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[my miss storm cat]

Virtual Form Guide...

Hill Makes Improvement in Hong Kong Hospital

The family of leading Australia race caller Matt Hill has issued a statement in relation to the condition of the Sky Channel identity.

Hill has made "good progress" over the past couple of days and is fully conscious after coming out of a medically induced coma.

He remains in intensive care in a Hong Kong hospital and he will most likely be there for another few weeks.

Doctors have ordered complete rest for Hill and his family have requested privacy until further notice.

The Sydney based commentator was in Beijing to cover the rowing for radio station 2GB.

http://www.virtualformguide.com/cgi-...080815hill.txt

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck, good boy.

18:20
9 Run Totepool August Stakes (listed)
Class 1, £40000.00 added, 3yo plus, £22708.00 penalty 1m 3f 135y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(1) 127097 Hattan (IRE) C E Brittain 6 9 9 D Holland
2(9) 1/5-1663 Spanish Moon (USA) Sir Michael Stoute 4 9 7 R L Moore
3(6) 412125 Tranquil Tiger H R A Cecil 4 9 7 T E Durcan
4(5) 956-164 Book of Music (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor 5 9 2 L Dettori
5(10) 8153-06 Dansili Dancer C G Cox 6 9 2 I Mongan
6(7) 60254-8 Foxhaven P R Chamings 6 9 2 F Norton
7(4) 96109-5 Group Captain H J Collingridge 6 9 2 J F Egan
8(8) 085410 Humungous (IRE) C R Egerton 5 9 2 C Catlin
9(3) 451182 Ronaldsay R Hannon 4 9 2 R Hughes
10(2) 240-288 Supersonic Dave (USA) B J Meehan 4 9 2 J Fortune


Betting Forecast: 9/4 Tranquil Tiger, 7/2 Spanish Moon (USA), 6/1 Hattan (IRE), 7/1 Ronaldsay, 8/1 Book of Music (IRE), 14/1 Supersonic Dave (USA), 16/1 Foxhaven, Dansili Dancer, 20/1 Group Captain, Humungous (IRE)

[my miss storm cat]

Hattan did okay.

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RACE 5 KEMPTON PARK 25/08/08 TRW – – – – 120
4.30 betdaq.co.uk E.B.F. CONDITIONS STAKES (3) (AWT)
£13,800 3yo+ TWFA 3 9-5 1m3f
1 DANSANT 4 b.c
9-08
G. A. BUTLER
Eddie Ahern
Drawn 3 Mrs Barbara M. Keller
Grey, black seams, black cap, grey pom pom 123
2 KANDIDATE 6 b.h
9-08
C. E. BRITTAIN
Jimmy Fortune
Drawn 6 (t) Mrs E. W. Richards
White and black (halved horizontally), check cap, yellow sleeves 119
3 MANY VOLUMES (USA) 4 b.c
9-08
H. R. A. CECIL
Ted Durcan
Drawn 2 Mr K. Abdulla
Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves 128
4 BIG ROBERT 4 b.c
9-03
W. R. MUIR
D. O'Donohoe
Drawn 4 Mr Martin P. Graham
White, orange spots, striped sleeves, orange cap 117
5 GRAVITAS 5 ch.h
9-03
SAEED BIN SUROOR
L. Dettori
Drawn 1 Godolphin
Royal blue 128
6 HEARTHSTEAD MAISON (IRE) 4 b.c
9-03
M. JOHNSTON
Greg Fairley
Drawn 5 Hearthstead Homes Ltd
Royal blue, light blue disc, light blue cap 126

[my miss storm cat]

Kandidate was last.

Sad...

[brockguy]

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

[jaripeo]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

Let him rest, I Keep saying that a month ago.

Hope his trainer crash and get a leg broke.

[my miss storm cat]

I know you have, and for more then a month...

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

The DQ is official...

[my miss storm cat]

HATTAN WINS!

(... and this was one tough field!).



Saturday September 6 2008
Kempton 14:50 - Result
Totesport.com September Stakes (group 3)
£65000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 4f, Class 1, £36901 penalty,
12 ran

Going: Standard
Race Report »
Winning Time: 2m 30.5s 14:20 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 8 Hattan (IRE) 9-7 N Callan C E Brittain 6 16/1
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong, all out, held on touched 20/1 £2000-£100 Each Way
2 1 nk Illustrious Blue 9-4 P Doe W J Knight 5 33/1
in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, gaining near finish touched 28/1
3 12 3¼ Mourilyan (IRE) 9-4 G Baker G L Moore 4 12/1
behind mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 3rd final stride, not troubled leading pair opened 10/1
4 10 hd Many Volumes (USA) 9-4 T P Queally H R A Cecil 4 5/2 jf
led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, lost 3rd final stride touched 11/4 £3000-£1000 £1500-£500 £1260-£420 £900-£300 £2750-£1000 £1100-£400 (x8) £2500-£1000 £1500-£600 £1250-£500 £1000-£400 (x4)
5 4 1 Lion Sands 9-4 J Fortune L M Cumani 4 9/1
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders opened 8/1 touched 11/1
6 3 ½ Galactic Star 9-4 R L Moore Sir Michael Stoute 5 5/2 jf
prominent, chased leader and effort 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong opened 7/2 £3500-£1000 £1400-£400 £2000-£600 £900-£300 £5500-£2000 (x3) £1100-£400
7 6 ½ Blue Monday 9-4 S Drowne R Charlton 7 10/1
never better than mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous touched 11/1
8 2 6 Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-4 R Hills B J Meehan 4 25/1
led, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened opened 33/1
9 7 4 Young Mick 9-4 T Quinn G G Margarson 6 9/1
took keen hold, behind, never in contention final 2f touched 8/1
10 11 6 Halicarnassus (IRE) 9-4 A Culhane M R Channon 4 14/1
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened well over 1f out opened 16/1
11 5 3¾ Humungous (IRE) 9-4 C Catlin C R Egerton 5 66/1
blind removed late, started slowly, took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside after 3f and in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
12 9 dist Al Shemali 9-4 L Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 4 11/1
prominent, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off opened 14/1

Racing Post..

Hattan springs shock in September Stakes

Hattan: was running on the all-weather for the first time since his Winter Derby win at Lingfield in March

Peter Scargill

HATTAN claimed another valuable all-weather prize by adding the Group 3 September Stakes to his victory in the Winter Derby in March.

With no obvious pace setter in thefield Tom Queally reluctantly took the runners along aboard recent course winner Many Volumes.

But it was a pedestrian pace and his 11 opponents were all stacking up behind him as they exited the final bend into the straight.

Neil Callan, replacingMartin Dwyer, shot 16-1 chance Hattan up the inside as the rail fell away and galvinsed by the first time visor ran on well to defeat fast finishing 33-1 outsider Illustrious Blue.
The pair were clear of Mourilyan who just got up to pip Many Volumes for third at 12-1 on his first start for Gary Moore.

Callan said: "He's isn't getting any younger and Clive's done well to keep him going.

"He got a nice pitch and got his split up the rail and really stuck his neck out at the end. Fairdo's to the lad."

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

so nearly for the papal bull again.. 7 and a half lengths 3rd in Germany a few weeks back, the winner Oriental Tiger looks sure to be dqed for a prohibited substance. So in effect Papal Bull was a half length 2nd to Kamsin..

Have you heard anything about him (Oriental Tiger), Brock?

I'm sorry to post a rumor here but there's a story going around that he was found dead this morning. Hopefully it's not true.

[my miss storm cat]

Confirmed.