Happy Boy to Europe

[brockguy]

are Godolphin insane? Yes.. DrugS wont be "happy" about this one!!

from the racingpost:

Happy Boy, in action on the Limekilns trial ground under Frankie Dettori on Tuesday, will also be in action at Sandown on Thursday week when he makes his debut for Godolphin in the Group 3 Betfair Brigadier Gerard Stakes.

The ex-Brazilian-trained horse was a nine-length winner of a round of the Maktoum Challenge at Nad Al Sheba in January, but a leg infection caused him to miss the Dubai World Cup.

Godolphin's racing manager Simon Crisford said: “The plan is to go for the Brigadier Gerard, and we'll take it from there with him.”

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Godolphin is incompetent.

If their thing was baseball instead of horse racing - They would have the American Leauge All-Star team roster playing in the MLB and the National Leauage All-Star roster would be their Triple A farm team.

They would go 7 games over .500 and get swept in the wildcard with their MLB team. Their AAA team would also find a way to not win a championship.

Johan Santana would probably be playing catcher in hopes to improve the number of base runners thrown out - David Ortiz would probably be the 9th inning closer because of how clutch he is - and Albert Pujols would be used in pinch hit roles only.

I doubt Happy Boy will prove to be much of a turf horse. I guess I will have to wait for the '09 Dubai Carnivale to bet on him at 10 AM into small pools.

[blackthroatedwind]

It really is funny.....and sad.

[my miss storm cat]

Wow this is a pretty nice field!

Fight Club at those odds? That's nuts.

Love Maraahel and Hattan to death..... Maraahel to win and Hattan.... ummm well i hope he does well anyway.

Maraahel / Fight Club / Passage


Sandown - Thursday 29 May
Going: Round: Soft-Good to Soft in plcs; Sprint: Soft-Heavy in pls.


19:45
15 Run Betfair Brigadier Gerard Stakes (group 3)
Class 1, £47000.00 added, 4yo plus, £26682.00 penalty 1m 2f 7y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(4) 142411- Lucarno (USA) J H M Gosden 4 9 7 J Fortune
2(1) 31350-2 Maraahel (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute 7 9 5 R Hills
3(14) 12431-1 Happy Boy (BRZ) Saeed bin Suroor 5 9 3 L Dettori
4(2) 140-127 Hattan (IRE) C E Brittain 6 9 3 D Holland
5(15) 2533-71 Regime (IRE) M L W Bell 4 9 3 R Hughes
6(6) 056111- Buccellati A M Balding 4 9 0 William Buick
7(12) 5012/2-1 Charlie Farnsbarns (IRE) B J Meehan 4 9 0 N Callan
8(5) 15277-7 Classic Punch (IRE) D R C Elsworth 5 9 0 T Quinn
9(7) 1511-10 Dansant G A Butler 4 9 0 E Ahern
10(9) 011345/ Fight Club (GER) R Brotherton 7 9 0 K McEvoy
11(8) 0/170-03 Petara Bay (IRE) T G Mills 4 9 0 S W Kelly
12(11) 11411-3 Pipedreamer J H M Gosden 4 9 0 R L Moore
13(13) 3451-16 Smokey Oakey (IRE) M H Tompkins 4 9 0 J Quinn
14(3) 1/1833-4 Passage of Time H R A Cecil 4 8 11 T E Durcan
15(10) 5/121-12 Silver Pivotal (IRE) G A Butler 4 8 11 J P Spencer


Betting Forecast: 4/1 Pipedreamer, 9/2 Happy Boy (BRZ), 11/2 Passage of Time, 13/2 Lucarno (USA), Silver Pivotal (IRE), 10/1 Maraahel (IRE), Regime (IRE), 12/1 Charlie Farnsbarns (IRE), Dansant, 16/1 Hattan (IRE), Petara Bay (IRE), 20/1 Buccellati, 25/1 Classic Punch (IRE), Smokey Oakey (IRE), 66/1 Fight Club (GER)


FORMWATCH
LUCARNO (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 (1) gf in Sept beating Mahler (9-0) by 1l, 10 ran.
MARAAHEL (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Chased leader, challenged over 1f out, ridden and took narrow lead inside final furlong, soon edged left, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Championship Point (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gf.
HAPPY BOY (BRZ) 20-1 (9-0) Impeded start, mid-division, improved to lead over 2f out, quickly drew clear, won at Nad Al Sheba 1m Grp 3 (1) std in Jan beating Gloria De Campeao (9-0) by 9l, 16 ran.
HATTAN (IRE) (9-2) In touch, effort and every chance 2f out, soon weakened and eased, 7th of 9, 6l behind Saddex (9-2) at Capannelle 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd.
REGIME (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, closer in 4th before straight, closed over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out, won at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs beating Alarazi (9-1) by a hd, 8 ran.
BUCCELLATI 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, led line, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Oct beating St Savarin (9-1) by a shd, 17 ran.
CHARLIE FARNSBARNS (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Soon tracking leader, led 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at York 1m 1f stk (3) gf beating Benandonner (9-4) by a shd, 5 ran.
CLASSIC PUNCH (IRE) 17-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind Spanish Moon (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stk (1) gf.
DANSANT 25-1 (8-11) Never a threat, last of 16, 24l behind Sun Classique (8-7) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) fbs in Mar.
FIGHT CLUB (GER) (9-2) Prominent, disputed lead over 1f out, no extra when headed, 5th of 9, 2l behind White Lightning (8-9) at Baden-Baden 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) sft in Aug '06.
PETARA BAY (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon headed, stayed on under pressure, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Spanish Moon (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stk (1) gf.
PIPEDREAMER 6-4fav (8-12) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, edged left and every chance approaching final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Phoenix Tower (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
SMOKEY OAKEY (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 8, 6l behind Phoenix Tower (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
PASSAGE OF TIME 7-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Heaven Sent (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gd.
SILVER PIVOTAL (IRE) 7-2fav (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish, nearest finish, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Hattan (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) pol in Mar.

[brockguy]

Ive relented and backed Happy Boy this evening, with a bet on passage of time too.

MMSC, fight club is 399-1..

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Ive relented and backed Happy Boy this evening, with a bet on passage of time too.

MMSC, fight club is 399-1..

Dame Judi Dench's boy Smokey won, Maraahel 2nd... where were the rest of the kids?

Did FC beat Happy Boy home?

edit -

Sandown 19:45 - Result
Betfair Brigadier Gerard Stakes (group 3)
£47000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 2f 7y, Class 1, £26682 penalty,
14 ran

Going: Soft
Winning Time: 2m 11.57s 18:10 18:40 19:15 19:45 20:20 20:50 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 13 Smokey Oakey (IRE) 9-0 J Quinn M H Tompkins 4 20/1
opened 22/1 touched 25/1
2 1 nk Maraahel (IRE) 9-5 R Hills Sir Michael Stoute 7 12/1
opened 14/1
3 11 ½ Pipedreamer 9-0 R L Moore J H M Gosden 4 9/4 f
opened 11/4 touched 3/1 £3000-£1000 (x2) £1500-£500 £2750-£1000 £1650-£600 £1100-£400 (x4) £2500-£1000 £1250-£500 £1000-£400 (x5)
4 15 nk Regime (IRE) 9-3 R Hughes M L W Bell 4 8/1
opened 10/1
5 12 1¾ Charlie Farnsbarns (IRE) 9-0 N Callan B J Meehan 4 16/1
opened 22/1
6 8 2 Petara Bay (IRE) 9-0 S W Kelly T G Mills 4 50/1
opened 66/1
7 9 ¾ Fight Club (GER) 9-0 K McEvoy R Brotherton 7 100/1

8 6 1½ Buccellati 9-0 William Buick A M Balding 4 25/1

9 14 7 Happy Boy (BRZ) 9-3 L Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 5 6/1
opened 5/1 touched 7/1 £2500-£500 £2000-£400
10 7 3 Dansant 9-0 E Ahern G A Butler 4 20/1
opened 25/1
11 4 1¼ Lucarno (USA) 9-7 J Fortune J H M Gosden 4 4/1
opened 11/2 £2500-£500 £2250-£500 £1800-£400 (x2)
12 2 9 Hattan (IRE) 9-3 D Holland C E Brittain 6 22/1
opened 25/1 touched 20/1
13 5 ½ Classic Punch (IRE) 9-0 T Quinn D R C Elsworth 5 40/1

14 3 23 Passage of Time 8-11 T E Durcan H R A Cecil 4 6/1
opened 11/2 touched 5/1 £2600-£400

Non-Runners
NR Silver Pivotal (IRE) 8-11 J P Spencer G A Butler 4


Tote Win: £29.50 Tote Place: £4.50,£3.80,£1.70