J J ,Sea the Stars,Rachel and King`s Gambit....

Can't believe the negative comments about JJ. Clearly something isn't right.

Sea The Stars is amazing.

Yes something went amiss? hopefully possum can shed some light.

Phew, it's been a long time since I have seen a horse given a more punishing ride; but what a brilliant filly.

Would love to see Goldikova and Rachel meet up sometime,will never happen though!!

P.S J J the Jet plane has had a great season in the UK,the media attention surrounding his first run at Windsor was a real lift for South African racing.

It was so obvious after 400m yesterday that something could be amiss,and to come on here and say not good enough etc etc is tactless and shows a lack of Knowledge they have in the game..

well said hibs,unfortunately the game in this country littered with such people..i had the misfortune of having such an experience with a horse in agroup 1 and believe me it was the worst day of my racing life ..lets hope all is well with jj as he is the best sprinter to come out of sa since the great senor santa.

Goldikova has to be promoted to top of your great horses list Scotia,AQlaam who goldikova made to look like a poor plater last time out just won the Prix Moulin grp1..

Prix Moulin replay

Thanks for the update, as I say cant remember having so many great horses at the same time?

Hannon plans break for J J The Jet Plane


J J THE JET PLANE will have a break and be aimed at Hong Kong's valuable end of season sprints after disappointing on his first start for new trainer Richard Hannon in the Betfred Sprint Cup on Saturday.

The former Mike de Kock inmate, who was third in the Darley July Cup, joined the Hannon team after finishing seventh of eight in the Betfair Cup at Goodwood in July, but failed to improve on that performance at Haydock, trailing home last of 14.

"J J ran a shocker and was beaten before half-way," Hannon is quoted on his website.

"We'll give him a break and try and sweeten him up for Hong Kong in December."

Hannon also revealed that a crack at the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster next month is under consideration for Emerald Commander, who was a comfortable winner of a Listed race at Haydock on Saturday.

Emerald Commander also holds an entry for the DFS Champagne Stakes at Doncaster this weekend, but Hannon believes that race could come too soon for a horse that he believes could be considered for the 2010 Stan James.com 2,000 Guineas.

He said: "That [Champagne Stakes]might come too quick, and, in any event, ground conditions on Town Moor look like being much faster than that which we encountered at Haydock.

"Soft ground clearly suits Emerald Commander - he also won his maiden in the mud at Newbury - but he is no one-trick pony and was only just mugged on the line on top of the ground in the Acomb Stakes at York.

"However, you might as well try to play to his strengths, and the Racing Post is the race that I have had pencilled in for some time now. He gets the mile well and invariably come late October the ground at Doncaster rides soft, and the long straight there will suit him ideally.

"From day one, Emerald Commander has looked special. Ross Doyle bought him at the Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale for 70 grand, and he could well develop into a Guineas horse.

"We have had a lot of luck with the more precocious types, but it is great that we are also starting to get the late developers who will make up into top-class three-year-olds.

"Obviously, we will be sending a few of our two-year-olds to the Horses-in-Training Sales, but the likes of Emerald Commander, Canford Cliffs and Dick Turpin have enormous scope and were bought with next year in mind."

Let's hope the break and change of environment does JJ some good.