Thursday 2nd September 2010
Admiral Barry aiming to have all guns blazing in totesport.com Cesarewitch
Irish handler Eoin Griffin is hopeful that Admiral Barry can continue his excellent form on the Flat with victory in the £160,000 totesport.com Cesarewitch after the five-year-old was allotted 8st 5lb for the prestigious two and a quarter mile heritage handicap at Newmarket on Champions’ Day, Saturday, 16th October.
The John Brennan-owned gelding, a 20/1 chance with totesport, has been rejuvenated this season following a change in his training regime and is yet to finish out of the frame in six starts, including when posting a staying-on success in a valuable two-mile handicap for amateurs at the Galway Festival at the end of July.
The Kalanisi five-year-old warmed up for Newmarket with a creditable third over an inadequate mile and three-quarters in a Killarney handicap on 18th August.
Griffin revealed: “The plan is for Admiral Barry to head straight to Newmarket for the totesport.com Cesarewitch. I would be happy enough to run him off 8st 5lb - I thought that it might be touch and go whether he would get in but he is a definite runner as things stand.
“He is in good order at the moment and the race at Killarney was a little bit on the short side for him - they quickened past him and all he did was stay on. We would be hopeful that he could run a big race at Newmarket off a nice weight on decent ground.
“He has completely transformed this season and we have changed the way we train him. He swims a lot now and we don’t put the saddle on him too often. He is living out in a field with a mare and he is as happy as larry.
“There is going to be a time when the handicapper really gets hold of him but I am not sure when that will be. He was a horse that we always thought highly of and he was a big disappointment on the Flat and over hurdles, so he is only just starting to show that ability now.”
Three horses currently head the market at 12/1 for the totesport.com Cesarewitch with the race sponsor, including the Alan King-trained Manyriverstocross (8st 13lb), who landed a handicap at Glorious Goodwood last year before going on to post a Grade Two victory over hurdles.
Nicky Henderson, who has enjoyed success in the totesport.com Cesarewitch with Landing Light (2003) and Caracciola (2008), is responsible for the two other co-favourites. Ghimaar (8st 11lb) triumphed in the marathon Goodwood Handicap, while leading hurdler Sentry Duty (9st 3lb) may also remain on the level after taking third in another handicap at Goodwood. The Lambourn trainer has also entered Tasheba (8st & 16/1), another who boasts high-class form over hurdles.
The Gary Moore-trained Bergo (14/1) heads the weights on 9st 10lb following two excellent efforts this term, scoring in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot and going down by a short-head in a Listed contest at Goodwood on Saturday.
Dermot Weld sent over subsequent Melbourne Cup winner Vintage Crop to take the spoils in 1992 and the County Kildare handler may be represented by Majestic Concorde (9st 2lb & 14/1), who was fourth in this year’s totesport.com Chester Cup, and the unexposed pair of Universal Truth (8st 1lb & 14/1) and Easy Mate (8st 1lb & 25/1).
A quartet of entries from Sir Mark Prescott includes Motrice (8st 5lb & 14/1) and Fortuni (8st 10lb & 25/1), while recent Listed scorer Lady Eclair (8st 12lb & 14/1) features among five remaining entries for Mark Johnston, who saddled Spirit Of Love (1998) and Contact Dancer (2004) to totesport.com Cesarewitch glory.
Other notable contenders include last year’s Investec Cesarewitch Trial Handicap scorer Bernie The Bolt (8st 13lb & 14/1), representing Andrew Balding, the Alan Swinbank-trained Merchant Of Dubai (9st 2lb & 16/1), and Darley Sun (9st 5lb & 16/1), who joined the Godolphin operation after storming to a five-length victory in last year’s race for David Simcock. The maximum permitted field for the totesport.com Cesarewitch is 34.
totesport.com Cesarewitch – sponsors bet: 12 Ghimaar, Manyriverstocross, Sentry Duty, 14 Bergo, Bernie The Bolt, Lady Éclair, Majestic Concorde, Motrice, Universal Truth, 16 Darley Sun, Hawk Mountain, Merchant Of Dubai, Tasheba, 20 Admiral Barry, Ajaan, Ashbrittle, Dayia, Deauville Flyer, Mount Helicon, My Arch, Rangefinder, Red Cadeaux, 25 Aaim To Prosper, Arab League, Comedy Act, Cool Judgement, Cotillion, Crocus Rose, Dazinski, Dulcie, Easy Mate, Fair Along, Fortuni, Fourth Generation, Gala Evening, Kayf Aramis, Keenes Day, La Vecchia Scuola, Moon Indigo, Mountain Hiker, Plymouth Rock, Shipmaster, Sleepy Hollow, Swingkeel, Theola, Wells Lyrical, Wicked Daze, 33 Becausewecan, Boston Blue, Cosmic Sun, Dazzling Light, Hollins, Kid Charlemagne, Mabuya, Omokoroa, Perfect Shot, Pippa Green, Precision Break, Rawnaq, Recession Proof, Regal Park, Simenon, Swinging Hawk, Trovare, Veiled, Whispering Death, 40 Ocean's Minstrel, Palomar, The Last Alzao, 50 Blazing Desert, Centennial, Forrest Flyer, Lang Shining, Nemo Spirit, Royal Trooper, Veloso, 100 Noddies Way, Red Fama, Ultimate Quest.
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THE totesport.com CESAREWITCH
Class 2, Heritage Handicap, £160,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.00pm, Newmarket, Saturday, 16th October, 2010. For 3yo & upwards, 2m 2f (Cesarewitch Course, Rowley Mile). Weights: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb; lowest weight 7st 12lb. Penalties: after 28th August, a winner 4lb; of any 2 races 7lb. Entries closed 17th August, entries revealed 18th August (83 entries), weights revealed 1st September, first scratchings deadline 14th September, second scratchings deadline 28th September, five-day confirmation stage 11th October, final declaration stage 10.00am, 14th October. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, 30th August.
Form Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer
112//-512 BERGO (GER) 7-9-10 Sam Sangster Gary Moore
4143/-22 MOUNT HELICON 5-9-07 Miss M A Masterson Tom Hogan IRE
121-300 DARLEY SUN (IRE) 4-9-05 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
6/10/0/-63 SENTRY DUTY (FR) 8-9-03 Peter Spiller Nicky Henderson
110/30-4 MAJESTIC CONCORDE (IRE) 7-9-02 Dr Ronan Lambe Dermot Weld IRE
206(1)-12 MERCHANT OF DUBAI 5-9-02 Highland Racing 2 Alan Swinbank
16//21P/-6 SHIPMASTER 7-9-01 Nigel Bunter Alan King
2045-05 AJAAN 6-9-01 Niarchos Family Henry Cecil
31-0010 BERNIE THE BOLT (IRE) 4-8-13 B P McGuire Andrew Balding
302162- MANYRIVERSTOCROSS (IRE) 5-8-13 Mrs M C Sweeney Alan King
(2)04-(1)22 GALA EVENING 8-8-13 Wally Sturt Jim Old
30-0530 SWINGKEEL (IRE) 5-8-13 Heather Slade John Dunlop
111441 LADY ECLAIR (IRE) 4-8-12 Netherfield House Stud Mark Johnston
1444-41 GHIMAAR 5-8-11 Martin George Nicky Henderson
(1)/(1)4-010 FORTUNI (IRE) 4-8-10 Pacific International Management Sir Mark Prescott
5-(0)(1)042 RED CADEAUX 4-8-10 Ronnie Arculli Ed Dunlop
3306/2-0 COOL JUDGEMENT (IRE) 5-8-09 H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah Michael Jarvis
026416 LA VECCHIA SCUOLA (IRE) 6-8-09 Johnnie Delta Racing Jim Goldie
511530 DEAUVILLE FLYER 4-8-08 John & Barbara Cotton Tim Easterby
201-065 PRECISION BREAK (
2-(2)4232 PLYMOUTH ROCK (IRE) 4-8-08 Arashan Ali Jeremy Noseda
14/23/0/0- FAIR ALONG (GER) 8-8-07 Alan Peterson Philip Hobbs
1660-40 MOON INDIGO 4-8-07 Andrea & Graham Wylie Howard Johnson
66(0)421 RANGEFINDER 6-8-07 Dr Marwan Koukash Jane Chapple-Hyam
000-600 CENTENNIAL (IRE) 5-8-07 Michael O'Flynn Jonjo O'Neill
2-514(3)3 DAYIA (IRE) 6-8-06 Lady Green Jeff Pearce
(5)21113 MOTRICE 3-8-05 Kirsten Rausing Sir Mark Prescott
601000/- PIPPA GREENE 6-8-05 R A H Evans Paul Cole
213213 ADMIRAL BARRY (IRE) 5-8-05 John Brennan Eoin Griffin IRE
0-51006 PERFECT SHOT (IRE) 4-8-05 Sir Philip Wroughton John Dunlop
0-12251 MY ARCH 8-8-04 J D Spensley & Mrs M A Spensley Ollie Pears
005653 BECAUSEWECAN (
0-0(2)001 KEENES DAY (FR) 5-8-04 Renata Jacobs Mark Johnston
1215-50 RECESSION PROOF (FR) 4-8-03 Vanessa Stone John Quinn
01020-0 NEMO SPIRIT (IRE) 5-8-03 Andrew Black & Michael Owen Tom Dascombe
410(1)-20 SWINGING HAWK (GER) 4-8-03 Lee Westwood & Jack Turton Ian Williams
4-62514 COTILLION 4-8-02 Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook Ian Williams
10-1020 DAZINSKI 4-8-02 Beryl Lockey Mark Tompkins
2060 KID CHARLEMAGNE (IRE) 7-8-02 Malcolm
00(5)463 OCEAN'S MINSTREL 4-8-02 Ocean Trailers Ltd John Ryan
363020 AAIM TO PROSPER (IRE) 6-8-02 CGA Racing Partnership 2 Brian Meehan
143- UNIVERSAL TRUTH (IRE) 5-8-01 Dr Ronan Lambe Dermot Weld IRE
(1)-20102 EASY MATE (IRE) 4-8-01 Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd Dermot Weld IRE
2360-05 WELLS LYRICAL (IRE) 5-8-01 Mr M Barber Bryan Smart
23(1)13/4- TASHEBA 5-8-00 Terry Benson Nicky Henderson
45-5001 HAWK MOUNTAIN (UAE) 5-8-00 Paul Morrison & Nick Luck John Quinn
24/2(0)3-0 SLEEPY HOLLOW 5-8-00 Lady Blyth Hughie Morrison
322312 WICKED DAZE (IRE) 7-7-13 Ken McGarrity Linda Perratt
1(3)11(4)-0 VEILED 4-7-13 Pump & Plant Services Ltd Jeff Pearce
3-24446 SIMENON (IRE) 3-7-13 Mr Greenwood, Ms James & Mr Cockburn Andrew Balding
004400 COSMIC SUN 4-7-12 The Cosmic Cases Richard Fahey
440/156- KAYF ARAMIS 8-7-12 Isobel Phipps Coltman Nigel Twiston-Davies
205515 MABUYA (UAE) 4-7-10 R A Henley Peter Makin
150231 LANG SHINING (IRE) 6-7-10 A Taylor Jamie Osborne
600222 OMOKOROA (IRE) 4-7-09 Brendan Richardson Mark Tompkins
1-52601 CROCUS ROSE 4-7-09 When Harry Met Rosie Partnership Harry Dunlop
166002 DAZZLING LIGHT (UAE) 5-7-09 M Mackay, S Bruce, Jim Goldie Jim Goldie
2(1)05(4)5 VELOSO (FR) 8-7-09 Brian Morton Jeremy Glover
13-2441 ARAB LEAGUE (IRE) 5-7-09 Mrs P A Wallis Richard Price
11-6410 THEOLA (IRE) 4-7-09 E Buddle Mark Tompkins
263/500/- WHISPERING DEATH 8-7-09 Howard Johnson Howard Johnson
3-21 ASHBRITTLE 3-7-07 J L Rowsell Ralph Beckett
33(2)10-3 DULCIE 4-7-07 Trevor Benton Mark Tompkins
0-21200 THE LAST ALZAO (IRE) 4-7-07 G Devlin Richard Fahey
(6)(3)4350 PALOMAR (
0-10606 HOLLINS 6-7-06 R D Bickenson Micky Hammond
363212 BLAZING DESERT 6-7-04 Allan Stennett John Quinn
213235 FORREST FLYER (IRE) 6-7-03 Camille Macdonald Jim Goldie
132120 COMEDY ACT 3-7-03 Neil Greig - Osborne House Sir Mark Prescott
420423 ROYAL TROOPER (IRE) 4-7-02 J Barson James Given
33(2)621 ACT OF KALANISI (IRE) 4-7-02 Joan Keaney Mark Johnston
021336 BOSTON BLUE 3-7-00 Mr & Mrs I H Bendelow William Knight
0-14110 TROVARE (
4522(3)1 SIMONSIDE 7-7-00 Racing Management & Training Ltd Brian Ellison
5-042 REGAL PARK (IRE) 3-6-12
(6)00-043 RED FAMA 6-6-11 B F Rayner Neville Bycroft
02-(2)1(2) FOURTH GENERATION (IRE) 3-6-10 J V Layton Alan Swinbank
160623 RAWNAQ (IRE) 3-6-09 Hamdan Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
2/-3(2)(1)(3)(5) ULTIMATE QUEST (IRE) 5-6-09 Syndicate 2006 Sir Mark Prescott
20/(1)30/-(0) NODDIES WAY 7-5-11 Wayne Cox John Panvert
31 MOUNTAIN HIKER (IRE) 3-nq Mr Saeed Suhail Jeremy Noseda
81 Entries remain (1 not qualified)
5 Irish-trained
THE FOLLOWING TWO HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: INTERDIAMONDS, OVERTURN (IRE)
