Author: keith
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Field Of Gold produces dazzling Craven display
Field Of Gold shot to the head of the betting for the Betfred 2000 Guineas with a dazzling display in the bet365 Craven Stakes at Newmarket. John and Thady Gosden’s son of Kingman had shaped with real promise as a two-year-old, winning the Group Three Solario Stakes before finishing the year competing in Group One…
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Ambiente Friendly starts afresh in Sefton heat
Last year’s Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly will make both his seasonal and stable debut in the bet365 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket today.The Gleneagles colt was previously trained by James Fanshawe, for whom he was second to City Of Troy at Epsom and then a close-up third at the Curragh in the Irish Derby.He…
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‘She’ is fancied to make it third time lucky under Billy!
Duty First, impressive, unchallenged winner of the ‘Fred Darling’ over seven furlongs of Newbury on Saturday, ran the distance at least 6lbs faster than Jonquil half an hour or so later; the latter has been backed to win the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next month.Mine is never to persuade readers to venture forth into the…
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Hector Crouch excited to be aboard Ambiente Friendly at Newmarket
Hector Crouch hopes his work behind the scenes aboard last year’s Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly can pay dividends when he rides him in public for the first time at Newmarket today.The 28-year-old will become the fifth rider to partner the son of Gleneagles, who will make his stable debut for trainer James Owen in the…
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NIGHTWALKER TO MAKESUCCESSFUL FEILDEN RETURN
Fine FormNightwalker NM – 2.25can make a splash on his first start for John and Thady Gosden in the bet365 Feilden Stakes at Newmarket.Previously with the now-retired Sir Michael Stoute, Nightwalker ran three times at two and really caught the eye on debut when third to Matauri Bay before winning next time at Yarmouth.Upped in…
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French Selections Sunday 13th
R1 Longchamp [R-H] C1 – PRIX LORD SEYMOUR – 2400m (a1m1/2) – TURF – Listed Race – Flat – EUR € 52,000 C1 – PRIX FLORENCE CHARRIER – 4500m (a3m) – TURF – Class 4 Race – Steeple Chase – EUR € 23,000 C1 – PRIX VOITURES ANCIENNES DE BEAUCE – 2825m (a2m) – Class…
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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…