Teddy Grimthorpe

Grimthorpe Provides Update on Juddmonte Runners

Connections of Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) are hopeful the G1 St Leger hero can make his mark as a 4-year-old this season. The John Gosden-trained colt stretched his unbeaten record to five at Doncaster in September, stylishly accounting for Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB}) by 2 1/4 lengths under Frankie Dettori. The grey son of Frankel suffered a serious infection during the winter, but is reported to have made good progress. Teddy Grimthorpe, Racing Manager to owner Khalid Abdullah, told Sky Sports Racing, "We're very excited to run him...

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Siskin Faces Phoenix Test

Khalid Abdullah's unbeaten Siskin (First Defence) renews rivalry with 'TDN Rising Star' Monarch of Egypt (American Pharoah) in Friday's G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at a Curragh venue currently threatened by the possibility of huge amounts of rain. First and second in the course-and-distance G2 Railway S. on fast ground on June 29, they are both bred to be compromised by the prospect of soft ground. Siskin, who also captured the May 24 Listed Marble Hill S. here, has two other Ballydoyle representatives to contend with including the G2 July S....

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Bring On Battaash

Friday of the Qatar Goodwood festival can mean only one thing. Shadwell's flying machine Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) bids to follow where Tuesday's star Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) led by landing a third edition of one of the meeting's major prizes, this time the G2 King George Qatar S. over the furiously fast five furlongs he adores. In the form of his life this term, he took the G2 Temple S. at Haydock on May 25 before meeting his nemesis Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) in the G1...

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