BEETHOVEN JOSEPH O'BRIEN NON RUNNER AT GOODWOOD

THE RACING POST WEEKENDER PHOTOGRAPH OF BEETHOVEN partnered by JOSEPH O’BRIEN showing that things are so right for their intended challenge for this Saturday’s Celebration Mile 3.05 at Goodwood. (28.08.2010) However a change in the turf conditions at Goodwood and with the reported flooding on this track, this colt has been taken out, and will not be taking part due to this.



Weekender(25.08.10 - 29.08.10) this photograph alone shows all that is special at a glance, the skills of a young and gifted rider, firstly Joseph's gentle hands, his steady calm poise, indicating spot on balance and timing in tune with this colt every step of the way. A rider who allows BEETHOVEN to response to his message with the greased lighting speed that such riding skills allow.



WEEKENDERS front page also highlights:

MATT CHAPMAN “You might probe whether there are more sinister goings-on with few people willing to speak out”

AND

KIEREN FALLON HITS BACK “I don’t agree with, or believe in the views reported, which were so far wide of the mark”



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BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND HORSERACING REGULATION PARTIES BOTH CALLED TO ACCOUNTS OVER THEIR RIP OFF BRITAIN ATTITUDES

What do these parties hope to achieve exactly in denying people fair pay for the skills they have worked to achieve and have achieved? Even when there is no career structure in place, as is found in what we are told is a multi billion pound Horseracing Industry. An industry considered to be one of the biggest in Britain. Who would want such artistry and skill achieved to be blunted and scared by the above named parties uncaring ignorant attitide, an attitude that expects people to work on the minimum wage indefinitely? What sort of con is this?


The vital artistry skills that go into preparing a yearling, two year old, or three year old colt or filly for the racetrack? Most of these key and vital skills are being taken for granted. Excessive workloads with scant pay, ignored big time by these parties as stated above ... the powers that be.


The vital artistry skills that go into have a baby, to actually give birth to a baby, to care for a baby, to care for a two year old, a teenager, an adolescent, for life in the real world? Most are taken for granted and ignored by the powers that be.

We see David Cameron on television this week on holiday, standing outside a hospital, where his most beautiful wife, has just given birth to a baby daughter. The miracle of new life unfolds in the Cameron family. Surely you would like to believe that as a father, Cameron would by now have got his priorities right, would do everything in his power within Government to ensure that all children get a fair start in life, are properly prepared to venture out into the real world with confidence with career choice and development started within school carriculums' from the age of fourteen up. All children, not only rich privileged families children.


So why are all these politicians and horseracing rulers taking the lives of both people and animals for granted in such a cruel and inhuman way?



The sting of Government, MP’s and Horseracing Regulation Parties unjust inadequacies, allow an ignorance that has and is blighting and poisoning so many peoples lives, and that has and is blighting and poisoning so many animals lives ongoing over decades.


For what purpose? What exactly are these powerful people hoping to achieve?


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PUNTERS WOE AS SARISKA REFUSES TO START

RACING POST REPORT AS PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 20 AUGUST 2010 BY BOB SMITH AND JON LEES

RACING FROM YORK ON THURSDAY 19 AUGUST 2010

Rob Smith and Jon Lees reporting for the Racing Post
“THE BHA last night refused to countenance a review of the rule book despite backers of Yorkshire Oaks favourite Sariska being left high and dry when she failed to come out of the stalls.


J. Margaret Clarke reporting for Turfcall.
Typical shoddy attitude from BHA.


Rob Smith and Jon Lees reporting for the Racing Post
“Last year’s duel Oaks winner 85-40 market leader for the Darley-sponsored York Group 1, left connections and supporters bitterly frustrated when refusing to budge under Jamie Spencer.

“Several bookmakers, including Paddy Power and Boylesports, refunded stakes, but as Sariska had entered the stalls she was deemed to have taken part in the race.

J. Margaret Clarke reporting for Turfcall.
SARISKA took no part in this race, as neither did she misbehave in any way whilst standing quietly in the stalls. That she was left to stand in the stalls for a very long time, may well be why she lost interest. As Richard Hughes pointed out recently on The Morning Line at least four further (‘Bloodhorse Literate’) Stalls Handlers are needed on all tracks as a matter of some urgency. This incident only goes to prove this to be the case. No runners should be left for long periods of time standing in the starting stalls.


Rob Smith and Jon Lees reporting for the Racing Post
“No rule 4 deductions could be enforced and the vast majority of bookmakers refused to return stakes to Sariska backers, despite howls of protests.


“BHA spokesman Paul Struthers said: “We have had no approach from anyone asking us to change the rule. The rule is clear and it is part and parcel of racing, however frustrating it is for those who backed her.

J. Margaret Clarke reporting for Turfcall.
Paul Struthers is talking rubbish as usual. And this is a rubbish rule. Who would bother to waste their time attempting to approach the BHA? Who authorised such a ridiculous rule as this to be passed in the first place/?

BHA spokesman Paul Struthers said:
“We’d consider reviewing it only if Racing For Change or the Horsemem’s Group approached us. We like to have the rules as clear as possible, even though it was a horrible situation for the owner, trainer, jockey and punters.”


J. Margaret Clarke reporting for Turfcall.
How can ‘Bloodhorse Illiterate’ parties as Paul Struthers ever expect to keep any rule as clear as possible.


Rob Smith and Jon Lees reporting for the Racing Post
“Paddy Power claimed they would be giving back more than £200,000 in loosing bets, while also refunding were Skybet, Jenningsbet and Betterbet.

“A spokesman for Jenningsbet said:”People have moaned about these rules before.
We decided punters didn’t get a run for their money, so we are refunding.”

“Championing the stance of most firms, William Hill spokeswoman Kate Miller said: “Sariska’s stubbornness is disappointing for punters but, as per the rules of racing, we have chosen not to refund bets. We review each situation individually, but won’t be taken to task by competitors .”

“Many of those who posted comments on racingpost.com were critical of firms not refunding. There were also calls for a rule change, others thought it would have been unfair on Midday backers had the rules allowed for deductions to winning bets.

“Spencer – whose mount in the following race, Zarebiya reared up and hit her head on the stalls, forfeiting any chance and completing a miserable 40 minutes for the rider - said of Sariska:”What can I say? She was in the stalls a long time. We were waiting for Midday and then Barshibe. It’s disappointing, but no one died, did they?”

“Sariska has raced at York three times before, winning twice and finishing runner-up in the Yorkshire Oaks a year ago.

“Trainer Michael Bell said: “It’s very worrying, but I can’t say what we’re going to do because we’re in a state of shock.

“She moved beautifully to the post but knows her way round the Knavesmire very well and the stable entrance is bang next to the stalls. She’s cute, she’s bright, and whether that’s the reason, I don’t know.

“It’s very disappointing. I need to talk to Carol (Lady Bamford, owner- breeder) and Hugo (Lascelles, racing manager) and get our heads round a plan.

“She has a little bit of a quirk and we need to reflect. She was in for a long time and I suppose she’s been slow into stride, but she has always jumped out.”

“Something for punters to ponder on Sariska’s next start is that she will not have been the subject of a compulsory stalls test.




“Stewards’ secretary Tony McGlone explained: “She will be logged as unruly, for as she refused to race, but will not have to have a stalls test as she was not badly behaved in them.”

J. Margaret Clarke reporting for Turfcall
But SARISKA was not unruly in any way, just bored stiff, left standing in an entrapment starting stall for so long.


Rob Smith and Jon Lees reporting for the Racing Post
“Should all bets be refunded when a horse refuses to race? Have your say in Question of the Day on racingpost.com”

J. Margaret Clarke reporting for Turfcall
Yes, all bets should be refunded for whatever reason a horse is unable to race.
If and when this happens in the future no further alterations should be made involving any other runner.

Racecourses using man made clattering shattering starting stall machine, totally alien to thoroughbred racehorses. Causing all too often bad experiences for the horses.

Its good to note that many bookmakers did refund all bets on SARISKA.

All ‘Bloodhorse Illiterate’ BHA parties take runners and riders lives for granted.



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NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BACK CHAMPAGNE STAKES DONCASTER

Doncaster Racecourse is pleased to announce today another new sponsor at the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, with Neptune Investment Management the new sponsor of the £100,000 Group Two Champagne Stakes on Saturday, September 11, Ladbrokes St Leger Day.



The Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes takes place over seven furlongs for two-year-old colts and geldings. The historic contest was first run in 1823 and the £100,000 Group Two race often provides an insight into stars of the future.



Recent winners including the subsequent Group One winners Noverre (2000) and Dubai Destination, who defeated the mighty Rock Of Gibraltar in a thrilling renewal back in 2001.



King Torus could take his burgeoning reputation to Doncaster for the Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes. The high-class colt’s owner, Yorkshireman Sir Robert Ogden, has three other candidates for the race; the Jeremy Noseda-trained pair of Casual Glimpse and Garde Cotiere are also engaged as is Star Of Dance from Sir Michael Stoute’s yard.



King Torus, trained by Richard Hannon, blitzed his rivals when winning the Group Two Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes by six lengths over the same distance at Goodwood on July 28.



Barry Simpson, racing manager to Sir Robert, revealed today: “Plans are very fluid on all four horses and we will know more later this week after I have spoken to all of Sir Robert’s trainers.



“King Torus has lots of options and the Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes is one of those but anything is possible at this stage.

“King Torus is one of those horses that does absolutely nothing at home and would be one of the worst horses in the yard so far as home work is concerned.



“He is the same when he goes down to the start, you wouldn’t pick him out, but as has been said many times, it’s not how they go down, it’s how they come back.



“I was pleased with his Goodwood win. I know excuses were made for one or two of the other horses but we were very happy with the way he won there.”



Casual Glimpse easily captured a six-furlong conditions race at Newmarket last month and heads to York today for the Group Two Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes.



Simpson continued: “Casual Glimpse is another Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes possible. He was supplemented for the Gimcrack Stakes at York, so he goes there and we are very happy with him.



“It is a major step up, going from a conditions race to a Group Two, but we got very positive vibes from Ryan Moore, who rode him last time.”



Of Sir Robert’s other two Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes entries, the unraced Garde Cotiere has Group One entries later this year in the Dewhurst Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy over a mile at Doncaster in October. The Stoute-trained Star Of Dance showed promise when sixth in a seven-furlong Sandown maiden on July 28.



Simpson said: “Garde Cotiere is a horse which we would have liked to have run in a maiden by now but he is just going through different stages of growth.



“He certainly wouldn’t go straight to the Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes - he would need a prep run before going down that route and he will be running shortly.



“There is a lot more to come from Star Of Dance. I don’t know whether he is quite at that sort of level yet in terms of how Sir Michael wants him.



“We will know more once the trainers have all been consulted, then we will come to some plan regarding which horses could go to the Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes.”



Other notable entries for the Neptune Investment Management Champagne Stakes include the Aidan O’Brien-trained Zoffany, winner of the Group One Phoenix Stakes and the Hannon-trained Libranno, unbeaten winner of the Group Two Richmond Stakes and Group Two July Stakes.



About Neptune Investment Management

Neptune is an award-winning fund management house and one of the fastest growing investment firms in the UK. Founded in 2002 as a long-only equity investment firm, Neptune now manages nearly £6 billion of assets on behalf of private investors, advisers and institutional clients. Neptune is privately owned, with employees and directors holding a 75% stake, which helps align its interests with those of its clients.



For more information, please contact:

Kate Hills

Director of Public Relations and Communications, Arena Leisure Racing

Tel: 01342 834800

Fax: 01342 835874

Mobile: 07813 947201

Email: kate.hills@arenaleisureplc.com




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EDDIE STOBART GROUP IS THE NEW SPONSOR OF THE PARK STAKES AT DONCASTER - LYNAM HOPING FOR DUFF REVIVAL

NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS CHAMPAGNE STAKES - SIMPSON CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR SIR ROBERT OGDEN-OWNED HORSES



Doncaster Racecourse is pleased to announce today two new sponsors at the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival. The Eddie Stobart Group generously backs the £160,000 Group Two Park Stakes, while Neptune Investment Management is the new sponsor of the £100,000 Group Two Champagne Stakes (see separate release below).



Both contests take place at Doncaster on Saturday, September 11 - Ladbrokes St Leger Day which is the final day of the four-day Ladbrokes St Leger Festival (September 8-11).



First run in 1978, the Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes is for three-year-olds and upwards over seven furlongs. Although currently a Group Two contest, there are no penalties for previous Group Two or Group One winners so the race is run with Group One conditions.



Always one of the highlights of the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Duff landed the 2009 renewal of the Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes by a neck from Cat Junior in a four-way blanket finish that saw 2007 and 2008 winner Arabian Gleam a head back in third, and Ouqba a further neck away in fourth.



Edward Lynam’s charge, who was also runner-up to Arabian Gleam in the 2007 Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes, has been in and out of form in his native Ireland this season, his best effort coming when finishing runner-up in the Group Three Minstrel Stakes on July 17, when conceding 12lb to the winner Air Chief Marshal. He was sixth of nine on his latest start in a six-furlong Group Three at the Curragh on August 8.



Lynam revealed today: “Duff will definitely go to Doncaster for the Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes. We like Doncaster, it is a good track and they have been great to us over there - last year’s win in the race was brilliant.



“Duff’s form dipped this year, with the exception of that run at the Curragh, but we are freshening him up and, seeing as he ran his two career best races in the Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes, we are hoping a return there can bring the old spark back into the horse.



“He has been unlucky in Ireland this year. He has had to carry double penalties and he hasn’t had his ground - he needs proper Flat racing ground to be at his best. He is getting a bit older, like everybody, but he just might have one more kick in him and that is the race we are keeping him for.



“We actually plan to send a few horses to the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival. Duff’s half-sister, Tweedy, is useful and she might take her chance in the seven-furlong Listed Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes (for fillies).



“We also have Sole Power who might go. He is in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York this week, which is a big ask for him, but we may send him to Doncaster afterwards for the Listed Scarbrough Stakes over five furlongs.”



A fantastic entry for the Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes also includes the Henry Cecil-trained Group One victor Lord Shanakill, successful at the same distance in the Group Two Betfair Cup at Goodwood on July 27.



The Brian Meehan-trained Cat Junior was runner-up that day, ahead of the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Dalghar in third and fourth-placed Main Aim, trained by Sir Michael Stoute. Royer-Dupre, based at Chantilly in France, has also engaged Group One Prix de la Foret hero Varenar.



Richard Hannon could run triple Group One winner Paco Boy, a good third behind Makfi and Goldikova in the Group One Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on August 15.



The Saeed bin Suroor-trained Shakespearean landed the Group Two Hungerford Stakes over seven furlongs on August 14, with Cat Junior again filling the runner-up berth.



Sea Lord, trained by Mark Johnston, made it four wins on the bounce when landing the Group Three Sovereign Stakes by a nose from the Suroor-trained Poet’s Voice over a mile at Salisbury on August 12.



Johnston could also saddle Awzaan who won the Group One Middle Park Stakes in an unbeaten two-year-old campaign, Group Three Jersey Stakes heroine Rainfall, who was a fine third to Music Show in the Group One Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket’s July Festival, and St Mortiz, who saw off Palace Moon to win the Bunbury Cup at the same meeting.



Premio Loco landed the Group Two Summer Mile at Ascot in July and was third behind Canford Cliffs and Rip Van Winkle in the Group One Sussex Stakes at Goodwood last time.



Beethoven, winner of the Group One Darley Dewhurst Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket in October for trainer Aidan O’Brien, was fourth in the Sussex Stakes and clinched the Group Three Desmond Stakes on August 12. O’Brien may also run recent Group Three Minstrel Stakes winner Air Chief Marshal and Emperor Claudius, unbeaten in three starts this season.



About Stobart Group

Stobart Group provides a number of multimodal services; road transport, rail freight and ports, distribution and warehousing and infrastructure services. Today, the Group operates over 1,850 trucks, 3,000 trailers as well a rail freight service and a port. It also operates around six million square feet of state-of-the-art storage facilities and a rail freight/container handling terminal. Stobart Group employs more than 5,000 people over 40 strategically located sites across the UK and Europe. Stobart Group counts many of the UK’s leading names amongst its customers including Tesco, Knauf Insulation, Knauf Drywall, Proctor & Gamble, Maersk, Danone Waters, Coca Cola Enterprises, Johnson & Johnson, Homebase, Nestlé, Purina Petcare, Britvic and Masterfoods.





The company’s involvement with racing is not new - Stobart Group CEO Andrew Tinkler is a major racehorse owner, while the company sponsors trainer Tom Dascombe’s yard in Cheshire.


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BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE ENTRUSTED WITH RUNNING BRITISH HORSERACING

Paul Roy - Chairman - Bloodhorse Illiterate.
Paul Roy founded NewSmith Capital Partners, an independent investment management firm, in 2003, having spent over 30 years in the investment banking and securities industry. He was previously Chief Executive of Smith New Court plc and following a merger in 1995 joined Merrill Lynch. Having been head of Merrill Lynch Global Equities division from 1999 to 2001, he subsequently became co-President of its Global Markets and Investment Banking Division, with responsibility for Merrill Lynch's worldwide Investment Banking, Debt and Equity Markets businesses. He is a keen racehorse owner, with twelve horses in training, all but one with Jeremy Noseda. The other, Dutch Art, is with Peter Chapple-Hyam. He also has a small breeding operation with the first crop of two-year-olds having raced in 2006. He is also non-executive director of Benfield plc and Vice President of the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital.

Nic Coward - Chief Executive - Bloodhorse Illiterate.
Nic Coward was appointed as Chief Executive-designate of the British Horseracing Authority in November 2006, and assumed the role of Chief Executive of both the British Horseracing Board and the Horseracing Regulatory Authority in February 2007. He had previously spent ten years with the FA, having joined in 1994 as its first solicitor from City Law firm Freshfields. He became Corporate and Legal Affairs Director, and was also joint Acting CEO for almost two years. He left the FA in 2004 to join public affairs consultancy AS Biss & Co, where he was Deputy Chairman and he advised major national and international sports bodies. He was also an adviser to the board of the FA Premier League, concentrating on regulatory and media rights issues. He has also been a non-executive director of the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel, Honorary Treasurer of the Central Council for Physical Recreation, and the first chair of the Sports Rights Owners Coalition. His family own and breed a small number of racehorses.

NOTE: Nic Coward is currently on the Project Board within the Racing for Change Initiative .

Toby Balding - Bloodhorse Literate - Member Nominee Director.
Toby Balding retired as a racehorse trainer in 2004, after a 48 year career which saw him train over 2000 winners, including successes in the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Champion Hurdle. For over 40 years he has worked on behalf of trainers and racing, negotiating improvement on a wide range of issues including stable staff welfare and pension schemes. He was Chairman of the National Hunt board of the National Trainers Federation (NTF) from 1960 to 2004, President of the NTF from 2003 to 2004 and was elected an Honorary Member of the Jockey Club in 2005. He has been on the ROA Council since 1995 and is an advisor to the council of the NTF Race Planning Committee.

John Bridgeman – Bloodhorse Illiterate -Independent Regulatory Director.
John Bridgeman CBE joined the Regulatory Board of the Jockey Club in 2004, became its Chairman in 2005 and then the first Chairman of the Horseracing Regulatory Authority in 2006. His longstanding involvement in Better Regulation began as a part-time member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in 1990. He went on to serve as Director General of the Office of Fair Trading where he took a particular interest in consumer affairs and competition policy in the sporting, gambling and broadcasting sectors. This involved working with sports’ governing bodies, other government agencies and broadcasters in this country and in Europe and in Football, Rugby, Cricket, Golf and F1 Racing as well as Horseracing.
A graduate in Chemistry from the University of Wales, John has become actively involved in the forensic side of Horseracing Integrity by recently launching a far-reaching enquiry into the counter-analysis regime for racecourse specimens. John Bridgeman was also involved in a major OFT investigations into Gambling, Competitions and Prize Draws (1996) and subsequently into the availability of competition for High Street betting shops (1998) and into the market of London Casinos (2000).

Morag Gray – Independent Director - Bloodhorse Illiterate.
Morag Gray started her career in the racing industry in 1988 when she became the first female Clerk of the Course in Britain (at Ayr and Hamilton Park). She then spent 10 years at the Racecourse Association, latterly as Racing Director. During that time she served on numerous British Horseracing Board committees, including Race Planning. She was also a founder member of the National Joint Pitch Council. From 2000 to 2004 she was Chief Executive of Hamilton Park Racecourse. She currently runs her own business, Black and White Communication (Scotland) Limited, based in Edinburgh. She was awarded an MBE for services to Racing in 2005. She and her partner, Angus Crichton-Miller, have horses in training with Susan Bradburne and Ian Semple.

Ben Gunn – Independent Regulatory Director - Bloodhorse Illiterate.
Ben Gunn CBE was a career detective who spent 26 years in the Metropolitan Police Special Branch dealing with counter-terrorism, subversion and Security issues. From January 1994 until his retirement in 2002 he was Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire. Since 2002 he has served a number of roles in racing including membership of the Integrity Review Committee and, in 2003, chairing the joint British Horseracing Board-Jockey Club Security Review which made 36 key recommendations to enhance the integrity of horseracing in Great Britain, and also had a special responsibility for Security issues within the regulatory function of the Horseracing Regulatory Authority. He has a law degree from Cambridge University, and is also a Commissioner of the Gambling Commission. A keen supporter of all sports, he has had a lifelong interest in horseracing, rugby, cricket and boxing

Jim McGrath - Bloodhorse Illiterate - Independent Director - .
Jim McGrath was Managing Director of the Timeform Organisation, which he joined after leaving school in 1974, until 2009. A member of the Channel 4 Racing team, he has worked regularly on racing television since 1981. He was a member of the British Horseracing Board’s Jump Racing Advisory Panel from 1993 until mid-2004 and also in 2004 he stepped down after a lengthy spell as a member of the Horserace Writers and Photographers’ Association Committee. He is a successful breeder and owner with current interests in horses in training with Sylvester Kirk, Jamie Osborne and Jonjo O’Neill.

RACING FOR CHANGE BOARD

Chris McFadden - Bloodhorse Illiterate. Chairman of REL and the Racing for Change Board, said: "Racing for Change will be led by Racing Enterprises Limited, but the project board is made up of those parts of the industry who can actually deliver the changes. Key to our work will be appointment to the Board of two people with a strong consumer industry background. these non-executive appointments are expected to be announced later in the year.

Nic Coward - Bloodhorse Illiterate - Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority said "The creation of the Racing for Change project board is an importaint step forward. The success of this project depends on all parts of the industry working together to bring about much needed change.

"Recent news on the downturn in Levy income highlights the urgency required to address aspects of our industry's structure and to question some of the stratergies we currently persue. If we want to succeed we have to demonstrate the collective courage to cope with some challenging moments along the way - an inevitable part of the change process."

Rod Street - Bloodhorse Illiterate - Project director for REL and Racing for Change said "The scale of the task is enormous, especially when one considers how many composite parts make up what we call the racing and breeding industry. It is folly to think we will agree on everything but, as demonstrated by feedback from the road shows we hosted all over Britain we have an army of positive people who want to help us move things forward."

Chris McFadden (REL Chairman) Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Stephen Smith, Horsemen's Group and Racehorse Owners Association Council Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Simon Bazalgette, Chief Executive, the Jockey Club. Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Tony Kelly, Group Managing Director, Northern Racing. Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Ian Barlow, Chairman Racecourse Association. Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Nic Coward, Chief Executive, British Horseracing Authority. Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Douglas Erskine - Crum, Chief Executive, Levy Board. Bloodhorse Illiterate.

Wilf Walsh - Indipendent Director (formerly MD of Gala Coral) Bloodhorse Illiterate.

One new non-executive member to be appointed.

J. Margaret Clarke reports for Turfcall.

As can be seen very nearly all these people, as stated above, are Bloodhorse Illiterate. Therefore there is no true balance whatsoever within the British Horseracing Authority or Racing for Change. This pradicament cannot and must not be allowed to go on.

Firstly here needs to be two proven top professional horsemen/horsewomen to work upsides both Paul Roy, and Nic Coward to ensure the true balance is addressed and upheld, and all the issues attempted are balanced properly in the true perspective of what this sport is actually all about. This needs to be the case also where relevent, throughout all departments, especially in both regulation, disiplinary and Weatherbys.

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NEWMARKET 14.08.2010 RACECOURSES 16 DECLARED FOR EIGHTH RENEWAL OF RACING WELFARE GREY HORSE HANDICAP

NEWCOMBE HOPING WITCHRY CAN MAINTAIN TRAINER’S FINE RECORD IN £20,000 CONTEST



Newmarket plays host to one of the most interesting races of the season today, Saturday, 14th August, with the eighth running of the £20,000 Racing Welfare Grey Horse Handicap (2.45pm) taking place on the July Course.



The contest, first run in 2003, is restricted to horses registered as grey aged three and above. A thrilling spectacle is guaranteed as the field of grey sprinters charge their way up the last six furlongs of the Bunbury Mile.



A field of 16 has been declared for this season’s renewal and includes the first three horses home from last year, the Stef Higgins-trained Sarah’s Art as well as Zowington and Bilberry, who are both trained in Newmarket by Stuart Williams.



Middleton Grey was a stalwart in the early years of the Grey Horse Handicap for trainer Tony Newcombe, landing back to back renewals in 2004 and 2005, finishing fourth in 2006 and eighth on his final attempt in 2007.



This year Newcombe, who trains at Barnstaple in Devon, is represented by Witchry who will be making his third appearance in the race, having finished fifth in 2008 and seventh last year. The eight-year-old Green Desert gelding has had a light campaign so far this year, having made just two appearances, most recently finishing third at Bath on 22nd July.



Newcombe said today: “We have targeted the Racing Welfare Grey Horse Handicap for Witchry. We don’t run him too regularly as he is better when he is fresh and with a bit of cut in the ground. He is nicely handicapped and will like the stiff finish, while the big field will also help him as he likes coming through horses.



“I am not sure we have the best of draws (three) with the stalls positioned on the stands’ side, but we have our horse in good nick and he ran well in it last year when he was only beaten just over four lengths.



“The race offers something different and to see 16 grey horses racing against each other is something in itself. I think the race has established itself in the calendar now and offers good prize money. It is run in the middle of the summer and owners appreciate the chance to pick up some decent prize money. We are all systems go and we will have a nice day whatever happens.”



Other interesting contenders include Lady Florence, who has won two of her last three starts for local Ely handler Scobie Coogan.



The Racing Welfare Grey Horse Handicap forms part of a seven-race card at Newmarket on Saturday, 14th August.



With all the usual free kids' entertainments and the free-to-join Rowley's Kids Club seeking new members, it promises a great day out for all the family. Gates open at 11.20pm with the first race at 1.50pm. Adult admission is from just £5 and all accompanied children under 18 are admitted FREE!



For more information please contact:



Tony Rushmer, Racing PR Manager at Newmarket Racecourses, on 07702 579 382



END

RACING FOR CHANGE: JUST ANOTHER DOSE OF FOB OFF LIP SERVICE?

Graham Green Reports for the Racing Post Friday August 13th 2010

Racing For Change in plea for patience.


RACING FOR CHANGE has told racing to be patient and to remember the initiative is a long term project, as it responded to criticism that it is only tinkering at the edges and not tackling the fundamental problems of the sport head- on.



J. Margaret Clarke responds for Turfcall;
The name ‘Racing For Change’ in itself suggests a few plasters will be good enough to cover over the cracks. Or a quick fix whitewash to cover the dirt. Just another expensive dose of more fob off 'Lip Service'. British horseracing moves too fast as it is now. causing-leaving an amassment of shattered lives, horses and all, in its foolish wake. JMC



Racing Post Graham Green continues:
Project director Rod Street and his colleagues have been likened to sailors rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic by critics demanding much more decisive and radical action to save what many regard as a badly holed, if not sinking, ship.


Although there was a ground-swell of goodwill when the initiative was launched last year with the aim of broadening racing’s appeal and bringing down the age demographic of its audience, the apparent lack of eye-catching progress has dampened the mood to one of widespread frustration that major issues like the Levy Board funding and the structure of the sport are not being addressed.


Middleham trainer Mark Johnston claims RFC is “tinkering with the minutiae” and William Hill chief executive Ralph Topping believes the project “could implode” unless greater creativity is shown.


While new innovations are being unveiled almost every week- a quality assessment of racecourses by the Visit England tourist board, and the launch of a new consumer website for racing next month being two of the latest- the demand odds trial at Ascot in May was regarded by many as a fiasco, and the gold flag scheme has been slammed by bookmaker Barry Dennis, who claims his business has doubled since reverting to his own each-way betting terms.


The Free Racing week was seen as a success in attracting a new audience to the sport, but Channel 4 betting guru John McCririck is unimpressed with overall efforts to date, saying: ”I don’t know how much Racing For Change, and all the bureaucracy that goes with it, is costing – plenty I’m sure – but from what little I’ve seen it isn’t worth it.”


However, John Warren, the Queen’s racing manager, is determined to stay upbeat in the face of the tide of negativity, saying: “I think it’s pretty sorry day if the industry is not prepared to support looking for change.”


Street is proud of the PR job RFC has done in getting racing stories into the news pages of the national press this year, which at the latest count includes 35 single or double-page features on the sport’s leading celebrities, but while admitting this will not yield instant results, he has always insisted his team are engaged in a five-year programme.


Street said: “At the very outset, when RFC was launched, we said this was a long term strategy, and in wanting to do things differently and better in an industry full of tradition and structured as it is, it would take time. Some things might not have gone according to plan, but others have and it is interesting some people immediately focus on the things that haven’t necessarily gone as well as expected.


“The structure of racing is such that progress in places can be frustratingly slow, with so many stakeholders involved – even on seemingly small items. If racing really wants to change it may, on occasions, have to adopt a policy of seeking forgiveness rather than permission.” END



J. Margaret Clarke responds for Turfcall; Seeking Forgiveness.

Monty Roberts to the rescue of traumatised Blushing ET.

This is the true story of a beautiful young colt’s journey back from his fear of the starting stalls. In Monty Roberts own words:

“And that day I got home, and went out there, and started working with this young male mustang and saw him respond to my gestures, it was the most incredible feeling the most unbelieving feeling ...... But the strongest impulse within me was to say to myself who the hell is going to apologise to the species, for all these centuries of misunderstanding, of abuse, of neglect, of doing things the wrong way, its terrible who would have thought we could have got this so wrong, because he was telling me you have got this so right ........

Play Monty’s Blushing ET’ Documentary go to: http://www.turfcall.co.uk/montypage.htm

THE RACING POST TODAY A WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPH OF FRANKIE DETTORI WHISPERING A SECRET IN HIS DAUGHTER TALLULAH'S EAR

What are the present authorities aiming to do? To lead all the little children astray by encouraging them to get interested in the sport of horseracing? A sport that’s regulation and disciplinary authority are mainly all ‘Bloodhorse Illiterate’. An authority that does not bother to care about racings workforce to include the horses, their needs and wellbeing of no importance ? Get a life. JMC





RACING POST COMMENT ALAN BYRNE, editor-in-chief.
Leadership structure stands in way of change.


When Harrison Frazer presented the findings of its comprehensive review of British racing more than a year ago, the first recommendation was simple: define the leadership structure.


Those who paid for the report and those charged with implementing it decided to ignore this advice. They did so for a variety of reasons. Some may have been scarred by the experiences of the last review that followed the internecine disputes which marred the last days of the post-Savill era British Horseracing Board. Others may favour the status quo and enjoy exercising such power as they possess under the present arrangements.


But the decision to ignore the recommendation-or, at minimum, to file it in the ‘too difficult tray’ – was a serious mistake and did racing a grave disservice. Time has been wasted because, to use the idiom politicians employ, the way British racing is run is not fit for purpose.


Who runs racing? Well, a variety of people really and in a variety of ways. Under the compromise structure-or hopeless fudge, if you prefer – that emerges from the wreckage of the BHB, the BHA is the regulatory body and is not supposed to concern itself with commercial matters. Yet it leads the discussion on racing’s single most important commercial matter the levy, and largely controls another vital commercial driver, the fixture list.


Racing Enterprises Ltd is supposed to be the sport’s commercial body. Yet it doesn’t have any direct involvement in the most vital commercial issues, the levy and fixtures. And it is controlled by two shareholders, the horseman and the racecourses, who increasingly find themselves at loggerheads.


It is a mess. The net effect is that racing is run by the power of veto. Different groups-racecourses, owners, regulators and others- have been granted or have seized control over elements of the show. They have the power to prevent change and they exercise that ability frequently.


As a result the sport is not run in a way which will ever allow it to prosper. Who speaks for the ‘greater good’ in racing? Who has control over the levers that might allow decisions to be made that enable the sport to respond effectively to the greatest challenges it has ever faced?


The sad reality is that at present unless all of the key players are willing to give permission, nothing, or not enough, happens. The thirst for decisive action goes unquenched; frustration grows and racing’s problems are compounded.


No business, never mind a sport, whose very essence is under threat, can be run successfully by committees largely compromising people guarding their own positions or having to answer to a narrow constituency.


Some may bemoan the lack of progress made by RFC, whose creation was in part a product of the refusal to tackle wider issues. The truth is that the structure of the sport makes it impossible for RFC, which has done some good work, to meet people’s expectations. There is no shortage of good ideas. Rather there is a singular inability to deliver on many of those ideas because others exercise the power veto.


The system is not set up to work properly – sectional interests prevail while anyone speaking for the greater good lacks the power to implement.


Time and again, RFC has hit immovable forces, whether it be on what should be simple things such as adding drama to the results of photo-finishes or bigger issues like signposting the big Saturday races and introducing a finale meeting for the flat season.


The leadership structure doesn’t work. It wasn’t designed to facilitate change. The financial crisis has exacerbated that shortcoming.


That is why change in the way racing is run is a perquisite to any real progress. Without a change in structure and in personnel, the sport can never thrive.


The greatest service those with their hands on some of the power can do for racing is to sort this out. Those whose livelihoods depend on the sport, as well as those who love racing, must insist on it. END


J Margaret Clarke responds for Turfcall:
What a shocking indictment left from the past, that still reaches out to persecute, intimidate, harm, inhibit and blight the lives of so so many people and animals who have followed along after, and remain now. Yes indeed we must all insist on it. JMC



END

REVIEW OF ASCOT RACECOURSE SHERGAR CUP SATURDAY 07.08.2010

LAST SATURDAY'S WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT AT ASCOT.

THE RUNNING OF THE BARCLAYS SHERGAR CUP. WITH RIDERS TAKING PART FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.


This unique meeting attracted a total of around 30,000 paying visitors.


Mark Johnston saddled two winners, as did Andrew Balding. Both pointed out that it’s a good meeting, with good prize money, and the added bonus of each race limited to just ten runners. Ideal for those hard- to- place horses rated between 80-100 who otherwise have to take their chance in 20-runner handicaps.”


Disapointing to note that this was one of the meetings that was dropped by the BBC - see link below. Although Ascot Racecourse had organised all of this, the live coverage was not available to most people.

http://turfcall.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html


ROLL OF HONOUR TEAM SCORES

TEAM POINTS

80 Ireland

72 Europe

45 Rest of the World

43 Britain



JOCKEY STANDINGS RIDER POINTS

35 Fran Berry (Ire)

28 Olivier Peslier (Eur)

25 Christophe Soumillon (Eur)

23 Richard Hughes (Ire)

32 Pat Smullen (Ire)

21 Hayley Turner (GB)

19 Umberto Rispoli (Eur)

15 Vasunari Iwata (Row)

15 Anton Marcus (Row)

15 Alan Munro (GB)

15 Luke Nolen (Row)

7 Jim Crowley (GB)



RACE ONE - 2.10pm THE BARCLAYS SHERGAR CUP DASH 5f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo+ Rated 86-105 (also open to such horses rated 85 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb, 3-y-o 8st 6lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb, weight for age 3yo from 4yo+ 3lb.

1) 41000 Buachaill Dona (IRE) 7-10-00 (Mike Browne) David Nicholls [4] Luke Nolen (ROW) 12/1

WINNER 2) 02343 Prohibit p5-9-12 (Dasmal, Rix, Barr, Morley, Mrs Penney) Robert Cowell [2] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 4/1. 5/2fav

3) 54600 Judge 'n Jury t6-9-10 (Robert & Nina Bailey) Ron Harris [9] Anton Marcus (ROW) 16/1

4) 01250 Fol Hollow (IRE) 5-9-09 (Middleham Park Racing III) David Nicholls [6] Jim Crowley (GBR) 10/1

THIRD 5) 42536 Secret Asset (IRE) h5-9-09 (Simon Pierpoint & Paul Salisbury) Jane Chapple-Hyam [5] Pat Smullen (IRE) 7/2 Fav. 3/1

SECOND 6) 12000 Golden Destiny (IRE) b4-9-08 (H J W Davies, P Spencer-Jones) Peter Makin [3] Richard Hughes (IRE) 9/1. 14/1

7) 15120 Monsieur Joe (IRE) 3-9-07 (Helen Checkley) Walter Swinburn [1] Hayley Turner (GBR) 9/2

8) 30-100 Fathom Five (IRE) 6-9-05 (Hintlesham Thoroughbreds) Chris Wall [10] Fran Berry (IRE) 10/1

9) 16(1)5(4) Captain Carey 4-9-05 (Malcolm Saunders) Malcolm Saunders [11] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 7/1

10) 0(4)(0)(5)-6 Soap Wars 5-9-05 (DBL Partnership) Jamie Osborne [7] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 20/1


11 - RES) 02220 We Have A Dream 5-9-02 (The Dreaming Squires) William Muir [12]

12 - RES) (1)(5)-(0)1 Arteus b4-9-00 (Norcroft Park Stud) Jayne Chapple-Hyam [8]



RACE TWO -2.45pm THE TITANIC QUARTER SHERGAR CUP CLASSIC 1m 4f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo Rated 76-95 (also open to such horses rated 75 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.
1) 12210 Bowdler's Magic 3-10-00 (Paul Dean) Mark Johnston [10] Pat Smullen (IRE) 14/1

2) 63110 Jutland 3-10-00 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [3] Luke Nolen (ROW) 16/1

3) (2)(1)(1)32 Atlantic Tiger (IRE) 3-9-08 (Atlantic Racing Limited) Mark Johnston [1] Jim Crowley (GBR) 12/1

4) 1(1)-000 Fareej (USA) 3-9-08 (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor [2] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 16/1

5) 1-0161 Christopher Wren (USA) 3-9-08 (Kingsgate Racing) John Best [4] Richard Hughes (IRE) 5/1

6) 312(1)1 Yashrid (USA) 3-9-07 (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum) Michael Jarvis [7] Hayley Turner (GBR) 4/1 Co Fav

7) 2233(1) Sing Sweetly 3-9-06 (The Distaff 2 Partnership) Gerard Butler [11] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 8/1

THIRD 8) 2-(2)412 Opera Gal (IRE) 3-9-06 (Jeff Smith) Andrew Balding [12] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 4/1 Co Fav. 6/1

WINNER 9) 04140 Mister Angry (IRE) 3-9-05 (The Originals) Mark Johnston [6] Alan Munro (GBR) 25/1. 16/1

SECOND 1)3204 Life And Soul (IRE) 3-9-03 (Alan Spence) Amanda Perrett [5] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 4/1 Co Fav. 11/2


11 - RES) (2)(1)(6)0(6) Exceedthewildman p3-9-00 (E Moore & Stan Moore) Stan Moore [8]

12 - RES) 00-04 Marsh Warbler 3-8-13 (Malcolm Caine) David Simcock [9]



RACE THREE 3.20pm THE LES AMBASSADEURS CLUB SHERGAR CUP MILE 1m

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 9st 13lb, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.


1) (2)3265 Vitznau (IRE) 6-9-13 (Louis Stalder) Richard Hannon [10] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 9/2 Co Fav

2) (0)(4)620 Aspectus (IRE) 7-9-12 (Cavendish Star Racing & A Taylor) Jamie Osborne [6] Hayley Turner (GBR) 14/1

3) 01060 Dubai Dynamo 5-9-09 (The Bottom Liners) Ruth Carr [11] Anton Marcus (ROW) 12/1

4) (2)3033 Dunn'o (IRE) 5-9-08 (Dennis Shaw) Clive Cox [2] Jim Crowley (GBR) 7/1

5) 23040 Marajaa (IRE) 8-9-07 (John Jacques) Willie Musson [4] Alan Munro (GBR) 9/2 Co Fav

WINNER 6) (2)0(0)-20 Set The Trend 4-9-07 (Corbett Stud) Andrew Balding [9] Luke Nolen (ROW) 9/2 Co Fav. 9/2

SECOND 7) (4)1355 Vainglory (USA) 6-9-05 (DXB Bloodstock Ltd) David Simcock [12] Fran Berry (IRE) 10/1. 9/1

8) 1-(0)056 Good Again 4-9-04 (Future In Mind Partnership) Gerard Butler [5] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 14/1

9) 04(3)(5)-(1) Soccerjackpot (USA) 6-9-04 (BPD Ltd) Alan Jones [1] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 20/1

THIRD 10) 022(1)4 Benandonner (USA) 7-9-03 (Phil Woods) Mike Murphy [7] Pat Smullen (IRE) 11/2. 11/2


11 - RES) 01560 Tartan Gunna v4-9-03 (Exors of the Late Isobel Bird) Mark Johnston [3]

12 - RES) (4)1060 Moynahan (USA) v5-9-02 (D S Lee) Paul Cole [8]



RACE FOUR - 3.55pm THE ST HALLETT SHERGAR CUP STAYERS 2m

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.


1) 31114 Lady Eclair (IRE) 4-10-00 (Netherfield House Stud) Mark Johnston [7] Anton Marcus (ROW) 100/30 Fav

SECOND 2) 0-4014 Woolfall Treasure v5-10-00 (Andrew Bradmore) Gary Moore [11] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 7/1. 9/1

3) 043(0)0- Heron Bay p6-9-13 (Gwilym Morris) Peter Bowen [8] Luke Nolen (ROW) 20/1

WINNER 4) 131-00 Bernie The Bolt (IRE) 4-9-13 (B P McGuire) Andrew Balding [9] Fran Berry (IRE) 5/1. 3/1

THIRD 5) 0/0011 Colloquial v9-9-13 (Mrs David Blackburn & M Blackburn) Henry Candy [4] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 11/2. 8/1

6) 11300/ Secret Tune 6-9-11 (R Davies) Tom George [1] Pat Smullen (IRE) 20/1

7) 06253 Hevelius 5-9-11 (The Warsaw Pact) Walter Swinburn [5] Alan Munro (GBR) 9/1

8) 00056 Becausewecan (USA) 4-9-09 (Douglas Livingston) Mark Johnston [3] Hayley Turner (GBR) 12/1

9) 02020 Bow To No One (IRE) 4-9-08 (Geoffrey Bishop & Jarvis Associates) Alan Jarvis [6] Richard Hughes (IRE) 7/1

10) 3/0264 La Vecchia Scuola (IRE) 6-9-08 (Johnnie Delta Racing) Jim Goldie [2] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 8/1


11 - RES) (1)(5)(6)46 Benedict Spirit p5-9-01 (Jason Tucker) John Flint [10]

12 - RES) 500(0)- Bulwark v8-8-10 (JSM Fabrications Ltd) Ian Williams [12]



RACE FIVE - 4.30pm THE MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL SHERGAR CUP CHALLENGE 1m 4f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 76-95 (also open to such horses rated 75 and below). Weights: highest weight 9st 11lb, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.

1) U05-54 Hatton Flight v6-9-11 (David Brownlow) Andrew Balding [11] Fran Berry (IRE) 25/1

SECOND 2) 41215 Emerging Artist (FR) 4-9-10 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [8] Richard Hughes (IRE) 2/1f

3) 0-0300 Macarthur 6-9-10 (Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum) Jane Chapple-Hyam [4] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 10/1

4) 20001 Spirit Is Needed (IRE) b4-9-09 (Joan Keaney) Mark Johnston [10] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 16/1

5) (2)(2)040 Safari Sunup (IRE) 5-9-08 (Peter Winkworth) Peter Winkworth [2] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 14/1

THIRD 6) 1(1)000 Submariner (USA) 4-9-05 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [12] Jim Crowley (GBR) 6/1. 5/1

7) 60-231 Granston (IRE) 9-9-04 (The Four Players Partnership) James Bethell [1] Alan Munro (GBR) 14/1

8) 00-044 Strategic Mount t7-9-04 (P F I Cole Ltd) Paul Cole [9] Anton Marcus (ROW) 6/1

9) 45-062 Seeking The Buck (USA) b6-9-03 (Malcolm Denmark) Ralph Beckett [3] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 5/1

WINNER 10) 40101 Yorgunnabelucky p4-9-03 (Mrs S J Brookhouse) Mark Johnston [6] Hayley Turner (GBR) 7/1. 9/1


11 - RES) 05030 Record Breaker (IRE) v6-9-02 (Triplin Racing) Mark Johnston [5]

12 - RES) 20403 Cool Strike (UAE) v4-9-02 (Mrs P Hastings) Andrew Balding [7]



RACE SIX - 5.05pm THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP SPRINT 6f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 9st 11lb, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.

SECOND 1) 25133 Gene Autry (USA) 3-9-11 (Jenny Powell) Richard Hannon [1] Fran Berry (IRE) 5/1. 9/4

2) 0311-0 Rum King (USA) 3-9-10 (Sir David Seale) Richard Hannon [8] Jim Crowley (GBR) 20/1

3) 30410 Below Zero (IRE) 3-9-10 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [5] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 20/1

4) 56033 Star Rover (IRE) 3-9-09 (Christy Leo) David Evans [4] Pat Smullen (IRE) 10/1

5) 05501 Nosedive 3-9-08 (EERC) Richard Guest [9] Luke Nolen (ROW) 12/1

6) 35053 Bella Swan v3-9-06 (Peter Harris) Walter Swinburn [2] Richard Hughes (IRE) 12/1

THIRD 7) 1440-4 Capercaillie (USA) 3-9-06 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [10] Anton Marcus (ROW) 20/1. 16/1

8) 32102 Deacon Blues 3-9-06 (Jan & Peter Hopper & Michelle Morris) James Fanshawe [7] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 7/2

WINNER 9) 30621 Gramercy (IRE) 3-9-06 (M B Hawtin) Michael Bell [6] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 9/4 Fav. 4/1

10) (2)1010 Fireback 3-9-05 (Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VII) Andrew Balding [3] Alan Munro (GBR) 10/1


11 - RES) 31114 Joe Packet 3-9-04 (Stuart McPhee) Jonny Portman [12]

12 - RES) (1)-0001 Golden Shaheen (IRE) b3-9-02 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [11]

Team Betting from Ladbrokes –
Official Bookmaker of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup

7/4 Europe

2/1 Ireland

7/2 Great Britain

9/2 Rest of the World


Silver Saddle Betting from Ladbrokes – Official Bookmaker of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup

7/2 Richard Hughes, Olivier Peslier

7/1 Hayley Turner, Christophe Soumillon

8/1 Yasunari Iwata

10/1 Pat Smullen

12/1 Fran Berry

14/1 Anton Marcus

16/1 Umberto Rispolli

20/1 Jim Crowley

25/1 Luke Nolen, Alan Munro


END

ASCOT RACECOURSE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP DRAW 2010

FINAL FIELDS FOLLOWING DRAW WITH ALLOCATION OF JOCKEYS


MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL, LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5



ODDS FOR EACH HORSE SUPPLIED BY LADBROKES - OFFICIAL BOOKMAKER OF THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP



Please note: a release with quotes from the three Rest of the World jockeys – Anton Marcus, Luke Nolen and Yasunari Iwata - will follow shortly



RACE ONE - 2.10pm THE BARCLAYS SHERGAR CUP DASH 5f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo+ Rated 86-105 (also open to such horses rated 85 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb, 3-y-o 8st 6lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb, weight for age 3yo from 4yo+ 3lb.



1) 41000 Buachaill Dona (IRE) 7-10-00 (Mike Browne) David Nicholls [4] Luke Nolen (ROW) 12/1

2) 02343 Prohibit p5-9-12 (Dasmal, Rix, Barr, Morley, Mrs Penney) Robert Cowell [2] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 4/1

3) 54600 Judge 'n Jury t6-9-10 (Robert & Nina Bailey) Ron Harris [9] Anton Marcus (ROW) 16/1

4) 01250 Fol Hollow (IRE) 5-9-09 (Middleham Park Racing III) David Nicholls [6] Jim Crowley (GBR) 10/1

5) 42536 Secret Asset (IRE) h5-9-09 (Simon Pierpoint & Paul Salisbury) Jane Chapple-Hyam [5] Pat Smullen (IRE) 7/2 Fav

6) 12000 Golden Destiny (IRE) b4-9-08 (H J W Davies, P Spencer-Jones) Peter Makin [3] Richard Hughes (IRE) 9/1

7) 15120 Monsieur Joe (IRE) 3-9-07 (Helen Checkley) Walter Swinburn [1] Hayley Turner (GBR) 9/2

8) 30-100 Fathom Five (IRE) 6-9-05 (Hintlesham Thoroughbreds) Chris Wall [10] Fran Berry (IRE) 10/1

9) 16(1)5(4) Captain Carey 4-9-05 (Malcolm Saunders) Malcolm Saunders [11] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 7/1

10) 0(4)(0)(5)-6 Soap Wars 5-9-05 (DBL Partnership) Jamie Osborne [7] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 20/1



11 - RES) 02220 We Have A Dream 5-9-02 (The Dreaming Squires) William Muir [12]

12 - RES) (1)(5)-(0)1 Arteus b4-9-00 (Norcroft Park Stud) Jayne Chapple-Hyam [8]



RACE TWO - 2.45pm THE TITANIC QUARTER SHERGAR CUP CLASSIC 1m 4f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo Rated 76-95 (also open to such horses rated 75 and below). Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.



1) 12210 Bowdler's Magic 3-10-00 (Paul Dean) Mark Johnston [10] Pat Smullen (IRE) 14/1

2) 63110 Jutland 3-10-00 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [3] Luke Nolen (ROW) 16/1

3) (2)(1)(1)32 Atlantic Tiger (IRE) 3-9-08 (Atlantic Racing Limited) Mark Johnston [1] Jim Crowley (GBR) 12/1

4) 1(1)-000 Fareej (USA) 3-9-08 (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor [2] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 16/1

5) 1-0161 Christopher Wren (USA) 3-9-08 (Kingsgate Racing) John Best [4] Richard Hughes (IRE) 5/1

6) 312(1)1 Yashrid (USA) 3-9-07 (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum) Michael Jarvis [7] Hayley Turner (GBR) 4/1 Co Fav

7) 2233(1) Sing Sweetly 3-9-06 (The Distaff 2 Partnership) Gerard Butler [11] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 8/1

8) 2-(2)412 Opera Gal (IRE) 3-9-06 (Jeff Smith) Andrew Balding [12] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 4/1 Co Fav

9) 04140 Mister Angry (IRE) 3-9-05 (The Originals) Mark Johnston [6] Alan Munro (GBR) 25/1

10) (1)3204 Life And Soul (IRE) 3-9-03 (Alan Spence) Amanda Perrett [5] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 4/1 Co Fav



11 - RES) (2)(1)(6)0(6) Exceedthewildman p3-9-00 (E Moore & Stan Moore) Stan Moore [8]

12 - RES) 00-04 Marsh Warbler 3-8-13 (Malcolm Caine) David Simcock [9]



RACE THREE - 3.20pm THE LES AMBASSADEURS CLUB SHERGAR CUP MILE 1m

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 9st 13lb, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.



1) (2)3265 Vitznau (IRE) 6-9-13 (Louis Stalder) Richard Hannon [10] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 9/2 Co Fav

2) (0)(4)620 Aspectus (IRE) 7-9-12 (Cavendish Star Racing & A Taylor) Jamie Osborne [6] Hayley Turner (GBR) 14/1

3) 01060 Dubai Dynamo 5-9-09 (The Bottom Liners) Ruth Carr [11] Anton Marcus (ROW) 12/1

4) (2)3033 Dunn'o (IRE) 5-9-08 (Dennis Shaw) Clive Cox [2] Jim Crowley (GBR) 7/1

5) 23040 Marajaa (IRE) 8-9-07 (John Jacques) Willie Musson [4] Alan Munro (GBR) 9/2 Co Fav

6) (2)0(0)-20 Set The Trend 4-9-07 (Corbett Stud) Andrew Balding [9] Luke Nolen (ROW) 9/2 Co Fav



7) (4)1355 Vainglory (USA) 6-9-05 (DXB Bloodstock Ltd) David Simcock [12] Fran Berry (IRE) 10/1

8) 1-(0)056 Good Again 4-9-04 (Future In Mind Partnership) Gerard Butler [5] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 14/1

9) 04(3)(5)-(1) Soccerjackpot (USA) 6-9-04 (BPD Ltd) Alan Jones [1] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 20/1

10) 022(1)4 Benandonner (USA) 7-9-03 (Phil Woods) Mike Murphy [7] Pat Smullen (IRE) 11/2



11 - RES) 01560 Tartan Gunna v4-9-03 (Exors of the Late Isobel Bird) Mark Johnston [3]

12 - RES) (4)1060 Moynahan (USA) v5-9-02 (D S Lee) Paul Cole [8]



RACE FOUR - 3.55pm THE ST HALLETT SHERGAR CUP STAYERS 2m

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 10st, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.



1) 31114 Lady Eclair (IRE) 4-10-00 (Netherfield House Stud) Mark Johnston [7] Anton Marcus (ROW) 100/30 Fav

2) 0-4014 Woolfall Treasure v5-10-00 (Andrew Bradmore) Gary Moore [11] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 7/1

3) 043(0)0- Heron Bay p6-9-13 (Gwilym Morris) Peter Bowen [8] Luke Nolen (ROW) 20/1

4) 131-00 Bernie The Bolt (IRE) 4-9-13 (B P McGuire) Andrew Balding [9] Fran Berry (IRE) 5/1

5) 0/0011 Colloquial v9-9-13 (Mrs David Blackburn & M Blackburn) Henry Candy [4] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 11/2

6) 11300/ Secret Tune 6-9-11 (R Davies) Tom George [1] Pat Smullen (IRE) 20/1

7) 06253 Hevelius 5-9-11 (The Warsaw Pact) Walter Swinburn [5] Alan Munro (GBR) 9/1

8) 00056 Becausewecan (USA) 4-9-09 (Douglas Livingston) Mark Johnston [3] Hayley Turner (GBR) 12/1

9) 02020 Bow To No One (IRE) 4-9-08 (Geoffrey Bishop & Jarvis Associates) Alan Jarvis [6] Richard Hughes (IRE) 7/1

10) 3/0264 La Vecchia Scuola (IRE) 6-9-08 (Johnnie Delta Racing) Jim Goldie [2] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 8/1



11 - RES) (1)(5)(6)46 Benedict Spirit p5-9-01 (Jason Tucker) John Flint [10]

12 - RES) 500(0)- Bulwark v8-8-10 (JSM Fabrications Ltd) Ian Williams [12]



RACE FIVE - 4.30pm THE MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL SHERGAR CUP CHALLENGE 1m 4f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+ Rated 76-95 (also open to such horses rated 75 and below). Weights: highest weight 9st 11lb, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.



1) U05-54 Hatton Flight v6-9-11 (David Brownlow) Andrew Balding [11] Fran Berry (IRE) 25/1

2) 41215 Emerging Artist (FR) 4-9-10 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [8] Richard Hughes (IRE) 5/2 Fav

3) 0-0300 Macarthur 6-9-10 (Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum) Jane Chapple-Hyam [4] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 10/1

4) 20001 Spirit Is Needed (IRE) b4-9-09 (Joan Keaney) Mark Johnston [10] Umberto Rispoli (EUR) 16/1

5) (2)(2)040 Safari Sunup (IRE) 5-9-08 (Peter Winkworth) Peter Winkworth [2] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 14/1

6) 1(1)000 Submariner (USA) 4-9-05 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [12] Jim Crowley (GBR) 6/1

7) 60-231 Granston (IRE) 9-9-04 (The Four Players Partnership) James Bethell [1] Alan Munro (GBR) 14/1

8) 00-044 Strategic Mount t7-9-04 (P F I Cole Ltd) Paul Cole [9] Anton Marcus (ROW) 6/1

9) 45-062 Seeking The Buck (USA) b6-9-03 (Malcolm Denmark) Ralph Beckett [3] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 5/1

10) 40101 Yorgunnabelucky p4-9-03 (Mrs S J Brookhouse) Mark Johnston [6] Hayley Turner (GBR) 7/1



11 - RES) 05030 Record Breaker (IRE) v6-9-02 (Triplin Racing) Mark Johnston [5]

12 - RES) 20403 Cool Strike (UAE) v4-9-02 (Mrs P Hastings) Andrew Balding [7]



RACE SIX - 5.05pm THE DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP SPRINT 6f

Class 2, Handicap, £30,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo Rated 81-100 (also open to such horses rated 80 and below).Weights: highest weight 9st 11lb, minimum weight 8st 9lb. Penalties: after July 31st, each race won 3lb.



1) 25133 Gene Autry (USA) 3-9-11 (Jenny Powell) Richard Hannon [1] Fran Berry (IRE) 5/1

2) 0311-0 Rum King (USA) 3-9-10 (Sir David Seale) Richard Hannon [8] Jim Crowley (GBR) 20/1

3) 30410 Below Zero (IRE) 3-9-10 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [5] Christophe Soumillon (EUR) 20/1

4) 56033 Star Rover (IRE) 3-9-09 (Christy Leo) David Evans [4] Pat Smullen (IRE) 10/1

5) 05501 Nosedive 3-9-08 (EERC) Richard Guest [9] Luke Nolen (ROW) 12/1

6) 35053 Bella Swan v3-9-06 (Peter Harris) Walter Swinburn [2] Richard Hughes (IRE) 12/1

7) 1440-4 Capercaillie (USA) 3-9-06 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [10] Anton Marcus (ROW) 20/1

8) 32102 Deacon Blues 3-9-06 (Jan & Peter Hopper & Michelle Morris) James Fanshawe [7] Yasunari Iwata (ROW) 7/2

9) 30621 Gramercy (IRE) 3-9-06 (M B Hawtin) Michael Bell [6] Olivier Peslier (EUR) 9/4 Fav

10) (2)1010 Fireback 3-9-05 (Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VII) Andrew Balding [3] Alan Munro (GBR) 10/1



11 - RES) 31114 Joe Packet 3-9-04 (Stuart McPhee) Jonny Portman [12]

12 - RES) (1)-0001 Golden Shaheen (IRE) b3-9-02 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston [11]









Team Betting from Ladbrokes – Official Bookmaker of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup


7/4 Europe

2/1 Ireland

7/2 Great Britain

9/2 Rest of the World



Silver Saddle Betting from Ladbrokes – Official Bookmaker of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup



7/2 Richard Hughes, Olivier Peslier

7/1 Hayley Turner, Christophe Soumillon

8/1 Yasunari Iwata

10/1 Pat Smullen

12/1 Fran Berry

14/1 Anton Marcus

16/1 Umberto Rispolli

20/1 Jim Crowley

25/1 Luke Nolen, Alan Munro

For further information please contact



Nick Smith, Head of Communications & International Racing, 07771 791449



Alistair Haggis, Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Event Manager 07761 896500





END

DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP REST OF THE WORLD TEAM AMBITIOUS TO DO WELL AT ASCOT ON SATURDAY 7 AUGUST 2010

DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP ASCOT 2010



Anton Marcus, 40, the current South African champion jockey, is looking forward to his first experience of European racing at Ascot on Saturday.



He is the team captain of the three jockeys representing the Rest Of The World in Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot.



Speaking on Thursday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel next to London’s Hyde Park, Marcus said: “This is my third visit to England but I have not ridden here before. My career has been predominantly in South Africa and Hong Kong.



“I have been back in South Africa for the last six years after four and a half years riding in Hong Kong.



“One season ends and the next season starts immediately - there is no break. Having said that, it is pretty quiet at home at the moment - almost a transitional time.



“I don’t have to worry about missing mounts. I actually won the championship in the year that ended on July 31 but it is not an ambition of mine at the start of each season.



“I just concentrate on the mounts I get and winning the championship is a bonus. I try and put the emphasis on quality not quantity.



“The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is going to be exciting for me and I am sure it will be a great spectacle for racegoers and those watching on television.



“Our style of racing definitely differs from the English style of racing. South African racing is probably similar to French racing - jump out and take a sit and then sprint, whereas here the pace is more honest.



“I am just looking forward to the whole day at Ascot - it is an honour to be invited and I want to make the most of the day.”



Luke Nolen from Australia is the second member of the Rest Of The World team. The 30-year-old was recently crowned champion jockey in Victoria and is keen to expand his horizons.



Nolen commented: “I didn’t enjoy the journey over but I am really looking forward to the opportunity of riding at Ascot on Saturday.



“It is a privilege to be invited for starters. Hopefully, I will learn something too. We have left our young son - 15-month-old Dane - at home with my mother-in-law and father-in-law.



“We arrived on Tuesday at midday and go back on Sunday. Our racing is all year round in Australia and the stable I ride for is prepared to travel all over.



“I will miss a few rides but our spring meetings have not really kicked off. My boss was very keen for me to come - you learn so much from other riders.



“I don’t have much overseas experience which is another reason I was very keen to be involved in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.



“I can learn and ride a few winners hopefully. I have met a few of my targets in the last year and have got to reassess my career but I have not thought too far ahead yet.



“I won a title in Victoria and had great success during the main carnivals. I now need to make some new targets.”



Nolen had a bad fall in May, 2008, breaking seven bones in his face and suffering bruising to his brain but managed to come back within three months.



He declared: “It wasn’t good but if that was the worst thing that is going to happen to me I have done pretty well because I have had close friends who have lost a lot more and some are no longer here.



“It has been onwards and upwards ever since and hopefully this will be a very rewarding trip.”



He rides mainly at 8st 5lb but can get down to 8st 2lb if needed. “If I get any lighter, the rebound after doing so can be bad. It is finding a happy balance of lifestyle and diet.



“I have been riding for 12 years now and you get used to keeping a steady weight.”



On his first visit to England and recovering from jet lag, Nolen visited Ascot yesterday (Wednesday).



He explained: “I walked the course at Ascot and the camera angles do not do it full justice. It is really something to walk. We have a straight six at Flemington but Ascot is very different - uphill and downhill.



“I am going to have to adjust my usual style of riding but I am looking forward to the challenge and I am sure I will adapt very quickly.



“The style of racing in Australia is a bit cagey - we ride our horses the way they are trained - to unleash sprints at the end of races. It seems a lot different here.”



Yasunari Iwata is third member of the Rest Of The World team. The 36-year-old Japanese jockey is also experiencing European racing for the first time but has had plenty of involvement in jockey competitions at home and in Hong Kong.



Speaking through an interpreter he said: “I am looking forward very much to riding at Ascot. I follow racing In England and think Ascot looks a tough course, with horses needing a lot of power and stamina.



“The motivation for doing well as a jockey has been Yutaka Take - he has been the inspiration to my career.”



One of the big moments came in 2006 when he rode Delta Blues to victory in Australia’s Melbourne Cup - the first Japanese jockey to triumph in that famous Group One race.



Asked about that victory, he replied: “I felt like a complete hero - it was absolutely amazing.”



Iwata added: “I have watched plenty of English racing on television and I am proud to be riding at Ascot in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.



“I have been told to be careful not to break the English whip rules which are stricter than those in Japan.



”It is good for my career to have been invited to take part in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup.”



The Rest Of The World jockeys take on teams from Britain, Ireland and Europe over six races at Ascot on Saturday.



For further information, please contact


Nick Smith, Head of Communications & International Racing, 07771 791449


Alistair Haggis, Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Event Manager, 07761 896500




END

“CASELLA PARK JOCKEY BRANDS NON-TRIER CHARGE’ A DISGRACE."

JMC for Turfcall

It is not physically possible for any jockey riding in a race to stop a horse that he/she is unable to hold. Jason could not stop CASELA PARK even after they had crossed the finishing line, making the steward's 3 hour ordeal with Jason a nonsence. JMC



JOHNNY WARD REPORTS FOR THE RACING POST TODAY FRIDAY AUGUST 6th 2010

“CASELA PARK JOCKEY BRANDS NON-TRIER CHARGE’ A DISGRACE."


“ Behan says he never wants to ride controversial Newcastle runner again – but he is this evening.”


“Jockey JASON BEHAN yesterday branded his treatment by the Newcastle Stewards’ a disgrace after his controversial ride on CASELA PARK on Wednesday and said he never wants to ride the horse again.



“BEHAN and trainer Eamon Tyrrell were referred to the BHA after being found in breach of the non-triers rule after eyecatching run at Newcastle (04.08.2010)12 ran.



CASELA PARK partnered by JASON BEHAN trainer Eamon Tyrrell for Ronan Buckley, finished 6th at 17/1.



“The five-year old is declared to run at Musselburgh this evening, with BEHAN aboard, and the trainer said yesterday that not only did he want BEHAN to take the mount but also to ride the gelding the same way.



“BEHAN, who has had only a handful of rides since his last winner back in 2005, settled CASELA PARK well off the pace in the 7f handicap. His mount was switched a number of times while staying on in the closing stages. To finish a never - nearer sixth, beaten around two lengths.



“The rider said yesterday he had done “exactly what I was told”.


He added: "He’s a very difficult horse to ride at home – I’m lucky to get him in and out of the gallops every morning. Before we got him off Sean Treacy, Sean said to be sure to have someone proper on him every morning. He’s headcase when he gallops and in the race I went for every gap I could."



“They’re (BHA) making out we stopped this horse. They’re making me out to be a convict but I did nothing wrong – I did my best.”




J MARGARET CLARKE REPORTS FOR TURFCALL.

JASON BEHAN, openly sets out here the true facts as does trainer Eamon Tyrrell and owner Ronan Buckley,


“LET THE HORSES DO THE TALKING”

So what is CASELA PARK telling us through his behaviour both at home on the gallops, and in the race he took part in at Newcastle? (04.08.2010) And what will he be telling us this evening whilst taking part in the 6.30 at Musselburgh?



CASELA PARK behaviour at present spells out his fear of people. Something bad has happened to him in his past, through this he has lost his confidence badly, ‘his mind set’ warns him that he may well be subjected to harm and hurt again, alerting his senses, to kick in fast, to manoeuvre his defences accordingly, every time he
gets the slightest suspicion that something is going to scare and hurt him again.
JMC


CONTINUED.“CASELA PARK JOCKEY BRANDS NON-TRIER CHARGE’ A DISGRACE."
“ The plan was to go up the rail. The horse jumped out well and hung to the left, which I didn’t mind, but every time I went for him, his head came up to my face and he ducked and dived around me. I was told not to hit him. I couldn’t pull him up after the race.”



‘I thought JASON did a great job at Newcastle – CASELA PARK’ trainer.


“I don’t want to ride him at Musselburgh- I never want to see him again. I get one ride every two years and I was dragged in for three hours by the stewards at Newcastle.”



“BEHAN was critical of the media reaction to his ride, claiming: “They have it written as me going to jail before I even went to court.”



"Treacy, who saddled CASELA PARK to win twice in six starts before the five-year-old joined Tyrrell in the spring, confirmed that the gelding is a tricky sort to handle.”



“The horse had bolted under jockeys before I got him, I was told, and he was a very
hard puller when I got him, as he bolted under every one else.



“He oozes ability but he has to be treated properly and I was delighted when Eamon got him, as I was told by a Curragh trainer that he would be looked after by Eamon. Having said that, I’m prepared to buy him back at the price I sold him for.”



“If found guilty of the charge of breaching rule (B) 59.2 (d) BEHAN could be banned for between 28 and 90 days and Tyrrell could be fined up to £30,000.



"Tyrrell, whose number of horses in training has dwindled from about 60 to almost nothing in recent years, branded the episode “ridiculous” and was in no way critical of BEHAN’S ride on CASELA PARK, who was having his second run for the trainer.



‘He said: The horse ran around underneath him and I thought he’d clip heals at some stage. I told him not to kill him or get milled to finish third, as we wouldn’t be able to go to Musselburgh – that’s not stopping the horse or anything - and the owner agreed.


Owner Ronan Buckley “I definitely want JASON to ride him (at Musselburgh) He knows the horse. I thought he did a great job on him at Newcastle.


Owner Ronan Buckley “I don’t see that JASON did much wrong and, if the horse runs at Musselburgh, I’d want him ridden exactly the same way, particularly with the weight he will have. I’d say he’s more likely to run.”


JMC: British Stewards 'Bloodhorse Illiteracy' cannot and do not connect with highly skilled handler/riders or tricky horses.




MUSSELBOROUGH EVENING MEETING FRIDAY 6th AUGUST 2010

CASELA PARK has top weight of 9st 12lb in the 1m handicap at Musselburgh, the second race on the card at 6.30.


6.30 Racing UK Handicap (Class 5) 1 mile 9 run. Winner £ 3,885.60

CASELA PARK 7/4 fav Drawn (1)

CASELA PARK partnered by JASON BEHAN 5-9-13 trainer Eamon Tyrrell (IRE) for Ronan Buckley.


Official Stewards: Mrs J Gillies, G Maitland-Carew, J E Vestey, Mrs C Mitchell, Mrs P Arkwright, Sir J Gilmour, T E Dun, Marquise of Donegal.

Stewards Secretaries (Stipendiaries) A Smith and A Sharpe.



British Horseracing is not the only profession being taken out of context by authorities either, not by a long chalk.



MEMO
NEWCASTLE WEDNESDAY 4th AUGUST 2010
Newcastle 3.50 Register @ sportpool.co.uk Handicap(Class 5)Winner £2,331.36 7f 12 run

1 (drawn 12) CASELA PARK JASON BEHAN 5-9-13 trainer Eamon Tyrrell (IRE) for Ronan Buckley.

Official Stewards: W H Brown, Mrs J U Hales, J. Jeffreys, J Thompson, T R Norton, Mrs F A Clark.

Stewards Secretaries (Stipendiaries) Mrs J L Williams, and A Sharpe.




END

WATCH CHANNEL4 'UNDERCOVER BOSS' FROM 9PM TO 10PM THIS THURSDAY 5th AUGUST

'UNDERCOVER BOSS'
Paul Fisher's focus on the British Jockey Club and the racecourses that they own.


Paul Fisher is having to make job cuts at all of the Jockey Club Owned Racecourses in order to find out the best way to turn around the company's fortunes, Paul works with casual staff at some of the major race-day events and soon discovers how the freelance culture is bringing discontent.



PAUL FISHER WILL BE THE GUEST STAR ON CHANNEL 4 MORNING LINE THIS NEXT SATURDAY 7th AUGUST 8am to 9am



Director/Producer Mark Carter (5)