Greek Order Rules at Sandown
Little Bear puts up Big Performance at Haydock
Luxembourg lands Gold Cup
Tahirya stars in 1000 Guineas
Anmaat scores in Paris
Report
We start at Sandown last Thursday where in the 1m handicap Greek Order ( Steve), went to post, Dwelt start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, switched left from under 3f out, soon pushed along when up the centre, prominent but edged right from under 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on winning by ½ l. He gets 26 points.
On Saturday at Haydock in the 6f group 2 Little Big Bear, ( Cliff, Neil, Steve),went to post, Raced near side, prominent, led over 1f out, soon shaken up, drifted left final furlong, winning comfortably by 1 ¼ l. He gets 22 points.
On Sunday at the Curragh Luxembourg ( Bob, Neil, Peej, Steve), went to post in the 1m 2f group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, Made all, nudged along 3f out, quickened and 2 lengths ahead over 1f out, reduced lead but kept on well towards finish, always doing enough, winning by ½ l. He gets 28.3 points.
In the 1m grade1 1000 Guineas Tahiyra (Bob, Cliff, Neil), took her chance, Prominent against far rail, waiting for room going easily over 2f out, went second over 1f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, pushed out and went clear inside final 110yds, winning by 1 ½ l. She gets 26.2 points.
On Monday at Longchamp in the 1m 1f group 1 Prix D’Ispahan, Anmaat (Neil), went to post, In final pair, pushed along and effort on outer 2f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, kept on strongly, led closing stages, winning by a short neck. He gets 54.6 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
May Total
Neil 257.2 257.2
Cliff 201.32 201.32
Steve 132.25 132.25
Bob 120.44 120.44
Peej 117.25 117.25
Martin 105.85 105.85
Cod 27.46 27.46
News
Royal Ascot will be the next port of call for Bluestocking after she was taken out of the Betfred Oaks at Saturday's confirmation stage. All is well with Bluestocking but it was just happening a little bit too quickly for her with the timescale before the Oaks," Beckett said. "She'll most likely head to Royal Ascot now. I was delighted with her effort at Newbury, but I just felt she wasn't quite ready for the test at Epsom so soon."
The Aga Khan's team and trainer Jean-Claude Rouget will take their time in assessing Vadeni after last season's European champion three-year-old ran well below expectations to finish a poor fifth in Sunday's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.Last season's Prix du Jockey Club and Coral-Eclipse hero had been expected to take a marked step forward on his comeback fourth in the Prix Ganay but finished nine and a half lengths adrift of Luxembourg, a performance the Aga Khan's racing manager Georges Rimaud described as "too bad to draw any concrete conclusions"
Aidan O'Brien thought Savethelastdance's eye-popping 22-length Chester romp might have been an optical illusion before sectional times revealed it was anything but, and now the master trainer cannot wait to see what she can do in the Betfred Oaks (4.30). A field of 11 have been declared for Friday's Classic and Savethelastdance is a best price 11-8 with Sky Bet to hand O'Brien his seventh Oaks in nine years and 11th overall as she takes on the John and Thady Gosden-trained pair Soul Sister and Running Lion.
Reflecting on her stunning Cheshire Oaks victory, a performance which saw her complete the final two furlongs in a quicker time than any of the field in the Lily Agnes over 5f earlier on the card, or the later sprint handicap for three-year-olds, the Ballydoyle maestro concluded what she did there was very rare indeed.
O'Brien said: "Usually when you see those things happening it's a bit of an illusion to your eye and it looks like the rest are stopping. People often say a horse quickened up very well, but often they are not quickening at all but, in fact, getting slower. But the times said she was quickening which was very unusual for a strongly run race like that. It was unusual when the times came out and we saw what she had done, but Ryan did say on the day that she absolutely galloped through the line. It was great to see it. She was very impressive."
Weekend Entries
Friday
Epsom
3.10 Emily Upjohn
3.45 Honiton
4.30 Savethelastdance
5.45 Wiltshire
Saturday
Epsom
1.30 Auguste Rodin, Passenger, White Birch
Doncaster
5.10 Bauhinia Rhapsody
Listowel
2.35 Dandy Lichious
4.10 Perseids
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
Leg 13 Neil
Leg 14 Cliff
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