Monday 13 July 2015

DOUBLE DOYLE AT WINDSOR

Last weeks Monday evening racing, claiming jockeys took center stage in the winners enclosure. The trend this week was to carry on.
Again Windsor racecourse staged an opening race for apprentices.

Reginald Claude
With female jockeys very much in the media at present, the opening race went to Reginald Claude, trained by Lambourn Trainer Mark Usher and ridden by 4lbs claimer Josephine Gordon,                who showed in a  sport were male and females compete on level terms, she was as strong at riding a finish than most. Beating Jordan Vaughan on Kylies Wild Card by a neck.

6 Furlong apprentice race kicks off the evening

In the second race of the evening, another claimer in Phillip Prince took 3 lbs off David Evans's Hillgrove Angle. This 1m 2 f selling stakes saw the 1-5 favorite come home by Severn lengths.
The 3 yo grey gelding though made his way back to his Abergavenny stable, as he was bought back in by his owner at 6'400gns from a starting price of 3'000gns

Hillgrove Angle

James Doyle with his first ride of the evening at Windsor, and riding for Newmarket master Roger Varian. Bought home 6/4 favorite Alizoom,beating High Speed by 3 lengths.
Doyle did not finish there in his visit to the winners enclosure. Riding for Godolphin, he bought home Keep in Line to win he 1m 3f handicap. Just as the rain came up the 6 furlong straight, making the ground ride on the soft side of good, and pushing the racing line from the stand side of the track to the far side.
Alizoom




James Doyle




Keep in Line
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Just as Doyle makes a brace of winners. Trainer David Evans adds to his Monday night tally,with his second winner of the evening, 11-1 shot Essenaitch winning the six furlong maiden. 
The trainer often bringing fancied runners to the Berkshire track from his Ty- Derlwyn Farm base in Pandy, Gwent.

Telling look of Jim Crowley

Essenaitch wins 6 furlong 2 yo maiden

Jonathon Portman took home the prize in the one mile fillies handicap with Edge of Heaven. The Pastoral Pursuits 3 yo filly went off at 8-11 and whereas the bookies satchels bulged at the 11-1 winner in the last race, they soon had to start withdrawing cash, as Richard Kingscoat on board this filly with 9st 5lbs on her back beat Stalit Cantata by 2 Lengths.
Edge of Heaven
Again a good evenings racing at the Royal track, and though the weather tried to put dampers on proceedings, a good sized crowed enjoyed good sport.