MERCOLEDÌ 22 LUGLIO 2015 Italians all’estero: Nelle King George out Telescope, si riduce il campo. Nel Papin out Ottone, i rimasti sono 11 // ANDREA ATZENI will replace Adam Kirby on Postponed in Ascot’s midsummer showpiece on Saturday, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

 

 
Proseguono le grandi manovre degli italiani verso Ascot. All’ultimo forfait di martedì sono rimasti in 11 al via delle King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes G1 dove Dylan Mouth (Dylan Thomas) cercherà di allungare la propria striscia di vittorie anche all’estero. L’ultimissima notizia dell’ultim’ora riguarda la rinuncia anche di Telescope (Galileo) all’appuntamento sul miglio e mezzo di Ascot. Sir Michael Stoute ha tolto il suo dalla contesa a causa di una lieve zoppia negli ultimi giorni. Cosa normale per un cavallo considerato una “femminuccia” agonisticamente. Restano così in 10: Dylan avrà in sella Fabio Branca con il jockey di Dorgali apparso carichissimo negli ultimi giorni. Tra gli altri definite le monte di Clever Cookie con Graham Lee a bordo. Il supplementato Snow Sky avrà in sella Pat Smullen, The Corsican avrà Jim “semolino” Crowley e Golden Horn, il grande favorito a mezzo, ovviamente avrà in sella Frankie Dettori. Restano da definire le altre monte con Eagle Top che probabilmente avrà William Buick, a meno che quest’ultimo non scelta Romsdal sempre allenato da Gosden. Non ancora completamente definite le monte di Flitshire, Postponed e Madame Chiang. Nell’antepost delle King George ancora in discesa la chance di Golden Horn proposto a 2/5, il secondo è Eagle Top a 7/1, Snow Sky idem, Flintshire a 10/1, Postponed a 11/1, The Corsican a 21/1 così come Dylan Mouth. 
 
Anche in Francia nella giornata di mercoledì sono stati pubblicati i rimasti dopo l’ultimo forfait del Prix Robert Papin G2. Come ampiamente annunciato da Mondoturf in anteprima, Ottone (Dutch Art), vincitore del Primi Passi G3, ha rinunciato alla trasferta troppo dispendiosa dal punto di vista fisico. Tolto lui ed altri, rimangono in 10 a sfidare l’italiana Fly On The Night (Equiano) che, a somme vinte, è quella che cappeggia la lista dei pretendenti. La femmina avrà in sella Cristian Demuro perchè Rispoli è stato appiedato nei giorni scorsi. Tra questi ci sono altri due vincitori di Stakes in campo: c’è ancora Money Maker (American Post) per Fabrice Chappet e Venecia Style (Desert Style) per Gerard Augustin-Normand ed il training di Philippe Sogorb. 
 
Ecco gli 11 rimasti all’ultimo forfait..
1 GUTAIFAN IRE M.PS. 2 a. 58 ***   AL SHAQAB RACING R. HANNON 30.306
2 Areen Ire M.Ps. 2 A. 58 ***   CHEIK ABDULLAH ALMALEK ALSABAH KA. RYAN 34.384
3 Du Pyla M.Ps. 2 A. 58 ***   ANDRE CANAVERO C. SCANDELLA 58.900
4 BOLTING USA M.PS. 2 a. 58 ***   FLAXMAN STABLES IRELAND L.T.D J. PEASE (S) 17.600
5 NORTH END M.PS. 2 a. 58 ***   MME THERESA MARNANE JP. PERRUCHOT 31.350
6 MONEY MAKER SPA M.PS. 2 A. 58 ***   MERIDIAN RACING CLUB/M. WATT F. CHAPPET 27.500
7 AJAYA GB M.PS. 2 a. 58 ***   SALEH AL HOMAIZI/IMAD AL SAGAR WJ. HAGGAS 10.619
8 Besharah Ire F.Ps. 2 A. 56,5 ***   CHEIK RASHID DALMOOK AL MAKTOUM WJ. HAGGAS 48.353
9 VENECIA STYLE F.PS. 2 A. 56,5 ***   GERARD AUGUSTIN-NORMAND P. SOGORB 50.000
10 FLY ON THE NIGHT GB F.PS. 2 A. 56,5 ***   PIETRO SINISTRI A. GIORGI 69.750
11 YAKABA F.PS. 2 a. 56,5 ***   WERTHEIMER & FRERE F. HEAD (S) 12.500
 
Entro giovedì i partenti probabili e le eventuali supplementazioni, venerdì le monte. Domenica, invece, la corsa. 
 
 
 
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Postponed: a best-priced 12-1 chance to secure a first Group 1 win

PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Atzeni replaces Kirby on Postponed at Ascot

BY RICHARD BIRCH6:29PM 22 JUL 2015 

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Speculation Kirby had lost the ride was fuelled by Kirby’s name appearing beside three horses on the advance card for Newmarket on Saturday and Postponed’s trainer Luca Cumani on Wednesday confirmed Atzeni would replace him.

“Sheikh Mohammed Obaid has decided to give the ride to Andrea, as he won on the horse last year,” Cumani told the Guardian.

Kirby has ridden the colt on his last three starts, notably a controversial Hardwicke Stakes third to Snow Sky after which John Gosden, trainer of the runner-up Eagle Top, was highly critical of the rider’s tactics.

Not happy at losing ride

Gosden could not hide his anger after the race at Ascot and spoke out to the effect that Kirby’s riding was not in the true spirit of racing, claiming his tactics were “not clean and not intelligent”.

Asked if Kirby had lost the ride for this reason, Cumani added: “I don’t know, I didn’t ask that.” He also revealed the rider was “clearly not overjoyed”.

Atzeni was the regular partner of Postponed throughout his three-year-old campaign last season, the pair teaming up to land two valuable races, highlighted by the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes at York where he beat one of Saturday’s rivals Snow Sky by two and a quarter lengths in the style of a rapidly-improving middle-distance performer. 

Postponed has yet to win in three races this year, finishing runner-up to Gosden’s Western Hymn in the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown, third to Al Kazeem in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, and then third to Snow Sky at Royal Ascot.

In the latter race Kirby, who became Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum’s retained rider when Atzeni signed for Qatar Racing, and Frankie Dettori were involved in a highly-publicised bumping match after both jockeys tried to get an early position just in behind the hot favourite Telescope, who they wanted to track.

Uphill task

Postponed, a best-priced 12-1 chance to secure a first Group 1 win in the King George, faces the sternest task of his career at the Berkshire track against unbeaten Investec Derby hero Golden Horn, generally a 4-9 shot.

The three horses Kirby is booked to ride at Newmarket on Saturday are the Charlie Appleby-trained pair of Comicas (7f juvenile maiden), who is declared to run at Doncaster on Thursday, Risen Sun (7f fillies’ handicap) and the Cumani-trained Fibre Optic (in the 1m5f handicap).

 
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fonte : RacingPost