With fourteen races already run over the weekend at the
Berkshire track, another seven more on offer with Windsor’s usual Monday
evening racing.
A good crowd came to see horse racing and music after the
last, (a little less said about the football the better) which started off with a two year
olds maiden race for fillies over five furlongs.
Richard Hughes had always a close relationships with Windsor
whilst in the saddle, he can know add training his first two-year-old winner at
the Berkshire track
Paco’s Angle went to post the 2/1 on fav for the dash,
ridden by Shane Kelly. The Paco Boy filly second in her last two outings held on
well to beat Cool Echo in the final furlong.
‘Richards been very patient with
this two-year-old, and on better ground she would have run a lot better, but
she is a nice filly.’ The jockey on most of the Hughes string this season
seemed pleased with the two-year-olds progression.
The trainer with forty-five two year olds in the yard agreed
with the jockey the ground was not the best for the filly, but was pleased for
the owners who he persuaded to allow the horse to run.
Building a strong team now the Hughes camp is starting to
swing into action and mature as the weeks and months progress.
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| Paco’s Angle went to post the 2/1 on fav for the dash, ridden by Shane Kelly |
A six furlong selling race for three year olds and upwards,
saw Sylvester Kirk put in a winner in the shape of Magical daze.
The 6/5 on fav
battled hard in the final furlong under Pat Dobbs to take the race from
eleven-year-old Ocean Legend who had won this equivalent race two years on the
bounce. Carrying top weight, the veteran even with 7 lbs off his back in
claimers Joshua Bryan’s claim could not get his head in front, losing the race
by the for mentioned margin.
The jockey mentioned that the ground didn’t really suit the
filly as she made quite hard work of the surface towards the end.
The
trainer really wanting to off load the four-year-old did so with a £5’000 price
tag, the fillies new owner Dave Penman from Derbyshire racing group obliging, taking the horse off the Lambourn trainers hands.
In similar company the filly looks a type on better ground
to win again, but best to watch from a far.
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| A six furlong selling race for three year olds and upwards, saw Sylvester Kirk put in a winner in the shape of Magical daze. |
Tom Queally steered home Nightingale Valley to win the
fillies maiden race over six furlongs for Stuart Kittow.
The three-year-old on
her fourth outing took the race from Henry Candy’s Poole Belle by a length
ridden out well in the final furlong.
‘she a green filly really with plenty of improving, she
should give the owners a lot of fun,’ mentioned the Irishman. ‘I’d say she
would win again easily.’
The trainer hoped the daughter of Compton Place would not be
too severely handicapped for her win as she would hopefully be a horse to have
some further success with.
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| ‘she a green filly really with plenty of improving, she should give the owners a lot of fun,’ |
The mile and a quarter three year olds and upwards race went
to the bottom weight Third Rock, ridden by three pound claimer Josephine Gordon
and trained by Sir Michael Stout, the three-year-old gelding went the hard way
round to beat Jenny Powell on Henry Candy’s Perceived by a length.
The 13/8 fav on his ninth visit to a racecourse battled well
for the young jockey who mentioned,’ He didn’t really break from the stalls
that well, and never seemed to be travelling, the aim was to be handy on him
throughout the race, but that didn’t happen. It was fair play to him really
as when it came to it he battled on.’
This tough little Hat trick gelding could possibly get a
longer trip, and has shown he can win despite the race not going to plan.
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| Third Rock, ridden by three pound claimer Josephine Gordon and trained by Sir Michael Stout, the three-year-old gelding went the hard way round to beat Jenny Powell on Henry Candy’s Perceived by a length. |
Jockey Pat Dobbs took in a double for his evenings work, as
the England team were just getting started in France, the Irishman steered home
Matidia for Ralph Beckett in the one mile three furlongs Fillies Handicap.
Again another close finish for Dobbs the chestnut filly was
strongly pressed by Jim Crowley on Taurian whose 11 lbs disadvantage took
effect as the winning distance was only a short head.
‘The trainer mentioned she would stay and she is certainly a
tough sort, so it was good to get another winner for the evening,’ mentioned
the jockey on a double, being interviewed by an excitable Matt Chapman from at
the races as Rooney slotted in a penalty.
The trainer more down to earth said,’ she actually goes to
the sales next week, so it was a good advert for her.’ A horse that can stay, is tough and would
possibly take an obstacle could be a good prospect for under rules,the owner
James Rowsell whose colours were carried by Talent to win the 2013 Oaks,
wanting to clear some lines for new stock.
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| Again another close finish for Dobbs the chestnut filly was strongly pressed by Jim Crowley on Taurian whose 11 lbs disadvantage took effect as the winning distance was only a short head. |
Classic winning colours we on hand in the next race, when
Godolphins Most Celebrated took the mile’s maidens race beating
Lastmanlastround impressively by three lengths.
The three-year-old colt by New
Approach seemed to have the race well in control for most of the way staying on
well and commanding the race in the final furlong.
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| Godolphins Most Celebrated took the mile’s maidens race beating Lastmanlastround impressively by three lengths. |
‘He is a horse that seems to be growing up all the time,’
mentioned James Doyle. ‘He stays well and seems to be an improving nice type.’
The colt going off the 4/6 fav would be another Saeed Bin Suroor horse that
could pick up a nice race as time goes on.
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| Most Celebrated |
The twenty first race of three days of racing at the Royal
Berkshire course went to a veteran of the track both with trainer and horse.
Eleven-year-old Shifting Star trained in Liphook by John
Bridger defied top weight of ten stone to beat Pat Dobbs looking for his treble
with a three lengths victory over Dobbs on Aye Aye Skipper.
Jockey William Carson mentioned,’ he needed his run last time out here, but he is such a genuine animal always putting his best out
for you. He is so nice to ride.’
The trainer not too sure why the horse dose what he does
mentioned that he wished he could have a bit of what the Night shift gelding
has got. The horse now on his one hundred and twenty second visit to the races
looked a picture and hardly looked to blow after his exertions.
The ex Walter
Swinburn trained horse seems to keep himself fit, the trainer stating that he is not
on the gallops every day but keeps enjoying what he does.
Could we see this
horse at Windsor next year as a twelve-year-old, only time will tell, but at
present you could say it was a certain as a plane ticket home for the England
team.
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The twenty first race of three days of racing at the Royal Berkshire course went to a veteran of the track both with trainer and horse. Eleven-year-old Shifting Star.
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