Equinties - German juggernaughts to clash-

Gm Equinauts

Some strong bets landed in August, but not enough. It’s a bit of a bearish run atm. Bear runs are fine - they’re always going to be there. It’s how you address them and react which decides whether you’re going to profit long term. Stick to the prog.

Headline roundup

DOWNpatrick

Eight horses of a 15-runner field fell at the first in yesterday’s 2m3f maiden hurdle at Downpatrick – yes, this was really the big news story of the last 24 hours.

I told the Intern off for laughing at this fyi.

Jessica Harrington’s MAC’S XPRESS overjumped the first and came crashing down, amazingly he brought down seven other competitors in the process – remarkably, all eight runners got to their feet, galloped away, and caused no interference.

Unfortunately, Jack Kennedy, Jordan Gainford, and James O’Sullivan were all stood down for the rest of the day.

Ze Germans with ze race of ze weekend

On Sunday, the Prix l’Arc de Triomphe hero, TORQUATOR TASSO, and this year’s German Derby successor, SAMMARCO, are set to clash in the Gr1 Grosser Preis von Baden after Monday’s confirmation stage.

German Derby win for SAMMARCO:

Marcel Weiss’s five-year-old could become the first horse since DANEDREAM to win the €200,000 prize two years in a row, though he faces a tougher task this time around.

Victory last year for TORQUATOR TASSO:

Peter Schiergen’s three-year-old colt is not currently entered for the Arc in October, though his trainer said that he would “talk with the owner after the race, and if SAMMARCO runs well we’ll see about the Arc” – it would cost connections €120,000 to supplement him.

Quick-fire news

Blue Blood Racing Club, owners of the Gr2 Aintree Bumper winner ASHROE DIAMOND, confirmed yesterday that their star five-year-old has recovered from her scare with Colic and is back in training with the Willie Mullins

ASHROE DIAMOND’S Aintree success:

Hollie Doyle rode a brilliant treble at Chepstow yesterday, her best effort of the day was onboard FALESIA BEACH, a visually tough ride to keep her pointing forward:

And finally, Charlie Brooks (who?) released a column in the Racing Post detailing what the ‘fans’ want Stradivarius to do next chapter of his career from ‘his own opinion’.

Take a guess at what he suggested. Retirement? Off to stud? Another tilt at the Gold Cup? No, he said the ‘fans’ want to see him take a stab at the CHAMPION HURDLE in an all-inspiring renewal between him, CONSTITUTION HILL, and HONEYSUCKLE. Baffling this got printed.

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