Course Record Breakers

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Seems these days the Racing Post Analysis can't be bothered to tell us when a horse breaks a course record, speed figures don't tell us everything and the latest was Zaynar(Fr), last week @ Ascot

[The Racing Post website results section did though with the latest:

On the AW, most recently, 4 of note:

Capucci - yet to run since breaking 7f record @ Wolverhampton in early Oct 09 - 2nd & 3rd both won since.

Gitano Hernando - 8.5f Wolverhampton Sept 09, followed up in a Grade one at Santa Anita & then never turned up at the Breeders' Cup meeting, hopefully going to Dubai Carnival & 10f expected to suit.

Jaconet - recent 6f Lingfield record breaker & scored again CD last week.

Seek The Fair Land - shaved 1/3rd of a second off a 3 year record over 7f @ Kempton Dec 09

I might do something like below for the AW but for now, the Racing Post have just added Wetherby Standard Times to their site after the course has been relaid of late, rather like Ascot & Kempton. I'm not altogether sure but as these records are quite recent they are likely to get beat by any decent prospect quite often - I'll try & keep this updated & make a note of when any of these are set to run again.

JUMP RECORDS (horses emboldened have won recently)

DISTANCE Crse RECORD HOLDER Date Ran

RECORD HOLDER Date Ran DISTANCE Crse

Au Courant (IRE)(20Apr09) 2m4f110y(C)(16) Kemp
Crossbow Creek(28Oct06) 2m1f(C)(13) Asc
Deep Purple(21Oct07) 2m(H)(8) Kemp won 6 x since
Doris´s Gift(02Nov07) 2m7f(H) Weth
Dover´s Hill(20Apr08) 2m5f(H)(10) Kemp
Fair Along(31Oct09) 3m1f(H)(13) Weth
Hoo La Baloo (FR)(21Oct07) 2m(C)(12) Kemp
Kanad(03Nov07) 2m(H)(9) Asc
Kauto Star (FR)(26Dec08) 3m(C)(18) Kemp
Kew Jumper (IRE)(11Apr08) 2m5f110y(C)(17) Asc
Lady Wright (IRE)(26Apr09) 2m4f(H)(11) Weth
Lough Derg (FR)(22Dec07) 3m1f(H)(14) Asc
Mandingo Chief(21May09) 3m1f(C)(18) Weth
Misty Dancer(31Mar07) 2m3f(C)(16) Asc
Mr Crystal(31Oct09) 2m(C)(13) Weth
Olivino (GER)(26Apr09) 2m110y(H)(9) Weth
One Gulp(26Nov08) 3m110y(H)(12) Kemp
Predator (GER)(31Mar07) 2m3f110y(H)(11) Asc
Pressgang(26Dec08) 2m4f110y(C)(16) Kemp
San Deng(26Apr09) 2m6f(H)(12) Weth
Scots Dragoon(11Apr08) 3m(H)(13) Asc
See You Sometime(28Oct06)3m(C)(20) Asc
Snap Tie (IRE)(19Oct08) 2m(H)(8) Kemp
Striking Article (IRE)(14Oct09)2m4f110y(C)(16) Weth
Wizards Dust(14Oct09) 2m6f110y(C)(18) Weth (Won 1/3 since, 3/1 Nov 09)
Zaynar (FR) (21Nov09) 2m3f110y(H)(11) Asc (1 1/5f win, Dec 09)

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2.05 Newb Sat 28th Nov

Au Courant(Ire) - frsh

H'mm is set to run here after breaking Kempton 20f Crse Rec last time he ran - have seen he is favourite on at least one betting forecast but I'm not happy with that - the only experience of Left handed tracks is winning a 5 runner NHF race at Worcester on his career debut & being blinkered first time & jumped poorly & Pulled Up behind Chapoturgeon(Fr) in last season's Jewson Novice H'cap @ Chelt.

Trainer may well be bang in form & won the corresponding race last year but at least with Classic Fiddle there was some previous Left handed track form - I'd oppose Au Courant today with one that has -

J J O'Neil has a fine - 2 wins 1 place from 6 runners - record in this race and his runner, Isn't That Lucky, stayed on strongly to snatch second in the above race at Cheltenham - EW me thinks!

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Another fine balls up - Scots Dragoon 26.5f 'gd Newb ran yesterday too, I only noticed too late (ruddy work) but thought, better Right handed, prefers shorter trip & better ground & thought he had less chance than Au Courant so ran quite well considering to be 2nd & 24l's back to the third, he'll be winning again before long!

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Yep, definitely doing a list for the AW, this little lot of the most recent course record breakers on the AW have produced a decent priced winner in each of the last three weeks.

Horses emboldened are the latest track record breakers, red signifies recent win since:

Find it slightly interesting that Friday's winner Falcativ is with the same trainer as recent Wolverhampton record breaker, Gitano Hernando, Marcu Botti

RECORD HOLDER DISTANCE Crse

Ajhar (USA)(05Sep08) 1m3f K
Art Master(2yo)(06Oct07) 1m K
Bahar Shumaal (IRE)(28Oct06) 1m1f103y W
Baharah (USA) (30Oct08) 1m L
Billy Dane(2yo)(14Aug06) 7f32y W
Bomber Command (USA)(24Nov06) 7f K
Bonus (IRE)(01Nov06) 6f K
Border Music(10Mar07) 7f32y W
Capucci(3rdOct09) 7f32y W
Dansant (20Dec08) 1m2f L
Dansant(03Nov07) 1m4f K
Edge Closer(29Mar08) 6f K
Egyptian Lord (2yo) (15Dec05) 5f S
Elnawin(2yo)(02Sep08) 6f K
Excusez Moi (USA) (23Feb08) 6f L
Falcativ (02Feb08) 1m4f L
Fantoche (BRZ)(03May07) 1m4f50y W
Featherlight(29Sep07) 2m K
Gentleman's Deal (IRE)(04Feb07) 1m K
Gitano Hernando(17Sep09) 1m141y W
Glamorous Spirit (IRE) (2yo)(28Nov08) 5f K
Godfrey Street (24Jan08) 5f S
Goodison Glory (2yo) (19Nov08) 1m L
Jaconet (USA) (04Sep09) 6f L
Juan Bol (IRE)(2yo)(21Apr06) 5f K
Kandidate(29Mar08) 1m2f K
Little Edward(27Mar09) 5f20y W
Magic Glade (24Feb07) 5f L
Market Watcher (USA)(21Nov06) 2m119y W
Mischief Making (USA) (30Oct08) 1m5f L
Night Cruise (IRE) (14Feb07) 2m L
Prime Defender(08Nov06) 5f216y W
Prime Defender(2yo)(08Nov06) 5f216y W
Seek The Fair Land (Dec1309) 7f K
Smokey Ryder (2yo) (14Dec08) 5f L
Steppe Dancer (IRE)(02Sep06) 1m4f K
Storm Force (IRE)(2yo)(03Nov07) 7f K
Swiss Diva (2yo) (15Oct08) 6f L
Valance (IRE)(30Aug06) 1m5f194y W
Worldly(2yo)(30Aug06) 1m141y W
Young Dottie (2yo) (21Oct08) 7f L
Yungaburra (IRE)(2yo)(08Nov06) 5f20y W

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After the Peterborough Chase that's 6 wins since taking Kempton's 2m hurdle crse rec in Nov 07 for Deep Purple - Well Chief still holds a similar record (2m hurdle) from 2003!

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Course records are pretty meaningless to me as they change the size of the racetrack without telling anyone, and as far as I'm concerned all hand timed records should be seperate from the electronic ones.

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Got a runner today 1.10 Southwell

The 5f Crse Rec holder Godfrey Street turns out in what looks a hot ? little race for the course - his record since breaking the track record in Jan 08 stands at W 3 / Pl 3 / Rn 16 - the wins were at 11/4, 16/1 & 11/1 so he has been profitable to follow & though he is on a bit of a losing run he is now on a career low mark, ran into a place last time & has won the last two January's & feel his time is near again. Interesting jockey booking too, though he's never ridden him before, A Hefferman has been placed 5 from 10 of his latest mounts at the track - I have seen 14/s fc so far & that could be worth an EW shout.

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Scots Dragoon 26.5f 'gd Newb but thought, better Right handed, prefers shorter trip & better ground & thought he had less chance than Au Courant so ran quite well considering to be 2nd & 24l's back to the third, he'll be winning again before long!

Nothing is ever simple is it? I'd love to be shouting win win in the 3.40 @ Ascot but there is something statistically wrong here; the vast majority of Henderson's recent winners had 26 or more days to their last run - the less than 1 in 7 or 5 out of 38 that did manage a win when running <26 days were all clear favourite in fields with less than 12 runners.

I can't be any more optimistic than say EW or just place I'm afraid.

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Kempton's 12f Crse Record Holder, Falcativ goes again today in the 4.15 & while he's 3/3 100% on the AW may as well stick with him, best priced 10/3 with Skybet & VC

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Actually got a winner yesterday & hopefully, while there is less racing & I get more organised (missed a 6/1 from 10/s winner in Young Dottie a couple of Monday's ago) there should be less chance of me missing them but

Our most recent record breaker Seek The Fair Land runs again over CD Kempton 3.05 Be lucky to get anything above evens but looks pretty much unopposable to me!

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Course records are pretty meaningless to me as they change the size of the racetrack without telling anyone.

Well I never! Nick Mordin is in agreement with you, at least over the jumps - he says in this week's Weekender:

"I finally understood that it is basically impossible to make accurate speed ratings for jump races. - - Over the jumps however, the official distances of races are allowed to differ by as much as 50 yards per circuit from what's advertised. And that's in Britain - in Ireland they have so little respect for race distances nobody even bothers to keep course records."

Theoretically then, our little list of AW course record breakers should produce more winners?

Does that mean Kauto Star has no chance of winning a race where he broke the Course Record last year? Or will the 2m Course Record holder, Deep Purple prove too speedy & topple the great? Got a few more runners entered up over the weekend, will Kauto be the only winner? I'll be back......

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4 Runners today:

2.55 Winc - Scots Dragoon Safe for a place me thinks.

3.05 Kemp - Kauto Star (a fourth win would be a befitting end to a pretty historic year) & Deep Purple (has won 6 times since his 2m hurdle course record win here but this is his toughest assignment yet, has EW claims!)

3.40 Kemp - Dover's Hill Got a feeling this is a 'spring' horse but could still be worth doing EW

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Bit unlucky with Dover's Hill coming down at the last while still in with a serious chance.

2.40 Newbury

Two runners in Lough Derg & Fair Along but if I was forced to have a bet in this race it would have to be Diamond Harry

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Had a couple of runners (3 in fact) since last post but nothing that has struck me as worth betting on but today strikes me as different:

Young Dottie Lingfield 2.30 12/s with Ladbrokes EW could prove worthwhile.

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Not a bad day by all accounts - 4 runners, 4 winners @ Lingfield - could be worth persevering with this little method on the AW at least.

3:15 - Bet Six Nations Rugby - Betdaq Handicap

5f, Class 4 , £4,209.40

1 Glamorous Spirit 4/1
2 Peak District 15/8F
3 Stolt 15/2

7 ran Distances: 1¾l, nk, 1l
TIME 57.74s (slow by 0.04s)
Jockey: Chris Catlin
Trainer: R A Harris

3:50 - betdaq.co.uk Cleves Stakes (Listed Race)

6f, Class 1 , £22,708.00

1 Jaconet 11/10F
2 Green Manalishi 8/1
3 Mullionmileanhour 6/1

8 ran Distances: 3½l, nk, nk
TIME 1m 10.12s (fast by 0.48s)
Jockey: Phillip Makin
Trainer: T D Barron

4:20 - Betdaq The Betting Exchange Winter Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race)

1m2f, Class 1 , £22,708.00

1 Gitano Hernando 1/2F
2 Suits Me 3/1
3 Mister Green 20/1

7 ran Distances: 4½l, ½l, ¾l
TIME 2m 1.97s (fast by 2.03s)
Jockey: K Fallon
Trainer: M Botti

4:55 - Try Betdaq For An Exchange Handicap (Super 7 Qualifier)

7f, Class 2 , £6,722.40

1 Mahadee 3/1
1 Seek The Fair Land 4/1 P*
3 Elna Bright 7/4F
6 ran Distances: dht, nk, 1½l
TIME 1m 24.40s (slow by 1.40s)
Jockey: Seb Sanders
Trainer: C E Brittain

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It's no wonder they called it off at Doncaster today - the ground must be like a road.

Two course records from what I can work out yesterday - Mostly Bob & King Of The Night took 5 seconds off the old ones & the former's was twenty years old.

I wouldn't get too carried away with them (famous last words beckons but) as that's the kind of ground that can wreck a horses legs - I note neither Wogan or Killyglen have won since their course record run at the same track last year.

One for the notebook would be Adam's Island - the horse that beat Mostly Bob [on my figs was 9lb clear top rated on that run & sure bolstered the form] last time.

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It's no wonder they called it off at Doncaster today - the ground must be like a road.

Two course records from what I can work out yesterday - Mostly Bob & King Of The Night took 5 seconds off the old ones & the former's was twenty years old.

I've not got a clue what is happening at Doncaster & or, the Racing Post these days - neither of those two Crse Recs have been recognised or acknowledged by the RP & nor the latest either:

3m2f(C)(19) Wogan(06Mar10)
6m 18.00s 6m 28.00s

On Saturday:

3:15 - Win More With The coral.co.uk Green Tick Grimthorpe Chase Handicap Chase

3m2f, Class 2, £29,272.50
1 Always Right 9/2F
2 Lothian Falcon 33/1
3 Character Building 9/1
11 ran Distances: hd, 14l, 2¼l

TIME 6m 11.80s (fast by 16.20s)

Jockey: James Reveley
Trainer: John Wade

More than 6 seconds faster & not a mention?

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We seem to have kissed & made up at the RP - :heartshape1: - we're at least talking again & Always Right has been accredited his course record:

Please also find Dave Edward's response to your query over the Always Right's Grimthorpe Chase time.

"Yes, it was a course record but really it is for information purposes only and not much credence should be paid to it as rail realignment more than likely contributed to it. Records particularly over jumps have questionable relevance with all the rail changes which either shrink or stretch our elasticated courses. Not ideal but we are where we are."

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No messing about this time - the GS 9lb clear top rated (on their running in the Glenfarclas non-h'cap Nov 10 CD was 14lb better off for a 5l's beating) leads the way for a 1,2 for his figures a duly takes 11 seconds off a 5-year-old Course Record - cracking run by the second trying to give 17lb to the winner.....

4:00 - Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (A Cross Country Chase)

3m7f, Class 2, £25,048.00

1 Sizing Australia 13/2
2 Garde Champetre 5/1
3 A New Story 12/1

15 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1l, shd
TIME 8m 6.22s (slow by 1.22s)
Jockey: A E Lynch
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead

CSF £37.47

New course record time

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I dunno, I should be ordering trumpets & announcing a fanfare for greatness achieved -

If the King George hadn't been moved into January this year, then Long Run would have been the first 5yo for 60 years to win it and he did so in a time faster than 3 of Kauto Star's. Then he becomes the first 6yo to win a Gold Cup, in course record time too, amazing, brilliant....

3:20 - totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Grade 1

3m2½f, Class 1, £285,050.00

1 Long Run 7/2F
2 Denman 8/1
3 Kauto Star 5/1
NR: Albertas Run (IRE)
13 ran Distances: 7l, 4l, nse
TIME 6m 29.70s (fast by 9.30s)
Jockey: Mr S Waley-Cohen
Trainer: Nicky Henderson

New course record.

But all it revealed to me - things were going just dandy (bar the official going description for Weds, when it was a lot softer) while we were using the Old course up until Friday - I had no reason to question anything, then they started using the New course & the results came in and it was all downhill from there...

How can a horse break a 10 year-old course record, beat absolute legends in the process, carry 11lb more than the winner (officially rated 145 with a 7lb claimer on) of the Grand Annual & come away with a 2lb/pt higher speed figure, according to the Racing Post:anerikke:

Seems to me that the standard times used by the RP for the New Course - it's just one big can o' worms which has been doing my :headbange ever since, it's an insult to the horse....

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Ground must be drying out as dropping like flies, these course records & hard to know what to make of a 12yo when it it was the only chase on the card:

3:30 - TurfTV Handicap Chase

3m5f, Class 4, £3,252.50
1 Arnold Layne 3/1
2 Heezagrey 13/2
3 Feeling Peckish 13/2
6 ran Distances: 1¾l, 3¼l, 15l
TIME 7m 12.09s (slow by 1.09s)
Jockey: Andrew Thornton
Trainer: Caroline Bailey

New course record time.

& I can see the poor fellows at the Racing Post scratching their heads & maybe having t revise their standards for Kempton (again) after:

3:50 - SFS Intec New Generation Handicap Hurdle

2m5f, Class 3, £4,608.79
1 Pere Blanc 7/2F
2 Ostland 9/2
3 Phoenix Flight 8/1

12 ran Distances: 4l, 2l, shd
TIME 5m 1.40s (fast by 3.60s)
Jockey: Jason Maguire
Trainer: David Arbuthnot

Course record.

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Some strange goings on at Hexham yesterday - the ground was supposed to be good/soft & quite a decent card for the course with a fair few 120's on show but how a couple of horses manage to run 100lb better than the rest, God alone knows - this race was run 2.50 seconds faster than standard - the next best was slow by 21 seconds?

Owned by the McGoldrick Partnership, looks like h'cap Queen, Sue Smith, has got another 'fun' horse ?

3:10 - Northern Racing Club Beginners' Chase

3m1f, Class 4, £2,602.00
1 Final Veto 3/1
2 Silent Cliche 8/11F
3 Nick The Silver 28/1
6 ran Distances: nk, 20l, 45l
TIME 6m 5.50s (fast by 2.50s)
Jockey: Shane Byrne
Trainer: Sue Smith

Course record.

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I dunno, I should be ordering trumpets & announcing a fanfare for greatness achieved -

If the King George hadn't been moved into January this year, then Long Run would have been the first 5yo for 60 years to win it and he did so in a time faster than 3 of Kauto Star's. Then he becomes the first 6yo to win a Gold Cup, in course record time too, amazing, brilliant....

3:20 - totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Grade 1

3m2½f, Class 1, £285,050.00

1 Long Run 7/2F
2 Denman 8/1
3 Kauto Star 5/1
NR: Albertas Run (IRE)
13 ran Distances: 7l, 4l, nse
TIME 6m 29.70s (fast by 9.30s)
Jockey: Mr S Waley-Cohen
Trainer: Nicky Henderson

New course record.

But all it revealed to me - things were going just dandy (bar the official going description for Weds, when it was a lot softer) while we were using the Old course up until Friday - I had no reason to question anything, then they started using the New course & the results came in and it was all downhill from there...

How can a horse break a 10 year-old course record, beat absolute legends in the process, carry 11lb more than the winner (officially rated 145 with a 7lb claimer on) of the Grand Annual & come away with a 2lb/pt higher speed figure, according to the Racing Post:anerikke:

Seems to me that the standard times used by the RP for the New Course - it's just one big can o' worms which has been doing my :headbange ever since, it's an insult to the horse....

This little fiasco just cost my Over The Jumps thread a 3/1 winner today - as stuck between those two races was the Foxhunter run over the same CD as Gold Cup - I suppose the RP couldn't accord Long Run a worthy speed figure without giving Zemsky one either, whose race was made by the pace setting Baby Run, whose rating I should have upped but after all the head-scratching just got left, he should have been a clear top rated today & not a joint top - maybe we get some money back with Zemsky.......???

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Talk of the devil but how we're supposed to rate this up when there's only one race over the track on the day but it looks as if we're looking for fast ground horses in tomorrow's National -

Always Waining just took 6 seconds off the previous course record in today's Topham -

Cracking run by the 5yo in 2nd to split last year's first two though:

3:40 - John Smith's Topham Chase Handicap (Listed Race)
Full result
2m5½f, Class 1, £56,330.00
1 Always Waining 14/1
2 Mon Parrain 7/2F
3 Scotsirish 20/1
4 Gonebeyondrecall 33/1
30 ran Distances: 4l, 6l, 10l
TIME 5m 19.30s (fast by 5.70s)
Jockey: Tom O'Brien
Trainer: Peter Bowen

Course record.

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MUST REMEMBER

In future, what a great record Juvenile Record Breakers have in the 1,000 Guineas as it's one stat usual pundits don't show but

both the last two 1,000G's have been won by course record breaking fillies & yesterday from three qualifiers, a 22/1 third as well.

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Course records are pretty meaningless to me.

Fascinating contest today at Chester, what with humble Musselbrough course record breaker, Harris Tweed, of last year taking on the one-time Derby favourite, St Nicholas Abbey, in the Ormonde...

The form Aidan O'Brien is in against Haggas at present & the stats suggest the latter is the value bet but who knows?

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Watch out for Perfect Tribute - ran twice this season & broke two course records but on Saturday, more Royal Ascot material?

2:15 - Stobart Group King Charles II Stakes (Listed Race)
Crse Rec XoM (std +0.80s) & Q'd 224dys 7gf NewmR May 11 - race guide to Jersey R Ascot!
7f, Class 1, £17,031.00
1 Codemaster 7/2
2 I Love Me 11/10F
3 Masaya 16/1
6 ran Distances: 2l, 2¼l, 1¼l
TIME 1m 22.18s (fast by 0.82s)
Jockey: Dane O'Neill
Trainer: Henry Candy

Course record

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I've lost track somewhat with this during the recent dry spell, just about every race at Ffos Las was a course record the other day but what with there being 8 meets for two days running, no chance of keeping up with it but yesterday & even this doesn't tell the whole story as the h'cap winner Common Touch wasn't far behind & with weight for age taken into account comes out better on the figures:

2:35 - sportingbet.com Conditions Stakes·
nr XoM Crse Rec (std +1.65s) =PB 105me 7gf York & Dual crse winner May 11

7f, Class 3, £8,418.80

1 Chachamaidee 11/4 2 Kakatosi 15/8F 3 Awzaan 11/4 5 ran Distances: 1½l, nk, 2½l
TIME 1m 21.85s (fast by 1.65s)Jockey: Eddie AhernTrainer: Henry Cecil

Course record time

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It might be that North Star Boy who had Charles The Great 9l's behind last time is the major find here but here is a great way to identify a top notch 2yo -

It should be safe to assume that Bated Breath ran to his mark of 108 while breaking the track record here but while carrying the same weight & on only his second start, Charles The Great, was not far behind in taking the juvenile equivalent - this little technique worked fine with Strong Suit last year - and the weight-for-age scale at this time of year gives the 2yo anything up to 23lb over his elder but can't see him reversing the form with North Star Boy though but can see him landing a pattern class race during this season.

He was actually my top rated on that run here but I couldn't see him beating 5 previous winners on only his 2nd start but

6:10 - E B F Peter Pegg 80th Birthday Novice Stakes·

XoM Crse Rec Juv (std +0.31s) 2nd start 16dys 5gf Winds May 11 -

5f, Class 5, £3,302.76

1 Charles The Great 12/1 2 Boomerang Bob 9/1 2 Lord Ofthe Shadows 7/2 6 ran Distances: dht, 1½l, ½l

TIME 58.69s (fast by 0.31s)

Jockey: Jimmy FortuneTrainer: Andrew Balding

Juvenile course record

7:40 - sportingbet.com Stakes (Registered As The Leisure Stakes) (Listed Race)·

XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11

6f, Class 1, £17,031.00

1 Bated Breath 15/8F 2 Triple Aspect 7/2 3 Libranno 5/1 NR: Elnawin, Tropical Treat
8 ran Distances: 1¾l, 2l, 1l

TIME 1m 9.89s (fast by 0.61s)
Jockey: Steve DrowneTrainer: Roger Charlton
Course record

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There's one I missed going today in the 3.25 Newm with the same stable as Codemaster above. I reckon he's got in on a fair enough mark:

L'Ami Louis

Crse Rec XoM? (std +1.41s) 89+me 18dys 6fm Salis May 11 -

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It might be that North Star Boy who had Charles The Great 9l's behind last time is the major find here but here is a great way to identify a top notch 2yo -

It should be safe to assume that Bated Breath ran to his mark of 108 while breaking the track record here but while carrying the same weight & on only his second start, Charles The Great, was not far behind in taking the juvenile equivalent - this little technique worked fine with Strong Suit last year - and the weight-for-age scale at this time of year gives the 2yo anything up to 23lb over his elder but can't see him reversing the form with North Star Boy though but can see him landing a pattern class race during this season.



Or perhaps a Wetherbys Super Sprint even - shame he was only my 2nd top rated but he was the only Crse Rec breaker in the field:ermmm

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I've not done the figs for today yet & Frankel may well now be the highest ever BHB rated but he didn't do anything special on the clock yesterday - this filly so far is going to earn 'time of the meet/festival' for me:

3:45 - I-Shares Fillies' Stakes (Registered As The Lillie Langtry Stakes) (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)
Full result
1m6f, Class 1, £28,355.00

1 Meeznah 6/1
2 Shankardeh 6/1
3 Motrice 9/1
10 ran Distances: 2½l, 2¼l, 1l
TIME 2m 57.61s (fast by 1.39s)
Jockey: Frankie Dettori
Trainer: David Lanigan

Course record time.

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I've not done the figs for today yet & Frankel may well now be the highest ever BHB rated but he didn't do anything special on the clock yesterday - this filly so far is going to earn 'time of the meet/festival' for me:


I think the ground must have dried out on Meeznah's day as in the end Frankel comes out as Champion the Wonder horse.

Here's an interesting one as Primevere, yesterday broke track record at Salisbury but had previously, first time out as a 2yo taken a track record at Kempton - the mark she got from me yesterday is now the same as the former Kempton track record holder:

4:05 - EBF "Exceed And Excel" Upavon Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)

XoM PB 107+me Crse Rec (std +2.20s) 19dys 10gf Salis Aug 11 - XoM Juv Crse Rec NMQ fto 72-84me 8sd K-aw Oct 10 - Plenty of size & scope for 3yo - (last to do so had run 4x rated 92 & was 107 OR within ano run!!)

1m2f, Class 1, £21,266.25
1 Primevere 13/2
2 Opera Gal 10/1
3 Seta 9/4F
NR: Humdrum
11 ran Distances: 1¾l, hd, 2l
TIME 2m 4.81s (fast by 2.19s)
Jockey: Hayley Turner
Trainer: Roger Charlton

Course record

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Found this one slightly unbelievable at first glance but concluded it was a hot little race that should throw some winners - I've given 149 - which for the winner is 35 ahead of his official mark & all the way down to the 12th (but especially the 3rd, Consult, youngest in the field & kept up with the pace throughout) could prove looking out for in future:

Uttox 7th Sep 2011 - gf

4:05 - St James's Place Handicap Hurdle

XoM Crse Rec (std +7.00s) 134+eme 27dys 24gf Uttox & Improved Sep 11 -

3m, Class 4, £2,014.38
1 Haldibari 9/1
2 Point Blank 8/1
3 Consult 15/2
4 Yabora 25/1
16 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1½l, 1¼l
TIME 5m 33.00s ([B]fast by 7.00s)
Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
Trainer: Shaun Lycett

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What an anti-climax that turned out!

Got all excited to hear Masked Marvel had broke track record but there were only two races run on the round course & both turned out as course records - the interesting one really for the notebook would be Nocturnal Affair who was the only one to breach standard on the softer straight course?

Sep 10th 2011 – gd

3:10 - Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies)
XoM Crse Rec (std +5.40s) 125pme 65dys 15gf Donc Sep 11 - Q'd pace 3 out to w Gr3 NewmJ Jul 11 - NM fancies as Derby 1st 4 May 11 8th - Ger bred 2m+ -

1m6½f, Class 1, £306,262.35
1 Masked Marvel 15/2
2 Brown Panther 15/2
3 Sea Moon 2/1F
9 ran Distances: 3l, ½l, 1½l
TIME 3m 0.44s (fast by 5.36s)
Jockey: William Buick
Trainer: John Gosden

Course record.

5:25 - Powell Engineering Handicap
Crse Rec (std +4.00s) 100+me 7dys 12gf Donc Sep 11 -
1m4f, Class 2, £12,938.00

1 Swift Alhaarth 9/4J
2 Midnight Oil 9/4J
3 Agent Archie 6/1
NR: Prompter, Sud Pacifique (IRE)
8 ran Distances: 1¾l, 2¼l, 2½l
TIME 2m 27.48s (fast by 4.02s)
Jockey: Silvestre De Sousa
Trainer: Mark Johnston

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The last 3yo to break this Crse Rec won a Gr3 within 6 months -

Sep 15th 2011 –
8:10 - kempton.co.uk Conditions Stakes

XoM (std +2.07s) Crse Rec 109/116+me Q'd C4 Con 27dys 8sd K-aw Sep 11 - Improving May 11 -

1m, Class 4, £4,075.47

1 Western Aristocrat 6/4F
2 King Of Dixie 5/1
3 Enak 12/1

NR: Fontley, Forjatt (IRE), Mac Love
7 ran Distances: 1¾l, 3½l, hd
TIME 1m 35.73s (fast by 2.07s)
Jockey: Shane Kelly
Trainer: Jeremy Noseda
Crse Rec

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Another one today, a 3yo rated 67 - gotta be worth a few more than that?

3:35 - Anglia Forwarding Ruby Handicap

XoM Crse Rec 87me 6dys 5gf Ling & Improved Sep 11

5f, Class 5, £2,658.63
1 Whitecrest 5/1
2 Billy Red 14/1
3 Atlantic Cycle 25/1
NR: Rebecca Romero
14 ran Distances: nk, 2½l, ½l
TIME 56.09s (fast by 0.91s)
Jockey: Pat Cosgrave
Trainer: John Spearing
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Some seriously contrasting weather we must be having across the country:

This one makes 3yo master list & must be Listed+ contender:

Sep 17th 2011 – gf

4:05 - E B F "Notnowcato" Fillies' Handicap

XoM (std +1.43s clr by 1.40s/8l's 12lb) Crse Rec 112+me 21dys 12gf NewmR & Improved & dual CD Sep 11 -

1m4f, Class 3, £8,409.70

1 Qushchi 5/1F
2 Quiz Mistress 16/1
3 Twin Soul 8/1
NR: Love Over Gold (FR), On Her Way
11 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1½l, 5l
TIME 2m 27.07s (fast by 1.43s)
Jockey: Tom Queally
Trainer: William Jarvis

Crse Rec

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Ground must be riding quite fast at Newmarket as two today?


Sep 22nd 2011 – (8.0) gf

3:20 - Princess Royal Richard Hambro EBF Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)·

PB Crse Rec (std +2.43s) 118+me 19dys 12gf NewmR Sep after Improved Sep 11 -1m4f, Class 1, £17,013.00

1 Mohedian Lady 3/1J 2 Imperial Pippin 8/1 3 Cill Rialaig 3/1J 8 ran Distances: 1¾l, 7l, 1½lTIME 2m 26.07s (fast by 2.43s)

Jockey: Kieren Fallon Trainer: Luca Cumani

Course record·

HughesTrainer: Richard Hannon·

4:30 - Jockey Club Rose Bowl (Listed Race)·

XoM (std 1.36s) Q'd ahead in Crse Rec PB 120+me 40dys Listed 16gf NewmR Sep 11 -2m, Class 1, £17,013.00

1 Times Up 9/4 2 Chiberta King 8/1 3 Nehaam 2/1F NR: Dayia (IRE), Ocean's Minstrel7 ran Distances: 1½l, nk, 1¾l
TIME 3m 18.64s (fast by 1.36s)
Jockey: Eddie AhernTrainer: John Dunlop
Course Record

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Found this one slightly unbelievable at first glance but concluded it was a hot little race that should throw some winners - I've given 149 - which for the winner is 35 ahead of his official mark & all the way down to the 12th (but especially the 3rd, Consult, youngest in the field & kept up with the pace throughout) could prove looking out for in future:

Uttox 7th Sep 2011 - gf

4:05 - St James's Place Handicap Hurdle

XoM Crse Rec (std +7.00s) 134+eme 27dys 24gf Uttox & Improved Sep 11 -

3m, Class 4, £2,014.38
1 Haldibari 9/1
2 Point Blank 8/1
3 Consult 15/2
4 Yabora 25/1
16 ran Distances: 1¼l, 1½l, 1¼l
TIME 5m 33.00s ([B]fast by 7.00s)
Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
Trainer: Shaun Lycett

Course record time.

More like someone has moved the started position & not told anyone, as here we are again, same CD & 2 from the above race failed to reach 1st 7 here with big ratings while the time was this time 11 seconds faster than the next best ? ? If my task wasn't impossible enough ? ?:ermmm;fire

5:10 - Direct Telecoms Handicap Hurdle
Full result
3m, Class 4, £2,339.28
1 Painted Sky 8/1
2 Diddley Dee 11/2
3 Sovereign Spirit 20/1
9 ran Distances: ¾l, 3l, 2¾l
TIME 5m 32.30s (fast by 7.70s)
Jockey: Adrian Lane
Trainer: Donald McCain

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Three in one day @ Ludlow suggests nothing too spectacular?


GOING: GOOD TO FIRM (Firm in places) changing to FIRM (Good to firm in places) after Race 2 (2.40). Weather conditions: Cloudy.

2:10 - Welcome Back To Ludlow Selling Hurdle· Full result
2m, Class 5, £1,949.40

1 Baccalaureate 6/5F 2 Fool's Wildcat 11/4 3 Agente Romano 5/1 NR: Danesman, Jim Tango (FR), Weet In Nerja6 ran Distances: 9l, 19l, 15l
TIME 3m 34.60s (fast by 4.40s)

Jockey: Sam Twiston-DaviesTrainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Course Record. Hurdle after paddock bend omitted
The winner was bought in for 5,000.· ·

3:10 - Betfair iPhone And Android App Handicap Chase· Full result

3m, Class 4, £6,256.00

1 Bold Perk 14/1 2 Calypso Bay 7/2J 3 Plunkett 5/1 NR: Backfromthecongo (IRE)

10 ran Distances: 1½l, 2¼l, 2½l

TIME 5m 48.40s (fast by 3.60s)

Jockey: Charlie WallisTrainer: John PriceCourse Record·

3:40 - Jubilee Restaurant & Boxes Handicap Hurdle· Full result

2m5f, Class 4, £3,249.00

1 Mauritino 2/1F 2 Malibu Sun 33/1 3 Great Mates 9/1 9 ran Distances: 4l, 1¼l, ¾l

TIME 4m 51.00s (fast by 7.00s)
Jockey: A P McCoyTrainer: Jonjo O'Neill

Course Record. Hurdle after paddock bend omitted

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We not had many juvenile track records go this season so far & I haven't at this stage got a lot of hope for this one, there can't be many 2yo races over a mile & the last one to hold this didn't win much & peaked at around 88 OR

3:35 - Ladbrokes Game On! Nursery (Div I)

Juv Crse Rec 78eme [last holder 88] 12dys 8gf Winds Oct 11

1m½f, Class 5, £1,940.70
1 Tiger Cub 6/1
2 Joyful Spirit 13/2
3 Really Lovely 7/2F

10 ran Distances: 3¼l, shd, 1¼l
TIME 1m 42.46s (fast by 0.04s)
Jockey: Richard Kingscote
Trainer: Roger Charlton

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There had to be one yesterday didn't there? Just wasn't the race I thought & I think Deacon Blues ran just as well as the ground on the straight course was slower but

http://img.skysports.com/11/10/800x600/Christophe-Soumillon-Cirrus-Des-Aigles_2665826.jpg

4:10 - Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1)

Nick Mordin tipped up in his Weekender column and I know he has been saying all season, ‘a Group One waiting to happen,’ well today it happened and took some fair scalps in the process.

Max Rating Expected: 133 Actual: 134 –
Biggest Improver: Nathaniel from 120 to his OR 128

XoM Crse Rec (std +3.50s) PB 134me 14dys 10g Ascot Oct 11 –

1m2f, Class 1, £737,230.00
1 Cirrus Des Aigles 12/1
2 So You Think 7/4F – Improved a couple of pounds & a PB here.
3 Snow Fairy 8/1 – Improved a pound or two with each of last three runs & PB here.
12 ran Distances: ¾l, ½l, 2l
TIME 2m 2.52s (fast by 3.48s)
Jockey: Christophe Soumillon
Trainer: Mme C Barande-Barbe

Watch the race here: (http://www.racingpost.com/media/rptv.sd?media_id=29753)


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