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Rhyl Journal
5 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
No hurry for Burke to set Venetian Sun target
The Spigot Lodge handler has not made any secret of the regard in which he holds the Starman filly and she has so far lived up to the billing, with a debut success at Carlisle followed by victories in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes on the July course. She will now be readied for a step up to Group One company for the first time, but whether that will come at Deauville next month or the Curragh in September remains to be seen. 'Venetian Sun is 100 per cent, she's had a nice easy week on the water treadmill and we're very happy with her,' Burke said on Thursday. 'We'll start preparing her and look at the Prix Morny and see whether we go. If we go there we'll go on to the Moyglare, or we could go straight to the Moyglare. 'We'll see how she is and make a decision closer to the time.'
Rhyl Journal
5 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Royal Fixation handed Lowther mission at York
The Ed Walker-trained filly won impressively on her debut at York before giving hot favourite Venetian Sun a big fright in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes. With Karl Burke sending the winner into Group One company next, that leaves the path clear for Royal Fixation to set the standard on the Knavesmire. 'We've never had a Group winner yet and we're up to a 99 winners, so depending on how our next few results go, it would be quite special if our 100th winner was our first Group winner,' said Opulence's Edward Brown. 'Royal Fixation is an unbelievable filly who possesses a lot of raw, natural speed and talent, when she came into Ed's yard everyone was very complimentary about her. 'We headed to Thirsk with high hopes ahead of her debut and she was very professional that day, she even jumped the winning line which I always remember Luca Cumani saying was a good sign as it meant they had plenty left! 'She really settled down after that but it was a bonus to win first time with her as a Palace Pier filly, she is in some of the more forward lots. 'We thought we'd aim high in the Duchess of Cambridge and thought she'd run a strong race but we'd all seen how good Venetian Sun was at Ascot. 'We rode her different, wanting her to settle, which she did, but then you ask yourself if she'd got out quicker would she have got up and won? We'll never know. 'I echo Ed's post-race comments though, to get as close as we did to what looks an unbelievable filly was a big effort. 'We're going to head for the Lowther now, I think the track will suit her and they are talking of Venetian Sun going for a Group One, so we don't have to worry about her. 'You wouldn't rule out her getting further but if she runs well in the Lowther, you couldn't rule out her going for the Cheveley Park. Being by Palace Pier, she could stay further next year but for now we're concentrating on the Lowther.'
South Wales Guardian
6 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Fairy Oak holds on for Leopardstown maiden success
Second on her Navan debut in early June, Michael O'Callaghan's filly then finished fifth behind the exciting Venetian Sun in the Albany Stakes less than a fortnight ago later. On the strength of that three-length defeat the daughter of A'Ali was a 10-11 favourite to make it third time lucky under Colin Keane and while odds-on backers were made to sweat by the strong-finishing Yellowstone Lake, Fairy Oak clung on by a neck. 'She was entitled to win her maiden and Colin said she sharpened up plenty from Ascot. He thought after Ascot she wanted seven furlongs, but said six was fine today,' said O'Callaghan. 'He thought the ground slowed her down a little bit and she'd be better on proper fast ground like it was in Ascot. She was probably in front long enough and she felt the last 100 yards. 'She'll step back up into stakes company and showed at Ascot that she's capable of operating at that level. She's in the Lowther and the Moyglare and she's a real two-year-old.' Time Bender caused a 33-1 upset in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden. A bargain basement yearling purchase at €2,500, the Gustav Klimt colt pulled a length and three-quarters clear of the chasing pack to make a winning debut for trainer William Durkan and jockey Chris Hayes. Assistant trainer Gary Bannon said: 'He always worked reasonably well and has got stronger since May. We were planning to run him in a barrier trial that got cancelled, so we'd no option but to come here. 'He's for sale. We have the mare at home and it's a nice family.'
North Wales Chronicle
6 days ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
No hurry for Burke to set Venetian Sun target
The Spigot Lodge handler has not made any secret of the regard in which he holds the Starman filly and she has so far lived up to the billing, with a debut success at Carlisle followed by victories in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes on the July course. She will now be readied for a step up to Group One company for the first time, but whether that will come at Deauville next month or the Curragh in September remains to be seen. 'Venetian Sun is 100 per cent, she's had a nice easy week on the water treadmill and we're very happy with her,' Burke said on Thursday. 'We'll start preparing her and look at the Prix Morny and see whether we go. If we go there we'll go on to the Moyglare, or we could go straight to the Moyglare. 'We'll see how she is and make a decision closer to the time.'
North Wales Chronicle
6 days ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Fairy Oak holds on for Leopardstown maiden success
Second on her Navan debut in early June, Michael O'Callaghan's filly then finished fifth behind the exciting Venetian Sun in the Albany Stakes less than a fortnight ago later. On the strength of that three-length defeat the daughter of A'Ali was a 10-11 favourite to make it third time lucky under Colin Keane and while odds-on backers were made to sweat by the strong-finishing Yellowstone Lake, Fairy Oak clung on by a neck. 'She was entitled to win her maiden and Colin said she sharpened up plenty from Ascot. He thought after Ascot she wanted seven furlongs, but said six was fine today,' said O'Callaghan. 'He thought the ground slowed her down a little bit and she'd be better on proper fast ground like it was in Ascot. She was probably in front long enough and she felt the last 100 yards. 'She'll step back up into stakes company and showed at Ascot that she's capable of operating at that level. She's in the Lowther and the Moyglare and she's a real two-year-old.' Time Bender caused a 33-1 upset in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden. A bargain basement yearling purchase at €2,500, the Gustav Klimt colt pulled a length and three-quarters clear of the chasing pack to make a winning debut for trainer William Durkan and jockey Chris Hayes. Assistant trainer Gary Bannon said: 'He always worked reasonably well and has got stronger since May. We were planning to run him in a barrier trial that got cancelled, so we'd no option but to come here. 'He's for sale. We have the mare at home and it's a nice family.'
