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• Dividend pays out handsomely at Sandown

  14-06-2024 18:03 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Connections of Dividend are looking at a step up in class after an impressive victory against a number of blue-blooded rivals at Sandown on Friday. The Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole-trained juvenile raced green on his debut under apprentice Gina Mangan when fifth at Lingfield. But he learnt from that debut run as he […]
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• Tix Picks, Thursday 26/09/24

  26-09-2024 04:32 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Thursday's UK placepots can be played via Tix at Newmarket, Perth, Pontefract and Southwell. But, what is Tix? A video explainer can be found here. You need a tote account to use Tix. Sign up for one here > A few more pointers can be found in these articles: https://www.geegeez.co.uk/exotic-betting-multi-race-bets-part-1/ https://www.geegeez.co.uk/exotic-betting-multi-race-bets-part-2/ Today's pools Today's UK […]
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• Goldikova honoured with Hall of Fame entry

  25-09-2024 19:59 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Goldikova will be amongst the latest inductees to the racing Hall of Fame on Qipco British Champions Day. Trained by Freddy Head and ridden by Olivier Peslier throughout her career, the outstanding mare was a winner of 17 of her 27 races, 14 of which were at Group One level. Owned and bred by the […]
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• Jack Berry delighted to be added to Hall of Fame

  25-09-2024 19:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Jack Berry believes being inducted into the Qipco British Champions Series Hall of Fame is “as good as it gets”. A former jockey and trainer, Berry’s legacy is now the excellent facility in Malton which bears his name where injured jockeys go to recuperate. A driving force behind the Injured Jockeys Fund since its inception, […]
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• Novus digs deep for Goodwood Listed glory

  25-09-2024 18:45 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Novus returned to winning ways with a gutsy display in the the Foundation Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday. Gary and Josh Moore’s filly outbattled George Boughey’s 2-1 favourite Botanical to register a short-head verdict in the Listed feature on the card, the four-year-old’s first victory of the 2024 campaign. Ridden by Rhys Clutterbuck, the 11-2 […]
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• Porter floors Listowel rivals in Kerry National domination

  25-09-2024 18:14 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Dual Stayers’ Hurdle hero Flooring Porter galloped his rivals into submission to secure a runaway victory in the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel. A Cheltenham Festival winner in 2021 and 2022, Gavin Cromwell’s stable star belatedly switched to fences last season before reverting back to the smaller obstacles and finishing second in his bid for […]
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• Kyprios team ‘probably looking’ to take Cadran path

  25-09-2024 18:03 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  The Prix du Cadran appears the most likely next port of call for star stayer Kyprios. Aidan O’Brien’s charge was a spectacular victor at ParisLongchamp two years ago, winning by 20 lengths despite hanging badly across the track in the home straight. That victory put the seal on a vintage campaign which also saw him […]
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• Ventura tackles Tattersalls test for Wathnan team

  25-09-2024 17:47 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Diego Ventura puts his unbeaten record on the line in Thursday’s Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket. A cosy winner at Naas on debut when trained by Gavin Cromwell, he was soon snapped up by Wathnan Racing to join Hamad Al Jehani’s burgeoning operation in Newmarket. The mount of James Doyle confirmed the promise of his initial […]
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• Wimbledon Hawkeye has the Royal Lodge in his sights at Newmarket

  25-09-2024 17:30 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  James Owen is looking to serve an ace at Newmarket this weekend when Wimbledon Hawkeye heads to the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes. A first winner for his sire Kameko when scoring at Kempton on debut, he found the podium in the Superlative Stakes on his second outing before splitting Classic hopes The Lion In Winter […]
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• Clover backing Al Nayyir to bloom in Rose Bowl

  25-09-2024 17:04 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Tom Clover’s Al Nayyir will attempt to build on his narrow York defeat in the Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes at Newmarket. The Dubai Gold Cup runner-up is a more than handy addition to Clover’s Kremlin House string and showed his quality on stable debut, pushing Vauban all the way in the Lonsdale Cup. Beaten […]
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• Rebel proves a real Diamond for Natalia Lupini in Blenheim Stakes

  23-09-2024 19:08 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Rebel Diamond secured a hat-trick of victories with a neat win in the Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes at Fairyhouse, in which the two British raiders finished just out of the places. Natalia Lupini’s chestnut lost his maiden tag at the fifth time of asking at Naas in August, taking a six-furlong event, before backing that success […]
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• Rachael Blackmore on the sidelines with neck injury

  23-09-2024 18:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Rachael Blackmore will not be riding “in the coming weeks” following a fall at Downpatrick on Friday. Blackmore has suffered a neck injury when parting company with her mount Hand Over Fist, trained by Denis Howard, in a handicap chase. She is currently tying at the top of the jockeys’ championship with 23 winners alongside […]
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• Labour conference fringe event may be turning point for racing’s fortunes

  23-09-2024 18:23
  Gambling minister’s speech could herald moment betting industry’s 25-year love affair with gaming turned sourAlmost three months on from the general election campaign which swept Labour into power – and also included an unexpected rash of betting-related headlines – the new government’s ideas for regulation of the gambling industry, an issue which also has significant implications for the racing industry, remain opaque.That is likely to change on Tuesday, however, w
  
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• Newmarket TV Trends: Fri 27th Sept 2024

  23-09-2024 18:14 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Another big day of LIVE ITV racing this Friday as the cameras head to Newmarket to take in four races, including the Group Two Rockfel and Joel Stakes. As always, we’ve got it all covered with all the big-race trends for the LIVE races, plus our verdict on each contest. Newmarket Horse Racing Trends (ITV/RacingTV) […]
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• Lazy Griff given Group One aim

  23-09-2024 16:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Lazy Griff has a French return at Group One level on his agenda after a smart victory at Chantilly on Saturday. The two-year-old, who is trained by Charlie Johnston and owned by Middleham Park Racing, has been building a decent record but his only previous victory came in a minor event at Beverley. Third in […]
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• Sara Bradstock looking to the past and present after being granted licence

  23-09-2024 15:55 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Sara Bradstock is the latest addition to the National Hunt training ranks after being granted a full licence to continue the operation she ran with her late husband Mark. Based at the Old Manor Stables near Wantage, Bradstock will shortly saddle her first runners assisted by her daughter Lily, who has been an integral part […]
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• Craig Lidster contemplates next step for Alfa Kellenic

  23-09-2024 15:29 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Group targets await Craig Lidster’s “one in a million” filly Alfa Kellenic after she secured her sixth successive victory this year in the Ayr Silver Cup on Saturday. The daughter of Havana Grey has had a remarkable campaign so far, losing her maiden status on the all-weather in January and then switching to turf in […]
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• Lake Victoria in Cheveley Park mix for Aidan O’Brien

  23-09-2024 15:19 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Aidan O’Brien could allow Lake Victoria to bid for back-to-back Group One victories in the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, after confirming Royal Ascot heroine Fairy Godmother will not run again this season. Lake Victoria maintained her unbeaten record in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and has the option of […]
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• Whistlejacket in search of more Group One honours

  23-09-2024 15:05 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Ante-post favourite Whistlejacket and the supplemented Defence Minister are among 12 confirmations for the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. Whistlejacket has won three of his six starts for Aidan O’Brien, including a victory on Newmarket’s July Course in the Group Two July Stakes, and he is poised to return to Headquarters in […]
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• Silvestre de Sousa hit with hefty ban

  23-09-2024 13:48 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Silvestre de Sousa has been handed a 24-day suspension, with eight days deferred, after breaching the whip rules aboard Big Mojo in the Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster. The three-time champion jockey was found to have used his whip above the permitted level when riding Mick Appleby’s high-class juvenile, who was beaten a neck by […]
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• John Ryan considering Abbaye tilt for La Bellota

  23-09-2024 13:09 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  John Ryan is considering an ambitious tilt at the Prix de l’Abbaye with La Bellota following his runner-up finish in the Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury. Second on his first two starts at Yarmouth and Musselburgh, the Mehmas gelding was then not beaten far into fifth place when stepped up to Listed level for the […]
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• Fairytale finale as Franny Norton hits Chester treble

  21-09-2024 20:07 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Franny Norton bade a glorious farewell to the weighing room, riding a Chester treble on his final day in the saddle. The 54-year-old announced his impending retirement earlier in the week and trainers rallied to give him a full book of rides at a track where he has enjoyed a multitude of success, including Chester […]
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• Je Zous takes Group Three honours at Gowran

  21-09-2024 18:35 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Dylan Browne McMonagle was on the right one of Joseph O’Brien’s five runners in the Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies & Mares Stakes as Je Zous ploughed a lone furrow up the near side rail at Gowran. McMonagle took up the running at halfway but instead of taking the traditional route off the […]
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• Levi proves Lethal as Burke bosses Ayr Gold Cup

  21-09-2024 18:09 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Karl Burke was left to celebrate at home in Middleham as Lethal Levi spearheaded a one-two-three for the trainer in the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup. Burke had already trained the first and second in the race back in 1998, but he bettered that effort as Lethal Levi was just too good for stablemates Silky […]
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• Silver strike seals super six-timer for Alfa Kellenic

  21-09-2024 17:17 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Alfa Kellenic extended her winning streak to six with victory in the Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup. The three-year-old kicked off her winning spree in a Newcastle maiden back in January, adding wins at Thirsk, twice at York and once previously at Ayr before heading for the highlight of the Scottish track’s Flat calendar. Having […]
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• Lethal Levi leads Burke domination in Ayr Gold Cup

  21-09-2024 17:11 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Lethal Levi led home an incredible one-two-three for trainer Karl Burke in the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup. The five-year-old has been running consistently well all season but his victory over seven furlongs at Newbury last time pushed him up another 4lb and combined with what had previously been seen as a negative draw in […]
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• Powerful Glory lives up to his name with Mill Reef success

  21-09-2024 17:05 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Powerful Glory finished with a flourish to secure Group Two gold in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury. Richard Fahey’s juvenile had impressed on debut when winning by five and a half lengths at Pontefract last month and he was a 5-2 chance behind 15-8 favourite Brian in a depleted field, with […]
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• Sky Majesty reigns for Haggas at Ayr

  21-09-2024 17:04 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Sky Majesty maintained her unbeaten record with a gutsy success in the Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Firth of Clyde at Ayr. The Group Three contest attracted a field of 13 fillies but only one of them was unbeaten. Admittedly, Sky Majesty had only had run once but the form had been boosted and […]
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• Emotional success for Not So Sleepy on likely farewell

  21-09-2024 15:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Not So Sleepy made all for victory in the Dubai Duty Free Autumn Cup Handicap at Newbury on what is likely to be his final racecourse start. The 12-year-old has been an enduring star for trainer Hughie Morrison and owner Lady Blyth, winning six times both on the Flat and over hurdles. His jumps successes […]
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• No Half Measures for Hughes and Moore at Newbury

  21-09-2024 15:04 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  No Half Measures could make the leap to Group One level in France next month after posting a career-best effort in the Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes at Newbury. Eight went to post for the Group Three affair with the ground having turned heavy due to a thunderstorm on Saturday morning which produced 15 […]
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