Tuesday, March 29, 2005
TOP GUNS TAKE PART IN THE STANLEYBET LINCOLN HANDICAP
Doncaster's big race this Saturday (April 2), The Stanleybet Lincoln Heritage Handicap heads a quality seven-race programme which begins at 2-10 p.m. This famous contest over the straight mile carries prize money of £100,000 and Frankie Dettori, fresh from riding at the Dubai World Cup meeting last week, is set to partner El Coto in the race for new trainer, Ed McMahon, who has taken over the licence from his father, Bryan. Former champion jockey, Kieren Fallon is to partner Zero Tolerance for Yorkshire trainer, David Barron, who saddled Amenable to win this race fourteen years ago. Fallon's previous success in this contest was on board High Premium in 1993.
The top-weight for Saturday's feature race is Mine, trained in Yorkshire by James Bethell, the winner of last year's Royal Hunt Cup; Mark Tompkins, who trained last year's winner of The Stanleybet Lincoln Handicap, Babodana, is represented this time by St. Petersburg, the mount of Richard Hills, while former champion jockey, Kevin Darley is set to partner one of the leading fancies, New Seeker. Newmarket trainer, Sir Michael Stoute will attempt to win one of the few big races to have eluded him so far, with Stream Of Gold, ridden by Robert Winston. Yorkshire trainer, Kevin Ryan, who has saddled Halmahera to win the last three runnings of the Portland Handicap at the St.Leger Festival, could have three runners in Saturday's race – Always Esteemed, Cardinal Venture and My Paris. Blue Spinnaker, successful last year in a couple of very competitive handicaps, the Thirsk Hunt Cup and the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar, is also a likely participant for Yorkshire trainer, Mick Easterby.
The other highlights on Saturday's card are The Stanleybet Cammidge Trophy (a £30,000 Listed race for sprinters over six furlongs, named after the late Albert Cammidge, a former Mayor of Doncaster and chairman of the racecourse committee), while there's a couple of Conditions races – The Konica Minolta Doncaster Shield (one mile and a half) and The Mitsubishi Diamond Vision Stakes (a contest for three-year-olds over the straight mile). Doncaster company, Polypipe Group once again support the card, sponsoring a race for maiden two-year-olds.
Saturday's programme is the culmination of the three-day Stanleybet Lincoln Meeting, with racing on Thursday starting at 1-50 p.m., while the action on Friday begins at 1-15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY START TO CATTERICK'S FLAT SEASON
Catterick's 2005 season on the Flat begins on Wednesday (April 6) – the first of 19 scheduled days' racing on the level this year at the North Yorkshire course.
Racing on Wednesday starts at 2-20 p.m. and the seven-race programme features The Harry Chapman Birthday Handicap Stakes – a contest over the extended one mile, five furlongs with prize money of £10,000 – and The Gods Solution Handicap Stakes over seven furlongs.
Gods Solution won eleven races between 1985 and 1991, eight of which were achieved at Catterick. He won the same corresponding race (a sprint handicap contest over six furlongs) at Catterick's first meeting of the Flat season on six occasions. He was trained at Maunby near Thirsk by David Barron and owned by Peter Jones, the current chairman of totesport.
The giant totesport screen will be at Wednesday's meeting, providing racegoers with an even better view of the action on the track.
Catterick's Top Trainer and Jockey Awards on the Flat, supported by The Nag's Head at Pickhill near Thirsk, were won last year by Richard Fahey and Tony Culhane respectively, while Philip Makin was the leading apprentice rider last term on the Flat.
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