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• Stat of the Day, 24th June 2017

  23-06-2017 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thursday's Result : 7.05 Ayr : Saved My Bacon @ 6/1 BOG still to run result/report to follow later. Saturday's pick goes in the... 2.55 Ayr... Before I post the daily selection, just a quick reminder of how I operate the service. Generally, I'll identify and share the selection in the evening before the following day's race […]
  
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• Mooresbridge magic from impressive White Birch

  06-05-2024 18:09 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Last year’s Epsom Derby third White Birch made it two wins from two outings this term with a convincing victory in the Coolmore Stud Sottsass Irish EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh. John Murphy’s grey colt came from off the pace to shade Maxux in the Alleged Stakes here last month but took up a […]
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• Gregarina makes her mark in Athasi debut

  06-05-2024 17:47 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Joseph O’Brien completed a hat-trick of Coolmore Stud Little Big Bear Irish EBF Athasi Stakes triumphs, but not with the runner most expected as Gregarina swooped on the line. O’Brien, who was successful with Twilight Spinner in 2022 and Honey Girl 12 months ago, also saddled 6-4 favourite Jumbly and Valpolicella in the Curragh Group […]
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• Racing Insights, Tuesday 07/05/24

  06-05-2024 17:38 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  The Shortlist is Tuesday's free Geegeez GOLD feature and it's a simple (usually brief) report highlighting those horses with a largely ‘green’ profile in the Instant Expert Report each day and it covers win or place stats for both the current and the next day's racing. GREEN is good (33% or better win rate) – worth […]
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• Time will tell if City Of Troy’s 2,000 Guineas flop was just an aberration | Greg Wood

  06-05-2024 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  There was widespread surprise at the failure of Aidan O’Brien’s colt to live up to his pre-race billing at NewmarketLearning to live with regular disappointment is an important part of the process of racing and betting on horses but even so, City Of Troy’s dismal failure to justify odds-on favouritism for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket was a horribly deflating experience. On Saturday morning, we dared to hope that last year’s outstanding champion two-year-old might elevat
  
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• Stripes earns his Irish Guineas ticket

  06-05-2024 16:50 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Bright Stripes sprang a 16-1 surprise when coming from last to first to land the Coolmore Stud Paddington Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes at the Curragh. Andy Oliver’s charge trailed in 23 lengths behind Battle Cry on his three-year-old debut at Leopardstown last month, where Samuel Colt went down by just half a length as runner-up […]
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• City Of Troy staying on Derby path, says O’Brien

  06-05-2024 16:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  City Of Troy remains on course for the Betfred Derby, with his trainer Aidan O’Brien eager to draw a line through his disappointing 2000 Guineas effort. Part-owner Michael Tabor referred to the son of Justify as “our Frankel” after finishing his two-year-old season unbeaten, with the early part of 2024 filled with Triple Crown dreams […]
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• Whistlejacket upholds family honour to secure Royal Ascot ticket

  06-05-2024 15:37 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Aidan O’Brien’s Whistlejacket booked a trip to Royal Ascot when comfortably accounting for three previous winners in the Listed-class Gain First Flier Stakes at the Curragh. The full-brother to champion two-year-old Little Big Bear had to settle for second best behind Joseph O’Brien’s Cowardofthecounty over six furlongs on his debut last month but went one […]
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• Chester May Meeting Trends: Wed 8th May 2024

  06-05-2024 13:35 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Here at GeeGeez we've got all the stats that matter for the LIVE ITV races ahead of the opening day of the three-day Chester May Meeting this Wednesday (8th May 2024) You can use these stats to put history on your side and whittle down the runners to find the best horses that fit the […]
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• French Derby target for Guineas fourth Ghostwriter

  06-05-2024 13:34 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  They often say fourth in the Guineas, first in the Derby – and Clive Cox hopes that rings true for the French equivalent as well, as he eyes a trip to Chantilly for Ghostwriter following his fine effort in the 2000 Guineas. Unbeaten as a two-year-old, the son of Invincible Spirit was sent off at […]
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• Chester Cup Trends 2024

  06-05-2024 13:11 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  The Chester Cup, run at Chester Racecourse over 2m2f, is the feature race of their three-day May Meeting (8th-10th) – Here at GEEGEEZ we take a look back at recent winners and highlights some key betting trends and stats ahead of the 2024 renewal – the race will be run on Friday 10th May 2024. […]
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• French trip planned to put Chorister on song for Gold Cup

  06-05-2024 13:08 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  David Menuisier is planning to give Caius Chorister one more outing to fine-tune his Sagaro Stakes runner-up ahead of her return to Ascot for the Gold Cup. The five-year-old produced a career best to win the Group Three Prix Belle de Nuit at the end of last season and showed she was still improving on […]
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• O’Brien team still in dark over ‘wonder colt’ City Of Troy’s dismal Guineas run

  05-05-2024 19:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Co-owner: ‘Horse is fine but jockey was never happy’Outsider Elmalka a welcome winner for De SousaAidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stable headed away from Newmarket after the Guineas meeting on Sunday with the favourite for next month’s Oaks and two of the top three in the betting for the Derby, but that does not really tell the tale of a difficult weekend here for Ireland’s most powerful yard.The main positive for O’Brien was the sight of Ylang Ylang running
  
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• De Sousa lands Guineas with Elmalka on first Classic ride since betting ban

  05-05-2024 17:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Silvestere de Sousa celebrates high-profile successFilly catches long-time leader Ramatuelle on lineSilvestre de Sousa, who was only cleared to resume race-riding in Britain in March after a ten-month ban for breaching betting rules in Hong Kong, steered 28-1 outsider Elmalka to victory in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.The Roger Varian-trained filly caught long-time leader and French raider Ramatuelle on the line after having difficulty handling the track in the early stages and being
  
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• Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in epic three-horse photo finish

  05-05-2024 01:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Mystik Dan wins thrilling 150th Kentucky DerbySierra Leone takes second and Forever Young thirdMystik Dan has won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a heart-pounding three-horse photo finish.The bay colt trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Brian Hernandez, who went off at 18-1 odds, held off Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nose in the $5m race at Churchill Downs. Continue reading...
  
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• Jack Kennedy claims first Irish jockeys’ title

  04-05-2024 19:37 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Jack Kennedy survived having to sit out the final day of the season through suspension to claim his first Irish jump jockeys’ championship. Paul Townend had topped the table for the past five years but went into the last afternoon of the Punchestown Festival trailing 123-119, with five booked rides left to turn things around. […]
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• Minella Crooner hits winning note at Punchestown

  04-05-2024 19:22 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Minella Crooner bounced back to form when getting the better of a ding-dong battle with Better Times Ahead in the Listed-class Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase at Punchestown. The pair were both far from convincing at the final fence when jumping that obstacle together but each rallied bravely on the run-in. In the […]
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• O’Brien shocked by City Of Troy’s Guineas flop

  04-05-2024 18:35 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Aidan O’Brien could offer no immediate excuse after City Of Troy’s bubble was well and truly burst in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. The son of American Triple Crown hero Justify carried all before him as a two-year-old last season, with debut success at the Curragh followed by successive Newmarket raids as he pulverised […]
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• Kargese win ends Mullins’ Grade One campaign on a high

  04-05-2024 18:20 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Willie Mullins extended his record haul of Grade One wins in a season to 39 after Kargese came with a flying finish to claim the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown. The Closutton maestro had already struck with Lossiemouth earlier on in the day and Paul Townend produced this 9-4 favourite with a […]
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• Burke confident Fallen Angel will stay Guineas trip

  04-05-2024 18:00 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Karl Burke has never won a British Classic, but that could all change on Sunday when Fallen Angel goes for Qipco 1000 Guineas glory at Newmarket. The daughter of Too Darn Hot won three of her four starts last season, travelling to Ireland and returning to North Yorkshire with Group One honours having picked up […]
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• Lossiemouth strolls to another Grade One success

  04-05-2024 17:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Lossiemouth cruised to victory in the Coolmore N.H. Sires Bolshoi Ballet Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle to complete a Cheltenham-Punchestown double for the second straight season. Last term, she followed up her Triumph success by battling home in the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle in County Kildare. This time, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old arrived at […]
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• Sun TV Trends: Newmarket 5th May 2024

  04-05-2024 17:00 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  It's 1,000 Guineas Day at Newmarket this Sunday (5th May 2024) and we've four more LIVE ITV races that are spearheaded by the big race the 1,000 Guineas at 3:40 - a race Irish heavyweight trainer Aidan O'Brien has won seven times in the past. As always, we've got all the key trends and stats […]
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• Notable Speech strikes Guineas gold

  04-05-2024 16:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Notable Speech was a surprise winner as City Of Troy failed to land a blow in the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket. Aidan O’Brien’s colt was sent off the 4-6 favourite after an unbeaten juvenile campaign which culminated in an impressive success in the Dewhurst Stakes. However, he looked under pressure early on in […]
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• Notable Speech wins 2,000 Guineas as favourite City Of Troy slumps

  04-05-2024 16:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Charlie Appleby’s 16-1 shot takes first Classic of 2024City Of Troy drifts to 6-1 for Derby as he flagging after halfwaySix months of anticipation and expectation evaporated in the space of 100 seconds here on Saturday, as City Of Troy, the hot favourite for the 2,000 Guineas, could beat only two of his rivals to the line as Charlie Appleby’s Notable Speech, at 16-1, won the first Classic of the 2024 season.City Of Troy was quickly away from the stalls and settled in a narrow lead at
  
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• Seven Questions has all the answers in Palace House

  04-05-2024 16:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Seven Questions was a surprise winner of the William Hill Palace House Stakes at Newmarket. The three-year-old was partnered by Callum Shepherd and started as the outsider of the field at 33-1 for trainer George Scott. He was always near the front end of the race, which turned into a real battle in the closing […]
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• Sly hoping for Newmarket rain ahead of Beau bid

  04-05-2024 14:50 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Pam Sly’s Astral Beau will appreciate any rain that falls over Newmarket ahead of the William Hill Dahlia Stakes. The five-year-old is owned and bred by the Sly family and is the granddaughter of their 1000 Guineas winner Speciosa. Third in this contest last season, the bay is familiar with the Rowley Mile having won […]
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• City Of Troy hype as best since wonder colt Frankel will be put to Guineas test

  03-05-2024 15:31 via theguardian.com
  
  It is time for the talking to stop as Aidan O’Brien’s wonder colt returns to race in the first Classic of the season at NewmarketEven in a sport in which thrives on optimism and uncertainty, there are few “what ifs?” to match the moment when an exceptional colt from last year’s juvenile crop canters to post for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. For months, fans and backers of the “winter favourite” for the Classic will have followed his progress from two t
  
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• Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since | Elizabeth Banicki

  03-05-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitableAs Churchill Downs prepares to host the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday a darker anniversary looms. One year ago, 12 horses died at Churchill Downs in the days and weeks surrounding America’s biggest race.As hype builds around this year’s runners, those who died fall deeper into the well of memory, if they’re thought of at all. Wild on Ice
  
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• Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since

  03-05-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitableAs Churchill Downs prepares to host the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday a darker anniversary looms. One year ago, 12 horses died at Churchill Downs in the days and weeks surrounding America’s biggest race.As hype builds around this year’s runners, those who died fall deeper into the well of memory, if they’re thought of at all. Wild on Ice
  
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• Casa No Mento a famous Punchestown winner for Twiston-Davies

  02-05-2024 20:59 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  There was a raiding success for Nigel and Sam Twiston-Davies at the Punchestown Festival as Casa No Mento toughed it out to land a blow in the Close Brothers Mares Novice Hurdle. The only horse able to claim Casa No Mento’s scalp this season is Harry Derham’s Queens Gamble and she was sent off a […]
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