DEAN IVORY, having been knocking at the door for the last few seasons, finally broke down the door and reached a record 40 winners in a year yesterday, courtesy of Bruyere, who broke her duck at Yarmouth. The yard’s best ever total was 39 wins in 2013, in 2017, the stable achieved 38 wins and… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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LIGHTLY RACED BRUYERE COULD BREAK HER DUCK
BRUYERE is one of two stable runners at Yarmouth today and one of four runners throughout the day and this lightly-raced filly has a good chance of breaking her duck in the 10f handicap at the seaside track (4pm). She showed improved form when stepped up to a mile and a quarter at Nottingham 13… Read more »
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LIBRISA BIDS FOR CHAMPIONS SPRINT REPEAT
LIBRISA BREEZE won the Group One Champions Sprint in 2017 and two years on, at the age of seven, the 113-rated grey bids to repeat the feat on Champions Day at Ascot in the opener (1.35pm). When he won it was soft ground which is the key to him and today it is heavy, which… Read more »
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SOLARIO STRIKES FOR LOVELY WOOTTON BASSETT FILLY
SOLARIO RACING was busy at Tattersalls Yearling Sales this week and struck late last night with a lovely, strong filly by Group One winner and Group One sire, Wootton Bassett for 18,000 Guineas. I went up to Newmarket early on Wednesday and looked at over 90 yearlings which were going through the ring the following… Read more »
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LORDSBRIDGE SUCCESS BRINGS UP JOINT-RECORD 39 WINS
LORDSBRIDGE BOY’S second win of the season, when successful by a neck yesterday at Kempton brought up win number 39 for the yard for 2019, equalling the record set in 2013 and then matched last year. Eleven runners lined up for the 6f handicap and Lordsbridge Boy went off the 5/2 favourite under stable apprentice, Sophie Ralston… Read more »
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BADENSCOTH HAS HIS GROUND AT YORK
BADENSCOTH, a winner four times this season runs in the lucky last at York today (5.35pm), a 1m2f 0-95 handicap and he has soft conditions which he relishes. He ran a crack in the Cambrdigeshire a fortnight ago when tenth, beaten less than ten lengths at 100/1 but the ground was good that day and he likes to… Read more »
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FLYER SEEKS WIN NUMBER SIX
FANSTASTIC FLYER aims for a sixth win this season when one of ten runners in a 6f handicap at Kempton Park this evening. (7.30pm). Her last win, at Chelmsford, sixteen days ago, was over 6f and she is again back in a sprint, having won her previous races over 7f. Despite her draw of eight, she is worth… Read more »
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CLASSIC CHARM BIDS FOR THIRD NOTTINGHAM WIN
CLASSIC CHARM bids for her third win at Nottingham this season in four starts when lining up for the 4pm at the Midlands track, the second division of a 0-73 handicap over an extended mile. Soft conditions will suit, she loves the course, has Joey Haynes (who has won on her) on board and is… Read more »
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PARIS A BIG HIT FOR OWNERS DESPITE ENABLE’S DEFEAT
SOLARIO RACING owners enjoyed a wonderful week end in Paris with top quality racing, fine gastronomic fayre and the odd libation! Enable may not quite have read the script but her defeat certainly didn’t diminish what was a wonderful day’s racing with six Group Ones. The week end began with Solario Racing owners and guests… Read more »
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CLASSIC STAR EACH-WAY CLAIMS AT LEICESTER
DEAN runs three horses today and Classic Star is probably the best chance of a winner, when lining up for the 5.10 at Leicester today, a nine-runner Apprentice handicap over 7f. He was fourth over course and distance off today’s mark in June when the going was soft and will face similar testing conditions today… Read more »
