DEAN IVORY runs two in the same race at Goodwood today, Rosie’s Premiere and Links Drive Lady, in the 3.45 and although both are big outsiders, the former looks interesting in first time blinkers. Fifteen line up for the 6f handicap for 3yos and upwards rated 0-95 in what looks a very competitive contest but… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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TEMERAIRE HAS FIGHTING CHANCE AT YORK
FIGHTING TEMERAIRE is Dean’s sole runner today when lining up for the opener at York, an eleven-runner mile handicap and the 3yo Invincible Spirit colt is not without a chance. He won at Newmarket over 7f in July but raced on the wrong side at Ascot last time out. Only four pounds higher than his victory… Read more »
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YOUNG PRETENDER LIBRISA BREEZE RATED 113
LIBRISA BREEZE has been raised 5lbs by the handicapper for his scintillating victory at Ascot on Saturday under Robert Winston and the progressive 4yo son of Mount Nelson is now rated 113. Only Tropics, rated 116 is higher rated at Harper Lodge Farm among the 60-plus string and it is not inconceivable that by the end… Read more »
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RED RUFFIAN HAS TO DEFY LONG ABSENCE
RED RUFFIAN is Dean’s only runner today as the 3yo bids to defy a 200-day absence when lining up for the 6.10 at Kempton, a 12-runner mile handicap. He’s on a mark of 60, his lowest so far and stable apprentice Jack Duern claims a valuable three pounds. However, the son of Tamayuz, a 16/1 shot, is almost… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: BREEZE GETS DEAN OFF COLD LIST!
LIBRISA BREEZE showed an astonishing turn of foot on Saturday to win the Totescoop6 Challenge Cup at Ascot worth over £100,000 to the winner and in doing so ended an eight-week drought without a winner and moved Dean off the Trainers’ cold list! The last winner had been Kadrizzi at the Shergar Cup Meeting on August… Read more »
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DEAN IVORY BREEZES TO ANOTHER RECORD YEAR
DEAN IVORY has recorded his best ever season for the fourth year running when Librisa Breeze won the valuable totescoop6 Challenge Cup at Ascot yesterday in scintillating style. The first prize of £112,000 meant the Harper Lodge handler moved to £580,000 in total prize money for 2016, surpassing last year’s record total haul of £502,000… Read more »
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LIBRISA BREEZE BIDS TO DOUBLE UP AT ASCOT
FOLLOWING Librisa Breeze’s impressive win in the International at Ascot in July, the Tony Bloom-owned grey bids to repeat the performance in today’s valuable totescoop6 Challenge Cup at the Berkshire track with £112,000 going to the winner. The son of Mount Nelson is 13/2 favourite in an ultra-competive 7f handicap. If the yard was in better… Read more »
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BIG GUNS AT ASCOT TO TURN CORNER?
DEAN is still searching for his first winner since 6 August when Kadrizzi obliged at Ascot. Today the same horse runs at the same course as does Fighting Temeraire and maybe one or both of them can turn the corner for the yard. Dean feels Kadrizzi, who runs in the 3.10, a 6f handicap may… Read more »
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CAN CROWLEY BE CAUGHT?
JIM CROWLEY is now seven ahead of defending title-holder, Silvestre De Sousa, having notched another winner this evening at Wolverhampton, albeit a dead-heat. So can he be caught? The flat jockeys’ championship ends on Champions Day on 15th October which means there are just 18 days of racing left for the Brazilian to regain his title…. Read more »
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YARD HAS A BOUT OF “THIRDITIS!”
DEAN ran eight horses last week and four of them finished third! Soaring Spirits came closest to winning when third, beaten just one and a quarter lengths at Brighton, his favourite track. He has been a model of consistency over the summer, having had three wins, two seconds and two thirds in his last seven starts, six of… Read more »
