D'OR SLAMS 'EM.Byline: By DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. YATES MARCHAND D'OR took his place in racing's record books with an easy win in the Prix Maurice de Gheest The Prix Maurice de Gheest is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,300 metres (approximately 6½ furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in August. at Deauville yesterday. The Freddie Head-trained five-year-old, winner of Newmarket's July Cup last month, showed his trademark turn of foot to beat African Rose and secure a hat-trick of victories in the Group 1 event. Belliflore came home in third, while Richard Fahey's Utmost Respect finished fourth. Fahey's Anna Pavlova had earlier proved a disappointing favourite in the Group 2 Prix de Pomone The Prix de Pomone is a Group 2 flat horse race in France for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares. It is run over a distance of 2,500 metres (approximately 1 mile 4½ furlongs) at Deauville Racecourse in August. , won by Avanti Polonia. Meanwhile, Godolphin's stuttering stuttering or stammering, speech disorder marked by hesitation and inability to enunciate consonants without spasmodic repetition. Known technically as dysphemia, it has sometimes been attributed to an underlying personality disorder. season suffered another blow with the news that 2006 Derby fourth Hala Bek who made a winning comeback at Nottingham, is injured again. |
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