TROPICS won the big 6f sprint at York last Saturday and on the final day of Glorious Goodwood, he is bidding for another big pay day in the ultra competitive Stewards’ Cup for trainer, Dean Ivory. One of the market leaders at around 8/1, the 5yo son of Speightstown has climbed up the handicap and… Read more »
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FOUR IVORY WINNERS FROM LAST FOUR IVORY RUNNERS!
THE Master of Harper Lodge Farm may have Ivory as his surname but he has certainly hit a purple patch with his last four runners all winning! It started with Royal Guinevere at Doncaster last Thursday, stepped up a gear with a fantastic York handicap double on Saturday and culminated where it started, with Royal Guinevere… Read more »
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SUPERB 35/1 YORK DOUBLE FOR IVORY TOWERS!
DEAN IVORY landed a tremendous York handicap double today (34.75/1) courtesy of Sirius Prospect and Tropics, both ridden by Robert Winston. The former won the 0-105 7f handicap in some style, beating the favourite, Smarty Socks by a length and a quarter at odds of 11/2. Having last run in a Group 1 at Royal Ascot,… Read more »
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WEBBER’S CITRUS HITS THE MARK
CITRUS MARK gained a deserved win at Uttoxexter this afternoon for Paul Webber. The 8yo son of Mark Of Esteem out of Lemon’s Mill had been coming into form of late and he was entitled to run a big race. He was always prominent and travelling strongly, he made the race his own after the… Read more »
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A “ROYAL” WINNER FOR DEAN IVORY
DEAN IVORY’S horses continue in excellent form and the Master of Harper Lodge Farm hit the target today with a “royal” winner at Doncaster. Okay, the victorious three-year-old was not running in the famous purple, scarlet and gold braid colours but she did have a royal name! All the media hype of late has been… Read more »
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RED COSSACK…”HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES”
RED COSSACK certainly does not lack in the looks department and his masculine charms have evidently not been lost on his female admirers. Over half the Solario Racing (Banbury) Partnership owners are women! However, as the headline indicates, it’s no good just having the physical attributes. Is there more beyond the flashy chestnut exterior? Oh yes… Read more »
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RED COSSACK BREEZES WITH EASE!
RED COSSACK stepped up a gear today as he gets closer to his racecourse debut. The 2yo son of Rebellion has been doing good strong canters but today did a piece of work with the 6yo grey Tindaro and 8yo, Citrus Mark. Red Cossack was in the middle of the trio and as they quickened… Read more »
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IVORY’S TROPICS SECOND FAVOURITE FOR STEWARDS’ CUP
DEAN IVORY’S improving sprinter, Tropics has been installed as second favourite for the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood next month at a top priced 14/1 (Bet 365). The 5yo son of Speighstown has won two of his last three and has climbed the ratings from an opening mark of 83 last November to a current career… Read more »
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HORSES SETTLING IN WELL AT HARPER LODGE FARM
TODAY, I went up to Dean Ivory’s Harper Lodge Farm for the first time since we moved our horses last week. It is important to let horses settle in and I wanted to let Dean become acquainted with Chiltern Secret, Gunning For Glory and the Amadeus Wolf 2yo filly before going up to see how… Read more »
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RED COSSACK BACK ON TRACK
RED COSSACK, the really good-moving 2yo son of Rebellion in training with Paul Webber had a temporary hiccup to his training regime last month when he gave a few coughs and had to be put on a course of anti-biotics. I went up to see him today at Paul’s Cropredy Lawn Stables and it was… Read more »
