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CONTENTS
4.BRIAN HAMILTION 5.LULU STANFORD 6.ROGER HAWKES 7.JOHNNY ALLEN 8.MAY ROUND UP 9.KILLIAN HENNESSY 10.ASCOT PREVIEW 11.ASCOT ANTEPOST 12.TOALS BOOKMAKERS 13.PRO SYNDICATE 14.NH REVIEW 15.BRUCE BETTING 16.CLASSICS PREVIEW 17.BOTANICA LTD
18.TOALS BOOKMAKERS 19..ADVERTISING 20.DAVY CONDON 21.THE GUINEAS 22.ANNIE POWER 23.STU WILLIAMS 24.GAELIC BLOODSTOCK 25.KEVIN SEXTON 26.ONTOAWINNER 27.TIPPING EMPIRE 28.FIVE TO FOLLOW 29.EPSOM PREVIEW 31.HANDICAP SNIP 33.ADVERTISING
INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN HAMILTION LEADING NORTHERN IRELAND HORSE RACING TRAINER Brian has been described as one of the best amateur jockeys
to come out of Northern Ireland in recent decades, He rode 60 winners on the track, and 163 in points to points between 1986 and 2005. He was also champion point-to-point rider on the northern circuit in 2003 and 2004 ,when asked about his most significant victory as a jockey Hamition replied with a grin “Winning the Foxhunters race at the Aintree festival in 1994 for trainer Martin Pipe trained “All For Luck” was an memorable victory and one that I am very proud off” Brian’s career as a jockey came to an untimely halt with a bad schooling accident that resulted in the loss of his spleen and serious chest injuries which forced him to retire from the saddle but he was determined to make a career for himself within horse racing industry and the aim of being a trainer was aim. Hamilton had a brief spell with the Dickinson stable in Yorkshire, before returning home to get a luckily get a job as assistant trainer for the legendary Jeremy Maxwell, who defiantly guided a younger Hamilton into the right path and gave him some invaluable advice that money could not buy, While still working for Maxwell, he had decided to take a bold move and took out his own training licence in 2001, operating on a very small scale, but he quickly earned great publicity early in his training career through his first successful horse “Amstecos”, who was a contender for one of the big novice hurdles at the Cheltenham festival in 2007 after impressive wins in two bumpers and in his first two runs over hurdles before he developed substantial leg trouble which ended his career. Throughout the years from Brian’s humble beginnings there has been plenty to victories to note including winning the Foxhunters with the prolific pointer “Warne” who was Formerly trained by Eddie O’Grady, Warne suffered a leg injury which susceptible to end his career in racing. But horse was acquired by Ballygowan man Peter Magill a close friend to Hamilton’s who cautiously nursed him back to full fitness over an 18-month period and himself and Brian really turned him into a top-class horse within the hunter chaser scene and the horse was sold days before the race to the Waley – Cohen family but the horse remained in trainership of Brain and it ran out an easy winner of the race over the grand national fences, other notable horses that have passed through Hamilton’s yard is the grand national favourite of this year “Definitely Red”, A winner for Brian at the Loughanmore point to point venue and was sold for £110,000 to owner Phil Martin and trainer Steve Gollings was a significant sale for him and there has been plenty more good horses passed through the yard including Moscow Mannon , Honey Bach and Wither Hill alongside so many more.
Most days, Hamilton’s day starts at 7am with the general yard duties including mucking out , getting the horses ready for the gallops and liaising with owners alongside keeping his hardworking staff on their toes then he adds to the conversation “Though my day starts at 7am it doesn’t finish till never o clock ,there is always something to be at”. We asked Brian this important question “The horse racing game is usually called “the sport of kings” due to the money involved it and the likes of Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins who have the millionaire owners behind them for extra support and sustainably but with a with a smaller yards like himself does it make things harder? and he replied “Yes its harder but this game keeps going round and there’s different winner to be had every couple of years except if your Willie Mullins ,”you can win which ever race you want” but my motto is “Surround yourself with successful people and if your any good and are lucky enough you will eventually win” Throughout the years, Hamilton has been among the winners regularly in both his local track of Down Royal and Downpatrick as a jockey and now as a trainer and he adds to the conversation “They both have been very lucky tracks for me and I really enjoyed riding around Down Royal and whenever I can I try to have a few runners at the local tracks to support them and give my local owners a good day out” With horse racing taking centre stage in this work driven man’s life we put the question to him how does relax outside racing, and he replied with a smile “I seldom get the time for much else than horses as I am normally kept very busy but one thing I really enjoy is a bottle of wine on a Sunday afternoon with my family in Curran’s Bar in Ardglass, it is a lovely way of relaxing and preparing for another busy week ahead. On a final note, we could not let this trainer in the know get away without giving our readers a horse to follow and he replied with a cheeky smile “Trainer Colin McBratney, has a horse called “Bang Rosie Bang” who will pay her way for connection they think plenty of her and will be in the winner’s enclosures in the not so distant future .
“Surround yourself with successful people and if your any good and are lucky enough you will eventually win”
INTERVIEW WITH LULU STANFORD UPCOMING UK BASED FLAT JOCKEY WITH A BIG FUTURE Have you always been interested in Horses & how did you become a Jockey? Yes! From before I was out of nappies I always wanted to either be a jockey or a trainer. As soon as I started pony racing and riding out I realised that being a jockey was the one!.
Can you tell us your 1st memory of racing?. I was lucky growing up, my parents did pretraining & breaking and also trained, but probably following mum around to go and watch horses on the gallops. .
What is a normal day for Lulu Stanford?. It's very long usually but changes day to day! I work for Mr Bell, so getting in early and doing stable duties, then riding out 3 lots. Once I have finished there I will go off racing. No matter whether I get home at 7pm or 1am I usually go straight to bed!.
Who inspired you to become involved with horse racing? The biggest inspiration was definitely my mum. She has worked in racing all her life and from day one she has taught me all about the game! Everyone wants to be just like there mum when they are 4! When I knew I wanted to ride Hayley Turner and Cathy Gannon really inspired me, they really broke through for women in racing. .
Have you set yourself any target's for the season?. Numerically no. I would like to see my 3lb claim at some point near the end of the year though. I think learning and improving are the biggest targets, and it should all fall into place from there..
Can you tell us your 1st Winner?. Young Jackie at Brighton. What are your thoughts on the claim in France for female jockey's?. I don't think it is needed. Imagine if someone had given Josie Gordon an extra 4lb in this years Victoria Cup..?!. How do you relax away from the saddle?. Mainly walking dogs, either mine or a friends. It's nice to have abit of piece and quiet sometimes.. If you could ride any horse (Past OR Present) who would it be?. Quiet Reflection. Every time she has won she has taken my breath away! .
Can you give us a couple of horse to follow this season??. Main Desire - Main Desire of Mr Bells 2 yr old Bay FillySire - High ChaparralDam - Purple Glow.. Banksea - Banksea of Mr Cumanis 4 yr old GeldingSire - LawmanDam - Stars In Your Eyes..
Many thanks for your time, we here at 3 Furlongs Out wish you all the best for the season & look forward to seeing more of you in the Winners Enclosure Rich Williams - @funkystips
ALL SYSTEMS GO TO KEEP YOU AHEAD OUR MONTHLY BETTING GURU - ROGER HAWKES Classy 3YO handicappers in all-age Handicap Races
Many horses raise their performance levels when returning to their favourite track, to the extent that recent form at other venues becomes insignificant. This means they can often be underestimated in the market.
In any 3YO handicap race, work down the race card from the top, and bet the first horse you come to which was placed first, second or third on its last run. In the event of there being no qualifier by the time you are halfway down the card there is no bet.
Stamina for stiff tracks
Three-year-olds at the top of the handicap are improving horses (as opposed to older top weights who may be declining, but are still at the top based on what they did a long time ago). The effect of weight is grossly overstated in most cases, so the official handicapper has saved us a lot of form study by telling us the best horses. We then just need to look for confirmation of current form.
Course specialists (Horses for Courses)
Concentrate only on handicap races with more than 10 runners. Bet any horse that has previously won a race at a distance of at least 200 metres further than today's contest provided it is priced at less than 10/1 in the pre-post betting market. Race distances in furlongs will be used to determine whether a horse has previously won over 1 furlong (or more) further than today's race. The race which a horse won previously (over further) may have been any type of race on any track.
Identify all runners to have won over the course and distance of today's race (indicated by the abbreviation C in the form guides).
Stiff tracks demand stamina, especially when a race is run at a solid pace, which is more likely with bigger fields. A horse that has already won over a longer trip Check each one in turn and identify any to have won on will have no problem with stamina and this advantage can prove crucial in the latter stages of a solidly-run the track more than once. Course wins need not all have been over the distance of today's race provided at race on a stiff track. least one of them was.
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JOHNNY ALLEN FEATURE IRISH JUMP JOCKEY IN AUSTRALIA By Breandán Ó hUallacháin The Cork jump jockey, Johnny Allen, who has based himself in Australia for the past few years, achieved another riding milestone on the flat when winning the $600,000 Group One Ubet South Australian Derby over 2,500 metres at Morphettville in Adelaide on 13th May. Allen has had much success both over jumps and on the flat in Australia, especially riding for Darren Weir, a trainer based in Victoria. The pair won last year’s running of South Australia’s premier flat race with Howard Be Thy Name, and the pair again joined forces for this year’s renewal. Morphettville’s biggest race of the year began almost 10 minutes later than post-time as Waging War and Docker Pav played up in the stalls, and had to be eventually withdrawn, while Grand Chancellor was taken out of the stalls twice before being passed fit to run as he was a cause of anxiety for stalls’ handlers. The Johnny Allen-ridden Volatile Mix was drawn in stall 11 for the Group 1 contest, and the jockey eased his mount to the back of the field early on. The Corkman kept his horse second last and two wide with a circuit to race. By the 7f marker (1,400m) the pair were still one from last but were only about 8 lengths off the leader. Volatile Mix moved closer at the 4f (800m) pole, and was just behind the leaders with 3 furlongs struggling Irish economy at the time, he decided to settle in to race. Australia where he believed he would have better jumping When they hit the home straight a gap opened 300m from the opportunities. finishing line for the gelded son of Pentire. Allen, who first Shortly after his arrival Down Under, Allen, who also won the went to Australia to compete in the Australia v Ireland jump Group 2 Magic Millions Roses for three-year-old fillies at jockeys series in 2004, pushed his mount in chase of the Doomben on 20th May, struck up a partnership with prolific leaders, and they led the race with just 150m remaining. The winner Gotta Take Care over jumps. The combination won lightly-raced three-year-old stayed on well to win comfortably, seven races together including three Brendan Drechsler and achieve his third success in nine racecourse starts. Hurdles at Bendigo in 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Australian Hurdle, the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool and the Ruthven, who had taken over the lead on turning into the Yalumba Classic Hurdle at Oakbank. home straight, and lead at the 200m mark, finished just over half a length back in second as the Darren Weir-trained colt Allen is one of only a few jockeys who combines jumps racing outstayed him. with the flat and rides regularly on the country and provincial Starting price favourite Odeon, who seemed a likely winner in tracks. the straight, and who Allen followed through before Last season Johnny Allen had a strike rate of one winner overpowering him, seemed to run out of steam near the finish, every 6 rides, a 15.7% win ratio, with a 42.2% place and gained third place, a further 1¼ lengths behind. percentage. His most successful stable partnerships in the The winner, Volatile Mix, ran the 2,500m distance in a time of past year have been with trainers Darren Weir and Dane 2:37.09, the fastest South Australian Derby time since Big Pat Smith. Allen maintains he cannot believe how well things have worked out for him since his move to Australia: “It’s clocked 2:36.35 in 2001. been unbelievable really. I suppose I arrived at Darren’s at In praising the 32 year-old Ballarat-based Corkman for not the right time and I’m happy to be along for the ride.” taking the horse wide on the home turn, Weir, who was South Australian Derby winner 2017, Volatile Mix, may next winning his 8th Group 1 of the season, said: “He’s a great head to Adelaide for a crack at the $600,000 Queensland rider. I keep telling people he’s just a good jockey who likes Derby which will be run at Eagle Farm on June 10th. Another going over the jumps and he showed that again today. He big day may be in store for Johnny Allen. was three wide tracking them into the race and Johnny’s decision to wait and go between horses rather than around them was the winning move.’’ Allen praised trainer Weir, who was gaining his seventh elite level success in South Australia, for having his horse expertly prepared for the big day: “He was trained to the minute. I wasn’t as confident as last year but he really just outstayed them in the end.” In 2011 Johnny Allen had answered a ‘Racing Post’ advertisement looking for jumps jockeys to head to Australia. Due to not getting enough opportunities in Ireland and a
BREANDAN O HUALLACHAIN MONTHLY MY FAVOURITE BITS OF THE MONTH OF MAY
Aidan O’Brien’s Guineas ‘double-double’ Just when you though Aidan O’Brien had achieved everything he could possibly do as a trainer, he goes and adds another notch to his hugely impressive list of achievements in winning the Guineas double-double.
Double blow for Ballydoyle
The past ten days has shown how fickle this game can be with news that two of last season’s top performing fillies, Seventh Heaven and Minding, had suffered setbacks. The former, who had been one of the leading fancies for this weekend’s In early May the Co. Tipperary-based multiple-times Champion trainer won the Guineas Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom, has, according her trainer Aidan O’Brien, been double at Newmarket when both Churchill and Winter won the QIPCO 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas side-lined for a lengthy period of time. This news was followed just days later with the respectively. Last weekend, the Master of Ballydoyle achieved the same feat at The Curragh announcement that the multiple Group One daughter of Galileo, Minding, would miss the when the same two horses won the Irish equivalent, both in much more impressive fashion Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh last Sunday. The top European filly of last season will also miss than at the English venue. With such a blistering Royal Ascot later this month, but connections are Group 1 win-rate already under his belt this hopeful to have the 2016 Cartier Horse of the season, expect the quietly-spoke genius to go Year back for an autumn campaign. all-out in an attempt to beat Bobby Frankel’s single-season world record of most Group/Grade One victories, with 25, which the New York-born Gordon Lord Byron trainer, now deceased, set in 2003.
Jessica Harrington Most people would have thought Jessica Harrington wouldn’t have wanted the National Hunt season to end (and she probably didn’t) due to her phenomenal success. With the Gold Cup treble of Irish Gold Cup in February, Cheltenham Gold Cup in March, and Punchestown Gold Cup in April, all with Sizing Europe, with the reliable Robbie Power in the saddle, Harrington had a season where she arguably outshone the ‘big two’ of Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott, the combatants for the Leading Trainer title. Jessica’s high profile success, however, has continued into the flat season, and Saturday, the first day of the Tattersalls Guineas meeting at The Curragh saw victory for the Harrington-trained Brother Bear (2/1f) who maintained his unbeaten record in the Listed Marble Hill Stakes. The Colm O’Donoghueridden two-year-old is now a likely runner in the Coventry Stakes at the Royal Ascot meeting.
Evergreen nine-year-old Gordon Lord Byron (20/1) returned to the winner’s enclosure with a very popular success in the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at The Curragh last Saturday. Tom Hogan’s horse, who has more stamps on his passport than most, took the Group 2 contest under Chris Hayes. The 110-rated bay gelding will continue campaigning over the sprint distances throughout the season, and don’t be surprised if he tastes further success before the year ends.
INTERVIEW WITH KILLIAN HENNESSY LEADING APRENTICE JOCKEY BASED WITH FOZZY STACK
What is your advice for a young jockey starting out? I bought a simulator early this year and I feel it's brought me on leaps and bounds. If you can get access to one or buy your own they are definitely a huge help to perfect your riding. Is it getting tougher for young jockeys to get there name out there? Definitely. Most trainers nowadays have there own jockeys so without backing from a well known trainer/owner it's extremely hard to get rides. Besides working hard you need a lot of luck! Favourite Horse Racing memory? Winning on Fulminata at the Listowel festival for Jim Bolger. Huge crowds there and was a great buzz! Favourite racecourse?
How did you get into horse racing? I had a love of horses from a very young age, but primarily show jumping and hunting. I started riding out point to pointers for our local farrier and he organized for me to go to Jim Bolger's for a summer. After a few weeks there I was addicted!
What does your general day consist of?
Leopardstown ,without a doubt. What is your main aim this season Have 3 winners for the season so far, if I could finish out with about 10 I'd be delighted. Hopefully go for the apprentice title then next season.
Give us a horse to follow this season? On a typical day I'll get up at half 7, have a cup of coffee and head straight into Stacks which is just down the road from me. Commander Grigio. He was very impressive last week at the Usually have 5 lots there, be finished by 1:00 then head over Curragh. He's a very smart colt and has a brilliant temperament. Definitely one to watch. to Fethard and ride work for a few local trainers. On days there's no racing I would be home by 5, cook a light dinner and head into the gym around 7. Being quite tall for a jockey I always have to watch my weight so I find keeping to a routine like this makes it much easier. You have been riding in England alot last season how was that for you? And do you feel the difference in races over there compare to Ireland? I enjoyed my spell in England but I found the traveling to be the hardest thing of all. There's obviously a lot less racing over here but the prize money is far better and if you can get going at all you're far better off.
ROYAL ASCOT PREVIEW BRIEF PREVIEW OF THE FESTIVAL BY JAMIE LINDSEY Tuesday – Queen Anne Stakes: 1 Mile (4yo+) I can only see one winner of this race, that horse is Ribchester. Richard Fahey’s horse has devolved over the past 12 months into one of the best milers in Europe. If he is in the same form that saw him tear apart the field in the Lockinge Stakes recently. Unless Aidan O’Brien runs Minding in this, then it should be Ribchester’s to lose. King Stand Stakes: 5 Furlongs (3yo+) This looks to be a very open renewal of this race. Wesley Ward’s Lady Aurelia who produced a scarcely believable performance to at this meeting twelve months ago must have a huge chance, particularly if the ground is on the fast side. The same applies for Acapulco who was a good winner on her first appearance this season; these two American bred fillies could simply shoot away from the gates and never see another horse! Marsha, Signs of Blessing & Limato are others with big claims, the latter especially if on top form with suitable fast ground. St James’ Palace Stakes: 1 Mile (3yo) The first three from the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, Churchill, Barney Roy & Al Wukair look set to clash again in the day one feature. Churchill will improve nicely for that cobweb blower race at Newmarket, while the other two will have to step up again to beat Ballydoyle’s best three year old Colt. French Guineas winner Brametot could join them for Al Shaqab Racing, although he would like some cut in the ground and that doesn’t usually occur at the Royal meeting. Churchill looks solid here as long as his Irish Guineas run goes according to plan. Wednesday – Prince of Wales Stakes: 1 mile 2 Furlongs (4yo+) With European Champion 3yo Colt Almanzor not ready to start yet, there is a more open look to this prestigious race. Heading the betting is Minding, the brilliant Irish filly has looked better than ever so far this year and will take a hell of a lot of beating here. Sir Michael Stoute’s Ulysees has always been highly regarded. The son of Galileo put up a good show to win a highly competitive G3 on his seasonal bow, could this be his big day in the sun at Ascot? Godolphin could run Jack Hobbs or Hawkbill, both were impressive in their wins so far this year. It appears that the Coronation Cup is next for Jack Hobbs. So will it be girl power in the Prince of Wales? I think so. Thursday Ascot Gold Cup: 2 mile 4 Furlongs (4yo+) Order of St George sets the standard once again as he goes for back to back Gold Cups. He won this in some style last year and with a decent reappearance under his belt he will be hard to beat. The Talanted G1 winning French horse Vazirabad could be making his first
trip to Britain for this race, he stays two miles well but I personally have doubts that he will see out the extra four furlongs. Cristophe Soumilion will have to ride him to get the trip. The ultra tough Sheikzayedroad and Simple Verse are others with chances. Although I think they will be fighting for a place as the top two in the market, Order of St George & Vazirabad are absolutely top class. Friday – Commenwealth Cup: 6 Furlongs (3yo) Judging by his sparkling win on his comeback at Naas, Ballydoyle’s Caravaggio looks an absolute handful for the other 3yo sprinters to deal with. Godolphin’s Blue Point looks set to provide the main danger. He was impressive when winning over course and distance back in late April. Watch out for his Godolphin team mate, Dream Castle. This Frankel colt will be much better suited to sprint trips than the mile of a 2000 Guineas. I think he’s got a big engine and will surprise a few. If there is too certainties during the Royal meeting, it is Ribchester & Caravaggio. He simply has so much raw power. Coronation Stakes: 1 Mile (3yo) The three year old Fillies get their chance to shine on the highlight of Friday’s card. Heading the field is 1000 Guineas winner Winter, who powered to victory impressively from a very good stablemate in Rhododendron. This will be only her sixth racecourse appearance, so she is likely to improve from race to race. John Gosden is having a good year and he is sending Dabyah to contest this race. She missed the 1000 Guineas, so coming in her fresher than her rivals could make her dangerous. Daban could also represent the Gosden yard after a good third in the 1000 Guineas. It looks to be between these three horses. Saturday – Diamond Jubilee Stakes: 6 Furlongs (4yo+) The final Group One race of the week has had seen some brilliant horses take home the trophy, none less than Aussie Superstar Black Caviar. Limato looks a natural for this race, straight track, stiff six furlongs & fast ground will all suit him. When he is at his best there is very few horses that can live with him. The Tin Man will be looking to add to his G1 tally, although I feel he is at his best with a bit of juice in the ground. Trainer James Fanshawe will be hoping for some rain. Magical Memory bounced back to form with a good second at York and has to be respected. Quiet Reflection is another intriguing contender; Karl Burke will have her in peak condition for this.
ROYAL ASCOT ANTEPOST BY LEADING HORSE RACING TIPSTER “RACING DOC“ I will not lie, I much prefer the jumps, for me there is far too many variables in flat racing and I also believe the gulf between the top jockeys and the not so top jockeys is far bigger than over the jumps. I still love flat racing and the week of Royal Ascot for me is the flat Cheltenham so with that lets get stuck into the bookies with what I believe is a pretty good lucky 15 .
RIBCHESTER 7/4 LADY AUREILIA 4/1 CHURCHILL 11/8 JACK HOBBS 3/1 £1 LUCKY15 is PAYING £378.69 (without bonus) QUEEN ANNE STAKES
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES
No doubt this race will cut up a lot between now and race day so that’s why I think it will be better to take the price on Ribchester now. The main market rival is GALILEO GOLD and currently on head to heads RIBCHESTER leads 3-2 and looks by the dominance shown at Newbury in the Lockinge that he has improved this year a lot more than his market rival. 10 lengths between them at the line. The soft ground may well have been a factor but the class was there to be seen. Simcocks horse LIGHTENING SPEAR has always found RIBCHESTER too good along with other horses in big races and I think that he's just a notch below top class.
Was hoping ALMANZOR was going to turn up here as a clash with JACK HOBBS but his recovery from a stable virus looks to have set his return back. Jean-Claude Rougets says that ALMANZOR should be back in June but that Royal Ascot would be too much too soon. As it happens we will have to wait. JACK HOBBS ran at Meydan on his comeback and couldn’t have been more impressive, how good that form will work out is anyones guess but on paper its looks fantastic. Beating Seventh Heaven, Postponed and Highland Reel are all big names but probably all ran below par but take nothing away from JACK HOBBS, he beat what he did very well. I imagine this race will cut up but with ULYSSES, CLOTH OF STARS, HIGHLAND REEL and SO MI DAR hopefully turning up it wont be plain sailing for JACK HOBBS. The one factor that stands out is that JACK HOBBS hasn’t won over 10f in over 2 years and normally that would be the big factor in me not betting on him here but with that Meydan run he looks rejuvenated and I think the step down will suit. Last October JACK HOBBS finished 3rd in the champion stakes.
KING STAND STAKES ACAPULCO v LADY AURELIA, both joint favs at 4/1 but with the latter rated a stone better I know which is the better bet. Possibly the most intriguing part of this is that Wesley Ward trains LADY AURELIA and was the former trainer of ACAPULCO before she went off to Ballydoyle, so he will know exactly what ACAPULCO is capable of. LADY AUREILA was probably the best winner at Royal Ascot last year, 7 length win in a 5f sprint is top class form. If you get a chance to watch it again just sit back and be amazed again. Top quality horse.
ST JAMES PALACE STAKES It seems to once again come down to a head to head battle between two horses. The rematch of the 2000 Guineas CHURCHILL & BARNEY ROY. It was a funny 2000 Guineas not too many horses got a smooth run. Moore had CHURCHILL well positioned against the rail and that no doubt gave him an advantage. BARNEY ROY seemed to stumble and possibly just didn’t take to the undulations of Newmarket. One thing is for sure he will be open to improvement as he is less exposed than CHURCHILL after only 3 runs, however the price of BARNEY ROY (9/4) is definitely not great value and therefore at the prices its makes CHURCHILL as close to a max bet as you will get at Royal Ascot.
THE NATIONAL HUNT REVIEW BRIEF REVIEW OF THE JUMP SEASON BY MARK KEATING
May be said that the 2016/17 National Hunt season was a
bit disappointing, what with some of the top names absent. None were as badly missed as Vautour, who we lost after a freak paddock incident. Sprinter Sacre earned an admirable retirement, while Annie Power and Faugheen found injuries scuppering their hopes of seeing the track. The former was this week retired in foal to Camelot, so sadly the great mare won't grace our race courses again. Min was another that picked up an injury after a superb start to chasing, with Douvan and Thistlecrack meeting issues through the season. However, such is the quality of the game itself that no season goes unenjoyable. Special Tiara may have run better in defeat behind Sprinter Sacre in 2016, than in victory in the this year's Queen Mother Champion Chase but it was a victory well deserved for the Henry de Bromhead's charge.
himself and the subsequent Gold Cup winner, hard held on the bridle is some performance. Thistlecrack's King George win had some questioning how genuine it was, what with the bunched finish in behind, but Cue Card and Tea for Two went on to show that it was true form when battling out the Betfair Bowl.
Fox Norton looked a King George horse with his annihilation of the Melling Chase field and down the line could be joined with Yanworth, who for me looks every inch a future prospect for that. If he's as good a novice chaser next season as the leaders from this year's crop, then he will be very special indeed.Might Bite and Yorkhill have their quirks but they are huge talents. Might Bite ran out in the RSA Chase but still got back up to win and Yorkhill cost himself 15-20 lengths in the Ryanair Gold Cup with erratic left jumping and was back in Nichols Canyon has been a superb servant and equally fitting front a stride after the line. He goes too quick when he should was his big race success in the Stayers Hurdle. There isn't as hack and pulls up when he should quicken but if he can many slicker hurdle's as Buveur D'air, who was thankfully correct that then he will be a superstar, possibly even a Gold reverted from chasing to become the Champion Hurdler and Cup winner. That said, Ruby rides this horse exceptionally Sizing John led the brilliant duo of the season of Jessica well to cater for his traits. Harrington and Robert Power to Gold Cup glory, in doing so Our Duke put up a Denman-esque show with an end to end he became the first horse since Imperial Call in 1996 to win gallop from a handy possy all the way around in the Irish the Irish Gold Cup and Cheltenham Gold Cup double. National and he is definitely in the Gold Cup mix for 2018. For me, the performance of the season was by Douvan, when The sensational Altior may have been made to get at it early easily brushing Sizing John aside in the Paddy Power in the Arkle Trophy but I fully believe he was always going to Cashcard Chase over Christmas. Of the Walk in the Park's be on top at the line. five biggest winnning margins in his career, he has only had the partnership with Ruby Walsh once (Irish Arkle Chase Defi du Seuil was magnificent even by the highest juvenile 2016) and this is explained in the Champion Jockey's style hurdle standards and the recalcitrant Labaik showed himself where he minds the horse. To put that distance between to be a sensational novice in winning the Supreme Novice Hurdle. However, the novice hurdler's I like best going forward are Melon and Neon Wolf. With all this said, I have to say that I felt the horse of the season was Un de Sceaux. His Ryanair Chase win was the best performance of Cheltenham and notwithstanding a reversal to Fox Norton at Punchestown, he enjoyed a superb season that also included the Tingle Creek and Clarence House Chase. It may not have been a vintage season but it still was as immensely enjoyable as every year
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OAKS AND EPSOM PREVIEW CHRIS PRICE GUIDES OUR READERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION The Oaks
The Derby
Rhododendron sets the standard, winning the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh before a Group 1 win at Newmarket in the Fillies mile and a two-year-old. She started 5/4 favourite for the 1000 Guineas but did not have the clearest of runs, eventually beaten two lengths into second. This step-up in trip looks sure to see her in better light and will have every chance of adding to the trainers great record in this contest.
With Churchill not taking his chance it seems the number one hope from Ballydoyle is Cliffs Of Moher, who produced a fine win in the Dee Stakes at Chester. Said to be ‘only just ready to run’ when lining up, connections must have been delighted with his performance. There is sure to be much more improvement to come and given Aiden O’Brien’s stranglehold on this race in recent years should go off favourite.
Enable was a fine winner of the Chester Oaks last month, quickening readily off the final turn and running on well, with just three starts behind her there is sure to be much more to come and it would be no surprise to see Juddmonte back in the winners enclosure on Oaks day, with trainer John Gosden extremely happy with her effort
Cracksman entered Derby discussions with a debut win at Newmarket last autumn. He just got up on the line in the Epsom Derby trial on reappearance, however that seemed a fair effort as the slow pace and ten furlongs would not have seen him in best light. The form of that race has worked out nicely with Bay of Poets running well behind Cliffs of Moher, plus Permian winning the Group 2 Dante last time out.
Another Gosden filly attracting support is Coronet, who ran a fine race on soft ground in the Prix Saint-Alary to be third on Permian would need to be supplemented for the race, but this her reappearance. Good ground should see her in better light tough Mark Johnston colt keeps finding more improvement and doesn’t have a great deal to find to trouble the principles. and could surprise a few people come Derby day, though could be the most exposed runner in the race Horseplay, trained by Andrew Balding won the pretty Polly and showed a game attitude to hold off rivals. Connections menEminent could only finish sixth in the 2000 Guineas having tioned over the winter that they were excited by her potential been well fancied after his win the Group 3 Craven Stakes. and she looks a player with stamina assured. Trainer Martyn Meade is keen to draw a line through the Guineas run as this is much more his trip. He was also Natavia entered the Oaks picture with a comfortable win in the impressive during the recent ‘Breakfast with The Stars’ Fillies trial Stakes at Newbury, where she seemed to appreciworkout and his price has tumbled accordingly. A strongly run ate the cut in the ground. Roger Charlton has not ruled out the twelve furlongs will surely suit this son of Frankel. Oaks yet, but the race would only be considered if the going came up on the soft side. Best Solution put a pair of below par efforts in Meydan behind him when winning the Lingfield Derby Trial last month. Alluringly has improved remarkably over the winter, putting The form of that race is open to debate at this stage and the two poor efforts last season behind her with a win at Tipsuspicion is others have more potential for improvement. perary. She followed up that effort with a fair second behind Enable at Chester. Whilst it’s tough to see her reversing the Venice Beach improved his trainers impressive record in the form with the winner, she has improved enough to warrant Chester Vase when leading home an Aiden O’Brien one-tworespect at a bigger price. three. He appears to hold an each-way chance in the Derby with the placed horses Wings of Eagles and The Anvil needing more to reverse the form.The other potential Aiden O’Brien runners have been racing against each other this term. Douglas Macarthur has been beating Capri and Yucatan in both the Ballysax Stakes and the Derrinstown Derby Trial. The close proximity of the horses at the finish on both occasions seems to imply that there are stronger chances elsewhere; especially as Rekindling did the Ballysax form no favours with a moderate effort in the Dante.Best Of Days won the Group 2 Royal Lodge in September last season, he will have to buck all recent winning trends by running in the Derby without a prep, he at least has had some course experience during the ‘Breakfast With the Stars’ workout.At the time of writing a runner at a bigger price who could run a fine race would be Mirage Dancer, fourth in the Dee Stakes behind Cliffs of Moher but ran on well having been trapped behind beaten horses around Chester’s tight track. Sir Michael Stoute was thrilled with his Frankel colt and is expected to be spot on for Epsom.Andre Fabre still intends to run Waldgeist in the race having suffered defeat on his seasonal reappearance. Winner of the Group 1 Criterium Saint-Cloud last term, the Galileo colt could only finish second in the Prix Greffulhe in May. That effort was not to be dismissed as jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot looked after the horse, he was never asked a s erious
question over the ten furlong trip that would have been on the sharp side. A strongly run mile and a half on better ground at Epsom will be much more to his liking.
DAVY CONDON INTERVIEW THE NEW ASSISTANT TRAINER AT GORDON ELLOTT’S
How did you get interested in racing?
two years now and I'm fine about it.
My dad Michael was a successful amateur jockey then trained a few when he retired so I was born into horses.
How do you feel about joining Gordon Elliotts team?
Joining Gordon's team is a new challenge I'm really looking forward to How many winners did you get when and can't wait to get back into Irish racyou where riding? ing again after two years out I'm there as a team player to try an make him I've ridden 398 winners between flat and champion trainer. jump racing 9 grade 1s and 2 Cheltenham festival winners. Ebaziyan 2007 supreme novice hurdle Flaxen Give our readers a horse to back Flare 2013 Fred winter hurdle
for next season?
How did it all start?
A horse I would follow next season would be the super mare Fayonagh.
My dad sent me up to Willie Mullins when I was 15 I refused to go back to school so willie signed me on as an apprentice on the flat.
How do you relax outside horse racing? A few beers with my friends.
How Did you feel when you had to quit race riding at a young age Whays your motto in life? because of injury?
Live for today because tomorrow I was only 30 so naturally I felt I had promises nothing. another ten years left in me the first year was very hard watching horses winning that I could have been riding and watching Cheltenham and Aintree but it's been
THE 2017 GUINEAS WINNERS A DEEPER REVIEW BY MARK KEATING CHURCHILL
The highly rated juvenile, Churchill, trained on well into his classic season by winning the Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. The colt who has plenty of speed also stays on very well to the line of the eight furlongs. He followed up at the Curragh last weekend to complete a Guineas double and the St James' Palace Stakes looks the natural progression from here, of which he would be very hard to beat. In beating the UAE Derby winner, Thunder Snow, Churchill may well have run a career best at the Curragh, as the two and a half length win distance over the 118 rated runner up, equates to five pounds and should see him raised to 123 from his previous best 122. It is with little doubt that someone reading a horse racing article is ignorant to the affect that Galileo has had on his progeny. The 2001 Epsom Derby winner has sired all four British and Irish classic winners in 2017. Even though he is a grandson of Northern Dancer, his success has been largely with mares from the Northern Dancer line. Churchill's dam is by a grand son of Northern Dancer in Storm Cat. Meow was trained by David Wachman to win two of her five starts and find only a neck between her and Royal Ascot glory in the Queen Mary. Her blood represents the speed in Churchill as she excelled over five furlongs, winning the 2010 Grangecon Stud Stakes at the Curragh. She is out of the Air Express mare, Airwave, who won the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes over a mile for Henry Candy. Although the pedigree suggests Churchill to be at his best over a shorter trip, Galileo's laid back temperament - which he passes on - gives the horse every chance of settling and getting home over further and I believe he could be just as affective over twelve furlongs in the Autumn. He is well balanced and seems to float through his races fluently with a beautiful action. The colt was rated an astonishing 122 after his juvenile season, with victories including Vincent O' Brien National Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. A juvenile so forward as he was is susceptible to not training on but his Guineas victories laments that theory and proves him to be the real deal. Aidan O Brien looks to have another strong team again this year, particularly in the classics, but in Churchill he has a potential superstar even by the Fethard trainers high standards. He may have fought them on the beaches and on the landing grounds but it will take something very special to get Churchill in to a fight on the racecourse.
WINTER
There are those who believe that Rhododendron was unlucky not to have won the Qipco 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket and she certainly was impeded at a vital stage, but the winner on the day - Winter - is turning out to be quite a smart filly and there is good reason to believe she would have won regardless. She put up a tremendous display in completing a Guineas double at the Curragh on Sunday and in beating her stablemate Roly Poly by four and three quarter lengths, she got a rating of 118 for that but you could easily see her performing to a 120 mark. In the Guineas trial, she was a head behind Hydrangea and that form two starts later is nearly five lengths in Winter's favour, so the filly is seemingly improving all the time. She was trained by David Wachman for her juvenile season and won a maiden at the third attempt around Dundalk but it's in her classic season that she has strengthened up and filled out for which we can see her true ability. Being out of a Choisir mare suggests plenty of speed in Winter, but judging by how well she stayed to the line at the Curragh, there would be good reason to believe that she would get further and has an entry in the Coral Eclipse Stakes, though the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot seems the best option next for her. The brilliant sire Galileo mixes very well with Danehill mares no better result than Frankel - and Winter is out of a mare from the Danehill sire line, the Royal Ascot winner Laddies Poker Two. She won the Wokingham Handicap over six furlongs for Jeremy Noseda and success at that meeting will be hoped for with her second foal as well. Winter also has a full sister trained with Aidan O Brien called Snowflakes who made her debut on the same Irish Guineas Weekend. We will never know if Rhododendron would have won at Newmarket with a clear run but it looks as if Winter is going the right way and judging by her Irish Guineas performance, I'd imagine Rhododendron would need to be pretty special to beat her. At this stage of their respective careers, I believe there is not a lot between Winter and the great Minding, who was rated 119 going into the Epsom Oaks and Winter's reassessment puts her a pound off of that. That's a high mark and considering what Minding went on to achieve, similar would be hoped for the still improving Galileo mare.
MORE THAN A MARE TO ME CARTY BAN’S IN-DEPTH MEMORIES OF ANNIE POWER
Annie Power is the best national hunt mare I have ever seen in
my lifetime, from winning the Champion Hurdle in 2016 and then following it up with arguably her greatest ever display in the Aintree Hurdle she has been a wonder mare. Yes, I am old enough to remember Quvega and I had the privilege of seeing her doing her work on track and at home but Annie Power has a special place in my heart. I remember her first run, a Saturday in Galway. Now, by Saturday the crowds begin to disperse and Ballybrit is a calm and quiet place to watch some racing. I debated going in. The weather made staying at home an easy option. I sent a text however to my college pal Patrick Mullins to see if he was riding anything. He replied, ‘Annie Power she could be Annie thing!’ Now this was a time before emoji’s but I could imagine the beaming smiley face would have followed such text today. She ran for Jim Bolger that evening and duly obliged at 9/10. I still used my old maths copy for my horses to follow and I wrote her name into it the following night. She went then to Wexford, and it is here we begin to see her potential, she is sent off 6/4 favourite and trounces her opposition by 15 lengths. Listowel another great festival was her next destination and again I was lucky to see her, this time she only had one opponent in Vintage Supreme who she slammed by 61 lengths. At this stage, as Patrick had said, she really could be Annie thing. Easy wins in Thurles and Clonmel saw her raise her profile and now in the hands of Willie Mullins she took the Grade 2 Novice Hurdle in Nass from Defy Logic and Don Cossack in third. Willie then sent her back against the Mares where she destroyed another great mare in Glens Melody by 12 lengths in the Mares Novice Grade 1. Beating Mares is one thing but it would the following November when we would see her really enter the frame for the bigger races. Annie Power began her 2013 campaign with her biggest win to date when she stayed on well to defeat Zarkandar in the Ascot Hurdle by 5 lengths. Yet after that race the doubt was still there but after she dispatched with Zarkandar again, this time with ease in Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, talk of championship races began to bubble. Every Cheltenham preview night was brimming and sweltering with thoughts and possibilities, where would she run in March? Annie Power ran at the Cheltenham festival a total of three times, and each one is a novel of its
own. She was a horse that carried so much hope in the World Hurdle of 2014. She was many an Irish man’s banker, but the questions of her staying power almost became a national topic. She was dealt her first defeat when the JoJo O Neill trained More of That stormed up the hill to win the World Hurdle by 1 ½ lengths. Had the bubble burst? Was she just not that good? Remember behind her in 5th was Big Bucks but there is no glory in second. Had the bubble burst? Was she as good as we thought? Surely, she would redeem herself next year! The following year the racing world waited with bated breath, then main question on everybody’s lips was would Willie Mullins send her against other Rich Ricci owned runners in the Champion? Would she again tackle the 3-mile contest? Or would she be sent down the perhaps simpler option of the Mares Hurdle? Willie opted for the later and she would take on her own sex in the Mares Hurdle, and she was favourite. She had trounced many of these in the past including the eventual winner Glens Melody. That old phrase couldn’t have been more apt for that race- if she stands up she wins. Seems simple, but of course as many racing fans will remember she didn’t stand up. I still remember watching the race on a laptop in work. Yes, I was on the four timer, but it wasn’t the money that had the biggest bearing on my emotions that day, it was the Clossuton team. They had always had Annie Power as a special horse, she was one jump away from proving some of the doubters wrong, she was one jump away from righting some of the wrongs from the year before. But in racing not everything falls into place. She took a harrowing fall at the last with the race at her mercy. The image of Ruby thumping the Cheltenham turf in frustration is an image that bookies rejoiced to but racing fans renounce. Annie Power appeared on every paper the following day, the four timer had been stopped, twice in two years she had failed to win in Cheltenham. But she was far from finished. 2016 was the year that Annie Power had arguably her worst preparation for her third assault of the Cheltenham festival. She had missed most the season. She romped home in Punchestown a couple of weeks before hand. But fate would strike in her favour this time. Faugheen the ultra-impressive winner of the 2015 Champion hurdle was ruled out, no longer could Willie trust in Hurricane Fly as he was retired. Annie was re-routed to the Champion Hurdle. I had seen her work a few weeks previous along with the rest Closutton team and I could tell from the vibe in the yard that if she could get that prized Cheltenham win, if she could finally show her talent and silence the doubters it would mean so much to all involved, that’s how dear she was in the hearts of those who were around her day to day. She was sent off favourite for the greatest hurdle race of the year. I watched this time from the Airport Bar in Dublin. I was lucky security didn’t arrest me such was the roaring out of me during that race. I can remember it so well, the last hurdle was in sight, a moment that marries nerves and pre-elation like a tea bag soaking milk. A middle-aged man stood beside me, he took of his hat, he knew as I did that this was the pivotal moment. She jumped the last and powered home. If she stands up she wins. Annie Power followed up her Champion Hurdle win with an even better performance in Aintree, demolishing the field in Liverpool. All would have hoped that the wasn’t the last time we would see this mare run, but it wasn’t to be unfortunately. In a way, it is apt that her last run was indeed a performance the no one could have cast any doubt upon, a mare for the ages, a mare of a generation. ‘She could have been Annie thing’, Patrick told me that day in Galway, she was many things to so many people, not least to me.
POWER PACKED CAREER STUART WILLIAM’S FEATURE ON ANNIE POWER It was the news we were all expecting, but perhaps sooner than we expected to receive it. The undisputed Queen of National Hunt Racing has at long last abdicated, and will now concentrate on nurturing potential heirs to her throne. God save our Annie!
It was interesting to hear that Willie Mullins' sole regret was not to try the 5 time Grade 1 winner over fences, confessing that was the plan when the 9-year-old arrived at Closutton in the summer of 2012. When speaking of her retirement Mullins' As we're all aware, the second phase of Annie Power's career remarked; "At the beginning I bought her for fences, believe it is well and truly underway, with the 2016 Champion Hurdler or not, so if I've one regret it's that we never saw her jump a currently in foal to the 2012 English and Irish Derby hero Cam- fence because I think she'd have been brilliant." Continuing; elot. And if the wonder mare performs her motherly duties to "She had so much size and scope about her it was always in same level she displayed on the racetrack she'll more than my mind - but the Champion Hurdle has to be the highlight." earn a 'Worlds Best Mum' mug on a certain Sunday in March! The magnificent mare enjoyed a career that spanned 5 seasons, although sadly we didn't get to glimpse the brilliance of Rich Ricci's shining star in the final 12 months of her time at Closutton. Some will quite understandably feel that her record of 15 wins from 17 starts only scratched the surface of the apparent limitless raw ability Annie Power possessed. It was, of course, only keenness and misfortune that tarnished her near perfect record when encountering a tough as nails More Of That in the 2014 World Hurdle (Stayers Hurdle), before facing an even stouter final flight of hurdles in the Mare's Hurdle 12 months later. The infamous event that is commonly referred to as 'the fall that saved the bookmakers millions.'
There will always be a minority who will question how the star mare was campaigned. And yes it's true, she may have won more Champion Hurdle's had she been given the opportunity. And who knows, maybe even a Gold Cup had connections taken the brave decision to send her over fences. But what's the point in troubling ourselves with if's, but's and maybe's. Let's just remember the surge of adrenaline when Ruby pushed the button in the Champion Hurdle. Or when Annie glided to success at Aintree on that final fantastic appearance. That's what she did. And that's all that matters.
Much will be expected of her offspring in the years to come, and if they possess even a fraction of the ability of their magnificent mother then they'll certainly be worth waiting for. And It would undoubtedly have been a monumental travesty had who knows, at some point in the future a daughter of the powthe most talented mare to grace the racetrack since the mighty er packed mare may find her way to Co. Carlow. We can Dawn Run failed to notch a success on the biggest 4 days in hope! the calendar. So understandably when Queen Annie rounded The wonder mare will forever be remembered as one of the the turn for home and sprinted up the famous Cheltenham hill greatest racemare's of all time. And if anything, that mishap in in the 2016 Champion Hurdle the roar that engulfed the most 2015 only made it even more special when Annie Power was atmospheric amphitheater our sport has to offer and echoed crowned the Champion Hurdler 12 months later. Racing truly for miles throughout the picturesque Cleeve Hills more than is a game of ups and downs! tested the foundations of Cheltenham's then new multi-million pound development. Little did we know the next time we saw the daughter of Shirocco would be the last time she'd strut her stuff on the track. But Annie did what Annie did best, putting in a sparkling performance to land the Aintree Hurdle in facile fashion under a broadly grinning Ruby Walsh. That day, as she had been on many occasions previously, Annie Power was simply on a different planet to her opposition.
She came. She Saw. She conquered. And now the mare who taught the boys how it's done heads into retirement with the promise of producing future stars of the sport. Thanks for the memories, Annie Power. STUART WILLIAMS @Jimbo_JumpsMan
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Tell us about your self and your achievements?
Just really to keep the head down try get back in with as many lads as I can and hopefully ride plenty of winners
Give us a horse to watch out for? I'm 22 from Nurney Co Kildare been riding horses from the age of 8 or 9 I done a lot of pony racing and finished up champion Rathcannon is a horse I really like he was impressive in cork jockey at that. I then started off as an apprentice for about a when he won and disappointed in Punchestown but had his year before getting the jump license I've ridden close to 100 reasons I think when he jumps a hurdle he'll be very decent winners I think. I was champion conditional 2014 I lost my claim the following season and have been tipping away since
How did you get into racing? My uncle had a stud farm next door I was always in there and him and my father had a horse in training with Seamus Fahey I remember going to watch the horse run in Roscommon and from there on decided I wanted to be a jockey
How do you relax outside horse racing? I don't really do much else bar hunting whenever I can I'd also be found of my sleep What is your life mottos or quote?
Most memorable moment?
I never really had one but the last few months haven't been easy so I've just been taking one day at a time and that's my plan for the future
Would probably be when i received the champion conditional award all my friends and family were there Punchestown would near enough be my local jump track and it was just a great day
On a final note
I just like to thank everyone who has helped me the last few months I'd be all day naming everyone I have no doubt I made a big mistake i don't want to make any excuses for what Jockey you look up to? happened I definitely feel I've my head in a far better place now with the help of friends and family it's not something I want to I look up to a lot of the top lads in the weigh room can always go through again and I'm just looking forward to the future and go to anyone of them for advice. Growing up I was always a big getting back fan of Paul Carberry
EXCLUSIVE MONTHLY ARTICLE We had a fantastic month in May, notching up 3 winners throughout the month and hitting the crossbar a good few times also. Suitcase ‘N’ Taxi got the month off to a flyer when scoring at Pontefract under David Allan. He was drawn in stall 10 for the 11 runner race, a good start was imperative and he duly obliged. David kicked him from the gates into an early lead come the bend. He kept him up to his work in the home straight and he went on to win by just under 3 lengths, an excellent performance and a well-deserved victory for the Major Cadeaux gelding. Our Charlie Brown was an unlucky loser during the month when badly chopped up by the eventual winner in a competitive handicap at Carlisle. He went on to win next time out when James Sullivan surged late to score on the Tim Easterby trained American Post gelding. He looks to be one that could defy a rise in the weights and score again. Castle Hill Cassie, a beautiful daughter of Casamento scored at the 4th time of asking at Pontefract under the excellent Graham Lee. She now has form figures of 3-2-3-1 and was a very deserving winner of the 6 furlong maiden. She is a horse that will progress this season. Elsewhere, we had a couple of excellent racecourse debuts last week. Raydiance, a cracking Mayson Colt lined up in the Bettinggod.com Quentin Franks Novice stakes over 6 furlongs at Nottingham. He showed excellent attitude and battled gamely but was denied by a neck to finish a gallant second. Magic Mark, a colt by Helmet made his debut at Carlisle in the British Stallions Plus 10 race over 5 furlongs with the talented Clifford Lee taking the mount, he came 3rd in a blanket photo finish. With better luck on the draw, he may have won, a taking performance on debut. Quiet Reflection and G Force made their seasonal reappearances last weekend but neither got their conditions. They will both be better for the run and will now head to Royal Ascot later this month with Corinthian Knight and possibly one or 2 more. We are hugely excited to be attending the Royal meeting this month and with plenty of nice 2 year olds to debut in our Yellow & White silks in June, there is plenty to look forward to! We do have shares available to suits all budgets
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FIVE FLAT HORSES TO FOLLOW JAMIE LINDSEY KEEPS YOU AHEAD IN THE FLAT SEASON Brother Bear – Jessica Harrington – Form: 1 A Son of Kodiac who moved nicely to win a good Leopardstown two year old Maiden three weeks ago. The runner up that day Sioux Nation won on his next start by nearly four lengths untouched. With an impressive debut under his belt and some strong looking form in the book, I am expecting good things from Brother Bear. He should make into a nice group race two year old. Jessica Harrington’s yard is in unbelievably good form at the minute.
Celebration – Ger Lyons – Form: 4607/1 Tough sprinting handicapper that has been moved from the yard of Richard Fahey to Ger Lyons. Sprinters tend to improve with age and with this horse only being a four year old, their could be more improvement left in this Son of Equiano. Celebration gave his connections plenty to celebrate with a good win at Navan on Saturday, I was impressed with how he hit the line. He beat race fit horses so that makes it all the more impressive. Ger Lyons will point him in the direction of some big sprint handicaps for the rest of the campaign.
Dubai Thunder – Saaed Bin Suroor – Form: 1 This son of Dubawi absolutely trounced the field at Newbury last Friday to break his maiden at the first time of asking. Winning by ten, yes ten lengths on your first start is seriously impressive. Dubai Thunder has got a huge engine and big entries too. He could go for the Epsom Derby, or wait for Royal Ascot. Whatever happens after that he is going to improve even more. Trust me this is one to keep a close eye out for. Serious potential.
Pavlenko – Aidan O’Brien – Form: 0/3 There was a lot of expectation when this Son of Japanese sensation out of G1 Winner Maybe. It’s fair to say that he was a backwards type, he made his debut on October 29th last year at Leopardstown where he ran very green and wasn’t pressed hard by Seamie Heffernan. Still very much maturing over the winter break, Pavlenko returned to Leopardstown to contest another maiden. He was slowly away again but came through the field to finish a good third. I might end up being a fool choosing this horse as one to follow, but this beautifully bred Colt will improve throughout the year, just like most Deep Impact’s do.
Waldgeist – Andre Fabre – Form: 11/2 A very nice Group One winning two year old by Galileo. That Group One race was the Criterium International over 10 furlongs. The form of that race has worked out nicely with Best Solution bolting up in the Lingfield Derby trial. Waldgeist made his three year old bow in a G2 Derby trial in France, where he ran promisingly in second. This lovely prospect is in training for the Epsom Derby. He’s trained by an absolute master trainer in
Andre Fabre who will keep him on the right track. I like this horse a lot. We’ll find out just how good he is at Epsom.
THE EPSOM DERBY HISTROY THE HISTROY OF THE DERBY BY CHARLIE MCGREEVY
The Epsom Derby is an English Grade 1 Flat horse race and is contested over 1m 4f and 10yds and takes place in Epsom Downs in Surrey. The race is open to horses over 3 but excludes geldings, fillies get a 3lb weight allowance. The Derby is Britan's richest race and is generally classed as the middle leg of the triple crown. With the first leg being the 2,000 Guineas and the final leg being the St Leger. The Derby first came about after a celebration of the Oaks Stakes in 1779 where it was decided that a new race should be planned and should be called after the host, The 12th Earl of Derby or one of his guests Sir Charles Bunbury. Now there is conflicting evidence of how the name came about as Sir Charles was a steward of the jockey club. There are claims that a toss of a coin between the pair decided this but also claims sir Charles waived the race name to the host The Earl Of Derby. What actually happened we will never really know but that's irrelevant now as its been known as the Investec Derby since 2009. The first running of the Derby was on Thursday May 4th 1780 and was won by Diomed a colt owned by Sir Charles Bunbury. The purse for the winner was ÂŁ1,065 and 15 schillings. The first 4 running's of the Derby were contested over 1m but that was amended in 1784 to its current distance of 1 & 1/2 miles. Lord Derby got his first success in the race with a horse called Sir Peter Teazle in 1787 . The starting point has been moved twice during the 19th century , the first of these was decided in 1848 by Lord George Bentinck. The second was in 1872 but it wasn't until 1991 that we discovered the race was contested over 1m 4f 10y . The Derby was run depending on when Easter fell that year initially on a Thursday in late May or Early June. In 1838 the race was moved to a Wednesday to fit in with train timetable. But during the War years the race moved to Newmarket these races were known as the New Derby. The Derby was run on the first Wednesday in June from 1900 1995. But was changed from the first Wednesday to the first Saturday in June in early part of 1995 and has remained that way ever since. The popularity of the Derby was widely spread
with similar named races taking place all over the world. The Irish Derby, The Australian Derby, The New Zealand Derby and The Kentucky Derby have all tried to replicate this fantastic race but for me Epsom will always be the Home of The Original Derby.
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