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Lucky winner enables Hills to reach three thousand milestone.When Mt Kintyre came alongside the John Hanson and Sir Alex Ferguson owned Chapter and Verse in Pontefract's 2.10 pm race, it looked certain veteran trainer Barry Hills would be thwarted in reaching the milestone of training three thousand winners, but the fates can sometimes be kind, for in the last half furlong, Mt Kintyre veered across the course, and Chapter and Verse was able to prevail by a short head. We are sure Barry Hills will not lose sleep over the way he obtained this tremendous milestone, for with the excellent form being exhibited by his horses at the start of the current flat season , it was inevitable he would hit the milestone today or tomorrow. From all at Racingsight, may we offer Barry and his hard working staff our sincere congratulations, and here's to the next thousand winners. Naaqoos has seasonal debut in jinx race.No one can ever accuse Freddie Head of choosing the easy route to Classic glory for his 2,000 Guineas contender Naaqoos, for the three year old will have his seasonal debut against six rivals in this Friday's Prix Djebel at Maisons-Laffitte, and no horse has gone on from the Listed contest to win the Newmarket 2,000 Guineas, and only King Mambo in 1993 has combined success in the Maisons-Laffite race with victory in the French Guineas. However, former French champion jockey Freddie Head has been very successful in his training career, and he seems sure Naaqoos can become the first three year old to combine victory in the Prix Djebel and the Newmarket 2,000 Guineas. Aran Concerto could face tough return to action.The Noel Meade trained Aran Concerto, who was a dual Grade 1 hurdle winner last term, has not been seen on a race track since his initial victory over fences back in November. But it now seems likely he will reappeear in the melting pot of this weekend's Grade 1 Powers Gold Cup during the Fairyhouse Festival. If Meade can get his eight year old to claim victory in this highly competitive race with so little preparation, it will certainly qualify as one of the training feats of the season. Burke targets the Greenham for Lord Shanakill.Karl Burke has made no secret of the fact, he believes his Lord Shanakill is the most overlooked horse competing in this year's 2,000 Guineas. "He has never been out of the first three, he won the Mill Reef, and he finished second to Intense Focus in the Dewhurst. If that is not Classic form, I don't know what is!" Burke also believes Lord Shanakill has developed into a strong well balanced three year old, who has shown constant progression over the winter months, and he is keen to get his charge back on the track in preparation for the 2,000 Guineas. "We could run him in the Craven next week, but he would have a Group 2 penalty, so it is more likely he will run in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury the following Saturday, and I am confident he will put in a good performance". Ebadiyan looking to end the season on a high note.Trainer Oliver Brady is convinced, if Ebadiyan had not run out at the second last in the Triumph Hurdle, he would have given Zaynar and Walk On a real race. Now after a good second to Zaranava in a flat contest at Sunday's Curragh meeting, the handler is preparing his novice hurdler to end the season on a high note by winning the Ballymore Properties 4 year-Old Champion Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival. Cousin Vinny on come-back trail.Despite disappointing in the Supreme Novices Hurdle, Willie Mullins still has a lot of faith in Cousin Vinny, and the trainer expects him to bounce back to his best in this Sunday's Grade 2 Rathbarry Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle at the Fairyhouse Festival. The main problem will probably be to convince the millions of punters who got their fingers burnt in the Supreme Novices Hurdle market to trust Cousin Vinny to land the spoils on this occasion. Detonator primed for Craven.Brian Meehan believes Detonator has grown into a smart colt over the winter months, and the trainer is convinced his three year old is now a stronger version of the horse who finished in fifth place in last season's Dewhurst Stakes. "We have prepared him for next week's Craven Stakes, and I expect him to perform well before he returns to Newmarket for the Guineas". Wadham has mixed plans for Aintree runners.Lucy Wadham is delighted El Dancer is in such rude health after defeating Cheltenham County Hurdle winner American Trilogy at Aintree on Friday. If the ground at Punchestown does not become too firm, the trainer is inclined to give El Dancer another run in the two mile Novice Hurdle at the Festival meeting. Meanwhile, for her eight year old mare United, who put in a career topping third behind Solwit in Saturday's Aintree Hurdle, the summer paddocks beckon. "Now we know her best trip is two and a half miles on good to soft ground, there are no other races suitable for her before the end of the season, and besides, she has done so well this season after coming back from a long term injury, I think she has earned a good rest, and we will choose her races next year with the Aintree Hurdle as her prime objective". Hot Weld out of Scottish National.Twenty four hours is a long time in horse racing! It was only yesterday we were advising you Hot Weld would return to the site of his triumph in the Scottish Grand National in 2007, but today, Ferdy Murphy has announced Hot Weld has hurt a foot in training, and because he will not recover in time to complete his preparations for the race, connections have reluctantly agreed it makes sense to scratch him from the field for this year's Scottish National. Ferdy Murphy has indicated Hot Weld will now be rested during the summer, but as he believes his charge still has a good year left in him, the trainer has advised connections to keep Hot Weld in training for another year. Spencer keeps the ride on unbeaten Captain.Trainer Simon Callaghan has confirmed Jamie Spencer will once more be aboard the Unbeaten Captain Ramius as he tries to add this weekend's Kempton Easter Stakes to his winning portfolio. Although suffering a ringworm infection which set his career back last year, Captain Ramius has already won at Kempton, and picked up a Listed race at Dundalk, so a good win in the Easter Stakes could see him competing for major honours during the remainder of the current flat season. Great Leighs fixtures transferred once more.With the future of Great Leighs racecourse looking very doubtful unless a 'white knight' can be found within the next six weeks, the BHA have been left with no alternative but to re-allocate another batch of fixtures intended for the Essex racecourse. The switched fixtures currently approved are as follows: April 19 - Lingfield Park. April 21 - Bath. April 29 - Kempton Park. April 30 - Great Yarmouth. May 07 - Windsor. May 12 - Lingfield Park. April 27 - Lingfield Park. April 28 - Lingfield Park. Major firms warn of closures and redundancies.Mon Mome's victory in last Saturday's Grand National may have created a two hundred million pound bonanza weekend for the bookmaking firms, but just a few days later, both Ladbrokes and William Hill are warning of potential shop closures and redundancies. as the government tries to recoup some of its huge investment in the beleaguered financial institutions, the British bookmaking firms fear next week's Budget Speech will include increased taxation across the board. Any increased levy on the public will leave all potential punters with less cash to spend on gaming, while increased national insurance contributions and\or corporation taxes will also increase the cost of running a business. Faced with this 'double whammy', the firms believe they will be left with no option but to close their less profitable outlets. You have to hand it to Serium.Not only did one hundred to one outsider Serium come on from his eleventh place in the Cheltenham Gold Cup by finishing fifth in the Grand National, it seems he completed the second circuit of Saturday's race with a fractured skull. Trainer Paul Murphy has confirmed, when Zebenz fell at the water, his hoof connected with Serium's head, and his gelding suffered a fracture of the skull just above the eye socket. Although still suffering from a closed eye and nose bleeds, Serium is reported to be on the mend, and we would like to join with the horse's connections in praising the spirit and competitive nature of the very brave Serium. Swop given belated acclimatization break.Although racing well in Dubai during the winter, Swop could not reproduce his form in the William Hill Lincoln Handicap, Where he finished fifteenth of nineteen runners. Luca Cumani believes Swop did not produce his Dubai form as he might not have acclimatized to the British weather following the warm conditions in the Gulf. The trainer has therefore decided to give his six year old a break, and will reintroduce him to racing during the summer months. Evasive to miss early season preparation run.Sir Michael Stoute has confirmed his prime contender for Newmarket 2,000 Guineas honours, Evasive, will now have to go straight to the Classic without an early season run at either Newmarket or Newbury. The three year old is reported to have an abscess on his foot, and this will cause a major shift in his preparation for the Guineas. Connections are not ruling out the possibility Evasive could miss the first Colt's Classic if his training programme is too badly effected by the infected area on his foot. Hughes putting two away for the summer.Trainer Dessie Hughes has decided Schindler's Hunt and Siegemaster have run their last races during the current national hunt season. Schindler's Hunt only just lost out to Voy Por Ustedes in a thrilling finish to last Friday's Melling Chase, and the trainer is confident he is still progressing, and will be a major threat in next season's major middle distance chases on either side of the Irish Sea. In the case of Siegemaster, who recovered from his fall in Cheltenham's RSA Chase, and was on the premises before fading into third place in Aintree's Melling Chase, the trainer believes hw will be a much better horse during the 2009 2010 campaign, "Siegemaster is a raw talent, and he has shown me enough this season to convince me, with work he will eventually be a major force amongst his peers".
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