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TOTESPORT.COM CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES
6th October 2007

Pipedreamer Lands Public Plunge
06/10/07

Fears this morning that connections might pull Pipedreamer out of the totesport.com Cambridgeshire on account of the fastish ground came to nothing and the progressive three-year-old duly justified 5-1 favouritism to hit the bookies in one of the biggest betting races of the campaign.

Winning trainer John Gosden, who landed the race with Halling in 1994, said: “That was a good effort and he did it well. He had a nice draw which helped and a nice clean run up the middle.

“For two months we’ve been waiting to run him and there were no excuses not to and when I walked the course this morning, it was fine with no jar in it.

“If it had been sunny and breezy for the last two days, I might have thought otherwise, but the stick went in and we ran.

“I was worried on the first day when it was sunny, but I wanted to run for the public although the horse must come first and fortunately both came together. I very much wanted to run as the horse had been so hyped up and the public loaded on and when people are betting a £100 or £200 it is in your mind. I wouldn’t have pulled out lightly, but I am happy.

“Halling was a very progressive horse and won Eclipses - it is a long way from winning the Cambridgeshire to an Eclipse.

“Steve Cauthen liked Halling and the plan was the Cambridgeshire. This horse has raced through the year and is progressive and could be an Earl Of Sefton Stakes horse next year and could run in the Listed Jane Seymour Stakes here over ten furlongs on Saturday, November 3.

“The hype surrounding him was not totally wrong but in a race like the Cambridgeshire, I thought that it was a bit daft with people thinking that he has just got to turn up. I thought that he was getting too many headlines for a handicap win, but my comments were slightly to defend our horse.

“I said to Jimmy [Fortune, jockey] that if he was travelling well, to go on. Unlike Nannina in the previous race, he doesn’t play about when he hits the front. Nannina just plays and when she goes by, she thinks: ‘Right, I’ll go for a cup of tea now.”

Fourth Race 3.55 the totesport.com Cambridgeshire
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DOCOFTHEBAY JUST MISSES OUT AGAIN
Paul Dixon, president of the Racehorse Owners’ Association and owner of Cambridgeshire runner-up Docofthebay, was ruing the one that got away after his three-year-old gelding was unable to reel in winner Pipedreamer, going down by a length despite a determined late run.

Dixon, who also heads the Horsemen’s Group, said: “That’s twice in two weeks we should have won the big one but it’s still a nice bit of prize money.”

Docofthebay’s trainer Jamie Osborne concurred:: “It’s never good to finish second but he’s run another good race. He’s never been out of the first three in his life.

“The way he’s improved this year, his days in handicaps are numbered and he’ll have to take another step up in class next year.”

Loraine Ellison, representing her father Brian Ellison, trainer of third-placed Teslin, felt the draw scuppered the gelding’s winning chance.

She said: “He was really unlucky, another furlong and he’d have won it. I was really impressed when he hit the front - he put his head down and went on.

“J-P (Guillambert) gave him a cracking ride and he’ll keep the ride on him now when he goes to Dubai.

“He’s the unluckiest horse in the race as he had a really bad draw.”

Yarqus, fourth at 33/1, left his connections satisfied, with Bruce Raymond, racing manager to owner Saeed Manana, commenting: “We’re very happy with him. He’s always consistent and this race really suited him.

The four-year-old’s trainer Clive Brittain added: “There were a lot of very good horses in the race so we’re really pleased.”

FOURTH RACE RESULT
3.55pm totesport.com CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Class 2, Heritage Handicap, £160,000 Guaranteed. For 3yo+, 1m 1f. Weights: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb; minimum weight 7st 12lb. Penalties: after September 1, a winner 4lb; of any 2 races 7lb. Weight for age: 3yo from 4yo+ 4lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £99,712; 2nd: £29,856; 3rd: £14,928; 4th: £7,472; 5th: £3,728; 6th: £1,872

1) PIPEDREAMER (Cheveley Park Stud) John Gosden 3-8-12 Jimmy Fortune [11] 5/1 Fav
2) DOCOFTHEBAY (Paul Dixon) Jamie Osborne 3-8-08 Richard Hughes [20] 8/1
3) TESLIN (Mr & Mrs D A Gamble) Brian Ellison 3-8-11 Jean-Pierre Guillambert [5] 12/1
4) YARQUS (Saeed Manana) Clive Brittain t4-8-03 Hayley Turner [17] 33/1
5) THE ILLIES (John Grant) Barry Hills 3-8-09 Darryll Holland [23]
6) MONTE ALTO (Timothy Steel) Luca Cumani 3-8-09 (3lb ow) Johnny Murtagh [35]
7) FREMEN (Mrs C King, Mrs A Seed & Fiona Devaney) David Nicholls 7-8-07 Adrian Nicholls [33]
8) HUMUNGOUS (Exors of the late Mrs Evelyn Hankinson) Charles Egerton 4-9-02 Fran Berry [2]
9) RIVER TIBER (R J Baines) Luca Cumani 4-8-12 Philip Robinson [10]
10) ANNEMASSE (Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd) Mark Johnston 3-8-08 Greg Fairley [16]
11) MY PARIS (J D & Mrs M A Spensley) Kevin Ryan 6-8-04 Andrew Mullen (3) [19]
12) RAPTOR (Mark Gittins) Karl Burke 4-9-02 Fergus Sweeney [7]
13) CAPABLE GUEST (John Guest) Mick Channon v5-8-05 Tadgh O'Shea [22]
14) SEABOW (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor t4-8-07 Kerrin McEvoy [18]
15) ESCAPE ROUTE (H R H Princess Haya Of Jordan) John Gosden 3-8-05 Robert Havlin [34]
16) PINPOINT (Full Circle) Walter Swinburn 5-9-11 Adam Kirby [4]
17) IMPELLER (Fitri Hay) Stan Moore 8-8-11 John Egan [3]
18) BENANDONNER (J C & Sinead Parsons) Richard Fahey 4-7-12 Matthew Davies (7) [6]
19) ACE OF HEARTS (Archangels 1) Chris Wall 8-8-02 Jack Mitchell (7) [29]
20) GREEK WELL (Ballymacoll Stud) Sir Michael Stoute v4-8-07 (2lb ow) Ryan Moore [21]
21) UNSHAKABLE (Unshakable Partnership) Bob Jones 8-8-05 Paul Eddery [32]
22) VERY WISE (John Greetham) William Haggas 5-8-09 Paul Mulrennan [13]
23) SNOQUALMIE BOY (Jeff Smith) David Elswor h 4-9-04 Richard Quinn [26]
24) RIO RIVA (Rio Riva Partnership) Julie Camacho 5-8-13 Jamie Moriarty (3) [15]
25) STAR OF LIGHT (J H Widdows) Brian Meehan 6-8-09 Steve Drowne [25]
26) FORT CHURCHILL (L D Gamble, Mr & Mrs J H Matthias) Brian Ellison tb6-8-03 Chris Hayes [27]
27) NIGHT CRU (Archangels 2) Chris Wall 4-8-10 Willie Supple [31]
28) SUPASEUS (Ben & Sir Martin Arbib) Hughie Morrison 4-8-12 Jimmy Quinn [14]
29) NIGHT CRESCENDO (John Connolly) Amanda Perrett 4-8-04 Dale Gibson [28]
30) BAZART (Maura Gittins) Karl Burke 5-8-09 Lee Enstone [9]
31) MOODY TUNES (Geoffrey Hamilton) Karl Burke 4-8-02 David Kinsella [1]
32) BABODANA (M P Bowring) Mark Tompkins 7-8-12 Eddie Ahern [30]
33) BALLINTENI (David Cohen) Gay Kelleway t5-8-04 Silvestre De Sousa [8]
PU) ZERO TOLERANCE (The Hornsey Warriors Racing Syndicate) David Barron 7-8-08 Micky Fenton [24]

34 ran Non-Runner: Mutajarred (Ground)
Time: 1m 49.81s
Distances: 1, 1½, hd, hd, 1, sh, ½, 1, ¾, ¾, ½, nk, ½, ½, nk, 1½, hd, sh, 3½, 1¾, ¾, sh, 1¾, 1¼, 1½, 4, 1½, hd, 1, 1½, 4, 2 ½
Breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Breeding: b c Selkirk (USA) - Follow A Dream (USA) (Gone West (USA))
Tote Win: £7.10 Places: £2.80; £2.90; £3.30; £6.40 Exacta: £78.00

Winning Trainer:-Name: Gosden, John Harry Martin Born: Hove, 30/3/51 Date of first trainer’s licence (Britain): 1988 (previously a leading trainer in USA, 1980-1988) English Classic Winners: (4) Sagitta 1000 Guineas (2000 Lahan), Vodafone Derby (1997 Benny The Dip), St Leger (1996 Shantou, 2007 Lucarno) Wins in a season (1989-2006): 28; 87; 86; 113; 110; 93; 86; 75; 91; 77; 74; 82; 55; 85; 72; 66; 92; 56 First winner in Europe: Intimidate, Kempton, March 27, 1989 Other major wins include: Challenge Stakes (1993 Catrail, 2006 Sleeping Indian), Cheveley Park Stakes (1993 Prophecy), Falmouth Stakes (1997 Ryafan), Fillies’ Mile (2000 Crystal Music, 2004 Playful Act, 2005 Nannina), French 1,000 Guineas (1999 Valentine Waltz, 2002 Zenda), Geoffrey Freer Stakes (1995 Presenting), Gran Premio di Milano (1997 Shantou), Grosser Preis Von Baden (1992 Mashaallah), Haydock Sprint Cup (1993 Wolfhound), Hungerford Stakes (1994 Pollen Count - dh with Young Ern), Irish St Leger (1992 Mashaallah), Irish Champion Stakes (1993 Muhtarram), July Cup (2003 Oasis Dream), Lingfield Derby Trial (2004 Percussionist), Middle Park Stakes (2002 Oasis Dream), Nunthorpe Stakes (2003 Oasis Dream), Ormonde Stakes (2005 Day Flight), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1994 & 1995 Muhtarram, 1997 Shantou), Prix de l’Abbaye (1991Keen Hunter), Prix de la Foret (1992 Wolfhound, 2001 Mount Abu), Prix Marcel Boussac (1996 Ryafan, 2001 Sulk), Prix Jean Prat (1995 Torrential), Prix de la Salamandre (1995 Lord Of Men), Prix Lupin (1995 Flemensfirth), Prix Maurice de Gheest (2002 May Ball), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2000 Observatory), Royal Lodge Stakes (1996 Benny The Dip, 2002 Al Jadeed, 2005 Leo), Santa Anita Handicap (1983 Bates Motel), Sun Chariot Stakes (1991 Ristna), Lennox Stakes (2000 Observatory), European Free Handicap (2001 Clearing), totesport.com Cambridgeshire (1994 Halling, 2007 Pipedreamer) Trains at Clarehaven Stables, Bury Road, Newmarket, Suffolk (previously at Manton and Newmarket) Wins in 2007: 59

Winning jockey:-Name: Fortune, James Joseph. Date of birth: 14/6/72 Apprenticeship: With Mike O'Neill. English Classic Wins (1): Ladbrokes St Leger (2007 Lucarno) Big wins Include: Ayr Gold Cup (1989 Joveworth, 1996 Coastal Bluff), VC Bet Challenge Stakes (2006 Sleeping Indian), Gimcrack Stakes (2006 Conquest), July Stakes (2004 Captain Hurricane), Lincoln Handicap (2000 John Ferneley, 2001 Nimello), Middle Park Stakes (2002 Oasis Dream); Racing Post Trophy (1998 Commander Collins); Royal Hunt Cup (2002 Norton), Sun Chariot Stakes (1999 Lady In Waiting), totesport.com Handicap (2006 All Ivory), Vodafone Stewards’ Cup (1994 For The Present,1996 Coastal Bluff); Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile (2004 Playful Act; 2005 Nannina), Royal Lodge Stakes (2005 Leo), Cantor Spreadfair Sussex Stakes (2006 Court Masterpiece), totesport.com Cambridgeshire (2007 Pipedreamer) Wins (1988-2006): 8, 29, 46, 32, 26, 25, 56, 46, 83, 78, 108, 94, 93, 71, 92, 46, 72, 96, 77 Wins in 2007: 98