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Kilbeggan hold precautionary inspection.
With the racing surface at Kilbeggan officially described as heavy, and with a forecast predicting more rain within the next twelve hours, officials at Kilbeggan have decided to hold a 9.00 am precautionary inspection to assess the chances of racing going ahead tomorrow evening.
Impressive Newbury winners supported for major races.
Two year old Canford Cliffs, and three year old filly Apple Charlotte were both impreessive of their respective races at Newbury this afternoon, and anti post punters and bookmakers have been quick to shorten them up for future major races.
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Quarter of a million up for grabs.
Any potential single winner of tomorrow's Scoop Six Bet stands to pocket well over two hundred thousand pounds from the probabl Win Fund, and with at least fifty thousand up for grabs in the following week's Bonus Fund, a single winner will have the opportunity to bank over a quarter of a million pounds.
The first step is placing the bet, so for interested parties, the six legs tomorrow afternoon are as follows:
Leg 1 - 2.05 pm Newbury.
Leg 2 - 2.20 pm Newmarket.
Leg 3 - 2.40 pm Newbury.
Leg 4 - 3.10 pm Newbury.
Leg 5 - 3.30 pm Newmarket.
Leg 6 - 3.45 pm Newbury.
Nashmiah hangs on as Moonlife has traffic problems.
Coming virtually from last to first in the home straight, joint favourite Nashmiah started to feel the pinch on the soft York ground in the final furlong, but with the able assistance of jockey Ryan Moore, she managed to hang on to first place in the closing stages, holding off a late finish from the other joint favourite Moonlife.
Frankie Dettori did hit traffic problems at a key stage of the race, and he had to take Moonlife around horses to land his challenge, and on the day, this could have cost him victory, but bearing in mind Nashmiah was giving three pounds to all her rivals, she has returned to the same form which saw her impress at Lingfield earlier in the season, and could go on to a Group victory later in the summer.
Ask proves his quality in Yorkshire Cup.
Royal and Regal tried to make all in today's Group 2 Yorkshire Cup, but his tactics totally backfired, and he was backpeddling by the three furlong from home point. For a moment Frankie Dettori on Godolphin's Veracity looked to have the advantage, but Ryan Moore then gave favourite Ask his head, and in a matter of half a furlong, the race was over as a contest..
Blue Bajan, fresh from his hurdling campaign, ran on for second place, and Veracity had to settle for third.
Ask has always had class, as was proved by his sixth place in last year's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, and it is interesting he has started the season so well on ground he does not favour. Having proved he gets a mile and three quarters on soft ground in Group 2 company, connections may now be tempted to give him two or three outings over two miles in this summer's Gold Cup races.
Brittain has useful filly.
Training elder statesman Clive Brittain seems to have a very promising filly in the form of Misheer, the winner of today's opening Fillies race at York.
Having started her career with a wide margin victory at Great Yarmouth on good to firm, she showed she can cope with soft going as, under a determined ride from Neil Callan, she forced herself to the front in the shadow of the post.
The runner-up Aalsmeer also looks a useful filly, and both should progress to better things following today's Class 2 five furlong heat.
Misheer's trainer indicated she would almost certainly go to the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot, and if she shows further improvement, he may even ive her an entry in the Moy Glare Fillies race in Ireland.g
Barathea dies at the age of nineteen.
Having won the Irish 1,000 Guineas, Queen Anne Stakes and the Breeders Cup Mile during his illustrious racing career, Barathea then went to stud at Rathbarry Stud in Ireland in 1994, and was responsible for a host of subsequent winners.
Sadly, a spokesperson for the stud has confirmed, the nineteen year old was suffering from an incurable illness, and reluctantly, the decision was made to euthanize this talented racehorse.
Goldacova to return in Prix d'ispahan.
Last autumn's Breeders Cup winner Goldacova will make her seasonal return in this weekend's Prix d'ispahan at Longchamp.
She is likely to meet Luca Cumani's rather disappointing Jockey Club Stakes runner-up Curtain Call, and John Gosden's 2008 Cambridgeshire winner Tazeez, the latter having already showed his well being by winning the Group 3 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket's Craven Meeting.
York going subject to change.
Having spoken to course officials at 11.00 am this morning, we can advise the predicted going at York for this afternoon's card is good to soft, possibly changing to soft later in the afternoon.
Talks could lead to record number of fixtures.
Following talks at the Levy Board between representatives of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), the Levy Board, and the Betting Partners Working Party, it would seem the BHA's threat to leave 4 blank Sundays, and cancel 45 winter all weather meetings has now been taken from the table. In fact, an additional 6 August evening meetings could be authorised, and the BHA have already announced they would be interested in also authorising self sponsored local meetings which tie in with historic local festivals, events, and regional highlights.
The day racecourses can start bidding for next year's fixtures is 08 June, but taking into account the above concessions, it would seem the number of racing fixtures in 2010 could exceed the 1504 meetings which were authorised in 2008.
Holland appeal unsuccessful.
Having yesterday morning heard the evidence and appeal by Darryl Holland against his twenty one day suspension following his riding of Gold Maha at Warwick on Saturday evening, the BHA Disciplinary Panel agreed with the initial verdict of the Warwick stewards, and Holland's suspension remains in place.
Unfortunately for the jockey, this means he will miss the two day Epsom Derby meeting, along with several other high profile meetings.
Crowded Houst still going to Epsom.
Brian Meehan has admitted Crowded House needed yesterday's run in the Dante Stakes far more than he had anticipated, but the trainer believes his Racing Post Trophy winner will have come on despite finishing eighth in the York Group 3.
"Jamie Spencer reported he did not pick up like he can, and we are putting this down to 'race rustyness'. Unless connections tell me otherwise, we still plan to go to Epsom for the Derby in June".
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After conducting a post race scope of Crowded House's tbhroat, Brian Meehan has discovered his star three year old was suffering from some sort of infection during yesterday's race, and this could well explain his lack lustre performance.
This setback has now put all plans for Crowded House on hold, and a decision on his next race will be assessed once he has recovered from his current illness.
Sans Frontieres could head to Royal Ascot.
Jeremy Noseda was delighted with the run of his Sans Frontieres in the Dante Stakes. Commenting after the race, Noseda said,
"He is still a big baby, so we were very happy with his performance today. I will now have to speak to owner Sir Robert Ogden, but I would imagine we will either go to the Epsom Derby, or the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot".
Harbinger to by-pass Goodwood.
Harbinger was a strong winner at last week's Chester May Festival, but he has not yet run in a Pattern race, and many judges thought next week's Listed Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood would be a good opportunity for the three year old to gilt his Derby claims.
However, Sir Michael Stoute has decided his two preparation races at Newmarket and Chester are sufficient, and the trainer has let it be Known Harbinger will now go straight to the Epsom Derby, or to a suitable race at Royal Ascot.
Recession could hit Irish mixed card fixtures.
With Horse Racing Ireland, (HRI), intent on reducing their expenditure to fit in with new government subsidies, along withthe reduction in finance created by the current recession, it is reported one area they are considering to reduce costs is the staging of mixed cards.
Having to cater for two sets of jockeys, trainers and owners at mixed meetings is costly, as is the preperation and maintenance of two courses for such meetings. It is therefore likely HRI will reduce the number of mixed cards in the foreseeable future, and this could be the prevailing situation until such time as the general economic situation improves.
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