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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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Euxton Hall well that ends well

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, July 5, 2012


Euxton Hall well that ends well. Euxton Hall emerged as a prospect for the Gimcrack Stakes at York when landing the percentages within the Spindrifter Conditions Stakes at a wet Pontefract.

An impressive winner on his debut, the Richard Fahey-trained colt wasn't disgraced in the slightest degree in Listed company on Derby day at Epsom when fourth.

Given that Euxton Hall didn't handle the cambers that day, he was sent off the 8-11 favorite to oblige.

And whereas Tony Hamilton's partner had to figure fairly laborious within the conditions, a second success came by three-quarters of a length from Royal Rascal.

Euxton Hall was the eighth odds-on winner of the race in eleven years.

"He's a grand very little horse with an amazing temperament," said Fahey's assistant Robin O'Ryan.

"The ground's terribly soft however he stays well and features a nice angle.

"He simply wasn't doing lots in front and Tony said he was floundering a little on that ground.

"He's within the sales races and therefore the Gimcrack could be a prospect, however we'll take him home and Richard and David (Armstrong, owner) can have a conversation."

Spinatrix, trained by Michael Dods, bounced back to make with a game performance within the British Stallion Studs EBF/Park Suite Fillies' Handicap.

A overwhelmed favorite at Thirsk last trip, cheekpieces sharpened her up as she was to the fore throughout underneath smart 3lb claimer Lee Topliss.

Hayley Turner recovered from a slow begin on Bouncy Bounty to mount a challenge, whereas 100-30 favorite Wahylah was conjointly boxing on, however Spinatrix (9-2) won by 0.5 a length from the previous.

The Tim Easterby Racing Partnerships Ladies' Handicap was divided, with the primary instalment planning to Micky Hammond's Pertuis at 40-1.

It was a pleasant winner for Rebecca Smith, who doubles up as Hammond's head woman likewise as amateur jockey.

"That was the fist time I've ridden the horse," Smith told Racing UK.

"He's not been that consistent however we tend to got the gap, it opened and he went through it.

"The ground suited him slightly higher than usual therefore that is most likely a lot of to try and do with it."

Division 2 visited the Paul Midgley-trained Rub Of The Relic (13-2), who defied a 6lb penalty having won at Wolverhampton last week.

"I cannot believe it," said victorious rider Harriet Dukes, who was having her initial winner on turf.

"The question was if he'd persist the bottom as a result of he never had done before.

"I'm over the moon."

Richard Whitaker's Miss Ella Jade (13-2) followed up a recent second place at the track by going one higher within the Pat Brilly - A Lifetime In Racing Fillies' Handicap.

Frosty Berry looked bound to win when overhauling Tamara Bay however Paul Quinn's mount came with late rattle to urge up by a neck.

The Tim Walford-trained Mr Snoozy was rewarded for a handful of consistent efforts when claiming the Wayne Conway Memorial Handicap.

One of the primary off the bridle, Duran Fentiman persevered on the 11-1 shot to beat 3-1 favorite Jennifer J by a length.

Minalisa suffered a shock reverse within the Wilfred Underwood And Philip Underwood Memorial Classified Stakes.

Rae Guest's filly was sent on her manner the 2-5 favorite, having won well on debut, however had restricted response once Indego Blues (15-2) went regarding his business.

The David Nicholls-trained three-year-old stretched a length and three-quarters clear underneath the Thirsk handler's son, Adrian, who conjointly won the concluding Annual Badge Holder Day Handicap aboard the Michael Smith-trained Vito Volterra (9-4 favourite).
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