Monday 15 June 2015

THE START OF BERKSHIRE RACECOURSE EXCELLENCE

Monday evening, the night before Royal Ascot 2015. And the royal windsor racecourse evening meeting is not taking it's responsibility of offering some quality racing lightly.
Seven races, all with a good field of runners was served up to a crowd who basked in the mid June evening sun.
Edward Greatrex on board Scarlet Sash win the opener


The experinced, to the not so. Jockeys were on show in a quality apprentice race, which saw Edward Greatrex another quality rider from the Andrew Balding school, ride the winner of the first on the Lambourn trained Henry Candys'  Scarlet Sash.





Then came man in form at present, Frankie Dettori. His only ride of the evening, Richard Hannon trained Alkhor also owned by the jockeys retained partnership of Al Sahqab Racing, gave Frankie hot off his victory in France on the John Gosden trained Star of Sevillein the Prix de Diane  the day before a good start to the week.
The horse still learning his trade won by 3/4 of a length and looks a possible contender for the future.

Man in forn before Royal Ascot 2015 Frankie Dettori

Richard Hannon trained Maiden winnr Alkhor

With a brace of winners between them Tom Queally and George Baker had a good evenings work with the rest of the seven race card, only to be broken up with a very good win by the Goldphin charge, Think ahead ridden by retained rider James Doyle.

Godolphin winner Think Ahead

Near side Souville George Baker

Red cap Lady Marl George Baker

Near side Tom Queally ridden Taraz

Tom Queally on Kumanavsumfun (left) gets up to beat the grey Silver Springs

And as always, you can catch mages of this meeting also others at
Scarlet Sash