Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
The Epsom card tomorrow boasts 3 Group 1s, including the Oaks.
I will start though with the 1.40, which is a Group 3 and over 1 mile with the going expected to be soft. Echelon won the race last year and has run consistently well in this sort of company. ...
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Looking back briefly to yesterday there was a gritty performance from the filly Allegretto to win the Henry II Stakes and thereby add another Group 2 to her CV, having won the Lancashire Oaks last season. This was another win for the Cheveley Park Stud. Their red and white silks ...
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
Only time for a very brief update tonight – sorry about that.
There are just two runners from our list to follow in action tomorrow.
Beverley 7.50 Deserted Dane
Yarmouth 3.20 We’ll Come
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Monday, May 28th, 2007
GOING, GOING by Philip Larkin. (January 1972)
I thought it would last my time -
The sense that, beyond the town,
There would always be fields and farms,
Where the village louts could climb
Such trees as were not cut down;
I knew there'd be false alarms
In the papers ...
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Monday, May 28th, 2007
There has been news in the last few days of some retirements. Dancing Bay is a member of the fairly exclusive club of horses that have won on the flat, over hurdles and fences. He has recently been retired after a career that started in 1999. He won 11 races ...
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Sunday, May 27th, 2007
Reg Hollinshead’s one eyed sprinter Gilded Cove has run 61 times in his career but only 7 of these have been on turf. His 12 wins have some at Wolverhampton (10) and Southwell (2). He runs in the 2.50 at Carlisle tomorrow, his first ever visit to that track. He ...
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Saturday, May 26th, 2007
After Pam Sly’s success with Speciosa last season Cockney Rebel is flying the flag for the smaller yards. He became only the 6th horse to land the Newmarket/Curragh 2,000 Guineas double today.
It was not a particularly good day for my list to follow with only Artimino managing a win. ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
We did well with the horses featured in last night’s preview. Illustrious Blue won the listed race at Goodwood keeping up the successful record of 4 year olds in that event. Illustrious Blue showed an excellent attitude to score for the 5th time at the Sussex track.
Record Breaker gave ...
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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
As usual I will concentrate on the runners from our list to follow that are in action tomorrow.
Illustrious Blue has looked as though he could land a listed race. His 2nd to Cesare at Ascot reads well especially as the trip was probably on the short side for him. ...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
This week has been pretty disastrous thus far but we live in hope!
Cabinet won at Lingfield last October over 7 furlongs and should appreciate the trip in the 2.00 where Frankie Dettori rides for Sir Michael Stoute.
There are only 4 runners for the 2.35 with two from our list ...
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