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Murtagh rumours start run on Rip Van Winkle.
Rumours started to circulate this afternoon suggesting Johnnie Murtagh had decided to ride Rip Van Winkle rather than Fame and Glory in the Investec Epsom Derby. True or false, the rumours caused a massive plunge on Rip Van Winkle in this afternoon's Derby anti post markets.
Amour Propre to miss Temple Stakes.
With heavy showers still afflicting the north west of england during today, Haydock Park's current going of soft, heavy in places, could become heavy before tomorrow's Temple Stakes, and it is understood this set of circumstances has caused trainer Henry Candy to avoid running Amour Propre in tomorrow's Group 2 sprint.
Candy's reasoning for the withdrawal probably revolves around the fact Borderlescot is proven on heavy going, but Amour Propre has never run on such a surface, and his racing action would suggest he might struggle if asked the question in the predicted ground.
Tomorrow's Scoop Six Information.
With one anonymous punter trying to increase his winnings to over four hundred thousand pounds by picking up tomorrow's Bonus Fund on the Scoop Six, the rest of us have to start at square one with a new Win Fund starting on six of Saturday's races.
The six legs to be cracked tomorrow are as follows:
Leg 1 - 2.05 pm Haydock Park.
Leg 2 - 2.35 pm Haydock Park.
Leg 3 - 3.10 pm Haydock Park.
Leg 4 - 3.25 pm Newmarket.
Leg 5 - 3.40 pm Haydock Park.
Leg 6 - 3.50 pm Beverley.
Non-favourites could have the edge on Curragh ground.
While most pundits are suggesting Saturday's Boylesports Irish 2,000 Guineas is a two horse race between Mastercraftsman and Delegator, there are two horses we find more attractive as potential winners.
John Oxx's Rayeni is unbeaten in two races, he comes from a stable in top classic form, and jockey Michael Kinane is confident he will go on tomorrow's bottomless ground.
Meanwhile, Richard Hannon only sends horses to Ireland if he is confident of a good run, and once again, connections believe Soul City will cope with the Curragh's expected heavy going.
Dettori picks up ride on Super Sleuth.
Having partnered the filly in her first outing earlier in the season, it is not a major shock Frankie Dettori has been chosen to ride Super Sleuth in Sunday's Irish 1,000 Guineas.
The filly finished third in the Stan James 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, but she looks well equipped to deal with the testing ground at the Curragh, and could provide Dettori with a reasonable chance of picking up the Irish Fillies Classic.
Wachman not sure Bush Ranger will handle going.
David Wachman admits he is not sure if Bush Ranger will cope with the predicted heavy going at the Curragh for this weekend's Greenland Stakes, but irrespective, the trainer wants to give his three year old a run prior to Royal Ascot, so win, place or nowhere, tomorrow's outing is important in his charge's development.
Although the going should suit Duke of York winner Utmost Respect, Bush Ranger is out of Danetime, so coping with heavy going should not be an impossibility.
Only two anglo irish horses in top group.
The new Godolphin acquisition Gladiatorus is currently rated as the top horse in the new world rankings compiled by the panel of international handicappers, but only Paco Boy, (Joint seventh), and Sea The Stars, (joint seventh), represent Britain and Ireland amongst the world's top thirteen horses.
Coral punter turns a huge profit in forty five minutes.
In a great good news story, Coral have confirmed a Coral betting shop customer went into his local shop on Wednesday afternoon and placed a £10 Lucky 15 on four races between 4.35 pm and 5.20 pm. The anonymous customer from Berkhampstead in Hampshire then looked on in shear disbelief as his £150 wager turned into total winnings of £273,000.
Coral spokesperson David Stevens commented today,
"We have big winners quite regularly, but I can never remember a single punter winning so much money in such a short space of time".
Donativum could need a run.
Three year old gelding Donativum comes into Saturday's King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket with impeccable credentials. Formerly with John Gosden, in his two year old campaign he narrowly defeated Crowded House in the inaugural running of the Tattersalls Millions Stakes, before going on to win the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf from the Aidan O'Brien trained Westfalia. Now with the Godolphin organisation, he has apparently been pleasing connections during winter training in Dubai.
However, in an interview given yesterday, although he indicated Donativum should be good enough to win, trainer Saeed bin Suroor added a note of caution,
"The King Charles is Donativum's first race since October, and I believe he may need the run to get back to full race fitness".
As a footnote, in recent years, the King Charles II Stakes has been a very good pointer to the eventual winner of the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot, with Jeremy in 2006 and Tariq in 2007 both completing this particular feat.
Ground could be key to Fiulin.
After checking Fiulin out for any medical problems, Trainer Marco Botti is putting his poor performance in the Yorkshire Cup down to the soft ground at the Knavesmire. In a recent interview, Botti commented,
"We thought he needed some cut, but perhaps he does not go well on really soft ground. After the race, John Egan reported he was struggling in the conditions, so perhaps we should race him on ground no worse than good to soft".
"We would like to run him in the Ascot Gold Cup, so ground permitting, we will give him an opportunity to redeem himself in Thursday's Henry Vii Stakes at Sandown Park".
Why such a division?
At yesterday's forfeit stage, twenty horses had stood their ground for the Investec Epsom Derby, with twenty five fillies still remaining in the Investec Oaks, but comparing both sets of entries throws up an interesting conundrum.
In the Derby, Irish horses dominate, with Aidan O'Brien having nine of the remaining entries, a situation which has the bookmakers making him four to six to train the winner of this year's Classic, and even if he should fail, it is likely another Irish trainer, John Oxx, could have the winner with his Stan James 2,000 Guineas winner Sea The Stars.
But in the Oaks, the top three in the market are all british trained, with Michael Bell's Sariska as favourite, and John Gosden's Rainbow view and Henry Cecil's Midday both in close attendance.
The question becomes, why can british trainers produce top class fillies, but seem to have difficulty in securing top class colts?
This is a question we would like to throw out to our readers. Send us your ideas on the reasons for this situation, and we will publish the best argument on Racingsight, and the winner will also obtain a £20 prize. Just send your entries on an email to: admin@racingsight.co.uk.
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