Posts tagged Ed Dunlop
Rewilding heads St Leger acceptors
Sep 6th
It used to be said that the fittest horse wins the Guineas, the luckiest horse wins the Derby and the best horse wins the St Leger. However, this year’s renewal of the Ladbrokes St Leger, at Doncaster on Saturday, is likely to put even more of a premium of stamina with heavy rain forecast for [...]
Ed Dunlop thinking of St Leger for Snow Fairy
Aug 31st
Ryan Moore’s hopes of retaining his jockeys’ title fade with each day that he has been on the sidelines since a fall at Windsor earlier this month. The reigning champion rider has been out of action since injuring his wrist in a fall on August 9th and is currently 33 winners behind Paul Hanagan but, [...]
Sixteen left in St Leger
Aug 25th
A year ago he was a bit-part player, five months ago he was the new kid on the block and by next month he could be a Classic-winning trainer. Mahmood al Zarooni’s could crown his swift rise as Godolphin latest recruit to its training roster by winning the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster next month. [...]
Native Khan wins Solario Stakes
Aug 22nd
Travel may broaden the mind but it may not have done much for the peace of mind of Kieren Fallon. The Irishman finished this week’s Ebor meeting at York as the leading rider and then jetted off to America for big-race rides at Arlington Park but missed out on three good winners at Sandown Park [...]
Snow Fairy could still run in St Leger
Aug 20th
Ed Dunlop certainly did not take the soft option with Snow Fairy at York but may do so if he pitches her in for the final Classic of the season. Snow Fairy, the winner of both the Oaks and the Irish equivalent, lost little caste in defeat when she was beaten by three lengths by [...]
Snow Fairy kept in training
Aug 4th
Ed Dunlop admits that it took him time to fully realise what he had, but now he has been given more time to explore the possibilities. Such were the trainer’s doubts about Snow Fairy’s stamina that he did not risk the entry fee for the Oaks, or the Irish equivalent. And it was only once [...]
Snow Fairy wins Irish Oaks
Jul 18th
If Ed Dunlop had any concerns about whether Snow Fairy could handle testing ground there were dispelled as Snow Fairy ran out a convincing winner of the second Classic. The filly who had been supplemented, as she had been when she won the Oaks at Epsom last month, justified the €42,500 (about £36,700) that connections [...]
Snow Fairy heads Irish Oaks field
Jul 16th
Snow Fairy will face a field of 15 at the Curragh on Sunday as she attempts to win her second Classic of the season. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Sixteen-left-in-Irish-Oaks-a17021
Ed Dunlop worries over Curragh ground
Jul 14th
Having supplemented Snow Fairy to win the Oaks at Epsom, Ed Dunlop hopes that the same can happen again in the Irish Oaks. But his big concern is the state of the ground at the Curragh. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Ed-Dunlop-hopes-that-Curragh-going-is-not-fairy-stories-a16512
Four supplementary entries added to Irish Oaks
Jul 13th
Snow Fairy is one of four fillies who were added to the original acceptors at the five-day confirmation stage of the Darley Irish Oaks on Sunday, at a cost of €42,500 (about £36,700). To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Snow-Fairy-added-to-Irish-Oaks-field-a16326
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