DEAN IVORY took six horses to Newmarket yesterday to work on the grass, including Solario Racing’s exciting Zebedee colt and the two-year-old was very impressive. Robert Winston rode the colt in a five furlong piece of work on the Racecourse gallops with two other juveniles, one by Sir Percy, the other by Kheleyf. The three… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: VILLETTE SLAMS RIVALS ON DEBUT
VILLETTE made an impressive start to her racing career when slamming her rivals by six lengths at Kempton last Wednesday. The Sixties Icon 3yo filly only faced four rivals but they included an odds-on favourite and she was the only newcomer who went off the outsider at 20/1! Always handy, the filly showed a good turn of… Read more »
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VILLETTE SPRINGS 20/1 SURPRISE
VILLETTE made her debut for Dean Ivory yesterday in a five-runner mile and a half median auction maiden, went off the 20/1 outsider and sluiced home by six lengths! The 3yo daughter of Sixties Icon out of a Spinning World mare, was always fairly handy and after being shaken up two furlongs from home, quickened… Read more »
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CAPPANANTY CON TO GIVE HIS RUNNING
CAPPANANTY CON is one of two Dean Ivory runners in the four o’clock at Wolverhampton today and with Robert Winston aboard, he looks the pick of the twol Always well regarded at home, he won over 6f at Dunstall Park in January and has run well twice since at LIngfield and Chelmsford. Today he is back… Read more »
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ARTSCAPE THE PICK OF IVORY QUARTET AT KEMPTON
DEAN IVORY runs four tonight at Kempton, one after another with Villette at 6.45, Varsovian at 7.15, Artscape at 7.45 and finally Treble Strike at 8.15 and it is the third runner who looks very interesting. The 5yo son of Iffraaj won on only his second outing a month ago when flooring an odds-on favourite… Read more »
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ZEBEDEE COLT IMPRESSES IN WORK
SOLARIO RACING’S latest recruit, a very well-bred colt by sprinting sire Zebedee, did a piece of work upsides on Saturday and really caught the eye. Dean Ivory had backed off him slightly a month ago as he had a runny nose, which is common at this time of year with the youngsters. However, this week… Read more »
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THREE RUNNERS TODAY IN BUSIER WEEK FOR STABLE
LAST week saw just the one runner, Harlequin Storm, who was fourth at Chelmsford but this week is much busier with three runners today at Kempton, starting with Harlequin Striker, in the same colours as last week’s runner. At 4.30pm, eight go to post for a mile handicap and the 5yo son of Bahamain Bounty is… Read more »
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STORM POOR DRAW BUT EACH-WAY CHANCE
HARLEQUIN STORM has his third run today in the 7.50 at Chelmsford and has a wide draw (10 of 10) to contend with in the 6fg maiden. He ran well on his debut when second but did not really improve on that next time up when a slightly disappointing favourite. Both times he was beaten… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: TREBLE STRIKE THIRD IN QUIET WEEK
HARPER LODGE FARM sent out just five runners this week and although there were no winners, Treble Strike was third while Varsovian and Badenscoth were both fourth. Treble Strike was making his handicap debut over two miles on Lingfield’s all-weather and he was only beaten a length and a quarter under Jack Duern. Varsovian was beaten… Read more »
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VARSOVIAN STILL ON WINNING MARK
VARSOVIAN, winner last time out at Lingfield, today returns to the track at which he has recorded four of his six victories for the 4.30, a 6f handicap. A 6f specialist, this course and distance winner is a pound below his highest winning handicap mark and drawn five, with Robert Winston aboard, he looks worth following… Read more »
