owners the Niarchos family, has told the Racing Post. Piz Badile, a general 10-1 shot for the June 4 Classic, has been ridden by Gavin Ryan on his first three starts, but connections have moved early to secure the services of two-time Derby winner Dettori. Cooper said: "Piz Badile will be ridden by Frankie Dettori in the Derby and we're all looking forward to June 4."

Last year's Nunthorpe Stakes heroine Winter Power will begin her new campaign on Saturday after her trainer Tim Easterby confirmed she will make her highly anticipated return in the Temple Stakes (3.45) at Haydock. He told The Punter,  "Winter Power has been in great form and wintered well. All being well she runs at Haydock on Saturday and that's the plan to get her going again for the season."

Inspiral will miss the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh and Coral Heron Stakes at Sandown this week, with connections now targeting the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Weekend Entries

Friday 

Goodwood

2.45 Marshall Dan

3.20 Aldous Huxley 

Haydock 

3.40 Aeonian

Saturday 

Curragh

2.45 A Case For You, Art Power, Dragon Symbol, 

3.20 Berkshire Shadow, Hoo Ya Mal, Luxembourg, Point Lonsdale, Native Trail

Haydock 

2.00 Bandinelli

3.45 Winter Power

4.55 Danzan

York 

2,55 Copper Knight

4.42 Yonafis

5.15 Danzan

Sunday 

York

5,35 Marshall Dan

Curragh 

2.40 Alenquer, High Definition, , Lord North,  Real World, 

3.45 Discoveries, Jumbly, Sandrine, Toy,  Tuesday

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

 

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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

2022 Flat - The Points Scorers

Who will take the coveted Horse of the Season prize?

207.2 - Alpinista (67.8 + 55.8 + 83.6)

206.59 - Baaeed (51.45 + 51.17 + 51.17 + 52.8)

119.76 - Emily Upjohn (33.16 + 26.5 + 60.1)

111.5 - Eldar Eldarov (12.5 + 43.5 + 55.5)

108.91 - Coroebus (57 + 51.91)

91.5 - Hoo Ya Mal (58.9 + 32.6)

86.8 - Mrs Fitzherbert (50 + 36.8)

86.36 - Inspiral (55.76 +30.6)

84.0 - Perfect Power

82.95 - Bay Bridge (17.75 + 65.2)

82.0 - Desert Crown

80.26 - Kyprios

73.3 - Soapy Stevens (27.5 + 45.8)

71.2 - Sandrine

71.15 - Luxembourg (16.1 + 55.05)

69.8 - Danzan (32 + 37.8)

65.0 - Danville (29 + 36)

58.8 - Alenquer

58.45 - Tuesday

57.0 - Lilac Road

56.8 - The Antarctic (22.4 + 34.4)

52.2 - Real World (27 + 25.2)

51.5 - Wise Eagle (27.5 + 24)

48.3 - Desert Crown

45.04 - Francesco Clemente (22.46 + 22.58)

45.0 - Stradivarius

44.0 - Codswallop

43.8 - New London (12.5 + 17.55 +13.3)

39.21 - Native Trail (13.01 + 26.2)

36.38 - Trueshan (14 + 22.38)

33.2 - Stone Age

33.12 - Persian Force (11.62 + 21.5)

28.8 - Piz Badile

28.0 - Paradias

27.0 - Copper Knight

26.8 - Aldaary

25.76 - Mobadra

24.2 - Yonafis

23.6 - Samburu

23.46 - King Zain

23.13 - Chindit

23.0 - Dragon Symbol

19.5 - Jumbly

13.9 - The Platinum Queen

2022 Flat Issue 2 - A low key start

Headlines

Mrs Fitzherbert Conquers Goodwood Rivals

Corebus Lands 2000 Guineas

King Zain rules at Kempton

Report

We start at Goodwood on Saturday where in the 1m fillies listed stakes, Mrs Fitzherbert (Martin), took her chance, Chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, shaken up and chased leader inside final furlong, ridden to lead inside final 110yds, ran on winning by ½ l. She gets 50 points.

At Newmarket in the 1m grade 1 2000 guineas, Coroebus (Bob, Steve), Native Trail (Cliff, Martin, Neil, Steve), took their chances. Coroebus, Took keen hold, towards rear, good headway on far side of group from over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well inside final furlong, winning by ¾ l. He gets 57 points. Native Trail, Midfield on near side of group, pushed along and headway from over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ridden and went second inside final furlong, kept on but always held , 2nd ¾ l. He gets 13.01 points.

At Kempton on Wednesday in the 7f handicap King Zain (Steve), took his chance, Chased leader, pushed along and led over 1f out, kept on strongly and went clear final furlong, winning comfortably by 3 ¼ l. He gets 23.46 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy 

                May            Total

Steve        93.47          93.47

Martin      63.01          63.01         

Bob               57             57

Cliff        13.01         13.01

Neil            13.01          13.01

Peej          00            00                     

Cod       00                 00

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

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In Ireland - Ballinrobe, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Bellewstown, Laytown, Downpatrick,  Listowel, Kilbeggan

News

John Gosden has ruled the Queen's Reach For The Moon out of next month's Cazoo Derby in a bitter blow to the monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Speaking to the Punter, joint-trainer Gosden said he has run out of time to get the son of Sea The Stars back from injury for the Epsom Classic on June 4 for which he was generally 7-1 third favourite. Consequently, "he will not run in the Derby and will be pointed towards Royal Ascot."

Cazoo Derby hot favourite Luxembourg will head straight to Epsom and attempt to give Aidan O'Brien a record-extending ninth win in the Classic with the master trainer of the opinion that he did extremely well to take third in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas following an early stumble.

Donnacha O'Brien believes deeply exciting Classic hope Piz Badile has "all the right attributes" for next month's Cazoo Derby, and has revealed the Ballysax Stakes scorer will go straight to Epsom without another run. A tilt at Sunday's Derby Trial Stakes, better known as the Derrinstown, had been mooted in the aftermath of last month's gutsy Group 3 success under Gavin Ryan. However, the attractive Ulysees colt will instead bid to emulate 2016 Derby hero Harzand in going straight to Epsom after landing the Ballysax.

Weekend Entries

Friday

Chester 

3.15 Soapy Stevens

4.55 Soapy Stevens

Ascot

5.40 Paradias

Saturday 

Haydock

1.50 Bielsa

3.35 Aldaary, Sir Dancealot

5.18 Yonafis

Lingfield

 2.40 New London

Ascot 

4.05 Popmaster

Sunday 

Hamilton

6.18 Captain Haddock