York racing blog replay!
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And that ends the Dante meeting. Highs, lows, winners, losers, rain, rain, a bit of sun, and some more rain. No Derby winner from the Dante itself I fear, but a nice winner of the Musidora and plenty of evidence to suggest that the Stoute/Moore combination will be churning out a few more winners than has been the case in the past couple of years. Thanks for joining me and for all of your correspondence over the past three days. And good luck to Hadley and I tonight with Mijhaar. Always leave with a tip...
17:20 -
The sponsors of the last race have just emailed me to request a plug, but I believe them to be a rival website, so I won't. In fact I'm going to log in to the system and rewrite the race title on the cards and results.
17:12 -
Meanwhile the Frankie Dettori saga rumbles on, with various people saying that he can and can't ride at Leicester on Monday. The truth is out there, but nobody seems to know what it is. The BHA say they have news but will tweet it as soon as they can. Rather than just say it. Which seems to be the modern way. If someone asked me if I wanted a cup of tea, I'd just say yes or no. You wouldn't tweet them. The world's gone crazy.
17:10 -
The strong-travelling Esteaming didn't find as much as it looked, but it was still enough to take the finale to the Dante meeting at 7/1. Ryan Moore was narrowly denied yet another winner abord runner-up Rundell, while Sioux Chieftain ran his heart out for third.
17:05 -
I'm going for Chocola and Sioux Chieftain to end the meeting with a winner. It's been a tough day, but not if you are a fan of Richard Fahey or Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore. Good luck all.
16:55 -
Chocala chased home Mister Impatience on his last start (beaten six lengths) at Nottingham, and that horse is now rated 97 (he was the one behind Ruler Of The World at Chester last week). Chocala is rated 70 and is 12/1. Interesting?
16:42 -
Another one for Ryan Moore as Rye House scoots away from Maven in the straight and some of the bookies will be on their knees. Stoute, Moore, York. It's easy this game.
16:30 -
There are a few rumours swirling around about another potential twist in the Frankie Dettori tale. I'll keep you posted if I hear anything more. Meanwhile, they're going down to post for the penultimate contest, the mile-and-a-quarter handicap. The field has been considerably reduced by non-runners, but it's Rye House who heads the betting. Given that Stoute and Moore have already been on the mark twice today, it's a brave man who goes against them.
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Greetings to Garth, who writes: "I've been following your live blog down here in Sydney, Australia (and loving it!), got the GBI pictures coming in on my computer, hitting the refresh button on the Sporting Life's "Live Show" odds until just before the race and then plonking a small each way wager on your York races (and had Princess Cammie yesterday, very nice price, paid $19.30 down here), it doesn't get any better than this! I was there for 2 of the 3 days of the carnival back in 1997 (took a train trip to Whitby on Day 2 and missed the Dante), brings back many fond memories ! My prognostication for the 5pm (Race 7) - saddlecloth 9, Wyldfire!" Good luck to Wyldfire. And well done for visiting Whitby - there are few nicer seaside resorts in the world. I trust you enjoyed your fish and chips. I'm more of a pie man, as you'd be able to tell if you were here Garth.
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The one to take out of that is Top Boy in fifth. Most encouraging. He can win on turf before long.
16:00 -
It's another winner for Yorkshire (and another photo finish ruined by the insistence of the racecourse of putting up a silly graphic saying 'photo finish' rather than a helpful still on the winning line or even a more helpful replay) as 8/1 chance Moviesta, trained at Hambleton by Bryan Smart, gets the best of a tight call with outsider Vincenti to win the five-furlong handicap. The winner is part-owned by Harry Redknapp, but sadly he's not here in his 4x4 to collect the prize. Paul Ince appears to be though.
15:55 -
Tony Hamilton collected a two-day ban for using his whip in the incorrect place aboard Glens Diamond. Apparently, the horse's owners are thinking about the Melbourne Cup for the winner.
15:40 -
Yet another winner for Ryan Moore and another for S'Michael too. Pavlosk wins well at 3/1 from Senafe and Pearl Sea. As you might expect from Lord Grimthorpe, Pavlosk is tremendously well named being by Arch out of Tsar's Pride. The Pavolsk Arch in St Petersburg was built by Emperor Nicholas in the 18th century (it says on Wikipedia). Clever old his Lordship.
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Next up an unfathomable Listed fillies' race. Rae Guest is a nice man and I'd like his How's Life to win. I haven't had a bet and the Placepot is down. I'm not sulking - just biding my time for Satsuma in the next (although the going quite clearly isn't bottomless).
15:12 -
Tony Hamilton does the obligatory 'silly photo' pose with the Yorkshire Cup sat on top of his shaven head, but the winning trainer isn't here. He went down to Newmarket to watch Dutch Courage come second in the opener. What a game.
14:59 -
It's Glen's Diamond who wins the Yorkshire Cup for Yorkshire. The 25/1 chance holds off Top Trip and Monsieur Doumen's nice brown suit by the smallest of noses. A great result for Richard Fahey and jockey Tony Hamilton. The pair came together close home, but you couldn't apportion blame in either direction.
14:50 -
Francois Doumen looks good in his nice brown suit. It's a nice suit.
14:40 -
Old Eagle Eye Shinners has arrived from fresh from the parade ring with his paddock notes. When he has finished being rude about the fact that it's not your average Group Two when a quarter of the field are sporting first-time headgear, he describes Top Trip as being "tiny", but likes Quiz Mistress, who looks particularly "fit and well". Royal Diamond also gets a positive mention. It's easy to get wowed by a flashy chestnut, but I have to agree that Quiz Mistress looks particularly well in her coat.
14:35 -
Don't forget that if you are thinking of taking advantage of the 'dead eight' scenario to have an each-way bet on the Yorkshire Cup, the next race, if you do so with Sky Bet you'll get paid out at one-quarter the odds rather than the standard one-fifth. Worth bearing in mind. Click here for the latest Sky Bet prices on the race.
14:30 -
Great run from Saptapadi on his first start back from an unsuccessful stint Down Under. His owners will be taking plenty of encouragement from that and must already be thinking about the Ebor.
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