Author: keith
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French Selections Sunday 23rd
R1 AUTEUIL [L-H] C1 – PRIX BERNARD DE DUFAU – 3500m (a2m1/4) – TURF – Class 3 – Steeple Chase – EUR € 53,000 C1 – PRIX DU LAC DE PEIROOU – 3000m (a2m) – Class G Amateur Drivers – Harness – EUR € 6,000 C1 – PRIX DU MANEGE – 2500m (a1m1/2) – Class…
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COULEURS CAN COLLECT IN BIG HAYDOCK PRIZE
Fine FormHaiti Couleurs HY – 3.00can announce himself as a major force in the staying division by claiming the Betfair Chase at Haydock.It may have been a few years since Rebecca Curtis has had a real star on her hands, but she knows exactly what to do when one arises and plenty should be taken…
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Masked Man to take GradeTwo leap at Haydock
Masked Man is set to put his unbeaten record and tall reputation on the line in the curtain-raising Betfair Supports Safer Gambling Week Newton Novices’ Hurdle at Haydock today.An impressive winner on his sole start in the Irish point-to-point sphere in the spring, the four-year-old made an excellent start to his career under rules for…
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Neil Evan’s CanberraCommunity Chest Preview
A tough five-year-old who hasn’t raced since early July is set to return with a bang and claim today’s feature Community Chest at Throughbred Park.Mickey’s Medal, a sparingly raced son of Group 1 winner Brave Smash in the Annabel and Rob Archibald stable at Warwick Farm, looks ideally placed at good odds to claim the…
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Giga Kick confirmed for Winterbottom Stakes
Giga Kick is set to head west, with trainer Clayton Douglas confirming the superstar sprinter will target the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on November 29, before a possible tilt at the $1.5 million Gold Rush (1400m) on December 13.The announcement follows Giga Kick’s thrilling victory in the Group 1 Champions Sprint at…
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French Selections Saturday 22nd
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX VOURASIE – 2200m (a1m1/2) – Gr3 – Harness – EUR € 60,000 C1 – PRIX JEAN BOULARD – COURSE DE HAIES DES 3 ANS – 3400m (a2m1/8) – TURF – Class 1 – Hurdles – EUR € 34,000 C1 – PRIX DE LA TOUCHE AUX MULETS – 1800m (a1m1/8)…
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French Selections Friday 21st
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX TRITON – 2700m (a1m1/2) – Class D – Harness – EUR € 56,000 C1 – PRIX JEAN-LUC KIRCHHOFF – 1600m (a1m) – TURF – Class 1 – Flat – EUR € 34,800 All spelling and grammar corrected.SELECTIONSBIRCHPACOLAURGREEN (10) – LACHOP (3) – GAYLE (13) – DIMANCHE SOIR (12)C4 –…
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France Selections Thursday 20th
R1 VINCENNES [L-H] C1 – PRIX DE SILLE LE GUILLAUME – 2850m (a2m) – Class C – Harness – EUR € 68,000 C1 – GRAND PRIX DES APPRENTIS (FINALE CHMPT PARIS TURF DES APP & JJ) – 2000m (a1m1/4) – TURF – Class 3 – Flat – EUR € 17,400 C1 – PRIX MAURICE MARIE…
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SECOND CANBE FIRST AT HEXHAM
Fine FormPaul Nicholls has always thought the world ofHenri The Second HX – 1.51and he can improve the trainer’s remarkable strike-rate at Hexham in the Weatherbys ‘Chasing Excellence’ Beginners’ Chase.The former champion has only ever sent five runners on the almost-700 mile round trip to the picturesque north-east venue from his Ditcheat base, but four…
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‘We’ve had some nice horses, but this is the best batch yet’
Mick Stanley will have four key runners in Saturday’s Vicbred pacing finals at Melton … but it could have been a much different story if not for a cold call to Rob Watson a decade ago.A cold call to leviathan owner-breeder Rob Watson a decade ago has changed Mick Stanley’s life, not just his career.The…