RITZ CLUB JULY FESTIVAL 2006
RACENEWS RACECOURSE SERVICE
FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
HANCOCK THRILLED BY RECORD CROWD
Newmarket Racecourses were this afternoon reflecting on a magnificent opening day at the Ritz Club July Festival that saw the July Course packed with enthusiastic racegoers.
Today’s attendance figure, 14,512, was fractionally up on last year’s crowd of 14,476 on the opening day to please managing director Lisa Hancock.
She said: “The Ritz Club July Festival has got off to the best possible start with a modern-day record crowd.
“The racing has been very competitive, while the weather has been magnificent.
“The wonderful fashions that we have seen on Jaeger Ladies Day have also contributed to a memorable opening to the festival.”
KELLY STEALS SHOW ON JAEGER LADIES DAY
Kelly McLaughlan emerged as a local winner of the Jaeger Best Dressed Lady competition.
From Newmarket, she won a £1,000 Jaeger voucher as well as a hat and a goodie bag.
PROSSER TO WATER AFTER RACING
Michael Prosser, clerk of the course at Newmarket, will turn the taps on after racing to preserve the good to firm ground.
He will add five millimetres to the final five furlongs of the July Course, while doing the same to the stretch from the 10-furlong marker to the mile pole.
Prosser said: “My aim to maintain decent fast and safe ground.”
DARLEY JULY CUP PREVIEW
CLASSIC REMATCH IN PROSPECT IN DARLEY JULY CUP
The first five home in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot are set to re-oppose in what looks a mouth-watering renewal of the Group One Darley July Cup over six furlongs on Friday
.
Les Arcs will again have to see off the challenge of Balthazaar’s Gift, the rising star of the sprinting ranks, if he is to confirm the form of the Ascot Group One.
Then there Is Australian speedball Takeover Target, third in the Golden Jubilee, to overcome once more. The seven-year-old gelding had already struck at the Royal fixture, winning the Group Two King’s Stand Stakes, to underline his sprinting credentials in impressive fashion.
And Joe Janiak’s charge looked in fine fettle when he worked on the July Course last Thursday and yesterday mornings, partnered by big-race jockey Jay Ford.
Ashdown Express can’t be ruled out, either. The Chris Wall-trained speedster has a mean turn of foot on his day and two years ago finished second in the Darley July Cup behind Frizzante and was fifth in 2005.
Trainer Kevin Ryan, who saddles Balthazaar’s Gift, will mount a double-pronged challenge, with Golden Jubilee Stakes fifth Amadeus Wolf also declared for the £360,000 contest.
Iffraaj, who was seventh on his seasonal debut in the Golden Jubilee Stakes, will bid to give Godolphin a first triumph in Europe’s richest and most prestigious sprint event.
Lambourn-based Barry Hills is another trainer hoping for a first victory in the race, with both last year’s Nunthorpe Stakes winner La Cucaracha, ninth in the King’s Stand Stakes, and Red Clubs, who is dropping back in distance, in action.
Peter Makin is planning to strike while the iron is hot with his charge Pivotal Point, who scored last Saturday at Sandown in a Group Three over the minimum trip.
As well as Takeover Target, Australia will also be represented by Falkirk, who was only beaten less than a length in the King’s Stand.
Four years ago Thirsk trainer David Nicholls saddled a memorable Darley July Cup one-two with Continent shading stable-mate Bahamian Pirate.On Friday, Nicholls relies on Moss Vale, who has two Group victories to his name already in 2006.
Mozart and Stravinsky provided Ballydoyle handler Aidan O’Brien with July Cup wins either side of 2000. This time O’Brien will send out Marcus Andronicus, who reverts to sprinting after finishing fourth in the St James’s Palace Stakes.
John Gosden won the race in 2003 when based at Manton with Oasis Dream prevailing. Now back training in Newmarket, Gosden pins his hopes on Murfreesboro. Excusez Moi, Fayr Jag, Gift Horse and the popular Quito complete the 17-strong field.
THE DARLEY JULY CUP - DECLARED RUNNERS
Class 1, Group 1, £360,000 Total Prize Fund. Newmarket, Friday, July 14, 2006, six furlongs. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weights: 3yo colts & geldings 8st 13lb; fillies 8st 10lb; 4yo+ colts & geldings 9st 5lb; fillies 9st 2lb. Entries closed May 10 (66 entries), forfeit stage June 20 (40 remain), £25,000 supplementary entry stage July 8, five-day confirmation stage July 8 (19 remain), final declaration stage, 10.00am, July 12 (17 declarationsd). Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
Number/Draw Form Horse Age/Weight Owner Trainer/Jockey
11) (1) 011-13113 TAKEOVER TARGET (AUS) 7-9-05 (Joe & Ben Janiak) Joe Janiak AUS/Jay Ford
12) (7) 012112-0 LA CUCARACHA 5-9-02 (Guy Reed) Barry Hills/Michael Hills
13) (13) 13211-05 AMADEUS WOLF 3 -8-13 (Duddy McDonald Heeney Irish National Stud) Kevin Ryan/Neil Callan
14) (5) 216011-042 BALTHAZAAR'S GIFT (IRE) 3-8-13 (Ryder Racing Ltd) Kevin Ryan/Jamie Spencer
15) (4) 1524-224 MARCUS ANDRONICUS (USA) 3-8-13 (Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier) Aidan O'Brien IRE/Michael Kinane
16) (11) 0121-02 MURFREESBORO 3-8-13 (George Strawbridge) John Gosden/Jimmy Fortune
17) (2) 3224-106 RED CLUBS (IRE) 3-8-13 (Ronald Arculli) Barry Hills/Ryan Moore
17 runners
2 Australian-trained
1 Irish-trained
GROUND NEWS
IT’S BEAUTIFUL GROUND - DURCAN
TED DURCAN returned from the President of the UAE International Challenge Derby (for Purebred Arabian horses) to give a glowing report of the surface.
The rider of Rainbow De Faust said: “It is beautiful ground - well-watered.”
Richard Hills, the rider of Kandar Du Falgas, said: “It is good to firm.”
Martin Dwyer, who rode Magie Du Faust, added: “It feels like fast ground.”
FIRST RACE: THE RACING POST BLOODSTOCK HANDICAP
MAGNUSSON ON TARGET WITH SMART ENOUGH
SMART ENOUGH justified 9-2 favouritism when making all under Kerrin McEvoy in the opening Racing Post Bloodstock Handicap.
Trainer Mikael Magnusson won the race two years ago with Kehaar and he was on the mark again with his relatively unexposed three-year-old triumphing by a length-and-three-quarters on the stands rail.
It was a pleasing success for connections who saw their horse finish fourth behind Sir Gerard in the Britannia handicap.
Magnusson said: “I am very proud of the horse...I’m delighted with that.
“He came out of his Ascot run brilliantly. I thought he was beaten there by greenness, more than ability, so I was very hopeful today. He had worked very well before this race.
“But it is always difficult to come here when they go in two groups. You need to be on the right side, but he made it the right side.
“He is just a very nice horse. I will now look at Glorious Goodwood where he’ll have two options; the mile race (the £150,000 totesport Mile for which he gets a 3lb penalty, bringing his weight to 7st 13lb) and the 10-furlong race (the £100,000 ladbrokes.com Handicap).”
More First Race Quotes
The Racing Post Bloodstock Handicap
WINNING JOCKEY - KERRIN MCEVOY
Kerrin McEvoy, the winning jockey on Smart Enough, said: “It was a great run at Royal Ascot last time as he is still relatively inexperienced.
“The lack of experience cost him at Ascot - I am not saying he would have won - but he idled a little when he got there because of the big crowd.
“Today I wanted to get a lead but he was just too quick. I always in front, especially early in the race, and they got to nearly level four out and three out but then he went away again.
“It is lovely ground. They have put plenty of water on. I had a bit of walk earlier - it seems even right across - there is no jar - perfect ground.”
Race One - Racing Post Bloodstock Handicap - Placed Quote
HANNON PLEASED, BUT RUES DRAW
Richard Hannon was pleased with the effort of second-placed Plum Pudding, who was beaten one and three-quarter lengths in the opening Racing Post Bloodstock Handicap, although he felt that his charge would have been closer with a better draw, having come out of stall three.
The Marlborough handler said: “Plum Pudding has run a sound race but was drawn on the wrong side and had nothing to race with.
“The first and third were both drawn high and that is where the pace was.
“Plum Pudding is a grand horse and has been very consistent for us.”
Second Race - totesport.com HANDICAP
DARK MISSILE FIRES HOME
The filly Dark Missile put up a game performance to prevail by a head from Mutamarres in the £85,000 totesport.com Handicap over six furlongs.
The three-year-old daughter of Night Shift is owned by Jeff Smith, trained by Andrew Balding and ridden by Martin Dwyer.
A delighted owner said: “Dark Missile is improving all the time and it’s nice to have another home-bred winner. She is going the right way.
“Her dam, Exorcet, was very fast and won a maiden at Thirsk very easily but unfortunately went wrong.
“This was a nice race to win and was a good prize - there are not many good handicaps for three-year-old sprinters.”
Trainer Andrew Balding added: “We only came here because the owner was having lunch!
“She didn’t like the kickback on the all-weather last time out at Kempton but thought we would have another crack at six furlongs as we knew she stayed six furlongs.
“I’m not sure where she will go now.
“She isn’t in the Stewards’ Cup (Goodwood, August 5). She does love soft ground and wouldn’t want to have too many races on fast ground.”
More Second Race Quotes
totesport.com Handicap Quotes
MARTIN DWYER - WINNING JOCKEY DARK MISSILE
Martin Dwyer, the winning jockey Dark Missile, said: "I thought I had won - she had her neck stretched out - but it's hard to tell where the winning line is here.
“It's a real good effort from her - Andrew's [Balding] horses are really hitting form, and she had ben running consistently, but she saved her best for the big day.
“She dug deep and is a very brave filly. I don't think the draw made any difference - it's good fast ground, there's no jar and they've done a good job."
SECOND RACE: THE totesport.com handicap
place quotes
GOLD HAPPY WITH IMPROVING MUTAMARRES
Angus Gold, racing manager to Sheikh Hamdan, was more than satisfied with the performance of second Mutamarres, who went down by only a head in a tight finish for the £85,000 totesport.com handicap.
Gold said: “I’m delighted with his run. Richard Hills said he loved the ground, showed a lot of speed, fought hard - did everything right.
“We’ll see how he comes out of the race. The main thing is that he’s improved.
“He was in the sales until a week ago, so he is going the right way.”
Hughie Morrison, trainer of third Prince Tamino, a short-head behind, said: “He has run a great race, 9st 7lb is a lot to carry. It is a pity that they don’t have a few Group Threes for three-year-olds worth that.
“I think the (Vodafone) Stewards’ Cup is still on the agenda.”
Bookmakers cut Prince Tamino’s for the big Goodwood handicap on August 5 to 10/1 from 14/1 (William Hill and VC vbet).
Jonathan Geake, trainer of fourth Ripples Maid, another short-head in arrears said: “She has run a cracking race. She might go for a Listed race in Ireland next, at the end of this month.”
THIRD RACE: THE CHIPPENHAM LODGE STUD CHERRY HINTON STAKES
WIN QUOTES
BRILLIANT SANDER PREVAILS
Sander Camillo gave a dazzling display to scorch to a five-length success in the Group Two Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes.
The Dixie Union filly built on her Albany Stakes victory at Royal Ascot with a comprehensive demolition of her field at the July Course.
Jubilant trainer Jeremy Noseda said: “Sander Camillo is a very professional filly. She gave me the feeling that she had moved on again since Ascot.
“She has got a lot of class and speed. You sit there and feel that you have one that is extra special and you wait to see if they can do it on the racetrack.
“As soon as I started working her, I spoke to Sir Robert Ogden’s racing manager Barry Simpson and said, ‘This filly is in a different league to La Chunga (also owned by Ogden)’.
“She would get seven furlongs now. I have no doubt in my mind that she’ll get the mile - with a little bit of luck, she has got everything to go the whole way.
“She is far from the finished article at this stage. She is not just all two-year-old. Honestly, I think she would get a mile now.
“The only thing that she needs is fast ground or American dirt. I’ve had the (Breeders’ Cup) Juvenile Fillies in the back of my mind for a little while. But in the end, my main aim would be to try and win a Guineas. If the Juvenile Fillies compromised that, I don’t think we would go and do it.”
Victorious rider Frankie Dettori said: “At Newmarket on her debut it was definitely the soft ground that got her beat. She went to Ascot and did the business and she felt better here than she did there.
“She has got wonderful scope - she is not just a little pony. She is uncomplicated, can make the running or come from behind. It’s exciting.
“The trainer does the job with her - I just steer her the right way.”
Two bookmakers halved her odds for the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next year, with William Hill going 8/1 from 16/1 and Paddy Power making her a 10/1 chance from 20/1.
Frankie Dettori - Winning Jockey Sander Camillo
Frankie Dettori, the winning jockey on Sander Camillo, said: "She's a wonderful filly and it goes without saying that she's one of the best fillies I have ridden as a two-year-old.
“Jeremy [Noseda] has always thought a lot of her and since Ascot she has improved and she gave me a tremendous feel.
“She's such a professional and can do it from in front or behind. She doesn't pull and is an ultimate racehorse.
“Without a doubt she'll get further - seven furlongs would be right up her street and she will be a lovely Guineas filly for next year."
Trainers Mick Channon and Richard Hannon both expressed their satisfaction with the efforts of Alzerra and Gilded, second and third respectively in the Group Two £70,000 Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes.
Mick Channon said about Alzerra, who was beaten five lengths: “I thought she was alright but the winner is very good and was very impressive.
“I can only be delighted.
“Being by Pivotal and with the ground in the autumn, she might improve a bit more.
“She is as good as I’ve got, although I do have some nice seven-furlong types for later in the season.
“We will think about the Lowther Stakes at York for her but might try and avoid the winner.
“She will stay at six furlongs and we will have a look at Deauville.”
A further neck back in third was Gilded, winner of the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Her trainer Richard Hannon reported: “I am very happy - she’s run a good race.
“She is a filly who always gives her best and is a delight to train - not bad for 13,000 guineas!
“She will now go for the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury. There she gets an 8lb penalty for winning the Queen Mary, but here she had a 3lb penalty against the very best fillies.”
Race Four - UAE EQUESTRIAN AND RACING FEDERATION FALMOUTH STAKES
- Winning Quotes
RAJEEM SPRINGS 50/1 FALMOUTH SHOCK
Clive Brittain has produced many a shock in big races over the years and the success of 50/1 shot Rajeem in the £200,000 Group One UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes was right up there with the best of them.
The three-year-old daughter of Diktat, owned by Brittain’s long-standing patron Saeed Manana and ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, was prominent for most of the way and battled on bravely to deny Nannina by three-quarters of a length.
An ecstatic Brittain said afterwards: “It was a hot race, but she’s a hot filly! It’s a hot day so it’s all hot, hot, hot!
“She had no run last time at Royal Ascot and should have finished closer.
“Thank god for her owner Saeed Manana - he knows how I train and how I try to get into horses’ minds.
“There was no joke about today and I never get downhearted - even when I was on the ground getting kicked by a horse the other day!
“We were well prepared for today and knew we could make it or sit in behind. We have never dropped our sights with this filly - why go for a Listed when you have a Group One filly?
“Her one bad run in the German Guineas was due to her not travelling well. She lost 29kg and ran like a wet doll on bad ground - it really devastated her.
“It has taken around two months to get her right but now she is really blossoming.
“I wouldn’t be afraid of taking anything on with her now and her most likely option is now the Nassau Stakes (August 5) at Goodwood.”
“People why try and knock this race as it was won by a Clive Brittain-trained 50/1 shot and the pace was slow but I know we have a classy filly.”
This was a second Group One for Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy for the Saeed Manana/Clive Brittain team following Warrsan’s success in the 2004 Grosser Preis Von Baden in Germany.
McEvoy said: “She’s an easy filly to ride and I was happy to be near the front on her.
“She quickened up really well from the three pole and surprised me with how much she found.
“I was waiting for the big guns to come and take her on but she kept on all the way to the line.
“I think she would have finished third at Ascot with a better run and she was unlucky there.
“Both Mr Manana and Mr Brittain have been a great help to me. Mr Brittain has supplied me with many of my outside rides this season.
“Today was a pleasant surprise and shows you have to be in it to win it.
“There was a small field and a no pace early, but she has still run a great race on the day.”
MORE UAE EQUESTRIAN AND RACING FEDERATION FALMOUTH STAKES QUOTES
KERRIN MCEVOY - WINNING JOCKEY RAJEEM
Kerrin McEvoy, the winning jockey on Rajeem, said: “That was great - we were the outsider of the field!
“Well done to Mr Brittain and Saeed Manana. She ran well at Ascot and probably could have run third there, and it's a nice surprise today to win this race.
“She relaxed very well in front, we got an easy lead and she quickened up really well.
“We probably had the race run [to suit] but it just goes to show you that nothing is certain in racing!”
FOURTH RACE: THE UAE EQUESTRIAN AND RACING FEDERATION FALMOUTH STAKES
PLACE QUOTES
GOSDEN POINTS TO SLOWLY-RUN RACE AFTER NANNINA REVERSE
John Gosden, trainer of second Nannina, was at pains to outline how the lack of pace early on in the Group One UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes influenced the outcome of the race.
Gosden said: “I warned everyone on the television before that with a slowly-run race you can get funny results with small fields here at this time of the year.
“You get bigger fields, they are all there and having a go, then they sort themselves out.
“It was a very slow time on fast ground. This is a filly who likes pace in front of her and it didn’t happen today. She has run very well, mind you. But it was a little bit of an unusual style of race.
“It has turned into a little sprint. I think both the favourite and the second favourite were really beaten by the pace and a good tactical ride on Clive’s filly to get the job done.
“Nannina is in races like the Prix d’Astarte (a Group One for three-year-old fillies and upwards over a straight mile at Deauville on July 30) and the Sussex Stakes (Goodwood, August 2) . So there are plenty of options.”
James Fanshawe, trainer of the 6/5 favourite Soviet Song who finished sixth and is a two-time winner of the race - said: “Last year was a similar sort of race, no pace and she really picked up.
“Today, she didn’t. She usually picks up off a slow pace. I always thought she was a different class of filly to Musicanna, who finished third - so she hasn’t given her running today.
“We will see how she comes out of the race. We were hoping she would produce a similar performance to Ascot (where she won the Group Two Windsor Forest Stakes) but she didn’t, so we’ll have to go and check things out.”
FIFTH RACE: THE STRUTT & PARKER EBF MAIDEN
WIN QUOTES
NOSEDA AT THE DOUBLE - KALGOORLIE ADDS TO SANDER SUCCESS
Newmarket handler Jeremy Noseda recorded a 2-1 double on the opening day of the Ritz Club July Festival when Kalgoorlie’s seven-furlong Strutt & Parker success followed up Sander Camillo’s earlier victory in the Cherry Hinton Stakes.
The Gone West colt, fourth on his last start in the Coventry, got the judge’s verdict by a short head after a three-way bob with second-placed Safe Investment and Many Volumes.
Noseda’s charge tried to make most before appearing to be fractionally headed by Many Volumes. But he dug deep to rally strongly and just had enough in the tank to hold off the late thrust of Safe Investment.
Noseda said: “I’m a little disappointed that he has made hard work of what I thought could be a simple job for him.
“But it is about the way the race was run. To me, he is a horse, that needs to be in a fast-run race and covered up.
“I think we will stick to the plan and have a crack at the Champagne Stakes at Goodwood as long as the ground is fast. We’ll see how we go from there.”
Race Six - EBF Racing Post Fillies’ Handicap - Winning Quotes
HEAVEN SENT BATTLES TO VICTORY
Newmarket trainer Sir Michael Stoute is always a man to follow at the Ritz Club July Festival and he enjoyed his first win at the 2006 meeting when the Cheveley Park Stud-owned Heaven Sent battled to a length and a quarter victory over Jeanmarie in the EBF Racing Post Fillies’ Handicap in the hands of Ryan Moore.
The master of Freemason Lodge commented: “I was pleased with Heaven Sent today.
“I think she is equally effective over a seven furlongs or a mile.
“At the moment, she is just a handicapper and we will see how she progresses from here.”
Chris Richardson, Managing Director of Cheveley Park Stud, added: “She’s a talented filly.
“Her full-sister Megahertz is a very good filly in America and a three-time Grade One winner but unfortunately we sold her.
“Heaven Sent is a May foal and improving. I think she should get a mile.
“Today, she was bumped three times but battled on and still won. We were a bit disappointed with her last time at Ayr where she didn’t seem to show much spirit but there was nothing wrong with her performance today.”
Looking back to the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes, where the stud’s Nannina finished second and Peeress fourth, Richardson added: “The slow early pace didn’t suit Nannina and the ground was a bit quick for Peeress.
“Peeress is entered in the Sussex Stakes but wouldn’t run if the ground was fast. We will talk with Sir Michael and look at something like the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville for her.
“Nannina isn’t in the Sussex Stakes so would need to be supplemented if we want to run her.”
SEVENTH RACE: THE KLEINWORT BENSON MAIDEN STAKES
WIN QUOTES
PROCTER STRIKES ON ZAIF
The Tony Procter revival continued with a hard-earned success on Zaif in the concluding Kleinwort Benson Maiden Stakes.
Procter rode his first winner of the decade last month, partnering Foodbroker Founder to victory at Stratford over flights.
And this afternoon the three-pound claimer secured a Flat triumph on board the 14-1 shot.
Victorious trainer David Elsworth said: “He has been in self-exile until I resurrected him. He was with David Loder and I inherited him back. Tony had his first winner for me on a 15-year-old when he was himself 15.
“He’s riding a few for me again and, look, he is riding winners at the age of 31.He is a very good rider and has always had talent.”
Elsworth added: “This is a young horse with a future. He has got a rating of 84, so he is not well handicapped. We were as well to run him in a maiden as a handicap.”
Race 7 - Kleinwort Benson Maiden Stakes - Placed Quotes
EDDERY PLEASED
Trainer Pat Eddery was pleased with the performance of Garafena in the concluding 19-furlong Kleinwort Benson Maiden Stakes.
The three-year-old Golden Snake filly stayed on well under Jamie Spencer to go down to Zaif by a length and a quarter.
The former champion jockey commented: “I was very pleased with that run from Garafena.
“That’s the third time she’s been second and she has never been outside the first three. She is improving all the time.
“We will keep her at a mile and a quarter - that’s her trip and is ideal for her.
“I’m sure she will get there soon.”
BETTING NEWS
MONEY FOR NAMROC IN OPENER
Namroc has been well supported ahead of the opening thoroughbred race of the meeting, the Racing Post Bloodstock Handicap (1.30pm).
Both Coral and totesport report that the Neville Callaghan-trained five-year-old has been slashed to 12-1 (from 16/1).
Paddy Power are currently 11/1 (from 14-1) about Namroc, while in the same race they have also cut Smart Enough to 7-2 (from 9-2).
All three firms have also seen steady support for Trafalgar Bay in the totesport.com handicap (2.00pm).
Sylvester Kirk’s charge, who was on target last time out at Ascot in May, is now 8-1 from 10s with totesport and Coral, while Paddy Power are 8-1 (from 9-1).
In the same race, there has also been money for Ripples Maid, with totesport going 12-1 from 16-1 about the progressive Dansili filly.
Harvest Queen has been trimmed to 9-4 (from 5-2) by Coral for success in the EBF Racing Post Fillies’ Handicap (4.20pm).
GOING NEWS AT 10.00am
The going for the opening day of the Ritz Club July Festival is:
GOOD TO FIRM
Newmarket’s Clerk of the Course, Michael Prosser, reported this morning: “The ground is currently good to firm and we have been watering.
“We will be racing on ground that has not been used since last August.
“Temperatures are predicted to reach around 24 degrees today, rising to 26 by Friday.
“We will continue to monitor the situation and decide whether we need to water after racing tonight.”
PUREBRED ARABIAN RACE
1pm PRESIDENT OF THE UAE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE DERBY
(GROUP ONE)
1m 2f, For 4yo only, 1st £12,500; 2nd £6,000; 3rd £3,000; 4th £2,000; 5th £1000; 6th £500
1 ROBBIE (NL) (Mrs G Kok) Andreas Trybuhl GER 4-9-08 Adrie De Vries (1)
1 AL DAHMA (Sheikh Abdullah Bin K Al Thani) Alban De Mieulle FR 4-9-03 David Bouland (4)
3 KANDAR DU FALGAS (FR) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Bertrand De Watrigant FR 4-9-08 Richard Hills (2)
4 MISTRAL DEL SOL (FR) (C Nibbering) Karin Van Den Bos NL 4-9-08 Pascal Van De Keere (6)
5 RAINBOW DE FAUST (FR) (Stockwell Racing Partnership I) Georgina Ward 4-9-08 Ted Durcan (5)
6 MAGIE DE FAUST (FR) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Gillian Duffield 4-9-03 Martin Dwyer (3)
6 ran
Non-runners: None
Distances: dht, 1 1/2
Time: 2m 19.29s
Breeder (Robbie): Mrs G Kok
Breeder (Al Dhama): Abdullah bin Khalifa Aal Thani
Breeding (Robbie): b c Makzan (FR) - Naira (RUS)
Breeding (Al Dhama): gr f Amer (QA) - Al Hanoof
FIRST RACE RESULT
1.30pm RACING POST BLOODSTOCK HANDICAP
£18,000 guaranteed, 1m (Class 3), For 3yo Rated 71-90 (also open to such horses rated 70 and below) Maximum Weight 10st Weights raised 4lb Minimum Weight 8st 9lb, 3yo 8st Penalties after July 1: a winner 5lb Weight for age 3 from 4yo+ 9st Norton’s Handicap Mark 86 Entries 39 pay £40 Penalty Value 1st £11,658.60; 2nd £3,468.60; 3rd £1,733.40; 4th £865.80
1 SMART ENOUGH (East Wind Racing Ltd) Mikael Magnusson 3-9-08 Kerrin McEvoy [18] 9/2f
2 PLUM PUDDING (IRE) (Hyde Sporting Promotions Ltd) Richard Hannon 3-9-09 Ryan Moore [3] 8/1
3 DRY ICE (IRE) (Simon Broke & Partners) Henry Candy 4-9-07 Dane O'Neill [11] 28/1
4 OPTIMUS (USA) (Andrew Wyer) Gerard Butler 4-9-02 Adam Kirby (3) [1] 11/1
5 NORTON (IRE) (Terry Mills) Terry Mills 9-10-00 Ian Mongan [19]
6 SEW'N'SO CHARACTER (IRE) (Aykroyd And Sons Ltd) Michael Blanshard 5-9-13 Ted Durcan [13]
7 ALONG THE NILE (J Musgrave) Keith Reveley 4-9-08t Jamie Spencer [7]
8 BOLODENKA (IRE) (E Hunston) Richard Fahey 4-9-09 Paul Hanagan [2]
9 NAMROC (IRE) (Lynda Ramsden) Neville Callaghan 5-9-08 Jimmy Fortune [8]
10 KRUGERRAND (USA) (The Square Table II) Willie Musson 7-9-09 Stephen Donohoe (5) [6]
11 EVEREST (IRE) (Claire Ellison) Brian Ellison 9-9-08 Eddie Ahern [16]
12 TYZACK (IRE) (Simon Mapletoft Racing I) Stef Liddiard 5-9-11 Micky Fenton [17]
13 NINTH HOUSE (USA) (Gold Ace Racing) Declan Daly 4-9-11t Richard Hughes [15]
14 KINGDOM OF DREAMS (IRE) (Saeed Suhail) Jeremy Noseda 4-9-09 Frankie Dettori [9]
15 TOSHI (USA) (GSL Partnership) Ian Semple 4-9-09 Tom Eaves [14]
16 RAIN STOPS PLAY (IRE) (Paul Montgomery & Brian Morton) Mick Quinn 4-9-10 Neil Callan [12]
17 INCH LODGE (David Fremel) Debbie Mountain 4-8-10 Robert Miles [4]
18 BOUNDLESS PROSPECT (USA) (M Foulger) Gay Kelleway 7-9-11 John Egan [10]
19 CAPRICHO (IRE) (Canisbay Bloodstock John Akehurst 9-8-12 Darryll Holland [5]
Winning trainer:- Name: Magnusson, Mikael Born: June 2, 1948 Based: Old Manor Stables, Upper Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire Background: Swedish businessman (made his fortune courtesy of orthopaedic mattresses and pillows) who purchased Old Manor Stables from Kim Bailey. A former owner and member of the Swedish Jockey Club, whose horses were trained by Bill Mott in the USA, Jean de Roualle at Lamorlaye in France, David Arbuthnot and Gerard Butler. He was also a permit holder when living near Stockholm, winning 30 races over a couple of seasons including 28 on the Flat. Assistant trainer to David Arbuthnot. His horses run under the banner of East Wind Racing Ltd Date of first trainer’s licence: November 2002 First Winner In Britain as trainer: Made In Japan (Littlewoods Bet Direct Maiden Stakes, December 14, 2002, Lingfield (aw) (first runner in Britain - he also won with his first runner in Sweden)) Notable Wins: Skybet Dash (2004 Mutawaqed); totejackpot On Saturday Stakes (2004 Kehaar) Horses in Training 2003-06: 13; 15; 14; 15 Number of Winners 2002-2005: 1; 4; 8; 5 Wins in 2006: 2
Winning jockey:-Name: McEvoy, Kerrin Born: October 24, 1980, Streaky Bay, Australia Background: Father Philip was a jockey - he hails from the fishing hamlet of Streaky Bay, six hours west of Adelaide in Australia. He has partnered winners worldwide, has ridden in Dubai for the past three winters and also in Hong Kong. Appointed number two rider behind Frankie Dettori for Godolphin in March 2004 Big Race Victories: St Leger (2004 Rule Of Law), Grosser Preis von Baden (2004 & 2005 Warrsan), Melbourne Cup (2000 Brew - second-youngest jockey to ever win Australia's premier race), Prix Jacques le Marois (2005 Dubawi), St James’s Palace Stakes (2005 Shamardal), Yorkshire Oaks (2005 Punctilious) Royal Ascot Winners: (1) St James’s Palace Stakes (2006 Shamardal) First Ride In Britain: Realism, Haydock, Saturday, May 1, 2004, Freephone Stanleybet Flat vJump Jockeys Handicap, 3rd First Winner In Britain: Destination Dubai, Haydock, Saturday, May 1, 2004, stanleybet.com Maiden Stakes First Classic Ride in Britain: Sundrop, Sunday, May 2, 2004, Newmarket, UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas (2nd) Winners (2004-2005): 44, 82 Wins in 2006: 24
SECOND RACE RESULT
2.00pm totesport.com STAKES (HERITAGE HANDICAP)
£85,000 guaranteed, 6f (Class 2), For 3yo Rated 0-105 Weights: Highest weight not less than 9st 7lb Weights raised 3lb Minimum Weight 7st 12lb Penalties after July 1; a winner 6lb Godfrey Street’s Handicap Mark 100 Entries 36 pay £300 Penalty Value 1st £52,972; 2nd £16 5,861; 3rd £7,930.50; 4th £3,969.50; 5th £1,980.50; 6th £994.50
1 DARK MISSILE (Jeff Smith) Andrew Balding 3-8-06 Martin Dwyer [1] 16/1
2 MUTAMARRES (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Sir Michael Stoute 3-8-08v Richard Hills [6] 12/1
3 PRINCE TAMINO (Thurloe Finsbury II) Hughie Morrison 3-9-07 Steve Drowne [3] 4/1f
4 RIPPLES MAID (Rex Mead) Jonathan Geake 3-8-10 Richard Thomas [2] 14/1
5 GRANTLEY ADAMS (Mrs T Trant) Mick Channon 3-9-00 Ted Durcan [4]
6 ORPSIE BOY (IRE) (Vanessa Church) Nick Littmoden 3-8-01b James Doyle (5) [16]
7 HIGH CURRAGH (Mrs D Davenport, T&R Fawcett, J Nattrass) Kevin Ryan 3-8-08 Neil Callan [8]
8 INGLEBY ARCH (USA) (Dave Scott) David Barron 3-9-04 Paul Fessey [13]
9 ANGUS NEWZ (J Dooley) Mick Quinn 3-9-07 Darryll Holland [12]
10 TOTAL IMPACT (Annie Cyzer) Charles Cyzer 3-8-09 Eddie Ahern [17]
11 JOHANNES (IRE) (John Nicholls Ltd/David Kilburn) Dandy Nicholls 3-9-02 Richard Hughes [5]
12 GODFREY STREET (J A Leek & Partners) Richard Hannon 3-9-07 Ryan Moore [7]
13 BERTIE SOUTHSTREET (A Bell) John Best 3-8-06 Kerrin McEvoy [20]
14 TRAFALGAR BAY (IRE) (M Nicolson, G Doran, A Wilson) Sylvester Kirk 3-9-03 Frankie Dettori [9]
15 PHANTOM WHISPER (Tina Dormer) Rod Millman 3-8-10 Graham Gibbons [15]
16 GREEN PARK (IRE) (G A Fixings Ltd) Richard Fahey 3-9-01 Paul Hanagan [10]
17 PEARLY WEY (Dennis Shaw) Clive Cox 3-8-13 A Kirby (3) [14]
18 MR SANDICLIFFE (Henry Barton) Barry Hills 3-8-10p Jamie Spencer [19]
19 CHARLES DARWIN (IRE) (J Beever) Michael Blanshard 3-8-06 Francis Norton [18]
20 RED CAPE (FR) (Franconson Partners) Neville Callaghan 3-8-11 John Egan [11]
Winning trainer:- Name: Andrew Balding Born: December 29, 1972 Based: Kingsclere Stables, Newbury, Berkshire Background: Son of former trainer Ian Balding, who retired at the end of 2002 having won the 1971 Vodafone Derby with Mill Reef as well as a whole host of other top races. Previously worked for uncle, Toby Balding, and assisted Lynda Ramsden for two years. Sister is Clare Balding, the BBC racing and sports presenter. Classic Successes: (1) Vodafone Oaks (2003 Casual Look) First Winner: Easter Ogil, Bet Direct Football Cashbacks Classified Stakes, Lingfield, January 11, 2003 Other Major Wins: Canadian International (2003 Phoenix Reach), Diomed Stakes (2004 Passing Glance), Dubai Sheema Classic (2005 Phoenix Reach), Hong Kong Vase (2004 Phoenix Reach) Number of horses in training (2003-2006): 114; 128; 133; 128 Number of wins in a season (2003-2005): 54; 48; 40 Wins this year: 30
Winning Jockey:- Name: Dwyer, Martin Joseph Date of Birth: 28/06/75 Background: Raised in Liverpool, he joined Ian Balding aged 15 Based: Hungerford, Berks Classic Successes: (2) Vodafone Oaks (2003 Casual Look), Vodafone Derby (2006 Sir Percy) Big Race Wins: Bunbury Cup (2004 Material Witness), Canadian International (2003 Phoenix Reach), Cheshire Oaks (2002 Shadow Dancing), Cumberland Lodge Stakes (2004 High Accolade), Diomed Stakes (2004 Passing Glance), Dubai Sheema Classic (2005 Phoenix Reach), Goodwood Cup (2003 Persian Punch), Hong Kong Vase (2004 Phoenix Reach), Jockey Club Cup (2002 and 2003 Persian Punch), Newmarket Stakes (2002 Highdown), Predominate Stakes (2003 High Accolade, 2004 Manyana), Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2001 Sheppard’s Watch), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (2002 Highdown), Royal Lodge Stakes (2003 Snow Ridge), Vintage Stakes (2005 Sir Percy), John Porter Stakes (2006 Mubtaker) Wins 1993-2005: 1; 6; 6; 36; 57; 46; 36; 61; 65; 104; 90; 82, 82 Wins in 2006: 51 Other Details: Married to daughter of trainer William Muir
THIRD RACE RESULT
2.35pm CHIPPENHAM LODGE STUD CHERRY HINTON STAKES (GROUP TWO)
£70,000 guaranteed, 6f (Class 1), For 2yo fillies Weights 8st 12lb Penalties a winner of a Group One or Group Two race 3lb Entries 14 pay £400 Penalty Value 1st £39,746; 2nd £15,064; 3rd £7,539; 4th £3,759; 5th £1,883; 6th £945
1 SANDER CAMILLO (USA) (Sir Robert Ogden) Jeremy Noseda 2-8-12 Frankie Dettori [4] 11/8f
2 ALZERRA (UAE) (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum) Mick Channon 2-8-12 Ted Durcan [8] 12/1
3 GILDED (IRE) (Mrs J Wood) Richard Hannon 2-9-01 Richard Hughes [10] 11/1
4 HOPE'N'CHARITY (USA) (S Hope And S Barrow) Clive Cox 2-8-09 Adam Kirby (3) [9]
5 ALDERNEY (USA) (Sheikh Mohammed) Michael Jarvis 2-8-12 Philip Robinson [1]
6 SILK BLOSSOM (IRE) (E Kessly) Barry Hills 2-8-12 Michael Hills [3]
7 DIVINE RIGHT (Con Wilson) Brian Meehan 2-8-12 Jimmy Fortune [6]
8 SLIPASEARCHER (IRE) (Barry McCabe) David Evans 2-8-12 Steve Drowne [5]
9 NINA BLINI (Mrs T Cunningham) Brian Meehan 2-8-12 Jamie Spencer [2]
10 THREE DECADES (IRE) (Annie Cyzer) Charles Cyzer 2-8-12 Eddie Ahern [7]
10 ran
Non-runners: None
Distances: 5, nk, 1 1/2, sh, hd, 2 1/2, nk, 3/4, 6
Time: 1m 12.12s
Breeder: P Robertson & Brenda Robertson
Breeding: b f Dixie Union (USA) - Staraway (USA) (Star De Naskra (USA))
Totes: Win; £2.60 Places; £1.30; £3.80; £2.10 Exacta: £28.60
Winning trainer:- Name: Noseda, Jeremy James Date of birth: 17/9/63 Trains at Shalfleet, Bury Road, Newmarket Other details: Served as assistant trainer with John Dunlop (6 years), John Gosden (5 years) and Godolphin (2 years). Trained for a while in America before returning to Britain. Horses in training (1998-2006): 48: 78: 66: 70: 71: 67: 81: 91: 114 Wins in a season (1997-2005): 0,18,39,40,37,43,37,34, 47 Wins in 2006: 20 Major wins: Irish 2000 Guineas (2006 Araafa); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2004 Wilko), Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes (1998 Wannabe Grand - Noseda’s first Group race win in Britain - 2006 Sander Camillo); Cheveley Park Stakes (1998 Wannabe Grand, 2003 Carry On Katie), Nell Gwyn (2001 Lil’s Jessy), Princess Margaret Stakes (2001 Leggy Lou), Lupe Stakes (2002 Mellow Park), Lancashire Oaks (2002 Mellow Park), Musidora Stakes (2003 Cassis), Challenge Stakes (2003 Just James), Gimcrack Stakes (2003 Balmont), Middle Park Stakes (2003 Balmont), Musidora Stakes (2000 Kalypso Katie), Sussex Stakes (2005 Proclamation) Royal Ascot Wins (6): Jersey Stakes (2002 Just James, 2005 Proclamation), Norfolk Stakes (2004 Blue Dakota), Albany Stakes (2005 La Chunga, 2006 Sander Camillo), St James’s Palace Stakes (2006 Araafa)
Winning jockey:-Name: Dettori, Lanfranco.Born: 15/12/70 in Milan, Italy First winner: Rif (Turin, Italy, November 16, 1986), First British winner: Lizzy Hare (Goodwood June 9, 1987) First Success: Rif (Turin, Italy, November 16, 1986) Classic wins; (9) Vodafone Oaks (1994 Balanchine, 1995 Moonshell, 2002 Kazzia); St Leger (1995 Classic Cliche, 1996 Shantou, 2005 Scorpion), 2000 Guineas (1996 Mark of Esteem, 1999 Island Sands), 1000 Guineas (1998 Cape Verdi, 2002 Kazzia) Other major wins include: Ascot Gold Cup (1992, 1993 Drum Taps, 1998 Kayf Tara), Breeders’ Cup Mile (1994 Barathea), Breeders’ Cup Turf (1999 Daylami), Canadian International Stakes (2000 Mutafaweq), Cheveley Park Stakes (2000 Regal Rose, 2003 Carry On Katie), Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1998 Daylami; 2004 Refuse To Bend), Deutsches Derby (1991 Temporal), Dubai World Cup (2000 Dubai Millennium, 2003 Moon Ballad, 2006 Electrocutionist), Fillies’ Mile (1990 Shamshir, 1999 Teggiano, 2000 Crystal Music), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2005 Alkaased), Grosser Preis Von Baden (2002 Marienbard), Prix Vermeille (2003 Mezzo Soprano), Haydock Sprint Cup (1999 Diktat); Irish Champion Stakes (1998 Swain, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Fantastic Light, 2002 Grandera); Irish Oaks (2001 Lailani, 2003 Vintage Tipple), Irish Derby (1994 Balanchine), Irish 2000 Guineas (2000 Bachir, 2005 Dubawi), Irish St Leger (1999 Kayf Tara); Japan Cup (1996 Singspiel, 2002 Falbrav, 2005 Alkaased); Juddmonte International (1996 Halling, 1997 Singspiel, 2001 Sakhee), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (1995 Lammtarra, 1998 Swain,1999 Daylami, 2004 Doyen), Lockinge Stakes (2000 Aljabr), Middle Park Stakes (1996 Bahamian Bounty), Nunthorpe Stakes (1993 Lochsong, 1995 So Factual, 1998 Lochangel), Prix de l’Abbaye (1993, 1994 Lochsong, 2004 Var), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (1995 Vettori, 2000 Bachir, 2005 Shamardal), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (2001 Fantastic Light, 2002 Grandera), Prix d’Ispahan (1996 Halling, 2002 Best Of The Bests), Prix Jacques le Marois (1999 Dubai Millennium, 2000 Muhtathir), Prix de la Salamandre (1998 Aljabr); Prix Maurice de Gheest (1999 Diktat); Prix Jean Prat (1995 Torrential, 1997 Starborough, 1998 Almutawakel), Prix du Jockey-Club (1992 Polytain, 2005 Shamardal), Prix Marcel Boussac (1996 Ryafan, 2001 Sulk), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (1995 Lammtarra, 2001 Sakhee, 2002 Marienbard), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1990 Markofdistinction; 1996 Mark of Esteem, 1999 Dubai Millennium), St James’s Palace Stakes (1997 Starborough), Sussex Stakes (1991 Second Set, 1999 Aljabr, 2001 Noverre); Vodafone Coronation Cup (1996 Swain, 1997 Singspiel, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Mutafaweq), Yorkshire Oaks (1994 Only Royale). Wins 1987-2004: 8, 22, 75^, 141, 94, 101, 149, 233*, 216*, 123, 176, 132, 132, 47, 94, 69, 101, 195*, 87 ^Champion apprentice *Champion jockey Wins in 2006: 51
FOURTH RACE RESULT
3.10pm UAE EQUESTRIAN AND RACING FEDERATION FALMOUTH STAKES (GROUP ONE)
£200,000 guaranteed, 1m (Class 1), For 3yo+ fillies and mares Weights 3yo 8st 10lb; 4yo+ 9st 5lb Weight for age 3 from 4yo+ 9lb Entries 36 pay £500 Confirmed 9 pay £1000 Penalty Value 1st £113,560; 2nd £43,040; 3rd £21,540; 4th £10,740; 5th £5,380; 6th £2,700
1 RAJEEM (Saeed Manana) Clive Brittain 3-8-10 Kerrin McEvoy [4] 50/1
2 NANNINA (Cheveley Park Stud) John Gosden 3-8-10 Jimmy Fortune [2] 2/1
3 MUSICANNA (Whatton Manor Stud/Ne’er Do Wells) James Fanshawe 5-9-05t Oscar Urbina [7] 33/1
4 PEERESS (Cheveley Park Stud) Sir Michael Stoute 5-9-05 Michael Kinane [5]
5 NASHEEJ (USA) (Malih Al Basti) Richard Hannon 3-8-10 Ryan Moore [1]
6 SOVIET SONG (IRE) (Elite Racing Club) James Fanshawe 6-9-05 Jamie Spencer [3] 6/5f
7 CAPE COLUMBINE (Mrs R Lowe) David Elsworth 4-9-05 John Egan [6]
7 ran
Non-runners: None
Distances: 3/4, 3/4, nk, 1/2, 1 3/4, 1
Time: 1m 40.89s
Breeder: Usk Valley Stud
Breeding: b f Diktat - Magic Sister (Cadeaux Genereux)
Totes: Win; £23.70 Places; £4.40, £2.20 Exacta: £112.90
Winning trainer:-Name: Brittain, Clive Edward Born: Calne, Wiltshire, 15/12/33 Date of first licence: 1972 First winner: Vedvyas, Doncaster, April 1, 1972 Previous Occupation: Joined Sir Noel Murless as stable lad in 1949 British Classic wins: (6) 1000 Guineas (1984 Pebbles,1993 Sayyedati); 2000 Guineas (1991 Mystiko); Vodafone Oaks (1992 User Friendly), St Leger (1978 Julio Mariner, 1992 User Friendly) Other major wins include: Breeders’ Cup Turf (1985 Pebbles), Champion Stakes (1985 Pebbles), Chester Vase (1995 Luso, 2003 Dutch Gold, 2005 Hattan), Cheveley Park Stakes (1992 Sayyedati), Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1985 Pebbles), UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes (1992 Gussy Marlowe, 2006 Rajeem), German 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1993 User Friendly), Grosser Volkswagen Preis von Baden (2004, 2005 Warrsan), Hong Kong International Vase (1997 Luso); Irish 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Italian Derby (1991 Hailsham, 1995 Luso), Japan Cup (1986 Jupiter Island), Juddmonte International (1991 Terimon), Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (1999 Teggiano); Nassau Stakes (2000 Crimplene), Nell Gwyn Stakes(1998 Cloud Castle), Prix Jacques Le Marois (1993 Sayyedati), Prix Jean Prat (1988 Lapierre), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1997 Air Express), St James’s Palace Stakes (1974 Averof, 1976 Radetzky), Sussex Stakes (1995 Sayyedati), Vodafone Coronation Cup (2003 and 2004 Warrsan), Yorkshire Oaks (1992 User Friendly) Wins in a season (1983-2005):45: 33: 51: 39: 38: 40: 36: 42: 53: 63: 37: 37: 51: 35: 26: 23: 40: 27: 28: 31: 41: 28: 32 Horses in training (1972-2006): 37; 57; 71; 84; 81; 108; 81; 104; 104; 85; 92; 101; 102; 88; 115; 125; 130; 119; 145; 176; 143; 118; 124 ; 111; 114; 75; 104; 100; 77; 94; 69; 67; 83; 114; 95 Wins in 2006: 24 Trains at Carlburg Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk First Royal Ascot win: Averof (June 6, 1974 - St James’s Palace Stakes) Royal Ascot Wins (15): St James’s Palace Stakes (1974 Averof, 1976 Radetzky), Queen Anne Stakes (1978 Radetzky, 1991 Sikeston, 1993 Alflora), Queen’s Vase (1982 Evzon), Coronation Stakes (2000 Crimplene), Royal Hunt Cup (1985 Come On The Blues), Hardwicke Stakes (1985 Jupiter Island), Chesham Stakes (1987 Lapierre, 1995 World Premier), Ribblesdale Stakes (1992 Armarama), Britannia Handicap (1992 Efharisto), King Edward VII Stakes (1996 Amfortas), Jersey Stakes (2003 Membership)
Winning jockey:-Name: McEvoy, Kerrin Born: October 24, 1980, Streaky Bay, Australia Background: Father Philip was a jockey - he hails from the fishing hamlet of Streaky Bay, six hours west of Adelaide in Australia. He has partnered winners worldwide, has ridden in Dubai for the past three winters and also in Hong Kong. Appointed number two rider behind Frankie Dettori for Godolphin in March 2004 Big Race Victories: St Leger (2004 Rule Of Law), Grosser Preis von Baden (2004 & 2005 Warrsan), Melbourne Cup (2000 Brew - second-youngest jockey to ever win Australia's premier race), Prix Jacques le Marois (2005 Dubawi), St James’s Palace Stakes (2005 Shamardal), UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes (2006 Rajeem), Yorkshire Oaks (2005 Punctilious) First Ride In Britain: Realism, Haydock, Saturday, May 1, 2004, Freephone Stanleybet Flat vJump Jockeys Handicap, 3rd First Winner In Britain: Destination Dubai, Haydock, Saturday, May 1, 2004, stanleybet.com Maiden Stakes First Classic Ride in Britain: Sundrop, Sunday, May 2, 2004, Newmarket, UltimateBet.com 1000 Guineas (2nd) Winners (2004-2005): 44, 82 Wins in 2006: 25 Royal Ascot Winners: (1) St James’s Palace Stakes (2006 Shamardal)
FIFTH RACE RESULT
3.45pm STRUTT & PARKER E.B.F. MAIDEN STAKES
£12,000 guaranteed, 7f, For 2yo, which are EBF eligible Weights colts and geldings 9st 3lb; fillies 8st 12lb Entries 35 pay £30 Penalty Value 1st £7,772.40; 2nd £2,312.40; 3rd £1,155.60; 4th £577.20
1 KALGOORLIE (USA) (Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum) Jeremy Noseda 2-9-03 Frankie Dettori [2] 8/11f
2 SAFE INVESTMENT (USA) (Khalid Abdulla) John Gosden 2-9-03 Philip Robinson [12] 14/1
3 MANY VOLUMES (USA) (Khalid Abdulla) Henry Cecil 2-9-03 Richard Hughes [1] 11/2
4 OLD ROMNEY (Gainsborough Stud) Mark Johnston 2-9-03 Joe Fanning [16]
5 MASLAK (IRE) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Ed Dunlop 2-9-03 Martin Dwyer [10]
6 PRIORY BAY (USA) (Gainsborough Stud) Ed Dunlop 2-9-03 Richard Mullen [5]
7 MINT STATE (Matthew Green) David Elsworth 2-9-03 John Egan [4]
8 MY LEARNED FRIEND (IRE) (N Harris & Dr E Harris) Andrew Balding 2-9-03 Steve Drowne [8]
9 PERFECT COURTESY (IRE) (Bill Gredley) Peter Chapple-Hyam 2-9-03 Jimmy Fortune [11]
10 ZAAHID (IRE) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Barry Hills 2-9-03 Richard Hills [15]
11 MULVANY (IRE) (G Rickman, Sangster Family, F Packard) Brian Meehan 2-9-03 Neil Callan [13]
12 ITALIAN STALLION (IRE) (M Sines) Richard Hannon 2-9-03 Ryan Moore [7]
13 MASTER GOLFER (USA) (Ryder Cup Racing) Barry Hills 2-9-03 Michael Hills [6]
14 JAFARU (C McFadden) Gerard Butler 2-9-03 Jamie Spencer [14]
15 SAY GREAT (IRE) (Kwok-Mei Ada Yip) Vince Smith 2-9-03 Ross Studholme (3) [9]
16 WICKEDISH (Arkland International (UK) Ltd) Paul Howling 2-8-12 Ted Durcan [3]
Winning trainer:- Name: Noseda, Jeremy James Date of birth: 17/9/63 Trains at Shalfleet, Bury Road, Newmarket Other details: Served as assistant trainer with John Dunlop (6 years), John Gosden (5 years) and Godolphin (2 years). Trained for a while in America before returning to Britain. Horses in training (1998-2006): 48: 78: 66: 70: 71: 67: 81: 91: 114 Wins in a season (1997-2005): 0,18,39,40,37,43,37,34, 47 Wins in 2006: 21 Major wins: Irish 2000 Guineas (2006 Araafa); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2004 Wilko), Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes (1998 Wannabe Grand - Noseda’s first Group race win in Britain - 2006 Sander Camillo); Cheveley Park Stakes (1998 Wannabe Grand, 2003 Carry On Katie) Nell Gwyn (2001 Lil’s Jessy), Princess Margaret Stakes (2001 Leggy Lou), Lupe Stakes (2002 Mellow Park), Lancashire Oaks (2002 Mellow Park), Musidora Stakes (2003 Cassis), Challenge Stakes (2003 Just James), Gimcrack Stakes (2003 Balmont), Middle Park Stakes (2003 Balmont), Musidora Stakes (2000 Kalypso Katie), Sussex Stakes (2005 Proclamation) Royal Ascot Wins (6): Jersey Stakes (2002 Just James, 2005 Proclamation), Norfolk Stakes (2004 Blue Dakota), Albany Stakes (2005 La Chunga, 2006 Sander Camillo), St James’s Palace Stakes (2006 Araafa)
Winning jockey:-Name: Dettori, Lanfranco.Born: 15/12/70 in Milan, Italy First winner: Rif (Turin, Italy, November 16, 1986), First British winner: Lizzy Hare (Goodwood June 9, 1987) First Success: Rif (Turin, Italy, November 16, 1986) Classic wins; (9) Vodafone Oaks (1994 Balanchine, 1995 Moonshell, 2002 Kazzia); St Leger (1995 Classic Cliche, 1996 Shantou, 2005 Scorpion), 2000 Guineas (1996 Mark of Esteem, 1999 Island Sands), 1000 Guineas (1998 Cape Verdi, 2002 Kazzia) Other major wins include: Ascot Gold Cup (1992, 1993 Drum Taps, 1998 Kayf Tara), Breeders’ Cup Mile (1994 Barathea), Breeders’ Cup Turf (1999 Daylami), Canadian International Stakes (2000 Mutafaweq), Cheveley Park Stakes (2000 Regal Rose, 2003 Carry On Katie), Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1998 Daylami; 2004 Refuse To Bend), Deutsches Derby (1991 Temporal), Dubai World Cup (2000 Dubai Millennium, 2003 Moon Ballad, 2006 Electrocutionist), Fillies’ Mile (1990 Shamshir, 1999 Teggiano, 2000 Crystal Music), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2005 Alkaased), Grosser Preis Von Baden (2002 Marienbard), Prix Vermeille (2003 Mezzo Soprano), Haydock Sprint Cup (1999 Diktat); Irish Champion Stakes (1998 Swain, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Fantastic Light, 2002 Grandera); Irish Oaks (2001 Lailani, 2003 Vintage Tipple), Irish Derby (1994 Balanchine), Irish 2000 Guineas (2000 Bachir, 2005 Dubawi), Irish St Leger (1999 Kayf Tara); Japan Cup (1996 Singspiel, 2002 Falbrav, 2005 Alkaased); Juddmonte International (1996 Halling, 1997 Singspiel, 2001 Sakhee), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (1995 Lammtarra, 1998 Swain,1999 Daylami, 2004 Doyen), Lockinge Stakes (2000 Aljabr), Middle Park Stakes (1996 Bahamian Bounty), Nunthorpe Stakes (1993 Lochsong, 1995 So Factual, 1998 Lochangel), Prix de l’Abbaye (1993, 1994 Lochsong, 2004 Var), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (1995 Vettori, 2000 Bachir, 2005 Shamardal), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (2001 Fantastic Light, 2002 Grandera), Prix d’Ispahan (1996 Halling, 2002 Best Of The Bests), Prix Jacques le Marois (1999 Dubai Millennium, 2000 Muhtathir), Prix de la Salamandre (1998 Aljabr); Prix Maurice de Gheest (1999 Diktat); Prix Jean Prat (1995 Torrential, 1997 Starborough, 1998 Almutawakel), Prix du Jockey-Club (1992 Polytain, 2005 Shamardal), Prix Marcel Boussac (1996 Ryafan, 2001 Sulk), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (1995 Lammtarra, 2001 Sakhee, 2002 Marienbard), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1990 Markofdistinction; 1996 Mark of Esteem, 1999 Dubai Millennium), St James’s Palace Stakes (1997 Starborough), Sussex Stakes (1991 Second Set, 1999 Aljabr, 2001 Noverre); Vodafone Coronation Cup (1996 Swain, 1997 Singspiel, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Mutafaweq), Yorkshire Oaks (1994 Only Royale). Wins 1987-2004: 8, 22, 75^, 141, 94, 101, 149, 233*, 216*, 123, 176, 132, 132, 47, 94, 69, 101, 195*, 87 ^Champion apprentice *Champion jockey Wins in 2006: 52
SIXTH RACE RESULT
4.20pm E.B.F. RACING POST FILLIES’ HANDICAP
£25,000 guaranteed, 7f (Class 2), For 3yo rated 81-100 (also open to such fillies rated 80 and below) Weights; Highest weight 9st 7lb; Minimum weight 7st 12 Penalties after July 1, a winner 6lb Lady Livius’s Handicap Mark 94 Entries 19 pay £50 Penalty Value 1st £15,580; 2nd £4,665; 3rd £2,332.59; 4th £1,167.50; 5th £582.50; 6th £292.50
1 HEAVEN SENT (Cheveley Park Stud) Sir Michael Stoute 3-8-08 Ryan Moore [3] 6/1
2 JEANMAIRE (IRE) (Turf Club 2004) Hughie Morrison 3-9-01 Steve Drowne [1] 12/1
3 BLADES GIRL (Crown Select) Kevin Ryan 3-8-09p Neil Callan [2] 16/1
4 OCEANS APART (Elite Racing Club) Paul Cole 3-9-00 Nelson De Souza (3) [6]
5 SILVER DIP (Burton Agnes Bloodstock) Barry Hills 3-8-11 Michael Hills [11]
6 POLLIWILLINE (IRE) (de la War Racing) Richard Hannon 3-8-08 Richard Hughes [5]
7 LADY LIVIUS (IRE) (Mrs John Lee) Richard Hannon 3-9-07 Dane O'Neill [9]
8 HARVEST QUEEN (IRE) (Bakewell Bloodstock Ltd) Peter Makin 3-9-06 Eddie Ahern [7] 9/4f
9 MELAAYA (USA) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-9-03 Richard Hills [8]
10 AMY LOUISE (IRE) (Peter Savill) David Barron 3-8-05 Kevin Darley [4]
11 QUEEN OF FIRE (Lordship Stud) Mick Channon 3-9-06v Ted Durcan [10]
Winning trainer:-Name: Stoute, Sir Michael Ronald Date of birth:22/10/45 Date of first licence: 1972 First Winner: Sandal, Newmarket, April 28, 1972, Turn Of The Lands Handicap. Previous Occupation: Served with Pat Rohan, Doug Smith and Tom Jones Classic wins: (13) 1000 Guineas (1989 Musical Bliss, 2003 Russian Rhythm), 2000 Guineas (1985 Shadeed, 1988 Doyoun, 1997 Entrepreneur, 2000 King’s Best, 2001 Golan), Vodafone Derby (1981 Shergar, 1986 Shahrastani, 2003 Kris Kin, 2004 North Light), Vodafone Oaks (1978 Fair Salinia, 1987 Unite) Other big race wins: Irish 2,000 Guineas (1989 Shaadi), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1986 Sonic Lady), Irish Derby (1983 Shareef Dancer, 1986 Shahrastani), Irish Oaks (1978 Fair Salinia, 1986 Colorspin, 1987 Unite, 1988 Melodist, 1995 Pure Grain, 2000 Petrushka), Vodafone Coronation Cup (1992 Saddler’s Hall, 1993 Opera House, 1997 Singspiel, 2000 Daliapour), Dubai World Cup (Singspiel 1997), Coral-Eclipse (1993 Opera House; 1994 Ezzoud;1997 Pilsudski, 2001 Medicean), Falmouth Stakes (1983 Royal Heroine, 1986 and 1987 Sonic Lady, 1998 Lovers Knot), Japan Cup (1996 Singspiel, 1997 Pilsudski), Sussex Stakes (1986 Sonic Lady; 1989 Zilzal; 1998 Among Men), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1985 Shadeed; 1987 Milligram; 1989 Zilzal), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (1981 Shergar; 1993 Opera House, 2002 Golan), Juddmonte International Stakes (1993 & 1994 Ezzoud; 1997 Singspiel), Yorkshire Oaks (1978 Fair Salinia; 1985 Sally Brown; 1986 Untold; 1990 Hellenic; 1995 Pure Grain, 2000 Petrushka, 2002 and 2003 Islington), July Cup (1981 Marwell; 1986 Green Desert; 1987 Ajdal), Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup (1986 Green Desert; 1987 Ajdal), Fillies’ Mile (1985 Untold), Cheveley Park Stakes (1980 Marwell; 1994 Gay Gallanta; 2000 Regal Rose), Prix de l’Opera (1983 Royal Heroine, 1985 Bella Colora, 2000 Petrushka, 2003 Zee Zee Top), Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan), Vodafone Nassau Stakes (1977 Temple First, 1984 Optimistic Lass, 1990 Kartajana, 1994 Hawajiss, 2002 Islington, 2003 Russian Rhythm, 2004 Favourable Terms) Wins in a season (1984-2005): 96: 120: 76: 105: 99: 116: 78: 83: 74: 65: 109: 73: 73: 84: 79: 81: 91: 75: 104: 115: 87: 95 Horses in training (1985-2006): 145: 142: 142: 170: 186: 191: n\a: 171: 147: 157 : 159: 159: 162: 162: 173: 190: 185: 181: 190: 184: 189: n/a Wins in 2006: 58 Royal Ascot Wins: 55 First Royal Ascot winner: Etienne Gerard (June 15, 1977 - Jersey Stakes) Major Royal Ascot wins: Gold Cup (1978 Shangamuzo), Coronation Stakes (1986 Sonic Lady, 1987 Milligram, 1998 Exclusive, 2003 Russian Rhythm), St James’s Palace Stakes (1989 Shaadi), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1981 Hard Fought, 1991 Stagecraft), Golden Jubilee Stakes (1985 Dafayna), Queen Anne Stakes (2000 Kalanisi, 2001 Medicean, 2002 No Excuse Needed), Jersey Stakes (1977 Etienne Gerard, 1980 Hard Fought, 1989 Zilzal, 1997 Among Men, 2006 Jeremy), King Edward VII Stakes (1983 Shareef Dancer, 1991 Saddler’s Hall, 1994 Foyer, 2002 Balakheri, 2006 Papal Bull), Hardwicke Stakes (1986 Dihistan, 1991 & 1992 Rock Hopper, 2006 Maraahel) Other details: Champion trainer in Britain 8 times (1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005) Trains at Freemason Lodge, Newmarket
Winning Jockey :- Name: Moore, Ryan Lee Born: September 18, 1983 Other Details: Apprenticed to Richard Hannon having previously been with his father Gary at Woodingdean in Brighton First winner: Mersey Beat (Land Rover Defender Amateur Riders’ Handicap Hurdle, Towcester, May 15, 2000) Major Wins: Celebration Mile (2005 Chic); totesport Cesarewitch (2002 Miss Fara); Dubai International Airport World Trophy (2004, 2005 The Tatling); Fred Darling Stakes (2006 Nasheej); Further Flight Stakes (2006 Frank Sonata); Henry II Stakes (2006 Tungsten Strike), Lancashire Oaks (2006 Allegretto); Mill Reef Stakes (2004 Galeota) Number of Wins 2002-05: 39; 59 (champion apprentice); 132; 120 Wins in 2006: 94
SEVENTH RACE RESULT
4.55pm KLEINWORT BENSON MAIDEN STAKES
£12,000 guaranteed, 1m 2f (Class 4), For 3yo Weights: colts and geldings 9st 3lb; fillies 8st 12lb Entries 24 pay £30 Penalty Value 1st £7,772.40; 2nd £2,312.40; 3rd £1,155.60; 4th £577.20
1 ZAIF (IRE) (R Wakeford) David Elsworth 3-9-00 Antony Procter (3) [9] 14/1
2 GARAFENA (Baker, Eddery, Smith & Thorp) Pat Eddery 3-8-12 Jamie Spencer [7] 6/1
3 JEWAAR (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Michael Jarvis 3-8-12 Richard Hills [3] 11/2
4 WASSFA (Saeed Manana) Clive Brittain 3-8-12 Kerrin McEvoy [6]
5 RAINBOW ZEST (Raymond Tooth) Peter Chapple-Hyam 3-9-03 Jimmy Fortune [2]
6 ROAD HOME (Howard Spooner) Geoff Wragg 3-9-03 Neil Callan [4]
7 MONTPELLIER (IRE) (Gainsborough Stud) Ed Dunlop 3-9-03 Steve Drowne [1] 11/4f
8 GNILLAH (Sir Eric Parker) Barry Hills 3-8-12 Frankie Dettori [10]
9 BATTALION (IRE) (Paul Green) Sir Michael Stoute 3-9-03 Ryan Moore [11]
10 HUNTING PARTY (IRE) (Gainsborough Stud) Barry Hills 3-9-03t Michael Hills [5]
10 ran
Non-runners: 7 Digitara (withdrawn)
Distances: 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3/4, 3, 3/4, 8, 1/2, 1 3/4, 3
Time: 2m 05.09s
Breeder: Bobby Donworth And Miss Honora Corridan
Breeding: b c Almutawakel - Colourful (FR) (Gay Mecene (USA))
Totes: Win; £20.80 Places; £4.80; £2.10; £2.00 Exacta: £137.70
Winning trainer:-Name: Elsworth, David Raymond Cecil Date of Birth:12/12/39;Previous Occupation; Professional National Hunt jockey 1957-1972; First winner: Fortune Cookie, Devon, March 23, 1979 First winner on Flat: Raffia Set, Salisbury, April 7, 1979 Wins in a season (1992-2005): 40; 32; 33; 14; 16; 24; 33; 50; 32; 36; 20; 40; 37; 45 Horses in training (1998-2006): 60; 83; 100; 87; 72; 61; 64; 84; 83 Major wins include: Cambridgeshire Handicap (1998 Lear Spear, 2004 Spanish Don), Champion Stakes (1990 In The Groove), Cheveley Park Stakes (1989 Dead Certain), Coronation Cup (1991 In The Groove), Dante Stakes (1999 Salford Express), Diomed Stakes (1999 Lear Spear), Doncaster Cup (2003 Persian Punch), Goodwood Cup (1982 Heighlin, 2001 & 2003 Persian Punch), Henry II Stakes (1997 & 1998 Persian Punch), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1990 In The Groove), Jockey Club Cup (2000, 2002 and 2003 Persian Punch), Juddmonte International (1990 In The Groove), William Hill Mile (2002 Smirk) Trains at Whitsbury, Dorset. Other details: National Hunt successes include Cheltenham Gold Cup (1989 Desert Orchid), Grand National (1988 Rhyme ‘N’ Reason), King George VI Chase (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 Desert Orchid), Whitbread Gold Cup (1988 Desert Orchid), Irish National (1990 Desert Orchid), Queen Mother Champion Chase (1989 & 1990 Barnbrook Again) Wins in 2006: 20 Royal Ascot wins: 14 First Royal Ascot winner: Heighlin (June 17, 1980 - Ascot Handicap) Major Royal Ascot wins: Royal Hunt Cup (1983 Mighty Fly, 1990 Pontenuovo), Wokingham Handicap (1983 Melindra), King’s Stand Stakes (1989 Indian Ridge), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1999 Lear Spear), Hardwicke Stakes (2003 Indian Creek), King Edward VII Stakes (2006 Snoqualmie Boy)
Winning Jockey:-Name: Procter, Antony Background: Son of former jockey Brian Procter. Rides on Flat and over Jumps and is attached to David Elsworth’s Newmarket yard. Leading rider in Jersey for the past few seasons after a five-year spell riding as a work-rider for Godolphin in Dubai. Rode his first winner in Britain for almost a decade when partnering Foodbroker Founder to success in a Stratford handicap hurdle in June 2006. Number of Flat Wins (2001-2005): na/; n/a; 0; 0; 0 Jumps Wins in 2006/2007: 1 Flat Wins in 2006: 1
LEADING JOCKEY STANDINGS AT THE END OF DAY ONE
Jockey 1st 2nd 3rd
Frankie Dettori 2 - -
Kerrin McEvoy 2 - -
Martin Dwyer 1 - -
Ryan Moore 1 - -
Antony Procter 1 - -
Steve Drowne - 1 1
Richard Hills - 1 1
Ted Durcan - 1 -
Jimmy Fortune - 1 -
Ryan Moore - 1 -
Philip Robinson - 1 -
Jamie Spencer - 1 -
Richard Hughes - - 2
Neil Callan - - 1
Dane O’Neill - - 1
Oscar Urbina - - 1
LEADING TRAINER STANDINGS AT THE END OF DAY ONE
Trainer 1st 2nd 3rd
Jeremy Noseda 2 - -
Sir Michael Stoute 1 1 -
Andrew Balding 1 - -
Clive Brittain 1 - -
David Elsworth 1 - -
Mikael Magnusson 1 - -
John Gosden - 2 -
Richard Hannon - 1 1
Hughie Morrison - 1 1
Mick Channon - 1 -
Pat Eddery - 1 -
Henry Candy - - 1
Henry Cecil - - 1
James Fanshawe - - 1
Michael Jarvis - - 1
Kevin Ryan - - 1
CRACKING 86-STRONG ENTRY FOR GOODWOOD’S totesport MILE
Little Miss Gracie going for the £150,000 event
The £150,000 totesport Mile, run at Goodwood on Friday, August 4, the fourth day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival, has attracted a superb total of 86 horses, one more than in 2005, details of which are revealed today, Wednesday, July 12, 2006.
First run in 1987, the competitive mile handicap for three-year-olds and upwards is the richest contest of its type in the racing calendar, with totesport increasing the total value of the race by 50 per cent since taking over sponsorship in 2005.
The Gerard Butler-trained Nayyir has been allotted top-weight of 9st 10lb. The eight-year-old has a fabulous record at Goodwood that includes back-to-back wins in the Group Two Betfair Cup in 2002 and 2003, and a close second to Soviet Song in the Group One Cantor Spreadfair Sussex Stakes in 2004, a race in which he was also fourth a year later.
The strongest hands numerically are held by Barry Hills and Mick Channon, who are responsible for five entries each. Hills, trainer of 1988 scorer Strike Force, has entered Dabbers Ridge (8st 11lb), Paper Talk (8st 9lb), Giganticus (8st 1lb), Muzher (7st 8lb) and Jihaaz (7st 5lb), while Channon, yet to take the prize, has Upper Hand (8st 9lb), Capable Guest (8st 7lb), South Cape (7st 11lb) Guest Connections (7st 9lb) and Music Note (7st 6lb) entered.
Rookie trainer Andrew Haynes is hoping that his smart filly Little Miss Gracie (8st 12lb) can give him the biggest win of his career in the totesport Mile ahead of a possible tilt at the Norwegian Derby.
The four-year-old ran her best race of the season when the four-length fourth to Pout in the Group Two Ridgewood Pearl Stakes over a mile at the Curragh on May 27, and subsequently finished second to Squaw Dance over the same trip at Hamilton on June 29.
Haynes revealed: “The plan is to go straight for the totesport Mile, that’s the aim, and she’s fine in herself after Hamilton.
“Her Irish form reads well. Royal Alchemist was only half a length in front of her at the Curragh, and I know she was used as a pacemaker in the Coral Eclipse, but she’s a good filly in her own right.”
The Marlborough handler continued: “It’s only our second season training and we have a good young team here, so it would be a great boost to go and run a big race at Goodwood.
“She’s entered in the Norwegian Derby at the end of August. We’re not scared to go places with her. She’s been to France twice and Ireland once, so she’s a good traveller and the option is there. It’s something we’ll look at after Goodwood.”
Little Miss Gracie’s only previous visit to Goodwood saw her finish a creditable fourth in the Listed EBF Fillies’ and Mares’ Conqueror Stakes, under four lengths behind Nantyglo, on May 6.
Haynes, who worked for Richard Hannon and Paul Burgoyne before taking out a licence in 2004, is hoping the grey filly can clinch a big win before she goes through the ring at the end of the season.
He said: “She could do with a little bit of cut in the ground ideally, but you’re limited to where you can run these horses that are just below top-class.
“All being well, at the end of the year she’ll go to Newmarket Sales and hopefully someone will buy her for breeding. She’s been wonderfully consistent - she’s run 17 times and 14 times been in the first four. She was my first ever winner and I only paid £9,000 for her, so she’s been a very good investment.”
Unshakable, trained by Bob Jones, made it third time lucky when defeating Crosspeace by a neck in last year’s renewal of totesport Mile, having finished no better than eighth in two previous attempts, and could bid for a repeat victory - something no horse has managed yet - having been allotted 8st 4lb.
Royal Hunt Cup winner Cesare (9st 2lb), the 4/1 favourite when a close third a year ago, is entered again along with stablemate and fellow Royal Ascot scorer Sir Gerard (8st 8lb), impressive when taking the Britannia Handicap. Both are trained by James Fanshawe, who landed the totesport Mile in 2000 with Persiano.
Godolphin, successful in 2004 with Ancient World, subsequently successful in the Group One Premio Vittorio di Capua at San Siro in Italy, has four entries, headed by Belenus with 9st 5lb, who has experience at Goodwood having finished third in the Listed Letheby & Christopher Predominate Stakes last season. Desert Destiny (9st 1lb), Desert Chief (8st 6lb) and Familiar Territory (8st 1lb) are other possible runners for the Maktoum family’s operation.
Middleham trainer Mark Johnston, who tasted success in 1997 with Fly To The Stars, later successful in the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury for Godolphin, and 2001 with Riberac, could bid for a third win with Prince Of Light (9st 2lb), Royal Island (9st), Desert Realm (8st 2lb) and Joseph Henry (7st 10lb).
Hinterland, forth in the Royal Hunt Cup, then won the totescoop6 Handicap over a mile at Sandown on July 8 for trainer Michael Jarvis and has been allotted 9st 5lb. The trainer has also entered the useful St Andrews (9st 6lb), Notability (8st 13lb), and Minister Of State (7st 10lb).
Sir Michael Stoute has a trio of contenders this year, with one-time classic hope City Of Troy set to carry 8st 7lb alongside Rohaani (8st 13lb) and Regal Royale (8st 1lb). The Freemason Lodge handler is also looking for his third victory in the totesport Mile, having struck with Safawan (1989) and Lonesome Dude (1999).
Both Pride Of Nation (8st 10lb) and Minority Report (8st 6lb) disappointed for trainer Luca Cumani in the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot behind Cesare but could bid for compensation along with Akona Matata (8st 8lb), Pinpoint (8st 8lb), Forgery (8st 7lb), Red Spell (8st 6lb), Langford (8st 10lb), Tucker (8st 12lb), Stagelight (9st 4lb), Prince Of Thebes (8st 8lb), El Coto (8st 6lb), Another Bottle (8st 12lb), Blythe Knight (8st 13lb) and Shot To Fame (8st 4lb).
The United Arab Emirates supplies the one overseas-based entry in the shape of Spirit Of France (8st 8lb). Now in the care of Christian Wroe, the four-year-old gelding was formerly trained by Mark Johnston.
Goodwood’s Managing Director, Rod Fabricius, said: “The totesport Mile is a great spectacle and one of the highlights of the week at the Glorious Goodwood Festival.
“We are delighted at the number and quality of this year’s entry, which reflects the substantial boost in prize money on offer since totesport generously took over sponsorship last year.”
Damian Walker of sponsors totesport commented: “With the fantastic prize money on offer, the totesport Mile is always a tremendously competitive and exciting contest, and one of the hottest betting races all week at Glorious Goodwood.
“This year’s renewal looks like developing into a fascinating affair with a host of big names entered and top trainers represented.”
Prices will be issued by totesport shortly.
GOODWOOD REPORTS STRONG DEMAND FOR TICKETS AHEAD OF FESTIVAL
The Glorious Goodwood Festival, which runs from Tuesday, August 1 through to Saturday, August 5, has seen strong demand for tickets and hospitality packages.
Tickets are still available for the Gordon and Lennox Enclosures for all five days although the former is likely to sell out on Thursday, August 3 and Saturday, August 5, while the latter is also close to selling out for the Saturday.
It is expected that some Gordon Enclosure tickets will be available on the day to purchase on Tuesday, August 1, Wednesday, August 2 and Friday, August 4. However booking in advance offers racegoers a discount and guarantees admission.
All corporate hospitality for Thursday, August 3 has been snapped up and is nearly sold out on Friday, August 4. Course-facing boxes are also full on Tuesday, August 1 and Wednesday, August 2, and nearly so on Saturday, August 5. Other corporate hospitality facilities available on those days.
Full details of tickets, hospitality and pricing for the Glorious Goodwood Festival are available on www.goodwood.co.uk/horseracing.
totesport MILE
Class 2, Heritage Handicap, £150,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.15pm, Goodwood, Friday, August 4, 2006. For 3yo+, 1m. Lowest weight: 7st 12lb; highest weight not less than 9st 10lb. Penalties: after July 8, a winner 3lb. Entries closed July 5, entries & weights revealed July 12 (86 entries). Penalties: after July 8, a winner 3lb; a winner of 2 races 5lb. Forfeit stage July 18, five-day confirmation stage July 29, final 48-hour declaration stage 10.00am, August 2.
Form Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer
4-(1)(3)(4)14 NAYYIR 8-9-10 Abdulla Al Khalifa Gerard Butler
531-303 ST ANDREWS (IRE) 6-9-06 Team Havana Michael Jarvis
1-40150 ZERO TOLERANCE (IRE) 6-9-05 The Hornsey Warriors Racing Syndicate David Barron
110-141 HINTERLAND (IRE) 4-9-05 Sheikh Mohammed Michael Jarvis
1/322- BELENUS (IRE) 4-9-05 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
16/(1)(1)-06 STAGELIGHT (IRE) 4-9-04 Fieldspring Racing Jeremy Noseda
11(1)3-01 CESARE 5-9-02 Cheveley Park Stud James Fanshawe
31115-2 PRINCE OF LIGHT (IRE) 3-9-02 Claire Riordan and Kieran Coughlan Mark Johnston
0006-20 DESERT DESTINY 6-9-01 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
4(0)2(0)00 ROYAL ISLAND (IRE) 4-9-00 Markus Graff Mark Johnston
2112/54/- FANTASTIC VIEW (USA) 5-9-00 Malih Al Basti Jeremy Noseda
0-10340 BLYTHE KNIGHT (IRE) 6-8-13 Maxilead Limited John Quinn
06050-0 WISE DENNIS 4-8-13 Quadrillian Partnership Alan Jarvis
1114-(2)0 ROHAANI (USA) 4-8-13 Hamdan Al Maktoum Sir Michael Stoute
2120-60 NOTABILITY (IRE) 4-8-13 Sheikh Mohammed Michael Jarvis
(0)03530 MY PARIS 5-8-13 J D & Mrs M A Spensley Kevin Ryan
22(0)-442 LITTLE MISS GRACIE 4-8-12 Abacus Employment & Alicia Harden Andrew Haynes
0100-40 ANOTHER BOTTLE (IRE) 5-8-12 Sir Robert Ogden Roger Charlton
00-5030 TUCKER 4-8-12 Mrs A M Richards David Elsworth
410/3-62 MAMELA (GER) 5-8-12 Mrs J M Peel Luca Cumani
2-31130 DABBERS RIDGE (IRE) 4-8-11 Maurice Mogg Barry Hills
20-3050 LANGFORD 6-8-10 Marlborough Electronics Mark Tompkins
221-110 PRIDE OF NATION (IRE) 4-8-10 Equibreed SRL Luca Cumani
(1)(1)14-(1)2 SPECTAIT 4-8-09 Edward Belcher Sir Mark Prescott
40-4133 UPPER HAND 3-8-09 Wood Street Syndicate II Mick Channon
34-0501 PAPER TALK (USA) 4-8-09 Gainsborough Stud Barry Hills
4144-00 SEULEMENT (USA) 4-8-09 Mike Charlton & R Thompson Luca Cumani
4(1)-121 SIR GERARD 3-8-08 Rose-Anne Galligan James Fanshawe
40-(0)230 PRINCE OF THEBES (IRE) 5-8-08 Canisbay Bloodstock John Akehurst
500-(5)20 MARCHING SONG 4-8-08 The Queen Richard Hannon
1251-46 PINPOINT (IRE) 4-8-08 Full Circle Walter Swinburn
(1)(2)1453 AKONA MATATA (USA) 4-8-08 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Clive Brittain
003400 KINGS QUAY 4-8-08 Marie Taylor John Quinn
130-235 SPIRIT OF FRANCE (IRE) 4-8-08 Rashed Farooq And Partners Christian Wroe UAE
0040-55 EDEN ROCK (IRE) 5-8-08 Gay Smith Pat Eddery
20103-0 SALINJA (USA) 4-8-07 Priscilla Graham Amanda Perrett
(1)30004 CAPABLE GUEST (IRE) 4-8-07 John Guest Mick Channon
114-04 CITY OF TROY 3-8-07 Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier & Derrick Smith Sir Michael Stoute
(1)/26-(4)10 FORGERY (IRE) 4-8-07 Highclere Thoroughbred Racing XXIII Gerard Butler
1-00440 EL COTO 6-8-06 R J H Ltd & J P Hames Kevin Ryan
1-(2)0600 KAMANDA LAUGH 5-8-06 Jamie Newell Racing Ltd Kevin Ryan
1221-10 MINORITY REPORT 6-8-06 G Shiel Luca Cumani
4(2)4200 RED SPELL (IRE) 5-8-06 Mrs John Lee Richard Hannon
26/11- DESERT CHIEF 4-8-06 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
243410 FLIPANDO (IRE) 5-8-05 Mrs J Hazell David Barron
00214-0 UNSHAKABLE (IRE) 7-8-04 Unshakable Partnership Bob Jones
1-(0)2421 KELUCIA (IRE) 5-8-04 B Scanlon & F Brady Ralph Beckett
002530 SHOT TO FAME (USA) 7-8-04 Middleham Park Racing VII David Nicholls
314/0- HILLS OF ARAN 4-8-04 David Hughes Mike Evans and PartnersW Keith Goldsworthy
012161 WAVERTREE WARRIOR (IRE) 4-8-03 Wavertree Racing Partnership C Nick Littmoden
600-200 DESERT REALM (IRE) 3-8-02 Gainsborough Stud Mark Johnston
4-50033 AUDIENCE 6-8-02 Canisbay Bloodstock John Akehurst
(1)-(1)4(2)2 EASY AIR 3-8-01 Gainsborough Stud Ed Dunlop
00-0010 HUMBLE OPINION 4-8-01 Paul & Jenny Green Brian Meehan
231-310 DUNELIGHT (IRE) 3-8-01 Mr and Mrs P Hargreaves Clive Cox
000-452 MUTAWAFFER 5-8-01 P D Smith Holdings Ltd Richard Fahey
61-30 GIGANTICUS (USA) 3-8-01 DM James,Cavendish Inv Ltd, Matthew Green Barry Hills
132- FAMILIAR TERRITORY 3-8-01 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
10-0205 REGAL ROYALE 3-8-01 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute
2-(1)(2)(1)30 KALANKARI (IRE) 3-8-00 Dubai Thoroughbred Racing Andrew Balding
656100 TRAFALGAR SQUARE 4-8-00 Canisbay Bloodstock John Akehurst
(1)40 LENINGRAD (IRE) 3-8-00 Philip Green & Michael Tabor Michael Bell
(0)(4)(1)121 WATERSIDE (IRE) 7-8-00 Nigel Shields Gary Moore
2(2)5025 GRANSTON (IRE) 5-8-00 The Four Players Partnership James Bethell
0601(0)-1 NAMROUD (USA) 7-7-13 The Yorkshire Lancashire Alliance Richard Fahey
1(4)3-2(3)0 DARK ISLANDER (IRE) 3-7-13 D M Kerr John Hills
35-1050 SOUTH CAPE 3-7-11 Heart of the South Racing Mick Channon
60-(2)210 PLUM PUDDING (IRE) 3-7-11 Hyde Sporting Promotions Limited Richard Hannon
001016 ROYAL DIGNITARY (USA) 6-7-11 Middleham Park Racing XXXVI David Nicholls
2311 MINISTER OF STATE 3-7-10 Cheveley Park Stud Michael Jarvis
400-000 JOSEPH HENRY 4-7-10 John Brown & Megan Dennis Mark Johnston
40-0000 STAGBURY HILL (USA) 4-7-10 Nick Hubbard and Partners John Hills
0-22110 GREY BOY (GER) 5-7-10 K & J Richard Fahey
050312 REGENT'S SECRET (USA) 6-7-10 Mrs M Craig Jim Goldie
50(2)212- CROSS MY MIND 4-7-10 Dynamic Duo Tom Keddy
0-214 SMART ENOUGH 3-7-10 East Wind Racing Ltd Mikael Magnusson
016-550 CHAMPIONS GALLERY 3-7-09 Champions Gallery David Elsworth
040005 GUEST CONNECTIONS 3-7-09 John Guest Mick Channon
(2)(2)-(1)(2)(0)0 PORTERS (USA) 3-7-08 Perle O'Rourke Richard Hannon
02-41 MUZHER (IRE) 3-7-08 Hamdan Al Maktoum Barry Hills
0221-10 MUSIC NOTE (IRE) 3-7-06 Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon
0000-00 LAGO D'ORTA (IRE) 6-7-06 Chalfont Foodhalls Ltd David Nicholls
66-4210 JIHAAZ (IRE) 3-7-05 Hamdan Al Maktoum Barry Hills
50-0225 MIDDLEMARCH (IRE) 6-6-11 W M Johnstone Jim Goldie
(0)20344 SELECTIVE 7-6-11 Aramis Racing Syndicate Tony Carroll
5641(5)1 SAWWAAH (IRE) 9-6-07 Fayzad Thoroughbred Limited David Nicholls
86 entries
1 UAE-trained
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