Posts By: Simon Double

  • NO EASY TASK FOR FIVE SATURDAY RUNNERS

    THE STABLE sends outs five runners today, one at Lingfield this afternoon and four at Kempton this evening and none of them look to have obvious winning opportunities. First off is Kadrizzi in the Lingfield 3.30, a 6f handicap and the most valuable race on the card with a near £12k prize for the winner. … Read more »

  • CAPPANANTY CON BACKED TO FOLLOW UP

    DEAN IVORY has always held Cappananty Con in some regard and the son of Zebedee is fancied to follow up his Wolverhampton win with another success at Lingfield today in the 2.45. Six go to post in the 3yo only 6f sprint and the Robert Winston-ridden grey has been well supported to records back-to-back victories… Read more »

  • BOLD RUN EXPECTED FROM FOREVER YOURS

    FOREVER YOURS is one of four Dean Ivory runners today when he lines up for the 5.50 at Kempton and a good run is expected. The 4yo son of Canford Cliffs has only had three runs and is today making his handicap debut off a mark of 65.  The horse has been working well and… Read more »

  • INDOOR SCHOOL NEARS COMPLETION

    DEAN IVORY is always looking to improve training facilities at Harper Lodge Farm and the latest project, an indoor school, is nearing completion. Despite the wintery conditions, work on the school has progressed nicely and the horses have continued to exercise in the trotting/canter ring which runs around the perimeter of the school.  I was at… Read more »

  • REVIEW OF THE WEEK: THIRDITIS STRIKES YARD!

    THIRDITIS struck the yard with a vengeance last week with five of the nine runners in third place! Tangramm, Harlequin Storm and Jack The Laird were all third at Wolves last Monday but the eye-catcher was Harlequin Storm, making his racecourse debut.  Green in the preliminaries, he ran a really nice race at 25/1 and… Read more »

  • GOLDSLINGER BACK OVER HURDLES

    GOLDSLINGER is back over hurdles today when one of ten runners in the opener at Newbury, a 2m 1/2f novice hurdle, due off at 1.15pm. This looks a two-horse race between the very useful and dual hurdles’ winning High Bridge and Multiculture, who won on his hurdles debut.  Narrow preference is for the former. Goldslinger,… Read more »

  • IVORY TRIO HAVE TRICKY TASKS

    DEAN saddles three at Chelmsford today, Dors Law (5.50pm) Eljaddaaf ( 7.30pm ) and Lucymai(8.30pm) and all three look to have less than easy tasks on their plate. The first is one of 13 runners in the 1m2f Apprentice Handicap and the 4yo Lawman filly, who has been disappointing in her last two starts, needs to… Read more »

  • GOLDEN AMBER NOT WELL IN AT WEIGHTS

    GOLDEN AMBER runs today at Chelmsford in the 3.30, a 7f Fillies’ Conditions’ event and at the weights, the 6yo daughter of Holy Roman Emperor has it all to do under Robert Winston. She’s worse off with four of her six rivals than she would be in a handicap and although she has been known… Read more »

  • FOUR STRONG RAIDING PARTY TO WOLVES

    FOLLOWING “Super Saturday” when the yard had a near 17/1 Lingfield double, Dean Ivory sends a party of four to Wolverhampton today including two favourites. First up is All-Weather Horse of the Year, Tangramm, who is one of ten runners in the 2.50, a 1m 1 1/2f handicap.  This four times course and distance winner… Read more »

  • REVIEW OF THE WEEK: STABLE DOUBLE AT LINGFIELD

    NO doubting the highlight of last week was the stable double at Lingfield on Saturday courtesy of Lancelot Du Lac and Varsovian, both ridden by Robert Winston. Lancelot, who was winning his sixth out of his last seven all-weather starts, is in the form of his life but this was his first victory in a Listed… Read more »