LEADING TRAINERS SPEAK TO BHA XTRA ABOUT TOTESPORT.COM LOCKINGE STAKES

10 May 2010 Pre-2014 Releases

At Monday’s final entry stage for the £200,000 totesport.com Lockinge Stakes at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday 15th May, nine runners remained (full entries below).

Saturday’s renewal is set to be a thrilling spectacle as some of the country’s top milers lock horns. The Group 1 contest is regarded as producing some of the highest profile mile specialists in Europe.

Richard Hannon Jr. speaks on BHA Xtra about market leader, Paco Boy, telling us he is in the form of his life heading into this race.

His closest rival comes in the form of Sir Michael Stoute’s Zacinto and the Champion Flat Trainer informs us his preparation for the race has been perfect.

Finally, one of the lively outsiders attracting attention in the market is The Cheka, trained by Eve Johnson-Houghton, who has high hopes for her lightly-raced colt.

Clerk of the Course Richard Osgood has news about the state of the ground, plans to water and slight changes to the course layout while Tote spokesman George Primarolo gives us a run-down of their early prices and his eyecatchers.

Provisional entries:

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

 Totesport Odds

Kargali (IRE)

Luke Comer (IRE)

 33/1

Lord Shanakill (USA)

H. R. A. Cecil

Tom Queally

 14/1

Ouqba

B. W. Hills

Richard Hills

 10/1

Paco Boy (IRE)

R. Hannon

Richard Hughes

 4/5

Pipedreamer

K. A. Ryan

Jamie Spencer

 16/1

Prince of Dance

Tom Dascombe

Richard Kingscote

 25/1

Stimulation (IRE)

H. Morrison

Darryll Holland

 14/1

The Cheka (IRE)

Eve Johnson Houghton

Kieren Fallon

 10/1

Zacinto

Sir Michael Stoute

Ryan Moore

 11/4

Visit stage.britishhorseracing.com/bhaxtra/ for the interviews, or www.newbury-racecourse.co.uk for tickets and further information.