Author: keith
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The Lion In Winter joinsbattle in the Prix Jean Prat
Aidan O’Brien has added The Lion In Winter to today’s Prix Jean Prat at Thursday’s supplementary stage, meaning a maximum of 10 will line-up in today’s Group One feature at Deauville.It is interesting the son of Sea The Stars reverts to the distance he excelled over at York as a juvenile, winning an Acomb Stakes…
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Sandown review
A review of the rest of the action from Sandown Park on Coral-Eclipse day.Rum victory for PortmanJonathan Portman can once again take aim at bigger and better prizes with stable star Rumstar, who bagged the second Group Three success of his career when swooping late in the Coral Charge at 11/2 at Sandown Park.Having scored…
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CHAIRMANFOURTIMESTO TAKE AYR HONOURS
Fine FormChairmanfourtimes AY – 2.20has shown enough in two starts to date to suggest he can get his head in front in something like the Ayrshire Cancer Support EBF Maiden Stakes at Ayr.A son of Clive Cox’s shock Coventry Stakes winner Nando Parrado, Adrian Keatley’s charge had the misfortune to bump into Ameeq first time…
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French Selections Sunday 6th
R1 DEAUVILLE [R-H] C1 – PRIX ROLAND DE CHAMBURE – 1400m (a7f) – TURF – Listed Race – Flat – EUR € 54,900 C1 – PRIX DES ASSOCIATIONS – 1800m (a1m1/8) – Class G Amateur Drivers Race – Harness – EUR € 6,000 C3 – PRIX DE LA VILLE DE CARENTAN LES MARAIS – 2850m…
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DELACROIX TO ECLIPSE SANDOWN RIVALS
Delacroix SN – 3.35can reestablish himself as a top-notch performer with victory in a crackerjack clash of the generations in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.Smart last year, he set off this campaign looking the real deal, bagging two Derby trials and going off as favourite for the premier Classic at Epsom.He had dismissed Lambourn in the…
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French Selections Saturday 5th
R1 ENGHIEN [L-H] C1 – PRIX DU PARC MONTSOURIS – 2875m (a2m) – Class E Race – Harness – EUR € 35,000 C1 – PRIX DU GRAND TETRAS – 3400m (a2m1/8) – TURF – Class 3 Race – Hurdles – EUR € 24,000 Ask ChatGPTSELECTIONSLADY D’AUBRELLE (5) – MIAMI SKY (1) – POLYTEC (2) –…
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STAYA TO STAR AT SANDOWN
Fine FormStaya SN – 3.00is the form pick as she makes a swift return to action in the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown.George Scott’s charge was obviously going to be a smart juvenile prospect having cost 375,000 guineas at the spring breeze-up sales and she made an instant impact at Yarmouth in May when cantering…
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New Beverley race seen as a good fit forAl Qareem
Al Qareem is on track to fly the flag for Yorkshire in the inaugural running of the Charlie Wood Stakes at Beverley tomorrow.Trained by Middleham’s Karl Burke and owned by the locally-based Nick Bradley Racing, the six-year-old is a fitting competitor in the mile-and-a-half Listed event which was previously run as the Fred Archer Stakes…
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Track conditions to determineplans for Accredited
The drying capacity of the Rosehill track will determine whether Accredited takes his place in the Winter Stakes at Rosehill as trainer Joe Pride mulls over a back-up plan.The course proper was a heavy 9 on Thursday and Pride is hoping it improves into the soft range as Accredited’s best form is on firmer ground.While…
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Cups squarely in focusfor consistent stayer
The expression ‘everyone would love a horse like this in their yard’ can apply to many runners but one who that certainly applies to is Berkeley Square.The one-time Victoria Derby favourite is once again on a path to Victorian springtime staying features and it all begins today in the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m).In…