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4 days ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
When Dancing Gemini walked back into fourth spot following last year’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot in October few would have been bold enough to predict what he has gone on to achieve. However, it was at that exact point trainer Roger Teal turned to owner David Fish, of Fishdance Limited, and pointed out that next year it would be his pride and joy filling the top spot that, at the time, was occupied by the now retired Charyn.
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5 days ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
Puppet Master led home a one-two for trainer Aidan O’Brien in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes. The son of Camelot further strengthened the hand of Ballydoyle team for the Betfred Derby next month when supplying the trainer with a seventh win in the Listed event after getting the better of an entertaining late tussle with stablemate Stay True.
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5 days ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
A review of the action from Saturday's meeting at Lingfield where Morcar was on target for followers of our Punting Pointers feature. Morcar strikes for Pointers teamAlec Voikhansky may have had a slow start to the year, but he hopes he can now get some momentum behind him after steering Morcar to glory in the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap.
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5 days ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
Giselle threw her hat in the ring for a tilt at next month’s Betfred Oaks after making a triumphant return to action in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. Having taken the Classic trials at Chester by storm, trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore were at it again with the daughter of Frankel in the Listed prize.
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1 week ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
Charlie Appleby is backing Notable Speech to continue his fine start to the season by edging ahead in his rivalry with Rosallion in the Boylesports Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday week. The Newmarket handler enjoyed a weekend to remember after saddling Ruling Court to glory in the Betfred 2000 Guineas and Desert Flower to victory in the 1000 24 hours later.
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1 week ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
James Owen has not ruled out giving Wimbledon Hawkeye an outing in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes York later this month ahead of a tilt at the Betfred Derby. After finishing fifth in the Betfred 2000 Guineas on Saturday, the son of Kameko could now step to an extended mile-and-a-quarter for the first time in the Group Two prize on Thursday week.
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1 week ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
James Owen is hoping East India Dock justify his place in the market in Friday's Ladbrokes Chester Cup. The four-year-old is 5/1 favourite for the famous handicap after a fine season over hurdles in which he finished a close-up third in the JCB Triumph Hurdle on his final start. He will be racing on the Flat for Owen for the first time after joining in the autumn from James Fanshawe for whom he won a Goodwood handicap in September and finished fourth in the Mallard at Doncaster.
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1 week ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
Check out the reports, reaction and free video replays from Sunday's meeting at Newmarket. Falakeyah impresses but Epsom not on radarOwen Burrows hinted that it could be Chantilly as opposed to Epsom Downs where Falakeyah gets a chance at Classic glory following her stylish front running victory in the Betfred Pretty Polly Stakes.
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1 week ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
Check out the race reports, video replays and reaction from Saturday's meeting at Newmarket. Bay boost for CandyTiger Bay helped provide trainer Henry Candy with an early season boost after coming with a well timed late run to secure victory in the Oddschecker British EBF Ellen Challoner Stakes. After saddling just three winners in 2024 the Group One winning handler matched that total thanks to the victory claimed by the daughter of Harry Angel in the six-furlong Listed prize.
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1 week ago | 
sportinglife.com | Graham Clark
Reports, reaction and free video replays from Friday's meeting at Newmarket. Zgharta team eye AscotAndrew Balding hinted that a trip to Royal Ascot could be on the cards for Zgharta, who opened her account at the third attempt of asking in the Darley EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes. With the form of her second behind Victory Queen at the track boosted following her success at Ascot on Wednesday the daughter of Ghaiyyath put her previous experience to good use to land the mile-and-a-quarter contest.
