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Walk in the park for Middleham Park Racing

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, July 10, 2012


Walk in the park for Middleham Park Racing | Owners Middleham Park Racing are enjoying an honest season and had 2 nice juvenile winners at Catterick on Wednesday.

The syndicate had their initial 2 cluster winners earlier this season, with Esentepe within the Nell Gwyn and Penitent within the bet365 Mile, and are on the right track to higher their previous best total of sixty seven victories in 2010.

Several trainers are on Middleham's roster, however they need reaped immediate rewards with Nawton handler David O'Meara, whose Our Diane (15-2) saved her debut promise with a swish victory within the British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes.

She ran well for an extended method within the Hilary Needler at Beverley before disappointing at Chester, where there have been excuses.

And when Danny Tudhope set to form full use of her attract stall twelve by bobbing up the close to facet rail at Catterick, the result was never in a lot of doubt.

To high it off, Red Highlites, conjointly owned by Middleham Park, finished second.

"Running her within the Needler was an endeavor to nada," said O'Meara.

"She'd shown speed at home and if she'd got black kind on her debut it'd are job done - we tend to did not expect her to win.

"At Chester she was poorly drawn. The aim are to undertake to induce some black kind - she's terribly speedy."

While Our Diane went up the near-side rail, Middleham Park's Strange Magic (4-1) went up the way facet within the Yorkshire-Outdoors.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes.

Tony Hamilton soon recovered a slow begin because the Richard Fahey-trained filly looked in a very completely different league to her rivals.

Red Cobra, the sole different runner to remain on the way facet second, finished 3 lengths away.

Middleham Park racing manager Tim Palin said: "She was the foremost expensive Diamond inexperienced (sire) at the sales.

"We solely gave 3 ticks to 3 horses at the sales, the opposite 2 were out of our value vary and he or she was the third.

"Ross Doyle (bloodstock agent) picked her out for us and said she may well be a black-type filly.

"Tony stayed that facet to form use of the draw close to the rail."

Former Ballydoyle inmate Tinseltown (2-1 favourite) notched {a initial|a primary} win on the extent within the first division of the August seventeenth Is Ladies' Evening Handicap.

Twice victorious at Wetherby recently, Brian Rothwell's six-year-old took advantage of a lowly mark of forty six beneath Joe Fanning.

Making nearly all of the running, there was just one horse in it from how out.

"We may return over hurdles with him, there is a race at Southwell per week on Sunday I've got my eye on," said Rothwell.

Mohawk Ridge reserves his best for Catterick and justified 6-4 favouritism with a two-and-a-half-length success within the Racing once more Next Wednesday Handicap for Michael Dods and Lee Topliss.

"He loves it here," said Dods.

"He pulled too arduous at Thirsk however you'll escape with it here - they freewheel down the hill and you'll escape from them off the bend."

Incitement fell turning into the straight and whereas Tudhope walked away unharmed, the horse had to be place down.

Dr Red Eye (7-2) is probably going to be hammered by the handicapper once a six-length win within the Follow Us On Twitter @catterickraces Handicap.

"He won a trifle too well and that i haven't got him in anywhere else to induce him out quickly," said trainer Scott Dixon.

"We thought he'd got more this year however he isn't been obtaining home therefore we tend to worked him with a sprinter and he showed many speed.

"He's obtaining faster with age."

John Quinn's Dora's Sister broker her duck at the seventh try within the Go Racing In Yorkshire Classified Stakes.

The even-money favorite travelled sweetly for Michael O'Connell however was created to figure fairly arduous by Eastlands Lad, eventually scoring by a neck.

Operateur (6-1) won the second division of the 12-furlong handicap for Ben Haslam and Phillip Makin.
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David O'Meara | Ground could tempt Penitent

Posted by Unknown on Monday, July 2, 2012


David O'Meara | Ground could tempt Penitent. David O'Meara are going to be praying for soft ground for Penitent's next doable engagement within the Kare Race Day Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh on July twenty one.

he North Yorkshire trainer might aim the six-year-old at the seven-furlong cluster 3 event, ought to conditions be deemed appropriate.

"He has his ground at the minute however there's not a race for him," said O'Meara.

"There's a race in eire, a seven-furlong cluster 3 at the Curragh, and he would possibly go there if the bottom is OK."

Penitent created a fine begin for his new homeowners Middleham Park Racing when winning the Listed Doncaster Mile and also the cluster 2 bet365 Mile at Sandown within the Spring.

However, he was well-beaten on drier ground when upped to cluster One level within the Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp on his latest begin a month ago.
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Coral Eclipse | PENITENT TO RETURN TO A MILE

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, June 13, 2012


Go Go Go Horserace: PENITENT TO RETURN TO A MILE. Penitent has been taken out of the Coral-Eclipse with connections deciding to campaign him at a mile for the remainder of the season.

A combination of an extended 9 furlongs and unsuitable conditions saw Penitent end last of eight behind Golden Lilac within the Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp.

After that expertise, the six-year-old has been taken out of Sandown's mile-and-a-quarter showpiece, the Coral-Eclipse, next month.

Trainer David O'Meara said: "We're getting to target mile races additional currently. He appears to be far better at a mile than any.

"I'm undecided where he can go next however it's essential we tend to keep on with where there is cut within the ground. he is been grand. In France the bottom dried out, it absolutely was on the firm facet and that they were recording terribly quick times on the day he ran. It did not suit him."
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