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Wednesday 28 May 2008

ONLY ONE FOR BELMONT TODAY

FAIREST AND BEST will be our only runner at Belmont today after it was decided to save OUTSIDE INFLUENCE for Saturdays 1000m two year old race at Belmont. The filly had drawn a wide barrier today and after drawing barrier one on Saturday it was not hard to make the late change.

FAIREST AND BEST will be racing first up today and I expect to see the horse get back to somewhere near his best form. The horse appeared to lose all form and confidence when racing at Ascot over the summer and hopefully a return to Belmont today will see him return to the form he showed there last season. If he does he should be in for a good campaign and justify our early opinion of the horse.

PRINCESS DOES IT IN STYLE


(Photo courtesy Hollands Photographics0

PRINCESS AMELIA showed that her first up run was no flash in the pan with a convincing second up win at Belmont on Saturday. The grey daughter of Bletchley Park proved to good for her opposition after settling in a forward position for jockey Jason Whiting before going to the front at the top of the straight.

PRINCESS AMELIA will probably only have have one more start before we put her away for the winter. The filly shapes as an ideal contender for some black type three year old races next season and the time off will enable us to do some work on her very shelly feet. I expect her to once again prove hard to beat wherever she happens to line up next start.

Saturday 24 May 2008

BUSY DAY AT BELMONT TODAY.

For the first time in a few weeks we head out to the races today with more than just one runner. We have three acceptors in the first race for two year olds however CROWNY will not be starting. I feel he will be better suited with another gallop or two under his belt. We still have PRINCESS AMELIA and ELLIPSIS in the race and both will run well. PRINCESS AMELIA ran a great race first up and deserves her place as one of the main chances however I am sure that ELLIPSIS can run an improved race if given a chance to settle.

In race five we have PETE THE PROFILER making his Saturday debut. The horse has won his three starts so far this preparation however he takes on older and more experienced opposition today.The horse has done nothing wrong since his last win and I expect him to run well again. His awkward barrier may cause him some concern and it will take a good ride today to give him the chance to make it four in a row. We all know that it is very rare for a horse to make it four in a row.

In race six we start smart three year old filly SECRET VAULT. This filly has been out of the winners list for a while now however her runs have been good so far this campaign. The filly had some major feet problems at the end of her last campaign however we appear to have them under control now. The filly is stepping up to 1400m today and is taking on older opposition for the first time. There is a lot of speed in the race and I am looking forward to seeing how she handles the step up.

All in all I am looking forward to a good day at the track and I am sure the staff are equally keen to see a winner emerge from our four runners. I have spent most of the past few weeks down at Amelia Park Farm breaking in the all of my yearlings while the staff have done a great job keeping things ticking along back here. There is no doubt that they will take great delight from any winning performance today should we be lucky enough to win one. There may even be a bit of bragging rights up for grabs!!!! Happy punting.

PETE MAKING IT THREE IN A ROW.



Different rider, different track, same result! PETE THE PROFILER with Damien Miller up on this occasion makes it a hat-trick of wins at Belmont last week. (Photo courtesy Hollands Photographics)

Saturday 17 May 2008

A THREE-PETE FOR THE PROFILER

PETE THE PROFILER made it three wins from as many starts this campaign with another very tradesman like performance at Belmont on Wednesday. The horse was having his second run in six days and his third in sixteen days when he once again won as he liked in what was a fairly average group of horses.

In saying that, he still won with something in hand and he still came home with the same size winners cheque as if he had beaten a field of champions. As long as I have been training I have always adhered to the old adage of keeping myself in the best company and my horses in the worst!!! OK OK, maybe I have failed a bit with the first part of the equation.

Anyway PETE THE PROFILER will probably have a few weeks on the easy list now and we will then look for a nice Saturday race for the boy to see if he can take the next step. I am confident that he can.

OUTSIDE INFLUENCE TO MAKE DEBUT

Unraced two year old filly OUTSIDE INFLUENCE is set to make her race debut at Belmont today. The filly is part of the AMELIA PARK 2 SYNDICATE and she has shown plenty of promise at both her trial appearances so far.

The filly is a daughter of Bletchley Park, a stallion that I have enjoyed plenty of success with over the years and hopefully this filly can continue that success. The filly bumps into a very smart field for her race debut with three last start winners in the event as well as the very impressive trial winner EDADI who is also set to make his race debut. In fact I consider EDADI to be the one to beat. My other nomination COALFACE GIRL will be scratched and reserved for a maiden at Northam during the week.

I am sure that OUTSIDE INFLUENCE will acquit herself well as long as her jockey can overcome her wide barrier. This is always difficult for a baby having its first start.

Monday 12 May 2008

REPEAT FOR PETE!!!


(Photo courtesy Hollands Photographics)

PETE THE PROFILER with Jason Whiting on board, shows that his first up win was no fluke with a brave win second up over 1300m at Northam on Thursday. The three year old took on older opposition for the second time in a row and this time he ran the distance in near record time. We are giving him a chance to win his way through the classes at the moment while he gains some confidence and gets to learn what racing is all about. I think he will make a handy horse when he does.

Wednesday 7 May 2008

PETE THE PROFILER STILL A BIT NEW



He doesn't look as smooth in the photo as he did at the end of the race but I am confident that he will start to look the part with a bit more experience. PETE THE PROFILER is only lightly raced and still has a lot to learn. When he puts it all together he will make a city class horse.