2023 Flat Issue 13 - Cod off the bottom

Headlines

Last Dance Saves Irish oaks

Orchid Blooms at Newbury

Gweedore shares Spoils at Doncaster

Report

We start at the Curragh on Saturday where in the 1m 4f group 1 Irish Oaks, Savethelastdance (Cod), took her chance, Soon raced in third, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced from under 3f out, switched left over 1f out, rallied and headway on outer inside final furlong, led towards finish, winning by ½ l. She gets 53.4 points.

At Doncaster in the 7f handicap Gweedore ( Bob), went to post, Prominent, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on but joined post, dead heat. He gets 23.1 points.

At Newbury in the 1m fillies handicap, Orchid Bloom (Neil), took her chance, Raced centre, led group, led overall over 2f out, went clear over 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, winning comfortably by 1 ¾ l. She gets 25 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                     July       Total

Neil         76.3    563.94

Bob         154.5    532.82

Cliff        51.3    486.63

Steve       63.3    344.56   

Cod          165.7   281.7

Martin      63.3    264.9

Peej           24       250.5       

News

John Quinn plans to concentrate on the biggest five-furlong prizes during the second half of the season with Highfield Princess, who he reports to have bounced out of her two Group 1 assignments at Royal Ascot last month in fine form. The six-year-old will get a first taste of the rollercoaster on the Sussex Downs that is Goodwood's five-furlong track in the richly endowed King George Qatar Stakes, having been third over seven furlongs at the Glorious meeting in 2021. 

Last year's Derby winner Desert Crown appeared to take a significant step towards Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes when he exercised on Sunday morning under champion jockey William Buick, who is in pole position for the enviable mount.

Weekend Entries

Friday  

Ascot

4.45 First of May

Newmarket

7.02 Kodiman

Down Royal

6.55 Theophilos

Saturday

Ascot 

3.40 Auguste Rodin, Emily Upjohn, Desert Crown, Luxembourg, Hamish

Newmarket

2.50 Like A Tiger

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

Leg   15 Bob

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