2026 Flat Issue 21 - Ed stays ahead

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Tiger Roars home at Sandown

A Noteable Speech made in Canada

Scandinavia Lands Irish St Leger

Report

We start at Sandown on Friday where in the 1m 2f Apprentice handicap Dancing Tiger (Cod), went to post, Took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon led, ran on inside final furlong, winning by 1 ¾ l. He gets 52.8 points.

At Woodbine on Saturday in the 1m Grade 1 Woodbine Mile Stakes Notable Speech (Martin), went to post, in touch with leaders, headway and ridden over 1f out, led final 110yds, ran on winning by 1 ¼ l. He gets 56.8 points.

On Sunday at the Curragh in the 1m 6f group 1 Irish St Leger Scandinavia ( Bob, Cliff, Cod, Neil) went to post, Raced in second, pushed along challenging 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, pushed out and went clear towards finish, winning by 2l. He gets 26.37 points.

The John Torpey Memorial Trophy

           Sept       Total

Cliff          90.17     923.39

Bob           26.37    866.85

Cod         100.37      860.55      

Neil         110.87      737.32

Steve                       716

Peej                        566.39

Martin     56.8          484.73

Stats Per String

           Runs        Wins

Martin      46      11

Bob           58    20

Cliff           57   21

Neil          54     19

Peej          58     14

Cod           57   18

Steve          44   17

The Weeks Losers

Danielle, Consent, Schrodinger’s Cat, Wise Approach, Amelia Earhart, Christmas Day, Pierre Bonnard, Mezcala, Purview, James J Braddock, Fallen Angel , True Love, Precise , Item, Dandana, See The Fire, Copper Knight, American Affair, Jan Brughel, Red Letter, Enoch, Morrophore

Weekend Runners

Friday 

Ayr

3.40 Schrodinger’s Cat, Monsieur Kodi, Montezuma

Chester

4,17 Copper Knight

Saturday 

Newcastle

7.00 Copper Knight

Ayr

2.30 Monsieur Kodi, Montezuma

3.40 Monsieur Kodi, Montezuma, Spycatcher

Newbury

2.47 Nobody Knows

 

News

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