Thursday, September 29, 2005

CAMBRIDGESHIRE MEETING 2005
RACENEWS RACECOURSE SERVICE
NEWMARKET, FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

“Tomorrow we should have a dry morning with the possibility of showers, possibly 1-2 millimetres, in the afternoon.

“We have lovely ground at the moment and the nice, strong tailwind has dried the ground out slowly today.

“We should be in a good position to take the forecast 6 millimetres and I am hopeful of good ground tomorrow, albeit on the slow side.

“The current forecast is also for 3-4 millimetres for Friday night, and there could also be showers on Saturday.

“The ground on Saturday is likely to be on the slow side if the forecast is accurate. We are looking at nearly half an inch of rain in 48 hours, and, despite the strong winds which are likely to continue, as we have been racing, the rain gets into the ground a little bit more.”


RYAN ‘CONFIDENT’ AHEAD OF GROUP 1 SHOT

Kevin Ryan has delivered an upbeat bulletin ahead of Gimcrack hero Amadeus Wolf’s crack at the Shadwell Stud Middle Park Stakes tomorrow.

The Mozart colt powered to glory at York last month when taking the Group 2 by a length-and-a-half from Red Clubs, who reopposes on 5lb better terms at Newmarket.

Ryan’s charge steps up into Group 1 company for the first time for this latest engagement but the Hambleton handler is expecting another top-notch performance.

He said: “My horse is in great order. He’s had a good preparation, he looks great and has been working really well. So I’m really happy with him. I’m confident he’s going to run a big race.

“We don’t want any more rain - I hope the ground doesn’t go on the soft side.”

Newark-based trainer Eoghan O’Neill is similarly positive about the chances of Always Hopeful.

The son of Mind Games was third in Deauville on his last start in the Group 1 Prix Morny, following up Group 2 joy in the Richmond Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

O’Neill said: “He’s been fine since France where he wasn’t in love with the ground. He’s working well and I couldn’t be happier with him.

“It’s a Group 1 and they don’t come easy but we are having a go and are entitled to be there.”

Aidan O’Brien will be double-handed as he bids to land his fourth Middle Park Stakes in six renewals. Minardi and Johannesburg scored for him in 2000 and 2001, while Ad Valorem was on the mark for the Ballydoyle operation 12 months ago.

Tomorrow O’Brien will saddle Art Museum - unbeaten in two starts - and the TNT July Stakes winner Ivan Denisovich.

Prince Of Light is targeting a four-timer after completing his hat-trick at the start of September on the July Course where he won the Group 3 32Red.comSirenia Stakes. The other three runners in the nine-strong field are Guest Connections, Classic Encounter - third in the Norfolk Stakes last time out - and the once-raced maiden Johnny Alpha.

TEN GO FOR SUN CHARIOT

NEWMARKET is all set for a top-class renewal of the Group 1 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes on Saturday when 10 runners will line up.

Locally-based trainer Sir Michael Stoute will be vying to win the race for the third time and he’ll send out Chic, Favourable Terms and Peeress.

The first-named of the trio has been in great form over the past five weeks, winning the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood and then only finding Attraction too good in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on September 10.

Sir Michael’s second runner - 2004 Nassau Stakes heroine Favourable Terms - proved that she retains all of her ability when winning the Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster on her belated seasonal reappearance earlier in September.

Peeress has not been seen out since coming a good third in the Group 1 UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket’s July Course on July 5. She had previously won the Group 2 Windsor Forest Stakes at Royal Ascot at York.
Maids Causeway makes her much-anticipated comeback after she was found to be injured following her thrilling Coronation Stakes’ victory at Royal Ascot at York in mid-June.

The Barry Hills-trained filly showed her well-being when enjoying a racecourse gallop with stable-mate Whazzat during Newmarket’s two-year-old meeting on September 20.

Newmarket trainer James Fanshawe will be represented by the progressive four-year-old Musicanna. She registered her fourth straight win when taking the Listed Atalanta Stakes at Sandown but this will be a step up again for her.

Virginia Waters is poised to revisit the site of her most glorious moment to date. The Kingmambo filly scorched to glory in the 1,000 Guineas on the Rowley Mile back in early May. She hasn’t scored since racing to Classic joy but her recent third behind Attraction in the Matron Stakes was an encouraging effort.

Penkenna Princess goes for the in-form Ralph Beckett team, while the one continental raider is Shapira from German handler Andreas Lowe’s yard, second to Divine Proportions last time out.

The field is completed by Attune - winless so far this term - and Summitville, who regained the winning thread when taking a Bath Listed contest in August, her first victory since clinching the May Hill as juvenile.

RACE 1 LISTED UNICOIN NOEL MURLESS STAKES
WIN QUOTES

ART EYES SCORCHES TO LISTED JOY


ART EYES smashed the track record at Newmarket for a mile-and-three-quarters when storming to a five-length success from Centaurus.

The three-year-oldHalling filly was returning to the Rowley Mile track just five days after finishing fourth to Ouija Board in the Group Three Princess Royal John Doyle Stakes.

But she clearly took that race very well, showing up prominently from the outset today before galloping clear in the final two furlongs to get home in a time of 2min.51.59 seconds, almost three seconds quicker than the previous best of 2min 54.3 secs which was established in 1999..

The successful trainer David Elsworth said of his 8-1 winner: “It was her day today and it’s very nice to see her win.

“She stays very well and is out of a Sadler’s Wells’ mare. She seems to have bottomless stamina.

“She’s a very tough filly. She got back from her race last Saturday and on Sunday morning she was kicking her door down for her food.

“She’s a filly who has progressed. Her value has increased and I think she is a filly who will stay in training next year because she keeps improving.

“The plan is to keep winning with her!”


RACE 1 LISTED UNICOIN HOMES NOEL MURLESS STAKES
PLACED QUOTES

CENTAURUS GOES DOWN FIGHTING

“Centaurus tries but he was beaten by a better horse,” explained Saeed bin Suroor after Godolphin’s three-year-old found just Art Eyes five lengths too powerful in today’s opening Unicoin Homes Noel Murless Stakes.

The trainer added: “I think that he will be a better horse next year and we are not blaming him at this time. We will take him home and keep our options open as to whether he will run again this season.”

Centaurus’s rider Frankie Dettori was certainly not doubting his charge’s resolution either. He told connections: “He tries until he’s dead.”

John Dunlop, trainer of third-placed Tawqeet, a further four lengths adrift, said: “I am a bit disappointed with him but they went very fast. Richard [Hills, jockey] was not necessarily riding him to beat Avalon although they rather got away from him. Never mind, life is full of disappointments.

“I doubt if he will run again this season.”


GOING AFTER THE FIRST RACE

John Egan, jockey of the winner Art Eyes, in the first, reported the going to be “good”.

This description was agreed to by all the other jockeys.

RACE 2 £250000 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER AUCTION STAKES
WINNING QUOTES

GOSDEN AND FORTUNE CONTINUE FINE RUN

John Gosden and Jimmy Fortune won both big juvenile races at Newmarket’s last meeting and they continued this great run when Murfreesboro justified 4/1 favouritism in this afternoon’s £250000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes.

Gosden said: “We planned this and it came off - Jimmy rode it right. We waited 75 days for this race and wanted to have him in top order.

“He is named after a battlefield in the American Civil War, which was an interesting, bloody battle and horrific for that era. Rather like a horserace here with 30 runners - like a battlefield!

“The far side were leading and coming into the bushes, Jimmy said I better go. He is a nice horse and there wasn’t much between them with the draw making a difference.

“We bought him for 70,000gns and I was on the phone to Tom Goff saying go one more to 75,000gns but we can’t stretch it further.

“Our horse had to race all alone - he ran very well at Newbury last time, won well at Redcar before that and had a pipe opener again at Newbury to start off.

“I thought you guys [the press] were a bit harsh on Leo [the winner of the totesport.com Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket]. It might not have been a vintage Group 2 race but it was certainly Group 3 standard.

“I think we’ll stick to sprinting with Murfreesboro - I ran him over seven furlongs but he didn’t quite see it home. It’s nice to have a sprinter - I like them and I haven’t really had one since Oasis Dream [winner of the 2003 Darley July Cup].”

The winning rider opined: “He feels to me like a sprinter - he’s got a lot of natural speed.”



RACE 2 THE £250,000 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER AUCTION STAKES
PLACE QUOTES


RYAN AND WALL HAPPY AFTER BOLD EFFORTS


The trainers of Blades Girl and Foxysox - second and third in the sales’ race - were both more than satisfied with their respective charges’ efforts.

Kevin Ryan, who saddled 1,800 gns purchase Blades Girl, said: “She ran a cracker.”

“We’ve always thought a lot of her. She’s a big tall filly, who we’ll probably put away now. When we bring her back next year she’ll be a lovely three-year-old.”


Chris Wall, who is enjoying such a fine year with his juvenile fillies, was smiling after Foxysox was beaten three-quarters of a length and a short head.

He said: “She ran very well and I’m very pleased with her. She’s another filly of ours who is improving.

“Mid-season, she was below par and she needed her last race at Yarmouth when she weakened in the last 100 yards.

“That sharpened her up for today and we thought she’d run well and she has.

“She ran a blinder. We might run her once more this season. She ought to be capable of running another one at either six or seven furlongs.”

The Foxhound filly has yet to register a victory and Wall indicated she’ll either tackle a maiden or a nursery next.

RACE 3 THE SKYBET CHEVELEY PARK STAKES
WIN QUOTES


DONNA BLINI BLAZES TO GROUP 1 GLORY

Donna Blini gave trainer Brian Meehan his second successive Sky Bet Cheveley Park Stakes victory when holding at bay the late-thrusting Wake Up Maggie and third placed Flashy Wings by two necks.

Meehan’s charge - previously successful in the Group 2 Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes on July 5 on the July Course - was always prominent, tracking the early pace set by Dizzy Dreamer.

The two-year-old Bertolini filly came to lead at the two-furlong pole and had enough left in the tank to hold on.

Meehan, successful with Magical Romance 12 months ago, said: “She’s a lovely filly as she proved in the Cherry Hinton.

“We debated the Lowther and the Moyglare, even the Doncaster (sales) race with all that money.

“But we kind of felt it was best to wait and give her time. She’s pretty tough - doesn’t take any prisoners - so you wouldn’t let her down for too long as she’d take you as a prisoner.

“She was a great buy (20,000gns at Doncaster’s St Leger Yearling Sale).

“We will put her away for the year...she’s obviously a Guineas filly. She gallops well and I’m very pleased with her. It’s great to go into the winter with the likes of her. It’s wonderful.”

When asked to assess the latest two Cheveley Park winners, Meehan said: “They’re both very tough but it wouldn’t be fair to compare them.”

Johnny McKeever, the bloodstock agent who bought Donna Blini as well as the previous two Sky Bet Cheveley Park Stakes winners, said: “I bought her mother Cal Norma’s Lady for a trainer called John Wilson, who used to train at Ayr.

“She won three on the trot as a two-year-old and she was one of my first good purchases 17 or 18 years ago when I started. And this filly reminded me of the mother. Simple as that.”


Winning jockey Michael Kinane commented: “Brian has done a good job with her. I said after winning on her at Newmarket in July, ‘give her a little bit of time as she is a filly with scope - give her a chance to improve’ - and he has brought her here in great shape.

“I was happy in the race - delighted to get a lead and I was going the pace I wanted to be going and she quickened.

“She is capable of getting further and is scopey - she relaxes and will give herself every opportunity.”


RACE 3 GROUP 1 SKY BET CHEVELEY PARK STAKES
PLACED QUOTES

WAKE UP MAGGIE NOT SLEEPING

Chris Wall’s Wake Up Maggie went down fighting by only a neck to Donna Blini in a tremendous finish to today’s feature Group 1 Sky Bet Cheveley Park Stakes.

The trainer said: “There was no disgrace to be second and we were beaten by a better filly on the day. We have no hard luck stories and she quickened up when we wanted her to. In fact they all quickened up and it was a fast run race.

“Obviously, I would have liked to have won but we have lost no caste in defeat to the Cherry Hinton winner.

“Posterity may say that this was not a vintage running of this race but, for the moment, they are the best around and the form was strong.

“I was pleased with her attitude and she battled well.

“The jockey [Allan Munro] was quite confident that she will get a mile next year and we will give it a go and we won’t know until we try.

“The winner found a bit more when we challenged her and I would rather give credit to the winner than make excuses for my filly.

“Wake Up Maggie did suffer a small setback after her win in Ireland but I would not use that as an excuse at all.”

Mick Channon, trainer of the third, favourite Flashy Wings, was also magnaminous in defeat.

He said: “I have absolutely no complaints whatsoever. She’s in good form, the ground was right and I have no excuses.

“She needs a bit further now and, if you remember, I wanted to go to the Moyglare Stakes [over seven furlongs] with her.

“That is the first time that she has been ridden like that and I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.

“She is finished for the season now. She has done everything right and finished her race well but just didn’t win.

“All credit to the winner who is a good filly. I am delighted and I have peace of mind - she ran a solid race and will be a proper racehorse next year.

“I’ve always thought that she is a Guineas filly and I have never doubted that fact.”


RACE 4 GROUP 3 SOMERVILLE TATTERSALL STAKES
WINNING QUOTES

AUSSIE RULES AT NEWMARKET,
IF NOT THE OVAL!

Aussie Rules was given a tremendous ride by Kieren Fallon to squeeze in between second Killybegs and Araafa to hit the front inside the final furlong and win by a short-head in another tremendous finish at Headquarters.

Winning trainer Aidan O’Brien said: “Kieren was very confident to ride him this way and produce him late. This horse loves fast ground and next season he will be a lovely horse.

“We will see how he is but he could come back for the Darley Dewhurst Stakes in a couple of weeks time.

“Kieren likes to ride him now and his dam [Last Second] was a good filly who loved being ridden back a bit. We have switched the tactics and Kieren gave him a great ride.”

Fallon added: “He’s just coming to himself, isn’t he?”

The winner is 40/1 (from 50/1) with Paddy Power for next year’s Stan James 2000 Guineas, while Cashmans go the same price (from 66/1). Totesport rate his chances better, leaving the two-year-old Danehill colt at 33/1 for that classic as well as the Vodafone Derby.

The trainer also had news of his two declared runners in tomorrow’s Shadwell Stud Middle Park Stakes.

“We are struggling a bit with Art Museum. He had a stone bruise and we will see how he is - he’s not a certain runner,” he revealed.

“Ivan Denisovich is in good form and didn’t like the terrible ground at Deauville. We hope that he runs well.”


RACE 4 THE SOMERVILLE TATTERSALL STAKES
PLACE QUOTES


KILLYBEGS TO BE PUT AWAY FOR 2006?


Barry Hills indicated that Killybegs will probably not be seen out again this year after finishing a short head second to Aussie Rules.

The Lambourn trainer said: “He’s in the Dewhurst but it’s too early to say. I would say we will probably put him away for next year now.

“Today he’s run a very good race and just got beaten...what can you say?”


Deirdre Johnston, representing her husband Mark, felt inexperience told against the third-placed Stepping Up.

She said “He will have learnt a lot from that. He never saw another horse when winning at Newcastle.

“Here Kevin Darley said it was only in the last furlong that the penny dropped. He also said that he was a lovely horse.

“We would be keen to run him again (this season) and we will look for another Group 3 or a similar sort of race.”


RACE 5 THE ROUS STAKES
WIN QUOTES

BUSY BOOGIE RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS

Boogie Street has been kept busy this season but he showed himself to be in fine form when darting to a length-and-a-quarter success this afternoon.

The four-year-old Compton Place colt won on his seasonal reappearance at Goodwood but then embarked on an eight-race losing streak.

However, today he was all speed, bursting from the stalls under Richard Hughes and making just about all to record the fourth Listed triumph of his career.

Richard Hannon Jnr, assistant to his father Richard, said: “He did it well. When he gets things his own way, he’s a very good horse.

“He’s probably coming back into a bit of form, so we’ll have a look at the Hong Kong Sprint if we get an invite.

“But he’s in good form. The instructions to Richard were ‘Let him out, let him roll.’ He’s a sprinter, let him sprint.

“His run in the King’s Stand (second) was great but since then he’s been a little bit up and down, but he’s a fast horse with one speed - and you just saw it - flat out.

“You try and mess him around and he can’t adapt to it.”



RACE 5 LISTED ROUS STAKES
PLACED QUOTES

CORRIDOR CREEPER SECOND

Corridor Creeper could not quite cope with the pace of winner Boogie Street in the Rous Stakes, going down by a length and a quarter to that rival.

Trainer Milton Bradley was not present at the Home Of Racing but co-owner James Frankham said: “The ground beat us - he must have soft ground. The winner is a Group horse who has beaten us twice now.

“Our horse will have one more run and we’ll pray for rain!

“Kieren [Fallon, jockey] said he’s a fair horse, a good horse who must have cut and never run him on this ground again.”


Malcolm Saunders’s Indian Maiden will be returning to Newmarket after finishing a further neck away in third.

The trainer said: “She’s run well over five furlongs as she definitely needs soft ground. I was disappointed when I got here as they didn’t seem to get the rain here and the 3.5mm overnight is nothing, is it?

“She’ll come back here for a six-furlong Listed fillies’ race. Still on this ground, which seems like good to firm, I can’t be disappointed today and, with 50 yards more, she might have won.

“I think the winner is a fast ground horse and John Gosden’s winner in the sales race has form on good to firm ground.”


RACE 6 MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF COFFEE MORNING MAIDEN STAKES
WINNING QUOTES

FIRE AND RAIN SHOWS STRONG RESOLVE

Fire And Rain made a fine racecourse debut to deny 100/30 favourite Mashaahed by a length with a further five lengths back to Red Rocks in third.

Winning trainer Aidan O’Brien said: “He is a lovely horse and Kieren likes him - he was just ready to come here and they looked to go a good gallop.

“He’s got a great attitude and he’ll be a smashing horse for next year. He probably won’t run again this season and we’ll leave him as he learned and travelled well today.”

Laughing after a journalist had suggested we might see the winner next in the classic trial at Sandown, the trainer added: “He moves like his dad [Galileo] - a big, long-striding horse.

“That was great and the travelling over here to England is great for them and Kieren gives them a great education.”

Paddy Power introduced Fire And Rain into their betting for the 2006 Vodafone Derby at 40/1.

The master of Ballydoyle also revealed that Rumplestiltskin, an absentee from last weekend’s Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile, is likely to run in the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp this weekend.

RACE 6 THE MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF COFFEE MORNING MAIDEN STAKES
PLACE QUOTES


CONNECTIONS PLEASED WITH
PLACED HORSES

Angus Gold, racing manager to Hamdan Al Maktoum, owner of the second-place Mashaahed, said: “We’re very pleased with him. The jockey liked him and said we were beaten by a nice horse.

“There’s no instant decision as to whether we’ll run him again this season - we will see.”

Brian Meehan, trainer of the third-placed Red Rocks, said: “He’s improving and has always been the type to make up into a nice three-year-old. He’s a proper horse.

“I will now talk to the owner and see what he wants to do - whether he wants to try and win a race with him this year or whether he wants to put him away for next year.”

RACE 7 THE EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND FILLIES’ HANDICAP
WIN QUOTES


PARADISE DOUBLES UP

Paradise Isle produced a repeat performance to bag this six-furlong contest for the second year in succession.

Jockey Kevin Darley always had her handy and she drew clear to deliver a 15-2 victory by a length.

Paradise Isle is a full sister to the £250,00 Tattersall October Auction Stakes winner Murfreesboro.

The triumph was especially pleasing for trainer Chris Wall as it meant he tasted victory after his charge Foxysox finished third in the sales’ race and then Wake Up Maggie was runner-up to Donna Blini in the Skybet Cheveley Park Stakes.

Wall said: “We’ve been in the third spot, second spot and now the winner’s spot - so that’s very satisfactory.

“I thought, when she was a little bit unlucky in the Portland last time, that we’d come here and have a good chance. She’s come into good form just recently.

“It’s a good day for the breeder Barry Green and Bickmarsh Stud as this filly is the full sister to Murfreesboro. They are a good little stud. I’ve had two or three horses off them and they’ve all done me well.

“She usually runs quite well at Newmarket. She won this last year and was third in a Listed race here. She’s won on the July course as well.

“All being well, we’ll come back in two weeks for the fillies’ Listed race over six furlongs that she was third in last year.”



RACE 7 EBF FILLIES’ HANDICAP STAKES
PLACED QUOTES

FANSHAWE SECOND AND THIRD

James Fanshawe saddled second and third in the form of Solar Power and Firenze in the concluding handicap, both of whom could not match the finishing speed of Paradise Isle, who won by a length with a neck back to the third.

Solar Power was also second in this event last year. Her rider Eddie Ahern said: “She still seems in good form.”

The trainer concurred with this analysis stating: “She’s back to form now, isn’t she?”




OFFICIAL GOING

Michael Prosser, Clerk of the Course at Newmarket, reports today’s ground as: “Good”. The racecourse has had 3.5mm of rainfall overnight.

“The going-stick reading was 8.1 at 7am and we are forecast for a dry day, 17degrees celsius with plenty of sunshine.

“The track has been split in a similar way to how we did in the spring except that the dividing rail is 10 metres closer to the stands’ side.

“That gives us 30 metres of track on the far side for the Cambridgeshire Meeting, which sees the maximum field for the totesport Cambridgeshire on Saturday reduced to 30 from its old safety factor of 35.

“This is still a huge field and I do not believe that it will in any way detract from the spectacle of this historic race.

“We used approximately 20 metres of track on the stands’ side for last weekend’s Ascot Festival at Newmarket.

“The stall for all races will be on the far side over the three days.”

BETTING NEWS

Today’s main sponsor Sky Bet report money for three contenders in the feature Sky Bet Cheveley Park Stakes (2.10pm). Irish raider Modeeroch has been supported from 10/1 into 8/1, while Flashy Wings is 9/4 (from 11/4) and Riotous Applause 10/1 (from 14/1).

Modeeroch has also been backed with Coral, who go 8/1 (from 10/1).

totesport are another firm to have trimmed Flashy Wings in the same Group 1 event - the Zafonic filly is 2/1 (from 5/2).

The same bookmaker has seen cash for Glistening in the opening Unicoin Homes Noel Murless Stakes (1.05pm). Sir Michael Stoute’s charge is a 12/1 chance (from 16/1).

The other horse to have been backed with totesport is Murfreesboro in the £250,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (1.40pm). Punters may have latched on to the John Gosden/Jimmy Fortune combination, which took both big juvenile races at Newmarket’s last meeting, and the two-year-old is 11/4 (from 7/2).

Paddy Power has also seen money for Glistening, who is 14/1 (from 16/1), while their market mover in the £250,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes is the Michael Jarvis-trained Borehan - 20/1 (from 33/1).

In the Rous Stakes at 3.20pm, the Irish bookie reports backing for If Paradise and Treasure Cay, who are both now 14/1 (from 16/1).

Paddy Power’s one other mover is Yomalo in the concluding EBF Fillies’ Handicap (4.30pm). The five-year-old has been trimmed into 5/1 (from 6/1).

1.05PM THE UNICOIN HOMES NOEL MURLESS STAKES
Listed, Class 1. £28,000 guaranteed, 1m 6f, For 3yo, Weights: colts and geldings 8st 12lb; fillies 8st 7lb; Penalties: in 2005, a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Group 3 race 5lb; of a Group 1 race or Group 2 race 7lb Penalties:1st £16,240;2nd: £6,160; 3rd: £3,080; 4th: £1,400; 5th: £700; 6th: £420

1 ART EYES (Matthew Green) David Elsworth 3- 8-07 John Egan [2] 8-1
2 CENTAURUS (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 3 - 8-12 Frankie Dettori [1] 9-2
3 TAWQEET (Hamdan Al Maktoum) John Dunlop 3- 8-12 Richard Hills [5] 9-4
4 AVALON (Michael Tabor & Sue Magner) Aidan O'Brien 3 - 8-12 Kieren Fallon [3] 6-4f
5 GLISTENING (Khaled Abdulla) Sir Michael Stoute 3 - 8-12 Richard Hughes [4]
6 COUNTRY PURSUIT (Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Clive Brittain 3- 8-12 Ryan Moore [6]

6 ran
Time: 2m 51.59s (New course record - previous record 2m 54.34s in 1999)
Distances:5l, 4l, 1l, 1 3/4l, 3l
Breeder: Kilboy Estates
Breeding: ch f Halling - Careyes (Sadler’s Wells)
Tote Win: £9.50 Places:£3.80, £2.40 Exacta:£57.10

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 (1992-2004):40:32: 33:14:16:24:33:50:32:36:20:40:37 Horses in training (1998-2005): 60:83:100:87:72: 61:64:84 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 This Year: 35

Winning jockey: John Egan Date Of birth: 24/5/68 Date & Place of first winner: Celtic Match, Mallow, August 1984 Big Race Wins Include: Ayr Gold Cup (1998 Always Alight), Irish 2000 Guineas (2003 Indian Haven), Tote International (2002 Crystal Castle), Darley July Cup (2005 Pastoral Pursuits) Wins (1995-2004): 9,36,63,46,70,43,-, 31,61,63
Wins This Year: 83

1.40PM £250,000 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER AUCTION STAKES
Class 2, £250,000 guaranteed, 6f, For 2yo which were catalogued in Part2 of Tattersalls October Sale of 2004 and which have been declared by Tattersalls Ltd. as eligible to be entered, Weights; Horses sold or bought for 40,000gns or more 8st 13lb;horses sold or bought for 30,000gns - 39,999gns 8st 11lb; horses sold or bought for 20,000gns - 29,999gns 8st 9lb; horses sold or bought for 10,000gns - 19,999gns 8st 7lb; horses sold or bought for 9,999gns or less 8st 5lb (penalties cumulative- higher penalty will apply if horse qualifies for more than one), Allowances: fillies 5lb. Penalty value: 1st; £125,300: 2nd; £50,120: 3rd; £25,060: 4th; £15,036: 5th; £10,024: 6th; £5,012

1 MURFREESBORO (George Strawbridge) John Gosden2 - 8-13 Jimmy Fortune [4] 4-1f
2 BLADES GIRL (Crown Select) Kevin Ryan 2- 8-00 David Kinsella [19] 25-1
3 FOXYSOX (Peter Botham) Chris Wall 2- 8-02 Adrian Nicholls [26] 33-1
4 MISPHIRE (The Cresswell Partnership) Tim Easterby 2- 8-02 Nicky Mackay [8]
5 CHARLTON (J E Harley) Terry Mills 2- 9-01 Ian Mongan [14]
6 LYRICAL SOUND (Gryffindor (Www.racingtours.co.uk)) Barry Hills 2- 8-00 Adrian McCarthy [28]
7 ANGEL VOICES (Bega Racing) Karl Burke 2- 8-03 (1lbow) John Egan [10]
8 RYEDALE OVATION (Ryedale Partners No7) Tim Easterby 2 - 8-05 Kevin Darley [17]
9 DONT DILI DALI (The Fairway Connection) Stan Moore 2- 8-02 Jimmy Quinn [29]
10 BOREHAN (Ahmed Al Maktoum) Michael Jarvis 2-8-13 Philip Robinson [7]
11 TORA PETCHA (John L Marriott) Reg Hollinshead 2- 8-11 Graham Gibbons [22]
12 MUJOOD (Eden Racing) Robert Johnson Houghton 2- 8-09 Steve Carson [2]
13 BRANDYWELL BOY (P B Gallagher) David Ffrench Davis 2- 8-09 Richard Quinn [24]
14 RUBENSTAR (Ben Allen) Mark Tompkins 2- 8-05 Eddie Ahern [30]
15 UPPER HAND (Wood Street Syndicate II) Mick Channon 2- 8-09 Ted Durcan [20]
16 BLING (Susan Davis) William Jarvis 2- 8-09 Alan Munro [1]
17 GLENMUIR (Glenmuir Partnership) Rod Millman 2- 8-09 Dane O'Neill [16]
18 PRINCE ARY (Belinda Harvey & Cavendish Investments Ltd.) Barry Hills 2- 8-11 Michael Hills [18]
19 FUSILI ( P Flynn) Mick Quinlan 2- 8-04 Ben Swarbrick [21]
20 ZAFANTAGE (Vernon Carl Matalon) Sylvester Kirk 2- 8-00 Nelson De Souza [5]
21 TARA TOO (Prof C D Green) David Arbuthnot 2- 8-04 Martin Dwyer [23]
22 SILKEN SKY (Chris Van Hoom) Derek Coakley 2- 8-09 Jamie Spencer [9]
23 ABOYNE (Ruby Smith) Mick Quinlan 2- 8-05 Tom Queally [15]
24 LOPINOT (RA Bernard) Brian Meehan 2- 8-07 Steve Drowne [27]
25 CHRONOMATIC ( C L C Burke-Jones Mark Tompkins) Mark Tompkins 2- 8-05 Richard Hills [13]
26 SMOOCH (Bottishm Heath Stud) Robert Cowell 2- 8-06 Richard Mullen [3]
27 CASTELLANO (W P Flynn) Mick Quinlan 2- 8-11 Ryan Moore [11]
28 RAPSGATE (Team Havana) Richard Hannon 2- 8-06 Richard Hughes [25]
29 LENOIR (The Contretemps Partnership) Vic Smith 2- 8-05 Darryll Holland [6]
30 PUKKA TIQUE (John L Marriott) Reg Hollinshead 2- 8-07 Kerrin McEvoy [12]

30 ran
Time: 1m 11s Distances:3/4l, shd, 1/2l, 1/2l, nk, hd, hd, nk, shd, 1/2l, 1l, nk, shd, shd, shd, 1 1/4l, 3/4l, nk, hd, 1l, hd, 13/4l, hd, shd, 2l, shd, 1l, 3/4l, 9l
Breeder: Jeremy Green and Sons
Breeding: b c Bahamian Bounty - Merry Rous (Rousillon)
Tote Win:£5.10 Places:£2.70, £10.10, £8.90 Exacta:£315.50

Winning Trainer:-Name: Gosden, John Harry Martin Born:Hove, 30/3/51 Classic Winners: (3) Sagitta 1000 Guineas (2000 Lahan), Vodafone Derby (1997 Benny The Dip), St Leger (1996 Shantou), Wins in a season (1989-2004):28:87:86:113:110:93:86:75:91:77:74:82:55:85:72:66 First winner in Europe: Intimidate, Kempton, March 27, 1989 Other major wins include: Challenge Stakes (1993 Catrail), Cheveley Park Stakes (1993 Prophecy), Falmouth Stakes (1997 Ryafan), Fillies’ Mile (2000 Crystal Music, 2004 Playful Act, 2005 Nannina), French 1,000 Guineas (1999 Valentine Waltz, 2002 Zenda), Geoffrey Freer Stakes (1995 Presenting), Gran Premio di Milano (1997 Shantou), Grosser Preis Von Baden (1992 Mashaallah), Haydock Sprint Cup (1993 Wolfhound), Hungerford Stakes (1994 Pollen Count - dh with Young Ern), Irish St Leger (1992 Mashaallah), Irish Champion Stakes (1993 Muhtarram), July Cup (2003 Oasis Dream), Lingfield Derby Trial (2004 Percussionist), Middle Park Stakes (2002 Oasis Dream), Nunthorpe Stakes (2003 Oasis Dream), Ormonde Stakes (2005 Day Flight), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1994 & 1995 Muhtarram, 1997 Shantou), Prix de l’Abbaye (1991Keen Hunter), Prix Marcel Boussac (1996 Ryafan), Prix Jean Prat (1995 Torrential), Prix de la Salamandre (1995 Lord Of Men), Prix Lupin (1995 Flemensfirth), Prix Maurice de Gheest (2002 May Ball), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2000 Observatory), Royal Lodge Stakes (1996 Benny The Dip, 2002 Al Jadeed, 2005 Leo), Santa Anita Handicap (1983 Bates Motel), Sun Chariot Stakes (1991 Ristna), Lennox Stakes (2000 Observatory), European Free Handicap (2001 Clearing) Trains at Manton, Marlborough Wiltshire. Previously at Newmarket Wins this Year:79

Winning jockey:-Name: Fortune, James Joseph. Date of birth: 14/6/72 Apprenticeship: With Mike O'Neill. Big wins Include: Ayr Gold Cup (1989 Joveworth, 1996 Coastal Bluff), July Stakes (2004 Captain Hurricane), Lincoln Handicap (2000 John Ferneley, 2001 Nimello), Middle Park Stakes (2002 Oasis Dream); Racing Post Trophy (1998 Commander Collins); Royal Hunt Cup (2002 Norton), Sun Chariot Stakes (1999 Lady In Waiting), Vodafone Stewards’ Cup (1994 For The Present,1996 Coastal Bluff); Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile (2004 Playful Act; 2005 Nannina), Royal Lodge Stakes (2005 Leo) Wins (1988-2004): 8,29,46,32,26,25,56,46,83,78,108,94,93,71,92,46,72 Wins This Year: 80

2.10PM SKY BET CHEVELEY PARK STAKES (GROUP 1)
£170,000 guaranteed For 2yo fillies, 6f, Weights 8st 11lb Penalties: 1st: £104,806; 2nd: £39,754; 3rd: £19,877; 4th: £9,035; 5th: £4,517.50; 6th: £2,710.50


1 DONNA BLINI (Mrs T S M Cunningham) Brian Meehan 2- 8-11 Michael Kinane [5] 12-1
2 WAKE UP MAGGIE (J G Lambton) Chris Wall 2- 8-11 Alan Munro [10] 9-2
3 FLASHY WINGS (Jaber Abdullah) Mick Channon 2- 8-11 Ted Durcan [4] 15-8f
4 MODEEROCH (Ballylinch Stud) Jim Bolger 2- 8-11 Kevin Manning [3]
5 NIDHAAL (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Ed Dunlop 2- 8-11 Richard Hills [7]
6 BEAUTY BRIGHT (Michael Tabor) Aidan O'Brien 2- 8-11 Kieren Fallon [1]
7 RIOTOUS APPLAUSE (Car Colston Hall Stud/Hamill) James Fanshawe 2- 8-11 Jamie Spencer [2]
8 DIZZY DREAMER (Sue Catt) Peter Chapple-Hyam 2- 8-11 Jimmy Fortune [6]
9 MIXED BLESSING (ChristopherShankland) Alan Jarvis 2- 8-11 Ryan Moore [8]
10 SWEET AFTON (M McLoughlin) Eamon Tyrrell 2- 8-11 Adrian Nicholls [9]

10 ran
Time: 1m 10.88s Distances: nk, nk, 1 3/4l, 1/2l, 1/2l, 1 1/4l, 1/2l, 2l, 3 1/2l
Breeder: James Thom and Sons
Breeding: ch f Bertolini - Cal Norma’s Lady (Lyphard’s Special)
Tote Win: £11.20Places: £3.10, £2.20 £1.10Exacta: £79.70

Winning trainer:-Name: Meehan, Brian Joseph Date of birth:16/6/67; Date of first licence: 1/12/92; Other occupation: Thoroughbred breeding;20 months with the Irish National Stud: Wins in a season (1992-2004): 0:14:29:47:43:57:53:58:42:71:47:55:60 Horses in training (1993-2005):17:38 :60: 72:81:89:106:100:109:118:108:121:115 Major wins include: Horris Hill Stakes (1995 Tumbleweed Ridge), Schweppes Golden Mile Handicap (1995 Khayrapour), Bunbury Cup (1997 Tumbleweed Ridge), Golden Jubilee Stakes (1998 Tomba), Ballycorus Stakes (1998 & 1999 Tumbleweed Ridge), Prix de la Foret (1998 Tomba), Prix Morny (2000 Bad As I Wanna Be), Prix de Lutece (2002 Savannah Bay), Duke Of York Stakes (2003 Twilight Blues), Cheveley Park Stakes (2004 Magical Romance, 2005 Donna Blini), Cherry Hinton Stakes (2005 Donna Blini) Trains at Tumbleweed Cottage, Upper Lambourn, Berks Wins This Season: 33

Winning jockey:-Name: Kinane, Michael Joseph Born: County Tipperary, Ireland, 22/6/59.Apprenticeship: With Liam Browne. First winner: Muscari (Leopardstown 19/3/75) Classic wins: (8) Vodafone Derby (1993 Commander In Chief, 2001 Galileo); Vodafone Oaks (1998 Shahtoush, 2001 Imagine), 2000 Guineas (1990 Tirol, 1997 Entrepreneur, 1998 King Of Kings), St Leger (2001 Milan) Other major wins include:Champion Stakes (1997 Pilsudski), Cherry Hinton Stakes (2005 Donna Blini) Cheveley Park Stakes (1995 Blue Duster, 2005 Donna Blini); Coral Eclipse (1993 Opera House, 1997 Pilsudski, 2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Hawk Wing), Derby Italiano (1992 In A Tiff, 1995 Luso); Dewhurst Stakes (2001 Rock Of Gibralter); Falmouth Stakes (1996 Sensation), Fillies’ Mile (1996 Reams Of Verse); French 1,000 Guineas (2001 Rose Gypsy), French 2,000 Guineas (2002 Landseer), Gold Cup (1996 Classic Cliche, 2000 Kayf Tara), Grand Criterium (1997 Second Empire, 1999 Ciro, 2001 Rock Of Gibralter), Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes (2000 Minardi, 2001 Johannesburg, 2003 One Cool Cat), Hong Kong Invitational Bowl (1991 Additional Risk), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1988 Trusted Partner, 2003 Yesterday), Irish St Leger (1993, 1994 Vintage Crop), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Irish Oaks (1989 Alydaress, 1996 Dance Design), Irish Derby (2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral); Irish Champion Stakes (1989 Carroll House,1994 Cezanne, 1997 Pilsudski, 2000 Giant’s Causeway,2003 High Chaparral), Japan Cup (1997 Pilsudski), Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (2003 Hawk Wing), Juddmonte International (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2005 Electrocutionist), July Cup (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart); King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (1990 Belmez, 1994 King's Theatre, 2000 Montjeu, 2001 Galileo, 2005 Azamour), Melbourne Cup (1993 Vintage Crop), Middle Park Stakes (2000 Minardi, 2001 Johannesburg), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2001 Quarter Moon, 2003 Necklace), National Stakes (1994 Definite Article; 1998 Mus-If; 2001 Hawk Wing; 2003 One Cool Cat), Nunthorpe (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart); Phoenix Stakes (1999 Fasliyev; 2000 Minardi; 2001 Johannesburg), Prix du Moulin (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Prix de l'Abbaye (1985 Committed), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1989 Carroll House, 1999 Montjeu), Prix de la Salamandre (1999 Giant’s Causeway), Prix Vermeille (2000 Volvoreta), Prix Morny (1998 Orpen, 1999 Fasliyev); Racing Post Trophy (1997 Saratoga Springs), St James's Palace (1992 Brief Truce, 1994 Grand Lodge, 2000 Giant’s Causeway), Sussex Stakes (1998 Among Men, 2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2005 Proclamation), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2000 Montjeu, 2003 Black Sam Bellamy Wins in Britain 1992-2004: 4; 4; 23; 28; 29; 23; 24; 22; 26; 26; 15; 3; 9

2.45PM SOMERVILLE TATTERSALL STAKES (GROUP 3)
£170,000 guaranteed, For 2yo, 6f, Weights: 8st 9lb; Penalties: a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Group 3 race 5lb; of a Group1 or Group race 7lb; Penalty value: 1st: £34,800; 2nd: £13,200; 3rd: £6,600; 4th: £3,000; 5th: £1,500; 6th: £900

1 AUSSIE RULES (Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Faisal Salman) Aidan O'Brien IRE 2- 8-09 Kieren Fallon [4] 3-1jf
2 KILLYBEGS (John C Grant & D M James) Barry Hills 2- 8-09 Michael Hills [8] 9-2
3 STEPPING UP (S R Counsell) Mark Johnston 2- 8-09 Kevin Darley [7] 3-1jf
4 YASOODD (Ahmed Al Maktoum) Mick Channon 2- 8-09 Ted Durcan [1]
5 METROPOLITAN MAN (The Metroplitans) David Simcock 2- 8-09 Martin Dwyer [5]
6 ARAAFA (Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar) Jeremy Noseda 2- 8-09 Michael Kinane [10]
7 WEST OF AMARILLO (HRH Princess Haya of Jordan) John Gosden 2- 8-09 Jimmy Fortune [6]
8 MANSTON (Gallagher Equine Ltd) Brian Meehan 2- 8-09 Richard Hughes [3]
9 CAPRICORN RUN (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 2- 8-09 Frankie Dettori [2]

9 ran
Non-runne:r: 7 Red Duster (Ground)
Time:1m 23.44s Distances: shd, 1 1/4l, shd, shd, 3/4l, 1 1/4l, 1 3/4l, 5l
Breeder: Belgrave Bloodstock
Breeding: Gr c Danehill - Last second (Alzao)
Tote Win:£4.40 Places:£1.60, £1.90, £1.50 Exacta:£19.90

Winning trainer:-Name: Aidan O’Brien Date of birth: 16/10/69 Previous occupation: Assistant trainer to Jim Bolger and Anne-Marie Crowley O’Brien Date of first licence: 1993 British Classic wins: (10) Vodafone Derby (2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral), 2000 Guineas (1998 King Of Kings, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2005 Footstepsint
hesand), 1000 Guineas (2005 Virginia Waters),Vodafone Oaks (1998 Shahtoush, 2001 Imagine), St Leger (2001 Milan, 2003 Brian Boru) Other major wins include:Coronation Cup (2005 Yeats), Coventry Stakes (1997 Harbour Master), Dante Stakes (1998 Saratoga Springs), Darley Dewhurst Stakes (2001 Rock Of Gibraltar), Dee Stakes (2005 Gypsy King), Eclipse Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Hawk Wing), French 2,000 Guineas (2002 Landseer), French 1,000 Guineas (2001 Rose Gypsy), Futurity Stakes (2002 Van Nistelrooy), Grand Criterium (2001 Rock Of Gibralter), Grand Criterium (1997 Second Empire), Irish 2,000 Guineas (1997 Desert King, 1999 Saffron Walden, 2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1997 Classic Park, 2001 Imagine, 2003 Yesterday), Irish Champion Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2003 High Chaparral), Irish Derby (1997 Desert King, 2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral), Juddmonte International Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (2003 Hawk Wing), July Cup (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2001 Galileo), Middle Park Stakes (2000 Minardi, 2001 Johannesberg), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2000 Sequoyah, 2001 Quarter Moon, 2003 Necklace), National Stakes (1996 Desert King; 1997 King Of Kings, 2000 Beckett, 2001 Hawk Wing; 2003 One Cool Cat), Nunthorpe Stakes (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), Phoenix Stakes (1999 Fasiliyev, 2002 Spartacus, 2003 One Cool Cat), Phoenix Stakes (1998 Lavery, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2000 Minardi, 2001 Johanesburg), Prix Morny (1998 Orpen, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2001 Johanesburg), Prix du Moulin (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Racing Post Trophy (1997 Saratoga Springs, 1999 Aristotle, 2001 High Chaparral, 2002 Brian Boru), Sussex Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2003 Black Sam Bellamy) Wins in Britain 2000-2004: 10; 20 (champion trainer for win and place prize money); 10 (champion trainer for win and place prize money); 6; 4 Wins in 2005 (In Britain):16
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 (1988-2004): 31,28,39,29,45,60,47,91,136,202*,204*,202*,149, 166*, 149*, 221*, 200* *Champion jockey British Classic wins: (13) 2000 Guineas (2000 King’s Best, 2001 Golan, 2005 Footstepsinthesand), 1000 Guineas (1997 Sleepytime, 1999 Wince, 2003 Russian Rhythm, 2005 Virginia Waters), 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: Cheveley Park Stakes (1997 Embassy), Coronation Stakes (2003 Russian Rhythm), Dee Stakes (1999 Oath, 2005 Gypsy King), Dubai Sheema Classic (2000 Fantastic Light), Eclipse Stakes (2005 Oratorio), Fillies’ Mile (2003 Red Bloom); Gold Cup (2003 Mr Dinos), Irish Champion Stakes (2005 Oratorio), Irish Derby (2005 Hurricane Run); Irish Oaks (1999 Ramruma, 2004 Ouija Board); July Stakes (2003Nevisian Lad), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2002 Golan), Masai Mile (2001 Nicobar), Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (1997 Bosra Sham), Prix d’Ispahan (2003 Falbrav), Prix Morny (2002 Elusive City), Queen Anne Stakes (2000 Kalanisi, 2001 Medicean), St James’s Palace Stakes (1998 Dr Fong), Sussex Stakes (1997 Ali-Royal);Tattersalls Gold Cup (1999 Shiva); Vodafone Coronation Cup (2000 Daliapour, 2002 Boreal, 2005 Yeats), Vodafone Nassau Stakes (2002 Islington, 2003 Russian Rhythm, 2004 Favourable Terms), Yorkshire Oaks (1998 Catchascatchcan, 1999 Ramruma, 2002 and 2003 Islington) Wins This Season In Britain (since March 26): 53

3.20PM ROUS STAKES (LISTED RACE)
£28,000 guaranteed, For 3yo+ which have not won a Group 1 Pattern race in 2005, 5f, Weights: 3yo co;ts and geldings 8st 1lb; fillies 8st 6lb; 4yo+ colts and geldings 8st 12lb; fillies 8st 7lb Penalties: in 2005, a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Group 3 race 6lb; of a Group 2 race 9lb Wfa:3 from 4yo+ 1lb. Penalties: 1st: £16,240; 2nd: £6,160; 3rd: £3,080; 4th: £1,400; 5th: £700; 6th: £420

1 BOOGIE STREET (Hippodrome Racing) Richard Hannon 4- 9-01 Richard Hughes [7] 7-2jf
2 CORRIDOR CREEPER (G & L Johnson) Milton Bradley 8- 8-12 Kieren Fallon [5] 6-1
3 INDIAN MAIDEN (Chris Scott & Peter Hall) Malcolm Saunders 5- 8-10 Jamie Spencer [3] 9-2
4 IF PARADISE (Mrs J Wood) Richard Hannon 4- 8-12 Ryan Moore [1]
5 MALTESE FALCON (Christopher Wright) Paul Cole 5- 8-12 Kevin Darley [2] 7-2jf
6 PIVOTAL'S PRINCESS () Edward McMahon 3- 8-06 Graham Gibbons [4]
7 DRAGON FLYER (A Newby) Mick Quinn 6- 8-07 Martin Dwyer [8]
8 SLIP DANCE (M McLoughlin) E Tyrrell IRE 3- 8-09 Adrian Nicholls [9]

8 ran Non-runner: 5 Treasure Cay (refused to load)
Time: 57.83s Distances: 1 1/4l, nk, hd, 1 1/4l, shd, 2 1/2l, nk
Breeder: Raffin Bloodstock
Breeding: b c Compton Place - Tart And A Half (Distant Relative)
Tote Win: £4.00 Placings: £1.40, £1.90, £1.80 Exacta: £23.80

Winning Trainer: Name- Hannon, Richard Michael Date of birth: 30/5/45 Date of first licence:1970 First Winner: Ampney Prince, Newbury, April 17, 1970 First Group Winner: Crespinall (Nassau Stakes, 1972, Goodwood) Classic wins: (3) 2000 Guineas (1973 Mon Fils, 1987 Don't Forget Me, 1990 Tirol) Other major wins: Brigadier Gerard Stakes (1995 Alriffa), Cherry Hinton Stakes (1993 Lemon Souffle, 2004 Jewel In The Sand), Diomed Stakes (1994 Bluegrass Prince), European Free Handicap (2000 Cape Town), Falmouth Stakes (1991 Only Yours, 1993 Niche, 1994 Lemon Souffle, 1995 Caramba), Golden Jubilee Stakes (1992 Shalford), Hungerford Stakes (2002 Reel Buddy), July Cup (1992 Mr Brooks), Lockinge Stakes (1993 Swing Low), Lowther Stakes (1992 Niche), Wokingham Stakes (1994 Venture Capitalist), Macau Jockey Club Craven Stakes (2000 Umistim, 2001 King’s Ironbridge), Molecomb Stakes (1993 Risky), Moyglare Stud Stakes (1993 Lemon Souffle), Nunthorpe Stakes (1992 Lyric Fantasy), Prix de l’Abbaye (1992 Mr Brooks), Prix Maurice de Gheest (2000 Bold Edge), Queen Mary Stakes (1992 Lyric Fantasy & 1993 Risky), Rockfel Stakes (2001 Distant Valley), Sussex Stakes (2003 Reel Buddy), Yorkshire Cup (1993 Assessor) Number of horses in training; (1985-2005):67:75:74:80:85 :107:131:139:155:178:167:155:149:145:155:162:147:169:169:149 Number of wins in a season (1982-2004):38:49:28:37:56:33:43:55:73:126:154:182:112:115:109:94:108:123:135:110:121:122:113 Wins this year: 128

Winning jockey:-Name: Hughes, Richard David. Date of birth: 11/1/73 Apprenticeship: With father, Dessie Hughes, in Ireland. First winner: Viking Melody (Roscommon maiden, August 2, 1988) Wins in Britain (1994-2004):19,68,62,33,55,95,102, 90, 126, 122, 73 Major wins include: Albany Stakes (2004 Jewel In The Sand), Balmoral Handicap (2003 Deportivo), Blue Square Ormonde Stakes (2005 Day Flight)Buckingham Palace Stakes (2002, Demonstrate), Celebration Mile (2002 Tillerman), Cherry Hinton Stakes (2004 Jewel In The Sand), Coventry Stakes (2003 Three Valleys), Craven Stakes (2000 Umistim, 2001 King’s Ironbridge), Derby Italiano (1996 Bahamian Knight), Duke Of Edinburgh H’cap (2002, Thundering Surf), Duke Of York Stakes (1999 Sampower Star), French Oaks (2003 Nebraska Tornado), French 1,000 Guineas (2002 Zenda), Gran Premio d’Italia (1995 Posidonas), Jersey Stakes (1995 Sergeyev, 1996 Lucayan Prince), Jersey Stakes (1995, Sergeyev, 1996 Lucayan Prince), Jockey Club Cup (2000 Persian Punch), July Cup (2003 Oasis Dream), King's Stand Stakes (1995 Piccolo), Lingfield Derby Trial (2001 Perfect Sunday), Middle Park Stakes (2003 Three Valleys), Norfolk Stakes (2002, Baron’s Pit), Nunthorpe Stakes (2003 Oasis Dream), Prix D’Ispahan (2001 Observatory), Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (2003 American Post), Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (2003 Nebraska Tornado), Ribblesdale Stakes (2003 Spanish Sun), Wokingham Stakes (2000 Harmonic Way), Wolferton Rated H’Cap (2002, Ulundi), Yorkshire Cup (1999 Churlish Charm) Other details: Retained jockey to Khalid Abdulla Wins this year: 112


3.55PM MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF COFFEE MORNING MAIDEN STAKES
£10,000 added, For 2yo colts and geldings, 1m, Weights: 8st 11lb; Penalties: 1st: £6,981; 2nd: £2,148; 3rd: £1,074; 4th £537

1 FIRE AND RAIN (Michael Tabor) Aidan O'Brien IRE 2- 8-11 Kieren Fallon [8]] 5-1
2 MASHAAHED (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Barry Hills 2- 8-11 Richard Hills [18] 100-30f
3 RED ROCKS (E H Jones (Paints) Ltd) Brian Meehan 2- 8-11 Kevin Darley [6] 25-1
4 MARKOVITCH (K Panos, Miss C Spurrier, C J Jones) Peter Chapple-Hyam 2- 8-11 Alan Munro [13]
5 BASILIKO (Sangster Family) Peter Chapple-Hyam 2- 8-11 Adrian McCarthy [19]
6 HISTORIC APPEAL (Sangster Family) Mick Channon 2- 8-11 Ted Durcan [15]
7 IDARAH (Hamdan Al Maktoum) William Haggas 2- 8-11 Michael Hills [4]
8 CHELSEA CHELSEA (Andy J Smith) Paul Cole 2- 8-11 Neil Callan [1]
9 ORVIETAN (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 2- 8-11 Kerrin McEvoy [12]
10 LAND OF LIGHT (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 2- 8-11 Eddie Ahern [3]
11 HILLTOP DESTINY (G Noble) Vic Smith 2- 8-11 Michael Tebbutt [2]
12 BLACK BEAUTY (Anglo Irish Racing) Mick Quinlan 2- 8-11 Ryan Moore [7]
13 KALANTERA (John Robinson and Derek Stubbs) Andrew Balding 2- 8-11 Martin Dwyer [14]
14 BLACKTOFT (Maktoum Al Maktoum) Ed Dunlop 2- 8-11 Jamie Spencer [9]
15 BRIGADORE (Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook/Mr & Mrs P Brain) William Muir 2- 8-11 Steve Drowne [11]
16 KRISCHERA (Joy and Valentine Feerick) Brian Meehan 2- 8-11 Jimmy Fortune [16]

16 ran No-runners: 6 Fiddlers Woo, 8 Highlander,19 Tower Hill (all withdrawn at start - 15p deduction in the £ deduction
Time: 1m 36.92 Distances: 1l, 5l, 5l, 1/2l, nk, nk, 2 1/2l, 11l, 3/4l, hd, shd, 1/2l, 3/4l, 13l, 20l
Breeder: Whitewood Stables
Breeding: b c Galileo - Quatre Saisons (Homme de Loi)
Tote Win:£4.30 Places:£2.00 £1.30, £7.00 Exacta: £17.50

Winning trainer:-Name: Aidan O’Brien Date of birth: 16/10/69 Previous occupation: Assistant trainer to Jim Bolger and Anne-Marie Crowley O’Brien Date of first licence: 1993 British Classic wins: (10) Vodafone Derby (2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral), 2000 Guineas (1998 King Of Kings, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2005 Footstepsint
hesand), 1000 Guineas (2005 Virginia Waters),Vodafone Oaks (1998 Shahtoush, 2001 Imagine), St Leger (2001 Milan, 2003 Brian Boru) Other major wins include:Coronation Cup (2005 Yeats), Coventry Stakes (1997 Harbour Master), Dante Stakes (1998 Saratoga Springs), Darley Dewhurst Stakes (2001 Rock Of Gibraltar), Dee Stakes (2005 Gypsy King), Eclipse Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Hawk Wing), French 2,000 Guineas (2002 Landseer), French 1,000 Guineas (2001 Rose Gypsy), Futurity Stakes (2002 Van Nistelrooy), Grand Criterium (2001 Rock Of Gibralter), Grand Criterium (1997 Second Empire), Irish 2,000 Guineas (1997 Desert King, 1999 Saffron Walden, 2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1997 Classic Park, 2001 Imagine, 2003 Yesterday), Irish Champion Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2003 High Chaparral), Irish Derby (1997 Desert King, 2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral), Juddmonte International Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway), Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (2003 Hawk Wing), July Cup (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2001 Galileo), Middle Park Stakes (2000 Minardi, 2001 Johannesberg), Moyglare Stud Stakes (2000 Sequoyah, 2001 Quarter Moon, 2003 Necklace), National Stakes (1996 Desert King; 1997 King Of Kings, 2000 Beckett, 2001 Hawk Wing; 2003 One Cool Cat), Nunthorpe Stakes (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), Phoenix Stakes (1999 Fasiliyev, 2002 Spartacus, 2003 One Cool Cat), Phoenix Stakes (1998 Lavery, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2000 Minardi, 2001 Johanesburg), Prix Morny (1998 Orpen, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2001 Johanesburg), Prix du Moulin (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Racing Post Trophy (1997 Saratoga Springs, 1999 Aristotle, 2001 High Chaparral, 2002 Brian Boru), Sussex Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2003 Black Sam Bellamy) Wins in Britain 2000-2004: 10; 20 (champion trainer for win and place prize money); 10 (champion trainer for win and place prize money); 6; 4 Wins in 2005 (In Britain):17

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 (1988-2004): 31,28,39,29,45,60,47,91,136,202*,204*,202*,149, 166*, 149*, 221*, 200* *Champion jockey British Classic wins: (13) 2000 Guineas (2000 King’s Best, 2001 Golan, 2005 Footstepsinthesand), 1000 Guineas (1997 Sleepytime, 1999 Wince, 2003 Russian Rhythm, 2005 Virginia Waters), 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: Cheveley Park Stakes (1997 Embassy), Coronation Stakes (2003 Russian Rhythm), Dee Stakes (1999 Oath, 2005 Gypsy King), Dubai Sheema Classic (2000 Fantastic Light), Eclipse Stakes (2005 Oratorio), Fillies’ Mile (2003 Red Bloom); Gold Cup (2003 Mr Dinos), Irish Champion Stakes (2005 Oratorio), Irish Derby (2005 Hurricane Run); Irish Oaks (1999 Ramruma, 2004 Ouija Board); July Stakes (2003Nevisian Lad), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2002 Golan), Masai Mile (2001 Nicobar), Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (1997 Bosra Sham), Prix d’Ispahan (2003 Falbrav), Prix Morny (2002 Elusive City), Queen Anne Stakes (2000 Kalanisi, 2001 Medicean), St James’s Palace Stakes (1998 Dr Fong), Sussex Stakes (1997 Ali-Royal);Tattersalls Gold Cup (1999 Shiva); Vodafone Coronation Cup (2000 Daliapour, 2002 Boreal, 2005 Yeats), Vodafone Nassau Stakes (2002 Islington, 2003 Russian Rhythm, 2004 Favourable Terms), Yorkshire Oaks (1998 Catchascatchcan, 1999 Ramruma, 2002 and 2003 Islington) Wins This Season In Britain (since March 26): 54


4.30PM EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND FILLIES’ HANDICAP

£18,000 added, For 3yo+ which are EBF eligible Rated 86-100 (also open to such fillies and mares rated 85 and below), 6f, Weights: highest weight 9st 4lb Minimum weight 8-4, 3yo 8-2 Penalties after September 17, a winner 6lb; Wfa: 3 from 4yo +2lb. Penalties: 1st: £10,866.88; 2nd: £4,121.92; 3rd: £2,060.96; 4th: £936.80; 5th: £468.40; 6th: £281.04

1 PARADISE ISLE (The Equema Partnership) Chris Wall 4- 9-02 Kevin Darley [4] 15-2
2 SOLAR POWER (Deln Ltd) James Fanshawe 4- 8-07 Eddie Ahern [11] 10-1
3 FIRENZE (Mrs Jan Hopper) James Fanshawe 4- 8-06(2lb ow) Jamie Spencer [10] 15-8f
4 SIERRA VISTA (David T J Metcalfe) David Barker 5- 9-01 John Egan [6]
5 ANGEL SPRINTS (Lucy Halloran) Gerald Cottrell 3- 8-05 Nelson De Souza [2]
6 YOMALO (F Nowell) Rae Guest 5- 8-11 Chris Catlin [3]
7 FRUIT OF GLORY ( R B Hill) John Jenkins 6- 9-04 Ted Durcan [1]
8 NOTJUSTAPRETTYFACE (Loddington Bloodstock) Hughie Morrison 3- 8-11 Steve Drowne [7]
9 MIMI MOUSE (Mrs Jean P Connew) Tim Easterby 3- 8-06 Alan Munro [9]
10 DON'T TELL MUM (Mrs Teresa M Moriarty) Richard Hannon 3- 8-13 Ryan Moore [5]
11 HALLE BOP (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 3- 8-02 Kerrin McEvoy [8]

11 ran
Time: 1m 10.66s Distances: 1l, nk, hd, shd, 1/2l, 1 1/4l, 1 1/4l, 1 1/4l, nk, 3l
Breeder: Jeremy Green and Sons
Breeding: b f Bahamian Bounty - Merry Rous (Rousillon)
Tote Win: £9.20 Places: £2.70, £3.60, £1.30 Exacta:£88.50

Winning Trainer:- Name: Wall, Christian Frederick;
Date of Birth: January 10, 1959
Date of first trainers license: February 1, 1987. Previous career: Assistant trainer to Luca Cumani 1984-86 and to Sir Mark Prescott 1982-84.
Wins in a season (1991-2004): 7:7:13:12:17:17:21:20:16:29:16: 20: 32:18
Number of horses in training (1993-2005):27:24:27:33:38:45:48:53:50:48:49: 46: 56
Big Race Wins: Bentinck Stakes (2003 Ashdown Express) Tattersalls Ireland Sales Stakes (2005 Wake Up Maggie)

Winning jockey:-Name: Darley, Kevin Paul. Born: Tettenhall, Staffordshire, 5/8/60 Apprenticeship: 1976, with Reg Hollinshead. First winner: Dust Up (Haydock 5/8/77) Classic Wins (2): St Leger (2002 Bollin Eric); 1000 Guineas (2004 Attraction) First big win: Bovis Handicap (Van Laser - Ascot, October 8, 1977) Major wins include: Cherry Hinton Stakes (2003 Attraction), Dewhurst Stakes (2004 Shamardal), Harvest Stakes (2001 Lilium), Harvest Stakes (2001 Lilium, 2002 Love Everlasting), Irish 1,000 Guineas (2004 Attraction), Jockey Club Cup (2001 Capal Garmon), Lennox Stakes (2000 Observatory), Matron Stakes (2005 Attraction), Nunthorpe Stakes (1997 Coastal Bluff - dead-heat with Ya Malak), Ormonde Stakes (2004 Systematic) Park Hill Stakes (1984 Borushka), Prix du Jockey-Club (1995 Celtic Swing), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2000 Observatory, 2002 Where Or When), Racing Post Trophy (1994 Celtic Swing, 2001 High Chaparral), Rockfel Stakes (2002 Luvah Girl), Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup (2000 Pipalong), Sun Chariot Stakes (2004 Attraction),Swinley Stakes (2002 Monturani), William Hill Mile (2002 Smirk) Wins 1991-2004: 66; 91; 143; 154; 148; 113; 128; 94; 119; 155*; 162; 113; 125; 85 Other Details: Champion Jockey 2000 Wins this year: 87

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