THE YARD continued the good run of form this month when Villette and Blaze Of Hearts (pictured) won at Kempton yesterday to land a 38/1 double for the stable. The first leg was sparked by the Sixties Icon 4yo filly, Villette, in a mile and a quarter handicap and this versatile filly who has won… Read more »
FLAMING SPEAR landed the feature race at Kempton tonight, the Listed race over a mile and so guaranteed his place at the All-Weather Championships at Lingfield in the spring. The highly talented chestnut can be quirky and has not always been a model of good behaviour in the stalls but tonight he was an angel. … Read more »
ELJADDAAF won his third race of the year last night and his ninth in his career to bring up £1/2 million in prize money for the stable for the fourth year running. The 7yo son of Shamardal, described as a veteran in the Racing Post analysis, loves the all-weather and in particular Chelmsford. All of his nine victories have… Read more »
WOTADOLL has been knocking at the door more than once of late but after a series of recent placed efforts, she deservedly hit the front and stayed there when winning the lucky last at Chelmsford yesterday evening. The good looking 4yo daughter of Harbour Watch was one of nine runners in the second division of… Read more »
DADDY’S DAUGHTER made her belated debut a winning one at Kempton today in a fillies’ novice over a mile under Robert Winston. The daughter of the great Scat Daddy cost $150,000 as a yearling but has needed time and judging by today’s performance, she could have a future. One of 14 fillies in the field, she was well… Read more »
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 »
