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Racing News on Saturday, August 26, 2006

Stoute the key to Saturday success

2.05 Sandown and 4.00 Chester Sir Michael Stoute brings two big guns out today and I suggest you bet that he's right at least 50% of the time! Right to bring out former Guineas hope Wasseema, though giving 4lb to La Mottie?

Right that Book Of Music should step up in trip? (The St Leger entry suggests that's what he's always had in mind)

6pts WASSEEMA if lose 10pts BOOK OF MUSIC

3.40 Goodwood and 5.25 Sandown Similarly, the Tregoning yard has two good chances, and you'd bet one at least would win.

6pts JADALEE if lose 10pts MOON VALLEY

3.10 Sandown Coup d'Etat has run some good races at Sandown and Joe Fanning is an interesting booking. He was raced twice at Goodwood, but that's no surprise since owners the Abbots and trainer John Dunlop are locals. If you discount Goodwood - and many horses don't act there - then this horse is a nice price today at around 12-1.

2pts each way COUP D'ETAT


Racing News on Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Ofaraby a Wednesday bet at York

1.45 York: Ofaraby looks 'the most likely to' in the opener, as a CD winner who loves it soft, though six-year-olds don't have much of a record in the race. A younger horse, low drawn, and below the 9st mark is indicated by the stats so, in a wide-open contest, I'm taking a chance on I'm Spartacus for an each-way flutter.

Dropped a staggering 20lb since his belated reappearance in June after llness, this one is reunited with Jamie Spencer for the first time since the heady days when he scored over course and distance on an easy surface before winning a Group 3 at The Curragh.

This has been the target since he joined his current stable and the weather has come right. He's 22lb better with the winner Group Captain when, off 10st, he failed to act on the firm ground at Newmarket last month.

1pt each way I'M SPARTACUS @ 40-1 Ladbrokes
3pts each way OFARABY @ 11-1 in several places


Racing News on Saturday, August 19, 2006

Shadow can rise to the top

A high draw usually wins in the mud at Ripon and four-year-olds have a 60% strike rate in the Great St Wilfrids; from this age group, Tagula Sunrise, Josh and Coleorton Dancer have improved chances on soft. But another who prefers cut, OBE GOLD (stall 21) has been overlooked. He’s been dropped 7lb since running below par on firm at Ascot. RISING SHADOW ran up to superstar Bordlerlescott in the Spring, hit form over today’s CD last time out and will love the ground as a son of Efisio; he’s a come-from-behind horse and 14 is, therefore, not a bad draw from which to give the others start and make a late charge.
7pts win, 2pts place RISING SHADOW @ 14-1
5pts win, 1pt place OBE GOLD @ 20-1 3.30 Ripon

Highly regarded at home, LUNCES LAD now has a run under his belt and my stable contact says the ground is not a problem. Good each-way value at around 8-1.
5pts each way LUNCES LAD 4.15 Newbury

There’s been a morning gamble on Barry Hills’ SICILIAN, despite his high draw; loves give and Barry likes nothing better than to take on the Newmarket trainers.
6pts win SICILIAN 4.35 Newmarket


Racing News on Friday, August 18, 2006

Friday's racing

The Five Live selection is Logsdail in the 1905 at Newmarket (all times BST).
Friday's racing will get under way at Newbury, Folkestone, Newcastle, Newmarket and Catterick.

Newbury have a bumper eight-race card which starts at 1410. Heavy rain fell during the night but the going remains good to firm.

The listed race at 1550 is the feature with John Gosden's Valiance bidding to follow up his debut success at Lingfield.

The colt cost 130,000 guineas as a yearling and is entered in the Derby. He won well at Lingfield and is expected to make a smooth transition from maiden's to listed. The unraced Tastahil looks another interesting contender.

Folkestone also have a marathon eight-race card with racing getting under way at 1320. The going has changed significantly and is now good to soft with good places following 10mm of rain.

Henry Candy has his string in cracking form and the Wantage trainer can add another to his tally with the consistent Early Evening in the 1600.

Newcastle had a tiny amount of rain overnight and the ground remains good with good to firm places but that could easily change with heavy showers forecast. The first race gets under way at 1430.

Carnivore in the 16.10 was only beaten by a neck last night at Musselburgh and goes for quick compensation.

The race looks fiercely competitive, but with Mark Johnston's horses in good spirits, he should not be overlooked.

The last evening meeting of the season at Newmarket is a sell out with Westlife playing after racing.

The season's leading rider Ryan Moore - who had a double at Sandown last night - has four rides and should be successful on today's Five Live tip Logsdail in the 19.05.

Trained by his father Gary Logsdail, he could hardly be in better form on the all weather.

He does not look harshly handicapped on his return to turf and can continue the good run of the father-son partnership. The first race is at 17.25 and the ground is now good to soft.

Catterick had 10mm of rain during the night and the ground is now good with good to soft places. The action starts at 17.40.

It is not often the champion trainer Sir Michael Stoute has runners at this track so the well bred Greek Well looks a stand out bet in the 20.20.


Racing News on Sunday, August 06, 2006

Irish Sunday service at Newbury

Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien has a relatively rare couple of runners on what looks an average card at Newbury on Sunday.

ASTRONOMER ROYAL in the 2.30 will be a short price but can put his experience to good use. A debut second to Weekend Escape at Naas last month, he was only beaten a head by a runner who showed the benefit of a previous run. Assuming none of the debutants are anything special, this looks set to be won by the Irish stable.

O'Brien's other runner on the card is FERMION in the Listed race at 3.40. She should be a more attractive price on her first start outside of Ireland and takes a big step up in distance.

She was a good second to Blessyourpinksox in a Listed race at the Curragh last time and this extra two furlongs could prove ideal.


Racing News on Thursday, August 03, 2006

Goodwood bets for Thursday

2.5 Scottish Stage is firm; Novellara has eased

2.40: La Cucaracha is firm; Donna Blini is easy to back.
Strike Up The Band loves this track. Maltese Falcons' yard had a double yesterday.
4pts each way STRIKE UP THE BAND
1pt each way MALTESE FALCON

3.15: Yeats may have most to fear from Golden Quest
4pts each way GOLDEN QUEST

3.50 Road To Love has a tricky draw, and Kyoto Summit looks good each way and has been well supported
4pts each way KYOTO SUMMIT

5.0 The form of Miss Jenny's maiden was franked yesterday.
2pts each way MISS JENNY