Category: Owners Area

  • PEARLY QUEEN FACES STIFF TASK AT KEMPTON

    PEARLY QUEEN is Dean Ivory’s sole representative today when running in the 7.40 at Kempton, a fillies’ maiden over 7f and she looks to face a stiff task. While she has shown ability on her first two starts, including when fourth, beaten 1 3/4 lengths over course and distance last week, the daughter of Dutch… Read more »

  • STIFFISH MARK FOR SURFINA AT LINGFIELD

    SURFINA makes her nursery debut for Dean Ivory today in the 5.10 at Lingfield and the daughter of Acclamation hardly looks thrown in off a mark of 56. She is one of ten runners in the 5f contest on the turf and while the trip and good to firm ground will suit, the number one draw… Read more »

  • REVIEW OF THE WEEK: KADRIZZI WINS AT SHERGAR CUP

    KADRIZZI was the star of the show for Harper Lodge Farm last week when winning under top jockey Thierry Jarnet at Ascot’s Shergar Cup Meeting on Saturday. Given a confident ride by the four-times French champion jockey, the horse was held up at the back of the ten-runner field and came through to win the… Read more »

  • IN FORM TWIN SAILS COULD UPSET FAVOURITE

    TWIN SAILS, second on his last two outings, including at Glorious Goodwood, could go close in the seven-runner mile handicap at HQ today (5pm). The 2/1 favourite is Godolphin’s Daily Bulletin but the step up to a mile could suit the dual-winning son o f Sir Percy and under Robert Winston, the best-priced 8/1 shot… Read more »

  • CAPPANANTY CON HAS EXPERIENCE TO GO CLOSE

    CAPPANANTY CON’S experience could stand him in good stead this evening when he lines up for the six runner five furlong maiden at Sandown (6.10pm). Dean Ivory’s charge has run five times and he didn’t disgrace himself when 10th in the Weatherbys Super Sprint last time out, beaten just lengths. The son of Zebedee is 9/4 second… Read more »

  • R BAR OPEN TO APPRECIATE STEP UP IN TRIP

    R BAR OPEN is Dean Ivory’s only runner today when one of ten runners in the lucky last at Bath, a mile handicap due off at 5pm. The 3yo son of Orpen broke his duck at the fifth attempt when getting home by a neck over 7f at Salisbury on Good to Firm ground two months… Read more »

  • WINSTON RIDES TAGULA AND DORS AT TWO MEETINGS

    ROBERT WINSTON, fresh from a 169/1 double yesterday has just two rides today, one at Salisbury and one at Nottingham and both are for his main trainer, Dean Ivory. He starts with Tagula Night in the 3pm at Salisbury, where heavy rain has changed the going from Good to Firm to Soft, leading to several… Read more »

  • REVIEW OF THE WEEK: FOUR WINNERS IN A WEEK

    HARPER LODGE FARM hit form with a vengeance last week with four winners, two seconds and a fourth from eight runners. Highlights included a near 29/1 Leicester double courtesy of Bobby Vee and Soaring Spirits.  The former was the yard’s first 2yo winner of the year while the chestnut son of Tamayuz was completing a hat-trick…. Read more »

  • BLAZE OF HEARTS WELL SUPPORTED TO GO ONE BETTER

    BLAZE OF HEARTS is one of six Dean Ivory horses running today and looks the most likely chance of a winner when lining up for the eight o’clock at Windsor. One of seven runners in the 1m2f maiden he was second at 66/1 over course and distance a fortnight ago and has been well backed… Read more »

  • TOP WEIGHT ROSY TO CONTINUE STABLE’S GOOD FORM

    ROSIE’S PREMIERE is Dean ‘s sole runner today when one of eight that line up in the 4.15 at Chepstow and the top-weight has a good each chance of giving the yard another winner. The five furlong trip and good ground will suit as should the pace of the race and this fast-finishing daughter of Showcasing… Read more »