Blacklister finished a superb second, being narrowly beaten on the all-weather track at Chelmsford yesterday. He is also booked for the 3:00 at Nottingham on the 14th over a mile, although I'm not sure whether that race will go ahead now after the Chelmsford run. I guess we'll know more in the morning when the stablehands have seen how he's come out of this latest adventure.
PS. Blacklister will indeed run at Nottingham, with Sylvester De Sousa at the reins. Meanwhile, Trovao has found a berth in the main SII Hisaeko Kinen race at TCK on Wednesday, with Masashige Honda in the saddle. This will be the first Nankan race for Trovao, so it will be interesting to see how he does...
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Coming Up
We'll know a little more tomorrow, but as things stand, Blacklister is due to run at Chelmsford on the 10th in a Class 5 handicap stakes race over a mile. And plans are afoot to get Trovao out on either the 13th or 14th at TCK with Masashige Honda in the saddle. Mar-kun is a good lad, both on and off the track, so let's see what happens...
Having performed nicely in a couple of jump-outs, Pretty Gully should be out on the 24th, which is the day before Massabielle's big day, of course. 'Massa' is stationed at Ritto TC at the moment rather than Miho TC, as the travel time can be cut down an awful lot, which should improve our chances of a good performance. The two Irish horses should be out at the end of the month, too - one making a start to its career, and the other hopefully having a crack at a G3 race. I can tell you more once things have been worked out and confirmed by the Realta boys. Larressingle is now starting gate training, and that's about it - treadmill galore otherwise!
PS. Blacklister looks like he's definitely on for the 10th with Charlie Bishop booked to ride. War Chronicle has arrived at Nagoya ready for an NAR run to try and recover her career, while Beat The Boarder is set to run in at TCK in the first week of November. Heard a few interesting snippets from Funabashi tonight, too, but more on that as soon as things are confirmed.
Having performed nicely in a couple of jump-outs, Pretty Gully should be out on the 24th, which is the day before Massabielle's big day, of course. 'Massa' is stationed at Ritto TC at the moment rather than Miho TC, as the travel time can be cut down an awful lot, which should improve our chances of a good performance. The two Irish horses should be out at the end of the month, too - one making a start to its career, and the other hopefully having a crack at a G3 race. I can tell you more once things have been worked out and confirmed by the Realta boys. Larressingle is now starting gate training, and that's about it - treadmill galore otherwise!
PS. Blacklister looks like he's definitely on for the 10th with Charlie Bishop booked to ride. War Chronicle has arrived at Nagoya ready for an NAR run to try and recover her career, while Beat The Boarder is set to run in at TCK in the first week of November. Heard a few interesting snippets from Funabashi tonight, too, but more on that as soon as things are confirmed.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Belle Plage V3
Belle Plage (below) had a wonderful race at Nakayama yesterday, with Yutaka Yoshida - who I've been critical of in the past - doing a superb job this time around, timing the winning run to perfection. Even if he'd come second or third, I'd have still patted the guy on the back - credit where credit's due! This is Belle's third victory (my 35th), and the first after being partnered with Yoshida-san. It's starting to look like a good team. |
| Courtesy Carrot Club |
On the subject of good teams, 'Bugatti' did well in the Colza Cup Gymkhana Grand Prix, taking Louis to second, and Sophie - just one second behind - to third. Considering his size, this was a creditable performance from the big fella, who really is becoming something of an all-rounder. It was also interesting to note that Sophie was only one second behind her brother, which is really good!
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