Ayr 2.00 – 6F Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 5) Good
There are ten declared runners for this maiden, including two fillies. There are three newcomers and none of the runners has yet been given an official rating.
CELEBRATION (Richard Fahey) – Third at Newcastle on debut before finishing fifth in a Class 4 maiden, beaten seven lengths. The winner of that race (received 5lbs) has been given an OR of 79; the runner up won a Class 5 maiden next time out.
CROFT RANGER (Michael Dods) – Already gelded newcomer. Sold for £7500 as a yearling, from a mare who won at 7F in Ireland (highest winning OR of 72). She has produced winning foals between 5F and 6F (highest winning OR of 74).
DOMINEENO (Richard Guest) – Seventh of eight last week over course and distance.
DREAMING OF RIO (Tom Dascombe) – Newcomer who cost 48000 euros as a yearling from a mare who won at 5F in Ireland (highest winning OR of 93). She has produced one winning foal at 6F (OR of 77).
FARKLE MINKUS (Keith Dalgleish) – Runner up at Hamilton over 5F on debut, beaten five lengths by a filly who holds a Group 2 entry.
MAGICAL SPRING (David Barron) – Fourth at Beverley on debut, beaten over seven lengths. Purchased as a foal for 37000 euros but only made £18000 when resold as a yearling. His dam won at 8F in Ireland (highest winning OR of 60) and she has produced one winning foal at 6F (OR of 64).
OUR PLACE IN LOULE (Noel Wilson) – Already gelded newcomer. Purchased for 14000 guineas as a foal but only made 10000 guineas when resold as a yearling. His dam remained a maiden after four starts (half sister to Listed race winner at 5F). Amongst her winning foals, she has produced a full brother who won at 5F and 6F (highest winning OR of 82).
STRUMMER (Kevin Ryan) – Backed from 14/1 to 10/1 at Carlisle on debut in a similar event but although slowly away, was keeping on at the end and finished in sixth place. Sold first as a foal for 5500 guineas, then as a yearling for 17000 guineas, he was most recently purchased for 50000 guineas at a Breeze Up sale. His dam remained a maiden after three starts and she has produced one winning foal, a 6½F maiden in France.
COOL CRESCENDO (Rebecca Menzies) – Beaten twenty lengths at Thirsk on debut. Purchased at a Breeze Up sale for £15000, she is the first foal to race from an unraced mare.
TEEPEE TIME (Ann Duffield) – Unplaced on both starts to date (finished nearly five lengths in front of DOMINEENO previously). Purchased as a foal for 20000 guineas and then resold as a yearling for £30000, she was due to be offered at a sale earlier this month but was later withdrawn. Her dam was well beaten on her only start but is a half sister to a Group 1 winner at 6F but she has yet to produce a winning foal.
Pre-race comments
Nothing stands out as an obvious selection but at Carlisle, STRUMMER was not given a hard race after being slowly away. Support on that day and the fact that he was sold for nearly three times his yearling price suggests he should be up to winning a race of this nature and this may well be that winning opportunity. After four winners on Saturday, we know there is not much wrong with the Ryan stable at present.
Summary
The going had changed to Good to Soft and as a consequence, there were two non runners on account of the going, MAGICAL SPRING and DOMINEENO.
FARKLE MINKUS was sent off the 6/4 favourite and there was support for STRUMMER (8/1 from 10/1).
1st – FARKLE MINKUS Made all and shaken up a furlong out to win easily.
2nd – STRUMMER Kept on but had no chance with the winner.
3rd – CROFT RANGER Described as green in the preliminaries, kept on but never in with a chance of challenging
Distances: 5 lengths and 3¾ lengths
Southwell 5.35 – 5F Nursery (Class 6) Standard
Nine runners have been declared for this nursery handicap which is being sponsored by Mick Appleby Racing (he trains SECRET CLAUSE in this race). There is one previous winner in the field (MISU MONEYPENNY) and top weight is set to be carried by RAMPERS (OR 71). TEVERSHAM is due to be blinkered for the first time.
RAMPERS OR 71 (Jamie Osborne) – Finished third at Wolverhampton on his first appearance since being gelded. Had previously finished runner up to MISU MONEYPENNY beaten 1½ lengths but conceding 11lb. He is 7lb better off today.
TEVERSHAM OR 70 (Chris Dwyer) – Not been seen since the beginning of June (although a non runner earlier this month – not eaten up) when a beaten favourite in a three runner novice race. Previously he had finished fourth, beaten about seven lengths by a horse who went on to win a Listed race and has been given an OR of 101. His dam won at 6F (highest winning OR of 76) and she has produced winning foals between 7F and 10F (highest winning OR of 80).
MISU MONEYPENNY OR 67 (Scott Dixon) – Not been seen out since beating RAMPERS over course and distance in May.
COOL SILK BOY OR 65 (James Given) – Half brother to Tiggy Wiggy but yet to show anything like her ability. Fourth last time out in a Class 4 maiden finishing just over two lengths, receiving 3lb, in front of CELEBRATION (see Ayr above).
ADDICTED TO LUCK OR 64 (David Evans) – Been off since the end of May. 1lb worse off with HIGH SPEED after finishing a neck behind that horse at Chester
HIGH SPEED OR 63 (Charles Hills) – His best placing came on his most recent appearance (fifth start) when second at Windsor in a Class 5 maiden, beaten nearly four lengths.
SECRET CLAUSE OR 56 (Michael Appleby) – Has only beaten one rival in three starts. However in that race he finished nearly nine lengths behind the winner who later won a nursery handicap off of 89 (raised to 95 afterwards).
BUSHWISE OR 55 (Milton Bradley) – Well beaten on her first two starts before finishing seventh, beaten nearly five lengths in a Class 6 maiden.
WICKED WOO OR 53 (Jo Hughes) – Beaten nearly two lengths when third in a nursery at Bath from 10lb out of the handicap.
Summary
All nine runners stood their ground for this nursery.
MISU MONEYPENNY was sent off the 9/4 favourite (opened at 2/1). There was support for RAMPERS (9/2 to 7/2), COOL SILK BOY (7/1 to 5/1) and ADDICTED TO LUCK (20/1 to 17/2). HIGH SPEED drifted from 5/1 to 7/1 and TEVERSHAM from 11/2 to 8/1.
1st – COOL SILK BOY Made most and ridden clear a furlong out to win
2nd – RAMPERS
3rd – SECRET CLAUSE
Distances: 3 lengths, 1¼ lengths
ADDICTED TO LUCK finished in fifth place, HIGH SPEED was fourth and TEVERSHAM was last of the nine runners.
The Stewards considered the running of MISU MONEYPENNY, ridden by Luke Morris and trained by Scott Dixon, which finished sixth. They noted the trainer could offer no explanation for the filly’s performance. The Veterinary Officer reported that a post-race examination of MISU MONEYPENNY during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities.
James Given: ‘It has taken Cool Silk Boy a little bit of time to get the hang of things. He was very green in his first two races and at Chester last time he was drawn seven of seven.’
Two Year Old Racing 2015 