Oaks Takes Ascot Crown
Aventure lands Prix Vermille
Desperate Rivals Can’t Catch Dan
Report
We start at Ascot on Saturday where in the 1m 2f handicap Crown of Oaks (Martin), went to post, Led early, headed and prominent after 2f, nudged along to lead over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, eased inside final 110yds, winning impressively by 6l. He gets 23.46 points.
At Longchamp on Sunday in the 1m 4f group 1 Prix Vermille for fillies and Mares Aventure (Cod, Neil), took her chance, Raced in fourth, smooth headway down outer from 2f out, led over 1f, pushed out, winning comfortably by 1 ½ l . She gets 28.9 points.
At Windsor on Monday Desperate Dan (Cod) took his chance in the 1m handicap, Midfield, headway on far side of group from 3f out, led 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, edged right but kept on well towards finish, winning by 1l. He gets 31 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
September Total
Cod 59.9 845.54
Bob 00 525.27
Steve 00 506.31
Martin 23.46 492.22
Peej 00 350.42
Neil 28.9 344.66
Cliff 00 263.34
Stats Per String
Runs Wins
Martin 41 13
Steve 50 6
Bob 41 12
Cliff 39 6
Neil 44 7
Peej 52 10
Cod 48 15
The Weeks Losers
Arctic Grey, Kalpana, Dr Strangelove, Saariskela, Nightwalker, Sosie, Almaqam, Rosallion, The Lion In Winter, Henri Mattisse, Lead Artist, Dancing Gemini, Bay City Roller
News
Ger Keane is looking forward to testing his stable star Crystal Black at the highest level in the final Classic of the season, the Irish St Leger, at the Curragh on Irish Champions Weekend.
Jim Goldie has been forced to admit defeat and rule King Charles III Stakes winner American Affair out for the rest of the season. The high-class sprinter has been out of action since a bone scan showed an issue after he had given Goldie the first Group 1 success of his career in June. Hopes that he could return for the Breeders' Cup or British Champions Sprint Stakes have now been dashed.
"He's not going to run until next year, I would think," said Goldie. "We were hoping to get him back but we did an MRI and we weren't 100 per cent happy with it. So we want to watch it for longer before we do too much with him."
George Scott has left the door open for a possible tilt at the Champion Stakes for Bay City Roller after an agonising near-miss in Sunday's Prix Niel. The three-year-old was sent off at 16-1 for Longchamp's Group 2 contest but outran his odds impressively under Callum Shepherd, getting his head out in front only to be reeled in Cualificar by a short neck. It was the third runner-up effort this year for the son of New Bay but the best is still yet to come according to Scott, who is hoping to see further improvement once conditions soften this autumn.
Weekend Runners
Friday
Doncaster
2.25 Military Code
3.00 Sunway
Saturday
Doncaster
3.00 Shadow of Light, Audience, Ides of March
Chester
3.25 Love Olivia
Leopardstown
3.50 Al Aasy
4,25 Fallen Angel
4.55 The Lion In Winter
5.30 Delacroix,, Anmaat, White Birch, Hotazhell
Sunday
Curragh
3,15 Two Stars, Whistlejacket, Ides Of March
4,25 Crystal Black, Uxmal
5,00 Ballet Slippers
5.35 Crown of Oaks
Doncaster
2.30 Back In Black, Arctic Grey
3,00 Completely Random
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
Leg 16 Bob
Leg 17 Peej
Leg 18 Bob
Leg 19 Neil
Leg 20 Peej
Leg 21 Cliff
Leg 22 Peej
Leg 23 Bob
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