Press Release: FENCING ON COURSE FOR THE QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS 26 STAND THEIR GROUND IN QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS AND 24 IN QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS AFTER SCRATCHINGSâ DEADLINE Racing Post Trophy third Fencing is on schedule to make the line-up for the £350,000 Group One QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, May 5, despite missing an intended reappearance at the Craven meeting last week. Trainer John Gosden worked the son of Street Cry with one of his other QIPCO Guineas Festival contenders, Masked Marvel, at Newmarketâs July Course yesterday morning. Gosden was granted permission to work the duo because both are likely runners in Group races at the QIPCO Guineas Festival, with Masked Marvel being aimed at the £100,000 Group Two Qatar Bloodstock Jockey Club Stakes. The pair worked over just shy of a mile with William Buick on board St Leger hero Masked Marvel and Nicky Mackay taking the reins on Fencing. Commenting after the workout, Gosden said: âFencing went nicely and we are still hoping to get him to the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. I was pleased with how he went. âA toe clip went into his foot and he was sore, so we had to sit out the Craven meeting. But he is back in good form now and there is no reason why he wouldn't go straight there. âI was pleased enough with Masked Marvel. It was just a little on the soft side for him, so we want some drying weather to ensure his participation in the Qatar Bloodstock Jockey Club Stakes. âWe very much want to run him - itâs been the plan all winter.â A total of 26 contenders remain in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas following the April 24 scratchingsâ deadline. Camelot remains a hot favourite for the Rowley Mile Classic after a runaway success in the last seasonâs Racing Post Trophy and is one of three entries going forward for trainer Aidan OâBrien. Irelandâs champion handler may also be represented by Group One National Stakes winner Power and Group Three Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial winner Furnerâs Green. The Roger Charlton-trained Top Offer remains engaged after missing his intended prep run in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury and will come into the Classic with only a maiden success to his name. Richard Hannon has five entries going forward, including impressive Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes winner Trumpet Major. He could also be represented by Dubai Dewhurst Stakes fourth Bronterre, who disappointed on his reappearance in the Greenham Stakes on Saturday, and last seasonâs Group Three Somerville Tattersall Stakes winner Crius. Alan McCabe will be chasing his first Classic success with multiple Group-winner Caspar Netscher, who completed a rare double last season when winning the Gimcrack Stakes at York and Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury. He made the best possible return this season with an authoritative success in Newburyâs Greenham Stakes, where he got the better of John Hillsâ stable star Boomerang Bob. Godolphin could be represented Mandaean, who joined Mahmood Al Zarooniâs string after an easy success in last seasonâs Group One Criterium De Saint-Cloud when trained in France by Andre Fabre. The highly-touted Mighty Ambition remains a possible despite finishing fifth in the Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes. Irish handler Jim Bolger has two remaining entries headed by Group One Dubai Dewhurst Stakes winner Parish Hall and the progressive Light Heavy, who won the Group Three Ballysax Stakes over 10-furlongs on his latest start. Sea The Stars began his memorable three-year-old campaign with victory in the 2009 2000 Guineas and his three-parts brother Born To Sea could be looking to follow in his footsteps for Currabeg handler John Oxx. A strong potential French challenge is headed by the first three home in this seasonâs Group Three Prix Djebel, run at Maisons-Laffitte on April 5, with French Fifteen, Abtaal and Hermival all going forward. The last-namedâs stablemate Dragon Pulse remains engaged for trainer Mikel Delzangles, successful with Makfi in 2010, after bursting Dabirsimâs bubble in the Group Three Prix Fontainebleau at Longchamp on April 15.
THE QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS (THE 204TH RUNNING) Class 1, Group 1, part of the QIPCO British Champions Series, £350,000 total prize fund. Saturday, May 5, 2012. For 3-y-o entire colts & fillies, one mile. Weights: colts 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Entries closed March 6, entries revealed March 7 (63 entries). Scratchings deadline April 24 (26 remain), five-day confirmation stage & £30,000 supplementary entry stage April 30, final declaration stage, 10.00am, May 3. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, April 23. Form Horse Owner Trainer 211-2 ABTAAL (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum Jean Claude Rouget FR (1)222-2 BOOMERANG BOB (IRE) R J Tufft John Hills 12- BORN TO SEA (IRE) Christopher Tsui John Oxx IRE 114-3 BRONTERRE Michael Pescod Richard Hannon 11- CAMELOT Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 231150-1 CASPAR NETSCHER Charles Wentworth Alan McCabe 211151-5 COUPE DE VILLE (IRE) Macdonald, Wright, Creed, Smith & Jiggins Richard Hannon 11221-2 CRIUS (IRE) Titan Assets Richard Hannon 2112-1 DRAGON PULSE (IRE) Tan Kai Chah Mikel Delzangles FR 21123- FARRAAJ (IRE) Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum Roger Varian 313- FENCING (USA) George Strawbridge John Gosden 111121-1 FRENCH FIFTEEN (FR) H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Nicolas Clement FR 1044-21 FURNER'S GREEN (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE 1-3 HERMIVAL (IRE) Gerard Augustin-Normand Mikel Delzangles FR 2-11 LIGHT HEAVY (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger IRE 11- MANDAEAN Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 1-5 MIGHTY AMBITION (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 12021- PARISH HALL (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger IRE 111212- POWER Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 4012-4 PTOLEMAIC Fiona Denniff Bryan Smart 1010-4 REBELLIOUS GUEST John Guest Racing George Margarson (1)1402-4 REDACT (IRE) Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds III Richard Hannon 311320-(5) RED DUKE (USA) Maxilead Limited John Quinn 15(3)362- SAIGON Patrick Dalby & Richard Schuster James Toller 1- TOP OFFER Khalid Abdulla Roger Charlton 021415-1 TRUMPET MAJOR (IRE) John Manley Richard Hannon 26 entries remain after April 24 scratchings deadline THE FOLLOWING 37 ENTRIES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: AKEED MOFEED, ALJAMAAHEER (IRE), AMONG EQUALS, APOLLO (IRE), B FIFTY TWO (IRE), BEAUFORT TWELVE, BORN TO SURPRISE, CHANDLERY (IRE), CRUSADE (USA), DADDY LONG LEGS (USA), EASTERN SUN (IRE), EKTIHAAM (IRE), FARHAAN (USA), FOXTROT ROMEO (IRE), GATEPOST (IRE), HARBOUR WATCH (IRE), HAZAZ (IRE), HEAVY WEIGHT (IRE), KINGLET (USA), MATUSALEN (SPA), MIBLISH, MINSTRELS GALLERY (IRE), MOST IMPROVED (IRE), NAWWAAR (USA), NEPHRITE, PEARL MIX (IRE), PERIPHERY (USA), PRINCE ALZAIN (USA), RAYVIN BLACK, REPLY (IRE), ROCKINANTE (FR), SOLAR DEITY (IRE), SPIRITUAL STAR (IRE), TAIGAN (USA), TALES OF GRIMM (USA), WROTE (IRE), ZUMBI (IRE)
MAYBE HEADS 24 ACCEPTORS IN QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS Maybe is one of 24 fillies going forward in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas, run on Sunday, May 6, following the April 24 scratchingsâ deadline. The daughter of Galileo carried all before her in an unbeaten juvenile campaign which culminated with a Group One victory in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh in August. Trained by Aidan OâBrien, she could be joined by recent Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial winner Homecoming Queen, Up and Wonderful. The Irish could also be represented by last yearâs Group One Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes winner Lightening Pearl and David Wachmanâs Fire Lily, who was second in Group One Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp in October. Kevin Prendergast could saddle Group One winner La Collina, who beat Power in the Phoenix Stakes before finding Maybe too good in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Godolphinâs Discourse created a huge impression when slamming her rivals in the Group Three german-thoroughbred.com Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket in July. The filly will be joined by stable companion Lyric Of Light, who rounded off an unbeaten juvenile campaign with a last-gasp success in the Group One Shadwell Filliesâ Mile over the course and distance. Both fillies worked on the Rowley Mile recently and will be bidding to give their trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni a second success in the Classic after Blue Buntingâs storming victory last year. Mashoora, trained by Jean Claude Rouget, was an impressive winner of the Prix Imprudence at Maisons-Laffitte on April 5 and is one of two remaining French-trained entries, along with the Robert Collet-trained Topeka, who finished fifth in the same contest.
THE QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS (THE 199TH RUNNING) Class 1, Group 1, part of the QIPCO British Champions Series, £350,000 total prize fund. Sunday, May 6, 2012. For 3-y-o fillies, one mile. Weights: 9st. Entries closed March 6, entries revealed March 7 (70 entries). Scratchings deadline April 24 (24 remain), six-day confirmation stage & £30,000 supplementary entry stage April 30, final declaration stage, 10.00am, May 4. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, April 23. Form Horse Owner Trainer 12- ALLA SPERANZA Kirsten Rausing Jim Bolger IRE 21- DIALA (IRE) Abdulla Al Khalifa William Haggas 11- DISCOURSE (USA) Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 341222-2 FIRE LILY (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier David Wachman IRE 13- GRAY PEARL Raymond Mould Charlie Hills 4(3)121(0)-01 HOMECOMING QUEEN (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE 1213- LA COLLINA (IRE) Jorg Vasicek Kevin Prendergast IRE 2100-5 LADY GORGEOUS Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon (2)(1)(1) LAUGH OUT LOUD Ann Black, Mohammed Al Qatami & Khalid Al Mudhaf Mick Channon 21311- LIGHTENING PEARL (IRE) Pearl Bloodstock Ltd Ger Lyons IRE 351226-3 LILY'S ANGEL (IRE) Middleham Park Racing XLVIII Richard Fahey 111- LYRIC OF LIGHT Godolphin Mahmood Al Zarooni 122-1 MASHOORA (IRE) Hamdan Al Maktoum Jean Claude Rouget FR 11111- MAYBE (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 024331-2 NAYARRA (IRE) Prince A A Faisal Mick Channon 123-2 RADIO GAGA Multiplex Racing Ed McMahon 1- RECKONING (IRE) The Hon William Vestey Jeremy Noseda 312321-0 SAMITAR Nick & Olga Dhandsa, John & Zoe Webster Mick Channon 1-4 STARSCOPE Cheveley Park Stud John Gosden 41025-6 SUNDAY TIMES Allan Belshaw Peter Chapple-Hyam 1- THE FUGUE Lord Lloyd-Webber John Gosden 361111-5 TOPEKA (IRE) Gerry Oldham Robert Collet FR 0(1)4-(2)3 UP (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE (2)2- WONDERFUL (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE 24 entries remain after April 24 scratchings deadline THE FOLLOWING 46 ENTRIES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: AFTER (IRE), AHIMSA (IRE), AMTHAL (IRE), APPEALING (IRE), AZEVILLE (GER), BEST TERMS, COCKNEY DANCER, COQUET, DEVOTION (IRE), DULKASHE (IRE), ELUSIVE KATE (USA), EXCELETTE (IRE), FALLS OF LORA (IRE), FILLIONAIRE, FIRDAWS (USA), GAMILATI, GATHERING (USA), HELLO DUBAI, IRISH CLIFF (IRE), JANEY MUDDLES (IRE), KISSED (IRE), KUNOOZ (IRE), LACILY (USA), LILY AMERICA (FR), MISS AZEZA, MISS WORK OF ART, MUAAMARA, PEARL DIVA (IRE), PETALUMA, PIMPERNEL (IRE), POSTALE, PREFERENTIAL, REGATTA (FR), RESTIADARGENT (FR), RUSSELLIANA, SAFARJAL (IRE), SEMAYYEL (IRE), SHAME ON YOU (IRE), TIFFILIA (IRE), TOPTEMPO, TWIRL (IRE), VILLENEUVE, WADING (IRE), WAHYLAH (IRE), WHAT'S UP (IRE), YELLOW ROSEBUD (IRE)
I think i saw her whilst driving through Bucklebury the other day. Although this is not confirmed and maybe disputed.
In all seriousness, ELUSIVE KATE has an entry in the French 1,000 Guineas (13 May) so I presume they have opted for that race rather than Newmarket. I've not heard that she is out injured, but she was originally due to run in the Fred Darling (Gosden said so back in February) and missed that engagement. French 1,000 Guineas: http://www2.france-galop.com/fgweb/Domaines/Courses/course_detail.aspx?aaCrse=2012&spCrse=P&numCrsePgm=00372
