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South Wales Guardian
a day ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Formal response just what Balding hoped for
Winner of her first two starts for the now retired Sir Michael Stoute, she is now with Andrew Balding but disappointed first time out for her new yard in the Fred Darling at Newbury. Supported into 9-4 joint-favouritism, Oisin Murphy tracked The Waco Kid until breezing to the front early in the straight, beating Saqqara Sands by a length and a half. 'I thought she ran well in the Fred Darling, but it was a funny race and she got impeded at a vital stage and didn't give her true running,' said Balding. 'It made our decision easy and we skipped any idea of a Guineas and rebooted and this became the obvious choice. It's a relief to see her win like that. 'She had been quite keen early doors at home and her work is very good at home, but we thought now she had the first run under her belt we would take the hood off. She travelled really strongly but didn't over-race.' He added: 'I think we'll probably wait for something like the Oak Tree (at Goodwood, July 30). I don't think we want to be squeezing races into her and that looks the right spot. After that we know she goes well on slow ground so we would have the whole autumn ahead of us. 'She looked quite good there, but we will take it step by step.' Richard Fahey's Ecureuil Secret turned the Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap into a procession under Oisin Orr. Sent off a 28-1 chance, the former Edward O'Grady inmate came home four lengths clear of the pack. 'When I saw what price he was I thought I must be doing something wrong, but the form was in the book,' said Fahey. 'He's a huge horse and he's only going to improve. The plan was a run before going for the Wolferton at Royal Ascot and this was the only race I could find.' Murphy made it a double on the day when he teamed up with David O'Meara's Mirsky to win the Trustatrader Handicap by a length and three-quarters. Sent off the 9-4 favourite having won at Thirsk last time out, the result never looked in any doubt. 'David O'Meara often gives me winners and I'm very pleased with this lad,' said Murphy. 'I took a pull to allow Flight Plan to go on and it meant I was able to give my lad an easier time of it.' David Loughnane's Partisan Hero (7-2) made all the running under Silvestre de Sousa to deny Fahey and Orr a big-priced double with Golden Mind in the Debenhams Handicap.
Rhyl Journal
2 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Formal response just what Balding hoped for
Winner of her first two starts for the now retired Sir Michael Stoute, she is now with Andrew Balding but disappointed first time out for her new yard in the Fred Darling at Newbury. Supported into 9-4 joint-favouritism, Oisin Murphy tracked The Waco Kid until breezing to the front early in the straight, beating Saqqara Sands by a length and a half. 'I thought she ran well in the Fred Darling, but it was a funny race and she got impeded at a vital stage and didn't give her true running,' said Balding. 'It made our decision easy and we skipped any idea of a Guineas and rebooted and this became the obvious choice. It's a relief to see her win like that. 'She had been quite keen early doors at home and her work is very good at home, but we thought now she had the first run under her belt we would take the hood off. She travelled really strongly but didn't over-race.' He added: 'I think we'll probably wait for something like the Oak Tree (at Goodwood, July 30). I don't think we want to be squeezing races into her and that looks the right spot. After that we know she goes well on slow ground so we would have the whole autumn ahead of us. 'She looked quite good there, but we will take it step by step.' Richard Fahey's Ecureuil Secret turned the Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap into a procession under Oisin Orr. Sent off a 28-1 chance, the former Edward O'Grady inmate came home four lengths clear of the pack. 'When I saw what price he was I thought I must be doing something wrong, but the form was in the book,' said Fahey. 'He's a huge horse and he's only going to improve. The plan was a run before going for the Wolferton at Royal Ascot and this was the only race I could find.' Murphy made it a double on the day when he teamed up with David O'Meara's Mirsky to win the Trustatrader Handicap by a length and three-quarters. Sent off the 9-4 favourite having won at Thirsk last time out, the result never looked in any doubt. 'David O'Meara often gives me winners and I'm very pleased with this lad,' said Murphy. 'I took a pull to allow Flight Plan to go on and it meant I was able to give my lad an easier time of it.' David Loughnane's Partisan Hero (7-2) made all the running under Silvestre de Sousa to deny Fahey and Orr a big-priced double with Golden Mind in the Debenhams Handicap.
