SOARING SPIRITS, a model of consistency for the stable with three wins and four places in his last seven starts, has it all to do from a wide draw at Chelmsford this evening in the 8.10, a 6f handicap. He is still a pound below a winning mark but drawn 12 of 14 is no… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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DEAN IVORY HITS £600,000 IN PRIZE MONEY
DEAN IVORY hit the £600,000 mark in prize money for the year today when Blaze Of Hearts finished third at Nottingham. This is the fourth year running that Harper Lodge Farm has increased its total prize money haul, the measure by which the trainers’ championship is decided. Dean currently stands in 34th place in the… Read more »
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SUPPORT FOR GOLDEN AMBER AT NOTTINGHAM
GOLDEN AMBER is one of two Harper Lodge runners today and she has come in for support in the market for the 4 o’clock at Chelmsford. Shouldering top-weight in the 6f 0-95 handicap, this dual course and distance winner is drawn nicely in two and is on a pound lower mark than for her win at… Read more »
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TWIN SAILS SELLS FOR NEARLY SIX TIMES PURCHASE PRICE!
TWIN SAILS, a dual-2yo winning son of Sir Percy, part-owned by Ken Ivory and trained by son and trainer, Dean Ivory, was sold today at Newmarket for 148,000 guineas, nearly six times his purchase price of 25,000 guineas. He was the 7th top-selling lot on Day Two of the prestigious Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale at… Read more »
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SWEET SIENNA SUPPORTED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT
SWEET SIENNA is one of three Dean Ivory runners today and the two-year-old, making her nursery debut over 5f at Chelmsford (6.05pm) has been supported in the market from double figures into 8/1. The Harbour Watch filly has shown some ability in her first two starts and should find this company more to her liking. … Read more »
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SPINNING ROSE TO GO CLOSE AT WOLVES
SPINNING ROSE, one of two Dean Ivory runners at Wolverhampton this evening, should go close in the 8.50, a 1m 1 1/2 furlong handicap. Winner of a selling handicap in the summer, he has run well when third in his last two starts, both on the all-weather, the last over course and distance. He should… Read more »
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ZEBEDEE COLT A PROFESSONAL POSER!
SOLARIO RACING’S new acquisition, a lovely yearling colt by Zebedee out of a Shamardal mare arrived at Dean Ivory’s last Friday and he’s settled in really well. Today, I went up to see him and to take some photos for the new Solario brochure. Fresh from the sales at Tattersalls, he still remembered how to stand correctly and… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: LIBRISA SHOWS UP WELL IN SPRINT
LIBRISA BREEZE was sixth in the Champions Sprint at Ascot yesterday, beaten just 3 1/2 lengths by The Tin Man and was certainly not disgraced over a distance short of his best. Dean beforehand had said that 7f is the horse’s ideal trip and that has been borne out by two fantastic handicap wins at… Read more »
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LIBRISA BREEZE AIMING FOR GLORY IN CHAMPIONS SPRINT
LIBRISA BREEZE, a five times winner in just eleven starts, tries sprinting for the first time today as Dean Ivory saddles the son of Mount Nelson in the Group One Champions Sprint at Ascot (2pm). Winner of two valuable 7f handicaps at Ascot this season, the Tony Bloom-owned 4yo won over 10f in his early days but… Read more »
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SOLARIO STRIKES WITH EXCITING ZEBEDEE COLT
SOLARIO RACING started the first day of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 3 in frustration but ended it in elated fashion after securing a lovely, racy colt by Zebedee. Why the frustration? We were the underbidders very early on for a Poet’s Voice filly at 26,000 guineas. Following that, two other horses on Solario Racing’s shopping… Read more »
