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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
HK racing off-season update: Harry Bentley gets Group One call up, Karis Teetan heads to Japan
Harry Bentley will bid for Group One glory at York this week. Photos: Kenneth Chan Alexis Badel will also compete in the World All-StarJockeys at Sapporo Racecourse this weekend Harry Bentley will press pause on his holiday to ride Spicy Marg in Friday's Group One Nunthorpe Stakes (1,000m) at York. The 33-year-old was back in the UK after a 31-winner campaign in Hong Kong last season but has received an unexpected call-up for one of the feature races of this week's Ebor Festival at York. The Nunthorpe commonly sees the younger horses take on their elders and Spicy Marg, just a two-year-old, will carry a tiny weight as she bids to become the first two-year-old since Kingsgate Native in 2007 to win the prize. Bentley will have to get down to just 8st 2lb to take the ride, but he did not need too much convincing by trainer Michael Bell to take the ride. Spicy Marg working at @NewmarketRace this morning under @HarryBentley_ ahead of the @coolmorestud Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at @yorkracecourse next week 🚀 — Sporting Life Racing (@SportingLife) August 15, 2025 'It was a very pleasant surprise, it was a bit of divine intervention to get the ride,' Bentley told Luck On Sunday. 'I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, seeing Michael Bell in the owner's room, and a couple of days later he rang me and asked if I was able to do the weight, would it be of interest to ride Spicy Marg. 'Obviously I was very happy to take the ride. I wouldn't say it's comfortable [riding at 8st 2lb] but I can certainly do it. I'm doing light weights very often in Hong Kong, so getting down to this sort of weight is fairly routine for me.' With the ride secured, Bentley is also hunting around for further opportunities at York this week before his return to Hong Kong. 'I'm certainly trying to get some more opportunities – I'm hoping to ride on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and I've got my agent Paul Clarke on the case to try and further bolster my book of rides,' added Bentley. Badel and Teetan join All-Star line-up in Japan Alexis Badel and Karis Teetan will compete at the World All-Star Jockeys (WASJ) at Sapporo Racecourse in Japan this weekend. Badel, who has been based out in Japan during the off season, will also be joined by Craig Williams, who rode Cap Ferrat to Group One glory in Hong Kong this season. It will be another competition for Teetan this off season, with the Mauritian also forming part of the Rest of the World team at the Shergar Cup meeting at Ascot earlier this month alongside Hugh Bowman. Joao Moreira won the event 12 months ago, with Teetan finishing fifth and Vincent Ho Chak-yiu finishing eighth. Bowman and Teetan fall foul of Ascot stewards The enormous difference between the whip rules in Hong Kong and the UK was highlighted last week when Hugh Bowman and Karis Teetan were banned for a combined 20 days for breaching the rules. Bowman, who won the Silver Saddle after being the leading rider at the meeting, was hit with 12 days for using his whip once above the permitted level, in the incorrect place and without giving one of his horses enough time to respond. Teetan was slapped with an eight-day ban for using his whip once above the permitted level.
Rhyl Journal
30-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Lowther likely next step for Argentine Tango
Tim Easterby's consistent three-time winner arrived on the Sussex Downs on the back of a game performance in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and was an honourable runner-up this time around as she did her best to keep tabs on Ger Lyons' impressive winner Lady Iman. She could now step back up to six furlongs for her next outing and take up her engagement in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes during York's Ebor Festival next month. William Easterby, assistant to his father Tim, said: 'She is a superstar and tough as old boots. Her attitude is unbelievable. You wouldn't be afraid to run her anywhere because she tries so hard. 'She is not slow but we were not sure about coming back to five furlongs. The winner quickened past her and she stuck on again. 'She gets her attitude from her father, Mattmu. He was the same, he never gave up. Even when he was third in the 2015 Nunthorpe Stakes, he was outpaced but he kept galloping. 'She is in the Lowther Stakes at York so that would be the obvious way to go.' Kevin Ryan's Dickensian claimed the final spot on the podium after setting the early pace, another fine performance after his second in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. Jockey Shane Gray said: 'It was another solid run. The ground was probably a little slow for him and he lost a bit of kick at the end, but he is a very genuine horse.'
Leader Live
30-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Lowther likely next step for Argentine Tango
Tim Easterby's consistent three-time winner arrived on the Sussex Downs on the back of a game performance in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and was an honourable runner-up this time around as she did her best to keep tabs on Ger Lyons' impressive winner Lady Iman. She could now step back up to six furlongs for her next outing and take up her engagement in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes during York's Ebor Festival next month. William Easterby, assistant to his father Tim, said: 'She is a superstar and tough as old boots. Her attitude is unbelievable. You wouldn't be afraid to run her anywhere because she tries so hard. 'She is not slow but we were not sure about coming back to five furlongs. The winner quickened past her and she stuck on again. 'She gets her attitude from her father, Mattmu. He was the same, he never gave up. Even when he was third in the 2015 Nunthorpe Stakes, he was outpaced but he kept galloping. 'She is in the Lowther Stakes at York so that would be the obvious way to go.' Kevin Ryan's Dickensian claimed the final spot on the podium after setting the early pace, another fine performance after his second in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. Jockey Shane Gray said: 'It was another solid run. The ground was probably a little slow for him and he lost a bit of kick at the end, but he is a very genuine horse.'
North Wales Chronicle
30-07-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Lowther likely next step for Argentine Tango
Tim Easterby's consistent three-time winner arrived on the Sussex Downs on the back of a game performance in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and was an honourable runner-up this time around as she did her best to keep tabs on Ger Lyons' impressive winner Lady Iman. She could now step back up to six furlongs for her next outing and take up her engagement in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes during York's Ebor Festival next month. William Easterby, assistant to his father Tim, said: 'She is a superstar and tough as old boots. Her attitude is unbelievable. You wouldn't be afraid to run her anywhere because she tries so hard. 'She is not slow but we were not sure about coming back to five furlongs. The winner quickened past her and she stuck on again. 'She gets her attitude from her father, Mattmu. He was the same, he never gave up. Even when he was third in the 2015 Nunthorpe Stakes, he was outpaced but he kept galloping. 'She is in the Lowther Stakes at York so that would be the obvious way to go.' Kevin Ryan's Dickensian claimed the final spot on the podium after setting the early pace, another fine performance after his second in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. Jockey Shane Gray said: 'It was another solid run. The ground was probably a little slow for him and he lost a bit of kick at the end, but he is a very genuine horse.'
Glasgow Times
30-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Lowther likely next step for Argentine Tango
Tim Easterby's consistent three-time winner arrived on the Sussex Downs on the back of a game performance in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and was an honourable runner-up this time around as she did her best to keep tabs on Ger Lyons' impressive winner Lady Iman. She could now step back up to six furlongs for her next outing and take up her engagement in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes during York's Ebor Festival next month. William Easterby, assistant to his father Tim, said: 'She is a superstar and tough as old boots. Her attitude is unbelievable. You wouldn't be afraid to run her anywhere because she tries so hard. 'She is not slow but we were not sure about coming back to five furlongs. The winner quickened past her and she stuck on again. 'She gets her attitude from her father, Mattmu. He was the same, he never gave up. Even when he was third in the 2015 Nunthorpe Stakes, he was outpaced but he kept galloping. 'She is in the Lowther Stakes at York so that would be the obvious way to go.' Kevin Ryan's Dickensian claimed the final spot on the podium after setting the early pace, another fine performance after his second in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot. Jockey Shane Gray said: 'It was another solid run. The ground was probably a little slow for him and he lost a bit of kick at the end, but he is a very genuine horse.'
