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• Scampi provides tasty York triumph for Turner

  17-05-2023 15:28 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Hayley Turner teamed up with Andrew Balding to win the first race at York in 2023 on Scampi. The five-year-old had finished fifth in a recent pipe-opener at Epsom and stripped much fitter for the Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap. Carrying the colours of microshare ownership group RaceShare, Scampi was sent off […]
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• Say cheese: Owen over the moon after Zoffee claims landmark Chester Cup

  10-05-2024 19:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Triumph for locally trained horse, narrowly denied last year, was the ideal result on this unique race’s 200th anniversary The trophy – and the 30lb Cheshire cheese that comes with it – were handed to Alan Peterson, the owner of Zoffee, after the Chester Cup here on Friday, but it was a sign of how much this unique race means to the locals that Michael Owen, the landlord of Manor House Stables where Zoffee is trained by Hugo Palmer, was celebrating as if he had just scored the
  
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• Botti seeking distance pointer with Great Generation

  10-05-2024 14:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Marco Botti can see Great Generation developing into a sprinter rather a miler ahead of her run in the William Hill Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday. She made her reappearance this season in the Prix Imprudence and finished hot on the heels of Ramatuelle and Tamfana, who both ran with great credit in […]
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• Sat TV Trends: 11th May 2024

  10-05-2024 14:53 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  This Saturday the ITV horse racing cameras are busy again - they are taking in nine races across three tracks. At Haydock, the Swinton Hurdle is the feature, while it's also Derby/Oaks Trial Day at Lingfield. Then at Ascot, we've three more live ITV races, with the Victoria Cup one of the highlights. Here at […]
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• Defiance ready to take on Derby Trial opposition

  10-05-2024 14:18 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Defiance is among those looking to book their ticket to Epsom in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial at Lingfield on Saturday. A winner on his Sandown debut last summer for trainer Roger Varian, the Camelot colt rounded off his juvenile campaign by finishing sixth behind the high-class Ghostwriter in the Royal Lodge at Newmarket. […]
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• Treasure hunting Classic trial glory for the King and Queen

  10-05-2024 13:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Treasure could emerge as another genuine Classic contender for the King and Queen if she can provide trainer Ralph Beckett with a fourth win in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. The King and Queen enjoyed a memorable season last year, with Desert Hero striking Royal Ascot gold before finishing third in […]
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• Chester May Meeting Trends and Tips: Fri 10th May 2024

  10-05-2024 09:36 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Here at GeeGeez we give you all the key trends and stats from the LIVE ITV races on the final day of the Chester May Meeting this Friday 10th May 2024 – with the meetings feature – The Chester Cup – run on this day too.   Use these Chester horse racing trends to find […]
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• Racing Bulletin for 10/05/2024

  10-05-2024 08:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Latest News and Features Racing Insights, Friday 10/05/24 King Of The Bronx produces 200-1 shock at Gowran Park Point Lonsdale proves far too strong in Ormonde Stakes Capulet captures Dee Stakes to join those in Derby mix for O’Brien Never So Brave looks smart prospect in the making with Chester success Washington Heights taking Duke […]
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• Racing Insights, Friday 10/05/24

  09-05-2024 19:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Friday is Horses For Courses (H4C) report day at Geegeez and this feature does exactly what you'd expect, as it shows the full course history since 2009 of any horse running that has previously had a run at that track, sorted by number of wins, but this can be changed to any column at your […]
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• King Of The Bronx produces 200-1 shock at Gowran Park

  09-05-2024 17:55 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  There was a rare 200-1 triumph on Thursday, as Nigel Slevin’s King Of The Bronx struck in the Golf At Gowran Park Claiming Race. In a field of 12 the three-year-old was afforded little chance by bookmakers when all but ruled out at his massive price, with the closest in the market a handful of […]
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• Point Lonsdale proves far too strong in Ormonde Stakes

  09-05-2024 17:03 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Point Lonsdale secured his second career victory at Chester’s May Festival with a dominant display in the tote.co.uk Supporting Racing Ormonde Stakes. Winner of the Huxley Stakes over a mile and a quarter 12 months ago, Aidan O’Brien’s charge went on to run with credit in a series of Group One races, including when third […]
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• Unique Chester Cup celebrates 200 years racing below Roman walls

  09-05-2024 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Marathon contest round the tight turns of the Roodee has become an obsession for some owners and trainersA double century is an impressive age for any sporting event, so there promises to be a party atmosphere at Chester racecourse on Friday as the country’s oldest still-active racecourse celebrates the 200th anniversary of its most popular race, the Chester Cup.The annual charge around two-and-a-bit circuits of this unique, almost circular, track was first run, as the Tradesman’s Cu
  
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• The unique Chester Cup celebrates 200 years below Roman walls

  09-05-2024 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Marathon contest round the tight turns of the Roodee has become an obsession for some owners and trainersA double century is an impressive age for any sporting event, so there promises to be a party atmosphere at Chester racecourse on Friday as the country’s oldest still-active racecourse celebrates the 200th anniversary of its most popular race, the Chester Cup.The annual charge around two-and-a-bit circuits of this unique, almost circular, track was first run, as the Tradesman’s Cu
  
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• Chester mourns death of Hidden Law after serious injury follows victory

  08-05-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Charlie Appleby’s Epsom trial winner was a Derby contenderColt suffered shattering injury after winning Chester VaseAn empty winner’s enclosure after the feature race was a miserable way to open Chester’s May Festival, after Charlie Appleby’s Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, had to be euthanised as the result of a serious injury suffered shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast live on ITV4.Appleby report
  
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• Chester mourns after Derby hope Hidden Law suffers fatal injury

  08-05-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Epsom trial winner would have been well fancied for ClassicColt suffered shattering injury after passing the winning lineAn empty winner’s enclosure following the feature race was a miserable way to open Chester’s May Festival on Wednesday, after Charlie Appleby’s Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, suffered a fatal injury shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast live on ITV4.Appleby reported afterwards that Hidden Law
  
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• Seraphim Angel proves just divine for Dascombe

  08-05-2024 15:55 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Tom Dascombe made a triumphant return to Chester as Seraphim Angel ran out a clear-cut winner of the CAA Stellar Lily Agnes EBF Conditions Stakes. The Roodee was Dascombe’s local track for over a decade, having spent 12 years at Michael Owen’s Manor House Stables in Cheshire before the pair parted ways in December 2021, […]
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• Arrest expected to strip fitter for Ormonde clash

  08-05-2024 15:39 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  John and Thady Gosden’s Arrest is bidding for a winning return to Chester in the tote.co.uk Supporting Racing Ormonde Stakes. The colt started his three-year-old season at the meeting last year, easily taking the Chester Vase over a trip just exceeding a mile and a half on soft ground. After that, he finished down the […]
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• Jayarebe has Royal Ascot aspirations after Dee Stakes tilt

  08-05-2024 13:34 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Jayarebe looks to tee himself up for an appearance at Royal Ascot with another good run in the Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes at Chester on Thursday. A winner on his July Course debut last summer, Brian Meehan’s charge went on to run with credit when seventh behind Rosallion in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere on Arc […]
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• Task Force team taking patient approach after Guineas run

  08-05-2024 12:32 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Connections of Task Force are keen to give the colt plenty of time to recover from his 2000 Guineas exertions, feeling there will be lots to come from their charge later in the year. Trained by Ralph Beckett, the regally-bred son of Frankel headed to Newmarket for the opening Classic of the season on the […]
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• Burke eyeing Dante date for Caviar Heights

  08-05-2024 10:53 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Caviar Heights appears increasingly likely to line up in next week’s Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes following his impressive victory at Newmarket on Friday. Formerly trained by Andrew Balding, the Sea The Stars colt finished a promising third as a 50-1 shot for last month’s Feilden Stakes on his first start for Karl Burke […]
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• Racing Bulletin for 08/05/2024

  08-05-2024 08:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Latest News and Features Chester May Meeting Trends: Wed 8th May 2024 Horse Performance: Course, Distance, and C&D Winners Compared Cox looking towards Haydock for Jasour before Royal Ascot Hollie Doyle partners Folgaria for French 1000 Guineas tilt Angel set for second chance at Classic glory in Ireland or France Juddmonte hope Cadogan Place can […]
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• Horse Performance: Course, Distance, and C&D Winners Compared

  07-05-2024 19:11 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  I looked at course, distance, and course and distance National Hunt data a few months back, writes Dave Renham. I will revisit this area now but switch my attention to the flat. I will ignore all-weather racing to write about that in the future. Hence, these findings apply only to UK turf flat racing, and I […]
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• Cox looking towards Haydock for Jasour before Royal Ascot

  07-05-2024 17:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Clive Cox is keen to run Jasour in the Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Sandy Lane Stakes en route to the Commonwealth Cup having bounced back to top form at Ascot last week. An impressive winner of the July Stakes last summer, he lost his way in the second half of the season when set […]
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• Hollie Doyle partners Folgaria for French 1000 Guineas tilt

  07-05-2024 16:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Hollie Doyle will maintain her partnership with Marco Botti’s unbeaten Folgaria when the pair tackle the Poule D’Essai Des Pouliches at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. She is one of 17 fillies remaining in the French 1000 Guineas and her form received a significant boost at Newmarket when Elmalka, who finished third behind her in the Fred […]
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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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