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Paul Hanagan warms up for Wootton Bassett with birthday double

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:24:20 +0000

Paul Hanagan rates Wooton Bassett at Doncaster on Thursday one of his best rides of the week.

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Golden oldies turn back the clock at Doncaster

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:22:03 +0000

Charlie Swan led the Leger Legends home in a charity race that caught the imagination of the Doncaster crowd.

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Twiston-Davies aiming for title

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:53:57 +0000

Sam Twiston-Davies sets his sights on being top conditional jockey for the 2010-11 jump racing season.

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James Given in no doubt Dandino can prove Classic material

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:06:55 +0000

Lincolnshire trainer with point to prove believes he can make his mark in Saturday’s St Leger Rudyard Kipling’s If, with its line about trusting yourself when others doubt you, is framed on the wall of James Given’s office at his stables in the tiny Lincolnshire village of Willoughton. It seems quite possible that the trainer’s self-belief may have been tested in the years since he made a flying start to his career by winning the Ebor, the Cambridgeshire and the Chester Cup in his first four seasons, but the 44-year-old is in confident mood at the mid-point of what may be a hugely significant week for him. On Sunday, he was in Turkey to watch Indian Days win the Bosphorus Cup, worth £159,000 to the winner and the most lucrative success that Given has ever had. On Saturday, he will be at Doncaster to see if Dandino, a scrappy colt who has racked up four wins and a narrow defeat this year, can give him a first Group One victory in the St Leger

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Toby Coles is confident he can ride out the recession

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:58:15 +0000

Young Newmarket trainer Toby Coles saddles Littlemisssunshine in the last race of the four-day fixture at Doncaster.

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Second-favourite Snow Fairy on rain watch ahead of Doncaster St Leger

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:06:46 +0000

• Oaks winner may miss Classic if ground rides too soft • Aidan O’Brien likely to have two runners on Saturday Twelve horses have been declared for the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday, the last of the season’s five Classics, but the weather in south Yorkshire could still have a major effect on the size of the final field at Town Moor if a forecast of heavy rain proves correct, with the second-favourite Snow Fairy, the dual-Oaks winner, a major doubt if the ground turns very soft. Rewilding, the impressive winner of the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York last month, is the 13-8 favourite to give Godolphin their sixth win in the race, and Mahmood Al Zarooni, who has been a licensed trainer for barely six months, his first. Corsica, owned by Sheikh Mohammed’s son, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum, has also been declared, though his main role will be to act as a pacemaker for Rewilding

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Am I Blue secures follow-up win

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:44:17 +0000

Am I Blue, a controversial winner at Hereford last Wednesday, follows up with a 22-length win at Newton Abbot, this time at odds of 5-6.

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John Francome returns the saddle in ‘legends’ charity race

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:01:10 +0000

The race outdoing even the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster this week for publicity seems to be the Fudge And Smudge Leger Legends Stakes.

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Paco Boy finds path blocked in Prix du Moulin at Longchamp

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:35:41 +0000

• Fuisse, an outsider, wins Group One mile contest • Richard Hughes hits traffic problems on Paco Boy Paco Boy failed to end a weekend of celebrations on a high when suffering comprehensive defeat in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp. Richard Hughes, who less than 24 hours earlier had been an usher at the wedding of Paco Boy’s assistant trainer, Richard Hannon Jr, failed to find a clear passage when challenging against the far rail and was forced to snatch up the colt just as they had reached top gear. Fearing a slow early pace, Hughes rode Paco Boy more prominently than usual, settling him in third place behind the early frontrunner Siyouni before stoking his mount up with two furlongs left when the pace quickened. It was a brave move and one which might have paid off had Paco Boy showed his trademark burst of acceleration but he was still struggling to get on top of the leader when the gap closed.

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Cape Blanco proves experts were too quick to write off the Classic generation

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:21:31 +0000

Cape Blanco’s Champion Stakes romp swung the balance heavily towards the three-year-olds.

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