Wednesday, October 18, 2000
TOBOUGG TO JOIN GODOLPHIN
The Godolphin website reported today:
Unbeaten two-year-old Tobougg, owned by Sheikh Ahmed al Maktoum and trained by Mick Channon, is joining Godolphin.
The Barathea colt made an impressive debut in a seven-furlong maiden at York on August 30, coming from last to first to win well by one and three quarter lengths from Love Everlasting.
Two and a half weeks later Tobougg went for the Group One Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp over the same distance and comfortably beat Honours List by two lengths, with Group One winner Bad As I Wanna Be in fourth place
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Tobougg then shone on Champions' Day at Newmarket on October 14, winning the Group One Darley Dewhurst Stakes over seven furlongs in good style by one and a quarter lengths from his new Godolphin stable companion Noverre.
HEMINGWAY MISSES TROPHY
Hemingway, one of Ballydoyle's star juveniles, will miss Saturday's Group One Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster.
Trainer Aidan O'Brien reported: "Hemingway is a non-runner on Saturday. He was slightly stiff behind after evening stables today. It's nothing serioious but we've decided to leave him off for the season.
"Freud is a probable runner. King Charlamagne, Darwin and Bonnard are all possibles
"But like Hemingway - Beckett, Mozart and Black Minaloushie have been left off until next season.
"We have plans for the others who aren't going to Doncaster. King's County is going to France on Sunday week for the Criterium de Saint-Cloud, Honours List goes for the Gran Crterium in Milan on Sunday and Turnberry Isle goes for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile."
INN AT THE TOP AIMED AT THOMAS PINK GOLD CUP
Inn At The Top, trained by Jim Turner in North Yorkshire, is being targeted at the £80,000 Thomas Pink Gold Cup on November 11 at Cheltenham.
Turner, who is based at Helperby, said: "Inn At The Top will definitely be entered for the Thomas Pink Gold Cup and is an intended runner - if he can get his favoured ground. The ground really is the key to him - he must have it good."
The eight-year-old Top Ville gelding will be attempting to improve on last year's performance in the equivalent race won by The Outback Way, when he was pulled-up.
However, Inn At The Top was found to be suffering from pimples on his throat after last year's contest and Turner believes his chaser, who had previously finished one-and-a-half lengths second to The Outback Way over the course and distance the previous month, did not show his true form.
The trainer added: "It took us a while to find out what was wrong with him after last year's race, probably until about Christmas time. Once we got him right again, he showed us how good he is with two impressive wins at Doncaster in March and Ayr in April.
"I was also very pleased with his effort in between when he was third in the Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival."
The eight-year-old seems to like Cheltenham, having won the Minster Lovell Novices' Chase at the course in April, 1999, while at the 1998 National Hunt Festival, he finished a creditable sixth in the Coral Cup.
Turner is hoping to send Inn At The Top straight to the Thomas Pink Gold Cup, the high point of The Open 2000, which is staged over three days at Cheltenham, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 10 to 12.
LIGHT CAMPAIGN LIKELY FOR MATE
Best Mate, who was so impressive when landing Mantech Novices' Chase at Exeter yesterday, is likely to have a light campaign this season culminating with a crack at the Cheltenham Festival next March.
Trainer Henrietta Knight reported: "I don't know where he'll go next but I do know he won't run many times this season.
"His aim is the Arkle Chase and everything is geared up to Cheltenham. He may only run twice before then.
"It was a wonderful performance on Tuesday. He won a point-to-point at four so we knew he could jump."
Meanwhile, another star of Knight's Wantage yard, Lord Noelie is on course to reappear on Sunday in Axminster 100 Desert Orchid Pattern Chase at Wincanton.
ACCUSED WALK FREE IN DOPING TRIAL
The five men - Jason Moore, Raymond Butler, Adam Hodgson, John Matthews and Glen Gill - accused of participating in a horse-doping and betting conspiracy, walked free from Southwark Crown Court this morning.
Judge Christopher Elwen ruled that there was "no case to answer".
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