On The Gallops in Newmarket

[NoChanceToDance]

by Tony Elves


LUCARNO, who heads to York for the Great Voltigeur Stakes on Tuesday, looked in great nick under Jimmy Fortune as he did some preparatory work on the Limekilns round gallop on Wednesday morning.

The overnight and early morning rain helped produce near perfect ground and the Dynaformer colt came through nicely from off the pace to join up with his two companions.

Pipedreamer had shown he was back to his best when winning at Goodwood and he looked in good order on the trial ground in company with Transcend.

Stronghold gets better with every gallop and he looked the part under Rab Havlin when working well with Imperial Star. Costume heads off to America next month but she looked in great shape in company with Asperity.

Legislation could be in action in the Acomb Stakes next week and he looked in good form in his spin when working alongside the likeable Legal Eagle (David Kinsella).

Sir Michael Stoute was another with some of his York possibles on the round gallop and Distinction (Maxine Cowdrey) caught the eye when moving strongly at the finish of his gallop with Arabian Gulf and Great Hawk.

Winter Sunshine continues to thrive and she moved well in her spin with Dance Of Light.

Gold Hush didn't quite come up to expectations at Goodwood last time but there will be other days for her and she sparkled in her spin with Allegretto.

On the trial ground, Cabinet gave the impression he is another going the right way when leading up from Sugar Ray and Lang Shining.

Luca Cumani was in action on the watered gallop on Racecourse Side where Speed Gifted (Jamie Spencer) caught the eye in his group and Ebor favourite Purple Moon was another to show his wellbeing in his workout.

Michael Bell is looking to Red Evie to get her season back on track in the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday and she prepared for that Group 2 contest, in which she carries a 4lb penalty, in company with Eddie Jock. Regime was another from Fitzroy House to show up well with Metaphoric in his gallop.

Henry Cecil was on the peat moss with Passage Of Time (Ted Durcan) and, although York comes too soon, she showed that she is heading in the right direction when going clear of her companion.

Multidimensional is another on the comeback trail and he looked in good form when moving well for Victor Deering in his spin with one other.

Over on the Al Bahathri Polytrack, it was time for Cecil's Ebor hope Tranquil Tiger (Tom Queally) to perform and he looked in great shape as he went through the gears in company with Brisk Breeze (Jimmy Quinn).

One To Note
Distinction (Sir Michael Stoute)
Living up to his name in hiswork and his next engagement is eagerly awaited

[brockguy]

Costume will look in even better shape when she wins the Matriarch Stakes later on this year!!

[NoChanceToDance]

What do you think about Lucarno?

I'm convinced he will be much better over ten furlongs but they still decide to run him over a trip, which has looked too far for him. I know you rate the horse a lot (like me), i'm starting to get really annoyed with them still campaigning him over twelve furlongs.

[brockguy]

yeah, at Ascot, 12f looked to be just strecthing his stamina.. I think he'll be decent around this distance but may have to go abroad like Youmzain last year to get a G1 this season!! or then again he may be a champion stakes type later on.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

yeah, at Ascot, 12f looked to be just strecthing his stamina.. I think he'll be decent around this distance but may have to go abroad like Youmzain last year to get a G1 this season!! or then again he may be a champion stakes type later on.

I think ten furlongs will be his trip and i think he will be ten times better over that trip. He is a fairly keen horse anyway, so i'm not understanding why he is being tried over twelve furlongs yet again

I think he will end up in America in the near future, and i'm not sure about you but i can see Gosden moving to America soon as well.

[brockguy]

well since so many of his horses are going there, he might as well. He was there for a while as assistant wasnt he??

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

well since so many of his horses are going there, he might as well. He was there for a while as assistant wasnt he??

Yeah, he was.

He did an interview for ATR the other week and he was talking about how cheap it was to train in the US and the prize money was sometimes more than double what it is over here. At the end of the interview it seemed like he had convinced himself that America was the place to be.

I wouldn't be surprised if he is training out there within two years.