VILLETTE may have gone off at 25/1 at Newmarket yesterday but she duly landed another win, the fourth of her career, all of which have been at big double figure odds. One of 14 runners in the 0-80 handicap for 3yos and upwards over a mile, the daughter of Sixties Icon was held up initially… Read more »
THE stable has two runners today but while Blaze Of Hearts travels up the M1 to Nottingham in a bid for back-to-back wins following his success at Brighton thirteen days ago, Eirene is already in Paris as she goes for black type in a Group Three at Maisons-Laffitte. The three times-winning daughter of Declaration Of War… Read more »
BLAZE OF HEARTS won in convincing style at Brighton yesterday to bring up win number 30 for the yard this year. The five-year-old son of Canford Cliffs, sporting a first-time visor, won the 0-75 handicap over a mile comfortably from Fleeting Freedom by three and three quarter lengths under Robert Winston and the win was always… Read more »
LIBRISA BREEZE is one of 17 entries in the Champions’ Sprint at Ascot on Saturday, a race he won last year in his finest hour. Soft ground is the key to the 6yo son of Mount Nelson and he loves Ascot, so owner, Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club Chairman, Tony Bloom, will have been delighted with the… Read more »
SOARING SPIRITS put Harper Lodge Farm back among the winners with a 25/1 success at Brighton this afternoon. The stable has gone through a rather cold spell of late with last month a barren one but the search for a winner ended courtesy of the eight-year-old chestnut son of Tamayuz. Given a great front-running ride by Robert Winston, who… Read more »
EIRENE resumed winning ways this afternoon at Chelmsford when comfortably landing the valuable Conditions race over seven furlongs under Robert Winston. There may have only been three runners for the race, following the withdrawal of Inshiraah shortly before the start but it was a quality contest with Eirene rated 101, the favourite, Rock On Baileys… Read more »
FLAMING SPEAR landed the £100,000 seven furlong handicap at Goodwood yesterday on just his third start for the stable under a fine ride from Adam Kirby. Formerly with Kevin Ryan, the six-year-old Lope De Vega chestnut is not the easiest horse to train and has a slight aversion to going into the stalls but patience was… Read more »
LUCYMAI, who loves it at Chelmsford, won the valuable fillies’ handicap over 7f at the Essex track yesterday, to make it win number four for the year, her fifth course and distance career success and her sixth win at the track in total. Going off the 3/1 favourite in the seven-runner field which included Carolinae,… Read more »
HARPER LODGE FARM has its first Camelot progeny after a 3yo unraced colt by the three-times Classic winner was purchased at Tattersalls July Sale two days ago and the colt is available for a quarter share partnership. The handsome bay son of Camelot was ridden for the first time yesterday morning in the indoor school… Read more »
LIBRISA BREEZE, the top-rated horse in the yard has been entered for the Group One, Maurice de Gheest over 6.5 furlongs at Deauville on Sunday 5th August. The 6yo son of Mount Nelson is one of 48 entries for the prestigious turf race and he is the joint-third rated horse at the initial entry stage… Read more »
