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Rhyl Journal
5 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Maranoa Charlie captains strong Bond squad at York
Although trained by Christopher Head in France, the Prix Jean Prat runner-up will have plenty of support when he represents the racing entity of the late Reg Bond which is now overseen by son Charlie, as he seeks Group One compensation in the newly-upgraded Sky Bet City of York Stakes. 'Christopher has said he is in great form and is looking forward to bringing him over for the Group One,' said Charlie Bond. WOODSHAUNA WINS THE PRIX JEAN PRAT! 🏆 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 6, 2025 'This has been his aim ever since the Prix Jean Prat and we will just have to see what turns up, but his determination and how he battles against horses is tremendous and his main asset.' Maranoa Charlie may be the main attraction for the Bond Thoroughbred team, but the owners – who hail from nearby Pocklington – received a boost on Monday when Paddy Twomey's Bonus Time booked her ticket to the Knavesmire in winning at Naas. Bond added: 'She was identified by Paddy when she was in the Ascot sale and she's got a lovely pedigree by Too Darn Hot. He had seen her racing in Ireland and she was good at Naas. 'She heads to York now for the seven-furlong handicap on the Thursday (British EBF Fillies' Handicap).' Twomey could also saddle once-raced two-year-old Bond in the British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes, while the likes of Pocklington, unbeaten three-year-old Big Leader and recent course scorer Air Force One are all trained locally by Geoff Oldroyd and pencilled on the York teamsheet. 'Hopefully the Reg Bond colours can land a winner at the local track and one of the best racecourses in the world,' continued Bond. 'We're flying at the moment and having plenty of winners and Paddy is running at a 35 per cent strike-rate for us and Geoff Oldroyd is at 30 per cent which is pretty much amazing. 'We've quite a big team going to York. Pocklington will go for the six-furlong handicap on the Saturday (Sky Bet Constantine Handicap) and we expect him to have a big chance as he just had a big row of horses in front of him and had to try to switch out last time. 'Big Leader is unbeaten, he's won three out of three and we've had some big offers come in for him. We're not interested and he will head for the Sky Bet Mile Handicap on the Friday. 'Paddy is bringing Bond across for the Convivial, he was very green first time out round a bend in Ireland, but we're hoping he can be very competitive. 'We will also run Air Force One who won over five furlongs last time, but is now trying to get five and a half furlongs on the Wednesday (Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap). He's all-out speed and I'm sure he will be near the front with half a furlong to go, it's just if he lasts home. 'It's great that we have this team for York. We missed Royal Ascot with some of ours, which was hard to do, but at the end of the day we knew we would have a team ready to go for York and hopefully we have some lively chances.'
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Maranoa Charlie captains strong Bond squad at York
Although trained by Christopher Head in France, the Prix Jean Prat runner-up will have plenty of support when he represents the racing entity of the late Reg Bond which is now overseen by son Charlie, as he seeks Group One compensation in the newly-upgraded Sky Bet City of York Stakes. 'Christopher has said he is in great form and is looking forward to bringing him over for the Group One,' said Charlie Bond. WOODSHAUNA WINS THE PRIX JEAN PRAT! 🏆 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 6, 2025 'This has been his aim ever since the Prix Jean Prat and we will just have to see what turns up, but his determination and how he battles against horses is tremendous and his main asset.' Maranoa Charlie may be the main attraction for the Bond Thoroughbred team, but the owners – who hail from nearby Pocklington – received a boost on Monday when Paddy Twomey's Bonus Time booked her ticket to the Knavesmire in winning at Naas. Bond added: 'She was identified by Paddy when she was in the Ascot sale and she's got a lovely pedigree by Too Darn Hot. He had seen her racing in Ireland and she was good at Naas. 'She heads to York now for the seven-furlong handicap on the Thursday (British EBF Fillies' Handicap).' Twomey could also saddle once-raced two-year-old Bond in the British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes, while the likes of Pocklington, unbeaten three-year-old Big Leader and recent course scorer Air Force One are all trained locally by Geoff Oldroyd and pencilled on the York teamsheet. 'Hopefully the Reg Bond colours can land a winner at the local track and one of the best racecourses in the world,' continued Bond. 'We're flying at the moment and having plenty of winners and Paddy is running at a 35 per cent strike-rate for us and Geoff Oldroyd is at 30 per cent which is pretty much amazing. 'We've quite a big team going to York. Pocklington will go for the six-furlong handicap on the Saturday (Sky Bet Constantine Handicap) and we expect him to have a big chance as he just had a big row of horses in front of him and had to try to switch out last time. 'Big Leader is unbeaten, he's won three out of three and we've had some big offers come in for him. We're not interested and he will head for the Sky Bet Mile Handicap on the Friday. 'Paddy is bringing Bond across for the Convivial, he was very green first time out round a bend in Ireland, but we're hoping he can be very competitive. 'We will also run Air Force One who won over five furlongs last time, but is now trying to get five and a half furlongs on the Wednesday (Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap). He's all-out speed and I'm sure he will be near the front with half a furlong to go, it's just if he lasts home. 'It's great that we have this team for York. We missed Royal Ascot with some of ours, which was hard to do, but at the end of the day we knew we would have a team ready to go for York and hopefully we have some lively chances.'
North Wales Chronicle
5 days ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Maranoa Charlie captains strong Bond squad at York
Although trained by Christopher Head in France, the Prix Jean Prat runner-up will have plenty of support when he represents the racing entity of the late Reg Bond which is now overseen by son Charlie, as he seeks Group One compensation in the newly-upgraded Sky Bet City of York Stakes. 'Christopher has said he is in great form and is looking forward to bringing him over for the Group One,' said Charlie Bond. WOODSHAUNA WINS THE PRIX JEAN PRAT! 🏆 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 6, 2025 'This has been his aim ever since the Prix Jean Prat and we will just have to see what turns up, but his determination and how he battles against horses is tremendous and his main asset.' Maranoa Charlie may be the main attraction for the Bond Thoroughbred team, but the owners – who hail from nearby Pocklington – received a boost on Monday when Paddy Twomey's Bonus Time booked her ticket to the Knavesmire in winning at Naas. Bond added: 'She was identified by Paddy when she was in the Ascot sale and she's got a lovely pedigree by Too Darn Hot. He had seen her racing in Ireland and she was good at Naas. 'She heads to York now for the seven-furlong handicap on the Thursday (British EBF Fillies' Handicap).' Twomey could also saddle once-raced two-year-old Bond in the British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes, while the likes of Pocklington, unbeaten three-year-old Big Leader and recent course scorer Air Force One are all trained locally by Geoff Oldroyd and pencilled on the York teamsheet. 'Hopefully the Reg Bond colours can land a winner at the local track and one of the best racecourses in the world,' continued Bond. 'We're flying at the moment and having plenty of winners and Paddy is running at a 35 per cent strike-rate for us and Geoff Oldroyd is at 30 per cent which is pretty much amazing. 'We've quite a big team going to York. Pocklington will go for the six-furlong handicap on the Saturday (Sky Bet Constantine Handicap) and we expect him to have a big chance as he just had a big row of horses in front of him and had to try to switch out last time. 'Big Leader is unbeaten, he's won three out of three and we've had some big offers come in for him. We're not interested and he will head for the Sky Bet Mile Handicap on the Friday. 'Paddy is bringing Bond across for the Convivial, he was very green first time out round a bend in Ireland, but we're hoping he can be very competitive. 'We will also run Air Force One who won over five furlongs last time, but is now trying to get five and a half furlongs on the Wednesday (Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap). He's all-out speed and I'm sure he will be near the front with half a furlong to go, it's just if he lasts home. 'It's great that we have this team for York. We missed Royal Ascot with some of ours, which was hard to do, but at the end of the day we knew we would have a team ready to go for York and hopefully we have some lively chances.'
Leader Live
5 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Maranoa Charlie captains strong Bond squad at York
Although trained by Christopher Head in France, the Prix Jean Prat runner-up will have plenty of support when he represents the racing entity of the late Reg Bond which is now overseen by son Charlie, as he seeks Group One compensation in the newly-upgraded Sky Bet City of York Stakes. 'Christopher has said he is in great form and is looking forward to bringing him over for the Group One,' said Charlie Bond. WOODSHAUNA WINS THE PRIX JEAN PRAT! 🏆 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 6, 2025 'This has been his aim ever since the Prix Jean Prat and we will just have to see what turns up, but his determination and how he battles against horses is tremendous and his main asset.' Maranoa Charlie may be the main attraction for the Bond Thoroughbred team, but the owners – who hail from nearby Pocklington – received a boost on Monday when Paddy Twomey's Bonus Time booked her ticket to the Knavesmire in winning at Naas. Bond added: 'She was identified by Paddy when she was in the Ascot sale and she's got a lovely pedigree by Too Darn Hot. He had seen her racing in Ireland and she was good at Naas. 'She heads to York now for the seven-furlong handicap on the Thursday (British EBF Fillies' Handicap).' Twomey could also saddle once-raced two-year-old Bond in the British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes, while the likes of Pocklington, unbeaten three-year-old Big Leader and recent course scorer Air Force One are all trained locally by Geoff Oldroyd and pencilled on the York teamsheet. 'Hopefully the Reg Bond colours can land a winner at the local track and one of the best racecourses in the world,' continued Bond. 'We're flying at the moment and having plenty of winners and Paddy is running at a 35 per cent strike-rate for us and Geoff Oldroyd is at 30 per cent which is pretty much amazing. 'We've quite a big team going to York. Pocklington will go for the six-furlong handicap on the Saturday (Sky Bet Constantine Handicap) and we expect him to have a big chance as he just had a big row of horses in front of him and had to try to switch out last time. 'Big Leader is unbeaten, he's won three out of three and we've had some big offers come in for him. We're not interested and he will head for the Sky Bet Mile Handicap on the Friday. 'Paddy is bringing Bond across for the Convivial, he was very green first time out round a bend in Ireland, but we're hoping he can be very competitive. 'We will also run Air Force One who won over five furlongs last time, but is now trying to get five and a half furlongs on the Wednesday (Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap). He's all-out speed and I'm sure he will be near the front with half a furlong to go, it's just if he lasts home. 'It's great that we have this team for York. We missed Royal Ascot with some of ours, which was hard to do, but at the end of the day we knew we would have a team ready to go for York and hopefully we have some lively chances.'
Irish Examiner
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Howd'yadoit win leaves Lyons 'gobsmacked'
In the colours of long-time stable patron Seán Jones, Howd'yadoit landed the €200,000 Irish EBF Ballyhane 2-Y-0 Stakes in Naas for Ger Lyons, providing champion jockey Colin Keane with the third leg of a spectacular treble. Off the mark at Down Royal last time, the Nando Parrado colt powered up the hill to assert inside the final furlong, beating Unbreakable Duke by three-quarters of a length, with Summer Is Tomorrow a close third and favourite Jel Pepper, who boasted solid Group 2 form from Newmarket, back in fourth. The placings of the second and third were subsequently reversed in a stewards' inquiry. Lyons — who teamed up with Keane to land this race with Sacred Bridge in 2021 — admitted: "I'm gobsmacked, as I didn't think he'd be good enough. "What an honest horse, he's been doing it well. We wanted to win a maiden en route to winning a nursery, but he (the handicapper) hit him with a mark that I thought was ridiculous for what I felt was a poor maiden. "We came here because it was a good pot, and I said any bit of the prize-money is grand. Never in my wildest dreams did I think he'd win." He added: "I'm delighted as Seán's horses are now bought for and named by his sons Eddie and James to keep them interested and they are here today. They are the next generation, so it's great. Seán has been with me from day one and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy." Keane was completing a treble (at odds of over 38-1), which saw him close to within one of Dylan Browne McMonagle (55-54) in the title race. Trainer Paddy Twomey is considering a trip to York for Bonus Time following her all-the-way victory over Kodilicious in the six-furlong Ironxcell For Energy Race. First leg of Keane's treble, the 2-5 favourite dictated the pace and held on by a half-length, prompting her trainer to comment: 'The last day was her first run for us, her first handicap, and her first crack at seven furlongs. She ran really well, but we thought coming back to six would suit her. 'Colin looked after her and said she was waiting in front. He suggested she could be dropped in and feels that six furlongs is her trip. Her owners are Yorkshire-based, so she might head to the Ebor meeting.' Keane was also successful when the Michael O'Callaghan-trained Noli Timere justified 11-4 favouritism in the one-mile fillies' maiden, drawing clear to beat Therewillbeglory by three lengths. 'She's a lovely filly, but has just taken time to get her head in front,' said O'Callaghan. 'The cheekpieces helped sharpen her up over the shorter trip. Colin says she's improving and that a mile is her trip. We'll hunt for a little bit of black type for her now.' Meanwhile, Andy Slattery, who saddled a trio of winners in Galway, struck again when Smooth Tom (Cian Quirke) mastered sole rival Mozzies Sister in the featured Folow Us On Twitter Hurdle in Cork. The versatile six-year-old tracked his rival, to whom he was conceding 18lb, and had too many gears for the mare in the closing stages, scoring by a length and a half. Slattery, speaking from Naas, explained: 'He's been a great servant and that's his eighth win. We had a job done on his wind since Tipperary and it must have helped. He's in the Irish Cesarewitch and will probably go there.' Phillip Enright took the riding honours, completing a double on the Eddie Power-trained Love At Sea in the Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle and, when deputising for Seán O'Keeffe on Seán Aherne's 72-rated Border Boy in a division of the Follow Us On Instagram Handicap Hurdle. Derek O'Connor was seen at his best when getting Tony Martin's Young Lucy home a half-length winner of the Kanturk Handicap Hurdle while Passenger took the bumper for Dermot Weld and Finny Maguire.
