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Friday, 15 July 2022

2022 Flat Issue 12 - Fifty points covers the top four

Headlines

Soapy Cleans Up Again at Newmarket
New London scores at Newmarket
Rivals Chind-it at Ascot
Mobadra takes Chelmsford Handicap

Report

We start at Ascot on Saturday where in the 1m group 2 Chindit ( Peej, Steve), went to post, Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, carried left inside final furlong, ridden and hung right inside final 110yds, led again towards finish, winning gamely by a head. He gets 23.13 points.

At Newmarket on Friday in the 1m 2f handicap New London ( Martin, Steve, Peej) took his chance, Prominent, nudged along 3f out, chased leader 2f out, pushed along and made strong challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, winning comfortably by 3l. He gets 12.5 points.

In the 1m 6f handicap Soapy Stevens (Peej), took his chance, Took keen hold, prominent, going easily but waiting for room over 2f out, pushed along 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on well and made sustained challenge inside final furlong, ridden final 110yds, led post, winning by a short head . He gets 45.8 points.

At Chelmsford on Tuesday Mobadra (Martin), went to post, Took keen hold, midfield and in touch with leaders, switched right over 1f out, ridden and went third inside final furlong, kept on strongly to lead towards finish, won going away, winning readily by 3/4 l. She gets 25.76 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
                July        Total
Steve        57.13         487.95
Peej          81.43          481.01
Cliff       21.5              460.32
Bob          21.5           438.41
Martin        38.26          401.65      
Neil             67.8             379.99
Cod       00                    125

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 Cliff
 
News 
Lord Glitters has been retired, probably having felt deflated after being the main stay of the Church string, he was dropped this season. Trainer David O’Meara had mulled over the possibility of sending him back to Sakir racecourse to defend the Bahrain International Trophy which he won last November, yet the nine-year-old had shown signs that the old spark was no longer there. Carrying the colours of the late Geoff Turnbull and his wife Sandra, the highlight of his career came when he won the Group One Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2019, downing Beat The Bank by a neck.

He also won the Group One Jebel Hatta in Dubai last year, successive renewals of the Singspiel Stakes at Meydan, the Balmoral Handicap at Ascot and the Group Three Strensall Stakes at York.
A son of Whipper, the gelding’s last success came in the Group Two Singspiel at Meydan in February, one of four runs this year. However, connections have called time on his globetrotting career after he finished last of five to Bay Bridge in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown in May.

Weekend Entries

Friday 

Newbury
2.08 Viola
2.43 Amalfi Bay

Haydock
3.35 Amalfi Bay

Hamilton
7.17 Popmaster
7.47 Nahaani

Saturday

Curragh
2.03 The Antarctic
3.45 Emily Upjohn, Toy, Tuesday, 

Newbury
2.56 Diligent Harry, Great Ambassador

Newmarket
3.22 Viola

Chester 
3.08 Copper Knight

Sunday 

Curragh
3,55 Ville De Grace, Toy

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