14-04-2019 A Correspondent
Mohaather, winner of Newbury’s Horris Hill Stakes last autumn, continued where he had left off on Saturday (April 13) when returning to the track to capture the Watership Down Stud Greenham Stakes under Jim Crowley - and stamp himself a Classic contender.
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Last year the Greenham Stakes Classic trial was won by the George Scott trained James Garfield - steered to victory by a delighted Frankie Dettori. This year it has lost its star entry - but the ten declared for Saturday's race (April 13) include some great hopes for the season ahead.
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Veteran rider Phil York stole the show with a treble on Legal Ok, Timmie Roe and Streets Of London at the Tedworth Hunt meeting at Barbury Racecourse on Sunday (April 7).
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Too Darn Hot, the best two-year-old in Europe in 2018, is ready to begin his campaign for Classic honours when he reappears in the Group 3 Watership Down Stud Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday (13 April 2019).
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Charlie Appleby, who landed the first big handicap of the 2019 Flat Turf season in Britain winning the Lincoln, has set his sights on capturing the season’s first older horse Group 1 prize with emerging miler Mythical Magic at Newbury on Saturday, 18 May - Al Shaqab Lockinge Day.
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Trainer Tim Underwood will decide later this week whether to let Timmie Roe bid for a six-timer at the Tedworth Hunt meeting at Barbury Racecourse on Sunday (April 7).
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The seven year-old gelding Paisley Park seems to be taking star celebrity status in his stride at Emma Lavelle Racing's stables in Ogbourne Maizey, near Marlborough. Posing for visitors from a syndicate, he looks a picture [above] in his Sun Racing Stayers' Hurdle cloth - in the safe hands of...
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Local trainer Neil King had good reason to remember his first winner at Newbury since February 2008 when The Knot Is Tiedwon the Be Wiser Insurance Juvenile Handicap Hurdle race under champion jockey Richard Johnson.
Read more24-03-2019 Emma Blackburn
Newbury, Saturday, March 23: Noel Fehily delivered the perfect ending to an illustrious career in the saddle when he bowed out as a jockey with a victory on his final ride.
Read more22-03-2019 Emma Blackburn
Altior, Beware the Bear and Pentland Hills, Nicky Henderson’s heroes from last week’s Cheltenham Festival, will parade at Newbury, when the track hosts its last jumps fixture of the 2018-19 season (Saturday, March 23).
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Jim Crowley & Mohaather going out to the startMohaather, winner of Newbury’s Horris Hill Stakes last autumn, continued where he had left off on Saturday (April 13) when returning to the track to capture the Watership Down Stud Greenham Stakes under Jim Crowley - and stamp himself a Classic contender.
Frankie's flying dismount after winning the 2018 Greenham Stakes with James GarfieldLast year the Greenham Stakes Classic trial was won by the George Scott trained James Garfield - steered to victory by a delighted Frankie Dettori. This year it has lost its star entry - but the ten declared for Saturday's race (April 13) include some great hopes for the season ahead.
Newbury's 2018 Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials: Lord & Lady Lloyd Webber with Lah Ti Dah winner of the BJP Maiden Fillies' Stakes - & Frankie DettoriToo Darn Hot, the best two-year-old in Europe in 2018, is ready to begin his campaign for Classic honours when he reappears in the Group 3 Watership Down Stud Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday (13 April 2019).
Tedworth 2018: All together now...nearlyTrainer Tim Underwood will decide later this week whether to let Timmie Roe bid for a six-timer at the Tedworth Hunt meeting at Barbury Racecourse on Sunday (April 7).
Winner's enclosure: Neil King (left) with Richard Johnson & The Knot Is TiedLocal trainer Neil King had good reason to remember his first winner at Newbury since February 2008 when The Knot Is Tiedwon the Be Wiser Insurance Juvenile Handicap Hurdle race under champion jockey Richard Johnson.
Phil York comes back with eight lengths winner Timmie Roe - one of his three winnersVeteran rider Phil York stole the show with a treble on Legal Ok, Timmie Roe and Streets Of London at the Tedworth Hunt meeting at Barbury Racecourse on Sunday (April 7).
Charlie Appleby, who landed the first big handicap of the 2019 Flat Turf season in Britain winning the Lincoln, has set his sights on capturing the season’s first older horse Group 1 prize with emerging miler Mythical Magic at Newbury on Saturday, 18 May - Al Shaqab Lockinge Day.
The seven year-old gelding Paisley Park seems to be taking star celebrity status in his stride at Emma Lavelle Racing's stables in Ogbourne Maizey, near Marlborough. Posing for visitors from a syndicate, he looks a picture [above] in his Sun Racing Stayers' Hurdle cloth - in the safe hands of travelling head girl Laura Scrivener.
Noel Fehily spots his wife among his fellow jockeys in their guard of honour Newbury, Saturday, March 23: Noel Fehily delivered the perfect ending to an illustrious career in the saddle when he bowed out as a jockey with a victory on his final ride.
