Waiting for a miracle

[my miss storm cat]

Friday September 19 2008
Ayr 16:40

John Smith's Ayr Silver Cup Handicap£50000.00 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2, £31155.00 penalty 27 runnersGoing: Heavy

1 (10) 780003 Sunrise Safari (IRE) 19 5 9-10 R A Fahey B McHugh (7) 92 SP SP SP
2 (27) 297-000 Protector (SAF) 34 7 9-8 p1 A G Foster R Winston 90 1 SP SP SP
3 (4) 113616 Marvellous Value (IRE) 34 3 9-8 M Dods T Hamilton 92 SP SP SP
4 (11) 009021 Green Park (IRE) (ex6) 6 5 9-8 b R A Fahey C I Gillies (7) 88 SP SP SP
5 (17) 1-20023 Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 41 3 9-7 R A Fahey Jamie Moriarty 91 2 SP SP SP
6 (12) 001543 Thebes 12 3 9-7 M Johnston R Ffrench 93 SP SP SP
7 (26) 0/52980- Trafalgar Bay (IRE) 419 5 9-7 K R Burke Darren Williams 89 SP SP SP
8 (16) 120600 Obe Gold 8 6 9-7 v D Nicholls F Norton 87 SP SP SP
9 (3) 385121 Bel Cantor (ex6) 20 5 9-7 p W J H Ratcliffe Kelly Harrison (5) 83 2 SP SP SP
10 (25) 034943 Joseph Henry 8 6 9-6 D Nicholls S De Sousa 87 SP SP SP
11 (9) 425800 Northern Dare (IRE) 8 4 9-6 D Nicholls A Nicholls 85 SP SP SP
12 (6) 367507 Stevie Gee (IRE) 8 4 9-6 G A Swinbank P J McDonald 85 SP SP SP
13 (20) 500905 Dream Theme 3 5 9-6 D Nicholls M Fenton 88 SP SP SP
14 (21) 54-4863 Burning Incense (IRE) 41 5 9-5 M Dods P Mulrennan 87 3 SP SP SP
15 (1) 131162 Harrison George (IRE) 9 3 9-4 R A Fahey P Hanagan 89 2 SP SP SP
16 (13) 308980 Luscivious 8 4 9-3 b A J Mccabe T Dean (3) 82 SP SP SP
17 (2) 111283 Methaaly (IRE) 3 5 9-2 be M Mullineaux D Heslop (7) 84 SP SP SP
18 (22) 215006 He's A Humbug (IRE) 9 4 9-2 p K A Ryan P Donaghy (5) 82 SP SP SP
19 (18) 091460 Geojimali 19 6 9-1 J S Goldie Saleem Golam 81 SP SP SP
20 (14) 673522 Gift Horse 8 8 9-1 p D Nicholls L Betts (7) 88 1 SP SP SP
21 (7) 300/145 Against The Grain 75 5 9-0 L Lungo J Fanning 82 2 SP SP SP
22 (24) 7-14621 Mullein 39 3 9-0 R M Beckett R Kingscote 85 SP SP SP
23 (5) 268710 Mister Hardy 8 3 9-0 R A Fahey Frederik Tylicki (5) 84 SP SP SP
24 (8) 212339 Cha Cha Cha 35 4 8-12 K A Ryan N Callan 80 SP SP SP
25 (15) 150020 The Nifty Fox 8 4 8-12 T D Easterby D Allan 82 1 SP SP SP
26 (23) 775096 Dickie Le Davoir 7 4 8-11 John A Harris A Elliott 77 1 SP SP SP
27 (19) 844865 Glasshoughton 7 5 8-11 M Dods D Tudhope 76 SP SP SP


Betting Forecast: 6/1 Gift Horse, 8/1 Mister Hardy, 9/1 Burning Incense (IRE), 10/1 Green Park (IRE), 10/1 Harrison George (IRE), 10/1 Mullein, 10/1 Dickie Le Davoir, 14/1 Thebes, 14/1 Bel Cantor, 14/1 Methaaly (IRE), 14/1 Geojimali, 16/1 Marvellous Value (IRE), 16/1 Joseph Henry, 20/1 Sunrise Safari (IRE), 20/1 Protector (SAF), 20/1 Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE), 20/1 Northern Dare (IRE), 20/1 He's A Humbug (IRE), 20/1 The Nifty Fox, 25/1 Trafalgar Bay (IRE), 25/1 Obe Gold, 25/1 Dream Theme, 33/1 Stevie Gee (IRE), 33/1 Luscivious, 33/1 Against The Grain, 33/1 Cha Cha Cha, 33/1 Glasshoughton

GREEN PARK likes a strong pace and will get one here so Richard Fahey's gelding gets the nod over Thebes, Harrison George and Bel Cantor. Richard Fahey won the race last year with the progressive Utmost Respect who has since gone on to be a Group winner. His brigade this year is led by a completely different sort in the nine-year-old Green Park. Successful recently at Chester, he has form on the ground and has a good apprentice taking off seven pounds. Stablemates Harrison George, Mister Hardy and Kaldoun Kingdom look major players, with the former having very solid form on a soft surface and he won¿t mind this drop in trip. Methaaly is a course and distance winner but he is high enough in the weights now and his natural speed is blunted by this ground, so a bigger danger may be Mullein who is a very progressive filly. The Nifty Fox is hit and miss, whilst Stevie Gee has had easier chances this season than this. Bel Cantor is a dangerous front-runner who looks sure to blaze a trail on the far rail and he is very much of interest. Others to catch the eye include the frustrating Gift Horse , Marvellous Value and Joseph Henry, however in a tough renewal we will stick with Green Park.

[my miss storm cat]

Best damned 18th evah!!!


Friday September 19 2008
Ayr 16:40 - Result
John Smith's Ayr Silver Cup Handicap
£50000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2, £31155 penalty,
27 ran

Going: Heavy
14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:40 17:15 17:45 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 7 Against The Grain 9-0 J Fanning L Lungo 5 16/1
opened 20/1
2 1 2¾ Harrison George (IRE) 9-4 P Hanagan R A Fahey 3 10/1
touched 11/1
3 25 nk Joseph Henry 9-6 S De Sousa D Nicholls 6 12/1

4 3 hd Bel Cantor (ex6) 9-7 Kelly Harrison (5) W J H Ratcliffe 5 16/1
opened 14/1
5 4 3 Marvellous Value (IRE) 9-8 T Hamilton M Dods 3 50/1

6 27 nk Protector (SAF) 9-8 R Winston A G Foster 7 12/1
opened 14/1 touched 11/1 £5600-£400
7 5 ½ Mister Hardy 9-0 Frederik Tylicki (5) R A Fahey 3 33/1
opened 40/1
8 6 ¾ Stevie Gee (IRE) 9-6 P J McDonald G A Swinbank 4 22/1
opened 20/1
9 20 ½ Dream Theme 9-6 M Fenton D Nicholls 5 33/1
opened 28/1
10 10 ½ Sunrise Safari (IRE) 9-10 B McHugh (7) R A Fahey 5 40/1
opened 50/1
11 15 ¾ The Nifty Fox 8-12 D Allan T D Easterby 4 66/1

12 23 nse Dickie Le Davoir 8-11 A Elliott John A Harris 4 40/1

13 19 ½ Glasshoughton 8-11 D Tudhope M Dods 5 40/1

14 18 ½ Geojimali 9-1 Saleem Golam J S Goldie 6 25/1

15 11 ¾ Green Park (IRE) (ex6) 9-8 C I Gillies (7) R A Fahey 5 25/1

16 24 nk Mullein 9-0 R Kingscote R M Beckett 3 6/1 f
opened 7/1 £5000-£700 £3500-£500 (x2) £5000-£750 (x2) £3000-£500
17 9 nse Northern Dare (IRE) 9-6 A Nicholls D Nicholls 4 16/1
opened 20/1
18 14 nse Gift Horse 9-1 L Betts (7) D Nicholls 8 9/1

19 21 hd Burning Incense (IRE) 9-5 P Mulrennan M Dods 5 10/1
£6600-£600 Each Way £4400-£400 Each Way £4000-£400
20 26 ¾ Trafalgar Bay (IRE) 9-7 Darren Williams K R Burke 5 50/1
opened 40/1
21 17 ¾ Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 9-7 Jamie Moriarty R A Fahey 3 11/1
opened 12/1
22 2 2¼ Methaaly (IRE) 9-2 D Heslop (7) M Mullineaux 5 40/1
opened 50/1
23 22 nk He's A Humbug (IRE) 9-2 P Donaghy (5) K A Ryan 4 33/1

24 13 3¾ Luscivious 9-3 T Dean (3) A J Mccabe 4 100/1

25 16 2 Obe Gold 9-7 F Norton D Nicholls 6 50/1

26 8 ½ Cha Cha Cha 8-12 N Callan K A Ryan 4 25/1
opened 33/1
27 12 7 Thebes 9-7 R Ffrench M Johnston 3 14/1

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck to GH and Final Verse.


Saturday October 4 2008
Wolverhampton 19:50

Free Poker Chips At Freebets.co.uk Claiming Stakes£5000.00 added, 3yo plus, 7f 32y, Class 5, £3238.00 penalty 12 runnersGoing: Standard


Colours: Show Hide 18:50 19:20 19:50 20:20 20:50 21:20
No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1 (6) 659090 Final Verse 61 5 9-10 Jane Chapple-Hyam A Munro 88 SP SP SP
2 (1) 972555 White Deer (USA) 6 4 9-10 b D Nicholls A Nicholls 81 SP SP SP
3 (3) 735220 Gift Horse 15 8 9-8 p D Nicholls S Donohoe 88 SP SP SP
4 (11) 77-0839 Hopeful Purchase (IRE) 12 5 9-6 b J Gask David Probert (5) 86 SP SP SP
5 (8) 545610 Landucci 17 7 9-4 v J W Hills P Hills (3) 78 SP SP SP
6 (4) 4/27265- Gifted Gamble 567 6 9-2 Peter Grayson P Mathers 75 SP SP SP
7 (7) 120044 Ninefineirishmen (IRE) 16 3 9-0 p K R Burke Darren Williams 70 SP SP SP
8 (12) 238305 Teasing 24 4 9-0 p J Pearce R Havlin 80 SP SP SP
9 (2) 678070 Imperial Echo (USA) 16 7 8-12 P Howling T G McLaughlin 78 SP SP SP
10 (10) 730447 Blue Charm 3 4 8-11 S Kirk L Keniry 75 SP SP SP
11 (5) 164503 Royal Applord 10 3 8-10 p K A Ryan C Catlin 75 SP SP SP
12 (9) 185155 Incline (IRE) 19 9 8-8 R McGlinchey J F McDonald 4 SP SP SP


Betting Forecast: 3/1 Landucci, 9/2 Ninefineirishmen (IRE), 13/2 Teasing, 8/1 Gift Horse , 10/1 White Deer (USA), 10/1 Hopeful Purchase (IRE), 10/1 Blue Charm, 12/1 Royal Applord, 14/1 Final Verse ( ), 14/1 Incline (IRE), 20/1 Gifted Gamble, 25/1 Imperial Echo

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Good luck to GH and Final Verse.


Betting Forecast: 3/1 Landucci, 9/2 Ninefineirishmen (IRE), 13/2 Teasing, 8/1 Gift Horse , 10/1 White Deer (USA), 10/1 Hopeful Purchase (IRE), 10/1 Blue Charm, 12/1 Royal Applord, 14/1 Final Verse ( ), 14/1 Incline (IRE), 20/1 Gifted Gamble, 25/1 Imperial Echo

Good boys... just like we rehearsed it!

Next time come in in the other order though...

Saturday October 4 2008

Wolverhampton 19:50 - Result
Free Poker Chips At Freebets.co.uk Claiming Stakes
£5000 added, 3yo plus, 7f 32y, Class 5, £3238 penalty,
12 ran

Going: Standard
18:50 19:20 19:50 20:20 20:50 21:20 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 6 Final Verse 9-10 A Munro Jane Chapple-Hyam 5 10/1
opened 16/1 touched 22/1
2 3 hd Gift Horse 9-8 S Donohoe D Nicholls 8 5/2
opened 4/1
3 1 1½ White Deer (USA) 9-10 A Nicholls D Nicholls 4 7/1
opened 8/1 touched 9/1
4 5 1¾ Royal Applord 8-10 C Catlin K A Ryan 3 25/1
opened 18/1
5 12 ½ Teasing 9-0 R Havlin J Pearce 4 28/1
opened 33/1
6 10 s.h Blue Charm 8-11 L Keniry S Kirk 4 14/1
opened 16/1 touched 25/1
7 2 1¼ Imperial Echo (USA) 8-12 T G McLaughlin P Howling 7 66/1
opened 50/1
8 8 1¾ Landucci 9-4 P Hills (3) J W Hills 7 14/1

9 7 2¼ Ninefineirishmen (IRE) 9-0 Darren Williams K R Burke 3 22/1
opened 20/1 touched 25/1
10 9 hd Incline (IRE) 8-8 J F McDonald R McGlinchey 9 6/4 f
opened 11/10 touched 10/11
11 11 1¼ Hopeful Purchase (IRE) 9-6 David Probert (5) J Gask 5 20/1
opened 33/1
12 4 dist Gifted Gamble 9-2 P Mathers Peter Grayson 6 40/1
touched 50/1


Tote Win: £17.70 Tote Place: £3.40,£1.90,£2.40
Straight Forecast: £34.35 Exacta: £67.90

[my miss storm cat]

His first win since July 30th, 2005.


Ayr Result
28 May 2009
« 2:50 » Turnberry Holiday Park Claiming Stakes
(Class 5) (3yo+) 6f Good


« 1 4 Gift Horse 7/4F 9 9-4 p D Nicholls 78 —
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Careful Dancer (Gorytus) Adrian T Nicholls
Held up, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out (op 5-4)

« 2 13 ¾ Soto 16/1 6 9-2 b M W Easterby 60 —
b g Averti (IRE) - Belle Of The Blues (IRE) (Blues Traveller) Paul Mulrennan
Prominent, headway to lead briefly over 1f out, edged left, kept on under pressure final furlong (tchd 20-1)

« 3 1 nk Swinbrook (USA) 6/1 8 9-1 v R A Fahey 70 —
ch g Stravinsky (USA) - Dance Diane (USA) (Affirmed) Jamie Moriarty
Held up, pushed along when not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on (op 13-2 tchd 11-2)

« 4 7 6 Mormeatmic 66/1 6 8-13 M W Easterby 44 —
b g Orpen (USA) - Mimining (Tower Walk) Patrick Donaghy5
Prominent, effort and every chance over 1f out, outpaced final furlong

« 5 11 1¼ Ice Planet 8/1 8 8-9 Mrs R A Carr 65 —
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Preference (Efisio) Dean Heslop5
Held up, effort on outside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out (tchd 15-2)

« 6 2 1½ Seafield Towers 100/1 9 8-8 p D A Nolan 41 —
ch g Compton Place - Midnight Spell (Night Shift) Ross Smith7
Prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out

« 7 5 shd The Bear 33/1 6 9-6 D A Nolan 62 —
ch g Rambling Bear - Precious Girl (Precious Metal) Tony Hamilton
Led to over 1f out, soon weakened (op 40-1)

« 8 8 1½ Millie's Rock (IRE) 12/1 4 9-6 K A Ryan 72 —
b f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Miletrian (IRE) (Marju) Joe Fanning
Dwelt, soon close up, every chance over 1f out, soon weakened (op 11-1 tchd 14-1)

« 9 10 2¼ Strabinios King 20/1 5 9-5 A Berry 70 —
b g King's Best (USA) - Strawberry Morn (CAN) (Travelling Victor) Slade O'Hara5
Held up, ridden after 2f, never on terms (op 18-1)

« 10 12 nk Talon (IRE) 33/1 4 9-1 G A Swinbank 55 —
ch g Indian Ridge - Brief Lullaby (IRE) (Brief Truce) P J McDonald
Prominent until ridden and weakened from 2f out

« 11 6 3½ Epic Odyssey 5/2 4 9-3 p Lee Smyth 82 —
ch g Dubai Destination (USA) - Royal Gift (Cadeaux Genereux) Phillip Makin
Midfield, driven over 3f out, weakened final 2f (op 4-1 tchd 9-4)

« 12 9 12 Yahwudhee (FR) 50/1 4 9-1 N Wilson 70 —
b g Zamindar (USA) - Lady Marshall (FR) (Octagonal) Dale Gibson
Midfield, driven over 3f out, soon weakened


12 ran TIME 1m 12.31s (slow by 2.21s) Total SP 118%
NON RUNNER: Rainbow Bay
1st OWNER: Alfi and Partners BRED: Theakston Stud TRAINER: D Nicholls
2nd OWNER: W H & Mrs J A Tinning
3rd OWNER: Mark A Leatham
TOTE toteswinger: 1&2 £5.90, 1&3 £3.70, 2&3 £9.10 WIN £2.60 PL £1.50, £2.90, £1.70; Ex £36.00; CSF £30.91
Gift Horse was claimed by David Evans ******** for £8,000.


ANALYSIS MY RACE NOTES Not many could be given a chance in this and GIFT HORSE proved good enough to win his first race in nearly four years.

Second in a handicap at Doncaster earlier in the month, he was just about best on adjusted RPR´s and came through with a strong run to lead over a furlong out. He stuck on well once in front and will remain a force at this sort of level. He was claimed by David Evans for &phound;8,000.

Soto, runner-up in a claimer at Redcar earlier in the month (had the blinkers reapplied), showedgood speed throughout and stuck on well when passed by the winner, but was unable to get back at him.

Swinbrook, narrow winner of a Lingfield seller last week, was last at halfway and briefly became short of room when trying to come with a run. Hestayed on well inside the final furlong and may have been unfortunate not to nick second.

Mormeatmic, down in grade for this seasonal reappearance, had a bit to find on these terms and ran about as well as could have been expected.

Ice Planet was not disgraced on this return to turf.

Epic Odyssey, in good form on the AW earlier in the year, came in for strong support beforehand, but he was beaten with over two to run.


******** - Take good care of him, Sir... he's a legend.