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Friday, 24 October 2025

2025 - Flat Issue 26 - Record winning margin for The Fish

Headlines

Kalpana crowned Queen of Ascot

Report

We Start at Ascot On Saturday where in the 1m 4f Group 1 Fillies and mares stakes, Kalpana (Martin, Steve), took her chance, Raced in second, pressed leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, winning  readily by 2 ½ l She gets 27.38 points.

In the 1m Group 1 Queen Elizabeth stakes The Lion In Winter ( Bob,, Cliff, Neil, Steve) went to post, Sweating, in touch with leaders, headway then led narrowly under 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on , 2nd beaten 1 ¼ l. He gets 16.3 points.

In the 1m 2f Group 1 Champion Stakes Calandagan ( Cod), Ombudsman ( Steve), took their chances, 
Calandagan, In rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, winning by 2 ¼ l. He gets 78.4 points. Ombudsman, Raced in last, raced wide home turn, soon headway on near side of group, went second over 1f out, no extra final 110yds, 2nd beaten 2 ¼ l. He gets 13.2 points.

In the 1m handicap Crown of Oaks (Martin), went to post, Raced near side, made virtually all, nudged along over 2f out, faced challenges inside final furlong, kept on, winning by a neck. He gets 35.1 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
              October            Total
Cod        111.4                 1037.94
Martin      119.98             633.6
Bob           16.3                 611.8
Steve         56.88           563.19
Peej           82.6              433.02
Neil            46.3                418.94
Cliff          52.3                328.98
So Cod is Champion, congratulations, Martin takes last trainer of the month

Stats Per String
           Runs        Wins
Martin      54         7
Steve         61         7
Bob           46       13
Cliff           52       7
Neil           59         9
Peej           64      11
Cod           63     20

The Weeks Losers
Ballet Slippers, The Lion In Winter, Dancing Gemini, Fallen Angel , Field of Gold , Ombudsman, Almaqam, Economics

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