James Fanshawe Stable Tour

Form profile

Winner of three of her 12 starts and currently rated 87. Finished runner-up, beaten a length and a quarter, to Crowd Quake at Southwell (1m 3f) in August off a mark of 85.

Trainer says

She is a really tough filly and is out of Zest who was a good filly over a mile and by Camelot. She has had quite a lot of racing this year, but she has just continued to improve. When she gets her conditions, she is pretty useful. She recently ran in the Racing League and ran second to Crowd Quake who started off 45 and finished second off 81 at Doncaster on Thursday. She has just had a bit of a break, and she is effective on the grass and on the All-Weather.

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Winner of four of his 13 starts and currently rated 91. Finished seventh, beaten, four and a half lengths, to We Never Stop in a valuable handicap at Newcastle on All-Weather Finals Day in April off a mark of 92.

Trainer says

Heathcliff had a good winter last year and he just had a minor problem but has just started working again and there is a race at Newcastle at the end of the month, and he might get start there or at Kempton the same weekend. He is moving really well, and we are looking to a winter campaign again.

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Winner of three of his 11 starts and currently rated 114. Ended his three-year-old campaign with a head success from Swingalong in the Group 1 British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot (6f) in October. Returned to something like his best when runner-up, beaten a length and a quarter, to Big Mojo in the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock (6f) this month.

Trainer says

He, like Heathcliff, was bred by the Hoppers and the Morriss and it is good that we have the two at the same time. It was really good to see him back to himself at Haydock as I never really had a clear run with him in the spring. He ran well in a Group 3 at the Curragh and that was an indication he was on his way back and then ran a good race in the Sprint Cup where they broke the track record. That shows he is effective on quick ground, but he obviously goes on soft ground. He has come out of Haydock in good shape and has some entries in other races, but the main target is the British Champion Sprint at Ascot on October 18.

Form profile

Placed in five of her 6 starts and currently rated 70. Finished third, beaten a length and a quarter, to Jujubella in a Fillies’ Handicap at Haydock (1m 3 1/2f) in July off a mark of 71.

Trainer says

I thought she was going to be a really nice filly but she is still a maiden. She had a couple of niggles but is back and seems in good form. She worked on Thursday morning and she is one of those that will appreciate some ease in the ground which we haven’t had all summer. She will be off to the race over a mile and a half plus in the next couple of weeks and, hopefully, we can do better with her between now and the end of the season.

Form profile

Winner of two of her 12 starts and currently rated 85. Finished fourth, beaten six lengths, to Timeless Charm in a fillies’ handicap at Newcastle (1m 4 1/2f) on Thursday.

Trainer says

I was a bit disappointed with her at Newcastle on Thursday night but her best form has been with some ease on the ground, and she is better on the turf. I got sucked into running her at Newcastle as it was four-year-old plus fillies' only and the race looked ideal. She travelled into the race really well and then didn’t find much under pressure. We will just wait for a race for her over a mile and six furlongs on the turf with some ease in the ground. At the end of last year when we had the soft ground, she was progressive and this year she hasn’t looked so progressive, and I think the trip and the ease in the ground are crucial to her. She is the second last foal of Pongee who did so well for Luca Cumani, and she will be going back to Fittocks Stud when she finishes racing.

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Winner of two of her 17 starts and currently rated 78. Finished runner-up, beaten two lengths, to Hot Flame in a Fillies’ Handicap at Haydock (1m 2f) this month off her current mark.

Trainer says

She is tough and another one who wants some slower ground. The problem is keeping them in one piece when the ground has been so firm this summer. She has been very consistent and we will step her up to a mile and a half next time and she is at Yarmouth on Thursday, but we will play that by ear.

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Winner of five of her 8 starts and currently rated 95. Made a winning reappearance in a Fillies’ Handicap at Kempton (1m) in April when beating Top Of The Class two and a quarter lengths off a mark of 76. Has since added to that success when returned to the All-Weather beating Believe The Storm a length and a quarter at Kempton (1m) in July off a mark of 84 and continuing her progression with a neck success from Local Hero in the London Series Final over the same course and distance this month off a mark of 89.

Trainer says

Mrs Slack's mare Moonlight Sonata has produced six winners for the yard this year - Sky Safari has won three, Pina Sonata two and the two-year-old What’s The Plan that won the other day. Sky Safari won the London Series Final at Kempton and the only place she doesn’t run well for some reason is Ascot. She is good on the All-Weather but she has also won on the turf but she needs a bit of cut in the ground.

Form profile

Winner of two of his 10 starts and currently rated 77. Finished sixth, beaten three and a half lengths, to Federated on his last start at Kempton (1m 3f) in June off his current mark.

Trainer says

He won a mile six race at Southwell, and he is by Masar, but I think that was the wrong thing to do and he is better off over a mile and a half. He had quite a bit of racing and has had a break, but he will be back in mid-October and will have and All-Weather campaign this winter.

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Winner of two of his 7 starts and currently rated 92. Made a winning reappearance at Newbury (7f) in April when scoring by two lengths from Shout of a mark of 86. Subsequently fifth, beaten two and three quarter lengths, to Darkness at Goodwood (7f) in August off his current mark. Finished third, beaten a length, to Rogue Diplomat at Doncaster (7f) on Sunday.

Trainer says

He won nicely at Newbury in the spring, and we thought we would have all the three-year-old handicaps at our mercy and, unfortunately, he got a minor injury behind. He is over that now and he just needed his reappearance run at Goodwood - it just caught him out and he is a horse I have always liked. He ran another solid race at Doncaster on Sunday on ground that might just have been just a bit on the easy side for him and didn’t have the best passage in the race. Hopefully, we can find other opportunities for him if we get some decent ground.

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Runner-up in two of her 3 starts and currently rated 77. Beaten three lengths by Bella’s Path at Kempton (1m) this month.

Trainer says

We have had her for two runs, and she has run well both times. The handicapper has taken no chances with her off a rating of 77 but I feel she could improve for stepping up to a mile and a quarter. It will be a question of picking between the maidens and the handicaps, but I do think she should improve for going a bit further and when she gets stronger too.

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Winner of one of her 7 starts and currently rated 79. Off the mark at Kempton (1m 4f) this month when beating Just Keep Flying four and a quarter lengths.

Trainer says

She belongs to Helena Springfield and was bred by Meon Valley Stud. I trained her dam and her grandmother. her dam Speed Boarding was very good and won two Group 1s the Prix de L’Opera and the Prix Jean Romanet. She is a good-looking filly and has loads of scope at the start of the year I thought this is a real nicely prospect this season. She just took a long time to win but it was really good to see her win emphatically at Kempton last week. She really appreciated going up to a mile and a half. I think with her it was just a matter of time for her to get her strength and everything. She will have one or more two runs this year and, hopefully, she will make a nice staying prospect for next season.

Form profile

Placed in four of her eight starts and currently rated 72. Finished runner-up, beaten a length and a half, to Ultrasoul in a novice at Kempton (7f) this month.

Trainer says

She keeps knocking on the door and her best two runs have been at Kempton. She was beaten by Mahra’s Love who has won two time since and then she ran another good race in a match at Kempton last Monday where we not well in at the weights. She is a half-sister to Brussels so it is important that we win with her, and she is French bred so we may have a go in France where we get the premiums. She is one of four we have for Fred Archer Racing, and we just have to find another The Tin Man for them.

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Winner of three of his 9 starts and currently rated 65. Returned to winning form when beating Jet Packer three and a quarter lengths at Lingfield (1m) in August off a mark of 57 and followed up with a two and three quarter length victory from Live Each Day over the same course and distance on Monday.

Trainer says

He has won his last two and has just taken time to get things together. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he has ended up being well handicapped and he goes to Wolverhampton on Tuesday under a penalty. He is owned and bred by Des Thursby who a big supporter has been and came to us when Chris Wall retired.

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Winner of two of her 9 starts and currently rated 75. Finished fourth, beaten three and a half lengths, to North Star in a Fillies’ Handicap at Leicester (1m 2f) on Tuesday.

Trainer says

She has won two and was a bit unlucky the other day at Leicester. She is a nicely bred filly of Cheveley Park’s, and she just got trapped on the rail at Leicester and a bit flat footed. I am hopeful there is another race in her and we might just give her a go over a mile and a half.

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Winner of two of his 12 starts and currently rated 87. Finished runner-up, beaten a nose, to Drama at Kempton (6f) this month.

Trainer says

He is a pretty useful sprinter bred by the Gredley Family and he ran really well at Kempton. Oisin (Murphy) rode me four winners last week and then came and beat me at Kempton. He is improving and there should be more to come from him.

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Winner of one of his 4 starts and currently rated 86. Off the mark with a three quarter lengths success from Mister Winston in a maiden at Haydock (1m) in May.

Trainer says

He is a half-brother to two sprinters we had here Fresh and Al Ameen but he doesn’t race as a sprinter. He won at Haydock in the spring, and we thought we were away but we have had some pretty firm ground and he just loves a bit of juice. He races as if he will get a mile and a quarter and he will go where that has been a bit of rain. He is from a family that improves with age.”

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Winner of two of his 12 starts and currently rated 67. Finished runner-up, beaten a neck, to Soldiers Star at Kempton (7f) in August off a mark of 66.

Trainer says

He is owned by the Macaroni Beach Society who have been good supporters of the yard, and he has won twice. He won on the easy ground which accentuated the performances, and the handicapper punished him accordingly. However, he still ran well at Kempton a fortnight ago, but we are running out of turf races, and he might have to go back on the All-Weather again.

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Winner of one of her 10 starts and currently rated 89. Finished fifth, beaten two and a half lengths, to Fair Angelica in the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster on Sunday.

Trainer says

She has slightly missed this year as we haven’t had the conditions for her. She is a nice filly and loves it when they go quick and there is a strong pace over seven. When she gets some ease in the ground she has a very effective turn of foot. I am sure there is more to come from her, and she ran a solid enough race in the Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster on Sunday.

Form profile

Winner of one of her 4 starts and currently rated 75. Opened her account with a neck success from Pacifist in a novice fillies’ at Kempton (1m) in December.

Trainer says

I felt at the beginning of the year that she would be one that would be progressive, but it has taken her a long time to come to herself. She is in the Horses-In-Training Sale.

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Winner of two of his 9 starts and currently rated 85. Made a winning reappearance at Southwell (7f) in April when beating Prince of India a head off a mark of 82. Finished third, beaten a length, to Benacre on his last outing at Southwell (7f) in August off a mark of 84

Trainer says

He won on his reappearance at Southwell beating Marco Botti’s horse Prince of India who has done well but it has been slightly frustrating for him since then. He ran a good race at Ascot, and he has run some good races without winning. He is another who would like some ease and we have been running him over seven and we may well step him up to a mile.

Form profile

Winner of three of his 13 starts and currently rated 80. Scored by a length from B Associates at Brighton (6f) at the end of August off a mark of 76. Finished sixth, beaten two and a half lengths, to Roque Diplomat at Doncaster on Sunday.

Trainer says

He is tough as anything, and Tom (Fanshawe) spotted a race at Brighton which was a qualifier for the valuable final three weeks ago which was £20,000 to the winner and he won there. He is effective at six and seven furlongs, and he ran a creditable race in a very decent handicap at Doncaster on Sunday.

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Winner of two of her 4 starts and currently rated 94. Gained her last success in a novice fillies’ at Leicester (1m) in May when beating Alfareqa three lengths.

Trainer says

She won her first two races this year really well and then we took her to the Prix Rothschild. She needs some ease in the ground and when we took her to Deauville, she didn’t take the journey too well and when we got there the ground was too and she disappointed. We gave her a bit of a break, and we are looking at options now. She is a sister to Sky Safari who got better with age and, hopefully, she will get better too. She has got some class.

Form profile

Winner of one of her 8 starts and currently rated 72. Off the mark with a short head defeat of Cooramook in a Fillies’ Handicap at Lingfield (6f) in August off a mark of 68.

Trainer says

She is by Bated Breath out of If So and is another is from the family of The Tin Man, Kind Of Blue and Deacon Blues. She is a powerful filly but has just taken awhile to get it together. She is one I felt throughout the summer that she wasn’t quite there but she won the other day at Lingfield. She is from a family that improve with age and now that she has got her head in front that the win will have given her some confidence

Form profile

Winner of one of his 3 starts and currently rated 79. Off the mark in a maiden at Lingfield (7f) this month when beating Stella Lucente half a length.

Trainer says

He is a half-brother to Pina Sonata and Sky Safari, and he won over seven at Lingfield. He has been given a mark of 79 and he should improve for when we step him up in trip and he will definitely get a mile.