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  • LANCELOT DU LAC ENTERED FOR DEAUVILLE

    DEAN IVORY has today entered one of his stable stars, Lancelot Du Lac, for the 80,000 Euros Group 3 Prix Saint-Georges over 5f in Deauville on 13th May. The horse would be Dean’s first runner in Europe, although he has had runners in Dubai, notably, “Lancelot”, who was second and fourth in four starts at… Read more »

  • BADENSCOTH WINS FOR OWNER/BREEDER PETER SKINNER

    BADENSCOTH had certainly read the script for his owner/breeder Peter J Skinner as he won at Kempton today with his owner present, in between international travel engagements. Peter spends much of his time away from the UK but was over for a brief stay and his and Badenscoth’s timing was perfect as indeed was stable jockey Jack… Read more »

  • GODOLPHIN’S BRIAN THE SNAIL RATED 102!

    BRIAN THE SNAIL, owned by Godolphin and trained by Richard Fahey is rated 102 after he made it three out of three to complete the hat-trick at Pontefract last week in a 0-95 6f handicap. Two questions spring to mind.  Firstly, how did Godolphin come by a horse called Brian The Snail? Secondly, why is Solario… Read more »

  • WELL BACKED NEZAR WINS FOR IVORY ON FOURTH ATTEMPT

    NEZAR was having just his fourth race for Dean Ivory yesterday at Wolverhampton and the well-backed 11/4 second favourite obliged by 1 1/4 lengths over 6f. The 6yo son of Mastercraftsman is not always the most consistent of animals but he had been a close second last time out at Kempton when beaten a neck.  Despite… Read more »

  • SPRING TO LIFE APPROPRIATE NAME FOR ZEBEDEE COLT

    SOLARIO RACING named its exciting 2yo Zebedee colt yesterday at Harper Lodge Farm and the democratically voted name was the rather appropriate Spring To Life. Why appropriate?  Well, for those of you old enough to remember the 1960s children’s programme, The Magic Roundabout, will recall that Zebedee was a jack-in-the-box with his lower body a… Read more »

  • ZEBEDEE COLT IMPRESSES MORE NEW OWNERS

    SOLARIO RACING’S Zebedee colt, whenever he is shown and whenever he’s on the gallops, never fails to impress and so it was yesterday when some prospective owners came to view him. Fresh from an impressive piece of work on Newmarket’s Racecourse gallops last Tuesday, the son of Zebedee out of a winning Shamardal mare, did… Read more »

  • ZEBEDEE COLT WORKS WELL ON NEWMARKET GRASS GALLOPS

    DEAN IVORY took six horses to Newmarket yesterday to work on the grass, including Solario Racing’s exciting Zebedee colt and the two-year-old was very impressive. Robert Winston rode the colt in a five furlong piece of work on the Racecourse gallops with two other juveniles, one by Sir Percy, the other by Kheleyf. The three… Read more »

  • VILLETTE SPRINGS 20/1 SURPRISE

    VILLETTE made her debut for Dean Ivory yesterday in a five-runner mile and a half median auction maiden, went off the 20/1 outsider and sluiced home by six lengths! The 3yo daughter of Sixties Icon out of a Spinning World mare, was always fairly handy and after being shaken up two furlongs from home, quickened… Read more »

  • ZEBEDEE COLT IMPRESSES IN WORK

    SOLARIO RACING’S latest recruit, a very well-bred colt by sprinting sire Zebedee, did a piece of work upsides on Saturday and really caught the eye. Dean Ivory had backed off him slightly a month ago as he had a runny nose, which is common at this time of year with the youngsters.  However, this week… Read more »

  • SHAYDESOFRETFORD WINS AT HUNTINGDON

    SOLARIO RACING hosted for the second year running, a hospitality event at Huntingdon races yesterday and while Zeroshadesofgrey  was only third in the Novivces’ Chase, Solario Racing owner Paul Shay from Retford won the tipster competition by a nose…or rather, one point! As with last year’s meeting, conditions were testing and there were quite a… Read more »