Canford to stand at Coolmore
Richard Hannon has confirmed his stable star Canford Cliffs has been retired to stud. The five-time Group One winner came off second best when meeting Frankel in the highly-anticipated ‘Duel on the Downs’ in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last week. Connections have subsequently found the...
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Canford Set to Battle Makfi
Canford Cliffs will go into the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday as the event favourite with bookmakers, with the expectations of a grand battle with rival Makfi. Richard Hannon The Richard Hannon trained colt placed third in the 2000 Guineas in May behind his rival, prior to getting the best of...
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Canford Progressing Before the Queen Elizabeth
According to the warning given to his challengers, Richard Hannon Junior thinks Canford Cliffs is still making progress prior to his start in September’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. Ascot Subsequent to his third place finish in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, the three year old has been victorious...
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Desmond Stakes (Group 3) – Leopardstown 7:30
Race RAG status: Amber Primary Trends The last 8 winners were all distance winners 7 of the last 8 winners were aged 3 or 4 7 of the last 8 winners were priced no bigger than 5/1(2/1,8/11,5/4,4/5,20/1,5/1,5/2,30/100) 7 of the last 8 winners were running within 43 days Shortlist Beethoven Akdarena Emulous Secondary...
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Royal Ascot 2010: St James’ Palace Stakes Preview
ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES – JUNE 15TH 2010 Canford Cliffs This is a race that traditionally brings together the winners of the major European Guineas and often decides the top 3yo miler. Incredibly, Aiden O’Brien has won six of the last ten renewals of this Group 1 race. One thing that all of the...
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Irish 2000 Guineas 2010, Trends and Preview
3.45 THE ABU DHABI IRISH 2000 GUINEAS (GROUP 1) (3YO) 1M Key Trend: THE LAST 8 WINNERS HAD RUN IN THE ENGLISH 2000 GUINEAS AT NEWMARKET. Others: – THE LAST 6 WINNERS CAME FROM STALLS 6 – 8. - HORSES DRAWN IN STALLS 1 & 2 HAVE MADE THE FRAME THREE TIMES FROM 24 WIN AND PLACE POSITIONS. – 6 OF...
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2000 Guineas 2010 Preview
Three ‘Live’ Outsiders For The Stan James 2000 Guineas… The flat season is now well and truly underway with both Newmarket’s Craven meeting and Newbury’s Greenham Stakes having taken place this past week. The Craven resulted in an emphatic victory for the John Dunlop trained Elusive...
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