A start to the season with plenty of promise!!

Its been a great start to the season but the crossbar just seems to be getting in our way a little too much for our liking.

Our first two year old runner was a Havana Gold colt Mysaan for new Dubai based owners Araam who now have 3 in the yard, it was at the Greenham meeting Newbury where the small chesnut ran on nicely for Jimmy to come home in 7th looking like he needed every inch of 5f, he holds an entry this Thursday Newmarket: RACECARD 

Raheen House ran a valiant race to finish 2nd in-between tomorrows 2/5 favourite of the Musidora Shutter Speed and subsequent impressive winner of the Chester Cup Enable. Goodwood could well be on the cards for him next.

The first winner came from I’vegotthepower who turned a good 4th over 1m2f in his season debut into a 3 length romp at Bath back at a mile and it helped it was owned us and ran in my mothers old colours the inverted of Dads. 

It was going to be Nicolas Clements Cap Verite who was to make my birthday weekend something special last Saturday at Deauville on Guineas Day, looking green out the back in terrible ground the little filly came three wide at the turn and looked to be the only winner when only for the two infont to just see off her challenge, it looks like this daughter of Cape Cross will benefit from better ground but I am extremely excited of what more there is to come from her!

St Moritz : White Turf

This was my third excursion to St Moritz this time with Brian Meehan trained Mutarakez newly bought from Doncaster Horses In Training Sales for a new owner.

The horse travelled very well arriving on Thursday. On Saturday morning the track was opened for the horses to exercise, he had a steady canter around the circuit. The track seemed in good condition from what we could see, slightly on the quick side but no issues. The horse took well to the surface in the newly fitted grooved shoes.

It was on raceday that the trip took a u-turn for the worse, attending the first to see the conditions, which was the 6 1/2 furlong Moyglare Stud Stakes where we finished 3rd before with Desert Strike.

Turning into the home straight one of the field I believe it was Boomerang Bob, Jamie Osbournes and George Baker took a nasty fall appearing to have been caused by hole in the snow, followed by another horse at the same spot.

Both jockeys were airlifted to hospital and upon inspection of the track, it was decided by race officials to abandon the meeting due to the uncertainty as to wether it would be safe.

This was really a relief for us all as it clearly was not safe for the jockeys and the horses and their well being comes first.

Reports from the jockeys that not only was the lake cracking on the straight it was also on the first turn and the back stretch.

This is not the first time this has happened and I think that it needs to be seriously reviewed, the affects of global warming clearly has the lake thawing earlier than in the past and I think that when the event is held (i.e. timing) could be the key to keeping this unique raceday alive.

Although it was a fantastic trip for all outside of this we have advised the owners to seek compensation it is not a cheap trip.

Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale 2016

It was a strong sale for team at Tattersalls.

There were a number of different horses that Sangster Bloodstock was involved with;

Moi Moi Moi was the first of them, a lightly raced two year old who after winning his maiden well at Redcar stepped up to Listed Class at Bordeaux running a promising 3rd. It showed that there was more to come from this horse and Ibrahim Al Malki was the final bidder in the ring buying him for 90,000gns to race in Qatar. He has since run there finishing a good 6th only beaten 2.5L in December. 

Faithful Creek was an emotional tie for me. This horse took me to races that both me and especially my syndicate members would never have dreamt of when buying him for 35,000gns as a yearling.

After breaking his maiden from last to first at Epsom, he then went Goodwood in the Champagne Stakes where he struggled to settle and was very unbalanced in the home straight. From there it was to the fabulous Deauville to be an unlucky 2nd in bottomless ground at Listed level, from there it was to Leopardstown to run 3rd in a Group 3 behind J F Kennedy but it was the next race that will always stay in the forefront of my memory his run in the Group 1 Breeder's Cup Turf at Santa Anita. From an unlucky draw of 14 what a run I let you be the judge! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPv0CfF-7e4

Calvinist was the next in who off the back of his win in the 0-105 Handicap at York was commanding a lot of attention. He was part of the Manton Thoroughbreds Syndicate so he was there to be sold. It was another horse for this partnership that turned a profit making 85,000gns in the ring as well as the £35K in prize money they were in good shape with him. I have since heard he has joined the ranks of young trainer Archie Watson I wish him the very best of luck with him.

John T Chance was the last of my connections a winner off a mark of 54 was bought for 17,000gns by Salah Safar I can only imagine that he will be off to the Middle East.