We have no less than 6 two year olds running today which might be a record for us, and the 6 time winning Camberely Two. At Doncaster Dedication runs in the second division of the fillies maiden race at 2.35pm. She ran quite well at Salisbury and I hope that she would continue to show improvement. She will be suited by a mile and a half as a three year old.

Dedication

Camberley Two has not run for two and a half months having had a busy summer to win his 6 handicaps in a row. He moves up in distance to 10 furlongs for the first time and I get the impression that he is now fully assessed by the handicapper which is not a surprise. Having won weakly contested races, todays race looks full of horses with good current form and it will be difficult for him to continue his winning streak.

Camberley Two

At Newbury Daffyd a  half brother to Border Patrol runs for the first time in the 1.20pm. Unlike his half brother, he is a neat colt and sprint distances will suit him in the future. He has been a backward colt and like most of our two year olds will benefit from the experience but I hope that he will give the Elite Racing Club some encouragement for next year.

Daffyd

Priceless Jewel runs in the 2nd division of the 6 furlong maiden and I hope that she has "sharpened up" since her rather lacklustre display at Windsor a little over a week ago. She is a filly that we like, has a good pedigree and I hope will run well.

Priceless Jewel

Trader Jack is a lovely big colt by Trade Fair who was in training at Beckhampton.  Trade Fair won his maiden race as a two year old at Newbury by 6 lengths and finished 3rd in the Dewhurst before going on to win Group races.  Trader Jack is closely related to Al Kazeem who won this race last year.  He is very laid back but has been showing plenty of ability on the gallops.

Captain Cat  measures over 16.0hh and was bought as a foal by Clowance's owner/breeder Barry Hurley. His dam Mother Of Pearl was a good race mare winning a Gr 3 in France and she is the dam of Danehill's Pearl and Pearly King, who were both rated over 100. He is a staying colt for the future but he has been showing up nicely in his work and could run well.

Captain Capt

Waterclock by Notnowcato runs in the same race. He is rather an apprehensive colt but he is now starting to mature, moves well and like the others will improve next year.

Waterclock

 

That's Dangerous is our only runner today and he runs in the 5.20pm at Newmarket.  He won his last race over a mile at  Newmarket staying on well in the closing stages and I hope that he will be suited by stepping up another furlong. The form of his last race was franked by Kid Suitor who finished 4th and has been raised 6 lbs for his subsequent race when he finished 2nd at Haydock in a Condition race. Todays race looks competitive with plenty of recent winners but he is a tough horse and he has improved from each race. He has an entry in the Horses in Training Sale on Tuesday at Newmarket where he should be popular.

That's Dangerous

 

Steve Raymont reported that Bated Breath and Sea Of Heartbreak seemed to be sound, happy and well after their race and they are now on route to Beckhampton. KLM flew them from Toronto to Amsterdam overnight and after a little rest they should be back here tomorrow morning.  We have no runners today but I am hoping to run up to 7 two year olds at Newbury on Friday and Saturday.  It is an exciting time of the year when two year olds run for the first time but most of them are big and backward and will be seen in a better light as three year olds. Al Kazeem worked well with his lead horse and Cityscape on Saturday morning on the trial grounds and he goes to Newbury in good form for the St Simon Stakes. I notice that the handicapper has raised his rating by a pound to 112 presumably as a result of Green Destiny (up 2 to 119) running so well in the Champion Stakes.   Not by design, but of his 6 races to date, 5 of them have been at Newbury so he should not need any steering !

The handicapper has dropped Mince 2lbs to 85 after her narrow defeat at Haydock last week but Tiger Cub has been raised 8 lbs to 71 after her easy win at Windsor. 

Please see our Horses For Sale (tool bar above) which go to Newmarket  www.tattersalls.com to be sold on Tuesday afternoon.

There are also three yearlings on our Horses For Sale page.

 

The climax of our trip to Woodbine was rather frustrating and disappointing.  Poor old Bated Breath, yet again denied a deserved Group 1 victory by a neck. His wide draw was not an advantage although the winner Regally Ready came from the stall inside him, and although the Racing Post were determined to describe the ground as firm, there had been nearly an inch of rain in the preceding few days and the turf was definitely soft.  This was confirmed by the race time being a second slower than Bated Breath had run at Haydock against Dream Ahead. The winner Regally Ready was trained by Cash Asmussen's brother Steve and had at least won two Group 3 sprints this year at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita.  The first thing Garrett Gomez said was that he loved Bated Breath and thought that he was a really nice horse but that he was unable to handle the going.  We will see how he comes out of this race before deciding whether he is a possible for the Hong Kong Sprint on the 11th December where he will at least encounter fast ground, but he will have to contend with the specialist sprinters from Australia.  

Sea Of Heartbreak's run in the E P Taylor Stakes was a huge mystery and an even bigger disappointment. Having missed the break, Garrett allowed her to trail the field and unfortunately she had an impossible task to make up so much ground from the home turn. At one stage, I thought there must be something wrong and that it would be impossible for her to mount a challenge. She did  however in her normal gutsy style run on really well down the centre of the track to be beaten a length and a half. Perhaps we were unlucky to be denied a bigger prize of  and the opportunity to make her at least Group 1 placed which would have added to her value. She also would have preferred much faster ground.  I was pleased with our runners who both looked and behaved brilliantly in the proceedings. They are due to travel back this evening and will deserve several days rest on their return.

Genki ran a bit flat on Saturday and deserves a break before resuming normal play in 2012. His school report continues to read well having won another £77,000 this year winning a Listed race, Group 3 and being Group 1 placed twice and in my opinion, his best effort came at Haydock when he was beaten a length and a half by the mighty Dream Ahead. He has always been a pleasure to train and I hope that he can continue next year to give enjoyment.

Bated Breath in the isolation barn at Woodbine

Woodbine 

As I was in Canada,  I was unable to see either of yesterdays runners at Haydock,  but I gather that Mince was beaten a nose and perhaps might have won in another stride or two.  She handled the ground but it was not ideal and the return to 6 furlongs will suit her better in the future.  Tantamount  ran an encouraging race before getting tied in the very testing conditions and I hope that he may have one more race before the end of the season.

Poor old Genki goes back to Ascot again and I hope this time, the race will be run to suit him more than a fortnight ago. As I have often said in the past he seems to be in great form, fresh and full of himself. There would appear to be more pace in the race today and I hope that he can run on through the field to get amongst the excellent prize money.  This will be his last race of the year and I hope he will be able to return to training next year.

Genki

Bated Breath and Sea of Heartbreak continue to be in great form and enjoying their stay away from home. They are in a barn with the other European runners and "mixing it" with horses from Aidan O'Brien, John Gosden, Luca Cumani as well as Robert Collet. Yesterday they went out on the turf track and had a good spin round the bend before striding on up the straight to the winning post. We are lucky to have such an experienced and superstar jockey as Garrett Gomez riding for us tomorrow as both horses have rather wide draws. There are 13 runners in Bated Breath's race in the Nearctic Stakes, Gr 1 and he is drawn 11 towards the outside. There is a short run to the first bend where jockeyship will be at a premium. Sea Of Heartbreak is really relaxed and enjoying all the attention in her new surroundings. She is drawn 10 of the 11 runners in the E P Taylor Stakes, Gr 1 which should not be a problem over 10 furlongs.

Tantamount who is a half brother to Cry Fury, by Juddmonte stallion Observatory (sire of Twice Over) runs for the first time in the 3.35pm at Haydock. He is a big immature horse and is likely to come into his own next year over a mile and a half. Not sure whether any two year olds will enjoy the going at Haydock.

Mince having won her Nursery at Pontefract so embarrassingly easily has received the full knee jerk reaction from the two year old handicapper as she has been raised 17lbs to 87. Today she runs with a 6lb penalty, so in theory has 11 lbs in hand. Only time will tell if he is right and naturally I am concerned about the going for her. At this stage of their lives, most two year olds have not worked or run on soft/heavy ground so I suppose we are paying our money and taking our chance, but there is no such thing as a certainty.

Mince

 

For the majority of the race Deceptive looked like an odds on shot and relaxed but unfortunately she seemed to "tie up" in the closing stages to finish 4th. I guess it is always possible when horses run so soon after a long break, that she can have a "bounce" factor. It is never an exact science but she appeared to be in good form and her last opportunity to run again before the sales.No runners today but Genki is being declared to run in the Sprint at Ascot on Saturday.

Steve Raymont reported that both Bated Breath and Sea of Heartbreak have had a really good journey and were happy and relaxed when they had a trot round at Woodbine on the course yesterday. The ground is firm but unfortunately there is plenty of rain forecast.

We had mixed fortunes at Leicester yesterday with Newnton Lodge being a big disappointment. He seemed to be the first horse beaten and was a little distressed (blowing too hard) after the race. He appears to be sound and normal this morning but quite clearly he ran too bad to be true and with no explanation so far.  I was pleased with Moidore who at least finished his race off to more effect than he had done at Newbury and he was badly pushed out on the bend which probably cost him a length or two.  He ran on well up the straight and would have finished 2nd behind the easy winner had he not met with interference and he appears to be progressing in the right direction.

Deceptive runs this evening at Kempton from a good draw and would in theory be 7lbs in hand of her future handicap mark so fingers crossed she can deliver again.

Deceptive

I had news this morning that Sea Of Heartbreak and Bated Breath had a good journey and have arrived safe and sound at Woodbine overnight.

It was great to have a winner at Windsor yesterday with Tiger Cub winning in good style with Richard Kingscote who completed a double. Tiger Cub should appeal to buyers at the forthcoming Horses In Training sale as I understand her dam Clouded Leopard is in foal to Galileo. Priceless Jewel was very immature and was making alot of noise before and after the race and demonstrated her greenness during the race. She only lost 3 kilos and she will hopefully return to the races fairly soon as I am sure there is plenty of improvement to come. Loxton Lad perhaps was not suited to Windsor as the race was slowed up on the bend and he rather lost his position.

Today we have got two runners at Leicester and it will be interesting to see if Newnton Lodge can step up on his debut performance when he won at Sandown.  On BHA ratings he will have to show some considerable improvement but he is in good form.

Moidore disappointed us at Newbury for no apparent reason, but he is still mentally very immature and may not quite be ready to show us his true colours.

Moidore

The Handicapper has raised Mince by 17lbs to 87 for her facile victory at Pontefract and all being well she will run off a rating of 76 at Haydock on Friday in a 5 furlong Nursery. Deceptive was raised  13lbs for her easy win at Kempton last week and will run with a 6lb penalty tomorrow evening which in theory means she has 7lbs in hand. 

The Cesarewitch was a bit of a disappointment with Keys perhaps doing a little bit too much early on from his wide draw, he was also badly struck into on his near hind which will require a bit of treatment.  There are immediate plans for him but I would imagine that he would start schooling fairly soon with Marcus Foley to see whether he is going to be a decent hurdler or not.

The horses leave this morning via Amsterdam on their way to Woodbine. All being well they will arrive at Woodbine on Tuesday evening. Both Bated Breath and Sea of Heartbreak seem to be in good form, although I am  not sure I like the forecast of rain over there later this week.

We have three runners today at Windsor with Priceless Jewel making her debut in the 6 furlong maiden race. She is a half sister to Tante Rose by one of my favourite stallions, Selkirk.  She is a late foal and went through a growing spurt during the summer but her work is progressing well and I hope that she will put up an encouraging performance for the future. 

Priceless Jewel

Tiger Cub runs in the first division of the mile Nursery and I hope she can squeak a win before she goes to the Horses in Training Sale on October 25th. She drops back two furlongs but there are precious few alternative races and if the race had not divided, she would probably have been balloted out.

Tiger Cub

Loxton Lad runs in the 5.40pm where I hope we will see a little more encouragement than we did in his last race at Kempton, where he did not seem to enjoy the kickback.

Loxton Lad