Posts By: Simon Double

  • SECRET BIRD AND LULU ON RETRIEVAL MISSION

    SECRET BIRD and apprentice jockey, Lulu Stanford are on a retrieval mission today at Chelmsford (5.50pm) when they attempt to get back in winning ways after being beaten favourites last time out. Having won two on the bounce over 6f at the Essex track and then over 5f at Wolverhampton, the pair never really looked like… Read more »

  • ZEBEDEE COLT ENTERED IN £150,000 TATTS SALES RACE

    SOLARIO RACING’S Zebedee two-year-old colt was today entered for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes. The race with £82,500 to the winner and prize money down to 10th place, is open to horses purchased at Books 3 and 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.  The son of Zebedee is a prime candidate for the race… Read more »

  • FIRMDECISIONS SUCH A FORCE OVER SEVEN FURLONGS

    FIRMDECISIONS is back to Kempton today in the 3.05 but again over his preferred seven furlongs and despite being raised 3lbs for his 1/4 length defeat last time out at Chelmsford, he should still be competitive. All his seven wins have been over 7f, which is a specialist trip and despite being drawn on the… Read more »

  • CAPPANANTY CON ANOTHER WINNER FOR….ZEBEDEE!

    CAPPANANTY CON broke his debut today for Dean Ivory at Wolverhampton when defying top weight in a 6f handicap and thus gave another winner for his sire, Zebedee. The stable has always thought quite a bit of the 3yo grey, who ran well in the Weatherbys Super Sprint behind Mrs Danvers last July but whose… Read more »

  • REVIEW OF THE WEEK: FRUSTRATIONS ALL ROUND!

    FOLLOWING the great start to the New Year with two winners in the first week, it was a series of frustrations for the yard last week. The stats show that Dean sent out nine runners last week and the best places were fourths achieved by Tangramm (beaten a length) at Wolverhampton and Golden Amber at… Read more »

  • ELJADDAAF TO DEFY PENALTY

    DEAN IVORY’S progressive Eljaddaaf is expected to defy a 6lb penalty today at Wolverhampton (7.15pm) and record his seventh  win in 17 starts. He went up 12lbs for his last win and so his theoretically 6lbs well in.  Despite being drawn 10, he could be the proverbial “good thing” at 6/4 under Robert Winston. Earlier… Read more »

  • BLINKERS TRIED TO IMPROVE PEARLY QUEEN

    PEARLY QUEEN is one of the lesser lights at Harper Lodge Farm with no wins and no places in eight starts.  Today, she runs in first time blinkers in the 8 o’clock at Chelmsford and this might bring about some improvement. The daughter of Dutch Art is also dropping back to a mile and with… Read more »

  • SUPPORT FOR JACK AT KEMPTON

    JACK THE LAIRD is one of two Dean Ivory runners at Kempton today, when lining up for a 6f  handicap at 7.15pm and he has been well supported from 10/1 into around 6/1. The 4yo son of Acclamation has had a touch of seconditis in the past and he is reasonably handicapped to go well… Read more »

  • TANGRAMM WELL SUPPORTED AT WOLVES

    TANGRAMM, voted all-weather horse of the year for Dean Ivory, seeks his eighth career win today, in the 3.40 at Wolverhampton and if the weight of support in the market is a guide, he should run well. This improving son of Sakhee’s Secret started winning off a mark of 55 14 months ago and is today… Read more »

  • SOLARIO RACING HOSTS HOSPITALITY AT HUNTINGDON

    Solario Racing is hosting a fabulous hospitality afternoon at Huntingdon Races on Sunday 5 March. Enjoy top class jumps racing with stunning views of the racecourse from The Peterborough Chase Restaurant.  A champagne reception, a sumptuous à la carte three-course lunch with wine and afternoon tea will be waitress served at a private Solario Racing… Read more »