James Fanshawe | Moore lands Society ride

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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Irish racing's | Stars supporting 'Jog For Jockeys'

Irish racing's | Stars supporting 'Jog For Jockeys'. Many of Irish racing's biggest names are out supporting 'Jog for Jockeys' on Sunday, July 29.

The likes of Ruby Walsh, Tony McCoy, Andrew McNamara, Johnny Murtagh and Davy Russell are running 5km in aid of the Irish Jockeys Accident Fund, and that they are joined by actor Paddy Courtney and musician Mick Foster.

Events are held at 12pm at Limerick, Leopardstown and therefore the Curragh racecourses, with over 780 folks participating last year to lift €25,000.

Organiser Audrey O'Dwyer said: "We are delighted to be running the 'Jog for Jockeys' once more this year. Participation prices solely €25 and includes a goodie bag and T-shirt.

"Just like last year there'll be a good atmosphere on the 3 courses and that we extremely do need folks to require half - you'll walk or run it, it's extremely all concerning participation!"

Courtney said: "I met one in all my all-time racing heroes, Johnny Murtagh, in conjunction with bunch of gifted riders, young and not-so young at the Curragh, who all helped to form some noise.

"As a lifelong racing fanatic, i am delighted to be ready to facilitate by jogging a straightforward 5km, and you'll facilitate too."

Dr Adrian McGoldrick, Turf Club senior medical officer said: "What different sportsperson encompasses a minimum of 2 ambulances and a doctor travelling behind them as they participate? Our riders travel at 35-40 miles per hour on a 0.5 ton of horsepower with the chance of falling at anytime from a height of 3 metres.

"Last year saw 2 of our Flat jockeys suffer terribly serious injuries. Among our National Hunt jockeys we tend to recorded thirteen cases of concussion, thirty six fractures and multiple different injuries.

"Apart from the contributions to the Injured Jockeys Fund from house owners, trainers and jockeys etc, fundraisers like this are essential to take care of sufficient funds to support our jockeys when out injured and pay applicable medical expenses."

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Aidan O'Brien's | Sextet stand firm against Camelot

Aidan O'Brien's | Sextet stand firm against Camelot. Camelot can face simply six rivals in his bid to become the sixteenth horse to finish the Epsom and Irish Derby double at the Curragh on Saturday night.

Aidan O'Brien's unbeaten colt, who are going to be ridden by the trainer's son, Joseph, are going to be joined by Ballydoyle pair Astrology (Seamie Heffernan) and Imperial Monarch (Colm O'Donoghue), with stablemates Daddy Long Legs, Father Of Science and Learn not declared.

There was only 1 alternative defection, John Oxx's decision To Battle, however the Currabeg trainer can still have 2 runners within the race.

Stable jockey Johnny Murtagh is aboard Born To ocean, with William Buick taking a superb spare on Akeed Mofeed.

Last year's Beresford Stakes runner-up Akeed Mofeed are going to be having his 1st begin of the season within the Dubai Duty Free-sponsored Classic.

Completing the sector, needless to say, are Jim Bolger's Ballysax and Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes winner lightweight serious, and also the Dermot Weld-trained Speaking Of that, who took the Gallinule Stakes at the course last month in spectacular fashion.

The Curragh was hit by substantial rain on Wednesday night, however general manager Paul Hensey expects the weather for the remainder of the week to be adequate to stop testing conditions.

"We had lots of rain overnight - 20mm fell - and also the ground is currently soft, serious in places," Hensey said on Thursday morning.

"It is barely a few of spots that are serious. it absolutely was the band of rain that we have a tendency to thought earlier within the week would come back on Thursday, however it stopped by half dozen.30am.

"I have spoken to the Met workplace and also the forecast appearance sensible for subsequent few days. It's bright and breezy at the instant and also the course ought to begin to dry up.

"I'd expect the bottom to begin up as soft for the beginning of the Derby meeting on Friday and hopefully be sensible to soft by the weekend.

"To have Camelot within the field is astounding and we're all wanting forward to it."

Hensey later reported additional positive news on ground conditions.

He tweeted: "It has been an honest drying day here @curraghrace. Brendan Sheridan walked the track PM and was delighted how the course has taken the rain."

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Royal Ascot | Sole Power on standby for Nunthorpe

Royal Ascot | Sole Power on standby for Nunthorpe. Sole Power are ready for the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York following his fine third within the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Eddie Lynam's sprinter is enjoying a midsummer break before he bids to regain his Nunthorpe crown on August twenty four.

Sole Power won the race as a 100-1 shot 2 years ago.

Lynam said: "He took the race okay and he's simply having a pleasant flee within the field.

"He ran okay at Ascot. i used to be worried beforehand that he would not handle the bottom as he is a horse who likes to hear his hooves rattle.

"But Johnny (Murtagh) said he handled it well and there would not be any excuses on the day.

"The set up would be to freshen him up and go straight to the Nunthorpe if we tend to get any form of sensible weather the least bit between currently and then."

Lynam trains another sensible sprinter in Slade Power, who won his third race from 5 starts within the Listed Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock last time.

Although he clearly has a way to travel to copy his esteemed stable companion, Lynam hopes the three-year-old can change into a top-level performer.

"He had his initial piece of labor since his Haydock run (on Thursday morning) and it went very well," said the County Meath handler.

"Hopefully he'll improve to a gaggle 3 currently and it might be nice to suppose he might win one among those before the top of the year.

"He's still a horse we're considerably minding for next season.

"The type of his Haydock win is sweet and also the time before that he was second to Ishvana, who won at Royal Ascot.

"We suppose he may well be a really sensible horse next year."

Lynam admits it's not inconceivable his 2 stable stars might cross methods at some stage, however hopes they'll be kept apart.

"It would not be not possible they might meet, however we expect at this stage that Sole Power could be a five-furlong specialist and Slade could be a six-furlong horse," said Lynam.

"If Slade Power progresses as we tend to hope he can, we tend to may well be during a excellent position for all the highest sprint races next season."

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Jean-Claude Rouget | Curragh bid ruled out for Valyra

Jean-Claude Rouget | Curragh bid ruled out for Valyra. Jean-Claude Rouget has dominated out supplementing his unbeaten French Oaks heroine Valyra for the Darley-sponsored Irish equivalent at the Curragh next month.

The 3-year-old was the outsider of three Aga Khan runners within the Prix de Diane however created a formidable performance within the hands of Johnny Murtagh to beat the previously unbeaten Beauty Parlour readily.

Valyra has currently won every of her 3 starts and Rouget is considering consecutive arrange of attack, however she's going to not be lining up in eire on July twenty two.

"She is ok, i'm terribly pleased with her. i do not grasp nevertheless where she's going to run next," said Rouget.

"She can keep in France, however i do not grasp that race she's going to choose.

"I was very happy together with her at Chantilly. She was terribly spectacular."

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Akeed Mofeed | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

Akeed Mofeed | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Akeed Mofeed has not been seen since September because of a series of very little niggles, however he was an enormous talking horse through the winter.

Second within the Beresford Stakes when last seen, it's a stiff task initial trip at 3 to line up within the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on Saturday evening.

Bruce Raymond, racing manager to Akeed Mofeed's owner Jaber Abdullah, feels the race can set the horse up for the remainder of the campaign.

"We're obtaining him on the track ultimately. John (Oxx) assures me he is as match as he will get him while not a run," said Raymond.

"We're hoping for an enormous run from him and hopefully it'll set him up for the longer term."

William Buick, over in eire to ride Izzi prime for his boss John Gosden on Sunday, can get the leg up this point as stable jockey Johnny Murtagh rides Born To ocean.

Buick said: "It's fantastic to urge such an honest ride within the Irish Derby. i am very wanting forward to it.

"He was high-profile horse last season and it's fantastic to ride for Mr Oxx - i am very wanting forward to it.

"It's perpetually nice to be riding in these races and significantly nice to be riding such a pleasant horse for connections like that."

Murtagh faced a troublesome alternative with Born To ocean and Akeed Mofeed each representing his boss, however he stayed loyal to Born To ocean.

"I simply assume the actual fact that he is race-fit place things in his favour," said Murtagh.

"We did not assume he'd need a mile and a 0.5 initially however he stayed on alright within the Irish Guineas from an extended means back and at Ascot i assumed delivering I had an honest likelihood, however he simply stayed on instead of quickened.

"His dam (Urban Sea) has created plenty of middle-distance horses and she or he includes a huge influence. Horses like Galileo, Black Sam Bellamy, ocean the celebrities and every one Too stunning all stayed a mile and a 0.5 well.

"At the beginning of the year we have a tendency to did not assume he'd need to travel this so much, however perhaps he will. I still believe he is a gaggle One horse."

Speaking Of that was unraced as a juvenile and when a promising debut, he won a Cork maiden before waltzing away with the Gallinule Stakes by 9 lengths.

However, soft ground would be a worry and connections of the Moyglare Stud-owned colt can create a call on his participation on Saturday morning.

"We're simply unsure concerning the trip within the soft ground," said Stan Cosgrove, Moyglare's racing manager.

"We'll create a final call tomorrow morning.

"He puzzled out on the Curragh this morning. He was on the recent Vic gallop and went alright.

"The issue is we do not need to mess him up long-term by running him on very dangerous ground thus we'll simply need to see."

Jim Bolger's light-weight significant has won each the Ballysax and Derrinstown Derby trials, the 2 key trials in eire.

"He's alright and i have been terribly proud of him," said Bolger.

"He'd like higher ground, I'm sure, however i would imagine that may be the case with most of them.

"He's unbeaten this year and goes there in smart kind. he is won his trials and down they years they have been an honest pointer to Epsom and therefore the Curragh.

"I'm positive he'll provides a smart account of himself."

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James Fanshawe Plans | Society Rock Progress Stalls

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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Johnny Murtagh Ready To Rock Ascot Gold Cup

Go Go Go Horserace: Johnny Murtagh Ready To Rock Ascot Gold Cup. Johnny Murtagh believes Saddler's Rock can improve significantly for his comeback run when he contests the Ascot Gold Cup at the Royal meeting next week.

The John Oxx-trained four-year-old slammed a solid yardstick in Opinion Poll within the Doncaster Cup last season however has solely been out once this term, when second within the Saval Beg at Leopardstown.

That came on significant ground, giving weight away, and Murtagh, who won 2 Gold Cups on Yeats, feels he can offer last year's winner Fame And Glory lots to try to to.

Murtagh told At The Races: "He ran o.k. the opposite day, i used to be terribly pleased with him, the bottom was terribly soft. He would not like sticky ground.

"If it comes up on the great facet at Ascot he'd have an excellent probability, i am wanting forward to riding him within the Gold Cup."

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Johnny Murtagh SWEET ON SENTARIL

Go Go Go Horserace: Johnny Murtagh SWEET ON SENTARIL. Sentaril are laborious to beat in either the Jersey Stakes or the Coronation Stakes next week, in keeping with Johnny Murtagh.

Trained by William Haggas, the three-year-old filly was unraced at 2 and has won each her starts this season by an mixture of thirteen lengths.

Both of these are over seven furlongs and connections have to be compelled to decide whether or not to intensify to a mile for the Coronation or leave her at seven for the Jersey.

"After her maiden I told William she may doubtless be one in every of the simplest I've ridden for him, she completely cruised through the race, to win like that was spectacular," Murtagh told At The Races.

"She gave me a pleasant feel that day and then went and won a pleasant race at Doncaster and no matter race she turns up in i believe she'll be laborious to beat.

"I assume if we're aiming to strive her at a mile it'll have to be compelled to be this point as a result of if she goes back to 6 or seven she may never keep.

"She's not slow, she has got plenty of speed, she's pretty natural. perhaps the primary day she ran she did not grasp what was happening and she or he relaxed a little however the second time she was a little a lot of on the ball.

"William keeps asking me however i am undecided.

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Ballycorus Stakes | ALANZA HITS THE RIGHT NOTE

Go Go Go Horserace: ALANZA HITS THE RIGHT NOTE. Alanza, the odds-on favorite, ran out a reasonably prepared winner of the cluster 3 Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown on Thursday.

The field for the seven furlong contest was reduced to 6 with 2009 winner Duff and One Spirit missing from the initial declarations that saw John Oxx's daughter of Dubai Destination sent off a heat order.

Johnny Murtagh was keen to induce her settled too soon however, once he had done therefore, eased his approach through the sector to race in fourth behind Glor Na Mara with Marvada cutting out the running.

British raider Rodrigo De Torres was the primary to require on the pacemaker who soon saw off that challenge however Alanza loomed giant on the surface underneath a assured Murtagh.

The four year recent had to figure tougher than appeared doubtless to induce past Marvada, who had finished 2 places behind her last day trip, however the 8-11 shot was well on prime at the road and price for quite the winning margin of a neck, within the method paying a compliment to her Curragh conqueror Emulous, who is certain for Royal Ascot next week.

Oxx said: "She won nicely, as we have a tendency to hoped she would. She does not do lots in front - i believed she was reaching to win 2 lengths however she was dossing in front.

"The ground has gone somewhat for her, she needs smart to firm - she loves that.

"I assume we'll offer her another shot at a bunch One, within the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket. She's smart at seven furlongs however we'll offer her an extra shot at a mile.

"We set against taking her over for the Windsor Forest as it's powerful at Ascot."

Oxx and Murtagh had earlier struck with Harasiya, like Alanza owned by the Aga Khan and who appearance to own a really bright future judged on her effort within the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden.

Oxx said: "That was a pleasant run and she's won nicely for her initial time.

"It was a decent effort too considering that she was slowly away. we have a tendency to liked her however you are never positive how inexperienced they're going to be initial time.

"She may well be one to aim at the Moyglare - we'll run her in a very month's time and then deem the Debutante in August - we'll see how she measures up in her prep race.

"She's by Pivotal and that they sort of a very little ease therefore we have a tendency to mightn't run her on smart to firm.

"Her dam (Hazariya) was quite a decent filly - she got a fracture within the Oaks - she stayed well.

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