As the final bell tolls on the Berkshire course for its
Monday evening racing and with one more week of twilight sport including the
£75’000 sprint final to come, six small fielded races closed a two day run for
Windsor racecourse.
The first race a six furlong apprentice Handicap over six
furlongs saw Epsom trainer Jim Boyle saddle Perfect pastime at 14/1 to land the
race beating his neighbour Simon Dow’s Straits of Malacca by half a length.
The strong looking five-year-old on his seventy sixth run of
his career, nine of those runs resulting in a trip to the winners enclosure.
Ridden by 5lbs claimer Paddy Bradley the horse had to be
ridden but stayed on well only to get the better of his challengers near the
line.
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| Perfect pastime |
‘I was a little worried the field were going to get away
from me, but they have come back and he has run on well, in the end he has
taken the race nicely for me’ mentioned the jockey.
The trainer mentioning the horse always carries his condition
and is a horse he has known for a long time.
‘He likes to get his toe in the
ground a bit and the conditions here tonight were perfect for him, he is the
type that only dose what he has to, but Paddy had given him a lovely ride. We have to run race to race with him these late summer conditions
are what he wants so we have to place him where we can, on this ground he may
take a week to turn around but we would look at getting him out sooner rather
than later.’
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‘He likes to get his toe in the ground a bit and the conditions here tonight were perfect for him.' |
The maiden six furlongs’ event went to the stables of
Richard Hannon, a rare occurrence this season at the Berkshire track that the Hannon
yard usually dominates.
Himself a two-year-old colt by High Chaparral out of a
Medicean mare was driven home hard by Tom Marquand to take the race by a length
from Lovely Acclamation. The colt on his third outing finally getting the hand
of the Berkshire course from his maiden outing at the track in June.
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| Himself |
‘I ride this one out every day at home, and on the gallops
he has shown plenty of speed, we put him over the seven furlongs but he seemed to
come and take his race and fade so dropped him back to six today and it has
come right. I’m please for the owners and the boss as they have put a
lot of faith in him and myself so it’s good to get the win.’
A nice stamp of a horse to look at, this two-year-old for
sure will be placed well by the absent trainer for his next run,
and would be one to note.
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| ‘I ride this one out every day at home, and on the gallops he has shown plenty of speed.' |
The five furlong dash for four and five-year-old maidens was
taken by the evens money favourite May Rose.
Trained by Charlie Hills, ridden
by Andrea Atzeni the three-year-old filly was eased at the line after running
on well to beat the fast front running, William Haggas trained Sirajiah by a
length.
‘She
has settled well in her race today, and would possibly get the six, last time
out finishing second she was probably a little too fresh to see the six out, so
dropped her back to 5 furlongs today and it’s worked out well for her.
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| The five furlong dash for four and five-year-old maidens was taken by the evens money favourite May Rose. |
Atzeni who rides the entered Postponed in the Juddmonte
International at the Ebor meeting mentioned,’ I have sat on him a few days ago
and all is well with him, we are happy with his progress and hope for a run.’
The race gearing up to be a race of quality for the end of
the season, the jockey ever confident in his ride.
The mile nursery for two year olds came up with a very nice
colt by Teofilo out of a Mark of Esteem mare, trained by Mark Johnston and
ridden by William Buick Permian now with two wins from three runs looks a good
type for the future, taking the race with ease from the inform yard of
Sylvester Kirk and his runner Challow, who on form should also be one to watch.
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| Permian |
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‘This horse is still a big baby, and I have had to get hold
of him a bit to get his attention, but he is nice horse in the making, and
would improve on better ground.’ Tight lipped about this one from the Johnston
team usually means there is something about this youngster and should be one to
watch.
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Buick who partners Hawk Bill in the Juddmonte in a few
weeks’ time mentioned also his mount was well, ‘It was always the plan for him
to go for the race and is improving all the time,’ a horse to be wary of, the
trainer Charlie Appleby reported to be sending out good vibes of his work so
far.
The mile two furlongs’ handicap saw a tight close finish in
a six runner field.
Landwade Lad out of the James Fanshawe yard, ridden by
Oisin Murphy. Roger Charlton’s Rock Steady ridden by William Twiston-Davies and
Prendergast hill from the Ed De Giles yard ridden by Josephine Gordon all
going for the line.
Landwade Lad getting his head to the line in front of the
Roger Charlton’s horse immediately required the attention of the stewards, the
representatives of both camps keeping tight lipped as they entered the
enclosure, the second placed horse owners though obliviously thinking that the
interference from the winner cost their charge the race.
Though interference was defiantly apparent, the stewards
deemed it not necessary to take the race from the top weight who was giving a
stone away in weight to the close second placed horse.
But did deem Murphy in
breach of not doing enough to keep the winner off the Twiston- Davies mount, and
subsequently gave him a two day suspension from the 22nd of August.
Nothing should be though taken away from the gelding by
Dansili with a handicap of 10 stone, ran well to record his second win from
fifteen starts.
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| Landwade Lad getting his head to the line in front of the Roger Charlton’s horse immediately required the attention of the stewards, |
The yard also in form at present Eve Johnson Houghton sought
out another winner in the last race of the evening.
Off the back of her double
at the Berkshire course seven days previous the trainer sent Reaver off 3/5 fav in the three runner mile handicap.
Ridden by Charles Bishop the three-year-old switched to the
far side from two out to rally home well by a length from second placed Blushes
from the Ed Dunlop yard and ridden by champion jockey Silvestre De Sousa.
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| Reaver |
The gelding on two wins from eight starts seems to be an
improving sort, and a type that will make a very nice handicapper. The trainer
mentioning that the horse is just a little green at the moment so the win in a
nice easy race will improve and bring on the horse no end.
‘The yard is a good
place to be at the moment, every winner is a good winner whatever they are.’
The trainer reported that her winning two-year-old filly
from last week Bahamadam has come out of her race well and would possibly run
in a novice or conditions race soon,and Goring that ran in the sprint race
qualifier, ground permitting may take his chances in the final.
‘I have three
qualified but I suppose it will depend on the handicap band in the race who
will get in, but I have my eye on the prize.’
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| The gelding on two wins from eight starts seems to be an improving sort, and a type that will make a very nice handicapper. |
The race in a weeks’ time certainly looking on being a good
type and with the weekend supposed to be in midst of a heat wave, the ground is
sure to be quick.
The curtain closing on the evening meetings at the Berkshire
course but not without one final big bang flourish.
