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Powys County Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Field of dreams for Juddmonte with three Classic chances
Juddmonte have three hopes for Classic glory as they hold a particularly strong hand in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. The leading chance for the late Khalid Abdullah's operation, according to the betting at least, is the John and Thady Gosden-trained Field Of Gold, a grey son of Kingman who fell just short in his bid for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Beaten just half a length by Ruling Court, the colt will now look to emulate his sire as he was also defeated by the same margin in the Rowley Mile Classic before going on to land the Irish equivalent. 🏆RULING COURT WINS THE BETFRED 2000 GUINEAS!🏆 Back to back Guineas for William Buick! #ITVRacing | @NewmarketRace | @WilliamBuickX | @godolphin — ITV Racing (@itvracing) May 3, 2025 'He's in good form, he's trained nicely since Newmarket the last day and John and Thady are both really happy with him,' said Juddmonte's Barry Mahon. 'We're very much looking forward to seeing him again, it's a strong race but he's in good form and he'll hopefully travel over well. 'It would be great if he would go one better than last time, if history can repeat itself we'll be very happy!' Also anticipated to run a big race is Cosmic Year, another Juddmonte-owned son of Kingman who has been trained by Harry Charlton to three successes from three runs so far. His most recent outing came in the Listed King Charles II Stakes at the Newmarket Guineas meeting, where he was a smart winner over seven furlongs. 'He'll have learned a bundle the last day, he's a very talented colt,' said Mahon. 'He's still very unexposed in terms of the quality of the fields he's been running in, but he has the potential to be a very good horse. 'I think we'll learn a lot more about him and we'll glean whether he's a miler or a seven-furlong horse and whether he's a Group One horse or not. 'He's got huge potential and Harry's very happy with him, hopefully he can acquit himself well.' Juddmonte's third contender is Windlord, a son of Dubawi whose form includes a third-placed run in the Beresford Stakes over course and distance and a runner-up finish in the Sandown Classic Trial when beating subsequent Dante runner-up Damysus. 'He does have some very good form, he was behind two Group One winners at the Curragh last year in the Beresford Stakes,' Mahon said of the Andrew Balding-trained runner. 'Even his comeback run at Sandown, where Oisin (Murphy) felt he didn't stay the 10 furlongs, was well franked by the Wathnan horse that came second in the Dante. 'He has been training well and we'd be hopeful that he'll run a respectable race.'
The Herald Scotland
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
High Stock bidding to pose Derby dilemma in Dee Stakes
High Stock did not make his racecourse debut until the Wood Ditton at Newmarket's Craven meeting, where he beat some regally-bred and expensive purchases in the manner of a smart horse. Another smart one from Kingsclere! ✊ High Stock finds plenty up the stands' rail to pull clear in the Wood Ditton with runner-up Spy Kingdom.@AndrewBalding2 | @bet365 | @NewmarketRace — Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 16, 2025 'High Stock always looked like being a highly promising horse at home,' said Balding. 'He travelled well before going on to win the Wood Ditton, but we felt after the race going up in trip beyond a mile would help him. 'We just felt he could go to Chester and learn more there than he would having two runs elsewhere, so that is the reason we are heading to the Dee Stakes.' One colt who is still in the Derby is Ralph Beckett's Calla Lagoon. He finished second in a Listed race on his final outing at two and Beckett has a handful of smart three-year-old colts of Classic potential this season. Off the mark! Calla Lagoon chases down Seaplane to strike at @Ascot for James Doyle and @RalphBeckett… — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 6, 2024 'Calla Lagoon won a novice at Ascot last year and then finished second in a Listed race at Pontefract, where I thought he ran well,' said Beckett. 'The experience of going round Pontefract will stand him in good stead at Chester, and he shapes as if he'll stay this trip with no problem. This looks a good place to start him.' Aidan O'Brien, looking for a seventh win in eight renewals of the trial, runs Navan maiden winner Isambard Brunel, a Justify colt out of a sister to Found, and Mount Kilimanjaro, who was second to Twain in the Criterium International last year. O'Brien said: 'Mount Kilimanjaro had a run earlier in the year when placed at Dundalk and he's come forward a lot from there. We think that the trip will suit him well.' James Tate's Great David, the Richard Hughes-trained Hott Shott and Dominic Ffrench-Davies' Mirabeau complete the field.
South Wales Guardian
04-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Desert Flower seals Classic double for Godolphin team
Trained by Charlie Appleby, who landed the 2000 Guineas with Ruling Court on Saturday, the chestnut was the evens favourite under William Buick. Buick was hunting for his first success in the race and the duo led the group racing on the far side as a smaller handful challenged up the near side. Her key rival became Ollie Sangster's Flight in the final stages, but when Desert Flower met the rising ground she pushed on again and pulled clear of all contenders to prevail by a length. Sangster also saddled the third-placed Simmering. 🏆DESERT FLOWER WINS THE BETFRED 1000 GUINEAS 🏆 What a weekend for Godolphin! 🔵#ITVRacing | @NewmarketRace | @godolphin | @WilliamBuickX — ITV Racing (@itvracing) May 4, 2025 Desert Flower set the seal on an exceptional weekend for Godolphin, with the owner having also landed Saturday's Kentucky Derby with Sovereignty to supplement Friday's Oaks success with Good Cheer. Appleby said: 'It's been an amazing weekend and I'm genuinely such a lucky person. Outside it seems there's huge amounts of pressure, but for me it's enjoyable and to be able to speak to His Highness (Sheikh Mohammed) last night and today and congratulate him on what we've achieved and what's been achieved within Godolphin over in America, it's been a phenomenal weekend. 'As I said to a few people beforehand, I spoke to the team in America this morning and said 'thanks very much lads, you've really tightened the screw a little bit'. I said 'I'm normally the one that's pretty cool'. 'But the filly herself, she's the one that deserves the plaudits today, let's not take it away from her. She's an unbeaten filly, we came here with a lot of confidence as everyone knows and she's gone and delivered and so therefore, it's her day. 'She should stay further and we were pretty confident she will do but we'll let it all settle down and we'll sort it all out in the coming weeks.' Flight appeared to edge ahead at one stage but Appleby added: 'I wasn't too worried watching the race, we saw it in the Fillies' Mile and in the May Hill as well, she just goes through those gears. 'At one point, she just looks a little bit sticky but with the dip here, especially on this quicker ground, we knew we would just have to go out and make it (the running). 'I said to get her out, get her into a rhythm and then you're sat comfortably at the top of the dip, that puts them on their heads a bit and they can stumble or find their feet.' Desert Flower is now favourite for the Betfred Oaks at Epsom and Appleby said: 'I see no reason why she can't stretch out to the mile and a half, she does all her best work in the last furlong. She settles well, they're nice conversations to be having.' Appleby paid tribute to Sheikh Mohammed's enduring enthusiasm for producing and finding Classic calibre competitors around the world. He added: 'The Kentucky Derby has been on the bucket list for 30-plus years, he's had plenty of other goes at it, so to do that has been an amazing feat, but to do what's been done this weekend, that's why he is so passionate about it. 'It's why thankfully each year he just keeps at it, looking for yearlings, looking for two-year-olds, it's amazing. We're having all this success now with the three-year-olds but he's only worried about the two-year-olds because he knows they are the future.' Buick was thrilled to make it a Classic double, adding: 'I'm a very happy man. Congratulations to everyone, this means the world. 'To do the Guineas double, the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby and to be a part of it, I just can't put it into words. 'It was incredible. We looked at the race beforehand, me and Charlie spoke and said we thought we'd have to make our own running. 'You saw what a versatile filly she is, we didn't think that would be a problem for her. She's genuine, she's uncomplicated. She gets organised coming out of the dip, hits the rising ground – she's all class. 'She's a beautiful filly and she may even get a little bit further. 'I think she could be (an Oaks filly), that's the race everyone was thinking of beforehand, we'll sit down and make a plan. It's been an amazing weekend for everybody.'
Powys County Times
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Desert Flower seals Classic double for Godolphin team
Desert Flower claimed the Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket to maintain her flawless record and continue Godolphin's remarkable weekend. Trained by Charlie Appleby, who landed the 2000 Guineas with Ruling Court on Saturday, the chestnut was the evens favourite under William Buick. Buick was hunting for his first success in the race and the duo led the group racing on the far side as a smaller handful challenged up the near side. Her key rival became Ollie Sangster's Flight in the final stages, but when Desert Flower met the rising ground she pushed on again and pulled clear of all contenders to prevail by a length. Sangster also saddled the third-placed Simmering. 🏆DESERT FLOWER WINS THE BETFRED 1000 GUINEAS 🏆 What a weekend for Godolphin! 🔵 #ITVRacing | @NewmarketRace | @godolphin | @WilliamBuickX — ITV Racing (@itvracing) May 4, 2025 Desert Flower set the seal on an exceptional weekend for Godolphin, with the owner having also landed Saturday's Kentucky Derby with Sovereignty to supplement Friday's Oaks success with Good Cheer. Appleby said: 'It's been an amazing weekend and I'm genuinely such a lucky person. Outside it seems there's huge amounts of pressure, but for me it's enjoyable and to be able to speak to His Highness (Sheikh Mohammed) last night and today and congratulate him on what we've achieved and what's been achieved within Godolphin over in America, it's been a phenomenal weekend. 'As I said to a few people beforehand, I spoke to the team in America this morning and said 'thanks very much lads, you've really tightened the screw a little bit'. I said 'I'm normally the one that's pretty cool'. 'But the filly herself, she's the one that deserves the plaudits today, let's not take it away from her. She's an unbeaten filly, we came here with a lot of confidence as everyone knows and she's gone and delivered and so therefore, it's her day. 'She should stay further and we were pretty confident she will do but we'll let it all settle down and we'll sort it all out in the coming weeks.' Flight appeared to edge ahead at one stage but Appleby added: 'I wasn't too worried watching the race, we saw it in the Fillies' Mile and in the May Hill as well, she just goes through those gears. 'At one point, she just looks a little bit sticky but with the dip here, especially on this quicker ground, we knew we would just have to go out and make it (the running). 'I said to get her out, get her into a rhythm and then you're sat comfortably at the top of the dip, that puts them on their heads a bit and they can stumble or find their feet.' Desert Flower is now favourite for the Betfred Oaks at Epsom and Appleby said: 'I see no reason why she can't stretch out to the mile and a half, she does all her best work in the last furlong. She settles well, they're nice conversations to be having.' Appleby paid tribute to Sheikh Mohammed's enduring enthusiasm for producing and finding Classic calibre competitors around the world. He added: 'The Kentucky Derby has been on the bucket list for 30-plus years, he's had plenty of other goes at it, so to do that has been an amazing feat, but to do what's been done this weekend, that's why he is so passionate about it. 'It's why thankfully each year he just keeps at it, looking for yearlings, looking for two-year-olds, it's amazing. We're having all this success now with the three-year-olds but he's only worried about the two-year-olds because he knows they are the future.' Buick was thrilled to make it a Classic double, adding: 'I'm a very happy man. Congratulations to everyone, this means the world. 'To do the Guineas double, the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby and to be a part of it, I just can't put it into words. 'It was incredible. We looked at the race beforehand, me and Charlie spoke and said we thought we'd have to make our own running. 'You saw what a versatile filly she is, we didn't think that would be a problem for her. She's genuine, she's uncomplicated. She gets organised coming out of the dip, hits the rising ground – she's all class. 'She's a beautiful filly and she may even get a little bit further. 'I think she could be (an Oaks filly), that's the race everyone was thinking of beforehand, we'll sit down and make a plan. It's been an amazing weekend for everybody.'
