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Thursday, 24 August 2023

2023 Flat Issue 17 - Neil reduces the gap

Headlines

Gloucester Rules at Cork
Greek is Order of the Day at Newbury

Report

We start on Friday at Cork where in the 5f maiden Gloucester ( Neil), went to post, Raced centre, prominent, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and challenging when wandered around inside final furlong, led and ran on towards finish , winning by ¾ l. He gets 49 .2 points.

At Newbury on Saturday in the 1m 2f handicap Greek Order ( Steve), took his chance, Steadied start, held up in last, took keen hold early, smooth headway on near side of group 3f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, edged right and against near rail inside final furlong, soon went clear, comfortably, ran without hind shoe, winning by 4 ½ l. He gets 26.5 points.


The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
                     August       Total
Bob         199.78      723.6
Neil         49.2          613.14
Cliff        95           581.63
Steve       26.5         371   
Cod          29.66        311.36
Martin      33.8        298.7
Peej           00        250.5       

News
Desert Crown is "not out of the woods yet" as he recovers from an operation on the fractured fetlock he sustained during exercise in Newmarket on Sunday morning. Last year’s Epsom Derby hero has endured a luckless run with injury over the past year but his  latest setback is the most serious. He suffered the fracture on the Al Bahathri Polytrack during his final piece of work before his intended run in the Group 1 Juddmonte International at York.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained four-year-old was immediately taken to Newmarket Equine Hospital and underwent an operation on Monday. Bruce Raymond, racing manager to owner Saaed Suhail, said on Tuesday: “Desert Crown is progressing well from an operation on his fractured off-fore fetlock but he’s not out of the woods yet. Newmarket Equine Hospital’s surgeon Matt Smith did a marvellous job and he couldn't be in better hands.

 
Weekend Entries

Friday  

Ffos Las
1.40 Captain Haddock

York
2.25 Coltrane, Eldar Eldarov, 
3.00 Johannes Brahms
3.35 Highfield Princess, Big Evs, The Antarctic
5.15 Finns Charm, 

Newmarket
4.25 Greek Order

Saturday 

Goodwood
2.40 Charyn, Nostrum

Newmarket
3.55 Diligent Harry, Garrus, Lezoo

York
1.50 Charyn, Nostrum, Passenger, 

Windsor
6.50 Passenger, 

Curragh
7.10 Dandy Lichious

Sunday 

Goodwood
2.25 Wiltshire

Yarmouth
3.45 Bauhinia Rhapsody

Naas
3.15 Ocean Quest


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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