Friday's Meetings Thirsk Flat 7 Races 1:50-5:05p.m. Newmarket (July Course) Flat 8 Races 2:00-5:50p.m. Ffos Las Flat 7 Races 2:10-5:30p.m. Down Royal (E) N/H 7 Races 4:20-7:35p.m. Newcastle (E) Flat 7 Races 4:40-7:55p.m. Goodwood (E) Flat 6 Races 5:00-7:45p.m. Hamilton (E) Flat 6 Races 5:20-8:05p.m. Racecards At The Races Racing Post Sporting Life Good Luck
Two I think have good chances tomorrow evening at Down Royal. 4.20 Down Royal Tudor City 7/2 (4/1 now available) A Tony Martin charge who won on the flat as a well punted jolly at the Galway Festival whose making his hurdles debut here. Ruby rides this lad (one of his 3 rides on the card) and I think he'll be buried in the pack and creep into contention near the finish, as is often the Ruby way, I'm taking his jumping on trust but Tony could have run him somewhere closer if he simply wanted to educate him. 6.30 Down Royal Little Mitch 5/2 I think this mare loses her maiden tag here, easily. I just don't want too much rain!
Swashbuckling 4:45 Newmarket! Well backed on debut earlier in the week but was pulled out late, 20/1 into 16/1 already
Is there a better bred horse running today than Forge in the 3.40 at Newmarket? By sire of the moment Dubawi, this 2yo colt is out of a mare called Heat Haze, who's a half-sister to a number of stars including Dansili, but she won 3 Group1/Grade 1 races in the US anyway. Stoute rarely wins with newcomers but had one the other day with Abdon at Newbury. Forge has been galloping with this one and according to reports Forge is better.
Firnas wouldn't be far behind her on breeding Bustino - by Dubawi out of Crystal Music who won the fillies mile as a 2YO and was placed in the Irish Guineas and the Coronation Stakes.
Quite right OddDog. I love that Picture Play line bringing back memories of Royal Palace, Light Cavalry, Fairy Footsteps and Welsh Pageant. Joel blood through and through and of course the same family as the legendary Humorist.
Cheers mate I hadn't spotted this, I put it up on here last week as the support for it had been quite extraordinary. It was a late non runner and my assumption at the time was that conditions had simply got too heavy.
Into 8's on Betfair, still 14/1 available but the money is down once more. Usually a good sign from the Wigham yard.
Hello, crew. Hope everyone well. Not backing it but am very eagerly looking forward to the debut of the younger half-brother of my old fave, Fencing. SIGNED SEALED (4.45 Newmarket) has obviously had a few problems to be making such a belated racecourse bow but the fact that connections have preserved with him is an encouraging sign. Also, his dam won the ‘French Oaks’ so you can certainly say the old boy is superbly bred. No idea as to his current wellbeing or if he will need the race but is certainly one to look out for, methinks. And perhaps, if he obliges, racegoers will be singing that old Stevie Wonder classic as he’s led into the ‘winner’s enclosure’. Will, I ponder, old boy Gosden be leading the crooning??? Good luck, pilgrims.
Well I’m on quick quiz quest. In June how did dear old Kylie Minogue upset, old girl, Hayley Turner??? Clue – the month is relevant. Three 'Barney Bonuses' to the first correct answer.
Sorry Sir Barney, I should have let you introduce Forge. He is of course full-brother to Radiator. Your previous note was nicely delivered. Have no ideas on Kylie.....
For anybody interested in the principal races on Arc Trials’ Day at Longchamp (13th September), here are the key entries in the four top races (including a couple of interesting ones with alternatives to the Irish Champion Stakes): Prix Du Moulin De Longchamp (Gp1, 1600m, 3yo+): Toormore (Richard Hannon), Karakontie (Jonathan Pease), Arod (Peter Chapple-Hyam), Esoterique (Andre Fabre), Time Test (Roger Charlton), Ivawood (Richard Hannon), Territories (Andre Fabre), Gleneagles (Aidan O'Brien), Dutch Connection (Charlie Hills), Ervedya (Jean-Claude Rouget), Fadhayyil (Barry Hills). Prix Niel (Gp2, 2400m, 3yo): Countermeasure (Andre Fabre), New Bay (Andre Fabre), Tashaar (Richard Hannon), Racing History (Saeed bin Suroor), Jack Hobbs (John Gosden), Erupt (Francis-Henri Graffard), Golden Horn (John Gosden). Prix Foy (Gp2, 2400m, 4yo+): Flintshire (Andre Fabre), Postponed (Luca Cumani), Eagle Top (John Gosden), Windshear (Richard Hannon), Manatee (Andre Fabre), The Corsican (David Simcock), Free Port Lux (Freddie Head), Dolniya (Alain De Royer Dupre). Prix Vermeille (Gp1, 2400m, 3yo+): Dolniya (Alain De Royer Dupre), Treve (Mme Criquette Head-Maarek), We Are (Freddie Head), Lady Tiana (Mme Lucy Wadham), Avenir Certain (Jean-Claude Rouget), Candarliya (Alain De Royer Dupre), Covert Love (Hugo Palmer), Beautiful Romance (Saeed bin Suroor), Arabian Queen (David Elsworth).
