Friday 30 March 2012

RACING POST SATURDAY MARCH 31st 2012 MORNING LINE - BRITISH FLAT SEASON 2012 OPENS AT DONCASTER FEATURE RACE THE LINCOLN 3.15pm AND THE WORLD CUP TO BE RUN AT 6.40pm LIVE COVERAGE ON MORE4 DUBAI MEYDAN WORLD CUP




RACING POST SATURDAY MARCH 31st 2012


TODAY'S CARDS Doncaster (Flat Turf) Kempton Park (Flat AW) Stratford (Jumps Turf) Uttoxeter (Jumps Turf) Navan (IRE) (Jumps Turf)

IT'S DAY ONE OF THE BRITISH FLAT SEASON AT DONCASTER

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 PREVIEW - ACTION - REVIEW
http://turfcallmorningline.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/c4-morning-line-preview-of-this.html


DAVID CARR Brings us TODAY'S BIG TALKING POINT
"On youth opportunities at Meydan. Big day for two young guns with world at their feet."
"Roger Varian bidding to build on a tremendous first season and teenager JOSEPH O'BRIEN in the saddle SO YOU THINK in the  6.40 (Tapeta aw) Dubai World Cup ...."

 Get your Racing Post today and tomorrow to keep  and to use for your Reference File.
To get and to join - up with some of the very best racehorses in the World today 2012.
HEADLINES

BALLYDOYLE BLITZ "Huge day for Aidan and JOSEPH O'BRIEN  as SO YOU THINK heads six strong Dubai World Cup team.


IS PRICEWISE TO BE THE WORLD'S BEST TIPSTER TODAY?
Poster boy TOM SEGAL shows a 47 pt profit in 2012 and is raring to go on Lincoln day


Writing is on the wall for bookies, the best previews, find out who the world's best form tipster is to be today......
C4 RACES SPECIAL BET OFFER. Money back on TV runners-up ....page 15


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"The Flat kicks off with the world's richest race and a great handicap."

GREAT MINDS
Pic MULL OF KILLOUGH "He won't be in his usual colours this afternoon - he changed ownership recently - but he is one to watch in the Lincoln Handicap 3.15pm  Doncaster.



RACING POST FRIDAY MARCH 30th 2012. GODOLPHIN STABLE TOUR



RACING POST FRIDAY MARCH 30th 2012
WEEK MONDAY MARCH 26th TO SUNDAY MARCH APRIL 1st 2012


TODAY'S CARDS Lingfield Park (Flat AW).  Wetherby (JumpsTurf) 
Newcastle (Jumps Turf) Wolverhampton (Flat AW) Dundalk (IRE) (AW)

EXCLUSIVE

GODOLPHIN STABLE TOUR
"Here's their biggest chance for tomorrow's World Cup meeting

"Unbeatable guide featuring 40  horses in the powerful string of
Mahmood Al Zarooni and Saeed Bin Suroor.

MORE KEY INFO FOR YOUR REFERENCE FILE DON'T MISS THIS

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT PRICEWISE TODAY AND TOMORROW




SATURDAY ( 31.03.2012) DONCASTER LINCOLN FEATURE RACECARD

C4 LIVE  

3.15 William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (CLASS 2) (4yo+) Winner £62,250 CH4 Good 1m Number of runners: 22
WIN:


JON LEES "Racing rocked by death of MONTJEU Duel Classic  winner, Arc hero and superstar sire lost at the age of 16 ....

Take a closer look at JAMES PYMAN'S  winning system






Wednesday 28 March 2012

RACING POST THURSDAY MARCH 29th 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE DUBAI WORLD CUP SATURDAY MARCH 31st 2012 AND H.H.SHEIKH MOHAMMED WHO BROUGHT HIS BLOODHORSE LITERATE VISION TO LIFE



RACING POST THURSDAY MARCH 29th 2012
WEEK MONDAY MARCH 26th TO SUNDAY APRIL 1st 2012


TODAY'S CARDS Newcastle (Jumps Turf)  Ffos Las (Jumps Turf) 
Wolverhampton (AW Flat)  Kempton Park (AW Flat)  Limerick (IRE) (Flat Turf)
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/home.sd

MORE GREAT HEADLINES AND PIC'S IN THE POST TODAY
  JOCKEYS STRIKE A POSE IN DUBAI
"US ACE CHANTAL SUTHERLAND, who rides GAME ON DUDE in
Saturday's Dubai World Cup, and French maestro OLIVER PESLIER; who will partner ZAZOU, were both present at the draw for the feature race yesterday at which favourite SO YOU THINK landed a favourable berth in stall four."

THIS FEATURE BROUGHT TO US BY DAVID CARR and PETER SCARGILL COMPLEMENTED BY ANOTHER GREAT PHOTOGRAPH  - CHANTAL'S  SHOES SHOW SHE  INTENDS TO LET GAME ON DUDE  DO ALL THE RUNNING ON SATURDAY.

REVIEW RACING AT LEOPARDSTOWN YESTERDAY
"FORM STUDENTS  Coach loads of students descended on Leopardstown  yesterday,
creating a fantastic atmosphere among a 6,000-strong crowd ....
See TALK OF THE TRACKS, pages 12-13
NEWS
GRAHAM GREEN "RACING FOUNDATION created to handle share of Tote sale ..
GRAHAM GREEN  "RACING and the DROUGHT ...

JON LEES "HUGHES TITLE HOPES HIT BY BHA VERDICT .....
"HUGHES gutted as monster ban upheld by BHA .... The involvement of the Royal Western India Turf Club ... and the BHA .....

INTERVIEW
TOM O'RYAN "WINSTON BACK ON TRACK ...


J. MARGARET CLARKE TURFCALL COMMENT
Richard Hughes and  Robert Winston both bloodhorse literate achievers in their own
right.. The Royal Western India Turf Club and British Horseracing Authority both bloodhorse illiterate.
The failed bloodhorse illiterate working practices ongoing over decades within the BHA are shown reflecting badly world wide in horseracing as today's Racing Post reports show.
Both the Indian and British authorities crossfire blaming the bloodhorse literate as per usual.



WHERE IS THE BLOODHORSE LITERATE WHIP REVIEW?
The 'Tools of the Trade' according to racehorse whip practice?

TIM MORRIS
WHIP REVIEW REGULATOR AT BHA ?
The 'Tools of the Trade' according to racehorse whip review practice.
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' needed in Morris' trade? A whip?
MORRIS is stated by BHA to be a Director of Equine Science and Welfare.


 
RICHARD HUGHES
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE RACEHORSE HANDLER RIDER
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' according to Hughes's trade?
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' needed in Hughes trade and for what reasons exactly?
 
JAMIE STIER
WHIP REVIEW REGULATOR AT BHA ?
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' according to Stier's trade?
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' needed in Stier's trade? A whip?
STIER is stated by BHA to be Director of Raceday Regulation & Operations


ROBERT WINSTON
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE RACEHORSE HANDLER RIDER
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' according to Winston's trade?
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' needed in Winston's trade and for what reasons exactly?


PAUL BITTAR  WHIP REVIEW REGULATOR AT BHA?
What are the 'Tools of the Trade' needed in Bittar's trade? A whip?

BITTAR is stated by BHA to be Chief Executive of the BHA.


DUBAI WORLD CUP
 RACING POST DUBAI WORLD CUP RACE CARD RUNNERS AND RIDERS
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/card.sd?race_id=551375&r_date=2012-03-31#raceTabs=sc_
 

GODOLPHIN'S FOUNDER  H.H. SHEIKH MOHAMMED BLOODHORSE
 LITERATE IN HIS OWN RIGHT

"His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s love of horses is renowned. Descended from one of the most notable tribes in Arabia, Bani Yas, horses have been part of his life since childhood. His Highness, born on July 15, 1949 is the third son of H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ....
"Bedouin culture and traditions are central to his heritage. The desert is a challenging, often harsh, environment so the ability to live in harmony with nature is vital to the people of the region. As a boy, Sheikh Mohammed learned to read the desert sands, to identify a single camel’s footprint in a herd of hundreds and to understand the rhythm of nature so as to be at one with the creatures of the desert .....
ARABIAN HORSES JOIN -UP


 HIS HIGHNESS  HAS GIFTED THE WORLD OF HORSERACING A MOST GENEROUS BLOODHORSE LITERATE LEG - UP

MEYDAN DUBAI (UAE) SATURDAY MARCH 31st 2012
6.40 Dubai World Cup Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Group 1) (Tapeta) for 3yo+ over 1m2f  winner £3,870,968 (Three million +)  Number of runners: 14
WIN:

GODOLPHIN HORSES IN TRAINING
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ABOUT US  GODOLPHIN HIGHLIGHTS 2011


GODOLPHIN FACTS AND FIGURES



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GULF NEWS
http://gulfnews.com/sport/horse-racing/so-you-think-he-can-win-1.1001206




Tuesday 27 March 2012

RACING POST WEDNESDAY MARCH 28th 2012. GRAHAM LEE ONE OF THE FEW RIDERS TO HAVE WON THE GRAND NATIONAL (Amberleigh House 2004) TO SWITCH CODES


RACING POST WEDNESDAY MARCH 28th
 WEEK MONDAY MARCH 26th TO SUNDAY APRIL 1st 2012


TODAY'S CARDS  Ludlow (Jumps Turf.) Taunton (Jumps Turf.) (Lingfield Park (Flat AW) Kempton Park (Flat AW). Leopardstown (IRE) (Flat Turf).
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/home.sd 


DON'T MISS THIS WEEKS RACING POST EVERY DAY AS THE BUILD UP CONTINUES FOR THE START OF THE BRITISH FLAT RACING SEASON AT DONCASTER THIS SATURDAY (31.03.2012)

BLUEBLOODS 
THEY'RE BRED TO DO THE BUSINESS
"OUR bloodstock experts select 50 two-year-olds with the bloodlines to make a big impact this season."

A must for your reference horseracing file

SO MANY EXCITING HEADLINES

TOP PROFESSIONAL HANDLER RIDER GRAHAM LEE TO SWITCH CODES

LEE at present out since dislocating his hip last month says "I'm going to concentrate on the Flat when I come back. I've always had to work hard to keep weight on and since my fall at Southwell even more so. When I got back from hospital I was 9 stone 12lb, now I'm 8 stone



12lb. I can't really face the gym to put a stone back on, so I'm going for the Flat.

"I'm hoping to be back  in the last week of April. It's very different riding a three-mile chase at Hexham to a five-furlong sprint at Ripon, but I'm sure I'll adapt quickly. There's plenty of Flat racing in the north, and lots of horses."

 Ladbrokes go 6-4 Lee will ride 50 or more winners. It would be a more difficult task for a professional Flat handler rider to switch to jump racing. When a professional rider has achieved bloodhorse literacy in their own right at the highest level as Lee has, the top Flat riders may find themselves being pipped at the post far too often.

A great RP pic this morning ' NO LOOKING BACK FOR HILLS' 
"RICHARD HILLS, who brings the curtain down on his 33-year career in the saddle at the Dubai World Cup meeting next Saturday, looks a picture of contentment on the track at Meydan yesterday. Don't miss Saturday's Racing Post for a great interview with the retiring rider: World Cup latest pages 6-7

JMC, THIS PHOTOGRAPH TELLS A MILLION WORDS IN JUST ONE QUICK GLANCE BRILLIANT. 
The life and times of a top professional handler rider that bridges decades steeped in bloodhorse literacy from birth.






Monday 26 March 2012

RACING POST TUESDAY MARCH 27th 2012.



RACING POST TUESDAY MARCH 27th 2012
RACING POST WEEK MONDAY MARCH 26th TO SUNDAY APRIL 1st 2012


TODAY'S CARDS Market Rasen (Jumps Turf) Hereford (Jumps Turf).
Southwell (Flat AW)
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/home.sd


PREVIEW OF A P O'BRIEN'S TEAM PROGRESS
RP JESSICA LAMB picks up the thread of the start of the Flat race season in Ireland at the Curragh on Sunday with the headlines "Here comes CAMELOT Classic favourite on show as Irish Flat season gets under way.

JL "Eyes will be on O'Brien Classic fancy TWIRL. (4.00 3yo+ fillies and mares. 1m.)
"CAMELOT'S star turn provides the icing as show gets on the road. The first day of the new Flat term is merely a rehearsal, not the real thing - for CAMELOT who along with 39 other horses in training with A P O'Brien are to work along after racing at the Curragh ....

REVIEW
JESSICA picks up the thread again in Monday's Post with pic of 6 horses working in a bunch - "CAMELOT puts in a smooth piece of work under JOSEPH O'BRIEN Jessica tells us, quickening well, up under the stands' rail  ( pic showing 6 horses at the end of a seven-and - a - half -furlong gallop, with CAMELOT finishing second in the first bunch of O'Brien's workers, which also included FAME AND GLORY.

"CAMELOT is a possible but not a definite for Guineas O'Brien tells us "It would be wrong to say that CAMELOT is likely to run in the 2,000 Guineas. The plan was to keep coming along to see where we were and today was the most serious (work) he has been asked to do since the Racing Post Trophy. (2011)

"POWER, a top 14-1 with Ladbrokes for the 2,000 Guineas, was ridden by RYAN MOORE in the fourth and final group - which included EXCELEBRATION, partnered by JOSEPH O'BRIEN - who was kept towards the rear throughout. O'Brien explained he missed a bit of time after Christmas - nothing major - so he was just following up and wasn't asked anything. RYAN was happy with him."

" EXCELEBRATION finished behind FRANKEL on three occasions last year, most recently when second in the Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes at Ascot, but could well meet him again at Newbury in the Lockinge the obvious starting point for him but that's the first bit we've done with him since we got him , so we don't know. He seemed to track up there on the bridle and JOSEPH was happy with him."


MAYBE, a general 7-2 favourite for the Qipco 1.000 Guineas, finishing in front
of the fillies' group - under JOSEPH O'BRIEN with fellow leading Investic Oaks
fancy WADING (C4 broadcaster EMMA SPENCER Classic fancy) partnered by
RYAN MOORE, and the PAT SMULLEN partnered KISSED close up."



O'Brien said "MAYBE'S done very well physically. You'd be happy with where she is now. We'll see how they all come out of this work in the next week to ten days before picking targets. Coming here means we get a feeler for them and the lads it clears up the picture a bit."



Ballydoyle's 6 intended runners in Dubai on Saturday with SO YOU THINK partner JOSEPH O'BRIEN to challenge for the Dubai World Cup, Sheema Classic challengers ST NICHOLAS ABBEY and TREASURE BEACH, Dubai Duty Free challenger AWAIT THE DAWN and  UAE Derby duo DADDYLONGLEGS and WROTE all made the journey from Ballydoyle to Dubai on Sunday.  


JMC TURFCALL Exciting times, calmly prepared to include the horses, from the bloodhorse literate O'Brien Team Ballydoyle.




RACING POST MONDAY MARCH 26th 2012



RACING POST MONDAY MARCH 26th 2012
RACING POST WEEK MONDAY MARCH 26th TO SUNDAY APRIL 1st 2012


TODAY'S CARDS Towcester (Turf Jumps). Lingfield Park (AW Flat).
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/home.sd

TOTESCOOP6 RESULTS SATURDAY MARCH 24th
http://www.scoop-6.co.uk/

RPMONDAY JURY ANALYSIS
JAMIE ON THE JURY
Top Flat jockey JAMIE SPENCER joins the experts to address the burning issues.
Jamie bloodhorse literate in and out of the saddle
DAVID MARNANE trainer
LEE MOTTERSHEAD reporter
JAMIE SPENCER jockey bloodhorse literate in and out of the saddle
JOHNNY WARD Irish reporter
RON WOOD race analyst

QUESTIONS
The Winter Derby card often throws up a future star. Who caught your eye on Saturday? (Lingfield Park Saturday March 24th 2012)
http://www.racingpost.com/horses/result_home.sd?race_id=547656&r_date=2012-03-24#results_top_tabs=re_&results_bottom_tabs=ANALYSIS

Is it too soon to write off  TWIRL as a Classic contender after her Curragh defeat?
SOME CLUES
4.00 Lodge Park Stud European Breeders Fund Park Express Stakes  (Group 3) (Fillies and Mares) for 3 yo's + over 1m. 11 ran. winner e52,000

WIN: CHRYSANTHEMUM  4 9-11b partner W M LORDAN handler presenter? trainer David Wachman, took a grip tracking leaders, asked 1f out took command to win from TWIRL 3 8-9 partner RYAN MOORE 7-4f by one and a half lengths easily 8-1.
David Wachman quote " She likes an ease in the ground and a horse who was third in a Group 1 last year was entitled to win that. She will appreciate going further and the blinkers helped her to concentrate. We'll  look at the  Moorsebridge Stakes.    
Trainer  A P O'Brien of TWIRL "She ran a lovely race and I was delighted. Hopefully, she'll improve for it."
CHRYSANTHEMUM by  DANEHILL DANCER out of WELL SPOKEN by SADLER'S WELLS  was purchased by John Magnier for £100,000 at the Araqane August Yearling Sale in 2009, the first foal of WELL SPOKEN (jump bloodlines). Earned  e52,000 this day. So how good is TWIRL? What do you think?

Who do you fancy in the Lincoln? (Doncaster Saturday March 31st 2012)
 
Does anything catch your eye on the Dubai World Cup card?
SOME CLUES

Give us a horse to follow this Flat season
 
Who will be champion jockey in the UK/Ireland?

ENDS


CURRAGH THE HEART AND HOME OF IRISH HORSERACING

IRELAND'S EMERALD ISLE
JOIN UP  with the finest legends of the turf, past, present and future bloodhorse literacy at the highest level  

Another interesting race at the Curragh yesterday : 




2.30 Tally Ho Stud European Breeders Fund Maiden for 2yo's over 5f winner e12,075 8 ran.
All 8 having their first away day experience in a race.
 
WIN DAWN APPROACH 2 9-5 partner K J MANNING handler presenter? trainer J S Bolger for Mrs J S Bolger and J P Spain Evens favourite. With CANARY ROW 10-1 2nd beaten one and three quarter lengths from FORESTER partner J P O'Brien 3rd beaten a head at 9-4.
Bolger tells us about the temperament of DAWN APPROACH  "He is very- laid- back rather unlike his father. He will step up from this, particularly. We shouldn't get carried away at this stage." Sound and interesting info.

The Racing Post sum this race up succinctly "Beautiful ground just on the easy side of good for the first juvenile race of the year in Ireland which the horse the market wanted proved comfortably superior. Generally, these horses raced quite professionally, suggesting they were relatively forward for the time of year."

"DAWN APPROACH provided his sire with his first runner and first winner. NEW APPROACH tended to get a little worked up before racing and the laid back attitude of his son was evident before and during the race. KEVIN MANNING got him to a perfect position and the horse was always travelling within himself. 

"MANNING wisely grabbed the rail - a great help to a horse so inexperienced - and the manner of victory was just about as comfortable as it could be. This race rarely throws up a superstar. But DAWN APPROACH is clearly a nice type and bred to progress,  particulaly over further than this 5 furlonges.

LETS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TRUE BLOODHORSE LITERATE LICENSED TRAINER  BEHIND DAWN APPROACH - JIM BOLGER.

JUST HOW GOOD IS JIM BOLGER TRAINED
  PARISH HALL?
PARISH HALL wins Dewhurst Stakes for trainer Jim Bolger
KEVIN MANNING helps PARISH HALL  overcome Phoenix Stakes disappointment
8 October 2011 Last updated at 17:09
"Trainer Jim Bolger improved his incredible recent record in the Dewhurst Stakes as PARISH HALL  sprang a 20-1 surprise at Newmarket. (2011)
Having previously won the race with TEOFILO, NEW APPROACH and INTENSE FOCUS  Bolger enjoyed a fourth triumph.
 
2012
WE HAVE NOW FOUND THREE HORSES TO FOLLOW  ON THE FLAT THIS YEAR
TWO YEAR OLD COLT DAWN APPROACH
THREE YEAR OLD COLT PARISH HALL
FOUR YEAR OLD FILLY CHRYSANTHEMUM