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| Cat Silver |
The four year old Dansili gelding not helping the nineteen year old by hanging towards the far rail only just held on to the lead to give the horse his first win from eight starts, the jockey his thirty ninth victory.
'He will certainly come on from that run, it's done his confidence some good, the drop in distance and the application of the cheek pieces has really helped.'
The horse possibly going through the sales ring towards the end of the week, looks if he is a promising sort that may give someone a few nice trips to the races.
'He has hung a bit when i have put him under pressure to be fair i have probably gone a little to soon on him, but he will certainly improve.' mentioned the South Oxfordshire bred rider who started his career at Mick Channon's yard before having a spell in Australia, coming back to start for his new boss in Marlborough at the beginning of the year.
Good to see a local apprentice riding well and one to keep an eye on in a bumper crop of young talent riding well at present.
A novice stakes over the six furlongs was taken by an improving two year old filly by Captain Gerard out of a Dark Angle mare. Peggy's Angle trained by Lambourn based Jo Hughes, ridden by Mitch Godwin took the race by a shortest of margins a nose from favorite Well Suited and Harry Bentley.
' I have managed to get her switched off nicely in behind despite all the confusion at the start with a horse breaking the stalls, she was a little head strong but came back to me well. We have waited until the last minute to send her on, to be fair i could of waited a little longer and she still would of produced, but she is an improving and a nice sort.
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| Peggy's Angle trained by Lambourn based Jo Hughes, ridden by Mitch Godwin |
In the winner enclosure she surly looked a sort that has plenty of growing left in her, the trainer mentioning ' most of our success has been with the two year olds, this filly her first run she was just trying to please too much in her race, today the task was to switch her off a little more and get her to learn her craft, she would possibly be a better three year old to be fair and she has still a lot of learning left to do, but she is a nice sort.'
Both trainer and jockey mentioned one word that stuck in my mind about this filly, professional. And i think a professional attitude to note this youngster should be taken as she continues her education, one to watch i feel.
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| 'She would possibly be a better three year old to be fair and she has still a lot of learning left to do.' |
Not much to say really about the filly on her second win from eleven starts, representatives not at the track and the jockey rushing off after the race, so we could not get more of an insight into the horse.
I feel unfair to say she may not be the type to set eyes alight when entered, but after her win could come on. But i feel one just to watch at the present still, a few notes in the pot for the yard on thirty one wins so far for the season.
Kiruna Peak
The mile three furlong handicap was taken by the favorite at 3/1 from the Marcus Tregoning yard, Sir Titan with a fifty percent winning record from four outings was ridden out well in the final furlong to take the race by yet another small margin, a head from the Windsor racecourse favorite horse the twelve year old Shifting Star from the John Bridger yard.
Ridden by Steve Drowne who mentioned,
' He is a big raw sort of horse that will come on a lot from that run, I've got to the front a bit too soon, he is still very green to be fair despite his easy win at Wolverhampton and the close finish here tonight, but he will learn from that and will come on.'
The Aqlaam three year old certainly did not do himself any harm by the win, the handicapper hopefully not taking too much notice in the close finish, but a gelding to take note of as the progression continues.
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| Sir Titan |
The jockey mentioned the five year old by Iffraaj is not the type to be crowded or bullied, and had the experience on the three year olds with only a handful of runs behind her.
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| The jockey mentioned the five year old by Iffraaj is not the type to be crowded or bullied |
Now with five wins in twenty seven rides the jockey mentioned he has had a good couple of weeks.
This well breed five year old adding to the tally keeps the momentum going.
A popular win for the Perrett partnership, the work put into the industry over the years paying off.
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| Russian Reward |
The final couple of races of the evening a maiden and a handicap both over the full Windsor distance of one mile three furlongs.
Goldophin took the maiden with the three year old Dubawi colt Big Tour ridden by Martin Lane. Making most of the running the now one win from three colt stayed well the jockey mentioning,' the ground was a little too quick for him this evening, but he is a nice sort. He has been the most experienced of the runners tonight so everything has fallen in place for him, but i have mentioned we need to wait for more cut in the ground for him.'
A nice looking sort of horse with breeding and experience on his side is one certainly to note.
The final race of the evening the one mile three furlong handicap six runners to post, Ralph Beckett taking the race with his three year old filly Harebell by three quarters of a length from Ed Dunlops Amlad.
Pat Dobbs in the saddle mentioned,' she loves this fast ground, and was little too keen early on but the hood was off her today from her run at Docaster a few days ago which has helped but certainly a filly on the up.'
The Haling filly only running three days previous certainly shows she has stamina, with positive noises coming from the latest run would be a nice filly to note.
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