Official Racecards
Week 12 Doncaster St Leger & Rita May Henningsmoen Memorial Week
Page 1 of 18 Race 1 £600,000 Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown 1 mile 2 furlongs (2000 metres) Group 1 3yo+ All Good/Firm
000000 Aberdeen Park (23) Richard L M Fenton 9-9 5yo Stallion Prefers: Firmish 1m 1 On exposed form cant have. x Qaqas (5) Paolos M Hills 9-9 4yo Colt Prefers: Firm 1m 2 Debut runner from developing stable. Prefer to see Tim Southern D Holland 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m2f x Carbine (4) 3 Debut runner from developing stable. Prefer to see Nick Noone D Allan 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m2f 0 No Q O Junk (20) 4 Midfield in Juddmonte at debut. Needs to lift here. Richard Wood A Nicholls 9-6 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 1m2f 5 47247487 Tinkertailorsoldier (14) Consistent type who looks to be a length or two off the best of them. Place preferred Sharky F Lynch 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 6 12237629 Tudor Wood (16) Very smart type who is honest as the day is long. Always a chance. Mark Jones S Hitchcott 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m3f 7 2115562 Winter Nights (10) Very classy horse who will like ground here. Might prefer longer but cant dismiss here Mike Smith N Mackay 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 8 x Danceing Minstrel (3) Debut runner from developing stable. Prefer to see Steve Clarence D Sweeney 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 9 x Electrocutiionist (26) Debut runner from developing stable. Prefer to see Terry Black A Kirby 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Firm 1m1f 10 00 F Nine (22) Looked ordinary two runs to date. No Chris Stoddart F Norton 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 11 3150490 Forever Friends (21) Colt who looks badly outclassed in this field. Colm O'Dea G Baker 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 4869606 King Singh (15) 12 Twelve furlong horse and an ordinary one at that. Cant have here Steven Fisher J F Egan 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 00 Mr Fisher (11) 13 Well down track both starts. Cant have here. Steve Coulson T Quinn 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 7200 Santos (18) 14 Looks outclassed in this field. Jim Donaldson M J Kinane 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m3f 0076800 Sentinel Feizor (17) 15 Form very ordinary. Cant have here. Jason Valler D Mckeown 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 321 Big Lady (6) 16 Should start favorite on Arlington run. Top class filly and one to beat here Dave Fuller J Fanning 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 3301 Comical Lass (24) 17 Great win in Juddmonte. Ridden right can figure in this again. Craig Stares S Golam 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m1f 0070 Crazy Donkey (7) 18 Poor efforts to date. Cant have here. Thomas Beggan D Gibson 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m3f 102004 Giant Of Love (12) 19 Smart run last start. Chance if reproduces effort 00 La Bella Rosa (25) Les Shaw A Munro 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 20 Shocking form. Odds on to finish last here 83817444 Maitus (13) Frank R L Moore 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m3f 21 Useful 12f horse who will like track conditions. Rough top 5 preferred here though. 9100 Middlesbrough (1) Lee Cara P Mulrennan 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 22 Won John Smith handicap but seems a touch of the pace at group 1 level. 21033 Nightmare (9) Dave Hooley C Catlin 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 23 Will appreciate ground and is a smart customer. Great each way chance here 106 Queens Logic (2) Ricky Campbell F P Ferris 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 24 Very interesting runner. Sees out distance is a huge chance but big if. 145 Sofa (19) Dodgy Dave J Quinn 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m2f 25 Very smart and consistent horse and Eclipse winner. Can win here without surprising 98710006 Talk To Her (8) Mike JRG M Dwyer 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 26 Excellent run last week. Chance again on favorite surface.
11/2 Big Lady 8 Comical Lass, Tudor Wood, Winter Nights 9 Nightmare 16 Giant Of Love, Queens Logic, Sofa 18 Maitus 20 Tinkertailorsoldier 25 Forever Friends, Santos 33 King Singh, Middlesbrough, Talk To Her 40 Sentinel Feizor 50 Crazy Donkey 66 Aberdeen Park, Carbine, Danceing Minstrel, Electrocutiionist, F Nine, No Q O Junk, Qaqas 100 La Bella Rosa, Mr Fisher
Another large field assembled for the running on the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Many chances here and Leopardstown is a tight twisting track with a very short straight that might unglue a few of the top fancies. Already the trainers of the two favorites Big Lady and Comical Lass have shown their reservations about their charges chances here. Have a feeling an upset may be on the card in this race and going the way of Talk To Her to roll them all at 33 to 1. Ran a smart sixth in the Juddmonte and the track and her racing style is perfect for Leopardstown. Nightmare appeals as a horse with a chance and Giant of Love ran a cracker last week. Tudor Wood and Winter Nights deserve a mention with Tudor Woods a big chance if she decides to race prominently. A lot of interest will be in the nomination of Queens Logic. Has huge wraps and the trainer wouldn’t be entering her if she didn’t have a chance. Going Talk To Her at big odds from Tudor Wood and Queens Logic.
Review from Downunder
Page 2 of 18 Race 2 £70,000 Doncaster Cup Doncaster 2 miles 2 furlongs (3600 metres) Group 2 3yo+ All Good
8610410 Imigin (3) Richard Wood G Baker 9-8 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 1m6f 1 Ascot Gold Cup winner. Huge weight here. Place looks best 01337900 Stratagem (15) Jason Valler D O`neill 9-2 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 2m 2 Been carrying a lot of weight of late. Is top class and huge chance here Les Shaw A Nicholls 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 2m2f 00 Acquainted (1) 3 On form to date, No. Gareth Greenwood C Catlin 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 2m4f 90070568 Afleet (18) 4 Useful type with a rough top five place chance Richard L K Fallon 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m4f 5 03 Caradhras (6) Nice run at Goodwood. Might need the 20f and this much touher. No Craig Stares M J Kinane 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 2m1f 6 04000709 Craigy (19) Runs ok at set weights. Place chance here Thomas Beggan D Mckeown 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m1f 7 01 Fota Star (9) Big win with no weight last time. Meets many here 20lbs worse off. Place preferred Colm O'Dea P Hanagan 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m 8 68002 Tough Going (12) On last start will find this field very tough going. Dave Hooley R Hughes 8-13 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 2m3f 9 4633 Dawn Assault (16) Useful type but weight penalty probably means place best. Frank A Kirby 8-12 4yo Filly Prefers: Softish 2m 10 16681050 Black And Yellow (8) Already a 18f listed winner and great at weights. Huge chance Dodgy Dave P Robinson 8-12 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 2m 11 024 Hasty (5) Reasonable effort with no weight last start Laurel Racing M Dwyer 8-12 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 2m1f 9 Hava Saab (14) 12 Ninth in Esher. Needs a lift here Chris Stoddart F Norton 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m1f 40 Best Desert (7) 13 Has a good place chance on debut effort. Steve Coulson R Hills 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m 669870 Giants Cause (2) 14 Has an outside place chance here. James Ball J Fanning 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Firm 2m2f 09500084 Glendenner (10) 15 Failed in banded handicap. No Lee Cara G Gibbons 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Firm 2m2f 000 Moonax The Biter (17) 16 Cant have on form to date Mike JRG D Allan 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Softish 2m1f 9560 Torino (20) 17 Reasonable form over Iron distances. Rough top five chance Mark Jones T P Queally 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 2m1f 60420040 Heart Breaker (4) 18 Useful sort who is a chance in this at weights Nick Noone M Hills 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m6f 6 Make Way Donkeys (11) 19 Smart 6th in Lonsdale Cup on debut. Chance if see 18f out 105 Makybe Diva (13) Dave Fuller M Fenton 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 2m3f 20 Back to set weights is a huge chance. Top class Iron Horse and one to beat
7/2 Makybe Diva 5 Fota Star 7 Stratagem 8 Black And Yellow 16 Heart Breaker, Imigin 20 Dawn Assault, Giants Cause, Tough Going 25 Best Desert, Caradhras, Craigy, Hasty 33 Afleet, Glendenner, Hava Saab, Make Way Donkeys, Torino 50 Moonax The Biter 100 Acquainted
Smart field assembled for the running of the Doncaster Cup headed out by Ascot Gold Cup winner Imigin. She carries a 10lb penalty for this however and will find it tough going conceding that sort of weight here. She is a smart type nonetheless and a place wouldn’t surprise. Dawn Assault finished third in the Ascot Gold Cup and looks a smart type but has a 4lb penalty and might find this trip a little short. Black and Yellow, Heartbreaker and Stratagem are three horses who will appreciate the set weights here and expect a form reversal from them. The finished 1-2-3 in a listed 18f contest in week 6 against a lot of these. However, the two horses that dominate the betting here are week 8 inclusions, Makybe Diva and Fota Star. Makybe Diva won well over 18f at debut in week 8 with Fota Star running down the track that day. Last week the two of them along with most of this field clashed in a 17f handicap where Fota Star ran out a very easy winner. Although winning impressively by 6 lengths, Fota Star will meet her four major rivals between 20lbs and 28lbs worse off today and that is a huge leveller. In that race, Makybe Diva ran well for fifth and will appreciate the extra ground more than her other rivals. Based on her week 8 win at set weights she is the tip to salute here. Black and Yellow appeals as a chance to hit form again and Stratagem will love the lack of weight on her back this week. Makybe Diva from Black and Yellow and Stratagem.
Review from Downunder
Page 3 of 18 Race 3 £200,000 St Leger Yearling Stakes Doncaster 6 furlongs (1200 metres) Listed 2yo All Good
01503 Whipsno (9) Steve Coulson M Dwyer 8-13 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 1 A good third in last weeks Gimcrack but carries a penalty for that and will need to improve again. 00706020 Ellisons Ball (22) Chris Stoddart J Quinn 8-10 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 2 Surprise second in Vintage Stks two runs ago. May find things happening a bit quick here. Craig Stares T P Queally 8-10 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 4413 Northern Lights (14) 3 Ultra-consistent filly and nailed on for first three. Carries a penalty though. Padraig Hogan L P Keniry 8-10 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 22 Ring Of Fire (23) 4 Solid form in the book and open to improvement. Should be right in the shake up. Dodgy Dave T Quinn 8-10 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 5 511280 Uro (21) Second in Queen Mary but found life tough since. Has something to prove with a penalty. Jason Valler N De Souza 8-10 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 6 178 Voodoo Ray (15) Won Cherry Hinton f.t.o. but disappointed in two runs since. Not to be dismissed. Mark Jones D Holland 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 7 54330548 Lancet (17) Ran well without winning earlier on this season. E/W possibilities. Jim Donaldson L Dettori 8-3 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 8 0000000 Alanya (18) Only making up the numbers here it would seem. Colm O'Dea A Munro 8-3 2yo Colt Prefers: Softish 6f 9 4000 Fabio (8) Seems to be better over this six than five furlongs, though improvement is needed to figure here. James Ball R Ffrench 8-3 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 10 6010846 Knapper (4) Decent sixth in the Gimcrack last week on his first try at 6f. E/W possibilities Richard L S Drowne 8-3 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 11 000 Whole Lotta Rosie (20) Odds on to finish last in this race. Mike Smith S Hitchcott 8-3 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f x Zeus (7) 12 First run for an inexperienced trainer. Will need to be good. Mike JRG J P Murtagh 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 07000000 Arctic Fox (19) 13 Another who must improve big time to have a chance. Ricky Campbell M Fenton 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m x Drag Queen (11) 14 Could be anything on debut from a stable that certainly knows how to handle decent horses. Tim Southern C Haddon 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 99 Fairfax Flicker (1) 15 Trip/Ground should suit but down the field in two runs so far, needs to improve. Nick Noone P Makin 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f x Fanyana (2) 16 First run for an inexperienced trainer. Will need to be good. Dave Hooley P Mulrennan 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m1f 13 Five Star (10) 17 Lightly raced filly who has done little wrong. Could well be in the shake-up. Darren Young G Gibbons 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 7f x Flying Cloud (6) 18 Will need to be smart to win at the first time of asking. Frank I Mongan 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m 31284704 Lang (3) 19 Rarely runs a bad race and escapes a penalty today. Every chance. 0 Network (13) Terry Black J F Egan 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 20 Down the field on only run so far. Needs to improve but may do so. 90378690 Omer (12) Richard Wood S W Kelly 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m1f 21 Inconsistent sort who may make the frame but I cant see this winning. 7500 Stunning Edge (5) Dave Fuller K Mcevoy 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 22 Trainer is losing patience with her and needs to improve on recent efforts. 90 Sweetie Pie (16) Lee Cara W Supple 8-0 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 23 Needs to improve big time to be in the money here.
3 Five Star 8 Drag Queen, Northern Lights, Ring Of Fire 12 Lang, Voodoo Ray 16 Omer, Whipsno 20 Knapper, Lancet, Uro 25 Ellisons Ball 33 Fabio, Fanyana, Flying Cloud, Network, Stunning Edge, Zeus 50 Arctic Fox, Fairfax Flicker, Whole Lotta Rosie 66 Alanya, Sweetie Pie
A good race this but no standout horse on the book. Uro, Lang, Five Star and Northern Lights should all be there when push comes to shove, but RING OF FIRE, second in her two runs so far in good races, may be able to build on them and take this on the way to greater things later in the season, despite the penalty.
Review from Conor
Page 4 of 18 Race 4 £400,000 St Leger Doncaster 1 mile 6 furlongs (2800 metres) Group 1 3yo All Good
600005 Acamas (1) Redhead E Ahern 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m5f 1 Not troubled the judge in handicaps or maidens, outclassed here. 22 Albkos (12) Steve Coulson M J Kinane 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m5f 2 Runner up in the derby, stays well so one for shortlist. Steven Fisher J Quinn 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m5f 0 Aldon (16) 3 Well down the field on debut in a maiden, outclassed. Nick Noone T E Durcan 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m4f 8 Perlascombes (3) 4 Fair effort on debut over 1m4f, will this trip suit? Richard L D Mckeown 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m6f 5 637 Russian Dancer (5) Good form so far this season, this trip is likely to suit. Jim Donaldson F P Ferris 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m4f 6 0007 Wee Robbie (10) Highly tried, looks outclassed Mike JRG S W Kelly 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m4f 7 383 Aurora (14) Placed over this trip, outside chance. Steve Clarence D Gibson 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m4f 8 x Awsome Again (13) Make debut at the highest level for rookie trainer, best watched. Richard Wood C Haddon 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m6f 9 1 Black Penny (2) Distance winner in week 1 from a top yard, most have a chance. Craig Stares N De Souza 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m4f 10 8900 Bundy (15) Highly tried but not up to this class on form. Dave Hooley J P Spencer 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m4f 11 0333 Miss Shakira (8) Good efforts over this trip recently, up in class but have to respect trainer. Colm O'Dea R Kingscote 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 2m2f 470 Mysterious Lady (4) 12 Not progressed since debut,likely to be outpaced. Dave Fuller R Hills 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m4f 3161 Red Anchor (7) 13 Top class, Best form on show at 1m4f so will this 1m6f bring out her best? Jason Valler T Quinn 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m7f 1 Stratafan (11) 14 Impressive maiden winner, can she handle the hike up in class tho. Frank F Lynch 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m5f 0124 Tworail (6) 15 Handicap winner who tries group 1 for the first time, outside chance. Chris Stoddart F Norton 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m6f 098 What Women Want (17) 16 Midfield in its handicap runs so far, looks outclassed. Dodgy Dave D O`neill 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m6f 7021010 Zak (9) 17 Fair stayer, not without and ew chance.
5/2 Red Anchor, Stratafan 7 Albkos 10 Black Penny 12 Tworail 20 Miss Shakira, Mysterious Lady, Russian Dancer, Zak 25 Aurora, What Women Want 50 Acamas, Bundy, Perlascombes, Wee Robbie 66 Aldon, Awsome Again
Red Anchor offers the best form by far on show today but will she be at her best over this trip? Black Penny has beaten Albkos before and there is no reason why the form should be reversed. Its hard to split Miss Shakira, Tworail & Zak on there handicap runs. Stratafan was an impressive winner in a maiden and looks to have the beating of 3 mentioned previous through mansizz. Russian Dancer catches the eye as an outsider who should be suited by this trip. Given that Red Anchor’s only below average run was when she was stepped up to 1m5f (tho giving 10lbs weight away) make her beatable but i still expect her to beat Stratafan and Black Penny.
Review from JV
Page 5 of 18 Race 5 £75,000 May Hill Stakes Doncaster 1 mile (1600 metres) Group 2 2yo FM Good
12910384 Cute Fillie (12) Dave Fuller L P Keniry 9-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 1 Top Class filly who has every chance here despite carrying multiple penaltys. 2801 Goldisk (8) Jason Valler A Kirby 9-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m1f 2 Won Lowther last time. Big chance if the step up in distance suits. Dodgy Dave D Mckeown 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m1f 907 Baco Du Cassou (2) 3 Needs to step up on all known form to figure here. Colm O'Dea G Gibbons 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 0249000 Bell Chimes (15) 4 Decent filly on earlier form but will probably be outclassed here. James Ball T Eaves 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m1f 5 x By Miles (4) Trainer could have picked an easier starting point for this horse so he must think something of it. Padraig Hogan F Norton 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m1f 6 20 Certifiable (14) Excellent run on debut but disappointed last time. Should improve and is certain to stay. Tim Southern N De Souza 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 7 00 Champagne (9) Down the field in both runs so far. Needs to improve. Richard L D Holland 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 8 9049 Evening Star (3) Fourth in Vintage stakes and steps up to a mile for the first time here. Richard Wood C Catlin 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m3f 9 0414002 For A Second (1) Ran well last week under big weight. A repeat of that may see her in frame. Chris Stoddart F Lynch 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 10 07 Genius (6) Needs to step up on her two runs so far. Frank P Robinson 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m2f 11 439 Get Me (10) Good runs in two maidens before slightly disappointing last time out. E/W chance. Lefty Lemas J Quinn 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 0907006 Gift Of Magic (16) 12 Another who needs to step up on form to be in the first ten. Dave Hooley M Dwyer 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 1164 Golden Act (7) 13 Versatile filly who has already won over 6f and a mile. Winner of Margaret Stakes has a huge chance. Steve Coulson J Fanning 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 7 Miswis (17) 14 Decent debut and has glamorous entries. Unraced for six weeks and clearly highly thought of. Craig Stares C Haddon 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 00000000 New England (5) 15 Dreadful form so far; no chance. Ricky Campbell I Mongan 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 800 Palace Queen (11) 16 Below par form in last couple of runs. Must improve to figure. Steven Fisher S Golam 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 0 Veronata (13) 17 Midfield in Lowther. Needs a big lift here
5/2 Golden Act 4 Cute Fillie 8 Goldisk 12 Certifiable 16 Evening Star, Miswis 20 For A Second, Get Me, Palace Queen 25 Baco Du Cassou 33 Genius, Gift Of Magic, Veronata 40 New England 50 Bell Chimes, By Miles 66 Champagne
Easy to rule out the majority of the field here and it comes down to two or three. Goldisk won the Lowther and there appears to be no reason to see why she wont stay the trip; she was second on debut over 1m, but this may go down to the two big guns, Golden Act and Cute Fillie. The former won at a mile on debut and was dropped back in trip to win the Margaret Stakes after that. She has every chance but may find CUTE FILLIE a bit too classy, who runs top class races week in, week out. A highly honourable fourth off top weight in a handicap last week over a mile proves she stays, and she can take this from Golden Act. Certifiable may be best of the rest.
Review from Conor
Page 6 of 18 Race 6 £55,000 Portland Handicap Doncaster 5 furlongs (1000 metres) Handicap 3yo+ All Good
6340801 Barmby (15) Chris Stoddart N Mackay 10-0 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 1 Won a handicap off high weight week 8. This much tougher though. 20233054 Purple Haze (7) Ricky Campbell S Golam 9-13 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 2 Smart type but weighted high. Place looks best Dave Fuller R L Moore 9-9 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 07900000 Back Off (11) 3 Weighted terribly. Should finish last here Mark Jones G Baker 9-8 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 02324540 Need For Speed (18) 4 Weak effort last start after great lead in form. Keep safe here Craig Stares L P Keniry 9-6 3yo Colt Prefers: Softish 5f 5 90000883 Duck (22) Third at banded level. Much much harder here. Jason Valler P Makin 9-4 4yo Colt Prefers: Firm 5f 6 605665 Bullet (6) Reasonable sort of weight and handy horse. Each way here Padraig Hogan T P Queally 9-4 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 7 1 Dark Fantasy (17) Potentially best 5f sprinter in game. One to catch here. Dodgy Dave A Munro 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 8 08900008 Boracay Dream (14) Form very ordinary. No James Ball F Lynch 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 5f 9 76760 Simialr Angel (2) Shocking formline. No Jim Donaldson S W Kelly 8-9 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 10 00500080 Isa (10) Last in a banded handicap. That’s all you need to know Richard Wood A Nicholls 8-9 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 11 058093 Miss Brooks (1) Smart third last time. Chance if repeats effort here. Frank E Ahern 8-8 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 0546 Bla Bla (21) 12 Been racing well just behind them in handicaps recently. Keep safe here Laurel Racing R Hills 8-8 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 00 Deux Swells (4) 13 Last in handicap last start. No Colm O'Dea W Supple 8-7 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 010 A Girls Best Friend (9) 14 Won well two starts back but followed up with shocker. Chance nonetheless here Tim Southern N De Souza 8-5 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 04 Silver Birch (19) 15 Fourth at banded level. Not here Thomas Beggan M Halford 8-4 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 6f 0 George Stiltskin (5) 16 Failed at debut. Needs a huge lift here. Dave Hooley D O`neill 8-4 3yo Gelding Prefers: Softish 7f 0847 Mezya (13) 17 Looks a reasonable type and each way claims here. Mike JRG J P Murtagh 8-4 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 5f 0620805 Simeon (20) 18 Down in weights and chance based on that and formline to date Paul Tweddle J F Egan 8-2 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 5f 00 It Never Rains (8) 19 Middle of pack in handicap last start. Needs big lift here 00077 Anna Maria (3) Gareth Greenwood D Sweeney 7-13 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 20 Getting better with runs but needs to lift more to figure here. 0000 Blue Bean (16) Richard L M J Kinane 7-13 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 21 Struggled to date in handicaps. Cant have here 0000 Hard Crystal (12) Terry Black L Dettori 7-13 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 22 Cant have on efforts to date.
2 Dark Fantasy 8 Bullet, Miss Brooks, Purple Haze, Simeon 12 Bla Bla, Need For Speed 16 A Girls Best Friend, Barmby, Mezya 20 Duck 20 George Stiltskin 25 Anna Maria, Silver Birch 33 It Never Rains, Simialr Angel 50 Back Off, Blue Bean, Boracay Dream 66 Deux Swells 66 Hard Crystal, Isa
Very hard to go past Dark Fantasy here. Comes from the same stable as Black Wing and the trainer says its two lengths better than her!!! That is a huge statement and should cream this lot on that assessment. Weighted very nicely here as well. Second and third looks a little more difficult. Simeon and A Girls Best Friend appeal as good lightweight chances and Purple Haze, Need for Speed and Bullet have all shown consistent form with the best of them. Selections here are Dark Fantasy as a moral from Simeon and Bullet.
Review from Downunder
Page 7 of 18 Race 7 £13,000 Kick For Home Handicap Doncaster 1 mile 3 furlongs (2200 metres) Handicap 4yo+ All Good
7 Blue Daakota (8) Steve Clarence F Norton 10-0 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m4f 1 Excellent 7th in hot Yoprkshire Oaks field. Has a big weight here but chance if reproduces that run. 08350600 Siensson (3) Frank C Catlin 10-0 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m2f 2 Badly weighted and looks better suited to 10f. No Mark Jones R Winston 9-13 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m2f 254701 Shes Our Mare (1) 3 Nice win in Rose Bowl last time. Failed badly one start at 11f. Cant have Jason Valler N Callan 9-12 4yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m2f 4204000 Essence (4) 4 At her best over this distance but badly weighted. Place preferred. Laurel Racing D Sweeney 9-10 4yo Colt Prefers: Firm 1m4f 5 0300 Livy (13) Horrible formline and badly weighted. No Mike JRG O Urbina 9-9 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m4f 6 7778590 First Overture (18) Well up weights and little form to recommend. No Dave Fuller R L Moore 9-7 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m3f 7 0148050 Gone With The Wind (11) Handicapper well up weights now. Cant have here. Dave Hooley K Fallon 9-6 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m2f 8 049824 Baccata (23) Consistent handicapper and not without a chance Craig Stares M Fenton 9-6 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m2f 9 09003001 New Blue Island (12) Won banded handicap last start. Well up in weights now. No chance Thomas Beggan R Kingscote 9-3 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m4f 10 0 Rumpleustace (6) Down track at listed debut. Cant have here Dodgy Dave F Lynch 9-2 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m3f 11 30 Ponsonby (14) Excellent third at group 2 level. Well weighted and the one to beat here Tim Southern G Baker 9-2 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 054 Sabratel Lipstick (20) 12 Reasonable formline. Not the worst of them but up in weights. Colm O'Dea N Mackay 9-1 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m2f 78000 Queen Of Hearts (7) 13 Struggling at 10f. Hard to like here over 11f Lee Cara K Mcevoy 8-11 5yo Stallion Prefers: Good 1m2f 003 Coulerful Life (22) 14 Smart run over 10f last time. Chance if sees 11f out. Padraig Hogan R Hughes 8-11 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m4f 021126 Sure Mystery (10) 15 The handicappers friend is getting up in the weights but still looks tough here Richard L T E Durcan 8-8 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 1m4f 00 Ballerina (9) 16 On form to date, no. Chris Stoddart A Kirby 8-8 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m4f 040 Bogus Caller (15) 17 Nice 4th over 13f two starts back. Struggled over 11f since though Richard Wood G Gibbons 8-6 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 1m4f 0023007 Egami (2) 18 Down in weights and not the worst of them. Keep very safe here James Ball D Mckeown 8-4 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m6f 0000 Sara Lady (17) 19 Looks set to lay another duck egg here 07 Spanish Star (19) Les Shaw P Hanagan 8-3 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m4f 20 Seventh in a banded handicap. Cant have here 00 Ma Super Horse (16) Jim Donaldson D Holland 8-1 5yo Stallion Prefers: Firm 1m4f 21 Badly outclassed two runs to date. No 005000 Pomfret Lad (5) Lefty Lemas P Mulrennan 8-0 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m2f 22 Fifth over distance 4 starts back. Chance on that effort. 060 Adaraya (21) Terry Black I Mongan 7-10 6yo Stallion Prefers: Firm 1m4f 23 Sixth in banded handicap and last all other starts. No
6 Ponsonby, Sure Mystery 8 Bogus Caller, Egami 10 Baccata, Sabratel Lipstick 12 Coulerful Life, Shes Our Mare 16 Blue Daakota, Essence 16 Rumpleustace 20 New Blue Island, Siensson 25 First Overture, Gone With The Wind, Queen Of Hearts 33 Adaraya, Ballerina, Livy 33 Ma Super Horse, Pomfret Lad, Sara Lady, Spanish Star
Reasonable sort of handicap field assembled. Looks a race made for the likes of Ponsonby however. Has a nice weight and is group two placed. Sure Mystery, the handicappers choice, has a whopping 8-11 on his back this week. Has smart form but is starting to get up in the weights and a place appeals here. Egami is the one down the weights that looks the goods here. Has two excellent placings early in the season and no weight here. Might be coming back to form if last start seventh is anything to go by. Baccata is consistent but getting up in weights. Place is preferred but looks between these four. Ponsonby from Egami and Sure Mystery.
Review from Downunder
Page 8 of 18 Race 8 £95,000 Gner Park Stakes Doncaster 7 furlongs (1400 metres) Group 2 3yo+ All Good
3181 Madagascar (21) Jason Valler T E Durcan 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 1 Classy miler and if she is as good over seven furlongs she has a great chance. 10035767 Yorkshire Moor Champ (6) Chris Stoddart D Holland 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 7f 2 Won Godolphin mile earlier in the season but disappointed since. Has something to prove. Craig Stares N Callan 9-1 4yo Gelding Prefers: Good 7f 8009770 Bones (16) 3 Trainer concedes top 10 is probably about the best he could achieve. Dave Fuller T Quinn 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 0376230 Extra Zippo (19) 4 Good form in Handicaps but may be outclassed in this better company. Les Shaw F P Ferris 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 5 00 Lingo (18) Poor form so far this season and must improve to figure. Tim Southern D O`neill 9-1 4yo Colt Prefers: Firm 6f 6 01 Prime Recreation (17) Banded winner last start. This much much tougher Richard L R Kingscote 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 7f 7 50010910 Scones And Tea (13) Put in a shocker last week, will be in with a chance if she runs up to her best. Won the Lennox. Mike JRG P Makin 8-13 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m 8 10270308 Sighting (15) If he puts his best foot forward he has a decent chance. Ricky Campbell L P Keniry 8-13 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 9 020427 Storm Cat (7) Second in the Palace Stakes but may find a few too good here. Gareth Greenwood F Norton 8-12 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 10 64551980 Lady Of Kent (20) Needs to step up on form to give her a chance. Jim Donaldson R Winston 8-12 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 11 000 Very Very Good (12) Doesn’t appear quite as good as the trainer would have us believe! Nick Noone P Robinson 8-12 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 6f x Watch This (3) 12 Will need to be very classy to trouble the leaders on debut. Dave Hooley B Reilly 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 70301435 Advanced (11) 13 In great form recently. Has an e/w chance on her Lennox Stakes form. Richard Wood R Ffrench 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m 11436730 Cock Robbin (23) 14 Excellent form over seven furlongs. Has a great chance. Mark Jones S Golam 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 49402420 Freezin Fog (4) 15 Ran a shocker last week walking out stalls. Chance to redeem here. Each way. Padraig Hogan P Mulrennan 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 7227 Hide And Seek (8) 16 Well suited to seven furlongs. Should go close. Terry Black R L Moore 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Firm 7f x Gunnish (14) 17 Will need to be very good to figure on debut. Lefty Lemas N Mackay 8-9 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m 0600000 Magic Box (22) 18 No chance on form. Dodgy Dave W Supple 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 020 Banker (10) 19 Needs to improve from recent effort at Goodwood to figure here. x Braveheart (9) Darren Young R Hills 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 20 The trainer could have picked an easier race for the debut of this horse… 93101700 Montera (2) Colm O'Dea D Gibson 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 21 Gallant front runner who showed great form earlier this season. A return will see her go close. 034 News (1) Frank M Hills 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m1f 22 Highly thought of by Frank and recent form would give her an e/w chance. 00 Top Of The Pops (5) Steven Fisher J P Murtagh 8-6 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 23 Last on two runs so far. No chance.
8 Cock Robbin, Freezin Fog, Madagascar 10 Advanced, Hide And Seek 12 Montera, News 16 Scones And Tea, Watch This 16 Yorkshire Moor Champ 20 Sighting, Storm Cat 25 Banker, Extra Zippo 33 Bones, Braveheart, Gunnish, Lady Of Kent 50 Lingo, Prime Recreation 66 Magic Box, Top Of The Pops, Very Very Good
Many in with chances in a race which lives up to its Group 2 billing and more. Yorkshire Moor Champ, Freezin Fog and Hide and Seek all have chances but they may find MADAGASCAR too good, and if she is as good over seven as she is over a mile she will have a great chance. Still relatively unexposed, she may have a bit up her sleeve. Scones And Tea, Cock Robbin and Montera also have chances.
Review from Conor
Page 9 of 18 Race 9 £125,000 Champagne Stakes Doncaster 7 furlongs (1400 metres) Group 2 2yo CG Good
1368 Chelsea Bridge (8) Conor McElhinney D Allan 8-13 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m3f 1 Carries topweight thanks to G2 placing. Will like 7f but place preferred at weights 0480 Ahava (5) Colm O'Dea S Drowne 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 2 Ordinary form to date. No Padraig Hogan F Lynch 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 7f 44720 Anna Dell (13) 3 Useful type capable of running a place here. Mark Jones D Holland 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 43356 Balakheri Falcon (4) 4 Consistent form to date points to excellent each way chance. Chris Stoddart T Quinn 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 5 0000 Big Price Winner (2) Cant have on exposed form Mike Smith P Hanagan 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 6 0 Bismarck (9) Down track in Nunthorpe. Up the 7f and against own age. Keep safe Richard Wood J Quinn 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 7 500000 Boastful (16) Been very ordinary since debut 5th. No Dave Hooley M Halford 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m 8 x Boris The Spider (3) Debut runner from smart Hooley stable. Keep safe Dave Fuller J Fortune 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 9 1 Crazy Fillet (14) Excellent debut win. This field looks easier. The one to beat Mike JRG I Mongan 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Softish 7f 10 810770 Emperor Of Dreams (10) Would be a big chance on softish ground but place preferred here. Craig Stares O Urbina 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 11 00000009 English Dragon (1) Improved ninth last start. Will need to improve a lot more however Jim Donaldson L Dettori 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 00000000 Final (11) 12 Shocking woeful form. No James Ball N De Souza 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 000000 Sailing Away (15) 13 Not a chance in this field Terry Black K Mcevoy 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Firm 1m 05 Terms And Conditions (7) 14 Excellent fifth in Gimcrack. Might have liked the firm track though. Top five chance Jason Valler J F Egan 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Firm 7f 0 Timid Man (6) 15 Midfield on debut. This much tougher. Dodgy Dave N Callan 8-9 2yo Colt Prefers: Softish 7f 0075 Url (12) 16 Fifth in July Stakes on preferred going. Needs to lift here.
2 Crazy Fillet 10 Balakheri Falcon, Boris The Spider, Chelsea Bridge 15 Anna Dell, Terms And Conditions, Url 20 Emperor Of Dreams 20 Timid Man 25 Ahava 33 Bismarck, Candy Vale 40 Ramirez 50 Boastful 66 Big Price Winner, English Dragon, Final, Sailing Away
This race has been dominated by one horse Crazy Fillet since Golden Age withdrew from the field for a much weaker handicap. Crazy Fillet looked very impressive accounting for gimcrack winner Goldisk and co at his debut and looks perfectly placed in this field. Looks a colt of exceptional quality. Of the others Balakheri Falcon, Chelsea Bridge and Anna Dell are the only ones with any sort of form but places look best for them. Boris the Spider is an interesting debut runner from the Hooley camp and could emerge as the biggest threat to Crazy Fillet but hard to go past the favorite here. Crazy Fillet from Boris the Spider and Balakheri Falcon.
Review from Downunder
Page 10 of 18 Race 10 £225,000 Haydock Sprint Cup Haydock 6 furlongs (1200 metres) Group 1 3yo+ All Good/Soft
0 Angelas Gem (16) Tim Southern P Makin 9-9 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 6f 1 Second last July Cup. No 80050000 Bubbles (2) Dave Fuller N Callan 9-9 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 2 Shocking formline. Not a chance here Terry Black F Lynch 9-9 6yo Stallion Prefers: Firm 6f x Spend The Night (19) 3 Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Nick Noone D Holland 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 0 Clear Law (21) 4 Midfield in Nunthorpe on debut. Needs to lift here. Paul Tweddle P Robinson 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 5 x Ellway Heights (17) Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Jim Donaldson C Haddon 9-6 4yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 6 00 Moon Rocket (10) Shocking formline. No Mike JRG P Hanagan 9-6 6yo Mare Prefers: Firmish 1m 7 7806700 The Return (25) Hard to get excited about this horse Les Shaw D Mckeown 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 8 x Please Tre (12) Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Steven Fisher T E Durcan 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 9 x Shadowfax (18) Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Dodgy Dave S Sanders 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 10 052000 Babycaroline (13) No chance in this field Richard L I Mongan 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 11 80830007 Bean An Ti (11) Hard to have on exposed form Padraig Hogan R Kingscote 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 32 Catching Katie (23) 12 Very smart sprinter who finished 3rd in July Cup. Keep safe here Lee Cara T Quinn 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Very Soft 6f 450 Celtic Swing (1) 13 Has a rough chance on early form but others preferred here Richard Wood R Hills 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 02053804 Eyats (7) 14 Useful type but softish track form not inspiring. Outside chance Steve Clarence G Baker 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f x Gotta Go Go (9) 15 Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Gareth Greenwood S W Kelly 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 7f 210 Grand Grey (5) 16 Looked very smart winning strong listed contest. Right up to winning this Colm O'Dea S Drowne 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 4974 Ibina (4) 17 Might need firm and 5 furlongs. No Ricky Campbell S Golam 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 52 Ireland Forever (14) 18 Two very smart runs to date. Right in this contest. Chris Stoddart L Dettori 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 142 Leigh Miners (22) 19 Looks a smart type and right in this on efforts to date. 219 Missile Sudski (3) Mark Jones A Munro 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 20 Very classy type who almost won July Cup. Right in this on preferred ground. 0456 North West (8) Craig Stares R Ffrench 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 21 Nice sixth in Nunthorpe. Failed in July Cup though and hard to have here 5300 Quebec (15) Steve Coulson E Ahern 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 22 Ordinary form of late and racing non preferred surface. No 1169 Rolling Downs (6) Dave Hooley M J Kinane 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 23 Classy type but might want it firmer here 46092106 Strong Cat (24) Jason Valler J Quinn 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 24 July Cup winner who loves the mud. Big chance here 43 Too Many Mates (20) Frank K Mcevoy 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 25 Smart type who will appreciate track. Has good claims here
11/2 Missile Sudski, Strong Cat 10 Catching Katie, Rolling Downs 12 Too Many Mates 14 Ireland Forever 16 Leigh Miners 20 Eyats 20 Grand Grey 33 Bubbles, Celtic Swing, Ibina, North West, Quebec 40 Babycaroline, The Return 50 Spend The Night 66 Bean An Ti 66 Please Tre 100 Angelas Gem, Clear Law, Ellway Heights, Gotta Go Go, Moon Rocket, Shadowfax
Fantastic field assembled for the sprint cup with the first five home in the July Cup clashing again with a couple of other useful types. Given the fact it will be a softish track again, the form from the July Cup should stand up here. Not much seperated Strong Cat, Missile Sudski, Catching Katie, Too Many Mates and Ireland Forever that day. Add to the mix Grand Grey who easily accounted for Too Many Mates on a softish track and another hotly fought contest has evolved. There was a lot to like about the way Grand Grey won and I thnk she has what it takes to roll the big guns here and notch her trainers first group one. Grand Grey from Missile Sudski and Strong Cat in a blanket finish with a length covering the first six.
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Page 11 of 18 Race 11 £15,000 Haydock Mile Handicap Haydock 1 mile (1600 metres) Handicap 3yo+ All Good/Soft
194 Bleak Outlook (6) Frank D Holland 10-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m3f 1 Has good form in top class but has huge weight to contend with here. Outside chance at best 9679 Miles Away From Here (26) Lee Cara B Reilly 9-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m 2 very badly weight and track condition not in favor. No Padraig Hogan S W Kelly 9-8 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 6f 2302460 Sadhaka (20) 3 Useful type but weighted badly and likes firmer going. No Jason Valler C Catlin 9-7 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m 68424940 Mutate (3) 4 Another up in the weights with a liking for firmer going. Hard to have on that Craig Stares R Ffrench 9-4 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 7f 5 9508 Cockatoo (2) Badly weighted but will like softish ground. Rough chance on that Steve Clarence O Urbina 9-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 6 0 Ghostzaaper (7) Midfield in debut against smart field. Chance on that effort Paul Tweddle G Gibbons 9-1 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m 7 58 Stydahar (1) Reasonable runs to date but might need it firmer. Outside chance here Tim Southern L Dettori 8-13 5yo Mare Prefers: Softish 1m1f 8 00 Court Of Appeal (18) No form to speak of but will like it soft. Hard to have though Ricky Campbell J Fortune 8-13 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 7f 9 00 Moon God (21) Very interesting runner from top miler stable who will like softish gong. Keep very safe Chris Stoddart P Robinson 8-13 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 5f 10 30405 Polands Champion (11) Fifth last start on softish going. Not the worst of them and each way chance here Les Shaw J Fanning 8-12 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 11 04 Bradwin (9) Fourth in banded race. Not the worst of them but close to it. Mark Jones G Baker 8-12 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 84060009 Missile Lock (13) 12 Useful early form but tapered off since. Outside chance here. Richard Wood D Gibson 8-12 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 32000000 Weeble (24) 13 Looked good early but failed badly since. Outside chance here James Ball F Lynch 8-11 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 28907000 Sailing Debbie (8) 14 Tries a mile for the first time. Cant see much changing. No Dave Hooley M Halford 8-11 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 01 Streamer (14) 15 Won well last time. Question mark over ability on softish ground but respect here Gareth Greenwood R Winston 8-9 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 00 Roaring Jet (5) 16 Midfield two runs to date. Keep safe Jim Donaldson A Munro 8-8 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 0000 Laura (22) 17 Down field all runs to date. No Mike JRG P Mulrennan 8-7 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m 0600435 Abeesh (10) 18 Excellent handicap form, low weight, ideal track conditions. Tough to beat here Colm O'Dea R Hills 8-7 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 0000 Cagney (12) 19 Looked very ordinary to date. Has softish tack in favor so keep safe 0071 Extraordinary (4) Dave Fuller T Quinn 8-7 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 20 Great win last time on softish track. Same conditions here and nicely weighted. Big chance 0 Rhinestone Cowboy (15) Steven Fisher E Ahern 8-7 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 21 Like the song this horse is named after it is awful. No 020 Liathroidsneachta (19) Laurel Racing P Hanagan 8-6 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 22 The name that Frank hates to say has a chance at the weights here 5499600 Bagel (17) Dodgy Dave M J Kinane 8-5 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 23 Useful form and escaped the handicappers wrath. Keep safe here 900 A Step Too Far (25) Thomas Beggan M Fenton 8-3 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 24 Form ordinary and doubts over ability to see mile out. 0009 Golden Fleece (23) Richard L J Quinn 8-0 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 25 Outside chance here. 060 Aristoxene (16) Terry Black D Sweeney 7-10 5yo Stallion Prefers: Good 1m 26 Sixth in William Hill mile. Not the worst of them. Keep safe at the weights
8 Abeesh, Bleak Outlook, Extraordinary, Streamer 12 Liathroidsneachta, Moon God, Polands Champion, Sadhaka 16 Cagney, Mutate 16 Stydahar 20 Bagel, Missile Lock, Weeble 25 Aristoxene, Bradwin, Cockatoo, Ghostzaaper, Miles Away From Here 33 A Step Too Far 33 Court Of Appeal, Golden Fleece, Laura, Rhinestone Cowboy, Roaring Jet, Sailing Debbie
Very open race. Standout horse on class in Bleak Outlook but with 10 stone her name pretty much reflects what sort of chance she has. When searching for a winner here, the main factor used was the softish track form. Two horses, down the bottom end of the handicap stand out here for this. Abeesh has excellent soft track form and Extraordinary was an impressive last start winner at his first start in the mud. Cagney is an interesting runner. Down the weights and her best effort to date was on her preferred softish ground when 12th in the Falmouth. Of the others down the weights, Bagel sneaks into the field with nothing on its back and can give this a shake and Streamer and Liathroidsneachta ran one- two in the William Hile mile and if they handle the wet track must be respected here. The most interesting runner however is the Ricky Campbell trained Moon God. First up failed over 12f, second up failed over 10f and has a preferred distance of 7f and likes softish tracks. He knows how to breed a top class miler and is a huge watch here. Cant go for anything weighted higher than 9 stone. Tips here are Moon God from Abeesh and Streamer.
Review from Downunder
Page 12 of 18 Race 12 £8,500 Class In Glass Nursery Haydock 6 furlongs (1200 metres) Handicap 2yo All Good/Soft
12 Golden Age (5) Dave Hooley A Nicholls 9-12 2yo Colt Prefers: Softish 7f 1 Class horse. Hard to see past this cantering home. Everything in his favour. 07326200 Dawson Dog (11) Chris Stoddart D Mckeown 9-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Firm 7f 2 Awful lot of weight from good showings over further, too much. Colm O'Dea P Hanagan 9-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 0009 Above And Beyond (17) 3 Been running in better races and has been lumped with a lot of weight. Hard to have. Dodgy Dave T Quinn 9-5 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 70 Bionic (2) 4 Injured last time out. Useful 7th to subsequent Grp 2 winner time before. Big price. Padraig Hogan J Fanning 9-5 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 5 06380 Night Bells (12) Wrong trip last time out, been improving. Big chance of turning over the favourite. Jason Valler P Mulrennan 9-5 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 6 13 Roca (13) 2 excellent runs so far, great chance to notch up second win. Richard Wood K Fallon 9-4 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 7 7265000 Scrum Down (4) Has shown promise, 5th in Queen Mary, place claims. Tim Southern C Haddon 9-2 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 8 9000 Sabratel Silk (10) Promise over trip & conditions. Been going further last 3 runs. Hard to have. Frank D O`neill 8-13 2yo Colt Prefers: Softish 6f 9 620 Hazz (7) Showed well on only start on soft, outside place claims. Outclassed in Grp2 latest. Terry Black S Sanders 8-11 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 10 000 Jenny Wren (6) Shown nothing so far, well beaten all 3 starts. Leave. Craig Stares F Lynch 8-11 2yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 11 0000 Little Mango (16) Shown nothing at all so far, cant expect anything different on wrong going. Laurel Racing R L Moore 8-11 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 5f 00 Petes Cab (9) 12 Looks outclassed over unpreferred trip. Steven Fisher F P Ferris 8-7 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 0 Arkle (3) 13 Long way back in only run. Is easier but still hard to have in this. Jim Donaldson J P Murtagh 8-5 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 0000000 Captain Ginger (1) 14 Row of duck eggs, can't see anything different. Dave Fuller W Supple 8-5 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 000 Forewarned (8) 15 "A hack making up numbers" according to trainer. Shown nothing so far in the league. Lefty Lemas N De Souza 7-13 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 09 Bea Kind (14) 16 Can't recommend on two outings so far, however runs with no weight here. Richard L J F Egan 7-13 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 00 Blue Faith (15) 17 Doesn't look up to this. Leave alone. evs Golden Age 11/4 Night Bells 10/3 Roca 28/1 Hazz 33/1 Arkle, Bea Kind 40/1 Above And Beyond, Bionic, Forewarned 50/1 Blue Faith, Captain Ginger, Dawson Dog, Jenny Wren, Little Mango, Petes Cab, Sabratel Silk, Scrum Down
Extremely hard to see past the top three in the betting for a winner. Golden Age is tipped to take this despite conceding weight all round with a closely fought battle for second place between Night Bells and Roca. Night Bells should return to form back over its favoured trip and grab the second place with Roca in a close third. The best of the rest is Hazz and could be a big price at 28/1 and spring a surprise.
Review from Terry Black
Page 13 of 18 Race 13 £45,000 Mallard Stakes Handicap Doncaster 1 mile 6 furlongs (2800 metres) Handicap 3yo+ All Good
21450 Machiavellian (12) Jason Valler T P Queally 10-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m6f 1 Badly weighted. Cant have here. 256 Anazzak (6) Dodgy Dave D Allan 9-13 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m5f 2 Useful form to date but weight a big burden. Place at best Gareth Greenwood P Makin 9-11 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m4f 0507807 Amino Acid (4) 3 Terribly weighted and form woeful. No chance here Mark Jones N Callan 9-7 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 1m4f 47860 Lester (9) 4 Up in weights and likely to struggle because of this. No Dave Fuller R Hughes 9-3 4yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m7f 5 770 Kalabunga Dude (11) Badly weighted and form less than impressive. No Frank S Golam 9-2 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m4f 6 44510408 Zail (18) Is a group winner but big doubts over ability to run 14f out. Craig Stares W Supple 9-0 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m3f 7 62803000 Kiwi Town (5) Doubt whether this one will stay the trip after poor effort over 13f. Thomas Beggan D Sweeney 9-0 3yo Colt Prefers: Softish 2m 8 50 Straw Bear (14) Supposed to be the next big thing from Thommo's stable but very ordinary type. Place preferred here Chris Stoddart D Mckeown 8-13 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m4f 9 00060099 Line To Hell (19) Weighted badly considering form to date. Cant have Lee Cara G Gibbons 8-9 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m4f 10 0700 Bootsy Bootsy (10) Shocking form to date. No Richard L J F Egan 8-8 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m6f 11 370080 Arctic Belle (15) Will see distance out but form ordinary. Cant have. Mike JRG J P Spencer 8-5 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m6f 047710 Altostratus (8) 12 Looks the pick of the field on exposed form. Distance and conditions suit. Good chance here Colm O'Dea M Halford 8-4 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m6f 9500 Dubaian Gift (1) 13 Ordinary type who has a slim place hope at best Dave Hooley F P Ferris 8-4 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m7f 010 Musicman (3) 14 Weak effort over 14f at debut. Prefer over longer Richard Wood C Catlin 8-3 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m2f 002547 News (7) 15 Looks a useful type but might struggle with hard 14f. Jim Donaldson S W Kelly 7-10 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m 000070 Galaxy Thunderbird (16) 16 Very ordinary efforts to date. Cant have Redhead I Mongan 7-10 4yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m4f 6059 Java (17) 17 Reasonable runs in Ebor's and no weight on back. Each way chance on that basis Laurel Racing S Hitchcott 7-10 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 2m 06 Pretty Pekan (13) 18 Slides back to 14f after ordinary for over 16f and 18f. Cant have. Padraig Hogan P Mulrennan 7-10 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m5f 000750 Snow Leopard (2) 19 Well weighted but issues over ability to see out 14f with him
8 Java, Musicman, News 12 Altostratus, Snow Leopard, Straw Bear 16 Anazzak, Kiwi Town, Machiavellian, Pretty Pekan, Zail 20 Dubaian Gift, Lester 25 Arctic Belle, Kalabunga Dude, Line To Hell 33 Amino Acid, Bootsy Bootsy, Galaxy Thunderbird
Very ordinary field going around for the Mallard. If it was run at set weights Machiavellan and Anazzak would destroy them but both have huge weight burdens here. With doubts over the ability to stay the trip with half of the field, this could be set up for an upset. As mentioned, Machiavellan and Anazzak are the two class horses of the field. They will see the distance out but will find it tough with so much weight on their back. Zail, Kiwi Town and News are useful types but all have doubts at the distance. Straw Bear has huge wraps but hasn’t raise a whimper to date and looks very ordinary. Musicman has a win on the board but was shocking in his one run over 14f to date. Pretty much leaves two horses to fight this out in my view. Altostratus and the lightly weighted Java. Both look like the 14f trip is ideal with Altostratus already a winner over the distance. He gets the nod here. Altostratus from Java and one more chance for Straw Bear in third.
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Page 14 of 18 Race 14 £100,000 Ayr Gold Cup Ayr 6 furlongs (1200 metres) Handicap 3yo+ All Soft
00954670 Spot (10) Jim Donaldson S Drowne 9-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 1 Has a huge weight but will love soft track. Place chance here 1910 Virginia Nelson (16) Thomas Beggan J Fanning 9-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 7f 2 Smart type but big weight and soft track not in her favor. Padraig Hogan S Golam 9-7 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 50108 I Believe I Can Fly (20) 3 Will need to fly to overcome weight and soft track here. Mark Jones G Gibbons 9-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 63054080 Diamond Darren (12) 4 Has a big weight and form not encouraging. No Craig Stares D Allan 9-4 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 5 702 North Ocean (15) Second in banded handicap. This much tougher Colm O'Dea D Holland 9-3 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 6 5009806 A Rich Belle (18) Form has been ordinary. No Lee Cara T P Queally 9-3 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 7 000 Speedyclaire (2) Has a shocking formline. No Jason Valler M J Kinane 9-2 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 8 7761970 Old Lane (19) Will love soft track and big chance here. Chris Stoddart R Hughes 9-2 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 9 959 Ricky Gervais (1) Finished ninth in July Cup. Similar run will take her close here. Dodgy Dave L Dettori 9-1 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m1f 10 76 Smug (13) Looked good to date. Soft ground the query though Richard Wood B Reilly 8-13 5yo Mare Prefers: Good 7f 11 03563090 Kadike (3) Has solid form on softish tracks. Good chance here at weights Les Shaw R Kingscote 8-11 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 0 Stone Throw Away (9) 12 Hard to have on debut effort Dave Hooley M Hills 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 085 Alpine Jnr (4) 13 Query over soft track. Outside chance here Frank G Baker 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 0017450 Essnaad (21) 14 Chance here if left alone in front. Laurel Racing N De Souza 8-8 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 088 Serieux Sam (17) 15 Poor form to date. No Tim Southern S W Kelly 8-6 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 0 Regal Agenda (8) 16 Will like track conditions. Not the worst of them. Dave Fuller K Mcevoy 8-3 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 92072000 Bountiful (7) 17 Has no weight and almost won at only start on softish track. Huge chance here Lefty Lemas N Mackay 8-3 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m1f 00 Care Giver (14) 18 Cant have on exposed form Mike JRG J Quinn 8-2 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 07 Afternoon Nap (6) 19 Needs a major lift to figure here 0864 Jacks Faith (5) Richard L P Makin 8-2 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 20 Been improving with every run. Each way chance here 00 Indian Melody (11) Paul Tweddle F P Ferris 8-0 3yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 6f 21 Prefers firmish tracks and big class query as well.
7 Old Lane 8 North Ocean 10 Bountiful, Essnaad 12 Jacks Faith, Smug 14 Ricky Gervais 16 Care Giver, Diamond Darren 18 A Rich Belle 18 Afternoon Nap, Kadike 20 Alpine Jnr, Serieux Sam, Spot 25 I Believe I Can Fly, Stone Throw Away, Virginia Nelson 33 Indian Melody 33 Regal Agenda, Speedyclaire
An even field has been assembled for the Ayr Gold Cup with many chances. Run on a soft track, this has been used as the deciding factor in the final selections here. In week 7 two horses clashed in the Wokingham at Ascot. That day Old Lane just beat Bountiful home. They are tipped to run one-two again in this field, with Bountiful on top. Although the formlines of both horses do little to inspire confidence, the overall strength of the field is weak. Three horses have a softish track preference in the race, Spot who is terribly weighted, Old Lane who although up in the weights, is not too bad overall and Regal Agenda who comes from a developing stable. Of those with exposed form on a softish track, Bountiful ran a very close second on her one softish start and Kadike has shown a liking for the surface with a third in the Lincoln. Hard to go past the exposed form on softish tracks and Bountiful with her featherweight appeals over Old Lane and Kadike rounding out the placings.
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Page 15 of 18 Race 15 £24,000 Flying Five Listed Stakes Ayr 5 furlongs (1000 metres) Listed 2yo+ All Soft
90800 Anndamus (10) Colm O'Dea O Urbina 9-5 4yo Colt Prefers: Good 7f 1 Cant have on form to date 51401 Home Price (12) Chris Stoddart A Culhane 9-2 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 2 Two handicap wins. Softish track not in favor though Dave Hooley P Makin 9-2 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 3929 Celtique (7) 3 Will like softish track and useful form to date. Chance here Mike JRG LP Keniry 8-13 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 06800 Mr Brightside (8) 4 On form to date, no Craig Stares JP Spencer 8-13 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 6f 5 0 Mr Smith (5) Down track in debut. Cant have here. Darren Young RL Moore 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 6f 6 x Back To Black (9) Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Richard L F Lynch 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 7 6100 Just Jill (13) Banded winner. Rough chance here at best Terry Black B Reilly 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 5f 8 x La Bellina (18) Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Gareth Greenwood JF Egan 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 7f 9 x Perton (3) Debut runner. Stable has produced some sharp sprinters mid season. Keep safe Ricky Campbell T Eaves 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 10 x Sharp Cat (6) From a stable capable of producing champion sprinters. Has conditions to suit and huge watch here. Frank P Mulrennan 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 11 010 Test (19) Huge chance if handles soft track. Steve Clarence K Fallon 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 0 Zafonic (2) 12 Down field in Nunthorpe. Needs to lift Les Shaw D O`Neill 8-10 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f x Zeuss (16) 13 Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Mark Jones TP Queally 8-6 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 13 Polaris Sudski (11) 14 Third in Molecomb. Will like track conditions and chance here. Padraig Hogan S Hitchcott 8-3 2yo Colt Prefers: Softish 5f 262682 Lost Note (15) 15 Smart type who will love softish track. Each way. Lefty Lemas J Quinn 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 7f 0 Bea Keeper (1) 16 Down track in debut. Cant have here Jason Valler K McEvoy 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 14478140 Dayjur (4) 17 Will love track conditons. If the 2yo's can hold their own huge chance here. Dave Fuller M Fenton 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 575 Direct Ice (17) 18 Smart type who is a chance if 2yo's can hold their form. Nick Noone L Dettori 8-0 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f x Horse Chestnut (14) 19 Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see
6 Dayjur, Polaris Sudski 8 Celtique, Lost Note 10 Direct Ice, Test 15 Home Price, Perton, Sharp Cat 20 Just Jill 25 Anndamus, Mr Brightside 25 Zafonic 33 Back To Black, Bea Keeper, Horse Chestnut, La Bellina, Mr Smith, Zeuss
All the form in this race belongs to the two year olds but not a great fan of two year olds squaring off against older sprinters. Polaris Sudski, Lost Note and Dayjur are all smart types and will love the softish ground but can they outpace the older horses? That is the million dollar question here. I am sticking my neck out here and saying no. History shows two year olds generally struggle in these types of contests. Therefore the question now is who will beat them. Celtique looks the clear pick of those to have raced and Test has a high opinion from his trainer and is a winner already. However, the one I am tipping to roll them all is a debutant from the smart Ricky Campbell stable in Sharp Cat. He knows how to train a sprinter and the horse will like the soft going. Going for Sharp Cat to salute from Celtique and Test.
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Page 16 of 18 Race 16 £8,500 Future Stayers Maiden Ayr 1 mile 1 furlong (1800 metres) Maiden 2yo All Soft
0 Hot Nav (8) Nick Noone R Hughes 8-11 2yo Colt Prefers: Firmish 1m1f 1 Down track in Gimcrack. Needs a huge lift here 000000 Inferno (4) Chris Stoddart C Haddon 8-11 2yo Colt Prefers: Firm 1m2f 2 Horrible formline. No Frank W Supple 8-11 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 03 Lemon (5) 3 Should appreciate 9f trip. Chance here Mark Jones T E Durcan 8-11 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m3f 023 Oh So Sharp (13) 4 Two handicap placings and will appreciate 9f. Chance Dodgy Dave P Mulrennan 8-11 2yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m 5 x Pest (11) Debut runner from the Dodge. Keep safe Padraig Hogan M Fenton 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 1m3f 6 665 Certain Victory (2) Shapes as if trip will suit and soft track will as well. One to beat here Jason Valler R Hills 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m 7 08 Cooperate (10) From top trainer. Soft track against her. No Laurel Racing K Mcevoy 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 7f 8 000 Irish Fable (7) On exposed form, no chance James Ball J Quinn 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m3f 9 00 Lady Puller (14) Little to get excited about on form to date Steve Clarence E Ahern 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 10 0 Obe Wan (15) Down track in Lowther at debut. Needs big lift Lefty Lemas G Baker 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m 11 00000 Shot Glass (3) Cant have on exposed form Colm O'Dea O Urbina 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m2f x Song For Ireland (1) 12 Colm has a huge wrap on this horse so might make the top ten. Dave Hooley D Gibson 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m 345 Star Wonder (12) 13 Smart form to date but soft track is a big query here Darren Young P Hanagan 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Softish 7f x Storm Cloud (9) 14 Debut runner from new stable. Prefer to see Dave Fuller T P Queally 8-8 2yo Filly Prefers: Good 1m4f x Veandercross (6) 15 Full sister to Red Anchor. That is a big statement on its own.
6 Certain Victory, Star Wonder 8 Lemon, Oh So Sharp, Veandercross 12 Pest, Song For Ireland 20 Cooperate, Storm Cloud 25 Hot Nav 25 Irish Fable, Lady Puller 33 Obe Wan, The Hoops 50 Inferno, Kray Twins, Shot Glass
Couple of interesting debutantes step out in this first distance maiden for the 2yo’s in Song for Ireland and Veandercross. Song for Ireland has been well touted by her trainer but so has most of his squad and we know how they have run. Will reserve judgment here. The other is Veandercross and is a full sister to dual group one winning Red Anchor. Trainer says she is first class but not a fan of soft going but needs to be respected nonetheless, on the efforts of her sister alone. Pest looks the other debutante with a chance as his trainer Dodgy Dave has produced some smart types mid season. Of those to have raced, four of them stand apart from the pack. Certain Victory, Star Wonder, Lemon and Oh So Sharp all have form on the board. However, of these, Certain Victory looks like the one to benefit most from a soft track. Star Wonder has a preference for firmish tracks and may come unstuck in the mud and Lemon and Oh So Sharp, although having useful handicap form, have done so off very low handicaps and doubts remain over their class at set weights. Hard to go past Certain Victory here as has everything in her favour from Star Wonder and Veandercross.
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Page 17 of 18 Race 17 £500,000 Rita May Henningsmoen Memorial Wolverhampton 6 furlongs (1200 metres) Handicap 3yo+ All Standard
0 Maybe Tomorrow (8) Terry Black G Baker 9-6 3yo Colt Prefers: Firm 6f 1 Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day, but not likely today carrying the top weight. 0009 Face The Limelight (4) Tim Southern D Gibson 9-5 7yo Stallion Prefers: Good 6f 2 Might be ready to face winner’s circle. Trainer already primed for success after last week’s win. Craig Stares K Darley 9-5 3yo Filly Prefers: Good 5f 89 Nuwara Eliya (5) 3 Trainer is confident (or certifiable). OK form in open class races but question mark over distance Jim Donaldson W Supple 9-0 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 090 Always I (6) 4 Always at the rear … seems to prefer 5f. Raced in better company last start. James Ball O Urbina 8-13 4yo Filly Prefers: Good 6f 5 006005 Adblips (7) Distance in its favour and coming into form. Laurel Racing S Sanders 8-13 3yo Filly Prefers: Softish 5f 6 040 Aosis (2) Trainer’s on a roll. Good fourth 2 starts back. Has merit along. Lee Cara S Hitchcott 8-11 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 6f 7 0000 Speedy Gonzarlez (3) Commerce Commission case still pending. Some hope based on Stewards Cup run. Lefty Lemas J Fanning 8-5 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 6f 8 00003 Magic Bengie (1) Will require magic to win. Mini Me is the only jockey who could carry this weight.
3 Nuwara Eliya 5 Aosis, Magic Bengie 8 Adblips, Face The Limelight 10 Always I, Speedy Gonzarlez, Maybe Tomorrow
Time to spin the wheel and hope a winning number comes up. The magic formula appears to be to look for a well weighted horse, ideally with four legs, and one gear other than reverse. On that basis, Magic Bengie fits the bill – third in this company last start and neither of the top two appearing this week. Adblips also looks like it’s seeing the handicapper on the side while Face the Limelight and Nuwara Something will do the better of the top weights.
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Race 18 £500,000 DownUnder Does It Again Banded Handicap Wolverhampton 1 mile 5 furlongs (2600 metres) Handicap 3yo+ All Standard Steve Clarence C Catlin 9-7 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m2f 0 Storm Trooper (8) 1 Trainer might be crazy (actually trainer is Crazy) but a decent effort in a group one Jim Donaldson M Dwyer 9-2 5yo Stallion Prefers: Good 1m4f 0600000 Pete The Jake (7) 2 First up in a banded race so don’t discount. Gives weight to most though. James Ball S Drowne 8-11 3yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m5f 08306 Bleema (4) 3 Stand out form (anything other than a blob stands out in this race). Got to rate a big chance. Lee Cara R Winston 8-11 3yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m4f 0002 Wonder Derby (2) 4 We wonder whether we can see a repeat of the last start effort. 0 Whats The Time (5) Steven Fisher R Ffrench 8-6 3yo Colt Prefers: Good 1m5f 5 Whatever time it is … it’s running late! Saving daylight is ok, but not when daylight is second 00050 King Of Kings (3) Craig Stares K Fallon 8-4 4yo Filly Prefers: Firm 1m3f 6 First prize winner in the Overly Optimistic Named Horse Competition. 0 Black Daemon (6) Terry Black P Mulrennan 7-13 4yo Colt Prefers: Softish 1m4f 7 Black Betty … Ramalang. Doesn’t help my assessment of its chances but fills in the comment nicely. 00 Graine O'Brien (1) Laurel Racing L Dettori 7-13 3yo Filly Prefers: Firmish 1m5f 8 Well weighted. Well beaten every start this campaign but yet to step up into this rarified company evs Wonder Derby 5 Bleema, Storm Trooper 10 King Of Kings 15 Black Daemon, Graine O'Brien 20 Pete The Jake, Whats The Time
Another intriguing race which is sure to cement my reputation as the worst tipster in SOPL history. We reckon bet on Bais Des Flamands … at least you’ll get your money back that way! Bleema looks the goods – some form and reasonably well weighted. Wonder Derby is the obvious threat but hard to fancy anything else to run third but Storm Trooper ran well first up in top class but carries extra lead as a result.
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