Defoe Scores at Newmarket
Warrior Slays Rivals in Guineas
Key unlocks route to Victory
Man sets up Study time for
Derby
Report
We start at Newmarket on Saturday where in the 1m 4f group 2, Defoe (Neil), went to post, Tracked leader, lost place over 3f out, headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, winning comfortably by 3 ¾ l. He gets 42.6 points and still seems to be on an upwards curve.
In the group 1 , 1mile 2000 Guineas, Saxon Warrior ( Not Peej), took his chance, Close up centre, headway to lead overall over 1f out, soon edged left, ridden and ran on, winning by 1 ½ l . He gets 54 points and will be hard to beat in the Derby.
In the 1m 2f listed stakes, Key Victory ( Cliff,
Martin, Steve), went to post, Close up in rear centre, headway and switched left over 1f out, led
inside final furlong, pushed out , winning by 1 ¼ l. He gets 14.1 points.
On Tuesday at Saint- Cloud in the 1m 2f group 2, Study
of Man (Cliff), went to post, Led, set very steady pace until headed over halfway,
tracked leader, nudged along 2 1/2f out, progress to lead 2f out, ridden
entering final furlong, kept on strongly closing stages, winning readily by 2l,
he gets 44.2 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
May Total
Cliff 112.3
112.3
Neil
96.6
96.6
Steve 68.1 68.1
Martin 68.1
68.1
Tony 54 54
Cod
54 54
Bob
54 54
Peej
00 00
News
Aidan O'Brien
has announced dual Classic winner Capri has met with a "little setback".
The Galileo colt, winner of the Irish Derby
and St Leger last season, made a winning return at Naas last month, but is now
likely to miss the Coronation Cup at Epsom.
"Capri had a little setback after his
run at Naas," said O'Brien.
"He bruised a shoulder and is just not
100 per cent yet. So I wouldn't say he will make Epsom (Coronation Cup)."
Enable will be out of action until August at
the earliest after suffering a setback, connections have announced. Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner
Khalid Abdullah, said in a statement to Press Association Sport: "Enable
has met with a setback in training. She has some filling in her knee which is
being fully investigated."
Mark Johnston feels the
French Derby is the "obvious" choice for Elarqam's next race.
John Gosden hopes Highgarden can use the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York as a
stepping stone towards a potential outing at Royal Ascot.
Study Of Man will be considered for both the Prix du
Jockey Club at Chantilly and the Investec Derby at Epsom following an
impressive display in the Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud on Tuesday.
Aidan
O'Brien relies upon Kew Gardens to provide him with a fifth victory in the
Betfred Derby Trial at Lingfield on Saturday. John Gosden
saddles impressive recent Yarmouth scorer Corelli, while the Andrew Balding-trained King And Empire makes his return after winning on his only two-year-old start at
Kempton in October.
