DEAN IVORY sets a poser by running both Stake Acclaim and Kadrizzi in the 4.15 at Windsor today and the latter looks to have the better draw. Thirteen line up for the 0-105 Class 2 handicap over 6f and Stake Acclaim is drawn widest of all while Kadrizzi is more kindly berthed in stall four. The… Read more »
Posts By: Simon Double
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EIRENE JUSTIFIES FAVOURITISM AT DONNY FOR IVORY
EIRENE, an eye-catching third on her debut at Yarmouth earlier in the month went two better yesterday at Doncaster to justify favouritism in a 6f fillies’ novice by a length under Robert Winston for Dean Ivory and owner Michael Yarrow The daughter of Declaration Of War cost 85,000 guineas as a foal and although the soft ground… Read more »
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SOFT GOING UNKNOWN FOR EIRENE
EIRENE ran a cracker on her debut at Yarmouth when third on good to firm ground but today, she encounters soft going at Doncaster in the opener, a 6f fillies’ novice due off at 2pm. It took a while for the penny to drop but she made good progress late on and was beaten just 2… Read more »
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ARTSCAPE MAYBE THE PICK OF FOUR IVORY RUNNERS
DEAN sends out four runners today: Cappananty Con in the 3.15 at Newmarket, Artscape in the 4.35 at Nottingham and two at Newbury, namely Angel Of The South in the 6.50 and Badenscoth at 8pm and while all have chances of sorts, Artscape may be the pick. A winner last time out on good to… Read more »
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LULU ON BOARD WOTADOLL AT KEMPTON
WOTADOLL is the yard’s sole runner today when lining up for the Apprentice 3yo handicap at Kempton (5.40pm) over 7f and Lulu Stanford takes the ride. As one of the more experienced apprentices, Lulu does not claim in this race against fellow apprentices but she’s ridden winner for Dean before and although not drawn well… Read more »
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SPIRITS BIDS FOR REPEAT SUCCESS AT BRIGHTON
SOARING SPIRITIS bids to repeat his win of a year ago when one of seven runners in the 7f handicap at Brighton, due off at 2.45pm. He is 8lbs higher than a year ago so this is obviously tougher but he should not be far away under Robert Winston in a race in which With… Read more »
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK: LIBRISA FINE FOURTH IN JUBILEE
DEAN had a quiet week in terms of runners at Royal Ascot last week but two of his big guns were out on the final day, Librisa Breeze in the Group One Diamond Jubilee and Lancelot Du Lac in the Wokingham and the former ran a stormer to be fourth. The 113-rated Mount Nelson gelding… Read more »
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LIBRISA BREEZE RUNS A STORMER IN DIAMOND JUBILEE
LIBRISA BREEZE ran an absolute stormer yesterday at Royal Ascot in the Group One Diamond Jubilee Stakes when fourth, beaten just 2 1/4 lengths. The 5yo son of Mount Nelson had been off the track since Champions Day last October, an absence of 267 days. He was also running over 6f, a trip short of… Read more »
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LIBRISA AND LANCELOT BOTH NEED RAIN
LIBRISA BREEZE and LANCELOT DU LAC are Dean Ivory’s two Royal Ascot runners today in the Group One Commonwealther Cup (4.20pm) and the Wokingham (5pm) and both could do with much needed rain. The former had a tremendous season last year at Ascot with a second in the Royal Hunt Cup over a mile and… Read more »
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HUGS AND PATS WEAK IN MARKET ON DEBUT
ROYAL ASCOT is into its fourth day of top level racing but there is racing elsewhere including at Bath where Dean introduces Hugs And Pats in the 7.50, a 5f maiden auction stakes. Only five go to post including the odds-on favourite Autumn Lodge, who has run five times, been placed three times and who… Read more »
