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Calm Attitude makes it a double

 

Calm Attitude, a three year old Dutch Art filly, owned by a partnership known as the 'Calm Again Syndicate' got off the mark at Leicester yesterday evening.  

A filly who has taken her time to come to herself, she appreciated the cut in the ground as she stayed on well over a mile to score buy a cosy length and a half.

Calm Attitude completed a double for Chris Catlin on the day after winning on Boadicee, she also became our third double of the season.  It was also a memorable day for the partners as it produced their first win in the partnership so well done to all concerned.

Congratulations also go to Anil who looks after her and lead her up on the day and to Tony Whelan who rides her at home.

Boadicee and Calm Attitude became our fifteenth and sixteenth winners of the season, putting us almost half way to last years excellent total, and well over two thirds of the way to beating last years prize money haul. Let's hope we keep it up!

 


 

Boadicee bags 14k

 

Boadicee (right), a homebred two year old filly by Aqlaam made a successful winning debut at Leicester yesterday evening under Chris Catlin. Bred locally at Pantile Stud in Soham and owned by Colin Murfitt who has been successful with Flynn's Boy and Cufflink in recent years, Boadicee was slow away and although running green at times kept on persistently to win by two lengths going away.  She is sure to improve for the run and becomes our third two year old debut winner this season from six runners.  In the process she also scooped an extra £10,000 bonus on top of the £4,528.30 for winning a Racing Post Yearling Bonus selected race.  Along with BOBIS (British Owners and Breeders Incentive Scheme) it offers a great bonus for winning selected two-year old races.  For more information on the schemes, check out www.yearlingbonus.com and www.bobis.co.uk

Congratulations go to Sunny who looks after her and lead her up on the day, and to Fran who rides her a fair bit at home.

A message from Rachel...

 

A message from Rachel, Rae's wife:

Many thanks to everyone who has kindly sponsored me to ride in this race in aid of Racing Welfare, not least to Brian and Elaine Cooper who are very graciously allowing me to ride their horse First Class (the partnership is pictured) on the day, now just about three weeks away. 

The training has been going to plan, with regular visits to Yariv, the personal trainer at the British Racing School and boxer Pat MacAleese hopefully starting to bear some fruit.   I'm really not sure that circuit training and running will ever be my bag but cycling around the lanes in Norfolk (fast) is much more like it.  I am just over half way with the fund raising now and really appreciate your generosity in a very worthwhile cause, so if you've been waiting to see if I really will go through with it, I really think that I am! 

 All donations large or small very much appreciated to http://www.justgiving.com/rflynn 

Thank you! 

Rachel

 

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Minalisa scores from the front

 

Chris and Lesley Mills' in form Oasis Dream filly Minalisa made all to win at Yarmouth last night in good style. After her first win of the season at Warwick little under three weeks ago she was a game if not slightly unlucky second at Doncaster before making all at Yarmouth last night under Seb Sanders to score by three and a half lengths.

If all is well her next target could well be a Fillies only Listed race in Ireland in little over a weeks time.

Congratulations again to Farman who rides and looks after her, and all the team.

 

Yet another double!

 

It's so predictable at the moment this text almost writes itself! 

The first leg of the across-the-card double was provided by Cape Factor (right), a two year old Oratorio filly bought by Rae in Ireland for long-term and successful owner Derek Willis.  She made her racecourse debut at Lingfield and despite running green at times on and off the bridle, she battled hard to put her head in front where it mattered. Congratulations go to Hollie who rides and looks after her, unable to make it to Lingfield due to a doctors appointment and Charlotte who led her up.

The second leg of the double was provided by David and Linda Fish's Macchiara (right), a filly who has had more than her fair share of attention spent on her.  She has taken her time to get her head right but she ran creditably last time out at Newmarket and ran on well under pressure at Yarmouth this afternoon to score under Silvestre De Sousa who has ridden her most of this year and was on her when she won her maiden last year.  Congratulations go to Pravesh who both rides and looks after her.  Special thanks must also go to Steve Lodge, John, Andrew and all the team that have worked hard to help her through her stalls problems.

We were denied a treble when David and Linda Fish's Poisson D'or finished a very game second in the feature race at Yarmouth.  Those winners however now move us onto 13 for the season.