FRIDAY MAY 10th RACING POST 2013
WEEK MONDAY MAY 6th TO SUNDAY MAY 12th
PREVIEW TODAY'S CARDS
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 | CHESTER CH4 RUK |
GOING: GOOD TO SOFT (The rail be moved out by 6yds for the third day; Actual race distances 7f 146y(+24y), 1m 2f 101yds(+26y), 1m 5f 133yds (+44yds), 5f 36y(+20y), 1m 4f 104y(+38y). (Mostly cloudy)
STALLS: 1m2f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
STALLS: 1m2f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Feature Race
REVIEW THURSDAY CHESTER VASE
BRITISH DERBY TRIAL
WIN: RULER OF THE WORLD TEAM O'BRIEN (IRE)
Chester Vase reaction
By Betting
There were differing Derby quotes from the bookies following Ruler Of The World's easy win. BetVictor cut the colt to 12-1 (from 20) for the Epsom Classic, Boylesports went 10-1 (from 20), with Paddy Power a good deal shorter at 6-1 (from 20). (17 hours ago)
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CHESTER: Ruler on top of the world in Vase
By David Baxter
RULER OF THE WORLD can now bid to follow in the famous hoofprints of Shergar as the colt gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his third winner of the Chester Vase in the last five seasons with an impressive performance. (17 hours ago)More
HUXLEY: Danadana delivers for Fallon
By James Pugh
DANADANA came from the clouds to collar his rivals in the Huxley Stakes under another masterful ride from Kieren Fallon. (17 hours ago)More
Going change: Chester
By Vicki Gloak
The going is now Good, having been Good to Firm (watered) at the start of day two of the May meeting. (17 hours ago)
DON’T MISS
CH4 GRAHAM CUNNINGHAM RACING POST FEATURE EVERY
FRIDAY
“Need to read between Bolger’s witty lines"
“ WHAT sort of man is this Jim
Bolger? A man who came from outside racing to prove himself one of the finest
trainers of the modern era, no doubt.
“And a man who has done so on his
own terms whether they relate to manners, social habits or how to do business
when some of the richest men in the world come calling hoping to buy a stable
star.
“But it has taken longer than it
should have done for most of us to realise one very important thing about
Bolger: he has a wit to match his wisdom”.
JMC Turfcall Comment
CAMEO SKETCH
JIM, has himself learned the
language of Equus, he has achieved
bloodhorse literacy in his own right at the highest level. It was noticed when
Nick Luck took CH4 Morning Line viewers to meet up with Jim and DAWN APPROACH
at home in Ireland Guineas
We are led to believe that in the
first 4 years of a child’s life that child learns more than at any other time
though that child’s lifetime. That same
light can sometimes also shine through a child, naturally complimenting the
parents. That same light can also be seen shining through the relationship that
Joseph O’Brien has with his father, Aidan O’Brien and also with the racehorses
he partners.
A TIP FOR DAVID CAMERON AND GEORGE
OSBORNE
It could also be said that if Aidan O'Brien
became RULER OF THE WORLD this world and all the people in it would have a
vastly improved lifestyle than the one we are all struggling to live through at
present. The basic principles of all life are remarkably simple.
CH4 AND RACING POST GRAHAM CUNNINGHAM
“Clegg’s appointment the latest
intriguing twist in doping case”.
“IF IT weren’t so serious you would
be tempted to laugh out loud. Mahmood Al Zarooni admits to doping 15 Godolphin
horses, then stands his lawyer down and cops an eight-year ban at a hastily
convened hearing before returning to Dubai and reaching out to his Facebook
friends to canvas opinion on the merits of appealing.
“I would have paid good money to
hear the response from Godolphin and BHA bosses when the appeal was launched
late on Tuesday.
“It should come as no surprise to
learn Zarooni does intend to be legally represented this time. But by far the
most intriguing new twist in the steroids scandal relates to the news that
Zarooni’s new brief will be William ‘Bill’ Clegg QC
“Perhaps Zarooni happened upon
Clegg on the cab-rank principle that obliges a barrister to accept any client
irrespective of the nature of the case provided he is qualified in the relevant
area.
“Or maybe the pair have combined
because Clegg and others in his practice feels there are aspects of the case
which interest them.
“However the alliance was formed, a
little research reveals Clegg is no ordinary legal eagle.
“The latest Zarooni bulletin came
late in the day and most reports nosed on the fact that Clegg conducted Barry
George’s successful appeal on a charge of killing Jill Dando.
“However, colleague Nick Godfrey
yesterday outlined his leading role in numerous other controversial cases and
some reports suggest he was also poised to lead the defence of Slobodan
Milosevic until the Serbian dictator opted to represent himself.
Clegg has clearly come a long way
since being seduced by the law watching episodes of Perry Mason on television
as a teenager and a well- placed legal insider described him as “a top-drawer
QC from a top draw chambers”.
“He added: Clegg is a
money-no-object appointment whose retainer will be thousands of pounds every
day and it seems likely this client has come recommended to him”.
“The fact Zarooni is appealing
solely against the severity of his ban as apposed to the verdict itself sets
this case apart from assorted miscarriage of justice cases Clegg has made his
name on.
“But his presence at Zarooni’s side
and the possibility of new evidence being revealed is fascinating.
“The window of information into
this explosive case- which was narrowing even before the sheikh turned away
from Clare Balding last Saturday –might suddenly have become considerably
wider.”
COMMENT
Nicholas Godfrey
tries to make sense of a remarkable story
(Racing Post Thursday May 9th 2013)
Pic “The sheikh’s terse dismissal of Clare Balding’s polite, legitimate inquiry won’t have won any new fans
“Is this one
disgruntled man or does he genuinely feel hard done by?
THE WINDS OF SHOCK
ATTEMPTING TO LIVE THROUGH THE WINDS OF SHOCK
That Al Zarooni and Sheikh Mohammed are attempting to live through at the moment.
JMC Turfcall Comment
Al Zarooni of course feels genuinely hard done by, why wouldn't he? Just as Christophe Soumillon felt hard done by on October 15th 2011 at Ascot on the very first Qipco British Champions Day. If the BHA had not backed off and admitted they got it wrong, as they did and handed Soumillon back the £52,000. Now if the BHA care anything at all about British,and Global racing they have to own up and back down again here, now, over this one.
Jockey Soumillon docked £50,000 Ascot prize in whip row
Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon
has lost about £50,000 in prize money and been given a five-day ban for flouting
the new whip rules.
The BHA have made another dreadful blundering
Bloodhorse Illiterate Error here, again sacrificing other peoples lives whilst
they are at it. No, no, no the BHA cannot
be allowed to get away with this one either.
Christophe Soumillon spoke up quite
rightly after he suffered the BHA’s Bloodhorse Illiterate Whip Scam, saying he
was going to get the best lawyer and fight this through the courts. He didn’t
need to in the end. What has blown up now, here, so nearly blew up then in 2011.
When are the BHA going to get around to
providing a true Bloodhorse Literate Whip Review and when do they intend to
provide New British Bloodhorse Literate Whip Rules? In 20 years time? How are
riders expected to use the whip in the mean time, is anyone allowed to know?
All punters have the right to know what the true Bloodhorse Literate Whip Rules
are. So how is it that over the last 19 months they have been denied this key
info?
“IN THE world of
corporate responsibility, there is only one place the buck stops. So for all
that Sheikh Mohammed disavowed any direct knowledge of the Mahmood Al Zarooni
steroids scandal, the man at the top was painfully aware that ultimate
responsibility rested first with Godolphin – and, by extension, the sheikh himself.
“Presumably
that’s why, despite the culprit being identified as a rogue trainer, it was
freely admitted so much work had to be done to repair the tarnished reputation
of the sheikh’s own personal stable, which is so closely associated with the
state of Dubai itself.
“Yet any hopes
that Al Zarooni’s swift admission of guilt followed by accelerated inquiry and
sentencing procedures would draw a line under a sordid affair have been
scuppered by the trainer’s appeal. Al Zarooni has not gone gently into that
good night as most of us forecast, and many doubtless hoped.
What then is to
be made of this latest extraordinary twist in a remarkable story? What does Al
Zarooni think will be different if his ban is reduced from eight years to, say,
five? He is still finished either way. IS HE?
“Is this simply
one disgruntled individual with nothing left to loose simply chancing his arm,
NO
or does Al Zarooni genuinely feel hard done by? YES.
or does Al Zarooni genuinely feel hard done by? YES.
“Or are
their wider interpretations offering
potential seismic consequences given Sheikh Mohammed’s obvious displeasure at being asked about the BHS’s handling of
the case on
Channel 4?
“Al Zarooni’s
move begs all sorts of questions. He stated he had been advised to appeal. By
whom and on what grounds? Not his former
employers, according to Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford, who said:
“This is a matter between Mahmood Al Zarooni and the BHA. It has nothing
whatsoever to do with Godolphin.” This is a matter relating to the Global use of anabolic steroids. In the context of pioneering for Global racing.
“Eyebrows were raised
at the apparent haste of the initial hearing: Unheard of practice. Al Zarooni was indicted, tried
and sentenced in the space of four days. Al Zarooni has been denied any and all justice to date. Even if BHA investigations are
ongoing, it didn’t look far off summary justice, giving rise to suggestions it
was perhaps just a trifle too convenient for all concerned. With the exception
of Al Zarooni, the persona non grata.
“Apart from
mutterings of conspiracy theorists with no firm basis for their accusations,
Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin came out of the initial scandal with reputation
dented but not irreparably holed beneath the waterline. There seemed a
groundswell of sympathy towards the sheikh, whose family have propped up
British racing for decades. Sheikh Mohammed, Godolphin and
Al Zarooni are all innocent , caught up within the BHA's bloodhorse illiterate regulation proceedures as victims of circumstance within Global racing.
Al Zarooni are all innocent , caught up within the BHA's bloodhorse illiterate regulation proceedures as victims of circumstance within Global racing.
“Yes, there was
loss of face, but generally speaking Al Zarooni alone- crucially, not Sheikh
Mohammed – was the recipient of public opprobrium. ......??????
“With that in
mind, suggestions the doping scandal might prompt the sheikh to downgrade his
involvement in British racing seemed incongruous. Why, exactly? It wasn’t
British racing that attempted to cheat; it was the sheikh’s own employee. Was it?
British racing uncovered the crime, did
they? Or have they uncovered their own crime? If you like; it wasn’t responsible for it. Wasn’t it?
“However, has
public opinion moved away from the sheikh? Moreover, has he already had enough
of the inevitable fallout? While he is not a man used to answering questions he
doesn’t want asked, his terse dismissal of Clare Balding’s polite, legitimate
inquiry on TV won’t have won any new fans. Was the sheikh simply annoyed to be
asked about a negative subject amid the euphoria of Dawn Approach’s victory, or
was his refusal to discuss the matter an implicit criticism of the role of
British racing’s ruler’s?
“After all, Saeed
Bin Suroor’s horses have now been tested – despite statements Al Zarooni was
acting alone. Might the sheikh have taken offence? Could he even have scented a
trace of the anti-Arab sentiment that pervaded the Maktoums’ early investment
in British racing?
“Judgement has
been meted out, he has made his feelings clear and ordered an internal inquiry
at Godolphin. Yet still he is being asked questions he plainly deems
impertinent. Is the sheikh’s patience on this subject worn out?
“By extension, is
there a chance that either he or his adsvisers could have anything to do with
Al Zarooni’s decision to appeal? Maybe not explicitly, but would Al Zarooni
risk further damaging his relationship with the sheikh by acting entirely on
his own volition? Here there are more questions than answers.
“Sheikh Mohammed
is not used to being asked to explain himself, but neither has he ever shied
away from the most difficult issues. Yet offered the chance to state his
personal opinion to a receptive TV audience, he chose instead to walk away.
“Perhaps the
timing was inappropriate amid the euphoria of a smashing Guineas
“In the
circumstances, a message of support for British racing would be welcome. Why?
Otherwise, it may be hard to avoid the inference that Skeikh Mohammed really
isn’t satisfied with the manner in which the affair has been handled, giving
rise to worries that his long-standing affection for British racing has soured.
Which, as surely no-one needs telling, could have some pretty untoward
consequences.” British horseracing has been soured, ongoing over the last 5 decades running on the ignorance of bloodhorse illiteracy causing pain and suffering to countless people to include the horses. The BHA's debt to the bloodhorse literate is huge.
This is not a doping scandal, this has never been a doping scandal. This is BHA dishonest working practices in action scandal, upsides their dishonest bloodhorse illiterate Whip Review, burdened upon Christophe Soumillon on October 15th 2011.
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