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[my miss storm cat]

Good luck, good boy.

18:20
9 Run Totepool August Stakes (listed)
Class 1, £40000.00 added, 3yo plus, £22708.00 penalty 1m 3f 135y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(1) 127097 Hattan (IRE) C E Brittain 6 9 9 D Holland
2(9) 1/5-1663 Spanish Moon (USA) Sir Michael Stoute 4 9 7 R L Moore
3(6) 412125 Tranquil Tiger H R A Cecil 4 9 7 T E Durcan
4(5) 956-164 Book of Music (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor 5 9 2 L Dettori
5(10) 8153-06 Dansili Dancer C G Cox 6 9 2 I Mongan
6(7) 60254-8 Foxhaven P R Chamings 6 9 2 F Norton
7(4) 96109-5 Group Captain H J Collingridge 6 9 2 J F Egan
8(8) 085410 Humungous (IRE) C R Egerton 5 9 2 C Catlin
9(3) 451182 Ronaldsay R Hannon 4 9 2 R Hughes
10(2) 240-288 Supersonic Dave (USA) B J Meehan 4 9 2 J Fortune


Betting Forecast: 9/4 Tranquil Tiger, 7/2 Spanish Moon (USA), 6/1 Hattan (IRE), 7/1 Ronaldsay, 8/1 Book of Music (IRE), 14/1 Supersonic Dave (USA), 16/1 Foxhaven, Dansili Dancer, 20/1 Group Captain, Humungous (IRE)

[my miss storm cat]

Hattan did okay.

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RACE 5 KEMPTON PARK 25/08/08 TRW – – – – 120
4.30 betdaq.co.uk E.B.F. CONDITIONS STAKES (3) (AWT)
£13,800 3yo+ TWFA 3 9-5 1m3f
1 DANSANT 4 b.c
9-08
G. A. BUTLER
Eddie Ahern
Drawn 3 Mrs Barbara M. Keller
Grey, black seams, black cap, grey pom pom 123
2 KANDIDATE 6 b.h
9-08
C. E. BRITTAIN
Jimmy Fortune
Drawn 6 (t) Mrs E. W. Richards
White and black (halved horizontally), check cap, yellow sleeves 119
3 MANY VOLUMES (USA) 4 b.c
9-08
H. R. A. CECIL
Ted Durcan
Drawn 2 Mr K. Abdulla
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves 128
4 BIG ROBERT 4 b.c
9-03
W. R. MUIR
D. O'Donohoe
Drawn 4 Mr Martin P. Graham
White, orange spots, striped sleeves, orange cap 117
5 GRAVITAS 5 ch.h
9-03
SAEED BIN SUROOR
L. Dettori
Drawn 1 Godolphin
Royal blue 128
6 HEARTHSTEAD MAISON (IRE) 4 b.c
9-03
M. JOHNSTON
Greg Fairley
Drawn 5 Hearthstead Homes Ltd
Royal blue, light blue disc, light blue cap 126

[my miss storm cat]

Kandidate was last.

Sad...

[brockguy]

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

[jaripeo]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

Let him rest, I Keep saying that a month ago.

Hope his trainer crash and get a leg broke.

[my miss storm cat]

I know you have, and for more then a month...

[my miss storm cat]

Wow, Sebring aside let's hear it for the geldings!!!

THE WINNERS

Australian Horse of the Year: Weekend Hussler


Champion 2YO: Sebring

Champion stayer: Efficient

Champion 3YO colt and gelding: Weekend Hussler

Champion 3YO filly: Heavenly Glow

Champion sprinter: Apache Cat (swoon)

Champion middle distance galloper: El Segundo

Champion jumper: Some Are Bent

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

The DQ is official...

[my miss storm cat]

HATTAN WINS!

(... and this was one tough field!).



Saturday September 6 2008
Kempton 14:50 - Result
Totesport.com September Stakes (group 3)
£65000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 4f, Class 1, £36901 penalty,
12 ran

Going: Standard
Race Report »
Winning Time: 2m 30.5s 14:20 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 8 Hattan (IRE) 9-7 N Callan C E Brittain 6 16/1
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, all out, held on touched 20/1 £2000-£100 Each Way
2 1 nk Illustrious Blue 9-4 P Doe W J Knight 5 33/1
in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish touched 28/1
3 12 3¼ Mourilyan (IRE) 9-4 G Baker G L Moore 4 12/1
behind mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 3rd final stride, not troubled leading pair opened 10/1
4 10 hd Many Volumes (USA) 9-4 T P Queally H R A Cecil 4 5/2 jf
led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, lost 3rd final stride touched 11/4 £3000-£1000 £1500-£500 £1260-£420 £900-£300 £2750-£1000 £1100-£400 (x8) £2500-£1000 £1500-£600 £1250-£500 £1000-£400 (x4)
5 4 1 Lion Sands 9-4 J Fortune L M Cumani 4 9/1
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders opened 8/1 touched 11/1
6 3 ½ Galactic Star 9-4 R L Moore Sir Michael Stoute 5 5/2 jf
prominent, chased leader and effort 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong opened 7/2 £3500-£1000 £1400-£400 £2000-£600 £900-£300 £5500-£2000 (x3) £1100-£400
7 6 ½ Blue Monday 9-4 S Drowne R Charlton 7 10/1
never better than mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous touched 11/1
8 2 6 Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-4 R Hills B J Meehan 4 25/1
led, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened opened 33/1
9 7 4 Young Mick 9-4 T Quinn G G Margarson 6 9/1
took keen hold, behind, never in contention final 2f touched 8/1
10 11 6 Halicarnassus (IRE) 9-4 A Culhane M R Channon 4 14/1
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened well over 1f out opened 16/1
11 5 3¾ Humungous (IRE) 9-4 C Catlin C R Egerton 5 66/1
blind removed late, started slowly, took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside after 3f and in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
12 9 dist Al Shemali 9-4 L Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 4 11/1
prominent, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off opened 14/1

Racing Post..

Hattan springs shock in September Stakes

Hattan: was running on the all-weather for the first time since his Winter Derby win at Lingfield in March

Peter Scargill

HATTAN claimed another valuable all-weather prize by adding the Group 3 September Stakes to his victory in the Winter Derby in March.

With no obvious pace setter in thefield Tom Queally reluctantly took the runners along aboard recent course winner Many Volumes.

But it was a pedestrian pace and his 11 opponents were all stacking up behind him as they exited the final bend into the straight.

Neil Callan, replacingMartin Dwyer, shot 16-1 chance Hattan up the inside as the rail fell away and galvinsed by the first time visor ran on well to defeat fast finishing 33-1 outsider Illustrious Blue.
The pair were clear of Mourilyan who just got up to pip Many Volumes for third at 12-1 on his first start for Gary Moore.

Callan said: "He's isn't getting any younger and Clive's done well to keep him going.

"He got a nice pitch and got his split up the rail and really stuck his neck out at the end. Fairdo's to the lad."

[jaripeo]

From those girls at superfecta:
Monday, September 08, 2008

A Muddy Mile Picture



The soft going was apparently not much to the liking of top turf milers in North America or Europe; both Kip Deville and Henrythenavigator finished fifth in their respective races. The main difference in the narratives is that Henrythenavigator was beaten by one of the most well-regarded milers around, Goldikova, who is now pointing toward the Breeders' Cup Mile, while Kip Deville was bested by little-known (outside Ontario) Canadian gelding Rahy's Attorney. (Although it is worth noting that Kip Deville was, prior to his Breeders' Cup win last year, a somewhat obscure horse from Oklahoma).

There were no obvious excuses for Kip Deville in the Woodbine Mile; he's run well on soft courses before (notably last year at Monmouth). Perhaps there's new feed at the Dutrow barn, who can say? The other question coming out of the race is whether Rahy's Attorney will use his Win and You're In berth for the Breeders' Cup -- as he's not nominated, it would still cost his connections a rather large sum of money to get him to the starting gate. Kentucky-bred but well-traveled mare Ventura also put in a notable effort to finish second.

It was not a great weekend for Aiden O'Brien; beyond Henrythenavigator's defeat at Longchamp, he scratched Duke of Marmalade from the Irish Champion Stakes (easily won by rival New Approach) and Halfway to Heaven was soundly defeated by Lush Lashes (like New Approach, she is trained by Jim Bolger) in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes -- so he's still a few Group 1 wins away from the record.

The main feature of the Prix du Moulin was the rivalry between Goldikova and Darjina, with both classy fillies putting in fine efforts. Goldikova has some options for the Breeders' Cup, according to her trainer, Freddie Head:

'I knew she was well and ready to run a big race. She was against the colts for the first time and I wasn't certain she could win but I was certain of her well-being and quality.

'She will definitely go the Breeders' Cup now, but I will discuss the options with the owner. She could go for the Mile or the Filly and Mare Turf - I don't think stamina would be a problem for the latter as she proved she stayed when third in the Diane.'

There's another reason to head to California -- that way she avoids another matchup with Zarkava, who has already beaten her twice. Zarkava is still aiming for the Arc and had an encouraging workout recently. There is some thought that Henrythenavigator will aim for the Breeders' Cup Mile (instead of the Classic, as had been suggested earlier), while Duke of Marmalade may try for the Classic. Here's hoping Darjina heads stateside as well - it would be great to see her renew her rivalry with Goldikova in a time zone I can stay awake for (just).

Posted by Superfecta at 12:12 PM

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

Have you heard anything about him (Oriental Tiger), Brock?

I'm sorry to post a rumor here but there's a story going around that he was found dead this morning. Hopefully it's not true.

[my miss storm cat]

Confirmed.

[my miss storm cat]

RP...

Sprinter Benbaun to join Ryan next year


David Carr

GROUP 1-winning sprinter Benbaun is to join Kevin Ryan when his current trainer Mark Wallace heads to Australia early next year.

The seven-year-old won the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp last season but has been beset by bleeding problems this term and is without a win in seven races.

Wallace said on Wednesday: "He is going to have a break and then he is going to go to Kevin Ryan. He will have a couple of runs next year, they will give him another go."