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News last Updated at: 15:52 on 02/09/2010
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Banner stars in Sprint field
Aidan O'Brien's Starspangledbanner features among a final field of 16 runners in Saturday's Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock. The ex-Australian speedball has already scored twice in Group One company on British soil, winning the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot as well as Newmarket's July Cup. He will be bidding to bounce back to winning form on Merseyside having had to make do with the runner-up spot behind 100-1 shot Sole Power in last month's Nuntho...read more
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Rip leads Champion six
Rip Van Winkle heads Aidan O'Brien's three-strong team as the Ballydoyle trainer seeks a sixth success in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday. Stable jockey Johnny Murtagh takes the ride on last month's Juddmonte International Stakes winner, who faces five rivals in the mile-and-a-quarter feature. Seamus Heffernan will partner Irish Derby hero Cape Blanco while O'Brien's son Joseph will be aboard Beethoven. ...read more
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British trio seek Matron honours
British raiders Music Show, Spacious and Jacqueline Quest feature among seven runners in Saturday's Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown. Mick Channon's Music Show arrives in great form having won the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket before finishing second to Goldikova in the Prix Rothschild. The James Fanshawe-trained Spacious was second to Music Show in the Falmouth and is still seeking an elusive first Group One triumph, while ...read more
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Moore out of luck on return
Ryan Moore finished fourth on his return to the saddle in division two of the European Breeders' Fund Quidhampton Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury. The champion jockey has been sidelined with injury for more than three weeks and now trails Paul Hanagan by more than 30 in the title race. After uns...read more
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Bassett bids for Donny glory
Exciting juvenile Wootton Bassett remains on course to put his unbeaten record on the line in the Weatherbys Insurance £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes at Doncaster next week. Following wins at Ayr and Doncaster, Richard Fahey's youngster turned in a hugely impressive performance when landing the DBS Premier Y...read more
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Blue to bypass Melbourne tilt
Illustrious Blue is highly unlikely to take up his engagement in the Melbourne Cup in November with connections favouring the shorter trip to France. The Goodwood Cup winner was far from disgraced when finishing fifth in last month's Lonsdale Cup at York and while trainer William Knight had been eye...read more
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Lemaire keen on Siyouni chance
Christophe Lemaire expects Siyouni to put up a bold show in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp on Sunday. The French-based jockey is looking forward to getting back in the Group One groove after returning from injury earlier this week, and he teams up in the one-mile feature with Alain de Royer-Dupre's...read more
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Light campaign in store for Fly
Willie Mullins is keeping his fingers crossed that this will be the season star hurdler Hurricane Fly finally gets his trip to the Cheltenham Festival. The six-year-old has won six of his eight starts since joining the trainer in 2008 - but injury has meant he has missed out on a trip to Prestbury P...read more
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Que team aiming for Festival treble
Willie Mullins is eyeing a David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle hat-trick with Quevega ahead of the new National Hunt campaign. The six-year-old landed the Grade Two contest in devastating fashion once again last season before beating the boys over three miles at Punchestown. There have been plenty of call...read more
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Mikael on comeback trail
Mikael D'Haguenet is reported to be in good shape as he builds towards his first official racecourse outing since May 2009. The highly-regarded six-year-old missed the whole of the last campaign due to injury, but did come close to a comeback having schooled after racing at Leopardstown in January. ...read more
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