Saturday 18 December 2010

Lingfields Feature Race Preview


Gerard Butler is expecting a good run from the hat-trick-seeking Akhmatova in the feature race at Lingfield Park, the Inside Track Racing Club Quebec Stakes.

The daughter of Cape Cross has been in good form of late, winning handicaps over the course and distance and at Kempton last month.

"I think she'll run very well. She likes it round Lingfield, we've a good man (Eddie Ahern) on board and I'm very hopeful," said the Newmarket trainer.


James Given has kept Hidden Glory busy of late, but is hoping the three-year-old gelding can put up a respectable show in the Listed contest.

"This will be his third race in 15 days, but he's had an easy time in between and seems well in himself," said the Lincolnshire trainer.

"It's a decent race with two horses rated 100 (Chapter And Verse and Suits Me) plus Gerard Butler's three-year-old filly (Akhmatova) off 91 and with her 5lb fillies' allowance.

"We're badly in with some, but they've all got to turn up and perform and we have to see where we can go with the horse.

"We've got Tom (Queally) on board and he used to be our stable jockey until Henry Cecil tempted him away, so we've got a good history together."