Showing posts with label Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Show all posts

James Fanshawe | Moore lands Society ride

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, July 11, 2012


James Fanshawe | Moore lands Society ride. Trainer James Fanshawe has moved to book Ryan Moore to partner Society Rock in Saturday's Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

Johnny Murtagh was within the saddle aboard the five-year-old when he finished fifth within the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, trying a somewhat unlucky loser having missed the break badly.

Moore has never ridden the horse before and is an uncommon booking for the Newmarket trainer, who has solely used him ten times within the last 5 seasons.

Fanshawe's wife Jacko tweeted: "Ryan Moore are going to be on Society Rock when he runs within the July Cup on Saturday. James happy he desires to ride him and he looks in sensible kind."
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Eve Johnson Houghton | Cheka team turn to Fortune

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Eve Johnson Houghton | Cheka team turn to Fortune. Eve Johnson Houghton hopes stable star The Cheka will convalesce to his best in Saturday's Darley July Cup at Newmarket.

She was left bemused by his run within the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot when he finished solely twelfth behind Black Caviar.

"He appears in really expert kind when Ascot. i believed he ran below par there however i can not notice a reason for it," said the Blewbury trainer.

"We did some tests and he is completely tickety boo, thus i am hoping it's only 1 of these things. sadly Neil (Callan) has been claimed to travel to York thus Jimmy Fortune goes to ride him.

"This horse does not mind any ground and that we are hopeful of an enormous run from him. it's an open race, though if Bated Breath runs he is an enormous danger."
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Chris Wilson | Fire lit up for Newmarket

Posted by Unknown on Sunday, July 1, 2012


Chris Wilson | Fire lit up for Newmarket. Chris Wilson fancies Firebeam to cause an upset underneath conditions he relishes at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon.

CHESTER: 2.10 simply Past Andover, 2.40 Gabrial The Hero, 3.10 Sun Central, 3.45 Well Painted, 4.15 Silvanus, 4.50 Offbeat Safaris, 5.25 Woop Woop.

CURRAGH: 3.40 Horizon Sky, 4.10 Angel Bright, 4.45 Sharestan, 5.20 daring Thady Quill, 5.55 Gordon Lord Byron, 6.30 Cristoforo Colombo, 7.00 Mirza, 7.40 Camelot.

DONCASTER: half dozen.05 Bornean, 6.40 Haajes, 7.15 Khubala, 7.45 Beyond Conceit, 8.15 Silverware, 8.45 Exclusive Dancer.

LINGFIELD: half dozen.20 Royal Aspiration, 6.50 Best take care, 7.25 Tenbridge, 8.00 Kiss A Prince, 8.30 Bridgehampton, 9.00 daring Cuffs.

NEWCASTLE: a pair of.15 Our Jonathan, 2.45 Tajneed, 3.20 Motivado, 3.55 Fulbright, 4.25 Opt Out, 4.55 Hakuna Matata, 5.30 hearth Ship.

NEWMARKET: a pair of.00 Cameron Highland, 2.30 Sandreamer, 3.00 Dandino, 3.35 FIREBEAM (NAP), 4.05 Hoarding, 4.40 Dangerous Midge, 5.15 Ihsas.

WINDSOR: 2.25 daring Prediction, 2.55 Carlton Blue, 3.30 Silverheels, 4.00 Highland Knight, 4.35 Pearl Ice, 5.05 Robin Hoods Bay, 5.35 Feelthedifference.

DOUBLE: Firebeam and Silverheels.

Firebeam will dent the name of the much-discussed Hoof It within the John Sunley Memorial Criterion Stakes at Newmarket.

Hoof It, jointly owned by the superb golfer, Lee Westwood, are within the thoughts of most punters prior to this cluster 3 over seven furlongs.

And whereas he has the Group-placed type within which to simply concerning copy the hype, the actual fact remains he has not nevertheless struck in Pattern company.

He was additionally forced to swerve Royal Ascot thanks to a setback, which could recommend this race was one thing of an afterthought as he steps copy to the present trip for the primary time since September 2010

To that finish, a fighting probability are often given to Firebeam, who may be a year younger than Hoof It, however has raced simply eight times.

The William Haggas-trained four-year-old is in his part over seven furlongs - particularly when the bottom is testing - as demonstrated by a carefree victory at Haydock last September.

He was additionally hardly disgraced when simply four and a 0.5 lengths behind subsequent Diamond Jubilee runner-up Midnight Cloud at Longchamp on his last begin.

A towering individual who has pace and stamina in equal live, the actual fact he held a Queen Anne entry earlier within the month speaks might volumes by the regard within which he's held by Newmarket-based Haggas.

At the costs, it'd arguably seem additional logical to take a position in Firebeam than Hoof It.

A strong card at Headquarters provides Sandreamer the prospect to any emboss her record within the ACD comes Supporting The Animal Health Trust Empress Stakes.

Mick Channon's filly looked sensible in a very course-and-distance maiden last month and simply deserves an endeavor in Listed company.

As, of course, will the experienced Dandino, who is clearly back within the groove since moving to James Fanshawe's yard.

His slim second behind the top-class ocean Moon at Goodwood ought to guarantee an assured run within the Betfair Supports The Animal Health Trust Fred Archer Stakes.

Motivado are often relied upon to require at intervals his stride the accelerate to 2 miles within the John Smith's Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

Trainer Sir Mark Prescott is just about peerless in extracting progress from staying thoroughbreds like this four-year-old, who has raced simply 9 times in his short career.

The gelded son of Motivator has won twice, at Ripon and Haydock, and has offered each indication this huge take a look at of stamina can be right up his street.

His last run in September over a mile and three-quarters at Haydock, as an example, was an honest example as he stayed on once being held up early to require fourth spot behind Lexington Bay, crushed simply a length.

As such, the handicapper has left him alone off a mark of ninety six, that appearance appealing if tallied alongside previous Plate winners.

Motivado has archived type in a very quagmire - he was fourth at Newcastle in desperate conditions on his debut - and has additionally gone well within the past following an extended absence.

Stepping up to an extended mile and three-quarters have to be compelled to do it for Beyond Conceit at Doncaster.

Tom Tate's consistent Galileo colt turned in a very honest show from prime weight over a mile and a 0.5 at Haydock last time, however might need got nearer to the protagonists that day had the bottom been easier.

The Fitri Hay-owned three-year-old ought to notice conditions way more palatable prior to the Derbyshire Aggregates Handicap.

Silverheels may be trusted to deliver the products within the Betfred Mobile Casino Handicap at Windsor.

Paul Cole's three-year-old has posted some fine efforts as juvenile, with placed finishes within the Superlative, Richmond and Solario Stakes.

Although he currently encompasses a few inquiries to answer following a tame reverse at Newmarket last time, the come back to 6 furlongs and handicap company can be enough to sway the cards in his favour.

Haggas will place the seal on an honest day by saddling Well Painted to victory within the Kathleen Corbett Memorial Handicap at Chester, whereas the on-song Bridgehampton appearance the one within the Poppy look - poppyshop.org.uk Handicap at Lingfield.
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James Fanshawe Plans | Society Rock Progress Stalls

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 29, 2012


James Fanshawe Plans | Society Rock Progress Stalls. James Fanshawe plans to urge some intensive stalls work into Society Rock once his frustrating performance in Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The six-year-old was defending his crown within the six-furlong cluster One, however blew his probability of victory with a really slow begin.

He still had lots of ground to create up on the likes of Black Caviar and Moonlight Cloud with some of furlongs to run, however flew home within the hands of Johnny Murtagh to end fifth, overwhelmed simply 2 lengths.

"It's clearly disappointing he missed the break, as he ran such an honest race afterwards," said Fanshawe.

"He is slightly slowly away and generally that helps him, however he sat down within the stalls and lost lots of ground.

"He's run a really sensible race within the circumstances, however we'd like to do and obtain the stalls half at once.

"If we will get that sorted, then he is right up there with the simplest of them."

The Darley July Cup at Newmarket is Society Rock's most evident next port of decision, however Fanshawe is keen to arranged his stalls problems before committing his charge to run on July fourteen.

"He ran o.k. within the Duke of York Stakes on his initial run of the year and once more on Saturday, therefore he is clearly in really expert type at the instant," said the Newmarket handler.

"I need to be very pleased with the stalls state of affairs before I run him once more, however we'd clearly like to have a go at the July Cup."
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Royal Ascot | More great action on our Plate

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, June 28, 2012


Royal Ascot | More great action on our Plate. Well, what every week we've simply witnessed at Royal Ascot with the unforgettable performances of Frankel and Black Caviar's bookending an excellent 5 days of action.

Throw in Frankie landing the Gold Cup and also the Queen grabbing a winner on the Friday, then horse racing was rarely out of the news all week - and every one for the correct reasons for once.

Okay, thus Black Caviar's dramatic win in Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes are looked back on for 'that ride', and also the reality she came thus near losing her unbeaten record, however we should always all be thankful to her connections for bringing her over - which she left along with her record intact. Despite an injury scare once the race she will look possible to race once more, thus all-in-all this will solely be sensible for racing and a wonderful advert if future stars are considering the trip to the Royal Meeting within the returning years.

Onto on and though you usually get a rather flat feeling once such an excellent meeting there's still lots to seem forward to as we have got the toilet Smith's Northumberland Plate up at Newcastle on Saturday.

Being run over two miles it's one amongst the richest of the long distance flat races on the calendar and as a result of the acute trip we are able to expect lots of National Hunt yards to own a crack at the lucrative prize.

In the past ten years we have seen the jumping stables of Philip Hobbs, Len Lungo, Tony Martin and most recently Donald McCain in 2010 nab the prize removed from the flat handlers, and with the McCain team having their recent Chester Cup winner, Ile De Re, still entered at this stage then he is certain to be fashionable within the betting.

With a giant field expected then it is usually a difficult race to unravel, whereas with solely six winning favourites since 1985 then it is also a contest the bookmakers have enjoyed.

That said, there are many key trends and stats they are doing tend to stay taking drugs and if history is to repeat itself then a minimum of we are able to attempt to slender the possible massive field down.

WEIGHT: nine of the last ten winners have carried 8-11 or less, whereas since 1985 we've solely seen 2 horses carry 9-6 or additional to victory.

FORM: nine of the last ten came into the race having finished fifth or higher last trip, with seven of these ten truly managing a prime 3 end in their previous race.

AGE: eight of the last ten were aged vi or younger, whereas no horse older than eight years-old has taken the prize since 1985.

DRAW: eight of the last ten winners came from stall fourteen or lower, Yes, that also leaves us with fourteen horses, however being quite a big trend which there's possible to be a giant field it'll still facilitate us knock many out.

PRICE: I've already mentioned that we've solely seen six winning market leaders since 1985, however if you add in that eightieth of the last ten winners came back a double-figure value which the common winning SP in that very same amount is 17/1 then do not be too postpone wanting alittle more down the betting.

DISTANCE: Being over two miles it goes while not saying having proven stamina on your aspect may be a must-have, and with seven of the last ten winners having won on the flat over ultimately 1m6f this more backs this up.
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David Marnane stays grounded

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David Marnane stays grounded | David Marnane can resist the temptation of obtaining too bold with Dandy Boy despite his sensible performance at Royal Ascot.

The Tipperary trainer's stable star, who has already provided a valuable success in Dubai, created it a primary Royal Ascot victory for Marnane and jockey Pat Dobbs when inflicting a 33-1 surprise within the Wokingham Stakes on Saturday.

He clocked a quicker time over the straight six furlongs than the nice Black Caviar when she won the Diamond Jubilee earlier within the afternoon.

"He's been an excellent horse for us, winning 3 premier handicaps in 3 totally different countries, and he pulled out of the race well and is as recent as paint," Marnane said.

"We'll simply sit down and have a admit his next race currently.

"I do not suppose Black Caviar was quite on her day however clearly we'll step him up at school currently.

"I'm not getting to do something like supplement him for the July Cup, we'll go steadily and notice a Listed race or a bunch 3."

Marnane may still have a runner at the Newmarket July competition in Jamesie, who 'won' his facet of the Buckingham Palace Stakes when finishing second to Eton Forever on Friday.

"I thought he had been alittle unlucky, however the simplest horse won and he ran a decent race.

"He'll most likely select the Bunbury Cup," the trainer said.
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Royal Ascot | Black Caviar Suffered Torn Muscles

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Royal Ascot | Black Caviar Suffered Torn Muscles. Connections of Black Caviar are keen to let the mare pass though her Royal Ascot exertions before creating any selections on her racing future.

he Peter Moody-trained six-year-old extended her unbeaten record to twenty two races with a slender victory within the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday.

She would, however, have overwhelmed at intervals a number of a lot of strides as Moonlight Cloud nearly cashed in on a foul miscalculation by jockey Luke Nolen.

The Australian superstar was found to possess torn back muscles throughout the race when being checked by a vet and chiropractor on Sunday morning.

Part-owner Neil Werrett said: "After the initial shock of it all we have a tendency to most likely came back to reality these days.

"It took an extended whereas to induce my respiration back to traditional and that i suppose my heart has simply got there.

"The mare pulled up pretty sore. She pulled a handful of back muscles and he or she was pretty sorry for herself this morning.

"Peter had the vet and therefore the chiropractor examine her and he or she went into quarantine this morning. We'll reassess her once we get home."

Werrett insists the injuries that have subsequently been found show Black Caviar wasn't at her best within the six-furlong feature, which can are the rationale why she stopped therefore quickly when Nolen eased off.

"Unfortunately England or Europe did not see the most effective of Black Caviar yesterday," Werrett told At The Races.

"At a similar time, we're terribly thankful she won and he or she wants slightly of a rest currently.

"We need to seem when her and he or she did a good job yesterday.

"If you examine Luke's ride and when he dropped his hands, she normally simply coasts in.

"But she was most likely feeling slightly sore and as soon as Luke dropped his hands, she determined she was progressing to stop.

"I feel slightly sorry for Luke because the horse was raring to prevent. i do not suppose there's any doubt that if he'd rode her out, she would have won by a length and a [*fr1].

"She's a high maintenance horse and that we need to create positive she's well before she goes to race once more. that is one thing we'll reassess in 3 or four weeks' time.

"At the instant it's too early. it's in the future when the event and Peter needs to induce her home as soon as attainable."

Despite the injury issues, Werrett is adamant that the team don't have any regrets regarding letting Black Caviar create the journey across the world.

"It's been a whirlwind and that i do not suppose anyone has regretted bringing the horse here," he said.

"If we have a tendency to retire her tomorrow, she's gone out with twenty two wins with the last win being at Ascot.

"We've met the Queen and therefore the horse got a pat from the Queen, therefore if this was the top, she's ended on a high and she's one in every of the most effective racehorses ever.

"I'm positive many homeowners would like to be living this dream of owning and winning at Ascot."

Moody himself feels the injury is simply minor and believes Black Caviar can come to the racetrack in her homeland.

"She is extremely tender up in her hind-quarters however it's restricted to soft tissue injury," he told The Telegraph.

"We gave her precautionary X-rays and had her scanned and therefore the vets said everything looked OK on that front, however the chiropractor said that she is sort of sore and tender behind.

"They are all injuries she has sustained before, therefore it's commonplace.

"She has torn her quad muscle before and it'll not be the end of her.

"She is extremely flat (on Sunday morning) and can currently have a handful of weeks' rest.

"It is that the tightest I even have seen her when a race, though she has never travelled this way before.

"Hopefully, we are going to have her back for the spring carnival where the Patinack Farm Classic, the race she has won for last 2 years, are going to be the target."
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Diamond Jubilee Stakes | HEAD NOT RUNNING SCARED OF CAVIAR

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, June 14, 2012


Go Go Go Horserace: HEAD NOT RUNNING SCARED OF CAVIAR. Freddie Head is relishing the prospect of absorbing Black Caviar within the Diamond Jubilee Stakes together with his elegant filly Moonlight Cloud next week.

Some have already got the Australian mare home and hosed within the cluster One over six furlongs - however the French trainer believes his filly can place up a stern fight.

Having crushed Society Rock by four lengths in last season's Prix Maurice de Gheest, she came back to action this term with a simple win at Longchamp.

"I suppose six furlongs on softish ground ought to be fine for her. i favor her a great deal. She's a little filly with a giant heart," Head told At The Races.

"She continuously runs well, she's never disappointed me and she or he was terribly spectacular last time when she won on her comeback and that i expect her to run okay.

"Black Caviar goes to be a giant challenge however that is what racing is for, you've got to compete against the most effective.

"I suppose she wasn't at her best at Ascot however i feel I've got her right on song currently, she's within the best kind I've ever had her thus we have a tendency to'll see what we do.

"She's won over seven thus perhaps six are going to be somewhat on the short facet however it is a stiff six at Ascot thus I expect her to try to to okay.

"The soft ground can bring her stamina into play. would not|i would not} love it too soft however if it's on the soft facet (of good) that wouldn't be a retardant for us.

"I never duck any challenge with my horses, and that we are attempting all over again. Black Caviar can ought to be at her best to beat her.
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Royal Ascot | FALLON HAS THE KRYPTON FACTOR

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Go Go Go Horserace: FALLON HAS THE Krypton Factor, who has arrived from Bahrain, are going to be the mount of Kieren Fallon in next Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The four-year-old was a winner of the Golden Shaheen at the planet Cup meeting and trainer Fawzi Nass advises that his most up-to-date effort in Singapore ought to be discarded.

"I suppose what we have a tendency to saw in Singapore wasn't the simplest of him," Nass said.

"He did not travel also as he did to here and therefore the ground was pretty soft on raceday that he did not relish. sadly we have a tendency to've come back to a wet country however hopefully we get some summer heat next week and therefore the ground is in fine condition."
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Diamond Jubilee Stakes | BLACK CAVIAR 'NOT HERE TO BE BEATEN'

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Go Go Go Horserace: BLACK CAVIAR 'NOT HERE TO BE BEATEN'. Black Caviar's team admit they need everything to lose and tiny to achieve when the good Australian mare stakes her name within the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Yet to sail even near defeat in her twenty one starts and already revered in her homeland, Peter Moody's sprinter is to possess her 1st overseas begin within the six-furlong cluster One.

Control has been the operative word in her much-publicised trip, as she flew in an exceedingly specially designed compression suit and is monitored constantly.

"There's nothing for her to feature to on prime of her record - we all know she's a champion and she's unbeaten," said Jeff O'Connor, Moody's racing manager.

"If she was seventeen from twenty one perhaps we'd be able to get pleasure from it a lot of with the pressure off, however she's an unbeaten horse.

"She has been here near per week currently. Pete are here in twenty four hours however the boys here and people at home have done a powerful job.

"This was perpetually aiming to be 0.5 the battle, obtaining a horse that had never travelled over here and have her to settle in with none complications."

O'Connor went on: "We never let Pete build selections gently, we have a tendency to sat him down and he place it all down on paper and place it to the house owners.

"The house owners, it had been their would like to be here and that we thought the most effective thanks to get her here and win for them was to perhaps dodge (Dubai), keep her at home and not have such a big amount of things out of our management - the travel, the tracks we have a tendency to needed to use, varied things came into it.

"Things will solely get it wrong, that is the approach we expect regarding it. If we will take everything that is in our management and canopy that then we've done our greatest. If she's crushed, she's crushed, however we're not here to be crushed."

If any more proof would like be needed that Black Caviar could be a complete, it may be seen in Newmarket on Thursday.

Since she touched down, the mare has been showing on the Heath for her morning constitutional at sunrise so as to avoid unnecessary scrutiny and a focus.

While media access is restricted thanks to a tie-up with Australian tv, she went for a light-weight canter on the all-weather gallop before 5am and was later greeted by a dozen camera crews and the same quantity of photographers and journalists on her come to Abington Place Stables.

The Silver Ring enclosure has already sold out on Saturday and Ascot's chief govt Charles Barnett remarked that "more or less the complete of the Antipodeans in London are coming".

Explaining quite what quantity she suggests that to those Down beneath, O'Connor said: "She got a soccer game moved back - i do not suppose that will happen here - and he or she interrupted a Grand Slam tennis tournament one night in order that they might show the race.

"Literally since she has grown wings, everything else has grown together with her still.

"The fan mail she possesses, we have a tendency to get countless emails and 5 and six-year-olds drawing her and sending her photos.

"We've had to show some individuals down - there have been requests from one or 2 high-profile (female) tv stars. Our horse contains a massive rear finish and that i suppose the concept was to line her up next to at least one of those individuals for an image.

"About eighteen months ago we have a tendency to place in an exceedingly few steps to permit our stable to mainly train her and everything else would be bumped off from us.

"Merchandise could be a heap, and plenty is regarding not taking advantage of her."

O'Connor stuck to the party line regarding selections on future races, like the July Cup, still to be determined.

"The race is a simple one as it's 3 we have a tendency toeks once Ascot however we're aiming to sit down and discuss it as we are aware that we wish to return back (to Australia) and race in October," he said.

"We're going to run within the spring and that we haven't got into next year however. If she was a colt, i believe she would have retired a year or 2 ago however it's totally different with a mare.

"She has nothing left to attain as a racehorse however at the instant she's enjoying the camera and enjoying racing."
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