Course Record Breakers

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Most typical, no sooner than the Racing Post lower their standard for the distance (in this case 5 seconds) along comes a race that takes 11 seconds off the old course record & puts a spanner in your works - still relatively new though, Ascot. Was the only course record of the day & the first two finished well clear....

5:15 - Group Travel Organisers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

XoM Crse Rec 140 24dys 24g Asc Apr 12 - XoM PB 145 77dys 16sd K-aw NHF Oscar Whisky & Tetlami on card? Feb 12 -

3m, Class 3, £5,630.40

1 Kasbadali 9/1
2 Balzaccio 25/1
3 Promising Anshan 13/2
4 Phare Isle 10/1

NR: Silver Gypsy (IRE)

16 ran Distances: ¾l, 13l, hd
TIME 5m 35.50s (slow by 6.50s)
Jockey: Thomas Garner
Trainer: Oliver Sherwood

Course record time.

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I was wondering why Haydock had so many standard times for its hurdle races & yesterday, Grandads Horse pops along & helps me finalise my standard setting on the spreadsheet as of course, those Fixed Brush hurdle races should have their own standard - life makes sense again...

Well, for a short time anyway, htf Bradley managed to earn a TopSpeed figure from the Racing Post of '71' is beyond my understanding - he hasn't ran below 130 in his 4 runs this year by my reckoning but

4:05 - Better Prices On Betfair Mobile "Fixed Brush" Novices' Handicap Hurdle·

xom as h Crse Rec 145 all out 22dys 20g Hayd Apr 12 - +28 Improved Chelt Mar 12 -

2m4f, Class 3, £6,498.00

1 Grandads Horse 5/1 2 Pinerolo 8/1 3 Vintage Star 13/2 10 ran Distances: nk, 1¼l, ½l

TIME 4m 45.60s (slow by 7.60s)
Jockey: Noel FehilyTrainer: Charlie Longsdon

Course record time·

4:40 - Betfair Remembers Tim Molony Handicap Chase·

Crse Rec 149 22dys 28g/s Hayd & Bright future as staying c after +10 Improved Apr 12 - Lightly raced4age!

3m4f, Class 3, £7,147.801 Bradley 11/4F 2 Wide Receiver 5/1 3 Dom D'Orgeval 4/1 NR: Drumbaloo (IRE)9 ran Distances: 6l, 14l, 11l

TIME 7m 24.50s (slow by 29.50s)
Jockey: Timmy MurphyTrainer: Fergal O'Brien

Course record time

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Makes a bit of a mockery of the Dosage Index this one & more of a testament to the ability of the trainer, who like the trainer of the second, Mark Johnston, Nick Mordin says, 'has a canny knack of being able to get a horse to outstay his or her pedigree,' but


3:15 - Betfred The Bonus King Queen's Prize (Handicap)

XoM Crse Rec 111 190dys 16sd K-aw Apr 12 - DP = 12-4-26-1-1 (44) DI = 1.93 CD = 0.57

2m, Class 2, £12,450.00

1 Thimaar 4/1

2 Gulf Of Naples 100/30F

3 Halla San 33/1
13 ran Distances: 1l, 7l, 1l
TIME 3m 24.36s (slow by 1.36s)

Jockey: Paul Hanagan
Trainer: John Gosden

New Course Record

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Here's a good one, or one that should step up from h'cap to pattern class no problem:

2:30 - Better Grand National Odds At FreeBetting.co.uk Handicap

XoM Crse Rec (std +1.13s) 112+ Imprsv WW C2 185dys 12sd L-aw +21 Improved Apr 12 - Ger bred 12f+ fav or 2m+ OTF - DP = 4-0-14-4-0 (22) DI = 1.00 CD = 0.18

1m4f, Class 2, £12,938.00

1 Midsummer Sun 4/1

2 Ithoughtitwasover 3/1F
3 Royal Peculiar 5/1
10 ran Distances: 2l, 1l, 1¾l

TIME 2m 27.97s (fast by 1.13s)
Jockey: Ian Mongan
Trainer: Sir Henry Cecil

Course record.

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The last horse to break this track record, The Polomoche, also trained by Nicky Henderson won 4 of his next 9 starts?

4:00 - Ayrshire Hospice Making Today Matter Handicap Hurdle·

PB 149 WW prom off fair pace Crse Rec 39dys 22g Ayr +14 Improved Apr 12 -

2m5½f, Class 2, £10,396.80

1 Cucumber Run 10/1
2 American Trilogy 5/1
3 Tornado Bob 8/1

10 ran Distances: ¾l, 3¼l, 13l

TIME 5m 4.70s (slow by 0.70s)Jockey: Barry GeraghtyTrainer: Nicky Henderson

Course record

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Makes a bit of a mockery of the Dosage Index this one & more of a testament to the ability of the trainer, who like the trainer of the second, Mark Johnston, Nick Mordin says, 'has a canny knack of being able to get a horse to outstay his or her pedigree,' but


3:15 - Betfred The Bonus King Queen's Prize (Handicap)

XoM Crse Rec 111 190dys 16sd K-aw Apr 12 - DP = 12-4-26-1-1 (44) DI = 1.93 CD = 0.57

2m, Class 2, £12,450.00

1 Thimaar 4/1

2 Gulf Of Naples 100/30F

3 Halla San 33/1
13 ran Distances: 1l, 7l, 1l
TIME 3m 24.36s (slow by 1.36s)

Jockey: Paul Hanagan
Trainer: John Gosden

New Course Record

Well that didn't last long did it? Should never have been favourite today imho, classic case of being thrown in the deep end upped to Group company from a handicap to find out how good he is. He'll have a better chance in pattern class when he comes back off a bigger break is my guess.

Interesting again here, making debut for new yard, another ex-Mark Johnston horse (I reckon they were profitable to follow over in Dubai this last winter at least) takes nearly 3 seconds off the recent record. Thimaar actually improved in defeat here but the winner still around a stone better horse?

3:45 - Blue Square Levy Board Sagaro Stakes (Group 3)

WW off solid gallop Gr3 Crse Rec XoM (std +1.50s) PB 127p NY 200dys 16sd K-aw May 12 - Improved Oct 11 - Ger bred 2m+ - SDS 2/3 Oct 11 - DP = 8-0-16-10-4 (38) DI = 0.73 CD = -0.05

2m, Class 1, £22,684.00

1 Colour Vision 9/2
2 Red Cadeaux 100/30
3 Thimaar 5/2F

6 ran Distances: 1½l, 9l, 5l

TIME 3m 21.50s (fast by 1.50s)

Jockey: Frankie Dettori
Trainer: Saeed Bin Suroor

Course record time.

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Makes a bit of a mockery of the Dosage Index this one & more of a testament to the ability of the trainer, who like the trainer of the second, Mark Johnston, Nick Mordin says, 'has a canny knack of being able to get a horse to outstay his or her pedigree,' but


3:15 - Betfred The Bonus King Queen's Prize (Handicap)

XoM Crse Rec 111 190dys 16sd K-aw Apr 12 - DP = 12-4-26-1-1 (44) DI = 1.93 CD = 0.57

2m, Class 2, £12,450.00

1 Thimaar 4/1

2 Gulf Of Naples 100/30F

3 Halla San 33/1
13 ran Distances: 1l, 7l, 1l
TIME 3m 24.36s (slow by 1.36s)

Jockey: Paul Hanagan
Trainer: John Gosden

New Course Record

Well that didn't last long did it? Should never have been favourite today imho, classic case of being thrown in the deep end upped to Group company from a handicap to find out how good he is. He'll have a better chance in pattern class when he comes back off a bigger break is my guess.

Interesting again here, making debut for new yard, another ex-Mark Johnston horse (I reckon they were profitable to follow over in Dubai this last winter at least) takes nearly 3 seconds off the recent record. Thimaar actually improved in defeat here but the winner still around a stone better horse?

3:45 - Blue Square Levy Board Sagaro Stakes (Group 3)

WW off solid gallop Gr3 Crse Rec XoM (std +1.50s) PB 127p NY 200dys 16sd K-aw May 12 - Improved Oct 11 - Ger bred 2m+ - SDS 2/3 Oct 11 - DP = 8-0-16-10-4 (38) DI = 0.73 CD = -0.05

2m, Class 1, £22,684.00

1 Colour Vision 9/2
2 Red Cadeaux 100/30
3 Thimaar 5/2F

6 ran Distances: 1½l, 9l, 5l

TIME 3m 21.50s (fast by 1.50s)

Jockey: Frankie Dettori
Trainer: Saeed Bin Suroor

Course record time.

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Had a word for Hometown Glory today, as been working well at home since his debut run where he tired late in race. My bet will staked accordingly, if i can get each way and show profit then i will be happy.

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Here's another good one the last track record breaker here was a 5yo in Oct 10 won 4 times since including twice again this year but today a 3yo & what with 3yo weight for age allowance comes out as easily pattern class possible & only 4th start for a trainer who has a habit of producing quality sprinters, like Tangerine Trees & Our Jonathon -

& you don't often see that comment, 'blitzed clear,' in the race notes - a sprinter to follow for sure [was also put up as such by today's jockey Tom Eaves in a Weekender interview last year], especially when fresh though not sure yet?

Sire is having a field day on the AW but stats improve 5-9f gd/st or better & AW

3:15 - Blue Square Handicap

XoM (std +0.80s) Crse Rec 111+ Made all, Blitzed Clr 189dys 5sd K-aw May 12 - Tom Eaves's OTF fr Off Piste Jun 11 -DP = 5-2-7-0-0 (14) DI = 3.00 CD = 0.86

5f, Class 4, £4,075.47

1 Exceedance 7/1
2 Place In My Heart 9/2J
3 Charlotte Rosina 13/2

9 ran Distances: 5l, hd, 1l

TIME 58.33s (fast by 0.77s)
Jockey: Tom Eaves
Trainer: Bryan Smart

Course record time.

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Just took 1/2 second from Nacarat's Oct 2010 record & just earned 158 from me which coincidentally was Nacarat's Official Rating when he scored:

4:30 - H. A. Fox Jaguar Leeds New XF Sportbrake Handicap Chase

XoM (std +1.40s) 158+ Made all [Nacarat's Crse Rec] 33dys 25g Weth May 12 -

3m1f, Class 2, £12,512.00

1 Garleton 12/1
2 Lord Villez 20/1
3 On Borrowed Wings 8/1
NR: Fabalu (IRE)

10 ran Distances: 4l, 12l, 1½l

TIME 5m 51.60s (fast by 1.40s)

Jockey: Alexander Voy
Trainer: Maurice Barnes

Course record.

3 from Haydock to follow?

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Madness! No Way! Just seen the Racing Post have awarded track record breaker a whopping 58 from TopSpeed, what a joke!

But the most significant of the three records at Haydock yesterday has to be Number Theory's who quickened off a moderate pace to take a near second from a 42 year old & is the youngest of the three

May 24th 2012 – Day of 3 Crse Records?

GOING: GOOD TO FIRM (9.6). Weather conditions: Hot and Sunny.
STALLS: 6f & 1m 4f - Centre; 7f & 1m - Inside; 1m 2f – Outside

2:20 - Chill Out Spa Handicap·
Crse Rec (std +2.00s) PB 85+ WW off true g 12dys 10gf Hayd May 12 - DP = 7-4-9-0-0 (20) DI = 3.44 CD = 0.90

1m2½f, Class 5, £2,264.15

1 Elspeth's Boy 14/1 2 Jack's Revenge 9/1 3 The Galloping Shoe 3/1F NR: Xclaim

15 ran Distances: ¾l, 1¾l, 3¾l

TIME 2m 9.03s (fast by 1.97s)Jockey: Garry WhillansTrainer: Philip Kirby

Course record.· · ·

4:05 - Hattons Solicitors Gold Membership Handicap·
XoM PB 98+ Crse Rec (std +0.12s) WW HU off solid p 20dys 8gf dual CD Hayd May 12 - DP = 4-1-14-1-2 (22) DI = 1.20 CD = 0.18

1m, Class 3, £6,663.07

1 Oriental Scot 7/1 2 Imperial Djay 16/1 3 Desert Romance 4/1 13 ran

Distances: 1½l, nse, nk

TIME 1m 39.88s (fast by 0.12s)

Jockey: William CarsonTrainer: William Jarvis

Course record.· ·

5:15 - Taylormade Betting Handicap·

nr XoM Crse Rec (std +3.50s) WW HU off mod p Q'd 2 out 26dys 12gf Hayd +12 Improved May 12 -

1m4f, Class 4, £4,075.47

1 Number Theory 9/2F 2 Loden 28/1 3 Arizona John 5/1 NR: Veiled Applause
13 ran Distances: 5l, hd, ½l

TIME 2m 25.53s (fast by 3.47s)

Jockey: Russ KennemoreTrainer: John Holt

Course Record

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Talk of an Ascot h'cap for this:

4:05 - PHS Direct Handicap

XoM (std +0.90s) Crse Rec WW C4 =PB 92 & Q'd & Eased 8gf Hayd May 12 - DP = 4-3-12-4-1 (24) DI = 1.18 CD = 0.21 - talk of R Asc h'cap -

1m, Class 4, £4,075.47

1 Basseterre 11/4
2 Devdas 6/1
3 Nelson's Bay 25/1

NR: Zakreet

8 ran Distances: 1½l, ½l, 1½l

TIME 1m 39.11s (fast by 0.89s)

Jockey: Kieren Fallon
Trainer: Charles Hills

New course record.

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Couple of winners for previous record breakers @ Haydock on Saturday while Bated Breath blitzed another:

May 26th 2012 – gf

3:00 - Betfred.com Temple Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 2)

XoM Crse Rec (std +2.11s clr 0.40spf 30+lb) 128+? 167dys 5gf Hayd May 12 - Improved Sep 11 - XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11 - WW & style of Gr horse 6gf Hayd July 10 -

5f, Class 1, £45,368.00

1 Bated Breath 2/1F
2 Sole Power 3/1
3 Spirit Quartz 14/1
NR: Medicean Man

12 ran Distances: nk, 3½l, hd

TIME 56.39s (fast by 2.11s)

Jockey: George Baker
Trainer: Roger Charlton

Course record

Bated Breath

Improved Sep 11 - XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11 - WW & style of Gr horse 6gf Hayd July 10

L'Ami Louis Crse Rec XoM? (std +1.41s) 89+me 18dys 6fm Salis May 11 - 99 7/2

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Couple of winners for previous record breakers @ Haydock on Saturday while Bated Breath blitzed another:

May 26th 2012 – gf

3:00 - Betfred.com Temple Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 2)

XoM Crse Rec (std +2.11s clr 0.40spf 30+lb) 128+? 167dys 5gf Hayd May 12 - Improved Sep 11 - XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11 - WW & style of Gr horse 6gf Hayd July 10 -

5f, Class 1, £45,368.00

1 Bated Breath 2/1F
2 Sole Power 3/1
3 Spirit Quartz 14/1
NR: Medicean Man

12 ran Distances: nk, 3½l, hd

TIME 56.39s (fast by 2.11s)

Jockey: George Baker
Trainer: Roger Charlton

Course record

Bated Breath

Improved Sep 11 - XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11 - WW & style of Gr horse 6gf Hayd July 10

L'Ami Louis Crse Rec XoM? (std +1.41s) 89+me 18dys 6fm Salis May 11 - 99 7/2

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Couple of winners for previous record breakers @ Haydock on Saturday while Bated Breath blitzed another:

May 26th 2012 – gf

3:00 - Betfred.com Temple Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 2)

XoM Crse Rec (std +2.11s clr 0.40spf 30+lb) 128+? 167dys 5gf Hayd May 12 - Improved Sep 11 - XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11 - WW & style of Gr horse 6gf Hayd July 10 -

5f, Class 1, £45,368.00

1 Bated Breath 2/1F
2 Sole Power 3/1
3 Spirit Quartz 14/1
NR: Medicean Man

12 ran Distances: nk, 3½l, hd

TIME 56.39s (fast by 2.11s)

Jockey: George Baker
Trainer: Roger Charlton

Course record

Bated Breath

Improved Sep 11 - XoM jt Crse Rec (std +0.61s) PB 115?me 16dys 6gf Winds May 11 - WW & style of Gr horse 6gf Hayd July 10

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

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Another previous course record breaking winner & he does it again, another peaking 5yo? & likely to improve for the run as 224 days here.

3:40 - Play Casino At BetVictor.com Handicap·

XoM Crse Rec (std +1.43s clr by 1.24spf) PB 101+ WW off frantic g 222dys 7gf Ayr May 12 - XoM Crse Rec (std +2.77s) fit 8gf Mussel July 10 - 89-89 PB fit 8gf Donc Jun 10 - DP = 6-0-13-9-2 (30) DI = 0.71 CD = -0.03

7f, Class 4, £4,075.47

1 Ginger Jack 5/1 2 Santefisio 10/1 3 Celtic Sultan 7/1 12 ran

Distances: shd, hd, shd
TIME 1m 28.07s (fast by 1.43s)

Jockey: P J McDonaldTrainer: Geoffrey Harker

Course record

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Good day for the figs at Carlisle - two clear top rated's including -

Not much of an achievement though as only scraped 1/5th of a second of a 3yo record & a 7yo only running to his previous best - might still leave him capable of another h'cap?

4:05 - Edinburgh Woollen Mill Cumberland Plate Trial Handicap

XoM (std +2.50s 0.18spf / 17lbClr) Crse Rec =PB 105+ WW off str p C4 5dys 11gf Carl Jun 12 - Dual CD 9gf Epsom June 10 - DP = 6-8-16-3-1 (34) DI = 1.83 CD = 0.44

1m3½f, Class 4, £6,469.00

1 Tartan Gigha 16/1
2 Yahrab 13/2
3 Cape Rising 6/1J

NR: Border Bandit (USA), Hunters Belt (IRE)

14 ran Distances: 2¾l, 3¼l, 1½l

TIME 2m 22.00s (fast by 2.50s)

Jockey: Joe Fanning
Trainer: Geoffrey Harker

Course record time.

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Interesting again here, making debut for new yard, another ex-Mark Johnston horse (I reckon they were profitable to follow over in Dubai this last winter at least) takes nearly 3 seconds off the recent record.

3:45 - Blue Square Levy Board Sagaro Stakes (Group 3)

WW off solid gallop Gr3 Crse Rec XoM (std +1.50s) PB 127p NY 200dys 16sd K-aw May 12 - Improved Oct 11 - Ger bred 2m+ - SDS 2/3 Oct 11 - DP = 8-0-16-10-4 (38) DI = 0.73 CD = -0.05

2m, Class 1, £22,684.00

1 Colour Vision 9/2
2 Red Cadeaux 100/30
3 Thimaar 5/2F

6 ran Distances: 1½l, 9l, 5l

TIME 3m 21.50s (fast by 1.50s)

Jockey: Frankie Dettori
Trainer: Saeed Bin Suroor

Course record time.

Thought that was a good one, 3 seconds off the previous, was a massive 1lb clear in the Gold Cup on my figs on that.

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Let's make a bold prediction, while I have just noticed that Pivotal still holds a juvenile Course Record @ Folkstone - in that pretty soon he will be nominated as a Chef-de-Race sire: http://www.chef-de-race.com/main_menu.htm

Anyway, how a horse doesn't break standard time like two other races on card yet breaks track record ? ? But

4:30 - Homeleigh Timber And Building Supplies Handicap

PB Crse Rec (0.13s fr 21yo) 82+ 9dys 15gf Folk 8-10-36 career Jun 12 -

1m7½f, Class 5, £2,385.95

1 Alfraamsey 6/4F

2 Saborido 15/2
3 Hidden Valley 4/1

8 ran Distances: ¾l, 9l, ¾l
TIME 3m 22.97s (slow by 0.97s)
Jockey: Richard Hughes
Trainer: Sheena West

Course record.

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But the most significant of the three records at Haydock yesterday has to be Number Theory's who quickened off a moderate pace to take a near second from a 42 year old & is the youngest of the three

May 24th 2012 – Day of 3 Crse Records?

5:15 - Taylormade Betting Handicap·

nr XoM Crse Rec (std +3.50s) WW HU off mod p Q'd 2 out 26dys 12gf Hayd +12 Improved May 12 -

1m4f, Class 4, £4,075.47

1 Number Theory 9/2F 2 Loden 28/1 3 Arizona John 5/1 NR: Veiled Applause
13 ran Distances: 5l, hd, ½l

TIME 2m 25.53s (fast by 3.47s)

Jockey: Russ KennemoreTrainer: John Holt

Course Record

Takes the Old Newton on Saturday @ 8/1 & has now won 4 times over CD but I don't suppose there can be many 42 year old course records left to break, I'll have to look into it sometime

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What a contrary year we're having regards weather & ground conditions -

There were were two track records broken yesterday - the first one just a Juvenile who only took 0.03 of a second from a relatively recent previous & rating may be skewed a little by pretty dysfunctional weight-for-age scale:

1:55 - Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) NewmR

XoM 124+ Juv Crse Rec 25dys 'trnr4Rx2!' 8gf NewmR Sep 12 - NMQ 2nd start 14dys trnr4R 7g G Good Aug 12 - DP = 1-0-4-1-2 (8) DI = 0.60 CD = -0.38 Asc OK! TDS

1m, Class 1, £56,710.00

1 Steeler 11/4
2 Artigiano 7/1
3 Al Waab 4/1
NR: Afonso De Sousa (USA)

8 ran Distances: 1l, 3½l, nse

TIME 1m 35.67s (slow by 0.17s)

Jockey: Kieren Fallon
Trainer: Mark Johnston

Juvenile course record.

But the most significant one imho has to be The Disengager @ Market Rasen - only a few runs after he broke the track record @ Bangor, he goes & does it again, making all in a big field h'cap but he took more than 5 seconds off a 33 year-old record. Reminiscent of Harris Tweed on the flat who went on to be Gr3 class

Sep 29th 2012 – gd h gf c

2:40 - 32Red Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

XoM as c CR 145+ 27dys made all WW trnr4R 23g Mar R Sep 12 - XoM 132+ 11dys J/Rght 22g Newt Ab Aug 12 - CR [std +4.30s] 133+ made all j'd wl 44dys 21gf Bang [likes] Jul 12 - bttr chaser? DP = 2-2-2-1-9 (16) DI = 0.45 CD = -0.81

2m6½f, Class 1, £28,475.00

1 The Disengager 17/2

2 Bobowen 6/1
3 Mahogany Blaze 20/1
4 Idarah 33/1
16 ran Distances: ¾l, 11l, nk

TIME 5m 19.00s
Jockey: Richard Johnson
Trainer: Philip Hobbs

Course record time.

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3 previous course record breaker winners last Saturday, Ginger Jack 10's, Doc Hay 6/1 & Mince again 9/4f

I'm in the process of creating some lists of most recent for AW, Flat & Jumps

In the meantime, another Juvenile went tonight & a near full second off the previous could be significant bar the fact with the same trainer as the last & who never ran again, so who knows?

8:00 - sportinglife.com Nursery·

XoM jt C2 WW Juv Crse Rec (std +0.35s) Q'd Imprsv 6l's 27dys 7as K-aw Oct 12 - 3/4s fr 5yo rec? DP = 7-1-10-2-0 (20) DI = 1.86 CD = 0.65 Asc OK USA bred -

7f, Class 2, £7,633.42

1 Tamarkuz 11/8F
2 George Cinq 9/2
3 King Oliver 33/1 13 ran
Distances: 6l, nse, nk

TIME 1m 23.95s (fast by 0.35s)

Jockey: Silvestre De SousaTrainer: Saeed Bin Suroor

Juv Crse Rec

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Dunno where this Shadow Gate will be running next but sure was fast for a 10yo, maybe the 2nd of more use to us & the 3rd has run the fastest 7f at the track since I been keeping records...

9:25 - Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Race

XoM CR (std +1.52s & only +)[0.20spf / 17lb clr] 107+ 300dys 11sd D-aw Oct 12 -

1m2½f, €10,350.00

1 Shadow Gate 25/1
2 Ernest Hemingway 7/2
3 Banna Boirche 4/1
NR: Virtuous Hawk (IRE)
11 ran Distances: 2½l, 2l, nse

TIME 2m 10.48s (fast by 1.52s)

Jockey: Declan McDonogh
Trainer: Takashi Kodama



Mr Mordin impressed too:

http://www.nickmordin.com/ireland.htm

"POSTED ON OCTOBER 21, 2012

FANTASTIC RACE BETWEEN SHADOW GATE AND ERNEST HEMMINGWAY

A couple of years ago Takashi Kodama produced a remarkable training performance when he won a race at the Galway Festival with nine year old Pop Rock, the former Japanese star that had come within a short head of winning the Melbourne Cup four years earlier.

Earlier this week at Dundalk he topped even that effort when taking a conditions race with ten year old SHADOW GATE (40/120) who had won the Singapore Airlines Cup way back in 2007.

Shadow Gate was held up off the furious gallop set by Ernest Hemmingway then stayed on late to collar that one when he tired up the straight. In doing so he broke the course record for Dundalk's 1m 2f & 150 yards by nearly half a second to produce what I rate a solid Group 2 class effort.

If Taksahi Kodama can produce Shadow Gate in the same sort of form next year he might just be able to break the record set by 10yo Yavana's Pace ten years ago and become the oldest horse ever to win a Group 1 flat race.

The race was notable for the astonishing pace set by the Coolmore colt ERNEST HEMMINGWAY (38/114).

By taking the times at each furlong marker and then using the speeds in between to calculate the other seventy yards I estimate that Ernest Hemmingway ran the first seven furlongs 0.7 of a second faster than the winner of the seven furlong 60-95 handicap, which I rated the next fastest race on the card. He ran the first mile only a fifth of a second slower than the track record for that distance. And he reached the three furlong marker an almost impossible 5.9 seconds earlier than they did in the truly run handicap over the same trip won by Raydari, who is now two for two on Polytrack.

Running up to the three furlong marker Ernest Hemmingway really opened up on his rivals to blast six and a half lengths clear. He was full of running and looked uncatchable at that point. But soon afterwards the pace began to tell and he was steadily reeled in by his pursuers, though only the former Japanese star actually managed to catch him.

On his previous start in the Arc Ernest Hemmingway ran tremendously fast for the first nine and a half furlongs, taking the field along at a pace that made me happy to award him a rating of 40 for his effort up to that point. If they'd stopped this race after nine and a half furlongs he'd have earned the same rating from me again.

If he were mine I'd be giving serious thought to running Ernest Hemmingway in the Premio Roma next month. His performance for the first mile and a quarter in the Arc showed that he can act on the soft ground that race is usually run on, and it would give him a real shot of securing a Group 1 win.

Hopefully Ernest Hemmingway will stay in training next season. Ridden with a little more restraint he could well become one of the top ten furlong horses in Europe, with the Prix Ganay being an obvious early target. Trainer Aidan O'Brien has won that race twice in recent seasons."

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What a bunch of nob heads on C4 writing this off as a useless trial, I can remember them showing Clive Brittain backing Miblish for a Group race last year:

Me thinks there could be a few track records going to 6yo's if we ever get any decent ground:

3:05 - Blue Square Bet Winter Derby Trial Stakes (Listed Race)
XoM Crse Rec [0.40s fr 4yo][0.23spf clr] 118+made all Q'd 185dys 10sd L-aw Feb 13 -

1m2f, Class 1, £20,982.70

1 Planteur 2/5F

2 Miblish 20/1
3 Tepmokea 40/1

9 ran Distances: nk, 2¼l, 5l

TIME 2m 1.20s (fast by 0.80s)
Jockey: Adam Kirby
Trainer: Marco Botti

Course record.

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Thought as much - must've rained leading to a couple of fast times & course records -

2:20 - Blue Square Bet Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed Race)·

nr xom PB 120+ Listed WW (std +0.83s CR by 1/2s 6yo) 21dys 5sd L-aw [likes] +9 Improved Mar 13 - Wont see best until 4 or 5 says trnr May 11 - youngest by 3 months in Queen Mary 1st 3/18 2nd start!

5f, Class 1, £20,982.70

1 Ladies Are Forever 10/1
2 Timeless Call 8/1
3 Tarooq 6/1 10 ran

Distances: 2¼l, 1l, shd

TIME 56.67s (fast by 0.83s)

Jockey: William Twiston-Davies
Trainer: Geoffrey Oldroyd

Course record time.·

3:30 - Blue Square Bet Winter Derby (Group 3)·

XoM PB 124+ (std +1.01s CR 3wk?) 119dys 10sd L-aw [likes] +9 Improved Mar 13 - XoM PB 115+ (std +0.03s) Listed WW 202dys 10sd L-aw Nov 12 - Improved Sep 11 -

1m2f, Class 1, £56,710.00

1 Farraaj 6/4F
2 Robin Hoods Bay 12/1
3 Cai Shen 9/2
NR: Emerald Wilderness (IRE), Miblish
9 ran Distances: ½l, ¾l, ¾l

TIME 2m 0.99s (fast by 1.01s)

Jockey: Andrea Atzeni
Trainer: Roger Varian

Course record time.