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Irish Examiner
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Green Impact amongst the favourites for the Glencairn Stakes at Leopardstown
Leopardstown hosts a good card and the listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Glencairn Stakes, which is one of the twin features on the programme, can go the way of Green Impact. While it hasn't been the luckiest of seasons thus far for trainer Jessica Harrington, there have been positive signs in recent weeks, and considering the team was under a cloud when this fellow finished sixth in the Newmarket 2000 Guineas, significant improvement can be expected this time. A Group 2 winner in his short juvenile season, he beat leading Epsom Derby fancy Delacroix that day and there is no reason to believe we've already seen the best of him. In Newmarket, on his return, the pace didn't seem to be strong enough for him, and he found himself towards the head of the field a couple of furlongs from home. He wasn't able to sustain his effort, but he kept going well enough to hold on to sixth place behind Ruling Court. The step up to nine furlongs should be no problem to him, and the recent rain, which has just taken away any potential fast ground scenario, is a positive for him. Sure, it would be better if the Harrington team was saddling winner after winner, but that day is bound to return and he can give the yard a welcome boost. Currawood is a consistent sort at this sort of level and should go well, while the Ger Lyons-trained Bravais defied market weakness when winning on his stable debut and any further improvement would put him firmly in the frame here. Pierre Royal can carry top weight to victory in the BoyleSports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap. Dermot Weld's Kingman colt was no match for the experienced First Wave on his debut but made no mistake on his second start, when leading all the way and winning by a wide margin. Those efforts earned him an opening mark of 88 and that looks manageable for the three-year-old. Out of Rose De Pierre, who won a Curragh Maiden on debut and followed up in a handicap off a mark of 91, he too can climb to a rating in three figures, and this race can help him on his way there. The Listed King George V Cup is a tricky looking contest, but there may be some value in siding with the Fozzy Stack-trained Bay Colony, despite the filly having a nice bit to find on official figures. Last time out, on her first try at today's trip, she shed her maiden status, and there is a strong chance that the form is considerably better than it looked at the time. Better ground won't be a problem and she is just preferred to Arouet and Acapulco Bay. LEOPARDSTOWN 4:20 Minerva 4:50 Love Billy Boy 5:25 Bay Colony 5:55 Green Impact (nap) 6:25 Pierre Royal (nb) 6:55 Zipster 7:30 Pink Socks 8:05 Great Mover Next best 4:20 Little Sure Shot 4:50 Fort Vega 5:25 Arouet 5:55 Bravais 6:25 Ja'marr 6:55 Tachos 7:30 Instant Appeal 8:05 Amplitude
Powys County Times
a day ago
- Business
- Powys County Times
Green Impact putting intriguing formlines to the test at Leopardstown
Green Impact could give the Derby claims of Delacroix a timely boost at Leopardstown on Thursday, as he returns to action in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Glencairn Stakes after his respectable effort in the 2000 Guineas. Jessica Harrington's son of Wootton Bassett twice accounted for Aidan O'Brien's Epsom favourite as a two-year-old, including in the Group Two KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes at this track last September, and stepped up to the highest level for his reappearance when taking a shot at Newmarket's opening Classic of the summer. Although only sixth behind another Derby contender, Charlie Appleby's Ruling Court, on the Rowley Mile, there were valid excuses on the day and connections retain the utmost belief in their runner as the high-class colt reverts to Listed company at a venue where he is unbeaten. 'It's a good race to start him back after the Guineas,' said Jamie McCalmont, racing manager to owner Marc Chan. 'He lost a front shoe coming down the hill at Newmarket and clearly didn't handle it, but on the other hand it was a very good race and he was sixth beaten six lengths and maybe if that hadn't happened he could have been fourth beaten three lengths. 'Without doubt, there is no question he is a smart performer, and hopefully this will prove a nice race for him.' Stablemate Norwalk Havoc will also run having scored at the track in Listed company in the autumn, with other notable names among the field of eight include Ger Lyons' Prix Niel third Bravais and Paddy Twomey's Currawood, who had his early-season momentum slightly checked at the Curragh recently. On the same card, nine go to post for the King George V Cup, with Acapulco Bay and Rock Of Cashel tasked with enhancing Aidan O'Brien's fine record in a race he has won for the last two seasons and five times in total.
Irish Examiner
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Ruby Walsh: Shoemark left counting the cost of tarnished Field Of Gold ride
When Field Of Gold broke from the stalls in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket earlier this month, Kieran Shoemark had a decision to make: pass Benevento and slide forward into the slipstream of Seagulls Eleven, parking Ruling Court behind and outside him, or take back and allow Shane Foley on Green Impact to track Seagulls Eleven, putting himself behind Green Impact, allowing William Buick on Ruling Court to pass him and sit on Green Impact's quarter. He chose the latter, and the history the race created will never hold fond memories for Kieran Shoemark. It took 13 seconds to unfold, but once Ruling Court headed Field Of Gold, the destiny of the result was in William Buick's hands, and Shoemark was left hoping Buick would move forward early enough to give him time to catch up. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits.
The 42
03-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
No joy for Irish raiders as Ruling Court lands 2000 Guineas for Charlie Appleby
RULING COURT HELD off big-race favourite Field Of Gold to give Charlie Appleby his third 2000 Guineas win in four years at Newmarket. The choice of Godolphin number one jockey William Buick, Ruling Court was ridden confidently to win at odds of 9-2, with Kieran Shoemark never far behind on the John and Thady Gosden-trained Field Of Gold. Advertisement Shoemark was still motionless as Buick was urging his mount to quicken entering the dip, where Ruling Court showed a willing response to soon head the Classic field and join stablemate Shadow Of Light, who had emerged as a real danger from those who started on the far side. RULING COURT strikes in the @Betfred 2000 Guineas! — Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 3, 2025 Ruling Court's stamina came to the fore as he knuckled down and he kept on as Field Of Gold came home strongly to get within half a length. Jessie Harrington's Green Impact was the best of the Irish raiders in sixth place, three-quarters of a length ahead of the Joseph O'Brien-trained Scorthy Champ. Aidan O'Brien's Expanded, sent off a 5-1 shot in the hands of Ryan Moore, finished ninth.
The Herald Scotland
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Green aiming to make Classic Impact for Harrington
A first win in one of the five Classics on British turf is now on her radar and in Green Impact, who won two of his three juvenile starts including a Group Two verdict over recent Ballysax Stakes scorer Delacroix, she has a horse who is being targeted at a Guineas-Derby double. All systems go for Green Impact who confirms the form with Delacroix, quickening nicely to land the Group 2 @KPMG_Ireland Champions Juvenile Stakes for @Jessica_Racing under Shane Foley ✅@BreedersCup | #itallcomesdowntothis — Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) September 14, 2024 'Everything has gone according to plan, he's travelled over well and he's in great order,' said Harrington. 'I'm very happy with him, he's done everything he had to do and it looks like they're putting plenty of water on the track, so hopefully it should be good, fast, safe ground.' There is a suggestion that Green Impact could be more at home over longer trips as a three-year-old, but Harrington is quite happy to start him off over the Rowley Mile, adding: 'He showed plenty of pace last year and it's not as though they'll go slow in the Guineas, they'll go a good gallop. 'I think he will end up being a middle-distance horse, but you've got to start somewhere and if all goes well, that (the Derby) is the plan.' Scorthy Champ with jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle after winning the National Stakes (Niall Carson/PA) Another from Ireland is Joseph O'Brien's Scorthy Champ, who signed off his juvenile campaign with a Group One success in the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes. O'Brien, who rode Camelot to win the 2000 Guineas in 2012, said: 'We've had a good preparation and we're looking forward to it. It's great to be taking part with a live contender for the Guineas, hopefully we have a nice horse for the future and we're excited to get his season started. 'It's a 2000 Guineas and you have all the contenders from last season and this season. It looks like most of them are turning up and that's what you expect, the best of their generation, and at this stage of their careers we're going to see who the best one is. 'He's matured physically and if anything he is even a bit heavier than maybe we'd like him for his first run back, but that's probably a good way to have him. 'We won't have any concerns about the trip and the ground, so we're very much looking forward to it.' Charlie Appleby is double-handed in his bid for a third 2000 Guineas success in four years, with William Buick picking the impressive Meydan winner Ruling Court over last season's Dewhurst hero Shadow Of Light, who will be ridden by Mickael Barzalona. When asked whether it was a difficult choice for his stable jockey, Appleby said: 'For sure – they're two totally different animals. 'Ruling Court has already run and won over the mile and in that respect he was always mooted as our Derby horse – he's the only entry we've made so far. 'Subsequently, he came into the Guineas picture and as we know, wherever you finish in a Guineas, it's a great trial for the Derby as long as you feel that when you step up to a mile and a half it's going to bring about further improvement. 'That was Will's mindset, he is our Derby horse, he sees out the mile well and he looks fantastic.' Shadow Of Light winning the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket (Mike Egerton/The Jockey Club) The concern for Shadow Of Light appears to be whether his stamina will stand up the test, with his trainer adding: 'He came up here and had a nice gallop (at the Craven meeting) and what he has done is sharpen up – he's showing us his natural pace from last year. 'In doing that it obviously enhances the question over whether he'll stay the mile. We're confident on what we saw last year in the Dewhurst when he won his race and kept going, but at home we are seeing a lot of natural pace, so Will has gone with the one that he feels will see that mile out well.' Expanded looked like being Aidan O'Brien's potential third string earlier in the spring, with The Lion In Winter and Twain also in the reckoning, but as they have fallen by the wayside, it is left to the Dewhurst runner-up to fly the Ballydoyle flag. O'Brien said: 'We were preparing him for the Curragh on Monday (Tetrarch Stakes) as we'd decided we were going to split him and Twain up with a view towards the Irish Guineas. 'Twain then had a little setback earlier this week which meant he couldn't run. He's good again now and we'll look towards the Irish Guineas with him if he's OK. 'Expanded is in good form and ran well in the Dewhurst last year, but he even ran in that with the view of him being second-string as it was so soon after his first run. We thought it would do him good for next year. 'Then we had to pull out The Lion In Winter and he landed in the front rank, which wasn't really fair to him. He's been thrown into the front rank again.'
