LIBRISA BREEZE won the International Stakes at Ascot yesterday and in securing the £93,000 first prize, gave Dean Ivory his biggest and most prestigious win of the year so far. There was concern about the Good to Firm ground beforehand but any fears were soon dispelled by a comfortable win by the four-year-old grey, who… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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CASPIAN PRINCE COULD DO WITH RAIN
CASPIAN PRINCE is Dean’s sole runner tomorrow when top-weight in the 17-runner 5f handicap at Ascot and he could do with the heavens opening! Winner of the “Epsom Dash” on Derby Day, the 109-rated sprinter is a serious horse when conditions are right but he has never won on Good to Firm, which unless the… Read more »
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DEAN IVORY BACK IN THE WINNERS ENCLOSURE
DEAN IVORY had a welcome July winner yesterday courtesy of Spinning Rose, who showed real guts and determination to win by a head at Lingfield. The combination of hood and first time blinkers worked well and the daughter of Pivotal, the 5/1 joint favourite was always in contention under Robert Winston and the chestnut filly… Read more »
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SPINNING ROSE AND CATHARINA CLASH AGAIN
DEAN IVORY runs Spinning Rose and Catharina in the same race again, a selling handicap over 10f on the all-weather at Lingfield (3.50pm). The two were first and second last month at Lingfield on the turf with the 20/1 outsider of the two, Catharina winning by six lengths. Today, she is nine pounds worse off… Read more »
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IVORY BREAKS £300K BARRIER FOR FOURTH YEAR RUNNING
DEAN IVORY broke the £300k prize money barrier yesterday for the fourth year in a row, after Blaze Of Hearts and Rosie’s Premiere were both in the money at Windsor. Blaze Of Hearts, a 66/1 shot was second in a 10f maiden on only his second outing, having been off the track for 269 days. This was… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: THREE SECONDS IN QUIET WEEK
DEAN IVORY had a relatively quiet week with just seven runners and although no winner, three were second. Bobby Vee filled the runner-up spot in just her third outing when beaten four lengths in a six furlong maiden at Lingfield. Jack The Laird continues to hold his form well and he was second in a 5f… Read more »
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GWAFA TO CONTINUE RISE THROUGH HURDLING RANKS
GWAFA is the rising star in Paul Webber’s stable and the grey 5yo son of Tamayuz can make a bold bid to defy top weight in today’s Befred TV Summer Handicap Hurdle (Listed) at Market Rasen today (2.15pm). Winner of three hurdle races in his last four, he won the Pertemps (aka The Swinton) last… Read more »
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IVORY HORSES KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
DEAN IVORY’S horses are continuing to run well and it is surely only time before the yard strikes in July. Harper Lodge Farm had enjoyed a purple June with eight wins from forty-one runs at a strike rate of 20% and the yard is currently on 23 wins since the beginning of the year with… Read more »
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JACK AND ROSE PICK OF IVORY QUARTET
DEAN runs four horses tomorrow at three different tracks and Spinning Rose and Jack the Laird look to be his best chances of having a winner. The former is one of 14 runners in the 1m2f handicap on the all-weather at Lingfield (5.15pm) and the step back up in trip should suit this unexposed 4yo… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: TWIN SAILS JUST FAILS AT YORK
DEAN sent out 13 runners last week and the nearest the yard came to a winner was Twin Sails, who was agonisingly touched off in an Apprentice race at York. A dual winner last year, he had some good juvenile form, finishing fourth in the Group Two Vintage Stakes behind subsequent 2000 Guineas Winner, Galileo… Read more »
