Aventure to the Clouds
Cold Grey Day at Goodwood
Organ Hits the High Note at Haydock
Guineas turn to Gold at Curragh
Master in Charge at Goodwood
Rivals Drowned in Lake Victoria
Sosie lands
Porta lands Curragh Fortunes
Report
Apologies to Neil and Cod as I missed Aventure at Saint – Cloud last week, in the 1m 2f fillies and mares group 2. Raced in fourth, shaken up to challenge just under 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, wining readily by 1 ¼ l. She gets 21.4 points.
At Haydock on Thursday in the 7f handicap Organ (Peej), took hi chance, In touch with leaders, headway over 1f out, soon outpaced, rallied final 110yds, kept on well and led narrowly towards finish, winning by a head. He gets 28.68 points.
At Goodwood on Friday Arctic Grey (Neil). went to post in the 1m handicap, In touch with leaders, headway from 2f out, soon bit short of room against far rail, led inside final furlong, ridden and drifted left final 110yds, kept on and all out, winning by a neck. He gets 40 points.
At Goodwood on Saturday in the 1m 6f handicap French Master (Bob), went to post, Ran in snatches, in touch with leaders, rapid headway and prominent 6f out, not clear run and lost position 3f out, switched right in the clear and rallied over 1f out, kept on well to lead final stride, winning by a neck. He gets 25 points.
At the Curragh in the 1m group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas Field of Gold ( Bob, Cliff, Peej, Neil), took his chance, Held up in midfield on outer, good headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well and went well clear inside final furlong, winning impressively by 3 ¾ l. He gets 27 points.
On Sunday at the Curragh in the 1m fillies Group 2 Porta Fortuna ( Bob), took hr chance, In touch with leaders on outer, good headway from over 3f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, winning by ½ l. She gets 44.5 points.
In the 1m group 1 1000 guineas Lake Victoria ( Bob, Peej), went to post, , Prominent on inner, waiting for room from 3f out, edged left and in the clear 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, winning comfortably by 2 ¼ l. She gets 26.91 points.
At Longchamp in the 1m 1f group 1 Prix D’Isphan Sosie (Cod), went to post, Close up and squeezed out before end of 1f, raced in fourth, angled out and ridden 2 1/2f out, about 3 lengths off the lead and headway 1 1/2f out, chased leader over 1f out, sustained run to lead final 75yds, winning readily by 1l. She gets 53.4 points
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
May Total
Cod 302.69 302.69
Bob 261.45 261.45
Neil 169.68 169.68
Steve 149.5 149.5
Martin 143.44 143.44
Cliff 124.36 124.36
Peej 124.19 124.19
Stats Per String
Runs Wins
Martin 12 4
Steve 12 2
Bob 15 8
Cliff 11 3
Neil 15 4
Peej 14 4
Cod 15 7
The Weeks Losers
Haatem, Overture, Silver Knott, American Affair, Windlord, Hotazhell, Cosmic Year, Anmaat, Kalpana, White Birch, Ghostwriter.
Weekend Entries
Saturday
Haydock
2.23 Two Stars
3.33 Audience,
4.08 Saarisskela
4.45 Saarisskela, Arctic Grey, Organ
Sunday
Nottingham
4.35 Saarisskela
Longchamp
Prix Du Jockey Club - Bowmark, Detain,
News
Kyprios has been hailed "the most incredible horse with a concrete mind" by Aidan O'Brien following the retirement of one of the greatest stayers of all time on Tuesday.
A dual Gold Cup winner at Ascot, Kyprios won no fewer than 17 of his 21 starts and you have to rewind all the way back to October 2023 to find his last defeat. He won his nine subsequent outings and finishes his career on an official rating of 122, identical to the mighty Yeats who won four Gold Cups.
The decision was made to call time on Kyprios's career due to an aggravation of an old ringbone lesion, picked up while winning the Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown for a third time this month.
Reflecting on a glorious career which started in September 2020 with victory in a Galway maiden, O'Brien said: "Kyprios was just the most incredible horse. Obviously, we had to be ultra-respectful of him. Always. When he was a little bit sore after his run at Leopardstown, we were always not going to take any risks with him. Everybody felt the same way."
Kyprios was our Horse of the Season last year.
Grand Slam
Leg 1Neil
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
Leg 16 Bob
Leg 17 Peej
Leg 18 Bob
Leg 19 Neil
Leg 20 Peej
Leg 21 Cliff
Leg 22 Peej
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