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  • French Selections Friday 30th

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    R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX LAMPETIA – 2700m (a1m1/2) – Class C Race – Harness – EUR € 53,000 1. JURELLA – Complicated but capable mare starting for first time since faulting in a 2850m Class C here late-February. Shoes on and no threat 2. LET IT BE VP – Form regressing at present,…

  • Equality capable of firing in Bullet

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    Beverley hosts it’s biggest meeting of the year this weekend, with the ITV cameras in-situ for the William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes which has been a Clive Cox benefit for the last three years thanks to wins for Tis Marvellous (twice) and the three-year-old Kerdos.Those horses were at different ends of their career, but…

  • LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY AT SOUTHWELL

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    Fine FormJungle Land so – 6.43can make a successful stable debut for George Boughey on the sixth and final night of the Racing League at Southwell.After finishing second on his first two starts as favourite for Karl Burke, the Kodiac gelding made it third time lucky with an authoritative all-the-way victory at Redcar in late…

  • French Selections Thursday 29th

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    R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX DE FONTENOY – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Newcomers Race – Flat – EUR € 50,000 1. BEST SECRET – Is a son of Persian King out of an American Post mare who was Listed-placed. He can be given a good chance. A must for all bets 2. KING…

  • French Selections 28th August

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    R1 COMPIEGNE [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE COURTIEUX – 1800m (a1m1/8) – TURF – Class 2 Race – Flat – EUR € 28,000 1. MANDALAY – Was victorious on debut, followed up with a 5th at Deauville over 2000m on the 8th of June and has strong each way claims 2. ZELMAN – Might be…

  • Champion Stakes aim for Calandagan

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    Connections are favouring the Qipco Champion Stakes for Calandagan after his valiant second to a “true champion” in the Juddmonte International at York.The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained bay has had a superb season so far, scoring a Group-race hat-trick that began with success in the Prix Noailles and led to victories in the Prix Hocquart and then…

  • Ghostwriter could take in Irish Champion

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    The Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes is “under consideration” for Ghostwriter, as connections consider all options following his excellent effort behind City Of Troy in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.Clive Cox’s son of Invincible Spirit is yet to add to his success as a juvenile this term, but has not let his connections down…

  • SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR MUSSELBURGH WINNER

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    Fine FormSimple Star MU – 4.05has built up a fine record at Musselburgh since joining Dianne Sayer last year and can continue a trend of good runs there in the Portobello Cup Handicap.The Sea The Stars gelding posted form figures of ‘1212’ at the Scottish track once finding his feet for Sayer last season and…

  • Lake Forest lined up for Haydock or Doncaster redemption

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    Lake Forest is set for a stalls test but is none the worse after his late withdrawal from the City of York Stakes last Saturday.The three-year-old was a 7/2 chance for the Group Two event but became unsettled in the stalls and had to be scratched as the rest of the field went without him.Thankfully,…

  • French Selections Sunday 25th

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    R1 DEAUVILLE [R-H] C1 – BARRIERE PRIX DU CIRO’S – 1200m (a6f) – TURF – Class 2 Race – Flat – EUR € 28,000 1. TORTISAMBERT – Finished 5th over 1400m on this course in Class 2 Conditional on 1 August 2024. Can feature on best form shown 2. ALI – Moderate last two starts.…