Tuesday, July 10, 2001
CROWD WELL UP Today’s attendance of 9,289 was 2,068 up (+29%) on last year’s figure of 7,221 for the opening day of the July Meeting.
TOTE TURNOVER UP 32% Today’s on-course cash betting turnover with the Tote came to £214,894.40, up £51,918.92 (+32%) on last year’s opening-day total of £162,975.48.
IRON MASK DOES NOT RUN Iron Mask has been taken out of Thursday’s Darley July Cup by trainer Criquette Head-Maarek after she watched the televised racing from Newmarket. She considers the ground too soft for her charge who will not now travel from France.
PREVIEW OF DARLEY JULY CUP A field of 20, probably the largest since the race was first staged in 1876 and certainly the largest since the turn of the 20th century, has been declared for the Darley July Cup, the featured Group One six-furlong sprint on the final day of the July Meeting on Thursday.
WINNING QUOTES RACE ONE STRUTT & PARKER MAIDEN STAKES DUBAI DOES BETTER “He did today what we hoped he was going to do when he was beaten first time out at Newbury,” said David Loder after Dubai Destination had justified 1-3 favouritism to take the opener by three and a half lengths from Sohaib.
WINNING QUOTES RACE TWO H & K COMMISSIONS (BOOKMAKERS) HANDICAP ARPEGGIO SURPRISES Arpeggio produced his best form for a long time when outrunning Indian Plume and then holding Bold Raider to spring a 25-1 surprise in the H & K Commissions (Bookmakers) Handicap and then qualifed for the post-race comment by part-owner Edward St George that “the horse is useless, the trainer has done it all.” The trainer is David (Dandy) Nicholls, who has landed some major touches over the years but said that “I don’t bet” and so had not taken advantage of the big prices on offer about the six-year-old.
WINNING QUOTES RACE THREE CHERRY HINTON STAKES LODER AND DETTORI DOUBLE UP David Loder and Frankie Dettori completed a short-price double when Silent Honor scrambled home in the Group Two Cherry Hinton by only a short head from Lady High Havens, who she has beaten by a much wider margin when they met here last month.
MORE WINNING QUOTES RACE THREE CHERRY HINTON STAKES CRISFORD & DETTORI ON SILENT HONOR Simon Crisford, the Godolphin racing manager, commented: “I think the rain has probably just come at the wrong time for her - she is a fast-ground filly. “But she has got bags of class and I think the filly who finished second is very good. I think you will see our filly turn out to be top class. We are delighted: “ Frankie Dettori declared: “The ground has changed a lot and it has gone soft. This is a filly with a lovely stride and David ( Loder) said don’t over-do it early on. “It turned out to be a bit of sprint and she went to win quite well and full praise to Pat’s filly (Lady High Havens) who dug deep and gave me another challenge. I think it came down to the ground, she couldn’t really extend like she did first time out. “You will see a better filly on good ground. In the mornings she has a lovely stride - she is still on the weak side in her frame but she is a good prospect for next year.
WINNING QUOTES RACE FOUR PRINCESS OF WALES’S PEARL AND COUTTS STAKES BREEDERS’ CUP AGAIN FOR MUTAMAM Mutamam, running for the first time since he was fourth at the Breeders’ Cup last autumn, booked himself another transatlantic passage with a tenacious defeat of last year’s Princess of Wales’s Stakes winner Little Rock.
WINNING QUOTES RACE FIVE racingpost.co.uk FILLIES’ HANDICAP BALDING ADMITS TO ERROR “She has been working very well, so well in fact that I entered her for the big Tote International Handicap in a couple of weeks’ time,” declared Ian Balding after Velvet Glade had sprung a 16-1 surprise in the fillies’ handicap.
WINNING QUOTES RACE SIX JANE OF NEWMARKET HANDICAP+ ANOTHER 16-1 SURPRISE Second season trainer Ralph Beckett trained his first winner at Newmarket when Flying Millie was a second consecutive 16-1 winner on the day as she outran Starbeck and long time leader Macaroon in the first of the two handicap sprints.
WINNING QUOTES RACE SEVEN NGK SPARK PLUGS SOHAM HANDICAP NICHOLLS AND HOLLAND DOUBLE UP David Nicholls and Darryll Holland completed a 285-1 double when Brave Burt followed the success of Arpeggio earlier in the day by taking the five furlong handicap by two and a half lengths from Our Fred.
NO GOING CHANGE The ground for tomorrow remains at GOOD TO SOFT “That was the report which I gave at 4pm, which is when I had to make it,” said Clerk of the Course Michael Prosser. “We shall see what happens overnight and in the morning as far as any amendment is concerned,” he added.
CLASSIC DAY OUT AT AYR Scotland's highest-class Flat race, the Group 3 Sodexho Prestige Scottish Classic, is the feature of Ayr's fixture on Monday, July 16, when a total of £ 63,600 of prize money is on offer. Top-class runners from across Britain can be expected for the £35,000 contest, which is also Scotland's only Group race. Last year's renewal went to Endless Hall, trained in Newmarket by Luca Cumani. The five-year-old won the Group 1 Gran Premio di Milano at San Siro in Milan prior to his Ayr success and in May picked up nearly £700,000 in prize money when defeating rivals from around the world in the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. The Sodexho Prestige Scottish Classic, sponsored for a second year by Ayr's caterers, is backed by an attractive supporting card that includes the £10,000-added Tote Credit Club Stakes, a Showcase Handicap run over five furlongs at 4.15pm. The fixture falls during the summer holiday season and a big family crowd is expected with a variety of attractions to keep racegoers of all ages amused. There will be a falconry display in the parade ring both before and after racing while face-painters, jugglers, stilt-walkers, a bouncy castle and small funfair in the Grandstand Enclosure will all help entertain younger racegoers. Racegoers will be kept informed by a lavish full-colour racecard, something Ayr has previous only had at the Scottish Grand National and Western Meetings. Richard Pridham, Ayr's Clerk of the Course and General Manager, said: "Our meeting on Monday, July 16, promises to be one of the highlights of our summer with some top-class performers expected to travel to Ayr for the Group 3 Sodexho Prestige Scottish Classic and supporting races. "We look forward to welcoming a family holiday crowd and have laid on a wide variety of attractions to make sure everybody has a memorable day out." Admission prices are Club £16 and Grandstand £8. Children aged 16 and under are admitted FREE, as at all Ayr's meetings, while car and coach parking is also FREE. The first of six races is at 2.15pm. NEW SPONSORS AT DONCASTER'S FINAL EVENING MEETING Doncaster's third and final evening meeting of 2001 takes place on Wednesday night (18 July), starting at 6.40 p.m. The racing programme features a pair of Conditions races - The P & O Logistics Stakes (for two-year-olds over six furlongs) and The Traxpark Classic Stakes (straight mile), with strong support provided by The Electrical Contractors Association Centenary Handicap Stakes (one mile and a half) and The Vyner Novice Fillies' Stakes - a contest for juvenile fillies supported by The European Breeders Fund. P & O Trans European, a world-class supplier of logistics services in the U.K. sponsor for the first time at Doncaster, as do Helios Properties plc, supporters of The Traxpark Classic Conditions Stakes. The Electrical Contractors Association celebrate their centenary by sponsoring a series of eight races nationwide, the sixth of which takes place on Wednesday evening. They represent some 2,000 electrical contractors who have a combined turnover of around £3.5 billion. Some 80% of all electrical installation in the country is undertaken by members of the E.C.A., who will provide a specially-commissioned trophy for the successful owner, in keeping with the electrical theme. Musical entertainment is provided by Hugo & The Hugoenotes, while the supervised creche facility is in use in the Family Enclosure at £1.80 per hour. SHOWCASE HANDICAP AT BEVERLEY The Tote Exacta Stakes, a Showcase Handicap contest with £12,000 in prize money, is the principal race at Beverley on Tuesday (17 July). It's a race for three-year-olds over the extended seven furlongs. Tuesday's programme, which begins at 2.15 p.m., also includes one of the oldest races in Britain - the 116th Year of The Watt Memorial Handicap Stakes, a race for stayers over two miles. This race has existed since a local dignitary, William Watt, bequeathed a fund to the racecourse. His father, Squire Richard Watt, who was based at nearby Bishop Burton, won The St. Leger at Doncaster four times in the early 19th Century with Altisidora (1813), Barefoot (1823), Memnon (1825) and Rockingham (1833). BREEDERS' CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS OFFICIAL LEADING POINT EARNERS THROUGH JULY 8, 2001 CLASSIC 36 Point Given 28 Albert the Great 28 Monarchos (injury) 24 Include 20 Futural (s9%) 20 Millennium Wind 20 Tiznow (s9%) 18 Wooden Phone (s9%) 17 Songandaprayer 16 Guided Tour 16 Mr Ross 16 Skimming 14 Brahms 14 Captain Steve (s9%) 14 Congaree 14 Sir Bear 12 Aptitude 12 A P Valentine 12 Balto Star 12 City Zip 12 Crafty C. T. 12 Dixie Dot Com 12 Outofthebox 11 Pleasant Breeze10 Broken Vow 10 E Dubai 10 Exciting Story 10 Freedom Crest 10 Hero's Tribute 10 Hoovergetthekeys 10 Invisible Ink 10 Perfect Cat 10 Richly Blended 10 Traditionally 8 Cat's At Home 8 Euchre 8 I Love Silver 8 Lido Palace (CHI) (s20%) 8 Palmeiro 6 Distilled (injury) 6 Duckhorn (s9%) 6 Fifty Stars 6 Gander (s9%) 6 Irisheyesareflying (s9%) 6 Jamaican Rum (s9%) 6 Keats 6 Liberty Gold 6 Remington Rock (s12%) 6 Smile Again 6 Tribunal 5 Media Mogul (GB) (s9%) 5 Moonlight Charger 4 American Halo 4 Bosque Redondo 4 Bright Valour 4 Chicago Six 4 Crafty Shaw 4 Dollar Bill 4 Dream Run 4 Halo's Stride 4 Lethal Instrument 4 Lightning Paces (s9%) 4 Meetyouathebrig (s9%) 4 Nite Dreamer 4 Radical Riley (s9%) 4 Saint Damien 4 Thunder Blitz 4 Top Official (s20%) 4 Until Sundown 4 Walkslikeaduck 4 Windrush 4 Windsor Castle 3 Milwaukee Brew2 Apt to Be 2 Arctic Boy 2 Bay Eagle 2 Boston Party 2 Buckle Down Ben 2 Coyote Lakes (s20%) 2 Dayton Flyer 2 Denied 2 Dig for It 2 Fan the Flame 2 Graeme Hall 2 High Cascade 2 Jimmy Z 2 Kombat Kat 2 Le Grande Danseur 2 Little Hans 2 Maysville Slew 2 Mr. John 2 Mongoose 2 Rize 2 Sea of Green (s9%) 2 Son of Rocket 2 Startac 2 Sultry Substitute 2 Tour of the Cat 2 Turnofthecentury 2 U So Bad 2 Valhol 2 Vision and Verse 1 Bayou the Moon 1 Big Numbers 1 Castlewood 1 Da Devil 1 Five Straight 1 Glacial 1 Grundlefoot 1 High Security (VEN) (s20%) 1 Jadada 1 Judge's Case 1 Milk Wood (GB) 1 Mo Mon 1 One by the Knows 1 Strike It Smart 1 Sure Shot Biscuit (s20%) 1 Talk Is Money 1 Talk's Cheap (s9%) 1 Telescam 1 Voodoo TURF 26 Bienamado 26 Irish Prize 20 King Cugat 18 Proud Man 16 Senure 14 Subtle Power (IRE) (s9%) (injury) 12 Persianlux (GB) (s9%) 12 Whata Brainstorm (injury) 10 Baptize 10 Blueprint (IRE) 10 Forbidden Apple 10 Hap 10 Tijiyr (IRE) 10 White Heart (GB) 8 Devon Deputy 8 Indygo Shiner 8 Kerrygold (FR) (s9%) 8 Make No Mistake (IRE) 8 Strategic Partner 6 Aly's Alley 6 Associate (s12%) 6 Band Is Passing 6 Del Mar Show 6 Falcon Flight (FR) (s9%) 6 Fateful Dream 6 Gritty Sandie 6 Lazy Lode (ARG) (s20%) 6 Northern Quest (FR) 6 Redattore (BRZ) (s20%) 6 Takarian (IRE) 6 Timboroa (GB) (s9%) 6 With Anticipation 5 Williams News 4 Fighting Falcon 4 Honor Glide 4 Inexplicable 4 Kalu 4 Manndar (IRE) 4 Night Patrol 4 Northcote Road 4 Sir Alfred 4 Slew Valley 4 Sligo Bay (IRE) 4 Stokosky 4 Yaralino (GB) 3 Craigsteel (GB) 2 Cee Dee (s9%)2 Cherokee Kim 2 Cynics Beware 2 Eagleton 2 El Mirasol 2 Here Comes Big C (s20%) 2 Langston 2 Man From Wicklow 2 Mr Notebook 2 National Anthem (GB) (s9%) 2 One Eyed Joker 2 Package Store 2 Pine Dance 2 Profit Option 2 Robynhood 2 Sir Brian's Sword 2 Wake the Tiger 1 A Little Luck (s12%) 1 Casino King (IRE) 1 City West (ARG) (s20%) 1 David Copperfield 1 Dynameaux 1 El Cielo 1 Entorchado (IRE) (s9%) 1 Fast City 1 Flash of Joy 1 Legal Jousting (IRE) 1 Marine (GB) 1 Navesink 1 Rahy's Secret 1 Sea to See (s9%) 1 What's Your Wish (s9%) DISTAFF 30 Lazy Slusan 24 Xtra Heat 22 Real Cozzy 20 Fleet Renee 20 Gourmet Girl (s12%) 18 Critical Eye 18 Mystic Lady 16 Flute 16 Spain 16 Two Item Limit 14 Affluent 14 Apple of Kent 14 Dream Supreme 14 Feverish (s12%) 12 Collect Call10 De Bertie 10 Forest Secrets 10 Latour 10 Lovellon (ARG) (s20%) 10 March Magic 10 Saudi Poetry 9 Jostle 8 Country Hideaway 8 Critikola (ARG) (s20%) 8 Lady Melesi 8 Lu Ravi 8 Tap Dance 7 Pompeii 6 Love At Noon 6 Megans Bluff 6 Printemps (CHI) (s20%) 6 Royal Fair 6 Victory Ride 4 Atelier 4 Exogenous 4 Folly Dollar 4 Halo Reality 4 Indy Glory 4 Lakenheath 4 Mountain Bird 4 Nasty Storm 4 Pentatonic 4 Quick Tip 4 Serra Lake 4 Setareh 4 Vivid Sunset 4 Xtreme Bid (s9%) 2 Courageous Maiden 2 Dreams Gallore 2 Irguns Angel 2 Letter of Intent 2 Mandy's Gold 2 Morning Sun 2 Mysia Jo (s9%) 2 My White Corvette (s20%) 2 Queenie Belle 2 Raging Fever 2 Scratch Pad 2 Secret Status 2 Southern Fiction 2 Strolling Belle 2 Unbridled Lassie 1 Asher 1 Back in Shape1 Beloved by All 1 Crystal Sea 1 Emery Board 1 Eminent (s9%) 1 Frankly My Dear 1 It All Adds Up 1 Ive Gota Bad Liver 1 Pajamas MILE (TURF) 10 Exchange Rate 8 Skip to the Stone 7 Touch of the Blues (FR) 6 North East Bound 6 Road to Slew 6 Strategic Mission 4 Affirmed Success 4 Dr. Park 4 Lake William 4 Morluc 4 Pavillon (BRZ) 4 Val Royal (FR) (s9%) 3 Learing At Kathy 2 In Frank's Honor 2 Macward 2 Testify 2 Trailthefox 2 Western Summer 2 Where's Taylor (s9%) 1 Runspastum 1 Texas Glitter (s9%) 1 Union One SPRINT 22 Peeping Tom 20 Say Florida Sandy 18 Alannan 16 Kona Gold 14 Early Flyer 14 Nany's Sweep 10 Blade Prospector (BRZ) (s20%) 10 Hook and Ladder 10 Starrer 9 Istintaj 8 Bonapaw (s9%) 8 Gold Mover 8 Griffinite8 Lasersport 8 Yonaguska 7 Katz Me If You Can 7 Prized Stamp (s9%) 6 Above Perfection (s9%) 6 Cat Chat 6 Ceeband (s9%) 6 Delaware Township 6 Disco Rico 6 D'wildcat 6 Explicit 6 Flame Thrower (injury) 6 La Feminn (s9%) 6 Men's Exclusive (s20%) 6 Put It Back 6 Serenita (ARG) (s9%) 6 Squirtle Squirt 4 Another 4 Bet On Sunshine 4 Caller One 4 Caressing 4 Dat You Miz Blue 4 Grey Memo (s9%) 4 Harmony Lodge 4 Hollycombe 4 Icanseetherain 4 Kitty On the Track 4 Lucky Livi (s9%) 4 Shine Again 4 Superduper Miss (s9%) 4 Trip 4 Trippi 4 Valiant Halory 4 Wake At Noon 3 Tax Affair 3 Top Hit 2 Bills Paid (s9%) 2 Chindi (s12%) 2 Curious Treasures (s9%) 2 Diablo's Choice 2 Elaborate 2 Erin Moor 2 Fappie's Notebook 2 Freespool 2 Golly Greeley (s9%) 2 Hazino 2 Here's Zealous 2 Hidden Assets 2 Kalookan Queen2 Miners Gamble 2 Multiple Choice 2 Pretty 'n Smart 2 Sam Lord's Castle 2 Shooting Party 2 Sparkling Sabre 2 Stormy Jack 2 Sweet Nanette (s9%) 2 Tarek 2 Touch Tone 2 Warren's Whistle (s9%) 1 American Century 1 Bidis 1 Chasm 1 Cover Gal (s9%) 1 Dash for Daylight 1 Dynamite Diablo (s9%) 1 Fantastic Finish 1 Friday's a Comin' (s9%) 1 Rapidough 1 Rose of Zollern (IRE) (s9%) 1 Smokin Pete 1 Thunder Bertie 1 Wired to Fly FILLIES& MARE TURF 18 Go Go 16 Astra 16 Beautiful Noise 16 Happyanunoit (NZ) (s20%) 10 Spook Express (SAF) (s20%) 10 Tranquility Lake 10 Uncharted Haven (GB) (s9%) 8 Innit (IRE) (s9%) 6 Brianda (IRE) (s9%) 6 Gaviola 6 Janet (GB) (s9%) 6 Keemoon (FR) (s9%) 6 Perfect Sting 6 Playact (IRE) (s9%) 6 Rare Charmer 5 Dianehill (IRE) 5 Out of Reach (GB) 5 Windsong 4 Batique 4 Casual Feat 4 Clearly a Queen 4 Colstar (s9%)4 Elegant Ridge (IRE) 4 Fantastic Filly (FR) (s9%) 4 High Walden 4 Iftiraas (GB) (s9%) 4 Kalatiara (AUS) (s20%) 4 Kalypso Katie (IRE) (s20%) 4 Live Your Dreams 4 Penny's Gold 4 Silver Tornado 4 Solvig 3 Lucky Lune (FR) (s9%) 2 Aiglonne 2 Amaretta 2 Beefeater Baby 2 Gino's Spirits (GB) (s9%) 2 Marq of Beauty 2 Matiere Grise (FR) (s9%) 2 Melody Queen (GB) (s9%) 2 Miss of Wales (CHI) (s20%) 2 Open Minded (s9%) 2 Please Sign In 2 Separata (CHI) (s20%) 2 Shopping for Love 2 Sitka 2 Starine (FR) (s9%) 2 Truebreadpudding (s12%) 1 Al Desima (GB) (s20%) 1 Alexine (ARG) (s9%) 1 Blushing Bride (GB) (s9%) 1 Efficient Frontier 1 Good Game 1 Keld (IRE) 1 Krisada 1 Lady Dora 1 Platinum Tiara 1 Ruff 1 Silver Bandana 1 Veil of Avalon JUVENILE FILLIES 4 Cashier's Dream (s9%) 4 Georgia's Storm (s9%) 3 Lakeside Cup 2 Respectful 1 Colonial Glitter 1 La Vida Loca 1 Who Loves Aleyna JUVENILE COLTS/GELDINGS 8 Buster's Daydream 6 Lunar Bounty (s20%) 4 Binyamin 4 Leelanau 2 Draw Play (s9%) 2 Gygistar 2 Harmony Hall 2 Storm Passage 1 Day Trader 1 Huber Woods (s9%) Not Nominated to the Breeders' Cup- 9% Supplemental Fee (s12%) Not Nominated to the Breeders' Cup- 12% Supplemental Fee (s20%) Not Nominated to the Breeders' Cup- 20% Supplemental Fee Captain Steve (s9%) has a $280,000 credit. Gander (s9%) has a $280,000 credit. Tiznow (s9%) has a $280,000 credit. Subtle Power (IRE) (9%) has a $140,000 credit. Men's Exclusive (s20%) has a $180,000 credit. Colstar (s9%) has a $70,000 credit For old articles (from 1st March 2000) go to the Newslink Archive |
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