Wednesday,July 7, 2004

THE JULY MEETING
RACENEWS RACECOURSE SERVICE
SECOND DAY, NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2004

“I don’t know what I shall do with him now, as that looks like the end of handicaps for him,” said the trainer as he mused about the fact that runner-up, odds-on Top Seed, had been third in the Dante and the Queen’s Vase.

“Maybe we shall have to look for a small black type race abroad for him.”

This was Howling’s first success at that level since Shamrock City won a Listed race here two or three seasons ago, and he reckoned that he was putting his neck on the line by running him over this trip of nearly a mile and seven furlongs.

“Some people said that he would stay and others that he wouldn’t and I took the decision on the grounds that he would. I came here expecting him to run well, though I did not expect him to win it like that.

“When he ran in the King George V at Royal Ascot he was last turning for home and looked like being tailed off, but his jockey gave him a couple of cracks and he absolutely flew to be beaten only about three and a half lengths.

“And this man (pointing to Kieren Fallon) has been a big help to me. He has ridden the horse out a lot and keeps telling me that he is good. I was very glad that he kept Anousa tucked in behind the front two and let them take the brunt of the wind.”

Anousa is one of three horses Howling trains for Sheikh Mohammed Al Sabah, of the ruling family of Kuwait, who runs his three hiorses (all with Howling) under the banner of Arkland International (UK) Ltd.

“The other two are not up to this level and they will probably be moved on quite soon. The Sheikh likes to have horses good enough to run at meetings like this, he is not keen on the idea of them running at places like Catterick and Folkestone,” said Howling, who is having an excellent season and was sending out his 22nd winner of the year from a yard of 30 horses.

Race One - Bahrain Trophy
Place quotes

GROUND FASTER

The weathermen might be talking of rain hitting Newmarket late this afternoon, but jockeys in the opener were unanimous that the ground was riding faster than it was on Tuesday.

Darryll Holland, who rode the whipper-in Isidore Bonheur, described the going as “very fast - much quicker than yesterday”, while Ted Durcan called it “fast” and Philip Robinson said that it had “dried up appreciably”.

Neither Durcan nor trainer Mick Channon had any excuses for the defeat of odds-on favourite Top Seed who was second, beaten three and a half lengths by Anousa (13-2), the outsider of the quartet.

Channon said: “It seems I can’t even convert a penalty kick. Top Speed is looking a professional loser and, while Ted might have been better advised kicking on, the horse never picked up and was beaten fair and square.”

Race Two - TNT July Stakes
Win quotes

CHAPPLE-HYAM BLOWING HOT

Captain Hurricane, continuing the remarkable resurgence of Peter Chapple-Hyam since he returned from Hong Kong, battled through a strong force wind to win the Group Two TNT July Stakes.

With Mystical Land short of room in the last 100 yards, it was left to Captain Hurricane and Council Member to fight out the finish, but the Chapple-Hyam colt, who had swept up the outside, had his head down in the right place and got the short-head verdict.

Captain Hurricane is part-owned by Andrew “Bertie” Black, who, together with Ed Wray, set up the hugely successful Betfair betting exchange operation, and both confessed to having enjoyed “a nice little touch”.

Black said: ”Peter had been disappointed when Captain Hurricane had been beaten in his first two races but, whereas I didn’t back him then because he was too short, I thought the price was too long today and helped myself to a bit of 28-1 and 24-1.”

Chapple-Hyam, having rocketed back to the top through the exploits of one-time claimer African Dream, had always thought that Captain Hurricane, bought by bloodstock agent Tom Goff for 21,000 guineas at Doncaster Sales and introduced by Cashmans into their market for next year’s 2,000 Guineas at 50-1, was his Royal Ascot horse.

He said: “I felt he was a certainty first time out at Yarmouth and could not believe it when he was beaten, and then at Salisbury he was a bit fresh and pulled too hard. He is entered in the Gimcrack and I am sure that the boys (Jeremy Wray is the third member of the Comic Strip Heroes) would love to make the speech at York !”


FIRST TWO WINNING JOCKEYS


Kieren Fallon, the winning jockey in the opening Bahrain Trophy, said: “The wind could turn you sideways so it was lucky I got some cover.

“Anousa is obviously progressing and the extra distance suited him. I was worried about the ground - I thought he needed cut but I have been proved wrong again!.

“It is quite fast ground but there is a good cover so it is safe.”



Jimmy Fortune, successful on Captain Hurricane in the second, the TNT July Stakes, said: “Things didn’t go quite his way at Salisbury last time. He was going to win easily and then there was nothing there.

“I am not surprised at all that he has won today - he gave me a lovely feel last time. We were getting blown about a bit in the wind - I was not aware of anything untoward.”




PLACED QUOTES RACE TWO
TNT JULY STAKES

RUNNER-UP’S EFFORT ‘ROCK SOLID’

“That was a rock solid effort,” said Godolphin’s racing manager Simon Crisford after their 7-4 favourite Council Member had been beaten a short head by the topically-named Captain Hurricane in the TNT July Stakes.

“It was a pity that he had to race into the teeth of the wind, but he has so much natural speed and there didn’t look like being any pace on, so really he had no option but to make it.

“He has run on really well and there is no reason why we should be disappointed with that,” added Crisford of the runner-up, who has now been second in two Group races, as this narrow defeat followed his second to Iceman in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

As well as having this colt carrying the Godolphin banner in the race, Sheikh Mohammed was also represented, in his own name, by third home Mystical Land, who was the runner-up’s market rival and finished a length and a quarter behind him.

WINNING QUOTES RACE THREE
JOSS COLLINS HERITAGE HANDICAP

“ASCOT WAS THE PLAN, BUT...”

“The plan was the King George V Handicap at Ascot, and we thought he had a big chance, but everything went wrong for him there,” said trainer Michael Bell after Woodcracker had taken the Joss Collins Handicap in a driving finish with The Queen’s contender Royal Warrant.

“He was well drawn at Ascot, but he got shuffled back early and could never really get into the race and, in addition to that, he really couldn’t act on the very fast ground. We thought he had a good chance after his good run at York,” Bell added.

“This was an obvious race for him after that and it may well be that his best distance is a mile and a quarter. Sir Thomas (Pilkington, former senior steward of the Jockey Club and owner-breeder of the winner) likes to have runners at the July meeting and this fitted in well.

“I don’t know what we will do with him now. He is in the Magnet (John Smith’s) Cup on Saturday, but that will come too soon for him, but there is the Spitfire Handicap at Goodwood and that could be a race we would look at for him.”

Harking back to bloodstock agent Joss Collins, who died earlier this year and in whose memory the race was staged, Bell said “He bought a fair number of horses for me over the years and he found a Group winner for me early on in Smart Guest who won the Angelsey Stakes in 1994, in the days before Aidan O’Brien when it was possible to win Group races in Ireland.”



Race Three - Joss Collins Handicap
Placed Quotes

ROYAL WARRANT PIPPED BY WOODCRACKER

The Queen has not enjoyed the best of seasons so far, and Her Majesty’s consistent but luckless colt Royal Warrant was pipped on the post by Woodcracker in the £50,000 Joss Collins Handicap.

Royal Warrant, runner-up for the third consecutive time, has finished in the frame in seven of his eight races this season, with just the one win on the Polytrack at Lingfield to his credit.

“I thought we had got him on the line,” groaned Martin Dwyer as the short-head verdict went against him, but Michael Oswald, The Queen’s former Royal Studs manager, was justfiably proud of Royal Warrant.

He said: “He is so gutsy and does not know how to run a bad race. He keeps getting placed and has earned Her Majesty plenty of prize money, but he deserves to win one of these.

“Next stop could be a race at Goodwood on July 29, but, unfortunately, I can’t be there as I am away with the RAF - perhaps I can get them to fly over the Sussex Downs!”


Race Four - Princess of Wales’s cantorodds,com Stakes
Win quotes


BANDARI COCKS A DEAF ‘UN TO CRITICS


Bandari, equipped with ear plugs in the preliminaries (they were taken out before he entered the stalls), silenced his critics when getting back on the winning road in the Group Two Princess of Wales’s cantorodds.com Stakes.

Sulamani, the 11-8 favourite, found the fast ground and 5lb penalty too much and was outpointed half a length by Bandari, leaving winning trainer Mark Johnston to reflect on “what a difference a day makes”.

Down in the dumps after dual Guineas heroine Attraction had lost her unbeaten record here on Tuesday, Johnston said: “That epitomises the ups and down of racing.

“Bandari can be a bit erratic and he ran no race at Royal Ascot last time, but he often gets excited and has run his race before he gets in the stalls and that is why we tried the earplugs.

“They were put in two hours before the race and then taken out at the start, and, unlike in so many of his previous races, he was very relaxed with not a drop of sweat on him.

“James Willoughby (Racing Post columnist) insists that the key to this horse was to bring him back to a mile and a quarter, yet here he is winning a Group Two over a mile and a half.

“I have never lost faith in Bandari, and it just goes to show that good horses can come back. He was a star two years ago when we thought he’d run a big race in the Derby, and I’m delighted that we have got him back.

“Now we will look at running him in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on July 24.”

Cashmans offer a top-priced 20-1.

Richard Hills, who rode Bandari, said: ”When I took the ear plugs out at the start he was shocked and whipped around as if someone had slapped him up the arse. I fell off, so it’s a good job the handler had a firm hold.”



PLACED QUOTES RACE FOUR
PRINCESS OF WALES’S cantorodds.com STAKES

SULAMANI REMAINS KING GEORGE POSSIBLE

“He has run really well and I am very pleased with him, but I just wish that the ground had not been so fast,” said Saeed bin Suroor after Godolphin’s Sulamani had gone down by half a length to Bandari in the Princess of Wales’s cantorodds.com Stakes.

“He is definitely happier when the ground is softer than this, and it is still possible that he will run in the King George at Ascot if the ground is right for him. He, Doyen and Papineau are all very much possibles at the moment.”

bin Suroor’s comments were endorsed by the team’s racing manager Simon Crisford who added: “He has run really well on the ground and with his Group One penalty, and he could certainly still run in the King George. We had hoped that we would get away with it and he really had to have a run; after all this is July, the seventh month of the year, and he has had only one race before this.”

Sulamani is an 8/1 chance from 7/1 with Paddy Power.

Marcus Tregoning was much happier with the effort of third-placed High Accolade than he was after the colt had been trounced by Doyen at Ascot.

“That was a much better run and he has done well. I wish he could have got more cover with the wind blowing so hard down the straight, though I doubt it that would have made a great deal of difference to the result.

“We shall leave him in the King George just to see what the big boys are doing, but at this stage I would think he is an unlikely runner.

“We shall look at the Geoffrey Freer for him, though he would probably not run in that if Mubtaker does.”

And speaking of last year’s Arc runner-up Tregoning said: “It is taking a long time to get him ready and he is going to have to have an autumn campaign. The Geoffrey Freer would be the earliest race he could run in.”
WINNING QUOTES RACE FIVE
CAPANNELLE RACECOURSE EBF NOVICE STAKES

FINE DEBUT BY THE PRINCE

Stetchworth Prince, the first horse to race for the partnership of Edward St George (under his Lucayan Stud banner) and Bill Gredley, made a very pleasing start to his racing life with a clear-cut debut success in the Capannelle Racecourse Novice Stakes.

“That was really quite impressive and as I haven’t really done a great deal with him I would expect him to come on quite a bit for that,” said the colt’s trainer David Loder after Stetchworth Prince had seen off Army of Angels (a third runner-up of the day for Godolphin) by a length and three-quarters.

The winner, whose breeders the Hichclere Stud were also responsible for the TNT July Stakes scorer Captain Hurricane, might be a horse for Goodwood at the end of the month, but Loder has made no plans in that precise direction.

“The older horses have been disappointing, but then you can only play with the cards you are dealt - if you haven’t got four aces there is nothing you can do about it,” Loder went on.

“But the two-year-olds are beginning to come together and I hope that they can carry on in the way this fellow has.

“I have quite a few to run in the next few days, particularly of Edward’s while he is over here, and this horse really ran only because I knew that both Edward and Bill would be at the meeting.”


Race Five - Capannelle Racecourse Novice Stakes
Placed Quotes

DETTORI BIG ARMY FAN

Godolphin have a cluster of unraced two-year-olds to run in the coming weeks, and Army Of Angels, the latest newcomer of the boys in blue to hit the streets, lost nothing in defeat when beaten a length and three-quarters by Stetchworth Prince in the Capannelle Racecourse Novice Stakes.

Frankie Dettori, who rode Army of Angels, was suitably impressed. He said: “He will come on a lot for that. I was in a pocket but he was staying on at the end and he gave me a good feel.

“I like him a lot - he is not shy and is a bit of a cheekie chappy, who wants a scrap.”


Similarly, Barry Hills, who trained third-placed Paper Talk, the 11-8 favourite, was not disappointed.

He said: “Mine all improve for the run, and he’ll be sharper next time. The winner got first run, but Darryll (Holland) did the right thing and he’s a nice horse.”


Winning and Placed quotesRace Six - Rolls Royce Handicap

VALANCE LANDS A GAMBLE

Backed early this morning at 11-1, Valance landed a bit of a gamble for Charles Egerton when winning the Rolls Royce Handicap at 9-2.

Egerton was “away on business”, but part-owner Austin Allison was showered in congratulations in the winner’s enclosure.

He said: ”we were disappointed with Valance at Salisbury, but the extra two furlongs today suited him.

“We ran him twice over hurdles last winter - he won at Huntingdon and would have finished second at Newbury had he not tipped up - but Charles thinks we should now concentrate on the Flat, and the money is certainly better.

“He is entered in the Ebor and I suppose the penalty might help him towards getting in the race, but Johnny Murtagh, who gave him such a great ride here, reckons we should look elsewhere.”

Amanda Perrett, trainer of third-placed Ten Carat, was delighted with the colt’s first run of the season.

She said: ”That was a very good effort and if he had a clearer run in the closing stages it would have been even better.

“He would have run in the Ascot Stakes, but, like so many of my horses, he was slow to come to hand this year, so now he will go for the Goodwood Stakes and then the Cesarewitch. We will have some fun with him.”


WINNING QUOTES RACE SEVEN
NGK SPARK PLUGS HANDICAP

ANOTHER SURPRISE WITH PRELUDE

On a day of several shocks, we ended with the biggest of the afternoon when 25-1 Silver Prelude took the NGK Spark Plugs Handicap, winning by a neck and the same from Awake and Currency.

“That was a really good effort for a three-year-old taking on older horses,” enthused winning trainer Dean Ivory. “There was a time last year when we weren’t sure if he actually got the five furlongs, but he certainly did so there and was brilliantly ridden by Philip (Robinson).

“His owner Andrew Shone had two runners in the race but once we saw the field split into two we knew that Miss George would not have any chance with her draw of 15. She just would not get enough cover and she didn’t.” Miss George finished 12th.

Milton Bradley, delighted with the return to form of third-placed Currency, said “he got stuck in a pocket on the rails and had to switch, but he finished bdest of all and with luck he’ll be winning again soon.

Macolm Saunders, trainer of second favourite Devise who was fourth, said “he is better when he gets some cover but though there was a big field he was always seeing a bit too much daylight, and when Kerrin (McEvoy) did get him running the horse could not quicken up in time.”

SOVIET SONG IN FINE FETTLE


The Press Association reported this morning that Soviet Song is in good form after her famous victory over Attraction in the UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

The four- year- old brought the unbeaten run of the dual classic heroine Attraction to an end in the Group One feature and is none the worse for her exertions.

“She ate up last night and has been out for a walk and a pick of grass this morning. She's fine,” trainer James Fanshawe told At The Races.

Soviet Song, owned by the Elite Racing Club, is entered in the Cantor Odds Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on July 28, but the Newmarket handler wants to bide his time before committing to a definite target.

“It's hard to say straight after a race (where she will run next). She was left in the race on Tuesday, but I would not run her if the ground was fast there,” he added.

“She's had five quick races close together, but she's as tough as nails.”

Fanshawe admitted he had been confident that his daughter of Marju would run a good race.

“I thought if Soviet Song put up as good a performance as she had done at Ascot behind Refuse To Bend that she would be thereabouts,” he explained.

“Also, we thought Attraction's front-running style would really suit Soviet Song. They didn't look to be going that quick early on but they weren't too far outside the track record.”



TODAY’S ATTENDANCE


The crowd for the second day of the July meeting was 8,519, which is down by just 304 (3.4%) on last year’s attendance of 8,823.

GOING NEWS AT 10AM


The going for the second day of the July Meeting remains

GOOD TO FIRM,

to which it was officially changed after the first race yesterday.

“It was dry overnight after we had had almost an inch of rain in the week leading up to the meeting, but more rain is forecast for later today.

“It should be dry for most of the day, but there may be a few spots during the last race and it is forecast to rain heavily starting between 5pm and 7pm.


“We may have as much as 20 millimetres (3/4 of an inch) of rain overnight.”



BETTING NEWS

Milton Bradley is very much the sprint king, and Corals report “a good old-fashioned gamble” on the stable’s veteran Salviati in today’s finale, the NGK Spark Plugs Rated Handicap (4.40pm).

Simon Clare, press officer to Corals, said: “We offered 20-1, but the phones have been ringing all morning, and he has proved a real each-way steamer. His form figures may be uninspiring, but money talks and we have been forced to slash his odds to 14-1.”

Corals have also seen plenty of cash for Magistretti in the feature race, the Princess of Wales’s cantorodds.com Stakes (2.55pm) and, with Sulamani proving “a weak favourite”, the Neville Callaghan-trained horse has been cut to 9-2 from 11-2, while Paddy Power have also taken evasive action over the same horse, with spokesman Tony Coleman reporting: ”The ‘dead eight’ has attracted each-way punters, and he is now 5-1 from 11-2.”

Nick Littmoden’s Royal Ascot winner Chateau Istana has been the buzz horse for the other Group race, the TNT July Stakes (1.50pm), with Victor Chandler reducing offers from 7-1 to 6-l - “if he was in a more fashionable yard he would be even shorter,” declared public relations officer Neal Wlkins - while Paddy Power shaved him half a point to 13-2.

Motive has been all the rage with Paddy Power for the Joss Collins Heritage Handicap (2.20pm), though the three non-runners were partly responsible for reducing the favourite’s odds from 7-2 to 5-2, while Celtic Heroine has been backed with the Irish firm from 5-1 to 7-2

in the same race, Victor Chandler have chopped Michael Jarvis’s Royal Ascot winner from 5-1 to 3-1 and Corals from 9-2 to 100-30. Torinmoor, the Pricewise selection in the Racing Post, has also been well supported and is down to 10-1 (from 16-1) with Corals in what is looking a warm betting heat.

LEADING TRAINERS AFTER DAY TWO

Trainer 1sts 2nds 3rds
Saeed bin Suroor 1 3 -
Mark Johnston 1 1 -
Jeremy Noseda 1 - 1
Michael Bell 1 - -
Peter Chapple-Hyam 1 - -
Roger Charlton 1 - -
Charles Egerton 1 - -
Brian Ellison 1 - -
James Fanshawe 1 - -
Richard Hannon 1 - -
Paul Howling 1 - -
Dean Ivory 1 - -
David Loder 1 - -
Sir Michael Stoute 1 - -
Mick Channon - 2 1
Barry Hills - 1 2
Andrew Balding - 1 1
David Nicholls - 1 1
Mark Tompkins - 1 1
John Akehurst - 1 -
Peter Harris - 1 -
Nick Littmoden - 1 -
Martin Pipe - 1 -
Amanda Perrett - - 2
Milton Bradley - - 1
John Gosden - - 1
William Haggas - - 1
Freddie Head FR - - 1
Marcus Tregoning - - 1


LEADING JOCKEYS AFTER DAY TWO

Jockey 1sts 2nds 3rds
Kieren Fallon 2 1 2
Johnny Murtagh 2 - 1
Frankie Dettori 1 3
Philip Robinson 1 1 1
Eddie Ahern 1 - 2
Richard Hills 1 - 1
Darryll Holland 1 - 1
Richard Hughes 1 - 1
Steve Drowne 1 - -
Jimmy Fortune 1 - -
Dane O’Neill 1 - -
Tom Queally 1 - -
Martin Dwyer - 2 2
Ted Durcan - 2 -
Michael Hills - 1 1
Kevin Darley - 1 -
Jean-Pierre Guillambert - 1 -
Adrian Nicholls - 1 -
Jimmy Quinn - 1 -
Davy Bonilla - - 1
Ryan Moore - - 1

FIRST RACE RESULT
1.20pm BAHRAIN TROPHY

Class A, Listed Race, £30,000 guaranteed, for 3yo, 1m 6f 175yds. Weights: colts & geldings 8st 11lb, fillies 8st 6lb. Penalties: in 2004, a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Pattern race 5lb. Penalty values: 1st: £17,850; 2nd: £6,600; 3rd: £3,300; 4th: £1,500; 5th: £750

1 ANOUSA (Arkland International (UK) Ltd) Paul Howling 3-8-11 Kieren Fallon [3] 13-2
2 TOP SEED (John Livock Bloodstock Ltd) Mick Channon 3-8-11 Ted Durcan [2] 10-11fav
3 BUMPTIOUS (Beryl Lockey) Mark Tompkins 3-8-11 Philip Robinson [1] 4-1
4 ISIDORE BONHEUR (Bill Gredley & Matthew Green) Barry Hills 3-8-11 Darryll Holland [4]
4 ran Non-runner: No 4 Le Tiss (vet’s certificate) Time: 3 m 17.83 s Dist: 3 1/2, 3/4, 16
Breeder: Michael Dalton Breeding: Intikhab - Annaletta (Belmez)
Tote: Win: £6.30 Exacta: £3.40

Winning trainer:- Name: Howling, Paul
Born: January 29, 1957
Trains at: Wellbottom Lodge, Newmarket
Previous Experience: Worked for Geoff Huffer, John Winter, Con Horgan and David Oughton
Date of First Licence: May 1, 1987
Horses In Training (2000-2004): 27, 27, 33, 29, 29
Wins this Year: 22 Major races won: Fairway Stakes (2000 Shamrock City); Bahrain Trophy (2004 Anousa)

Winning jockey:-Name: Fallon, Kieren Francis. Born: County Clare, Ireland, 22/2/65 Apprenticeship: 1983 Kevin Prendergast First winner: Piccadily Lord (Navan, June 18, 1984) Wins (1988-2003): 31,28,39,29,45,60,47,91,136,202*,204*,202*,149, 166*, 149*, 221* *Champion jockey Classic wins: (11) 2000 Guineas (2000 King’s Best, 2001 Golan), 1000 Guineas (1997 Sleepytime, 1999 Wince, 2003 Russian Rhythm), Vodafone Oaks (1997 Reams Of Verse, 1999 Ramruma, 2004 Ouija Board), Vodafone Derby (1999 Oath, 2003 Kris Kin, 2004 North Light) Other major wins include: St James’s Palace Stakes (1998 Dr Fong), Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (1997 Bosra Sham), Gold Cup (2003 Mr Dinos), Coronation Stakes (2003 Russian Rhythm), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2002 Golan), Sussex Stakes (1997 Ali-Royal);Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (1997 Bosra Sham), Cheveley Park Stakes (1997 Embassy), St James’s Palace Stakes (1998 Dr Fong), Yorkshire Oaks (1998 Catchascatchcan, 1999 Ramruma, 2002 and 2003 Islington), Tattersalls Gold Cup (1999 Shiva); Irish Oaks (1999 Ramruma); Vodafone Coronation Cup (2000 Daliapour, 2002 Boreal), Dubai Sheema Classic (2000 Fantastic Light), Queen Anne Stakes (2000 Kalanisi, 2001 Medicean), Masai Mile (2001 Nicobar), Vodafone Nassau Stakes (2002 Islington, 2003 Russian Rhythm), Prix Morny (2002 Elusive City), July Stakes (2003Nevisian Lad), Fillies’ Mile (2003 Red Bloom); Prix d’Ispahan (2003 Falbrav) Wins This Season: 101


SECOND RACE RESULT
1.50pm TNT JULY STAKES

Class A, Group Two, £70,000 guaranteed, for 2yo colts & geldings, 6f. Penalties: a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb; of a Group 1 or 2 race 5lb. Penalty values: 1st: £40,600; 2nd: £15,400; 3rd: £7,700; 4th: £3,500; 5th: £1,750; 6th: £1,050

1 CAPTAIN HURRICANE (The Comic Strip Heroes) Peter Chapple-Hyam 2-8-10 Jimmy Fortune [6] 10-1
2 COUNCIL MEMBER (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 2-8-10 Frankie Dettori [5] 7-4fav
3 MYSTICAL LAND (Sheikh Mohammed) John Gosden 2-8-10 Kieren Fallon [4] 15-8
4 ST ANDREWS STORM (A Macdonald) Richard Hannon 2-8-10 Richard Hughes [2]
5 TONY JAMES (Tony Richards) Clive Brittain 2-8-10 Darryll Holland [7]
6 MOSCOW MUSIC (O’Connor Racing) Mick Quinlan 2-8-10 Ryan Moore [1]
7 CHATEAU ISTANA (Ivan Allan) Nick Littmoden 2-8-10 Tom Queally [3]

7 ran after a stewards’ enquiry the places remain unaltered
Time: 1 m 13.61 s Dist: sh, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, sh, 4, 5
Breeder: Highclere Stud Ltd Breeding: Desert Style - Ravine (Indian Ridge)
Tote: Win: £12.00 Places: £3.90; £1.70 Exacta: £39.40

Winning trainer:-Name:Chapple-Hyam, Peter William
Date of birth:2/4/63 Date of first licence:1991Previous Occupation: Assistant to Barry Hills. Trained at Manton, now occupied by John Gosden. Returned from spell training in Hong Kong at the beginning of 2004. Classic wins: (2) Sagitta 2000 Guineas (1992 Rodrigo De Triano), Vodafone Derby (1992 Dr Devious)
Wins in a season (1991-2003): 27:41:52:39:37:52:37:37:n/a:n/a:n/a:n/a:n/a Horses in training (1992-2004): 73:79:98:96:113:84:86:96:n/a:n/a:n/a:n/a:40 Wins This Year: 14
Other major wins include: Irish 2,000 Guineas (1992 Rodrigo De Triano, 1994 Turtle Island, 1995 Spectrum), Italian Derby (1993 White Muzzle, 1997 Single Empire),Champion Stakes (1992 Rodrigo De Triano, 1995 Spectrum), Irish Champion Stakes (1992 Dr Devious), Prix de la Salamandre (1996 Revoque), Grand Criterium (1996 Revoque), Juddmonte International Stakes (1992 Rodrigo De Triano), French 2000 Guineas (1998 Victory Note), Racing Post Trophy (1998 Commander Collins), Jardine Lloyd Thompson Dee Stakes (2004 African Dream), July Stakes (2004 Captain Hurricane)


Winning jockey:-Name: Fortune, James Joseph. Date of birth: 14/6/72 Apprenticeship: With Mike O'Neill. Big wins Include: Vodafone Stewards’ Cup (1994 For The Present,1996 Coastal Bluff), Ayr Gold Cup (1989 Joveworth, 1996 Coastal Bluff), Racing Post Trophy (1998 Commander Collins); Sun Chariot Stakes (1999 Lady In Waiting), Lincoln Handicap (2000 John Ferneley, 2001 Nimello), Royal Hunt Cup (2002 Norton), Middle Park Stakes (2002 Oasis Dream);July Stakes (2004 Captain Hurricane)
Wins (1988-2003): 8,29,46,32,26,25,56,46,83,78,108,94,93,71,92,46 Other details: Champion apprentice 1990; Stable jockey to Lynda Ramsden 1997; 1999 retained rider to Robert Sangster, attached to John Gosden
Wins This Year: 9




THIRD RACE RESULT

2.20pm JOSS COLLINS STAKES
Class B, Heritage Handicap, £50,000 guaranteed, for 3yo Rated 0-105. 1m 2f. Minimum Weight: 7st 12lb. Penalties: after June 26, a winner 6lb. Penalty values: 1st: £29,000; 2nd: £11,000; 3rd: £5,500; 4th: £2,500; 5th: £1,250; 6th: £750

1 WOODCRACKER (Sir Thomas Pilkington) Michael Bell 3-9-00 Darryll Holland [9] 10-1
2 ROYAL WARRANT (The Queen) Andrew Balding 3-8-12 Martin Dwyer [7] 5-1
3 TORINMOOR (Mr & Mrs R Scott) Amanda Perrett 3-9-01 Johnny Murtagh [8] 12-1
4 SILENT HAWK (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 3-8-13 Frankie Dettori [13]
5 CELTIC HEROINE (Peter Savill) Michael Jarvis 3-9-07 Kevin Darley [5]
6 MYSTICAL GIRL (T T Bloodstocks) Mark Johnston 3-9-04 Stanley Chin [2]
7 GALVANISE (Khalid Abdulla) Barry Hills 3-8-11 Richard Hughes [14]
8 MOTIVE (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing X) Sir Michael Stoute 3-9-00 Kieren Fallon [6] 9-4fav
9 TARANDOT (Norcroft Park Stud) George Margarson 3-8-11 Adrian McCarthy [3]
10 QUARTINO (Dr Ornella Carlini Cozzi) John Gosden 3-8-13 Jimmy Fortune [11]
11 LUNAR EXIT (Angmering Park Stud) Lady Herries 3-9-04 Kerrin McEvoy [1]

11 ran Non-runners: No 2 Rehearsal (ground), No 4 Lucayan Legend (vet’s certificate) and No 11 Prime Powered (ground)
Time:2 m 8.51 s Dist: sh, 4, 3 1/2, 3/4, 3, 2 1/2, 3 1/2, 16, 2 1/2, 11
Breeder: Sir Thomas Pilkington Breeding: Docksider - Hen Harrier (Polar Falcon)
Tote: Win: £11.40 Places: £3.20; £1.80; £3.60 Exacta: £70.80

Winning trainer:-Name: Bell, Michael Leopold Wentworth Date of birth: 10/10/60 Date of first licence:1989 Previous Occupation: Assistant for three years with Mercy Rimell, three years with Paul Cole and a period with Comte Roland de Chambure in France Number of wins in a season (1989-2004): 18:21:43:39:42:55:42:46:34: 41:70:52:45:52:35
Horses in training (1989-2004):30:47:53:65:75:79:90:88:81:77:81:95:97:94:89:92 Major wins include: Italian Oaks (2001 Zanzibar), Prix Morny (1994 Hoh Magic), Molecomb Stakes (1994 Hoh Magic), Mill Reef Stakes (1994 Princely Hush), St Simon Stakes (1994 Persian Brave), Fred Darling Stakes (1989 Pass The Peace), Nell Gwyn Stakes (1992 A-To-Z), July Stakes (2003 Nevisian Lad) Trains at Fitzroy House, Newmarket, Suffolk. Wins This Year: 25

Winning jockey:-Name: Holland, Darryll Paul. Date of birth: 14/6/72 Apprenticeship: With Barry Hills. First winner: Sinclair Boy (Warwick 7/5/90) Major wins include: Coral-Eclipse (1999 Compton Admiral, 2003 Falbrav), Yorkshire Oaks (1997 My Emma), Rockfel Stakes (1992 Yawl), Goodwood Cup (1998 Double Trigger), Doncaster Cup (1998 Double Trigger), Gordon Richards Stakes (2001 Island House), Italian 2000 Guineas (2002 Dupont), German 2000 Guineas (2002 Dupont), Darley July Cup (2002 Continent), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2003 Falbrav), Dewhurst Stakes (2003 Milk It Mick), Juddmonte International (2003 Falbrav), Vodafone Coronation Cup (2004 Warrsan) Wins(1990-2003):30,79,68,68,55,71,30,104,128,74,78,105,113,157
Wins This Year: 90

2.55pm FOURTH RACE RESULT
PRINCESS OF WALES’S CANTORODDS.COM STAKES

Class A, Group 2, total prize fund £100,000, for three-year-olds and upwards, one mile four furlongs, Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 8st 3lb; fillies 8st; 4-y-o and up colts and geldings 9st 2lb; fillies 8st 13lb; Penalties, after September 1, 2003, a winner of a Group 2 race 3lb; of a Group 1 race 5lb (races won at 2-y-o not to count for penalties) Penalty values: 1st: £58,000; 2nd: £22,000; 3rd: £11,000; 4th: £5,000; 5th: £2,500; 6th: £1,500

1 BANDARI (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 5-9-02 Richard Hills [8] 12-1
2 SULAMANI (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 5-9-07 Frankie Dettori [7] 11-8fav
3 HIGH ACCOLADE (Lady Tennant) Marcus Tregoning 4-9-02 Martin Dwyer [2] 6-1
4 MAGISTRETTI (Michael Tabor) Neville Callaghan 4-9-02 Darryll Holland [5]
5 PERSIAN MAJESTY (Dr Jamal Ahmadzadeh) Peter Harris 4-9-02 Johnny Murtagh [6]
6 SYSTEMATIC (Maktoum Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 5-9-02 Kevin Darley [1]
7 THE GREAT GATSBY (Mohammed Rashid) John Gosden 4-9-02 Jimmy Fortune [4]
8 NAHEEF (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 5-9-02 Kerrin McEvoy [3]

8 ran Time: 2 m 32.90 s Dist: 1/2, 2 1/2, 3 1/2, hd, 3, 12, dist
Breeder: Rathasker Stud - Breeding: Alhaarth - Miss Audimar (Mr Leader)
Tote: Win: £10.90 Places: £2.80; £1.40; £2.30 Exacta: £31.50

Winning Trainer:-Name: Johnston, Mark Steven Born:Glasgow, 10/9/59 Date of first licence: January 1987 First winner: Hinari Video (Carlisle, July 1, 1987) Previous Occupation: Qualified as veterinary surgeon at Glasgow University; practiced as vet in Cleveland, Essex and Northern Ireland, spent brief spells with John Winter, Tommy Craig, Charlie Millbank in France and John Russell in USA Classic wins: (2) UltimateBet.com 2000 Guineas (1994 Mister Baileys); UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas (2004 Attraction) Other major wins include: Ascot Gold Cup (1995 Double Trigger, 2001 Royal Rebel), St James’s Palace Stakes (1996 Bijou D'Inde), Sagaro Stakes (1995 & 1996 Double Trigger), Doncaster Cup (1995,1996 & 1998 Double Trigger), Futurity Stakes (1994 Jural), Cornwallis Stakes (1994 Millstream), JP Morgan Private Bank Goodwood Cup (1995, 1997 & 1998 Double Trigger, 2000 Royal Rebel), Princess Margaret Stakes (1992 Marina Park), Champagne Lanson Vintage Stakes (1993 Mister Baileys), Royal Lodge Stakes (1993 Mister Baileys), Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (1998 Fruits Of Love, 2004 Bandari), Dubai Turf Classic (1999 Fruits Of Love), Hardwicke Stakes (1999 and 2000 Fruits of Love), Lingfield Derby Trial (2002 Bandari), Chester Vase (2002 Fight Your Corner), Classic Trial (2002 Simeon), Peugeot Gordon Stakes (2002 Bandari), Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal (2002 Yavana’s Pace), Great Voltigeur Stakes (2002 Bandari), Harvest Stakes (2002 Love Everlasting), Cherry Hinton Stakes (2003 Attraction), Betdaq Ormonde Stakes (2004 Systematic) Wins in a season (1987-2003): 1: 5: 15: 28: 31: 53: 77: 117: 114: 116: 123: 100:113:130:116: 134 (most victories in Britain): 139 Number of horses in training (1987-2004): n/a: 17: 18: 35: 35: 39: 49: 72: 120: 117: 120:130: 147:152:159:178:178: n/a:n/a Trains at Kingsley House Racing Stables Middleham, N Yorks Wins this year: 59

Winning jockey:-Name: Hills, Richard John. Born: Newmarket, 22/1/63 Apprenticeship: With Tom Jones. First winner: Border Dawn (Doncaster 26/10/79) Classic wins: (4) UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas (1995 Harayir, 2000 Lahan), UltimateBet.com 2000 Guineas (2004 Haafhd), St Leger (1999 Mutafaweq) Other major wins: German Oaks (2002 Salve Regina), Middle Park Stakes (1997 Hayil), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1994 Maroof, 2001 Summoner); Yorkshire Cup (1985 Ilium); Norfolk Stakes (1986 Sizzling Melody, 1989 Pettilante), Chesham Stakes (1996 Shamikh), Queen Mary Stakes (1997 Nadwah), July Cup (1998 Elnadim), Hungerford Stakes (1998 Muhtathir), Dubai World Cup (1999 Almutawakel), Temple Stakes (1999 Tipsy Creek); Rockfel Stakes (1999 Lahan); September Stakes (2000 Mutamam); Flutter.com Select Stakes (2000 Ekraar, 2001 Nayef), Autumn Stakes (2000 Nayef), Greenham Stakes (2001 Munir), Dubai Champion Stakes (2001 Nayef), Falmouth Stakes (2000 Alshakr, 2002 Tashawak), Juddmonte International Stakes (2002 Nayef), Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2002 Mubtaker), Great Voltigeur Stakes (2002 Bandari), Watership Down Stud Sales Race (2002 Sharplaw Venture), Royal Lodge Stakes (1998 Mutaahab, 2002 Al Jadeed), Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (1994 Wagon Master; 2001 Mutamam; 2004 Bandari) Wins (1990-2003):56, 67,52,57,59,70,71,85,83,77,81,79,81,75 Wins This Season: 35


FIFTH RACE RESULT

3.30pm CAPANNELLE RACECOURSE EBF NOVICE STAKES

Class D, £13,000 added, for 2yo novices which are EBFeligible. 6f. Weights: Colts & Geldings 8st 12lb; fillies 8st 7lb. Penalties: for each Class F race won 2lb; for each Class E race won 4lb; for each Class D race won 7lb; for each Class C race won 10lb (penalties cumulative and maximum penalty 14lb). Allowances: horses which have never run 4lb. Penalty values: 1st: £8,859.50; 2nd: £2,726; 3rd: £1,363; 4th: £681.50

1 STETCHWORTH PRINCE (Lucayan Stud) David Loder 2-8-08 Tom Queally [6] 9-2
2 ARMY OF ANGELS (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 2-8-08 Frankie Dettori [7] 7-2
3 PAPER TALK (Maktoum Al Maktoum) Barry Hills 2-8-08 Darryll Holland [1] 11-8fav
4 LOVE ANGEL (M Doyle) Mark Johnston 2-8-08 Joe Fanning [4]
5 TREMPJANE (Mrs W H Gibson Fleming) Richard Hannon 2-8-11 Richard Hughes [3]
6 SIGN WRITER (Mohammed Rashid) Jeremy Noseda 2-8-08 Eddie Ahern [8]

6 ran Non-runners: No 1 Kings Quay (ground) and No 4 Height Of Glory (vet’s certificate)
Time: 1 m 14.35 s Dist: 1 3/4, nk, 1, 2 1/2, 1/2
Breeder: Highclere Stud Ltd Breeding: Cadeaux Genereux - Elfin Laughter (Alzao)
Tote: Win: £4.90 Places: £2.80; £2.00 Exacta: £24.80

Winning trainer:-Name: Loder, David Richard Date of birth: 26/1/64 First trainer's licence: 25/9/1992Previous occupation: assistant trainer to Geoff Wragg; Wins in a season (1992-2003):2:45:39:48:58:56:61:1:3:42:14:70 Horses in training:(1993-2004): 35,53,n/r,86,122,90, n/a, n/a, n/a Major wins include: St James’s Palace Stakes (1997 Starborough), Cheveley Park Stakes (1995 Blue Duster, 1997 Embassy), Italian Derby (1996 Bahamian Knight), Jersey Stakes (1996 Lucayan Prince), Moyglare Stud Stakes (1996 Bianca Nera), Prix Jean Prat (1997 Starborough), Prix Morny (1996 Bahamian Bounty), Irish 2000 Guineas (1998 Desert Prince), Princess Margaret Stakes (1995 Blue Duster, 1997 Embassy, 1998 Mythical Girl), Prix du Moulin (1998 Desert Prince), May Hill Stakes (1998 Calando), Prix d’Aumale (1998 Saytarra), Gimcrack Stakes (2002 Country Reel), Vintage Stakes (2002 Dublin), Flying Childers Stakes (2003 Howick Falls) Wins this year: 28

Winning jockey:-Name: Queally, Thomas Peter Born: October 8, 1984 Background: Son of Declan, who trains a small string in County Waterford. A former pony racing champion, who was champion apprentice in Ireland in 2000 with 28 wins - Devon trainer Tony Newcombe helped bring him to Britain while apprenticed in Ireland to Pat Flynn. First Winner: Larifaari (Nenagh Handicap, Clonmel, April 13, 2000 - on 4th racecourse ride) Royal Ascot Wins (1): Windsor Castle Stakes (2004 Chateau Istana) Wins This Season: 28 (current leading apprentice)


SIXTH RACE RESULT
4.05pm ROLLS ROYCE HANDICAP

Class C, £15,000 added, for 4yo+ Rated 0-95. 2m.Minimum Weight: 7st 12lb. Penalties: after June 26, a winner 5lb. Penalty values: 1st: £10,166; 2nd: £3,128; 3rd: £1,564; 4th: £782

1 VALANCE (M Haynes, Austin & J Allison, Johnny Weatherby) Charles Egerton 4-8-12 Johnny Murtagh [10] 9-2jt-fav
2 DON FERNANDO (Lucayan Stud) Martin Pipe 5-9-03 Kieren Fallon [9] 9-1
3 TEN CARAT (Khalid Abdulla) Amanda Perrett 4-10-00 Richard Hughes [11] 9-2jt-fav
4 LAND ‘N STARS (Kenneth Wilkinson) Jamie Poulton 4-9-02 Paul Doe [2]
5 THE RING (Peter Savill) Mary Reveley 4-8-07 Kevin Darley [3]
6 HIGH POINT (The Aedean Partnership) George Enright 6-9-03 Dane O’Neill [13]
7 TERESA (Sir Eric Parker) John Dunlop 4-9-00 Jimmy Quinn [12]
8 MADIBA (Eastwell Manor Racing Ltd) Paul Howling 5-7-12 Adrian McCarthy [6]
9 KING FLYER (J Jenkins) Julia Feilden 8-9-03 Simon Whitworth [7]
10 NAKWA (Alan Dick) Eric Alston 6-8-09 David Allan [5]
11 GEORGE STUBBS (Paul Dixon) Mark Polglase 6-7-13(5lbow) Richard Thomas (5) [1]
12 REDSPIN (Fitri Hay) Stan Moore 4-8-04 Martin Dwyer [4]

12 ran Non-runner: No 2 Sentry (ground)
Time: 3 m 31.74s Dist: 1 3/4, 1 1/4, 1/2, sh, 2 1/2, 1, 3, 3/4, 3, 9, 3
Breeder: B H Bloodstock Breeding: Bahhare - Glowlamp (Glow)
Tote: Win: £5.50 Places: £1.80; £2.90; £2.50 Exacta: £62.70

Winning Trainer: CHARLIE EGERTON Based: Heads Farm Stables, Chaddleworth, Newbury, Berkshire Horses in Training (1992-2004): 10; 22; 41; 46; 44; 33; 31; 31; 46; 53; 41; 44; 24 Number of Winners over Jumps (1991/92-2003/04): 4; 15; 26; 15; 13; 17; 15; 20; 18; 15; 16; 14; 17 Cheltenham Festival Winners: Capel Cure Sharp Supreme (1997 Shadow Leader) Big Race Winners: Tote Sandown Hcap Hurdle (1999 Teaatral), Tote Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (1999 Decoupage) Wins This Year on Flat: 4

Winning jockey:-Name: Murtagh, John Patrick Based: Moattown, Kildalkey, Co Meath and Newmarket Born: May 14, 1970 British Classic Wins (3): Vodafone Derby (2000 Sinndar, 2002 High Chaparral), UltimateBet.com 2000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar) Big Race Wins include: Breeders’ Cup Mile (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2000 Sinndar), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2003 Alamshar), Prix du Moulin (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Yorkshire Oaks (1996 Key Change, 2000 Petrushka), Beverly D Stakes (1996 Timarida), Irish Champion Stakes (1996 Timarida), Irish Oaks (1997 Ebadiyla, 1998 Winona, 2000 Petrushka), Ascot Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli, 2001 & 2002 Royal Rebel); National Stakes (1993 Manntari, 1999 Sinndar), Moyglare Stud Stakes (1998 Edabiya), Irish Derby (2000 Sinndar, 2003 Alamshar), Grosser Dallmayr-Preis (2000 Greek Dance), Prix Niel (2000 Sinndar), Prix de l’Abbaye (2000 Namid), Prix de l’Opera (2000 Petrushka), Dubai Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2001 Black Minnaloushe), Falmouth Stakes (2004 Soviet Song) Wins in Britain 2001-2003: 10; 15; 12 Wins this season in Britain: 42

SEVENTH RACE RESULT
4.40pm NGK SPARK PLUGS RATED STAKES

Class D, Handicap, £15,000 added, for 3yo+ Rated 0-85. 5f. Minimum Weight: 8st 7lb; 3yo 8st 2lb. Penalties: after June 26, a winner 3lb. Weight for age: 3yo from 4yo+ 5lb. Penalty values: 1st: £10,249.20; 2nd: £3,153.60; 3rd: £1,576.80; 4th: £788.40

1 SILVER PRELUDE (Mrs A Shone) Dean Ivory 3-8-13 Philip Robinson [11] 25-1
2 AWAKE (Lucayan Stud & David Nicholls) David Nicholls 7-9-02 Adrian Nicholls [12] 14-1
3 CURRENCY (Robert Bailey) Milton Bradley 7-9-00 Ryan Moore [19] 20-1
4 DEVISE (D Naylor) Malcolm Saunders 5-9-04 Kerrin McEvoy [7] 6-1
5 PICCLED (The Pain & Heartache Partnership) Eric Alston 6-9-07 David Allan [18]
6 SEMENOVSKII (Peter Beaton-Brown) Paul D’Arcy 4-8-10 Richard Hills [9]
7 DOMIRATI (Exors of the Late D Shirley) Roger Charlton 4-9-03 Steve Drowne [1]
8 MR MALARKEY (T Child) Christine Dunnett 4-9-01 Paul Doe [4]
9 TURIBIUS (Vogue Development Co (Kent) Ltd) Ted Powell 5-9-02 Richard Hughes [3]
10 THE JOBBER (A Ward & Mrs C Ward) Michael Blanshard 3-9-01 Frannie Norton [16]
11 PRINCE DAYJUR (Lucayan Stud) Mark Wallace 5-9-01 Kieren Fallon [14]
12 MISS GEORGE (Mrs A Shone) Dean Ivory 6-9-06 Stanley Chin [15]
13 BEAUVRAI (R Baines) Vince Smith 4-8-11 Michael Tebbutt [17]
14 BRAVE BURT (Lucayan Stud) David Nicholls 7-9-06 Eddie Ahern [10]
15 SALVIATI (Milton Bradley) Milton Bradley 7-9-04 Richard Thomas (5) [5]
16 WINTHORPE (G Lucas) John Quinn 4-8-07 Darryll Holland [6] 100/30fav

16 ran Non-runners: No 11 Sir Desmond (ground), No 14 Polar Impact (ground) and No 16 The Fisio (ground)
Time: 59.20 s Dist: nk, nk, 1/2, 1/2, nk, nk, 1/2, nk, 1/2, 3/4, 1/2, hd, 1/2, 1, 1 3/4
Breeder: Bearstone Stud Breeding: Prince Sabo - Silver Blessings (Statoblest)
Tote: Win: £42.50 Places: £7.10; £3.80; £5.00; £2.60 Exacta: £310.30

Winning trainer:- Name: Ivory, Dean Background: Took over the reins at the family stables from father Ken in 2002 First Winner: Land Of Fantasy (February 13, 2002, Littlewoods Bet Direct Maiden Stakes, Lingfield) Horses in Training 2003-2004: 26; 33 Wins In 2002-03: 11; 20 Wins This Year: 17

Winning jockey:-Name: Robinson, Philip Peter. Born: 10/1/61 in Newmarket Apprenticeship: With father, Peter Robinson. First winner: Busting (Yarmouth, June 14, 1978) Classic wins: (6) 1,000 Guineas (1984 Pebbles; 2001 Ameerat); St Leger (1993 Bob's Return); German 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Irish 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), French Derby (2000 Holding Court) Other major wins include: Coronation Stakes (1984 Katies, 2000 Crimplene); Vodafone Nassau Stakes (2000 Crimplene) Great Voltigeur Stakes (1993 Bob’s Return); Premio Presidente della Repubblica (2003 Rakti), Vodafone Coronation Cup (2003 Warrsan); Champion Stakes (2003 Rakti); Queen Alexandra Stakes (2001, Life Is Life), Buckingham Palace Stakes (2003, Attache), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (2004 Rakti), Wolferon Rated Stakes (2004 Red Fort) Wins (1992-2003): 52,52,50,41,31,0,28,53,57,47,55,70 Wins This Season: 32

RECORDS BROKEN ON OPENING DAY OF TATTERSALLS JULY SALE




The record price for a mare was broken on the opening day of the Tattersalls July Sale when ECHOES was sold for 130,000 guineas on a day where turnover rose a staggering 106% to 2,477,300 guineas, smashing the previous record for the opening day of the Europe's leading midsummer sale.

In total 154 lots were sold for a record session average of 16,086 guineas and a record median of 8,750 guineas. The figures represented rises of 43% and 46% on last year's corresponding day results.

The three year old RAINBOW QUEST mare ECHOES was consigned by CheveleyPark Stud and as a daughter of the Group 1 Coronation Stakes winner EXCLUSIVE was always going to be in high demand. Offered in foal to Cheveley Park's first season stallion WHERE OR WHEN, ECHOES is also a half sister to the Listed winner CHIC and also counts 2000 Guineas winner ENTREPRENEUR and Oaks second DANCE A DREAM amongst her close relatives.

The battle for supremacy soon settled down to a struggle between the Newmarket based agent John Troy and Yorkshire based bloodstock agent James Delahooke with Troy proving successful with his bid of 130,000 guineas. It was the third year running that the historic nursery Cheveley
Park Stud has sold the top priced mare at the July Sale and their consignment of fillies and mares realised 357,500 guineas for the twelve lots sold.

The legendary ISTABRAQ was purchased at the 1996 Tattersalls July Sale for 38,000 guineas and jumping trainers and owners have regularly purchased at the July Sale in search of top class National Hunt prospects. Recent winner KARELIAN, offered from Andre Fabre's stables in France looked a standout in this respect and the son of LINAMIX and half brother to Group and Listed winners KALAJANA and KALABO attracted bidders from all corners of the ring. Ballyhane Stud principal Joe Foley was prominent early as was local agent Gill Richardson, before agent Timmy Hyde and former trainer Jeff Pearce advanced bidding towards six figures.

It was at this point that Richardson re-entered proceeding's, making the winning bid of 105,000 guineas on behalf of the North Yorkshire-based trainer Kevin Ryan.

The draft from Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation looked attractive on paper and it proved similarly so in the sale ring as the 22 lots sold realised a total of 533,500 guineas. Two fillies shared top billing with the first being LITTLE DORRIT, a three year old filly by SADLER'S WELLS out of Group winning DARSHAAN mare ZAFADOLA. Bidding was swift with Australian Jeff Watt, manager for Kia-Ora Stud in Australia and Irish agent John O'Byrne going head to head before O'Byrne emerged triumphant with a bid of 77,000 guineas. LITTLE DORRIT is a half sister to the Listed NIGHT SHIFT winner ZELANDA, herself the dam of the Listed winner and Group placed PEARL GREY.

The second Darley filly to reach 77,000 guineas was the three year old DEPUTY MINISTER filly ROSEMARK, a daughter of the Group 1 Prix St-Alary winner ROSEFINCH, herself a daughter of the Champion three year old filly OH SO SHARP. The half sister to Listed winner ROSCIUS was purchaed by the BBA Ireland's Adrian Nicoll.

The Darley draft also included several well performed colts and the pick of these looked to be the Group 3 winner and Group 1 National Stakes third DUBLIN. The son of CARSON CITY was purchased by Newmarket based bloodstock agent Grant Pritchard-Gordon for 55,000 guineas on behalf of Oussama Aboughazal, the leading breeder in Chile. Aboughazal, who has thoroughbred interests in the US and England including the multiple Group 1 winning filly WILD SPIRIT, purchased DUBLIN to stand at his Sumaya Stud property.

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