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    SHALAA the only FSS with a winner yesterday Fairyhouse 5.10 Shalaalaa

    Today's runners:

    Ascot 1.50

    KODI BEAR - Follow Suit
    BELARDO - Golden Melody
    ADAAY - Mariance

    Ascot 2.25

    MEHMAS - Cooperation
    MEHMAS - Emirati Dirham
    MEHMAS - Nelson Gay
    ESTIDHKAAR - Papal Bee
    PRINCE OF LIR - The Lir Jet

    Tipperary 1.00

    MEHMAS - Herb Of Grace
    KODI BEAR - Measure Of Magic
    THE LAST LION - Mulan Valour
    MEHMAS - Queens Carriage

    Lingfield 5.00

    VADAMOS - Balavad
    PRINCE OF LIR - Master Of Brazil
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    Two FSS winners on Friday 19th. June:

    Ascot 2.25 PRINCE OF LIR - The Lir Jet

    Tipperary 1.00 KODI BEAR - Measure Of Magic

    Today's runners:

    Ascot 1.15

    TWILIGHT SON - Grammata
    MEHMAS - Mamba Wamba
    ESTIDHKAAR - Risque
    BOBBY"S KITTEN - Sands O f Time
    KODI BEAR - Scarlet Bear

    Ascot 1.50

    SHALAA - Saeiqa

    Naas 2.00

    KODI BEAR - Catch Kodi
    THE GURKHA - Finest

    Naas 2.35

    BELARDO - Hole Bopp

    Ripon 4.30

    ADAAY - Double Salmon

    Ripon 5.05

    PEAR SECRET - Spanish Hustle
    PEARL SECRET -Disco Beats
    FASCINATING ROCK - Forbidden Beauty

    Kempton 4.50

    SHALAA - Rhoda's Choice
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    One first season sire winner yesterday, Sat. 20.6, Ripon 5.05 FASCINATING ROCK - Forbidden Beauty

    Today's runners:

    Wolverhampton 12.30

    KODI BEAR - Bodak Yellow
    TWILIGHT SON - Charlie's Jamboree
    KODI BEAR - Funky Bear
    MARKAZ - Snash

    Redcar 1.15

    SHALAA - Al Shoughor

    Kempton 1.25

    COULSTY - Enduring
    AJAYA - Split Elevens

    Kempton 1.55

    MARKAZ - Greycious Girl

    Leopardstown 2.40

    FASCINATING ROCK - Noble Seal
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    Two FSS winners yesterday:

    Wolverhampton 12.30 MARKAZ - Snash

    Kempton 1.25 COULSTY - Enduring

    Today's runners:

    Thirsk 1.25

    TERRITORIES - Alghada
    ADAAY - Loweswater
    MEHMAS - She's So Nice (half-sister to black-type sprinter The Mackem Bullet

    Roscommon 1.00

    BELARDO - Samba King
    AWTAAD - Ebeko
    BOBBY'S KITTEN - Alice Kitty
    ESTIDHKAAR - Dark Street
    MARCEL - Helvic Princess
    MARCEL - Creative Mojo

    Ayr 1.40

    MARKAZ - A Boy Named Ivy

    Windsor 6.00

    MEHMAS - Marsabit
    BOBBY'S KITTEN - Run Forrest Run
    VADAMOS - Matira Bay (half-sister to 12 x winner and black-type sprinter Monsieur Chevallier)
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    No FSS winners Monday 22.6.

    Today's runners:

    Beverley 1.45

    KODI BEAR - Influence Is Power
    VADAMOS - Lucy Rules

    Navan 1.00

    THE GURKHA - Floral Purl
    BELARDO - Elysium
    MEHMAS - Going Global
    MARKAZ - Adakaz
    PRINCE OF LIR - Boosting
    BURATINO - Boojoom

    Navan !.30

    NEW BAY - Vafortino
    MEHMAS - Stop On Red
    BURATINO - The Blue Panther

    Chepstow 5.10

    ADAAY - Four Adaay
    BOBBY'S KITTEN - Katie's Kitten
    TWILIGHT SON - Twilight Flame

    Kempton 4.55

    EAGLE TOP - Paige's Raptor
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    You seem to have watched about every 2yo race this season Colin. What's your view on the best colt and best filly?

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    I can’t say I was impressed with any of the Ascot winners. Obviously, it’s a strange old season and I don’t think we’ve seen a lot of quality yet. The Lir Jet may be the best colt and there was a filly, Frenetic, who won at Navan that I was quite taken with.
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    Thanks Colin, it's useful having your perspective.
    I quite liked the Queen Mary winner and thought Qaader might be the one to improve most out of the Coventry. Didn't think much of the Chesham Stakes. I'll look out for Frenetic.

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    The World has gone mad. It's 22 days into the turf season and Michael Stoute has had not one but two 2yo winners. He often (in a normal season) doesn't have a 2yo runner before the Newmarket July meeting. Has he got a new assistant?

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    I really liked Battleground. Big, scopey colt who has the most beautiful fluid walk around the paddock.
    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito

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    Tuesday 23.6 one FSS winner Navan 1.00 BELARDO - Elysium

    Today's runners:

    Hamilton 12.15

    TWILIGHT SON - Aish

    Hamilton 12.45

    PRINCE OF LIR - Attaboy Roy
    KODI BEAR - Broxi
    STRATHBURN - Burning Cash
    BURATINO - Tinochio

    Hamilton 2.20

    KODI BEAR - Bergerac (half-brother to black-type miler Zihba)
    THE LAST LION - Kraken Power
    TWILIGHT SON - Peely Wally (half-sister to useful 10f. horse Hail Caesar)

    Naas 1.00

    BURATINO - Only Jack
    MARKAZ - Gateway To Heaven

    Haydock 2.10

    BURATINO - Burristo

    Windsor 4.55

    KODI BEAR - Coco Bear
    ADAAY - Onaraggatip
    MARKAZ - Marked Up
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    Two FSS winners yesterday 24.6:

    Hamilton 12.45 BURATINO - Tinochio

    Hamilton 2.20 THE LAST LION - Kraken Power

    Today's runners:

    Haydock 1.15

    MEHMAS - Line Of Departure (half-brother to Golden Horde winner of the Commonwealth Cup at Ascot last week(
    TWILIGHT SON - Twiggybark Creek

    Bath 5.40

    MARKAZ - No Leci
    PRINCE OF LIR - The Golden Unicorn
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    Even though I have not been posting the 2-y-o racing reviews (I was finding it a bit of a chore) I have been looking at all the races and noting interesting runs. One of those, Black Sparrow, runs in the Bath 5.40. Black Sparrow ran green on his debut at Chelmsford but despite never really travelling comfortably he kept on well to take third. He was 80/1 that day but there is some money for him this morning 5/1 from 8/1. Not such an each-way price now but the money might be significant. A couple of negatives; the going good to firm this morning is likely to firm up considerably in this weather, the other negative is that the horse who finished second in the Chelmsford race, Baby Sham , didn't frank the form at Kempton last Sunday.
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    Apologies for getting the horse's gender wrong. Anyway, Black Sparrow didn't want to play today after being very reluctant to load she was strong-armed in eventually but she wouldn't have it and got her head out under the front and was withdrawn. Money saved probably.
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    No FSS winners Thursday 25.6.

    Today's runners:

    Doncaster 1.20

    BURATINO - Belvedere Blast
    THE LAST LION - Branston Lion
    MEHMAS - Method

    Newmarket 1.40

    ADAAY - Adaay Dream
    BOBBY'S KITTEN - Bobby On The Beat
    AWTAAD - Whispering Angel

    Curragh 4.15

    MEHMAS - Merry Maid
    MEHMAS - Takeko

    Curragh 4.45

    MEHMAS - Mulgrave (half-brother to black-type middle-distance horse Dadoozdart)

    Lingfield 5.30

    ADAAY - A Day Of Mischief
    MEHMAS - Alone Time (half-sister to Group 3 winning miler Mac Love)
    TWILIGHT SON - Bahia Star (half-sister to Group 2 winning miler Beshaayir)
    BOBBY'S KITTEN - Copper Kitten (half-sister to Listed 10f. winner Rose Grace)
    BOBBY'S KITTEN - Little Gem
    COULSTY - Samosha
    PEARL SECRET - Sheila O'Shea
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    One that caught my eye on her debut run at Fairyhouse last week is Takeko. This daughter of MEHMAS "had no luck in running", not the quickest away she raced on the inside of the field until her rider "looked for a run", Billy Lee was not able to find one until the final furlong the filly ran on to pinch fourth place on the line. I don't think that Henry de Bromhead has had many 2-y-o winners but if Billy Lee can find a clear path today she might have a chance. She's 4/1 at the moment, the favourite, Friendly, by Galileo and trained by A.P.O'Brien is making her debut. Galileos trained by Aiden tend not to win on debut (think you could probably turn a profit laying them). Of course, having written that, she is almost certain to win.
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    Ah well, probably too much daylight this time. Tried to make all but swallowed up inside the final furlong, finishing third beaten a neck and a head at 7/2.
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    Two FSS winners yesterday 26.6:

    Doncaster 1.20 MEHMAS - Method

    Lingfield 5.30 COULSTY - Santosha (50/1!!)


    Today's runners:

    Redcar 12.00

    MARKAZ - Blowing Wind (half-brother to black-type sprinter Punita Arora)

    Redcar 1.40

    CANNOCK CHASE - Dora's Coed
    FLINTSHIRE - Make A Spark

    Newcastle 12.45

    MEHMAS - Fayathaan

    Curragh 6.45

    AIR FORCE BLUE - Chief Little Hawk
    AIR FORCE BLUE - Hyde Park Barracks
    TWILIGHT SON - Twilight Heir

    Lingfield 4.20

    MEHMAS - Emirati Dirham
    BELARDO - Porfin
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    Two races of interest for me today.

    First one is rather speculative but the odds of 33/1 available at the moment are tempting. In the Lingfield 4.20 Porfin will be having his third run, made his debut at Newmarket where he started at 100/1 and justified his odds by finishing last of the ten runners. Reappeared at Windsor 12 days later and this time odds of 12/1 and finished an acceptable 6th of 10 meeting "trouble in running" and not punished unduly ran on. As I say speculative but not without hope of at least a place.

    Frenetic, Curragh 6.45, is a very different type of bet, short priced favourite (5/4) in a Listed event. I am hoping that she will confirm the very good impression she made on debut at Navan earlier this month. Not sure that she is a betting opportunity but am hoping that she will foolow up that first win.
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    Porfin given, what I believe is called in the trade, "an unenterprising ride" by Shane Kelly (who'd have thought it?), dwelt at the start, trundled around, some headway when it was much too late. Probably not a truly objective description but it is not too far from the truth, the lack of interest in the betting market, 22/1 > 33/1 says a lot.

    On the other hand. Dictionary definition of 'frenetic' - fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. Well the racehorse Frenetic is certainly fast and energetic but I didn't see much lack of control. Drawn in the outside stall, the nearest to the stand rail, she was taken right over to that stand rail and led or disputed the lead throughout she was just too powerful for the rest of the field and fresh air finished second, she won by five lengths. Was there a faster strip where she raced?

    I've a couple running at Hamilton, think it's the first race. Put up my thoughts later.
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