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• Wizard weaves his magic for Fellowes and Marquand at Ascot

  11-05-2024 18:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  The Wizard Of Eye stormed home to snatch a thrilling Lavazza & Ascot 10 Year Anniversary Victoria Cup victory right on the line. Joe Leavy looked to have made a decisive move on Richard Fahey’s Ramazan between the final two furlongs and he kept on well to fend off the challenge of outsider Bless Him. […]
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• Racing Insights, Saturday 25/05/24

  24-05-2024 18:51 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Saturday's free feature is the Trainer/Jockey Combo (TJC) report, which works by bringing together the form of trainers and jockeys into a single composite report that has produced excellent results for users. Basically, some trainers turn to specific riders when they have one ‘ready to win’ and this report quickly identifies the most profitable of […]
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• Electric Storm ‘improving rapidly’ and has lofty targets

  24-05-2024 18:16 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Electric Storm looks a sprinter going places for James Tate following her victory in the EBF British Stallion Studs Cecil Frail at Haydock. Having just the fourth outing of her career, the daughter of Night Of Thunder is quickly making up for lost time. Unraced at two, she won both of her races at three […]
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• Isle Of Jura books Hardwicke ticket with Goodwood strike

  24-05-2024 17:43 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  An appearance at Royal Ascot is next on the agenda for Isle Of Jura after the Bahrain Triple Crown winner made a triumphant return to Britain in the William Hill Festival Stakes at Goodwood. The four-year-old enjoyed a hugely productive winter in the Middle East for trainer George Scott and jockey Callum Shepherd, winning four […]
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• Callum Shepherd keen to move on from Friendly firing

  24-05-2024 17:22 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Callum Shepherd stated he just wants to let his riding do the talking after being jocked off Betfred Derby second favourite Ambiente Friendly. Owners Bill and Tim Gredley informed Shepherd earlier this week they wanted to replace him on the impressive Lingfield Derby Trial winner with the more experienced Rab Havlin. Speaking after partnering Isle […]
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• ‘Questionable’ watering can help mud-loving Vadream make a splash

  24-05-2024 17:18 via theguardian.com
  
  The mare is a clear pick at generous odds to make the most of her heaven-sent opportunity in the Temple StakesDan Cooper, Haydock’s clerk of the course, conceded earlier this week that the decision to water the track on Tuesday looks “questionable” in the light of subsequent significant rainfall, but there are unlikely to be any complaints from the connections of Vadream (1.50) ahead of the Group Two Temple Stakes there on Saturday.Charlie Fellowes’s mare put up a useful
  
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• Art Power primed for Greenlands defence

  24-05-2024 16:12 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Art Power is looking for his sixth win in Ireland when he contests the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday, so it is no wonder connections see it as a ‘home’ game. Trained in Yorkshire by Tim Easterby, the seven-year-old won the Group Two contest last year in fine style and ended […]
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• Vandeek the star attraction in Sandy Lane comeback test

  24-05-2024 15:52 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Ed Crisford has admitted the forecast testing conditions at Haydock will not be ideal for Vandeek’s eagerly-anticipated return to action in Saturday’s Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Sandy Lane Stakes. The Havana Grey colt carried all before him in the juvenile sprinting division last season, winning each of his four starts, including Group One victories […]
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• Hannon happy with Irish 2,000 Guineas contenders

  24-05-2024 15:30 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Richard Hannon appears to hold all the aces in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas with Rosallion and Haatem aiming to atone for their near-misses at Newmarket. The colts filled the minor placings behind Notable Speech in the English equivalent three weeks ago and with Charlie Appleby deciding to keep the winner’s powder dry until the […]
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• Fellowes expecting bold Temple bid from Vadream

  24-05-2024 14:52 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Charlie Fellowes expects conditions at Haydock to bring out the best in his star sprinter Vadream when she lines up in the Betfred Temple Stakes. The six-year-old has produced the keynote performances of her career so far when the mud has been flying, with victories in the Bengough Stakes at Ascot, the Cammidge Trophy at […]
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• Sat TV Trends: 25th May 2024

  24-05-2024 14:46 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  More LIVE ITV3 horse racing this Saturday (25th May 24) as the cameras take in 8 races across three venues – Haydock, York and Goodwood – with the feature contest the Group Two Temple Stakes at Haydock Park. As always, we’ve got all the LIVE races covered from a trends angle – use these to […]
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• Botti eyeing Newmarket outing for Giavellotto

  24-05-2024 10:49 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Marco Botti could look towards Newmarket’s July meeting before pointing Giavellotto at the Irish St Leger, following his exploits in winning back-to-back Yorkshire Cups on the Knavesmire. The 7-2 shot shook off the challenge of Vauban and Tower Of London in the hands of Oisin Murphy to come home a four-and-three-quarter-length victor, becoming only the […]
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• Sea Just In Time looks poised for Goodwood on Saturday

  22-05-2024 18:17 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Sea Just In Time is in line to back up the impression she created on her Newmarket debut by way of the William Hill Height Of Fashion Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday. The Sea The Stars filly is from the famous Time Charter family and looked booked for big things when bolting up by almost five […]
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• Kikkuli out to master Heron rivals in fascinating Sandown contest

  22-05-2024 18:03 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Frankel’s half-brother Kikkuli looks to take the next step in his career in the Chasemore Farm Stud Staff Heron Stakes at Sandown on Thursday evening. The Juddmonte-owned colt carries with him the weight of an exceptional pedigree as he is by Kingman and the last foal out of Kind, the dam who produced the great […]
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• Racing Insights, Thursday 23/05/24

  22-05-2024 18:02 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Thursday's free feature, the Instant Expert racecard tab is one of Geegeez readers' most popular tools because it has the unique ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view covering the form in terms of wins (or places), runs, and win (or place) percentage […]
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• Menuisier has exciting targets in the pipeline for Devil’s Point

  22-05-2024 17:21 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  David Menuisier has some lofty targets in mind for Devil’s Point following his front-running success in the German 2000 Guineas. Second to Ancient Wisdom in the Futurity Trophy over a mile at Doncaster at two, Menuisier now fancies dropping him back in trip with a Classic in the bag. Several targets abroad are in his […]
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• Asfoora team eager to start British adventure with Temple of zoom

  22-05-2024 16:45 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Australian filly Asfoora will look to launch a summer of British sprinting in the Betfred Temple Stakes at Haydock on Saturday. The five-year-old, who is trained in Victoria, has been boarding at Amy Murphy’s Newmarket stable after jetting over nearly a month ago. Asfoora is a multiple Group winner on her home turf, specialising at […]
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• Caius Chorister seeking to further advertise staying credentials

  22-05-2024 15:58 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Caius Chorister is out to continue a good week for David Menuisier in the Chasemore Farm Henry II Stakes at Sandown on Thursday evening. The five-year-old mare has improved out of all recognition since winning her first race off a mark of 53 in May 2022, but even so she took her form to a […]
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• Haydock on alert for the weekend with weather warning in place

  22-05-2024 13:58 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Haydock’s clerk of the course Dan Cooper has admitted the decision to water on Tuesday ahead of racing on Friday and Saturday now looks “questionable” with rain having hit the Merseyside track on Wednesday morning – with more on the way. The going was good to firm, good in places and five millimetres of water […]
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• ‘Lovely surprise’ for Robert Havlin as he secures Ambiente Friendly ride

  22-05-2024 11:43 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Robert Havlin said it was “a lovely surprise” to be booked to ride leading Betfred Derby fancy Ambiente Friendly, replacing Callum Shepherd aboard the Epsom contender. The James Fanshawe-trained colt was among the rank outsiders for the premier Classic until he ran riot in the Lingfield Derby Trial earlier this month. He was partnered with […]
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• No rush to firm up plans for smart-looking Lead Artist

  22-05-2024 10:22 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Connections of Lead Artist are keen to let the dust settle on the exciting colt’s dominant display at York last week before considering the next plan of attack. Beaten a nose by Charlie Appleby’s First Conquest on his debut in the Wood Ditton at Newmarket’s Craven meeting, the son of Dubawi reversed that form in […]
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• Racing Bulletin for 22/05/2024

  22-05-2024 08:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Latest News and Features Henry Longfellow left in Irish Guineas, but Ascot seems more likely Pandora’s Gift primed for tough turf debut against Vandeek at Haydock Witch Hunter earns Royal Ascot trip with Lockinge effort Racing Insights, Wednesday 22/05/24 Padded hurdles to be introduced at all Jockey Club-owned jumps tracks Okeechobee set to clash with […]
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• Devil’s Point takes German Guineas glory

  20-05-2024 18:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Devil’s Point struck Classic gold in the Coolmore St Mark’s Basilica German 2000 Guineas for David Menuisier and Silvestre De Sousa. The chestnut went close in a string of Group competitions as a two-year-old and was notably second in the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster at the tail end of the season. This year he began […]
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• O’Brien planning American adventure for Al Riffa

  20-05-2024 17:55 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Al Riffa will head to America before Joseph O’Brien starts to plot a route towards the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. A Group One winner as a juvenile, his three-year-old season was disrupted by injury but he did manage two second place finishes. He was beaten less than a length into fourth in the Prix […]
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• Big-money buy Rogue Millennium to make Curragh bow

  20-05-2024 17:51 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Rogue Millennium is set to have her first run for new connections in the Lanwades Stud Stakes at the Curragh this weekend. A Royal Ascot winner last season for Tom Clover in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes, she also finished a fine second to Tahiyra in the Matron Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend. Sold for […]
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• What Corach Rambler’s retirement says about racing’s direction of travel

  20-05-2024 17:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again Lucinda Russell described the decision to retire Corach Rambler, her 2023 Grand National winner, as one “laced with sadness” yet “joyous” last week and the gelding’s many fans and backers knew exactly what she meant. Cheaply bought and owned by a syndicate who paid £3,000 a share, Corach Rambler’s rise through the chasing ranks to win twice at
  
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• Vandeek team anticipating tough test on Haydock return

  20-05-2024 17:09 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Vandeek will have to “pull his finger out” to maintain his unbeaten record on his eagerly-awaited reappearance at Haydock this weekend. A dual Group One winner at two for Simon and Ed Crisford, he is one of 11 entries for the Group Two Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Sandy Lane Stakes, with some smart rivals […]
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• Racing Insights, Tuesday 21/05/24

  20-05-2024 17:06 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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• Sunday evening plans on hold following initial pilot

  20-05-2024 16:47 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Sunday evening racing will not be implemented by the British Horseracing Authority after a trial period failed to meet expectations. Six all-weather meetings took place between January and March and before they began, targets were set regarding turnover that would need to be met for the venture to be deemed worthwhile. However, as well as […]
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• Passenger primed for Prince of Wales’s challenge

  20-05-2024 16:20 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Passenger will look to provide trainer Sir Michael Stoute with a fifth victory in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot next month following his triumphant return to action at Chester. An impressive winner of of the Wood Ditton at Newmarket on his racecourse debut last spring, the son of Ulysses went on to […]
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