Deja vu

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Deja vu

Being realistic, Darling Me, took off in the Oaks, clocking: 2:43:3/10. Sounds above average, but not compared to Sheriff John Stone, who tapped in on 2:26:2/10, the same 2,400m, for the Kenya Derby. Therefore, all being equalised, Sheriff must be regionally certified as 1-20, with Lesley Sercombe as the chosen custodian. Hindi Queen is actually a colt, contrary to the name. He can encircle the fourth prize, while Darling Me and Swayze can scramble for second. Joe Karari has two of the entrants.

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Deja vu

Excitingly, Midak only made his debut in March, but quickly progressed through the ranks, completing a hat-trick at Saint-Cloud recently. He could easily find enough improvement necessary to bang an emotional victory in a race being run in memory of the Aga Khan, who had numerous big-race strikers in His auspicious green/red silks. The £1.5million Classic has a late, confirmed entry with a £75,000 supplement, Midak (Mickael Barzalona 14-1), conditioned by Francis Henri Graf.

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Deja vu

Michael Tabor may have summed up with admirable simplicity the story of what had looked a fiendish Qatar Prix du Jockey Club beforehand, when he pointed to the fact that, in Camille Pissarro, Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore, he and the Coolmore partners had “the best horse, best trainer and best jockey”. Magic Ryan Moore held on deep to Camille Pissarro before unleashing his superior finish, threading the narrowest of passages.

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Deja vu

In a race in which there is more than a 2-1 advantage for winning horses drawn with single figures going back to 2005, Ryan Moore must hold a huge benefit on Camille Pissarro, drawn from stall one. Ryan craves the rail and the long, single sweep of Chantilly's right-hand bend places a premium on not being parked wide for more than a third of the total distance.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Deja vu

Multi-compliments to trainer, Oliver Gray, for distributing a quartet of winners - three owned by Wakini Ndegwa. Weba Wealth Management filled in the other space with their Roxy Music - third in the Oaks. It is sobering to reflect that Oliver has a diminutive stable compared to others, so, surely deserves a standing ovation. Oliver's, Treasure Cove, was unbeaten as a juvenile, had a lull, then ricocheted right back to where he belongs in the Nairac Gold Circle Tray.