Racing: Hoofprints - GALLOPING BACK IN TIME.
Byline: IAN TAYLOR30 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
GUY Harwood's Jan Ekels romps home in Ascot's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes under Jimmy (doesn't she look a picture Julian?) Lindley. Dick Hern's Sun Prince (J Mercer) is sent off 2 to 1 on fav but never gets a blow in at the winner.
SMOOTH Ayr Gold Cup winner Blue Cashmere (E Johnson) sees out the extra furlong well to land another valuable prize for Michael Stoute. Bill Wightman's Queendom (W Carson) and Peter Walwyn's Tudor Mill (P Eddery) fill the minor placings in the Trafalgar House Stakes.
BARRY Hills' Straight As A Die comes home straight as a gun barrel for Frankie Durr to claim the Royal Lodge Stakes in a photo from Ryan Price's 5 to 2 fav Angerstein and Tony Murray.
IRISH raider Gentle Thoughts sticks her neck out under Aussie pilot Bill Pyers to land the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket from Walwyn's Red Berry (P Eddery) and Lady Tan (J Lindley).
WALWYN'S Habat (P Eddery) cruises home at 6 to 4 on to land the Middle Park Stakes from John Dunlop's Pitcairn (G Lewis) and Bill Watts' Boots Green (E Hide).
20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
GUY Harwood's three-year-old Sackford comes with a smooth run under Greville Starkey to land the QEII Stakes from Henry Cecil's 5 to 4 favourite Adonijah (L Piggott). John Dunlop's Montekin and Brian Rouse run on to be third with Matt McCormack's Horage (S Cauthen) back in fourth.
CECIL enjoys better luck in the Diadem Stakes when Lester canes 9 to 4 fav Salieri up in the last stride to pip Ian Balding's Silverdip (P Eddery) with David Chapman's cracking filly Soba a length away in third under Dandy Nicholls
BALDING takes the Royal Lodge Stakes with Paul Mellon-owned 25 to 1 chance Gold and Ivory (S Cauthen). In a five-runner field Cecil's Trojan Fen (Piggott) and Harwood's Rousillon (Starkey) go off 6 to 5 jt favs but it's a clean up for the books.
BARRY Hills' Desirable (S Cauthen) gets up close home in the Cheveley Park to pip Clive Brittain's brilliant filly Pebbles (P Robinson).
CECIL'S Vacarme (J Mercer) is another bookies' benefit when odds on for the Middle Park but gets a right good gubbing from Charlie Nelson's 50 to 1 rag Creag-an-Sgor ridden by the Kentucky Kid.
10 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
FRENCH lessons all round in the QEII when Lellouche's Bigstone (Eddery) cuts down Luca Cumani's trail-blazer Barathea (M Roberts) and Francois Boutin's Kingmambo (C Asmussen).
MARK Johnston's 100 to 30 fav Mister Baileys (not to be confused with big Amo) lands the Royal Lodge under a cracking ride from Dettori . The colt would go on Classic glory in the 2000 Guineas.
DESPITE having the albatross of Cash Asmussen hanging round its neck, Neville Callaghan's 11 to 1 chance Fairy Heights bolts home in the Fillies' Mile from Michael Stoute's
Dance To The Top (W Carson).
JOHNNY Gosden's 10 to 11 fav Catrail scoots home in the Diadem under Wee Muis with Mark Johnston's Marina Park (Dettori) back in second.
THE Gosden chap turns over Richard Hannon's Lemon Souffle (Piggott) in the Cheveley Park with 12 to 1 chance Prophecy (P Eddery). Keeping the bookies' Caribbean holiday fund going nicely Geoff Wragg's First Trump (M Hills) lands the Middle Park with Peter Chapple-Hyam's hot fav Turtle Island (J Reid) all washed-up.
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CHEERS: Mark Johnston's classy Mister Baileys (right), winner of the 1994 2000 Guineas
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| Title Annotation: | Sport |
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| Publication: | Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Date: | Sep 27, 2003 |
| Words: | 579 |
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