Author: keith
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French Selections Friday 11th
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX HENRIETTA – 2100m (a1m1/4) – Class D Race – Harness – EUR € 46,000 C1 – PRIX DE LA BARRIERE DE PARIS – 2325m (a1m1/2) – Class B Race – Harness – EUR € 30,000 C1 – PRIX JEAN MASSARD (CHMPT PARIS TURF DES APP. & J. JOCK.) –…
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Trainer Dale Groves says his old warrior Moscini isinching closer to an elusive Battle Of The Bush crown
Toowoomba trainer Dale Groves reckons if the Battle Of The Bush was contested on sand tracks, then his old warrior Moscini would be a raging-hot favourite.Now in its eighth year, Queensland’s showpiece country racing series kicks off in Goondiwindi on Saturday, with another 15 qualifiers to be staged in May and June across the state.The…
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East India Dock setting sailfor Chester Cup mission
James Owen has confirmed star juvenile hurdler East India Dock on course for a return to the Flat in next month’s Ladbrokes Chester Cup.Having rounded off an excellent first season over obstacles with a close-up third in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, East India Dock will switch codes for Chester’s £170,000 feature on…
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MARAAHEB MAGIC IN STORE AT LINGFIELD
Fine FormMaraaheb LI – 2.27made a most encouraging racecourse debut last month and is taken to build on that in the #30 In Free Bets With BetUK Restricted Novice Stakes at Lingfield.Andrew Balding’s three-year-old pulled hard early on but gradually settled down and it was to his credit that he kept on in a determined…
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Meehan expecting better to come from Rashabar after this weekend
Brian Meehan expects Rashabar to improve for his comeback run in the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes at Newbury.A surprise winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Holy Roman Emperor colt went on to prove that victory was no fluke with narrow defeats at Group One level in the Prix…
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French Selections Thursday 10th
R1 AUTEUIL [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE PAU – 3900m (a2m1/2) – TURF – Handicap – Hurdles – EUR € 110,000 C1 – PRIX DE LA HAUTE POMMERAYE – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Maiden Race – Flat – EUR € 27,000 C1 – PRIX FIRST AUTO – 3125m (a2m) – Class E Race –…
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‘Rascal’ on the loose again and we have a ‘Free’ bet!
Big Boy Barney TA – 5.30 and stable jockey Jonathan Burke look a formidable combination for the National Hunt Flat Race over two miles of ‘good to firm’ Taunton, another example of good opportunist Racing Calendar spotting ny experienced veteran trainer Fergal O’Brien.Sticking with Fergal runners in ‘Bumpers’ has been most rewarding and Big Boy…
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Sunway ‘in very good order’ for Newbury comeback
David Menuisier is looking for Sunway to get his turn to shine when he launches his 2025 campaign in Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes at Newbury, registered as the John Porter. The four-year-old had a series of near misses last season as he was just touched off in the Group Three Prix Greffulhe…
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Mullins looks set to launch major Ayr raid again
Last year’s winner Macdermott is one of 11 possible runners for Willie Mullins in the Coral Scottish Grand National as he goes all out in defence of the trainers’ championship. The current holder looked to face a stiff task before Aintree’s three-day meeting but he went on to land five Grade One wins, a Grade…
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‘Alabama’ another surprise and ‘Hills’ are alive for Alondra!
Off To Alabama CL – 2.20 will not be a surprise if John Mackie’s charge causes another one in the shallow-looking Maiden Hurdle over an extended two miles of ‘good’ Carlisle this afternoon; this Telescope gelding was a 66/1 winner on his debut (in a Wetherby ‘Bumper’) 16 months ago!Two defeats in similar races followed…