The Cheka in line for French mission

Go Go Go Horse Race: The Cheka might attempt to get a bunch One on his CV within the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville next month.

Eve Johnson Houghton's stable stalwart contains a Listed and cluster 3 success to his credit and came closest to this point to scoring at the best level when runner-up to Mayson within the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Saturday.

"It was an excellent run. he is had quite a couple of trials and tribulations, I continuously knew he was an honest horse and it's specific he is commence and proved it," Johnson Houghton told At The Races.

"Second during a cluster One isn't be sniffed at, regardless of the ground.

"He's within the Maurice de Gheest over six and a furlongs in Deauville.

"We may go there, though he can run into Moonlight Cloud. i would not be terrified of that as a result of on all known type, particularly his York run (second within the Duke of York Stakes), then you'd assume he'd have an honest probability."

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Top European Sprints | Fahey outlines Mayson options

Top European Sprints | Fahey outlines Mayson options. Mayson are thought of for all the highest European sprints later this year following his astonishing victory within the Darley July Cup.

Richard Fahey's four-year-old speedster place during a career best performance when bouncing back to make when 2 poor efforts to require the Newmarket cluster One by 5 lengths.

While Fahey named the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp in October as Mayson's prime objective, the North Yorkshire trainer will contemplate 3 alternative contests - the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York next month, the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville and also the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock in September.

"Everything was right on the day. He travelled strongly, they left him alone and 2 down i assumed he'd develop and that they will not catch him," Fahey told At The Races.

"It was an enormous performance. All you'll be able to do is beat them and during this case he is overwhelmed them well.

"He's in at York, he is within the Haydock race and he'll be place within the French race.

"They are targets, however we'll positively attend Longchamp at the tip of the season. that is a target we wish to travel to.

"We'll see how he's. they're the four races and whether or not he'll run in one or 2, or runs in 3 of them, we'll sit down and speak to the house owners.

"We'll see how the horse is 1st and take it from there."

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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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The Big plans for Libranno

The Big plans for Libranno | Libranno is ready to come back to cluster One company once winning the Criterion Stakes for the second successive season at Newmarket on Saturday.

Well crushed in his 1st 2 starts of 2012, the four-year-old has came back to make with a vengeance, winning a Listed race at Salisbury and landing the cluster 3 at Newmarket for the second successive season on Saturday.

Having finished fourth within the July Cup last year, which will be his next aim with choices abroad doubtless to be taken up later within the summer.

"Libranno failed to scope well earlier within the season, however he bounced back at Salisbury and he has simply got higher and higher," said Hannon on www.richardhannonracing.co.uk.

"He ran a stormer for a three-year-old to complete pack up in fourth in last season's July Cup and he's currently that abundant stronger, therefore he should go there with an each-way squeak.

"Ollie (McDowell, owner) is then keen on the Lennox (at Goodwood), however there's additionally the Prix Maurice de Gheest in France, where the six-and-a-half-furlong trip would be ideal, and additionally some of valuable races in Turkey, therefore we have a tendency to don't seem to be wanting choices."

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