national colour at royal ascot
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national colour at royal ascot
17 years 1 month ago
picked from a press release:
ROYAL ASCOT GROUP ONE ENTRIES REVEALED
NATIONAL COLOUR SET FOR KING’S STAND
This year’s Royal Ascot Meeting, which runs from Tuesday, June 17, to Saturday, June 21, boasts international representatives in all of the seven Group One events, entries for which are released today.
For the first time in Royal Ascot’s history, the five-day meeting will begin with three Group One contests on Tuesday, June 17, with the Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm) followed by the upgraded King’s Stand Stakes (3.05pm) and the St James’s Palace Stakes (3.45pm). Each is worth £250,000.
With the last three renewals having been won by overseas-trained horses, it is no surprise that this year’s King’s Stand Stakes has again attracted a truly international entry, with 18 of the 47 potential participants hailing from outside Britain.
South African trainer Sean Tarry is hoping to run his six-year-old National Colour in the race and is looking forward to seeing the former South African horse of the year return to action after an absence of over a year due to the mare chipping a bone in her knee.
Tarry explained: "We have entered National Colour in the King’s Stand Stakes. She’s already at Newmarket, having arrived on Monday and is staying at Geoff Wragg’s stables at the moment. I will be over-seeing her preparation for the race when I come over next month.
"She won three Group One races back to back in South Africa, the Computaform Sprint over 1000 metres, the SA Fillies Sprint over 1200 metres and the Mercury Sprint over 1200 metres, before going on to Dubai. She won her first race there like we expected but she needed knee surgery after her failure in the 2007 Group One Golden Shaheen on World Cup night.
"She’s very highly rated. We have taken our time with her and we are hoping that she will be right for the King’s Stand Stakes or, if not, the Coolmore Nunthorpe at York. She won her last start over five furlongs on turf, the Computaform Stakes, and I think she is brilliant over that trip. She does get six, but I would like to race her sparingly this season.
"Her ability is not going anywhere, but she needs four legs. Let’s hope that she comes back to her best."
ROYAL ASCOT GROUP ONE ENTRIES REVEALED
NATIONAL COLOUR SET FOR KING’S STAND
This year’s Royal Ascot Meeting, which runs from Tuesday, June 17, to Saturday, June 21, boasts international representatives in all of the seven Group One events, entries for which are released today.
For the first time in Royal Ascot’s history, the five-day meeting will begin with three Group One contests on Tuesday, June 17, with the Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm) followed by the upgraded King’s Stand Stakes (3.05pm) and the St James’s Palace Stakes (3.45pm). Each is worth £250,000.
With the last three renewals having been won by overseas-trained horses, it is no surprise that this year’s King’s Stand Stakes has again attracted a truly international entry, with 18 of the 47 potential participants hailing from outside Britain.
South African trainer Sean Tarry is hoping to run his six-year-old National Colour in the race and is looking forward to seeing the former South African horse of the year return to action after an absence of over a year due to the mare chipping a bone in her knee.
Tarry explained: "We have entered National Colour in the King’s Stand Stakes. She’s already at Newmarket, having arrived on Monday and is staying at Geoff Wragg’s stables at the moment. I will be over-seeing her preparation for the race when I come over next month.
"She won three Group One races back to back in South Africa, the Computaform Sprint over 1000 metres, the SA Fillies Sprint over 1200 metres and the Mercury Sprint over 1200 metres, before going on to Dubai. She won her first race there like we expected but she needed knee surgery after her failure in the 2007 Group One Golden Shaheen on World Cup night.
"She’s very highly rated. We have taken our time with her and we are hoping that she will be right for the King’s Stand Stakes or, if not, the Coolmore Nunthorpe at York. She won her last start over five furlongs on turf, the Computaform Stakes, and I think she is brilliant over that trip. She does get six, but I would like to race her sparingly this season.
"Her ability is not going anywhere, but she needs four legs. Let’s hope that she comes back to her best."
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Takeover Target 8/1
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Fleeting Spirit 14/1
Magnus 16/1
Enticing 20/1
"National Colour 20/1"
Rowe Park 20/1
Desert Lord 25/1
Moorhouse Lad 25/1
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Takeover Target 8/1
Dandy Man 10/1
Kingsgate Native 10/1
Fleeting Spirit 14/1
Magnus 16/1
Enticing 20/1
"National Colour 20/1"
Rowe Park 20/1
Desert Lord 25/1
Moorhouse Lad 25/1
Smart Enough 25/1
Snaefell 25/1
Captain Gerrard 33/1
Judd Street 33/1
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good year to take a shot ,does not look the strongest of fields
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