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News last Updated at: 19:21 on 10/07/2012
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Flame burns bright for Dettori
Frankie Dettori spoke of his pride after carrying the Olympic torch at Ascot racecourse. The hugely popular Italian, who rode all seven winners at the Berkshire track on an unforgettable day in September 1996, was taking part on the 53rd day of the torch's journey. Former Olympic gold medal-winning heptathlete Denise Lewis brought the torch into the course, where she was greeted by a crowd of more than 10,000 people, and she handed it on to Detto...read more
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Panther on prowl at Ascot
Ascot's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is shaping up into a cracking contest with Brown Panther confirmed as on target for the race. The four-year-old, owned by footballer Michael Owen and Betfair founder Andrew Black, bounced back to form in impressive fashion last time out at Pontefract having disappointed on his seasonal debut in bad ground at Chester. Last year he enjoyed notable success, winning at Royal Ascot and finishing second...read more
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Moore ready to rock at Newmarket
Ryan Moore has been booked by James Fanshawe to ride Group One-winning sprinter Society Rock in Saturday's Darley July Cup at Newmarket. The leading fancy was beaten just half a length on his return to action in the Duke Of York Stakes, and was then an unlucky fifth under Johnny Murtagh behind Black Caviar in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race he had won 12 months earlier. Moore has never ridden the horse before and is an unusual b...read more
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Hype closing in on York run
Connections of leading fancy Media Hype are delighted, as well as surprised, that the four-year-old is close to being guaranteed a run in the John Smith's Cup at York on Saturday. The Elaine Burke-trained course-and-distance winner - a general 12-1 chance - needs just three to come out above him in ...read more
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Morris hoping for Clinical display
Luke Morris is hoping Clinical can bounce back from a below-par run at Royal Ascot when she steps up to Group One company in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday. Morris believes Sir Mark Prescott's four-year-old failed to run up to her best in the Windsor Forest Stakes behind J...read more
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Red tops Wales's runners
Red Cadeaux is among a field of nine declared for the Princess Of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday. The Ed Dunlop-trained six-year-old, placed in both the Melbourne Cup and Hong Kong Vase at the end of last year, again has the former race as his main objective. However, he has been quite acti...read more
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Choice result for Wolves punters
Maria's Choice was backed as if defeat was out of the question at Wolverhampton and duly obliged in the Happy 60th Birthday Paul Freeman Median Auction Maiden Stakes. Tenth of 14 on debut at Sandown, the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Oratorio colt was backed from a morning price of 5-1 into 9-4 favouri...read more
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Select seven in Grand Prix
Only seven remain in the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp on Saturday evening after the latest forfeit stage. Among them is David Lanigan's Investec Derby runner-up Main Sequence, who has had this race as his target since Epsom. Aidan O'Brien's sole representative is Imperial Monarch, who endured a ...read more
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Rain glee for Nagle with Maarek
Trainer David Nagle is one person who does not want the weather to take a sudden turn for the better as he makes the most of conditions with his improving sprinter Maarek. The five-year-old has won four of his last six starts, including a handicap at Newmarket and the Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle, ...read more
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Brownstown fillies try again
Ken Condon is praying it will be third time lucky for the rescheduled Irish Stallion Farms EBF Brownstown Stakes as he is running Marvada at Naas. The Group Three contest over seven furlongs has twice been lost to the weather at its Fairyhouse home and has now been switched to Naas in an effort to g...read more
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