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South Wales Guardian
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Sweet success means Easy Peeler unlikely to make quick return
John and Sean Quinn's filly has yet to finish out of the first three in her career and seems to still be improving. Having seen off Lady Of Andros to win the class two handicap, attention swiftly turned to the valuable Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap for which she is declared. However, Sean Quinn feels she might have done enough for the week. He said: 'My gut feeling is she's won a big race, it's a very warm day and she got warm before the race so she's expended a lot of energy. Easy Peeler flies home to win the British EBF Supporting Racing With Pride Fillies' Handicap for Rowan Scott and the Quinn stable! 🏆@rowan_49 | @johnquinnracing | @BritishEBF — York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) June 13, 2025 'She's a filly we like, so I don't think we need to come again tomorrow because we don't really need to. She's won a good race there. 'She's progressing nicely. She's running in some nice handicaps at the moment, but she was bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud who have Havana Grey and they've leased her to Hot To Trot (owning syndicate), so she'll end up back there as a broodmare and they'd love to get black type. That's a little way from our minds at the moment.' David Egan was predicting a bright future for India Love (13-2) after the George Boughey-trained filly made a winning debut in the Juddmonte EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes. The more experienced Bleep Test made a bold bid from the front but despite racing keenly early on, India Love still had enough left to win by a neck. 'She's been keen at home and shown plenty of enthusiasm so cover was the plan today and I'm glad we got it. I think it's just a case of she's very, very quick,' said Egan. 'She'll get faster with that run and even though she was on it early on, she was very well behaved in the prelims which is half the battle. 'In a stronger race they'll go even fast. She's a nice filly. For a Havana Grey she was very well bought for £55,000 guineas and she'd done everything right at home.' Andrea Pinna rode his first York winner when bringing Feel The Need with a sustained run down the outside in the Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap. Having just his second ride on the Knavesmire, Pinna, who rides primarily for Kevin Frost, had been booked by Michael Herrington for the five-year-old. The 13-2 chance just got the better of course specialist Tolstoy to win by a neck. 'I saw the favourite edging closer so I just followed him and if the ground was a bit softer he would have won easier,' said Pinna. 'I wanted to drop in and see if a couple of gaps opened up, but I couldn't see any so I just stayed on that line and he galloped on strong. 'He likes this track and soft ground suits him better.'
North Wales Chronicle
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Sweet success means Easy Peeler unlikely to make quick return
John and Sean Quinn's filly has yet to finish out of the first three in her career and seems to still be improving. Having seen off Lady Of Andros to win the class two handicap, attention swiftly turned to the valuable Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap for which she is declared. However, Sean Quinn feels she might have done enough for the week. He said: 'My gut feeling is she's won a big race, it's a very warm day and she got warm before the race so she's expended a lot of energy. Easy Peeler flies home to win the British EBF Supporting Racing With Pride Fillies' Handicap for Rowan Scott and the Quinn stable! 🏆@rowan_49 | @johnquinnracing | @BritishEBF — York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) June 13, 2025 'She's a filly we like, so I don't think we need to come again tomorrow because we don't really need to. She's won a good race there. 'She's progressing nicely. She's running in some nice handicaps at the moment, but she was bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud who have Havana Grey and they've leased her to Hot To Trot (owning syndicate), so she'll end up back there as a broodmare and they'd love to get black type. That's a little way from our minds at the moment.' David Egan was predicting a bright future for India Love (13-2) after the George Boughey-trained filly made a winning debut in the Juddmonte EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes. The more experienced Bleep Test made a bold bid from the front but despite racing keenly early on, India Love still had enough left to win by a neck. 'She's been keen at home and shown plenty of enthusiasm so cover was the plan today and I'm glad we got it. I think it's just a case of she's very, very quick,' said Egan. 'She'll get faster with that run and even though she was on it early on, she was very well behaved in the prelims which is half the battle. 'In a stronger race they'll go even fast. She's a nice filly. For a Havana Grey she was very well bought for £55,000 guineas and she'd done everything right at home.' Andrea Pinna rode his first York winner when bringing Feel The Need with a sustained run down the outside in the Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap. Having just his second ride on the Knavesmire, Pinna, who rides primarily for Kevin Frost, had been booked by Michael Herrington for the five-year-old. The 13-2 chance just got the better of course specialist Tolstoy to win by a neck. 'I saw the favourite edging closer so I just followed him and if the ground was a bit softer he would have won easier,' said Pinna. 'I wanted to drop in and see if a couple of gaps opened up, but I couldn't see any so I just stayed on that line and he galloped on strong. 'He likes this track and soft ground suits him better.'
Glasgow Times
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Brigid's Cloak seeking new high at York
Trained by Johnny Murtagh and owned by the Nick Bradley Racing Club, the Havana Grey filly got off the mark on the all-weather at Dundalk in April and has done little but improve since. A run over six furlongs at the Curragh in May yielded another win, after which she was the runner-up of a premier handicap over a five-furlong trip at the same track earlier this month. 'She's a gorgeous filly who we've really liked since we bought her, Havana Grey is obviously a very good stallion,' said Bradley. 'When she won for the first time this year she was just winning in turn, but she's absolutely come on a lot since then. 'Johnny's putting her improvement down to her behaviour at the course, she's been great recently and she's getting better and better. 'She's gone up 2lb after finishing second last time. It wasn't an easy decision to run her here, but the money is very good and my owners love having a runner – hopefully a winner – at York. 'It's a nice race and I do think she'll win off her mark. Whether that's on Saturday or not, we'll find out.' Also involved is Roger Teal's Hucklesbrook, a winner last time out at Leicester after starting his campaign off over six furlongs at Ascot. 'I think he needed the race at Ascot but he ran a solid race. He came forward for that at Leicester – he did very well, won nicely,' said Teal. 'Hopefully, if he brings that form to the table, then you'd put him in the mix. I don't think he's really ground dependent – he's pretty versatile. He's got a nice draw in the middle there, I think, so we're hoping for a big run from him.' Of the boosted prize fund offered on the Knavesmire, Teal added: 'They are very few and far between, so it's nice we can have a crack at bringing home a nice pot if we can. But it's going to be a very competitive race, so it's not going to be easy.' Also in the mix is Ollie Sangster's Tuco Salamanca, who has had a busy and fruitful year already when adding a string of placed efforts on turf to three wins on the all-weather. Those performances have provided plenty of encouragement to owners Pompey Ventures syndicates, whose founding partner Owen Haly said: 'We're delighted he got in the race as it's a big pot and a nice flat, straight track should suit him. 'He owes us nothing, but I hope there is more to come from him and it wouldn't surprise me to see him run well at a nice price.'
Rhyl Journal
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Sweet success means Easy Peeler unlikely to make quick return
John and Sean Quinn's filly has yet to finish out of the first three in her career and seems to still be improving. Having seen off Lady Of Andros to win the class two handicap, attention swiftly turned to the valuable Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap for which she is declared. However, Sean Quinn feels she might have done enough for the week. He said: 'My gut feeling is she's won a big race, it's a very warm day and she got warm before the race so she's expended a lot of energy. Easy Peeler flies home to win the British EBF Supporting Racing With Pride Fillies' Handicap for Rowan Scott and the Quinn stable! 🏆@rowan_49 | @johnquinnracing | @BritishEBF — York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) June 13, 2025 'She's a filly we like, so I don't think we need to come again tomorrow because we don't really need to. She's won a good race there. 'She's progressing nicely. She's running in some nice handicaps at the moment, but she was bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud who have Havana Grey and they've leased her to Hot To Trot (owning syndicate), so she'll end up back there as a broodmare and they'd love to get black type. That's a little way from our minds at the moment.' David Egan was predicting a bright future for India Love (13-2) after the George Boughey-trained filly made a winning debut in the Juddmonte EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes. The more experienced Bleep Test made a bold bid from the front but despite racing keenly early on, India Love still had enough left to win by a neck. 'She's been keen at home and shown plenty of enthusiasm so cover was the plan today and I'm glad we got it. I think it's just a case of she's very, very quick,' said Egan. 'She'll get faster with that run and even though she was on it early on, she was very well behaved in the prelims which is half the battle. 'In a stronger race they'll go even fast. She's a nice filly. For a Havana Grey she was very well bought for £55,000 guineas and she'd done everything right at home.' Andrea Pinna rode his first York winner when bringing Feel The Need with a sustained run down the outside in the Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap. Having just his second ride on the Knavesmire, Pinna, who rides primarily for Kevin Frost, had been booked by Michael Herrington for the five-year-old. The 13-2 chance just got the better of course specialist Tolstoy to win by a neck. 'I saw the favourite edging closer so I just followed him and if the ground was a bit softer he would have won easier,' said Pinna. 'I wanted to drop in and see if a couple of gaps opened up, but I couldn't see any so I just stayed on that line and he galloped on strong. 'He likes this track and soft ground suits him better.'
Leader Live
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Sweet success means Easy Peeler unlikely to make quick return
John and Sean Quinn's filly has yet to finish out of the first three in her career and seems to still be improving. Having seen off Lady Of Andros to win the class two handicap, attention swiftly turned to the valuable Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap for which she is declared. However, Sean Quinn feels she might have done enough for the week. He said: 'My gut feeling is she's won a big race, it's a very warm day and she got warm before the race so she's expended a lot of energy. Easy Peeler flies home to win the British EBF Supporting Racing With Pride Fillies' Handicap for Rowan Scott and the Quinn stable! 🏆@rowan_49 | @johnquinnracing | @BritishEBF — York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) June 13, 2025 'She's a filly we like, so I don't think we need to come again tomorrow because we don't really need to. She's won a good race there. 'She's progressing nicely. She's running in some nice handicaps at the moment, but she was bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud who have Havana Grey and they've leased her to Hot To Trot (owning syndicate), so she'll end up back there as a broodmare and they'd love to get black type. That's a little way from our minds at the moment.' David Egan was predicting a bright future for India Love (13-2) after the George Boughey-trained filly made a winning debut in the Juddmonte EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes. The more experienced Bleep Test made a bold bid from the front but despite racing keenly early on, India Love still had enough left to win by a neck. 'She's been keen at home and shown plenty of enthusiasm so cover was the plan today and I'm glad we got it. I think it's just a case of she's very, very quick,' said Egan. 'She'll get faster with that run and even though she was on it early on, she was very well behaved in the prelims which is half the battle. 'In a stronger race they'll go even fast. She's a nice filly. For a Havana Grey she was very well bought for £55,000 guineas and she'd done everything right at home.' Andrea Pinna rode his first York winner when bringing Feel The Need with a sustained run down the outside in the Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap. Having just his second ride on the Knavesmire, Pinna, who rides primarily for Kevin Frost, had been booked by Michael Herrington for the five-year-old. The 13-2 chance just got the better of course specialist Tolstoy to win by a neck. 'I saw the favourite edging closer so I just followed him and if the ground was a bit softer he would have won easier,' said Pinna. 'I wanted to drop in and see if a couple of gaps opened up, but I couldn't see any so I just stayed on that line and he galloped on strong. 'He likes this track and soft ground suits him better.'
