2026 Flat Issue 11 - Cod returns to summit

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Calandagan lands French Grand Prix

Report

At Saint-Cloud om Sunday in the 1m 4f group 1 Prix De Saint-Cloud, Calandagan ( Cod), went to post, Slowly into stride, raced in last, headway and ridden over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, winning by a neck. He gets 52.6 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

                 July        Total

Cod             52.6            565.19

Bob           00               559.43

Cliff          00               542.55

Neil         00                491.12

Peej           00              432.59

Steve         00             386.68

Martin      00             247.97

Congratulations to Bob who was June trainer of the Month

Stats Per String

           Runs        Wins

Martin      24        6

Bob           31   14

Cliff           33   12

Neil          34     12

Peej          30        11

Cod           33     12

Steve          25      11

The Weeks Losers

Asfoora, Gethin, Kings Gambit, Tiffany, Abashiri

Weekend Runners

Friday 

Newmarket

1.50 Maho Bay

3.35 Precise

Ascot 

3.10 Ya Karim

Saturday 

Newmarket

4.35 Venetian Sun, Double Rush

5.45 Dancing Tiger

York

3.12 American Affair

Ascot 

1.55 Schrodinger’s Cat

2.27 Zeus Olympios

News

The team behind Asfoora are considering "one last hurrah" in the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood later this month before the three-time Group 1-winning mare is retired. The Australian sprinter has endured a disappointing campaign this season, finishing no better than seventh in four outings and failing to beat a rival home when sent off the 9-4 favourite for Saturday's Coral Charge at Sandown. Her connections are now weighing up whether to give her one last run before she heads back home to embark on a broodmare career.

Bow Echo began his build-up for his intended first encounter with older horses in the Group 1 Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on July 29 when breezing on Tuesday morning with a new lead horse. 

The dual Group 1 winner took to his usual venue of the Cambridge Road Polytrack, where he was ridden by Billy Loughnane in his first workout since his narrow victory over old foe Gstaad at Royal Ascot last month. 

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