Sir Mark Prescott's Worthadd Woe Continues

Go Go Go Horse Race: Sir Mark Prescott's Worthadd had to accept second place within the cluster 2 Grosser Preis von Audi Zentrums Hannover on Sunday.

The ex-Italian runner had got off to the proper begin for his new connections in Baden-Baden in might however a come back to Germany did not reignite his season.

Sine his facile victory within the Badener Meile, the 5 year-old had been turned over at odds-on at Epsom when wanting unwell comfortable on the track before trailing home in last place within the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Partnered for the primary time in his career by Jean-Bernard Eyquem, he was expected to require the beating within the mile contest however Sir Oscar, who had finished over 2 lengths behind Worthadd in might, reversed the shape below Adrie de Vries.

Amarillo, second to Caspar Netscher within the German Guineas on his penultimate begin, finished third with Saeed bin Suroor and Silvestre de Sousa out of the places with Sandagiyr.

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Caspar Netscher to be given break

Caspar Netscher to be given break | Caspar Netscher are given a prospect when connections felt he ran below-par within the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday.

Trainer Alan McCabe believes an arduous early campaign might have finally held together with his star colt as he was solely sixth to Aesop's Fables within the cluster One over a mile.

The German 2000 Guineas winner are freshened up before resuming his travels, with another trip to France on the cards for either the Prix Maurice de Gheest or the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville in August.

"He ate last night, however he simply ran flat for a few reason, we won't place a finger on it," said McCabe.

"He's not a machine. He won the Greenham on serious ground, the Guineas was a hard-enough race and he ran a fast time in Germany.

"The travelling which could have held with him, therefore we have a tendency to'll offer him a trifle break and see where we go next.

"Usually he is got a flip of foot that he did not have yesterday. we have a tendency to were watching for him to quicken and it did not happen. i do not apprehend what his best trip is - he is versatile that means.

"The Maurice de Gheest is that the next race we have a tendency to are gazing and there is the Jacques le Marois. We'll get him home, get him checked over and provides him a prospect, however he did not show his trademark flip of foot.

"He was solely crushed four lengths in an exceedingly cluster One, albeit disappointing, and that we thought it absolutely was a robust race going into it."

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Caspar Netscher out to net Prat prize

Caspar Netscher out to net Prat prize | Caspar Netscher continues in his quest to win a primary cluster One for trainer Alan McCabe and owner Charles Wentworth in Sunday's Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly.

This will involve a rematch with French Fifteen, who got as near Camelot as any horse has managed when crushed a neck within the 2000 Guineas, where Caspar Netscher was ninth.

A winner of 3 cluster races last season, the Dutch Art colt added another to his trophy cupboard when lifting the German Guineas at Cologne.

"He's terribly recent and we have a tendency toll as a result of we bypassed (Royal) Ascot," said McCabe.

"Last year he was a horse that took lots of racing and doubtless wants lots of racing.

"We're on high of him at the instant, however he is terribly recent and well.

"Everything we've thrown at him, he is done it for us. he is an excellent horse to possess around and he gets lots of well wishers. he is won over £250,000 for us currently."

French Fifteen, who is trained by Nicolas Clement, rose from the minor country tracks to cluster One glory last year within the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud.

Clement, like several different trainers, is keen to discard his tenth place end in a very brutal running of the Prix du Jockey Club at a similar picturesque course earlier within the month.

"It was a nightmare of a race," said the locally-based trainer.

"He came back with some cuts and bruises however he appears fine currently.

"You solely have to be compelled to look into Brian Meehan's horse Most Improved, he had the same run within the race and won the St James's Palace Stakes last week.

"John Gosden's horse Gregorian was conjointly within the race, and he was third to Most Improved at Ascot.

"I've been terribly proud of his last 2 items of labor and that we set this was the proper race for him.

"It's the last cluster One race of the season for three-year-olds, therefore it's extremely necessary."

Gregorian lines up once more and can be joined by another British runner, Mick Channon's Arnold Lane, who was hampered when The Nile was injured within the St James's Palace and nearly pulled-up.

Andre Fabre's Aesop's Fables, scarcely crushed by the good Moonlight Cloud last time, cluster 3 winner Xanadou, Coup de Theatre and Sofast complete the line-up.

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