Sweet Gale 4th Windsor

Sweet Gale came 4th at Windsor on Monday evening. We felt she was no long shot as the betting in the morning implied at 20/1 and we were not surprised to see her odds shorten to 7/1 as she had run much better than the bare form suggested in her two previous starts. All went according to plan and she travelled well, just behind the pace. However, she was not able to run on as strongly as hoped over the last furlong and was a slightly disappointing 4th. She has come out of the race ok and we will look for another 6f handicap for her.

Benandonner - 4th - Outstanding run again

Beanandonner ran an outstanding race at Goodwood to come 4th. Drawn 11 he was just in the favourable half of the draw but despite jumping well could not get a prominent position and was shuffled back and wide. John Fahy rode a patient race and having failed with Plan A proceeded with Plan B. Unfortunately he couldn't get in as much as possible and was always a little wider than ideal. Turning into the straight he only had a couple of horses behind him and was able to make an uninterrupted run down the outside. With a furlong to go he still had more horses in front than behind but stayed on strongly to snatch 4th on the line and we are convinced he would have been 2nd with another 30yds. However, at least we avoided the trouble on the inside and got some place money!
He ate up last night and we will look at the Shergar Cup mile for his next assignment.

La Fortunata 2nd again

La Fortunata ran a great race last thusday at Epsom but once again
found one horse better than her on the day. We were convinced the fast
5f would suit her and so it did but she came up against a horse which
was 2lb well in and it made all the difference. We were pleased with
the way she battled and she will now head to Doncaster this Saturday.

A Winner -Benandonner

Benandonner won today at Lingfield running a cracking race under Andrea Atzeni. He thouroughly deserved his success having been 2nd on his last two runs. He is such a tough individual and we are particularly pleased for his owner, Phil Woods, who has seen his colours carried to victory for the first time!
A special thanks must go to the staff who have endured a frustrating few months with a number of 2nd positions. Let's hope it is the start of a good run as we have lots of good horses, owners and staff who deserve more wins.

Entries: Red Somerset -Ascot 9th July

Red Somerset runs at Ascot in the 1 mile handicap over the round course. He ran very well recently at Kempton and has come out of the race well. We think he is a better horse on the AW but providing the ground is not too quick we are hopeful he will give a good acccount of himself.

Bidruma runs at Doncaster on Friday

Uma, as she is k own in the yard, runs at Donnie in a Maiden and we expect her to give a good account of herself. She was due to run at Windsor on monday evening but unfortunately she bruised her foot having been a bit fresh on her way to the horsewalker. We feel the ground may have been a bit firmer than ideal at Warwick last time so we are hopeful she runs well.

Benandonner 2nd

Benandonner 2nd Haydock
Having finished 2nd at Salisbury last week we were keen to run Benandonner again this week both because he came out of the race well but also due to the fact he would race from a 3lb higher mark from saturday and the ground was ideal for him. Unfortunately there was insufficient pace in the race and Andrea had to lead. He battled all the way to the line but again found one too good. This is the fourth time he has come second for us and is due to go back up 3lb next week which will make things difficult for him.

Red Somerset 2nd Kempton

Red Somerset ran very well to be placed 2nd at Kempton on wednesday
evening. Like La Fortunata earlier he did not have a good draw which
meant he travelled a little bit wider than ideal. However, he was very
game up the straight and repelled all but the winner who looks both
progressive and well handicapped.

La Fortunata 2nd

The "pocket rocket" ran an outstanding race at Kempton last night
under Andrea Atzeni. Drawn out wide in stall 1 she used her lightening
speed to take the lead, turned the bend and made a dash for the
wiining line but got caught in the last furlong. If she had been drawn
high she would have won!