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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Celebrate The Top 100 Trainers Of All Time In RaceClubs.com's August Track Tabloid Newsltter
It’s an astonishing achievement by Shotgun_mike and I will be writing to the BBC asking that he is in the running for Sportsperson of the year 2010! 
Graham Clifford's View From The Stands On Raceclubs.com Highlights Champion Horses & Champion Trainers!
Biography: Graham is the sports editor of the Irish Post newspaper in London and has been a broadcast and print journalist for the last eight years working in the U.K., Australia and in his native Ireland. He presents a show on local BBC radio in the South East of England and claims to have Psychic powers. He once caught a falling star and glued it back in space again and is in line to become the official starter of the Aintree Grand National in 2010!THE BIG COUNTDOWN – And I ain’t talking footballNot long left now. At the time of writing there are just overt three days of racing remaining in the current season and many owners are counting down the hours until the new season gets underway. There are a lot of questions for our owners this week -Will they get a good age change, will their luck alter for the better, will the failing jockeys come back bigger and better, will the rumoured random factor play into their hands? So many questions and so little time…until the answers are revealed. May I take this opportunity to wish you all the best and if you are bored (as you wait for the new season to start) then I hear platting your nasal hair can be highly entertaining!Starz in your eyesOne hundred times so far this season a jockey wearing the silks of the Starz stable has virtually punched the air in sheer joy. One the front of the green and yellow silks is a massive letter “P” and in the dying days of the current season we know that could well have stood for “perfect”. Why? Well on Monday the stable picked up its 100th graded race win of the season and at the time of writing the total of graded race wins overall stands at 139. The stable doors have only been opened for eight months making the achievement of the owner all the more special. Speed is the name of the game at this yard and it was no surprise that the stable’s biggest winner was called Top Gear – surely with Richard Hammond on board!Does JJ have a poker face?I see JJ from the Winning Syndicate stable is toying with the idea of being a poker player for a living. I’m not here to advise JJ but there’s a shortage of priests and Fulham don’t have a manager!Richmond crew- have a ball!Just a quick word to wish Pat from the Dalton’s Donkey’s yard and Garry from the Flying Fillies stable all the best this weekend. If you live on the moon you may have missed the fact that the two lads have organized for owners to meet up in Pat’s hotel in Richmond to watch the end of year finals over the coming days. And as a goodwill gesture Raceclubs have offered £500 in bonus credits as part of a raffle over the weekend. It should be one hell of a laugh and fair play to those behind the idea. The more events like this the better. I see where many cannot get to this weekend but it should be an incentive for others to hold similar events throughout Britain and beyond. I plan to attend the hotel in disguise and report back on activities in and around the bar area! Stay posted. Run Forrest run!With the European Athletics Championships being held in Barcelona at the moment and Great Britain performing so well I thought it would be no harm to include a few jokes about track and field this week. I promise not to have a go at Dwain “I’m as high as a kite” Chambers!1. Who was the fastest runner? Adam. He was first in the human race.2. Who's the English shot put champion?
Eva Brick.3. Boris Yeltsin is opening the Olympic Games and has to read a speech. "Oh," he says. "Oh, oh, oh ..." An aide nudges him, "Mr Yeltsin, stop," he says. "You're reading the Olympic symbol."4. At the Olympic Games, a girl bumps into a man carrying an eight-foot-long metal stick. "Excuse me," says the girl to the man. "Are you a pole vaulter?" "No," says the man, "I'm German, but how did you know my name is Walter?"
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Stayers Challenge Final Juvenile Colts Previewed on Raceclubs.com by Moletown
 | Northsouth Divide | Rodhes |  | 11 |  | 5 |  | 3 | Earnings: £577.08 |
 | Never Yield | Unconte Stables | | 10 | | 5 | | 3 | Earnings: £512.39 |
| Fantabulous | Tanglewood | | 7 | | 2 | | 1 | Earnings: £94.83 |
| Supreme Majesty | Shotgun Mike | | 7 | | 2 | | 2 | Earnings: £245.25 |
 | Juniper Hill | RedHalo Racing | | 11 | | 6 | | 1 | Earnings: £316.80 |
| Phantasmagorical | Tanglewood | | 6 | | 3 | | 3 | Earnings: £491.33 |
 | El Legendario | Shotgun Mike | | 17 | | 2 | | 1 | Earnings: £300.58 |
| Dusk Til Dawn | Sky Castle Stables | | 18 | | 9 | | 1 | Earnings: £607.38 |
| Master Exploder | Fanfield | | 4 | | 3 | | 1 | Earnings: £172.31 |
| Hari Harian | Westdene Stables | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | Earnings: £161.50 |
| Deep Stick | Al Mighty | | 16 | | 6 | | 2 | Earnings: £329.16 |
| Yipiyio | Sky Castle Stables | | 9 | | 5 | | 3 | Earnings: £337.39 |
| Soulquake System | Shotgun Mike | | 18 | | 8 | | 3 | Earnings: £666.12 |
| Hyper Drive | Full Force Racing | | 11 | | 5 | | 3 | Earnings: £317.81 |
Tanglewood brings two capable stayers into the race with his charges of Fantabulous and Phantasmagorical. Both look well equipped at 2850m but leave something to the imagination over the extended trip. Fantabulous runs the race of the minimum weight which may play to his advantage. Phantasmagorical shoulders 124lbs and that may be a tough ask in the race with quality to boot. The soft going is something of an unknown for both horses. The latter was a fine runner-up behind Randwick in a seasonal monthly championship. That form looks good on paper but his handicap with the weight is to play a major part on the outcome of this race for the yard. The class act in the race is El Legendario. He heads a trio of Shotgun Mike entries. Soulquake System may have incurred too much weight after his last success but with El Legendario competing off 120lbs, the champion trainer holds a massive chance to take this title with his April auction superstar. Supreme Majesty will probably enjoy underfoot conditions and may be regarded as the yards second string in the race and not without his chances.
Six horses come into the race with 124lbs on their backs. This may be a major clue as to whether they stay this 3200m course and distance. Joining Phantasmagorical and Soulquake System are Northsouth Divide, Never Yield, Yipiyio and Hyper Drive. Never Yield has winning form over the maximum in qualifiers. The Unconte Stable will hope that the penalty here will be brushed aside and the colt can perform off top weight. A place is not out of the question but whether he can concede weight to a few very tasty animals is doubtful. The other three all look to have an uphill battle facing them and it is hard to see any of the trio striking a winning blow. Stable mate to Yipiyio is Dusk Til Dawn. A couple of good runs over 3200m this season indicate that the colt will have absolutely no worries when tackling this final. Dusk Til Dawn will be all out to put a thorn in El Legendario's side and must be regarded as a player.
Hari Harian is an interesting runner in the race. Westdene Stables look to have secured a very wise auction purchase. The horse has nothing to lose in the race and some decent form on yielding could signify that the horse, although lightly raced, could take a liking to the soft ground. Deep Stick has an effort to give in any race and will be pumped up for the challenge but a difficult one may wait. The distance will be no issue to the Al Mighty trained black colt and with form to boot on the going he could be a lively outsider for the race. If anyone slips up in the race then this one could be the one to pounce and must be considered an each way opportunity in the race.
It's always nice to have a horse running a final off minimum weight. Fanfield has done well to get his charge into the final on 120lbs. Master Exploder may not have been on anyone's shortlist prior to the heavens opening. The Australian track has seen some major downpours in the days running up to the final and will now bee officially declared as soft. The heavy rain has played into Master Exploder's hands quite nicely. The distance is generally considered as favourable for the horse and he shouldn't have any difficulty with the going. Taking all aspects into consideration he must have a chance against this field but whether he has the credentials to match the likes of El Legendario and Dusk Til Dawn off level weight is where his chance lies, common sense says he comes up a little short but will be on many a shortlist come race day.
What The Trainers Say...
......"Despite only joining less than 3 months ago, I was determined to go as slowly as possible on here to learn as much as I could (hence the low number of races). However, landing Master Exploder forced me to do 2 things - learn quickly, and enjoy it a lot more. I'm not expecting him to win on friday, but a good going, good random, and rivals' horses in other races may work in my favour. Place at most for me
"......Fanfield......"The ground has come in his favour and he stays the 3200 just fine. There are undoubtedly better quality horses in the race and I would be delighted to be anywhere in the money.".......Al Mighty Member Submission: Moletown
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