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• You Got To Me makes all for gutsy Oaks Trial success

  11-05-2024 15:44 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  You Got To Me put up a front-running display full of class and no little guts to hold all-comers in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. Sharply to the head of affairs and racing with lots of zest in the early exchanges, Ralph Beckett’s charge was a long way clear at one […]
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• Curragh or Sandown on the cards for City Of Troy’s next outing

  05-06-2024 19:35 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  A trip to the Curragh or Sandown look to be the options for City Of Troy’s eagerly-awaited next racecourse outing. Plans for Aidan O’Brien’s brilliant Betfred Derby winner have yet to be finalised by the Coolmore partners, but the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby or the Coral-Eclipse appear to be the races in the frame. […]
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• Tunbridge Wells upholds family honour at the Curragh

  05-06-2024 19:20 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Tunbridge Wells entered the Royal Ascot reckoning with a taking display at the Curragh. Beaten three lengths on debut at Navan last month, Aidan O’Brien’s son of No Nay Never was a much more polished performer when sent off the 4-11 favourite in the Holden Plant Rentals Irish EBF Race. Away well and always up […]
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• Bradley in the hunt for trophy riches at Beverley

  05-06-2024 18:08 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Nick Bradley is set to launch a two-pronged assault on Beverley’s Hilary Needler Trophy, with the Yorkshireman keen to land a telling blow at one of his local haunts. The conditions event is one of the highlights of Beverley’s season and has been farmed by local handlers in recent years, with the race often used […]
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• Leovanni makes waves in Queen Mary market

  05-06-2024 17:29 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Leovanni caused a shake-up in the ante-post market on the Queen Mary Stakes after securing an impressive debut success at Nottingham for Karl Burke and James Doyle. A £190,000 purchase at the breeze-up sales by Wathnan Racing, the daughter of Kodi Bear was always prominent and kept on well to win by two and a […]
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• Racing Insights, Thursday 06/06/24

  05-06-2024 17:16 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Did you know that the Instant Expert tab is by far the most popular tab on the geegeez racecards? That's because it has the ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view. The report covers the form in terms of wins (or places), runs, […]
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• Asfoora expected to strip fitter for King Charles III clash

  05-06-2024 16:49 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Henry Dwyer is confident Asfoora will be primed to perfection when she carries the hopes of Australia on her shoulders in the King Charles III Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot. The Antipodean raiders have fared well in the big sprint events at the Royal meeting in recent years, with Choisir’s King’s Stand/Golden […]
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• Keatley excited to be heading to Ascot with Francisco’s Piece

  05-06-2024 16:08 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Adrian Keatley’s Francisco’s Piece will head to the Norfolk Stakes via the Goffs London Sale on the eve of the Royal meeting. The two-year-old has done little wrong in his career so far, winning on debut at Pontefract and then going down by just a short head when giving weight to the winner in a […]
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• Wathnan splash the cash in search of more Royal Ascot glory

  05-06-2024 15:02 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Haatem will sport the colours of Wathnan Racing when he drops back in trip for the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Qatari-based operation made an immediate impact to their ownership enterprise when striking with Courage Mon Ami and Gregory at the Royal meeting 12 months ago, the former taking home the feature Gold Cup. […]
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• ‘All systems go’ for Vandeek in the Commonwealth Cup

  05-06-2024 13:41 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Vandeek remains very much on course for the Commonwealth Cup after losing his flawless record on seasonal debut in the Sandy Lane at Haydock. Simon and Ed Crisford’s Havana Grey colt was unstoppable as a juvenile, winning all four starts including two Group One titles in the Prix Morny and the Middle Park. Making his […]
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• James Tate keen to keep options open for Royal Dress

  05-06-2024 12:32 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  James Tate’s Royal Dress will seek Group-class compensation after a luckless run in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom. The Night Of Thunder filly made her first start for the stable at Goodwood in early May, winning at Listed level when taking the Conqueror Fillies’ Stakes. At Epsom, she graduated to Group Three level, contesting […]
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• Alflaila will return to action with two options at Royal Ascot

  03-06-2024 18:16 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Owen Burrows’ Alflaila is set to return to action at Royal Ascot as he has two options at the showpiece summer meeting. The son of Dark Angel, now a five-year-old, has an impressive CV with three Group victories and a Listed prize to his name. Three of those successes came in the second half of […]
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• Racing Insights, Tuesday 04/06/23

  03-06-2024 17:33 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Tuesday's free offering from the GOLD service is the The Shortlist feature, a simple – and usually brief – report highlighting those horses with a largely ‘green’ profile in the Instant Expert Report each day. It covers win or place stats, and can be viewed for both today’s and tomorrow’s racing. GREENis good (33% or […]
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• Fleur De Chine continues upward progress with Gowran Classic win

  03-06-2024 17:30 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Shane Foley originally overlooked Fleur De Chine in the €200,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic but he was extremely happy he eventually teamed up with the filly in the course’s richest ever race. Foley was due to partner the Jessica Harrington-trained Kinesiology but when he was taken out on account of the soft ground, […]
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• Laurel on course to return from lengthy absence at Royal Ascot

  03-06-2024 17:08 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  John and Thady Gosden’s Laurel will have her first run for over a year in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot. The lightly-raced five-year-old has not been seen since disappointing when well fancied for last year’s Lockinge at Newbury. As a three-year-old she was beaten less than a length in the Sun Chariot […]
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• Irish Derby to come under consideration for Deira Mile

  03-06-2024 16:48 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Deira Mile could be pointed towards the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby after his fourth-placed performance in the Epsom Classic. The Owen Burrows-trained Camelot colt was fourth in the Futurity Trophy last season and began this year with a taking four-length victory in a Windsor novice. At Epsom he stepped up to a mile and […]
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• Cowell eager to resolve Clarendon House stalls issue

  03-06-2024 15:48 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Robert Cowell has put plans on hold for Clarendon House after he remained in the stalls at the start of the Dash at Epsom on Derby day. The six-year-old’s race was run as he eventually emerged well adrift of the field. The Tom Marquand-ridden six-year old trailed in last of the 14 runners on the […]
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• No hurry for connections to firm up Ghostwriter route

  03-06-2024 15:21 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Clive Cox will not rush into making a plan for Ghostwriter having seen him finish fourth in his second Classic of the season on Sunday. The Jeff Smith-owned colt finished three and three-quarter lengths behind the impressive winner Look De Vega in the French Derby at Chantilly. That followed another meritorious run in the 2000 […]
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• Teal planning Eclipse challenge with Dancing Gemini

  03-06-2024 13:23 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Roger Teal is eyeing up a crack at the Coral-Eclipse for Dancing Gemini who ran with credit to finish sixth in the Derby on Saturday. Having already run a huge race this season to be an unlucky second in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas), he stepped up half a mile in trip […]
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• Lidster remembers ‘inspirational’ Rob Burrow

  03-06-2024 12:33 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Trainer Craig Lidster has paid tribute to the “inspirational” Rob Burrow as the racing industry adds their condolences to those of the wider sporting world. Burrow, an England international rugby league player who spent his whole career with Leeds Rhinos, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019 after retiring two years prior. After his […]
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• Monday Musings: Of God and the Alchemist!

  03-06-2024 10:12 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Who is Celia? What is she? Or rather where is she? The one-time lady amateur rider and walk-on or pub-customer extra in Eastenders (and other TV series) played a massive part in my life, writes Tony Stafford. I’m sure she had/has no idea and even the Internet didn’t help me track her down. But Saturday […]
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• Talking Horses: City of Troy’s career reaches compelling crossroads

  03-06-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Deciding the Derby winner’s next move comes with risk – race in the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup, or take the traditional route?City Of Troy has a binary form line of 111-01 after his smooth and comprehensive success in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday, and when his racing career concludes – hopefully in November 2025, but perhaps more plausibly in five months’ time – the zero in the 2,000 Guineas last month may well prove to have been every bit as significa
  
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• City of Troy’s career reaches compelling crossroads after Derby delight

  03-06-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Deciding the winner’s next move comes with risk – race in the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup, or take the traditional route?City Of Troy has a binary form line of 111-01 after his smooth and comprehensive success in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday, and when his racing career concludes – hopefully in November 2025, but perhaps more plausibly in five months’ time – the zero in the 2,000 Guineas last month may well prove to have been every bit as significant as
  
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• City Of Troy’s career – along with the Derby – reaches compelling crossroads | Greg Wood

  03-06-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Deciding the winner’s next move comes with risk – race in the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup, or take the traditional route?City Of Troy has a binary form line of 111-01 after his smooth and comprehensive success in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday, and when his racing career concludes – hopefully in November 2025, but perhaps more plausibly in five months’ time – the zero in the 2,000 Guineas last month may well prove to have been every bit as significant as
  
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• City Of Troy’s career – along with the Derby – reaches compelling crossroads

  03-06-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Deciding the winner’s next move comes with risk – race in the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup, or take the traditional route?City Of Troy has a binary form line of 111-01 after his smooth and comprehensive success in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday, and when his racing career concludes – hopefully in November 2025, but perhaps more plausibly in five months’ time – the zero in the 2,000 Guineas last month may well prove to have been every bit as significant as
  
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• O’Brien thrilled to see City Of Troy show his true colours

  01-06-2024 19:26 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Why was he ever doubted? In winning his record-extending 10th Derby, Aidan O’Brien once again showcased otherworldly talents as he brought City Of Troy back from the precipice to show just why he has always been seen as a superstar in waiting. Having looked so imperious at two, last year’s champion juvenile had run such […]
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• Bookmakers ‘left counting the cost’ of more Derby magic from O’Brien

  01-06-2024 19:20 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Bookmakers were left licking their wounds after punters kept the faith with brilliant Betfred Derby winner City Of Troy. Aidan O’Brien’s charge had been an uneasy favourite during the week, as he looked to bounce back from a disappointing display in the 2000 Guineas. But there was renewed support for the Justify colt on Derby […]
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• The Derby 2024: City Of Troy surges to victory in 245th edition – as it happened

  01-06-2024 19:18 via theguardian.com
  
  City Of Troy came back to win the Derby at Epsom, holding off the well-backed Ambiente Friendly in the closing stagesPrincess Elizabeth Stakes (2pm) preview
  It has to be said that the Derby’s undercard is somewhat … well, underwhelming when set against many other big-race days, both here and around the world. That said, this Group Three is a fair race of its type, and features a favourite in Running Lion who has shown occasional glimpses of potential Group One-winning form at variou
  
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• Derby trading on past glories as public interest dwindles beyond bubble | Barry Glendenning

  01-06-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Epsom Classic has fallen behind other big meetings in the popularity stakes and the Jockey Club needs to actIf the Melbourne Cup is famously “the race that stops a nation”, the Derby is fast becoming the poor relation that passes one by. City of Troy’s troubled start in the 2,000 Guineas last month meant all eyes at Epsom Downs were trained on the stall occupied by the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt at the start of the 245th Derby but, outside an industry bubble that seem
  
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• Havlin: It nearly worked like clockwork… then I saw my worst nightmare coming

  01-06-2024 18:49 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Robert Havlin had pictured the image in his head and was indeed having the dream Betfred Derby spin aboard Ambiente Friendly – before his “worst nightmare” loomed up on his inside and crushed his Epsom dreams. James Fanshawe’s colt had entered the Derby reckoning with a bloodless victory in the Lingfield Derby Trial only a […]
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