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Yet another double!

 

It's so predictable at the moment this text almost writes itself! 

The first leg of the across-the-card double was provided by Cape Factor (right), a two year old Oratorio filly bought by Rae in Ireland for long-term and successful owner Derek Willis.  She made her racecourse debut at Lingfield and despite running green at times on and off the bridle, she battled hard to put her head in front where it mattered. Congratulations go to Hollie who rides and looks after her, unable to make it to Lingfield due to a doctors appointment and Charlotte who led her up.

The second leg of the double was provided by David and Linda Fish's Macchiara (right), a filly who has had more than her fair share of attention spent on her.  She has taken her time to get her head right but she ran creditably last time out at Newmarket and ran on well under pressure at Yarmouth this afternoon to score under Silvestre De Sousa who has ridden her most of this year and was on her when she won her maiden last year.  Congratulations go to Pravesh who both rides and looks after her.  Special thanks must also go to Steve Lodge, John, Andrew and all the team that have worked hard to help her through her stalls problems.

We were denied a treble when David and Linda Fish's Poisson D'or finished a very game second in the feature race at Yarmouth.  Those winners however now move us onto 13 for the season.

Chess Valley scores on debut!

In true Rae Guest style, it seems whenever we have one winner a second arrives on the same day. Chess Valley providing our second across-the-card double of the season.

A big filly by Shamardal she has come to herself quicker than even connections would have thought and took to racing well scoring in quite decisive fashion under Tom Queally.  Run in the colours of the 'The Boot Sarratt Racing Syndicate' and owned by Eamonn Duggan, Michael Duggan (Eamonn's son) and John Shannon, she was bought by Rae as a yearling for 28,000gns and looks like she may repay that figure.

She is entered in all of the Tattersalls sales races and looks to have a bright future.  Well done to Charlotte who looks after her.

Minalisa makes all

 

Minalisa, Chris Mills' four year-old Oasis Dream filly returned to winning ways at Warwick yesterday afternoon.  Partnered by Steve Drowne she made every post a winning post to score in a pretty decisive style by three lengths.  Steve Drowne has ridden plenty for us in the past and has recently returned from a long term injury so congratulations to him.  Also to Farman who looks after her and rides her at home.

This could be a good weekend for Chris and Lesley Mills and family as Mirza plans to take on the Chipchase stakes at Newcastle on Saturday and Minley also runs later that day at Lingfield. Best of luck to them!

Poisson D'or Makes All

 

Poisson D'or, the Family Fish's four year old Cape Cross filly produced an impressive display at Yarmouth to make all under Ted Durcan in the closing race on the card. After a good run last time out at Newmarket she took on a reduced field of three runners at Yarmouth on Thursday afternoon. She led pretty much from the flag fall and quickened clear, hopefully she will build on this and go on to bigger and better things. She is a filly Rae has always thought a lot of.

Congratulations must go to Hugh (nicknamed Snowy) who looks after her and Anil who rides her.

Rosie Rebel provides across-the-card double

 

Rosie Rebel, a lovely big Cockney Rebel filly owned by Peter Saunders, Oliver Lury and Rae relished the softer under-foot conditions to land a maiden on her third attempt at Chepstow last night. She's a big filly and her previous two runs on the all-weather surfaces in the winter were very promising. Converted to grass she stayed on well to win a shade comfortably and register our eighth winner of the season. Congratulations to Steve Davis who rides her and Sunny who looks after her.

The rain didn't stop falling at Chepstow and eventually meant that our other intended runner, Headline News was withdrawn on going concerns. Rae will look for another suitable race for her.