Evans Double...we "tipped" Fred Willetts 15/2 WINNER!

David Evans completed a memorable Bank Holiday weekend as he recorded further big-race success and a double to boot at Ripon.

The Monmouthshire handler saddled Dingle View to land a Group Three event at the Curragh on Sunday and was at it again in North Yorkshire as Bathwick Bear took Listed honours in the Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy.

Prominent throughout under the trainer's son Richard Evans, the 16-1 chance was soon engaged in a battle with hot favourite Mayson and title-chasing jockey Paul Hanagan.

The latter had come out on top when the pair had met over course and distance earlier in the month but Bathwick Bear reversed the form, battling to a neck success.

Evans junior said: "He's a tough little terrier and one of my favourite horses in the yard. He's got a heart as big as a lion.

"He ran here in a conditions race a couple of weeks ago and was only beaten a couple of lengths by Mayson. He was a couple of pounds better off today, so I thought he had a bit of a squeak."

Malcolm McCaull, the trainer's travelling head lad, added: "It's been a great weekend and this horse is in a sales race at Fairyhouse in a couple of weeks, so he could go there next."

Fred Willetts kicked off the trainer's double by landing the Racing Again Tomorrow Selling Stakes.

The juvenile was given an enterprising ride by Silvestre De Sousa as the pair pinged the start, hugged the far rail and romped to an eight length victory over Whats For Pudding at 15-2.

Goodwood Review

Amanda Perrett had more than one reason for describing Mirror Lake's victory in the Listed Harwoods Racing Club & Employees EBF Alice Keppel Stakes at Goodwood as the highlight of her season.

Perrett was presented with her prize by her father Guy Harwood, who bestowed upon his daughter the expansive Coombelands complex in nearby Pulborough, from where he trained the outstanding Dancing Brave.

Mirror Lake (9-4 favourite) carried the same Khalid Abdullah colours and the importance of having a smart prospect for the Saudi prince was not lost on the team as she picked up attractively for Pat Dobbs at the furlong pole and stayed on well to beat Fastback by three-quarters of a length.

The trainer said: "I'm really delighted about that. The Prince has been a tremendous supporter of mine since I took over from dad in 1996 and it's lovely to win a Listed race with a quality horse for him.

"It's also really important to have winners at our local track. It has made our season.

"She's in a Group Three in Ireland in a couple of weeks, but we'll need to discuss that first. She's a progressive filly and I hope she'll be with us next year."

Leelu (9-2) strutted her stuff in the Goodwood Revival Handicap, while Godolphin's Emirates Dream (11-2) was a revelation back down to a mile from a mile and a half in the GG Club Handicap.

Ross Atkinson got the right tune out of The Human League (5-1) to shade a tight finish to the Goodwood Freephone 08000188191 Apprentice Stakes.

Memory Disappoints

Memory proved a bitterly disappointing favourite as Misty For Me made all to triumph in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

Richard Hannon's unbeaten filly was sent off the even-money market leader to make it a fourth win on the bounce, but she was held up by Richard Hughes in the early stages and could never get into the race.

Seamus Heffernan kept the Aidan O'Brien-trained Misty For Me (10-1) well up to her work in the final furlong, first resisting stable companion Together, then holding off Laughing Lashes by a length. Kissable ran on to grab third spot.

It was O'Brien's first sucess in the race since Rumplestiltskin triumphed in 2005 and the winner was gaining revenge on Laughing Lashes, who had beaten her over course and distance in the Debutante Stakes earlier in the month.

The trainer said: "She's very progressive. That day she won her maiden was only her second start and she has progressed every run. Even the last day when the filly got by her she wasn't finished.

"Her dam is a half-sister to Fasliyev, so there is speed there. The Galileos don't know when to give up. She's so courageous and has the pace to go.

"Seamus always felt she was crying out for a mile. We'll have a look at the Fillies' Mile at Ascot for her while France (Prix Marcel Boussac) is also a possible. She's not short of speed and stays very well."

Harry Herbert, racing manager for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, added of Memory: "Richard got off her and said she was just never going at all. There's definitely something not quite right with her. She wasn't up for it at all, she didn't travel and ran very, very flat.

"Richard looked after her after that. Maybe we will find something not quite right with her through blood tests or scopes as one or two of Richard Hannon's do just seem to have gone off the boil a bit.

"I think it's been a bad day for her and we will simply put a line through that run. I will have to speak to Richard, but I think we will probably look to drop back in trip now and the Cheveley Park looks a likely target."

News From Henry de Bromheads Yard

Henry de Bromhead has another smart prospect on his hands as Kilmurry made it two wins from three starts over fences in the Deacy & Associates Novice Chase at Galway.

A 12-length scorer last time out at the Ballybrit venue, the five-year-old was always handy and hit the front at the last before keeping on strongly to see off Lady Hillingdon by a length and three-quarters.

De Bromhead, who is responsible for Arkle winner Sizing Europe, said of the 7-4 favourite: "It was a more competitive race, but he did it well.

"Andrew (Lynch) said he came up out of his hands at a couple. He just loves jumping and he's already probably 20lb higher than he was over hurdles.

"He stays so well, he had to do a lot of the donkey work, and I'd say we'd step him up in trip now. He'll probably miss Listowel and go for a Grade Two at Tipperary in October, or there's a race for him at Cheltenham in November.

"We'll probably give him a break over the winter. He's won on soft before, but he probably wouldn't want it really testing."

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8/1>9/2 WINNER!

Nice 9/2 WINNER Doncaster Rover...advised at 8/1 early yesterday! Big Priced runner expected to be there or thereabouts today. Message on Members Line from 10 am G` Luck!

Ralph Beckett is looking forward to seeing how Princess Severus copes with a step up in class when she tackles the Chichester Observer Prestige Stakes at Goodwood.

The youngster overcame a tardy start to win as she liked on her racecourse introduction at Leicester and her trainer is anticipating plenty of improvement.

"She'll like the ground, which is one of the main reasons we're running," said Beckett.

Fallon In Bother...AGAIN!

Kieren Fallon was given a heavy punishment by the stewards for his winning ride on the Luca Cumani-trained Piceno in the Breheny Nursery at Newmarket.

For allowing his mount to drift right without sufficient correction he was given a three-day suspension (September 10, 12 and 13), including the Friday of the St Leger meeting, and he was handed another two days (September 14 and 15) for using his whip down the shoulder in the forehand position.

The 4-5 favourite was carrying a penalty for an easy victory at Salisbury last week, but found himself locked in a long battle with Askaud, prevailing by a neck in the end.

Piceno intimidated Askaud into drifting across the track, although Fallon had his whip in the correct hand and the placings remained unaltered after a lengthy inquiry.

"It is strange for his pedigree but the further they went, the better he was going," remarked Cumani of the winner.

News From Ballydoyle

Aidan O'Brien's top-class colt St Nicholas Abbey is a fascinating possible contender for the Diamond Stakes at Dundalk on October 1.

The Montjeu colt has been off the track since losing his unbeaten record when sixth in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May, but features among 32 entries for the 10-furlong contest - part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge 'Win And You're In' Series.

Ralph Beckett's Muhannak won the inaugural running in 2008 and went on to land the Breeders' Cup Marathon at Santa Anita, while O'Brien's Mastercraftsman was victorious last year and signed off his career with a fourth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

As well as St Nicholas Abbey, the Ballydoyle handler has left in the classy Steinbeck and Beethoven.

New Planet Plans

Unbeaten juvenile New Planet is set to test the water in Pattern company for the first time in Doncaster's Polypipe Flying Childers Stakes on September 10.

The youngster confirmed the promise of a Beverley debut success by scoring in Listed company at York last week and trainer John Quinn is hopeful his charge can progress further in the coming months.

Goodwood Preview

Only four runners will go to post for Saturday's totesport.com Celebration Mile at Goodwood.

The track has been hit by torrential overnight rain, forcing the abandonment of Thursday evening's meeting, but the weekend's action has been given the green light.

The four to make up the line-up are headed by Sir Michael Stoute's Main Aim, set to be ridden by Eddie Ahern. Stoute has an enviable record in the Group Two heat, having won six of the last 10 renewals. Richard Hannon's Vitznau, the Bryan Smart-trained Summer Fete and Saeed bin Suroor's Poet's Voice complete the quartet.

The Marcus Tregoning-trained Finjaan, Godolphin's Rio De La Plata, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Beethoven, Mark Johnston's Rainfall and Chris Wall's Premio Loco, have all been taken out.

Wall has had the race in mind for Premio Loco since the Sussex Stakes, but did not want to risk his stable star on unsuitable ground and may bring him back to seven furlongs at the St Leger meeting.

"I don't want to run the horse on very soft ground, and I appreciate that they probably called Thursday's meeting off to preserve the ground for the weekend, but it can only be very soft," said Wall.

"It's been the plan for a while and looked a good opportunity for him, but it hasn't worked out and we'll have to move on to Plan B. That might be to run him in the Park Stakes at Doncaster but we'll just have to see what the ground is like.

"The Sussex Stakes proved to us that Group Ones are going to be tough for him. If we didn't go for the QEII, there is a race at Longchamp on Arc weekend for him, the Prix Daniel Wildenstein."

Thumbs Up For Goodwood

This weekend's cards at Goodwood, featuring tomorrow's totesport.com Celebration Mile, have been given the go-ahead.

Thursday evening's meeting at the Sussex venue had been abandoned due to a waterlogged track, but clerk of the course Seamus Buckley delivered the pleasing news following an assessment of conditions on Friday morning.

Buckley said: "The going is soft and we are perfectly raceable. We had just two millimetres of rain since midnight and there is no more standing water on the track. The forecast is for a dry and sunny weekend so we're obviously delighted."

Ayr Gold Cup Early News

Prime Defender has been allotted top weight of 9st 10lb in the William Hill Gold Cup at Ayr on September 18.

Barry Hills' six-year-old won the Group Two Duke of York Stakes in May and was fourth in the Nunthorpe last week.

Stewards' Cup hero Evens And Odds (9st 5lb), International Stakes winner Castles In The Air (9st 4lb), the veteran Knot In Wood (9st 3lb) and last year's Ayr Gold Cup victor Jimmy Styles (9st 4lb) are others towards the head of the weights.

Great St Wilfrid scorer Damika (8st 13lb) and the Jim Goldie-trained Hawkeyethenoo (8st 12lb) are others to catch the eye.

Dinkum Diamond

Dinkum Diamond is set to enjoy a drop in class following his creditable performance in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York last Friday.

Henry Candy's juvenile was badly hampered after a furlong of the Group One contest, but came home well to finish seventh behind a number of hardened sprinters. Candy feels his charge is learning all the time, with a Listed event at Ayr on September 17 next on the youngster's agenda.

"He's come out of the race very well and we were delighted with him. He got well and truly stopped after a furlong and you can't afford for that to happen in a race over five furlongs run in less than 58 seconds," said Candy.

"He was a bit unlucky and he was really the only horse finishing in the end, so I thought it was a hell of an effort.

"He was perfect in the preliminaries this time so he must be growing up a bit. He hacked down to the start on a loose rein with his ears pricked.

"He will probably look at the Harry Rosebery Stakes at Ayr for him next (September 17)."

Chepstow Changes

Officials at Chepstow have announced that their final two Flat fixtures of the year have been switched to alternative racecourses.

The Welsh venue called off last Thursday's meeting as clerk of the course Keith Ottesen was not happy with some areas of the track and experts have since diagnosed an outbreak of root gall nematodes.

The Bank Holiday Monday fixture has subsequently been switched to Bath and now the meetings on September 3 and September 9, have been moved to Brighton and Bath respectively.

Jim Allen, head of racing development, at racecourse owners Northern Racing, said: "We are taking an early decision about the two September meetings so that owners and trainers can make their running plans with full certainty of where the fixtures will take place.

"We also apologise should these transfers cause anyone inconvenience."

Ottesen added: "We have several small areas of turf that are affected by root gall nematodes.

"We are tackling the issue and seeking to eradicate it, working with agronomists and scientists who are experts in this field."

The next racing scheduled at Chepstow is the first National Hunt fixture on October 9.

Yarmouth Review...Bookies "Tonked"!

Bookmakers took a battering at Yarmouth as five of the six races went to short-priced favourites.

Neil Callan was a key contributor as he landed a quickfire double initiated by John Gosden's giant two-year-old Buthelezi in the Avenue Pub & Restaurant Novice Stakes.

Anchored just off the pace, the 10-11 favourite stormed ahead through the final furlong, despite showing signs of inexperience, to record a head victory over the eyecatching Dux Scholar.

Smart prospect Harry Patch completed the double in the Avenue Pub & Restaurant Handicap.

Callan kept Michael Jarvis's charge prominent throughout before the even-money shot quickened smartly inside the final furlong to record a one-and-a-half-length victory over the gambled-on Mac's Power. Next month's Ayr Gold Cup could now be on the agenda.

Michael Bell's Shesells Seashells justified 7-2 co-favouritism to land the opening Avenue Pub Handicap in good fashion.

Held up off the pace, Hayley Turner rousted along the progressive three-year-old inside the final two furlongs to burst down the outside of the track and record a one-and-a-half-length victory over fellow co-favourite Cat Hunter.

Nelson's Bounty (5-2) took the Floral Designs Florist Gorleston Handicap under Tony Culhane, who waited patiently before sweeping through with purpose on Paul D'Arcy's gelding to claim a one-and-a-quarter-length victory over Osgood.

The trainer said: "It wasn't a particularly strong race, but he has done it well. He is a big, immature horse who has only just started to find himself. He definitely appreciated the cut in the ground and we will see what the handicapper does to us now."

Hamloola (1-2 favourite) looked impressive when scoring by eight lengths in the Yarmouth Greyhound Stadium Maiden Fillies' Stakes, while Wake Up Call (13-8 favourite) bagged a course-and-distance hat-trick in the Norfolk And Suffolk Animal Trust Fillies' Handicap.

Ryan Moore Update

Champion jockey Ryan Moore will not return to the saddle until Friday at the earliest.

Moore had been booked to ride Sir Michael Stoute's Profondo Rosso in Wednesday's oddschecker.com Maiden Stakes at Brighton, but has been replaced by Kieren Fallon.

He had been pencilled in for a couple of rides at Ffos Las on Thursday and his father, trainer Gary Moore, was hoping he would be back, but his name did not appear on the final card.

He is recovering from a wrist injury sustained in a fall from Rocket Rob at Windsor on August 9 and is currently lying in third place in the jockeys' championship.

News From The Jarvis Yard

Michael Jarvis is keeping his fingers crossed Warm Breeze can plunder some of the huge prize-money on offer in Saturday's £100,000 Tattersalls Millions Auction Stakes at Newmarket.

The daughter of Oasis Dream rewarded odds-on backers with a hugely impressive debut success at Nottingham last month and Jarvis is hoping for further improvement.

The handler said: "We have been aiming Warm Breeze at the race for quite some time now. It's a race with a nice prize over six furlongs and a lot of horses from Tattersalls Book 1 are bred to go a bit further."

He added: "She's getting a 5lb sex allowance as well, which will hopefully help her cause. Our filly is a speedy sort and the manner of her victory at Nottingham wasn't surprising - she had been working well at home and it looks like it was a pretty ordinary race.

"Having said that, you can only beat what is in front of you and she did it well. We also have the option of the other Tattersalls races later in the season. Hopefully she can perform well on Saturday and we can see what her optimum trip is.

"She is certainly not short of pace and it remains to be seen if she has a future over sprint distances or whether we will step her up in distance."

Byword For Arc?

Andre Fabre's Byword could be prepared for a tilt at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe following his fine effort in last week's Juddmonte International at York.

The Prince Of Wales's Stakes winner had to make do with a close-up third on the Knavesmire as Rip Van Winkle took top honours and Twice Over, second to Byword at Royal Ascot, reversed the form.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, said: "Byword ran a good race at York and seems to have taken it well. He could now go for an Arc trial and we are considering the Prix Foy at Longchamp. We can then make a decision on him thereafter."

He added: "He's by Peintre Celebre who won an Arc, so he's got one half of it covered on the stamina front. He's quite a versatile horse as he's won a Group Two over a mile this year.

"He's got plenty of speed, but I don't see any reason why he wouldn't stay the mile and a half."

Sariska? What Next?

Connections of Sariska are still debating their next move after the filly refused to race at York last week.

Last year's dual Classic winner entered the stalls as the 85-40 favourite for the Yorkshire Oaks but planted herself when the gates opened on the Knavesmire, where she had previously won twice.

The four-year-old is "a little quirky" according to trainer Michael Bell, who has not drawn stumps with her yet and is planning to discuss the possibilities with owner Lady Bamford on his return from a trip to the States.

He said: "I'm in America until Monday, so we will be discussing the plan when I get back. The filly is still in training, she has been cantering away and is absolutely fine.

"I spoke to Lady Bamford after the race and it was the intention to run again, but I'll talk to her again when I get back. We'll have to see what the plan is."

Scary!

Chepstow will assess conditions at 9am on Monday morning as they continue to battle against an outbreak of microscopic parasitic worms.

The Welsh venue was forced to abandon last Thursday's meeting as clerk of the course Keith Ottesen was not happy with some areas of the track, and experts have since diagnosed an outbreak of root gall nematodes.

Chepstow are due to race on Bank Holiday Monday, but Ottesen is keen to check the progress of the recovery with a view to switching the fixture to fellow Northern Racing track Bath.

He said: "We are just taking a step-by-step approach with this and doing whatever we can. You can't see the root gall nematodes, but they are there and they attach themselves and cut off the supply of nutrients and water to the turf.

"It only affects certain types of grass and it is only small patches of the track that are affected. We have taken advice from Dr Colin Fleming, who is a leading authority on nematodes, and we are working on the track.

"We are spraying and that should help us over the next two to three weeks, and the current wet weather is a help in terms of reseeding.

"The plan is there to switch the meeting to Bath, but obviously we would like to race, although we have to be satisfied it is safe to do so."

Seta Wins AGAIN!

Seta scraped home for her third consecutive victory this season in the Danepak Atalanta Stakes at Sandown.

The Luca Cumani-trained filly drifted markedly in the betting for this mile Listed race (sent off at 11-4) and was usurped as favourite by Decorative, who needed a shoe replacing at the start and was too keen, eventually dropping away in last.

Thanks to a positive ride from Jean-Pierre Guillambert, Seta repelled the late challenge of Long Lashes by a short head.

Mark Brisbourne's bargain buy Belle Royale gained her fourth success of the season in decisive fashion in the totepool Flexi Betting EBF Combermere Fillies' Conditions Stakes at Chester.

The 9-4 chance swept into the lead as they entered the short straight and stuck to her task in fine style to hold off the determined challenge of Admirable Spirit by a length and a quarter.

"She has won four times and finished second five times from 11 outings this year and Franny (Norton) said she is improving all the time," said Brisbourne.

"He said she cornered better today than she has around here in the past, but says she is a few pounds better on a straight course.

"We will have a think now about a fillies-only handicap over six and a half furlongs at Doncaster's St Leger meeting, and there is also the Firth Of Clyde Stakes at Ayr if the ground was soft. I think she is entitled to take her chance.

"I bought four horses at Doncaster Sales for less than 10,000gns in total and she was the cheapest of the lot at 800gns!"

Punters were left shell-shocked when Eric Alston's 33-1 chance Great Charm won the opening first division of the totepool Handicap at Chester.

Despite having the worst of the draw in the six-furlong test, Pat Cosgrave had him smartly away and in a very handy position.

Having been second into the straight, he headed Tyfos over a furlong out and kept going gamely to hold the challenge of the 4-1 favourite Roker Park by half a length.

Alston, who trains Great Charm for owner-breeders Gary and Lesley Middlebrook, was represented by his wife Sue, who explained: "We have two runners at Sandown and we had to toss a coin about who went where and I won, so here I am at our local course!

More From The Jarvis Yard

Michael Jarvis is looking forward to seeing Rainbow Peak tackle Pattern-race company for the first time in Friday's Sky Bet Strensall Stakes at York.

The four-year-old has won four of his five career starts and barely came off the bridle when running away with the Wolferton Handicap at Royal Ascot. He has suffered a minor injury since but his trainer is confident he is back firing on all cylinders ahead of the hardest test of the gelding's career to date.

"He had a setback just before we were going to run him at the previous meeting at York, but he's absolutely fine now and has been working well. He's in very good form. He's dropping back a furlong, but I don't envisage that being a problem," said Jarvis.

"He's obviously a progressive horse - he's been running in Listed races and is up to a Group race now, so he needs to step up again. The drying ground won't be a problem for him."

Opinion Poll...Where Next?

Michael Jarvis is eyeing further staying prizes for Opinion Poll following his battling success in the Lonsdale Cup at York.

The trainer has always been of the opinion that his charge is better in softer conditions but he overcame the quicker ground to record his first win in Group company on Wednesday.

"We just got away with the ground. I've never said he doesn't go on decent ground, he's just better when it's soft. Some horses won't go on firm ground. He does go on it, but he's a few pounds better with some cut. Hopefully it bodes well for the rest of the season and there aren't that many options left for him," said Jarvis.

Borderlescott Runs Tomorrow

Borderlescott is set to defend his crown in Friday's Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York and features among 13 declarations for the Group One heat.Robin Bastiman's stable stalwart is chasing a hat-trick in the race having also scored when it was run at Newmarket in 2008. He looked highly unlikely to line up this year after suffering what was initially thought to have been a season-ending injury following a recent success at Goodwood.

Sariska Big Hope

Michael Bell described Thursday's Darley Yorkshire Oaks as "one for the purists" as he prepares to saddle his star filly Sariska.Last year's double Oaks winner was second in the Group One contest 12 months ago, and seems set to face another stern examination. This year's dual Oaks winner Snow Fairy, as well as Midday,look the chief opposition, but Bell could not be happier with Sariska on her first start since finishing second in June's Coronation Cup.

Bell Confident

Michael Bell is hopeful Margot Did can open her Pattern-race account in the Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes at York today. Following a couple of impressive displays in lesser company, the juvenile was beaten just a head by Memory in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot, and was then half a length behind Soraaya in the Princess Margaret Stakes."It would be great to see her win one of these and I think the track will suit her far better than Ascot. There's no uphill finish and we're very hopeful, but there are two or three in there that are going to give her a run for her money again. She's a class act," said Bell.

The Man`s Back!

Ruby Walsh registered his first victory since his return from injury with an all-the-way win on Glantara in the Jameson Novice Chase at Killarney.

The champion jockey broke his arm in a fall from Celestial Halo in the Aintree Hurdle back in April and could only manage third on his comeback at Roscommon on Monday.

Partnering the 5-1 shot Glantara for John Kiely here, he dictated terms to suit himself and readily saw off the threat of Armaramak by five and a half lengths.

Gimcrack Update

Ed McMahon's thoughts will be with the absent Richard Mullen if the unbeaten Temple Meads wins the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York.

The jockey has received a one-day suspension which rules him out of the Group Two event, in which he has been replaced by Jimmy Fortune.

"This is a no-excuse race, everything has gone right. The only downside is we haven't got the original pilot," said the trainer.

"Richard Mullen is banned for one day and I think the rule should be looked at. When jockeys get a one-day ban it is just a misdemeanour and I think they can either have the holiday or be fined two riding fees, but that would enable them to ride in these races."

McMahon has been pleased with Temple Meads' preparation and believes the step up to six furlongs should suit following his Super Sprint success at Newbury.

The Lichfield-based handler went on: "This is his hardest task, but we've had no hold-ups since Newbury, whereas we did before the Super Sprint. I think the step up to six furlongs will suit, but I'm just hoping the ground stays good."

Temple Meads has one less rival to face as Jeremy Noseda's Railway Stakes winner Formosina has been pulled out on account of his blood analysis being abnormal.

York Tuesday Review...Northern Lads Do Well!

Yorkshire celebrated the opening winner of the 2010 Ebor Festival as the Tim Easterby-trained Hamish McGonagall obliged in the Symphony Group Handicap.

Easterby, who trains at Great Habton in Malton, has already managed to grab two decent prizes with the five-year-old this season, on the Knavesmire in May and then at Musselburgh.

Sent off at 9-1, Hamish McGonagall and David Allan were always in the vanguard and pulled away comfortably in the closing stages to score by a length and a half from Judge 'N Jury.

Easterby said: "He's taken time to come to himself. He's a really big horse but he's strengthened up now and he's just a proper horse.

"He's only got two speeds - hack and very fast. Russ Garrity rides him at home and he has to work on his own because he can be very keen. He likes to get his toe in, but he wouldn't want the ground too heavy.

"He's in a race at the Curragh on Sunday week (Flying Five Stakes), but we'll just see how he comes out of this as he's had quite a hard race. It's fantastic to have winners here - this is our Ascot."

There was further success for the home county in the sportingbet.com Nursery as Puddle Duck (6-1) struck for Thirsk-based handler Kevin Ryan in the hands of Jamie Spencer.

"He's routed them there and we might have to step up a level now, but we'll see what the handicapper says," said Ryan.

"He's a tough horse and improving all the time. He can be a bit slow into his stride from the gate sometimes and that might catch him out, but he's a good horse and I'm delighted he's won."

The Patrington Haven Leisure Park Handicap brought proceedings to a close and it was the Michael Dods-trained Sweet Lightning (14-1) who clung on to take top honours, just repelling Royal Destination by a head.

Dangerous Fancied

Brian Meehan is hoping the ground will be right for Dangerous Midge when he carries top weight in the totesport Ebor at York.

The four-year-old, runaway winner of the Old Newton Cup at Haydock last time, missed an intended run in the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury on Saturday when the rain came.

"He was meant to run on Saturday but the ground came up too soft. As an alternative, I am looking forward to running him in the Ebor. He is consistent and can win," said the trainer.

Moore OUT!

Champion jockey Ryan Moore has been ruled out of the Ebor meeting at York.

It emerged on Sunday that Moore would miss the opening day of the fixture, but his name was also absent from the declarations for Wednesday's runners.

He had hoped to make an appearance at the showpiece meeting, but agent Tony Hind confirmed the jockey needs more recovery time. Moore injured his wrist when falling having passed the winning line on Rocket Rob in the rippleffect.com at Windsor last Monday.

"I spoke to his partner, Michelle, and she just said to take him off all the horses all week," said Hind.

"That's as far as I have got. I haven't bothered him and I just told her to tell him to ring me when he's ready to come back."

Kieren Fallon steps in to ride the filly Rosika in the totesport Ebor, and also The Fonze in the Racing UK Handicap.

The mount on Ask in the Lonsdale Cup has gone to Olivier Peslier, who replaced Moore on Harbinger in the King George.

Connections of Rewilding are looking forward to his reappearance in the sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes at York on Tuesday.

The ex-French colt has not run since finishing a fine third behind Workforce in the Investec Derby back in June, and is using the Knavesmire contest as a stepping stone to the Ladbrokes St Leger.

"His run in the Derby was excellent. He was third and came from a long way back. He didn't really handle the track that well and I think the Knavesmire will suit him much better," Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford told At The Races.

More Juddmonte News

Rip Van Winkle will face tough opposition from the likes of Byword, Twice Over and Dick Turpin in the Juddmonte International after nine horses were declared for Tuesday's York contest.

Aidan O'Brien's star, twice a winner at Group One level already, will be seeking to step up on his second to Dick Turpin's stablemate Canford Cliffs in the Sussex Stakes last time out.

Owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah, who has Byword and Twice Over in the 10-furlong contest, has yet to win the race his Juddmonte Farms has backed since 1989.

His duo fought out of the finish of the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, with the Andre Fabre-trained Byword beating Henry Cecil's Twice Over by half a length.

Twice Over has since tasted victory in another Group One event, the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

The Richard Hannon-trained Dick Turpin, who was supplemented at a cost of £50,000 at the confirmation stage, tackles an extended mile and a quarter for the first time after his win in the Prix Jean Prat.

Juddmonte Preview

Frankie Dettori will ride Cavalryman for Godolphin in the Juddmonte International at York on Tuesday, with Kieren Fallon on Cutlass Bay.

The pair are among the outsiders for the Group One event even though Cavalryman finished third to Sea The Stars in last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

"The horse needs to race, he's crying out for a run now," Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford told At The Races.

"He had a disappointing run at Ascot (when last in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes), where he pulled a muscle coming out of the stalls and never got involved in the race.

"Prior to that he'd run very well in the Coronation Cup. He was a little bit unlucky not to make the frame.

"He needed to run pretty soon, so we've had him well entered up and we're just thinking the Juddmonte is probably the right race for him.

"He was third in the Arc last year, but we haven't seen that level of form since. He keeps it all up his sleeve and you don't ever see it at home.

"A lot of his work is just routine work. He's healthy, he's well in himself, he's fit and he'll run a good race."

Gimcrack Fancy

Approve will try to regain the winning thread in Wednesday's Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York.

The William Haggas-trained juvenile blazed to victory in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot on what was his fourth racecourse start, but he has had to settle for minor honours in two subsequent starts.

While fourth place in the July Stakes and third in the Prix Robert Papin still represents decent form, Haggas thinks he has something to find against some possibly progressive rivals.

He said: "He is fine but is very exposed now. He is a decent horse with lots of experience taking on more unexposed horses.

"I don't think the ground is too important to him as he has won on quick ground but also ran well in France on softer going."

Great St Wilfred Preview

Kevin Ryan is confident Tiddliwinks can gain compensation for a luckless run at Glorious Goodwood by landing the William Hill Great St Wilfrid at Ripon on Saturday.

The four-year-old was beaten just a length and a half into fourth in the Stewards' Sprint.

"Tiddliwinks ran really well at Goodwood where the draw was a big disadvantage to him. He didn't join the main pack until three furlongs out and maybe with a better draw he'd have won," said Ryan.

"He's in great form, has a lovely racing weight and it's going to happen for him one day."

As well as Tiddliwinks (stall 10), Ryan also saddles Everymanforhimself (eight) and Advanced (17), and feels the latter may have fared best in the draw.

"They normally split into two groups at Ripon and I think it's quite important to be where the pace is," the trainer told At The Races.

"Advanced is drawn 17 and there looks to be quite a few fancied horses drawn high. He ran a great race to finish third in this last year and is coming into the race very well. Everymanforhimself is just struggling to find his form this year, a bit like last year really.

"But he ended up running in the Portland at Doncaster and finished second, so if he turns up on the day and decides to put his best foot forward, he can be a threat."

A total of 20 runners are due to go to post for competitive handicap, with sprint king Dandy Nicholls relying on 2008 winner Tajneed (20) as his other major candidate, Joseph Henry, missed the cut.

Tim Easterby saddles the in-form Favourite Girl (3) and Midnight Martini (16), while Rileyskeepingfaith (18) is a leading contender for Mick Channon. Other interesting runners include Pavershooz (6) and top-weight Knot In Wood (4).

CGA Hungerforfd Stakes Preview

Betfair Cup winner Lord Shanakill heads a list of 22 entries for the CGA Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Henry Cecil's four-year-old will be up against four opponents who finished behind him at Goodwood, including the fast-finishing runner-up Cat Junior.

Main Aim was also narrowly behind that day, with Sir Michael Stoute represented further by the Queen's filly Golden Stream. Godolphin have entered Fravashi and Shakespearean.

Aidan O'Brien could attempt to break his duck in the race by sending Sussex Stakes fourth Beethoven as part of a three-pronged Irish attack, which consists of Duff for Edward Lynam and Rock Jock for Tracey Collins.

Clive Cox has high hopes for last year's winner Balthazaar's Gift. Having encountered trouble in running in the Betfair Cup, Cox is confident of a good showing on his return to Newbury, particularly if the weather holds up.

Cox said: "We are very much looking forward to him. He didn't get a lot of racing room in the Lennox (Betfair Cup) last time and seven furlongs is bang on his trip. Hopefully he can show his true running in a race he won last year.

"Looking at the forecast I would hope that we would get a dry end to the week, which would be fine. I'm very happy with him."

Ryan Has A Tumble

Champion jockey Ryan Moore has been taken to Wrexham Park Hospital after suffering a wrist injury at Windsor on Monday night.

Moore has sustained a suspected soft-tissue injury after his mount, Rocket Rob, fell having passed the winning line in third place in the rippleffect.com Handicap.

Marco Botti's four-year-old slipped up on the far rail and unseated the luckless Moore, who had earlier in the day been dealt a major blow when Harbinger, whom he rode on eight of his nine career starts, was retired from racing.

Windsor clerk of the course Gemma Charrington said: "Ryan had a bit of a tumble and was taken to Wrexham Park for provisional X-rays and further assessment."

Hot Stuff From Hot Prospect

Hot Prospect is set for a step back up in class following an impressive success in the totescoop6 Heritage Handicap at Haydock.

Trained by Michael Jarvis for Alan Spence, Hot Prospect (5-1) cruised into the lead just over a furlong out in the mile-and-a-quarter test and pulled clear to win by an eased-down one and three-quarter lengths from Magaling.

"I have just had a horse beaten by a short head at Ascot so I have come to the right place," said Spence.

"The plan had been to run Hot Prospect in either the Rose Of Lancaster earlier in the afternoon or this handicap and we decided that if he won or ran well in that race (Rose Of Lancaster), he wouldn't be able to go for a handicap afterwards.

"So we went for this and he can now go for a Listed or Group race. We have a few options because although he won on soft ground today, he does not mind the firm either."

Neil Callan, who deputised for the suspended Philip Robinson in the saddle, added: "He did it very well, but he was a Group horse in a handicap."

Tony Ruled Out...get well soon!

Tony Hamilton is most unlikely to ride again this season after breaking his pelvis in three places at Ayr on Saturday night.

He was taken to Ayr Hospital after his mount Flying Statesman reared over backwards and landed on him before the start of a seven-furlong claimer.

Hamilton had replaced the ill Paul Hanagan on the Richard Fahey-trained three-year-old, who was down to have his first race since last season's Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

"It will be a long job and he won't ride again this season," said his agent, Richard Hale.

"He is having a CT scan in the lower back region for a full check.

"They are giving him plenty of drugs as he's in a lot of pain.

Hamilton, who is number two to Hanagan at Fahey's North Yorkshire stable, has ridden 29 winners this season.

Shergar Cup Update

Fran Berry and Alan Munro have been named as the final two riders to compete in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday.

Officials were left searching for replacement jockeys after the likes of Ryan Moore, Kieren Fallon and Frankie Dettori pulled out of the meeting earlier in the week, but the teams have now been finalised.

Hayley Turner, riding in her fourth Shergar Cup, will captain the Great Britain squad and is joined by Jim Crowley and Munro.

Richard Hughes, twice winner of the Shergar Cup Silver Saddle, was drafted in as captain of the Irish team following Fallon's defection and he is accompanied by Pat Smullen and John Oxx's stable jockey Fran Berry.

King George-winning rider Olivier Peslier captains the European hopes and will have Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon and Italian Umberto Rispoli on his side.

The jockeys for the fourth and final team, the Rest Of The World, are South Africa's Anton Marcus (captain), Japanese rider Yasunari Iwata and Australian Luke Nolen.

Hanagan To Miss Ebor

Paul Hanagan endured a mixed day at Newcastle as he rode a double on the card and picked up a riding suspension that rules him out of the totesport Ebor at York on August 18.The title-chasing jockey headed to Gosforth Park with 113 winners for the season to his credit and added to his tally on board the Kevin Ryan-trained Sharp Eclipse (5-2) in the Sendrig Construction Handicap.Hanagan had to be at his strongest to guide the three-year-old to a first career success at the 11th attempt, but the stewards handed him the one-day ban for using his whip with excessive frequency.Hanagan went on to complete his brace in the Support Good Causes At sportpool.co.uk Rating Related Maiden Stakes as 3-1 shot Mufti, trained by Jeremy Noseda, proved much too good for his rivals.The jockey also suffered narrow defeats when second on Nicola's Dream in the opening nursery and on Lake Chini in the six-furlong handicap, while he was third on Inside in the six-furlong maiden.

O`Brien Asked The Question

A British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing into whether Aidan O'Brien breached the Rules of Racing following the running of Cape Blanco in the Dante at York in May has been adjourned.

The Ballydoyle handler was charged with acting in a manner prejudicial to the conduct and/or good reputation of racing following the colt's victory over subsequent Derby winner Workforce.

He was also charged with encouraging or causing his employee Pat Keating to refuse to comply with two instructions given by the stewards.

The first was that Cape Blanco be trotted up before the BHA vet and the senior racecourse vet as part of their examination of the colt prior to leaving the racecourse, and the second was an instruction to attend a stewards' inquiry into the refusal.

Keating was charged with two breaches of the rules over his failure to comply with the instructions.

At the hearing, O'Brien admitted breaking two rules, but denied being in breach of the one concerning acting in a manner prejudicial to the conduct and/or good reputation of racing.

The panel heard legal submissions and having concluded that they should inquire into the refusal to allow Cape Blanco to be examined, the hearing was adjourned for the consideration of that charge until a date to be arranged.

Harbinger Update

Harry Herbert has warned Harbinger will not line up in the Juddmonte International at York later this month if ground conditions are deemed unsuitable.

The four-year-old became the highest-rated horse in the world following his devastating King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes success, and the Knavesmire Group One is his next target on the way to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

However, the Dansili colt would have to be supplemented for the race at a cost of £50,000 and Herbert, racing manager for owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, warned ground conditions will be have to be right if he is to take his chance on August 17.

Herbert said: "I've been talking to Sir Michael (Stoute) and we just thought it was important to let everybody know that Harbinger would not be supplemented for York unless ground conditions were suitable for the horse.

"If it was very fast ground he wouldn't run and if it was fast ground come supplementary day (August 11) and it looked like it would be too quick for him, then obviously that would be a non-starter.

"The horse seems in great form, Sir Michael is very pleased with him and the plan is very much to run there, but the ground must be suitable."

Besty Fancies Stone Of Folca

John Best is confident Stone Of Folca can follow in the hoofprints of former stable star Kingsgate Native by landing the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

The trainer has described Stone Of Folca as the fastest horse he has ever trained and there was little wrong with his neck second to Zebedee in last week's Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood.

Kingsgate Native filled the runner-up spot in the same Goodwood contest before going on to beat his elders on the Knavesmire and Best feels his latest star juvenile has major claims in the Group One event on August 20.

"He came out of Goodwood spot-on and we've had no problems at all," said Best.

"We were worried about how he'd handle the preliminaries as he got a bit hot at Ascot, but I was delighted with him in that respect as he was very well behaved and went down to post early very nicely.

"Nothing went right for him in the race itself. They didn't go quick enough and he possibly didn't get the smoothest run in the closing stages. Zebedee got the perfect run and I thought it was an unbelievable ride by Richard Hughes to get him there.

"Jimmy (Quinn) did manage to anchor our horse and I didn't think there was another horse travelling quite like him, even though Zebedee was very relaxed. I just think if they'd gone quicker we would have won it and if we'd got a smoother run, we possibly would have won as well."

He went on: "The thing about the Nunthorpe is they will go 100 miles per hour and that will suit us perfectly. This horse is just so fast and the ideal scenario would be for Equiano to run and hopefully we're drawn near him.

"Then hopefully we can track him, just like Zebedee tracked us at Goodwood. Looking at the race, I think Equiano and Kingsgate Native are the two for me - and mine of course!

"I think the track at York will suit us really well and I see you can get 12-1, which is the same price Kingsgate was when he won it for us."

Betchworth Kid To Run In Ebor

The Betchworth Kid is ready to roll in the totesport Ebor, according to trainer Alan King.

A pleasing Goodwood Cup reappearance, following disappointment at the Cheltenham Festival, has tempted connections to contest big Flat handicaps this summer, with the Ebor first on the agenda.

An unlucky-in-running seventh on the Knavesmire last year, King was "chuffed to bits" with his Tobougg gelding at Goodwood, and believes the race has put the five-year-old bang on course.

"It was very pleasing, as he has only been back with us five weeks," said King.

"He ran just as we thought he would. Ideally, we could have done with another couple of weeks, but he needed a race before York and the timing was perfect.

"Hayley (Turner) said that he came there with half a chance of getting in the money, but a furlong and a half out he just took a gasp for air, and she sensibly looked after him then.

"The race will have done him the power of good, and he'll be out in the field again this weekend before we start continuing his preparation towards the Ebor, in which he ran so well in last year," the Barbury Castle handler told www.alankingracing.com.

Advised 4/1>7/2 WINNER For The Service!

Critical Moment earned a crack at one of the big races at York next month when making virtually all and gamely holding Desert Myth in the bluesq.com 'For 5 Places In Stewards' Cup' Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

The 7-2 shot sweated profusely in the preliminaries and had to use up plenty of early fuel to get the rail and the lead from Quarrel, but soon settled into a rhythm and found extra for Michael Hills to resist the runner-up by a head.

Both trainer Barry Hills and his son and assistant Charlie had plenty of complimentary things to say about the winner, who will now have his sights raised from this Listed race to the Group Three Strensall Stakes on the Knavesmire.

Hills snr said: "The grey horse (Quarrel) didn't do him any favours because he had to take him on, but we thought the track would suit our horse."

Charlie Hills added: "He had a nice draw and the plan was to make it. He sweated, but that's something he always does in the mornings.

"We weren't too sure about his trip early in the season, but we now know he's a miler. My heart was in my mouth as it got very close late on. We'll look at the Strensall Stakes, he has a really good cruising speed."

Hughes Breaks Record

Richard Hughes capped a truly glorious five days by landing a double on Pausanias and Eucharist to finish the Goodwood meeting with a record-breaking total of nine winners - all of them trained by Richard Hannon.

He scooped the Racing UK-sponsored leading rider award after Eucharist won the nursery to give him number nine, beating the previous best of eight shared by Lester Piggott, Kieren Fallon and Johnny Murtagh.

Hannon, who is Hughes's father-in-law, himself smashed the six-winner training record achieved at the meeting in 1989 by Sir Michael Stoute.