Results for tag: Curragh
Posted by:
TimeformBlog
on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:04:04 AM
Camelot is the obvious starting point in Saturday's Group 1 and he is head and shoulders above his contemporaries in what could prove a high-quality renewal of the Irish Derby. Camelot burst onto the scene last October with a runaway victory in the RP Trophy and the son of Montjeu hasn't looked back since, taking both the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby in 2012. The manner of his Epsom success last time suggested Camelot is a real top-class performer with even further untapped potential, as he brushed aside the likes of Main Sequence and Astrology with relative ease. Camelot travelled through the race powerfully and found plenty for pressure, overhauling Astrology inside the closing stages and staying on all the way to the line. He could take this race in before a final assault on the British...
Posted by:
TimeformBlog
on Jun 29, 2011 at 09:06:48 AM
[b]Timeform look back at the weekend's best racing...[/b]
The main event so far as British racing is concerned last weekend took place at[b] Newcastle[/b] where Europe's most valuable staying handicap, the Northumberland Plate, went the way of the Reg Hollinshead-trained [b]Tominator[/b], who relished a truly-run race at two miles, travelling smoothly to beat Montaff by a length and three quarters. The card at Newcastle opened with the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes over six furlongs, which provided Roger Charlton's Genki with a first pattern-race success.
[b]Newmarket[/b] also played host to a good-quality meeting on Saturday and the feature event there was the Group 3 Criterion Stakes over seven furlongs. The Richard Hannon-trained Libranno came out on top, showing a likeable attitude,...
Posted by:
TimeformBlog
on Jun 26, 2011 at 09:17:24 AM
[b]It's Irish Derby day at the Curragh on Sunday, and fast-forward to Saturday and you can see another Derby winner in the shape of Workforce, who goes for the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown...[/b]
[b]Sunday June 26[/b]
There is Flat racing in Britain due to take place at Salisbury and Windsor on Sunday, while there is also an interesting NH card slated for Uttoxeter where the best race is the three-and-a-half-mile [b]Summer National[/b].
Over in Ireland, the Curragh is the venue for the third day of the [b]Irish Derby[/b] festival, and the highlight is the Irish Derby itself. The market is headed by Carlton House, who will be attempting to reverse Epsom form with Treasure Beach, while the likes of Memphis Tennessee, Native Khan and Seville also represent the English Derby form. ...
Posted by:
TimeformBlog
on Jun 25, 2011 at 01:01:31 PM
[b]Timeform look ahead to the weekend's best racing in Britain and Ireland, which inculdes the historic Northumberland Plate Handicap at Newcastle and the Irish Derby at the Curragh...[/b]
The best of the British meetings set to take place on Saturday is the one at[b] Newcastle[/b], where the feature event is the two-mile Northumberland Plate, due off at 15:05. The present favourite is last year's winner Overturn, who has secured a good draw for a front runner and will have the assistance of 5-lb claimer Henry Brooke who is better known for his NH exploits. Though obviously dangerous to dismiss bearing in mind his high-class hurdling form, [b]Overturn[/b] doesn't look particularly well treated any more on the basis of his efforts on the level. Other major contenders include Activate,...