Jim Goldie Stable Tour

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Winner of eight of his 60 starts and currently rated 80. Returned to winning form on his latest start at Hamilton (6f) earlier this month when beating Sir Garfield by a neck off a mark of 76.

Trainer says

Abduction won last time out at Hamilton and is still well handicapped. We will probably keep him to six or seven furlongs, and I think he possibly has another couple of wins in him. He is quite a talented horse.

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Winner of eight of his 22 starts and currently rated 114. Highly-progressive sprinter, having won three of his four starts this season, with his crowning moment coming in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot earlier this month when running on courageously to score by a neck from Frost At Dawn.

Trainer says

We are heading for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York and then possibly up to six furlongs for the Group 1 Haydock Park Sprint. We will see, as we have also qualified for the Breeders’ Cup, so that will be under consideration. He was first class at Royal Ascot, and it all went to plan. Paul got him settled enough in the first furlong, and then he travelled and came home well. Paul has been a big part in his development, and it was wonderful to see him win - we have had our share of big prizes over the years, but it was wonderful for him to win a Group 1 for us.

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Winner of five of his 30 starts and currently rated 57. Completed a hat-trick when short-heading This Time Maybe in a 1m 4f handicap at Southwell in April off a mark of 55. Unplaced in two outings on turf since, including at Hamilton (1m 3f) earlier this month off a mark of 58.

Trainer says

He saves his best for the all-weather and runs on Saturday at Newcastle, where he has done well before. He is in a race over a mile and a half, and I would expect he will go close. He seems to assert himself on the all-weather, and I think there are a couple of wins in him yet.

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Winner of seven of his 53 starts and currently rated 62. A two-time winner on the all-weather this season, gaining his latest victory at Southwell (1m 6f) in February when scoring by a short head from Alright Sunshine off his current mark.

Trainer says

He had a break and will be coming back shortly. He has been in training for a while, and I would suspect he will be better for his holiday. We would be pointing him towards the winter game.

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Winner of three of his 27 starts and currently rated 60. Best effort in three runs this term came when third, beaten a length and a quarter, to Alfie Boy at Ayr (1m) in May off a mark of 61.

Trainer says

He started the season quite well but has had a couple of niggles. I think he is feasibly handicapped, and once he gets over his niggles he will be fine. He loves a bit of cut in the ground, and he could be something for the Western meeting or something similar.

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Winner of five of his 42 starts and currently rated 67. Gained his latest win at Hamilton (5f) earlier this month when scoring by a length and a quarter from Winged Messenger off a mark of 62.

Trainer says

Classy Al has a famous brother (American Affair), but he is quite talented himself. He doesn’t make life easy for us or his jockeys, but he has loads of speed. He is in at Hamilton and five furlongs is his trip. He can go with a bit of cut in the ground and has dropped to a feasible mark, so I can see him winning a couple yet. He is in good form.

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Winner of one of his 25 starts and currently rated 50. Off the mark at Newcastle (6f) in March when beating Arlington by a nose off a mark of 46.

Trainer says

He had quite a good winter but had a problem, so we stuck a screw in his knee. Paul won on him last time out when he was probably carrying that niggle. We have sorted that out now, and I expect he will be running on the Tapeta at Newcastle again. Hopefully, if he stays sound, he will have a good winter.

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Winner of five of her 18 starts and currently rated 71. A beaten favourite when fourth, beaten six lengths, behind Hurt You Never at Hamilton (5f) earlier this month off her current mark.

Trainer says

We were hoping she would progress this year, but she has just had one or two niggles, which we have now addressed. I think she will be worth following from now on. She has been something of a ‘nearly horse’ and we have been debating about headgear, but we discovered she had a little problem or two. She was quite progressive last year, and we will see if we can get her back there.

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Winner of seven of his 51 starts and currently rated 96. Finished third, beaten a length, to Insanity in a 1m 5f handicap at Ayr earlier this month off his current mark.

Trainer says

Faylaq is a horse that has done us proud and never runs a bad race. He is in a race we have managed to win before - the Northumberland Plate - at Newcastle on Saturday. That has been the target for most of the year. It’s a tough race to win but he is a reasonable price, and I wouldn’t put anyone off backing him. He ran a nice race at Ayr last week and has already won twice this year - he is in good form, and I would expect he will be a player on Saturday. He might even be an Ebor horse, which sounds crazy for a nine-year-old but there’s no sign he isn’t effective at that sort of level.

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Winner of seven of his 31 starts and currently rated 85. Finished runner-up, beaten a length and three quarters, to Caballo De Mer when last seen in a 2m handicap at Haydock in May off a mark of 84.

Trainer says

He is an amazing horse and has already had a fantastic season. He possibly runs on Saturday, as he will get into the Consolation Race for the Plate. We will probably give him a break after that. He recently finished second to Caballo De Mer, and to get so close to him was a good performance. He could be a player in the Northumberland Vase, as he hasn’t ran a bad race this year. With him, it has just been onwards and upwards.

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Winner of five of his 43 starts and currently rated 55 on the all-weather and 49 on turf. Finished fifth, beaten six and a half lengths, behind Coconut Bay on his latest start at Ayr (7f) off a mark of 50.

Trainer says

He is pretty frustrating at times, as he appears to be a lot better than he has shown. He looks well handicapped, but he runs as if he has a little niggle somewhere. We are pretty good at finding these wee niggles, but with him we are not sure. He looked like winning for Kaiya Fraser last time out, but for whatever reason he didn’t get home. He is at the right end of the handicap and should be doing better, but we will look for the problem and maybe a change of headgear in the meantime.

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Winner of four of her 42 starts and currently rated 62. Finished third, beaten four lengths, to Iris Dancer on her latest outing at Hamilton (6f) off her current mark.

Trainer says

We have done quite well with her since she came to us, but she has had a few stalls issues. We are hopefully working them out, but she has her moments. If we can get her head right, she will be winning again shortly. She used to try and do everything at 100 miles per hour, but she is gradually getting better now, so we are getting there. She won over seven furlongs, so she will be kept between six and seven.

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Winner of three of his 14 starts and currently rated 72. Finished seventh, beaten eight and a quarter lengths, behind Sam Hawkens at Hamilton (1m 5f) earlier this month off a mark of 74.

Trainer says

He is a horse that won a £100,000 bonus last year and had a great season. He had quite a hard race at Pontefract to do that and is probably suffering a bit this season. He is also in the Consolation Race for the Plate, and I can see him running well. He has dropped to a feasible mark, but he has taken to standing still in the stalls and losing three or four lengths at the start, which isn’t ideal, but there doesn’t appear to be much wrong with him. He will come good eventually.

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Winner of seven of his 30 starts and currently rated 82. Successful four times on the all-weather this season, gaining his latest win at Newcastle (1m 2f) in March when scoring by two lengths from Mr Mistoffelees off a mark of 77.

Trainer says

He has had a terrific season already - he came from Iain Jardine’s and was at Mark Johnston’s before that. He is another in the Consolation Race for the Plate, and he has rarely been out the winner’s enclosure at Newcastle over a mile-two. He will stay further - on pedigree, he should stay – so if he stays the trip, he will be thereabouts.

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Winner of two of her 14 starts and currently rated 81. Gained her latest success at Carlisle (6f) in May when accounting for Jonny Concrete by a length and a half off a mark of 73.

Trainer says

She won well at Carlisle but has probably been a bit disappointing since. She settled and won well at Carlisle but has been a bit keen since, and the handicapper took a dim view of her performance and put her up 8lb. She hasn’t really moved forward from that, and she really needs to switch off. I am sure she will come good again as she is quite talented. She is the type that might pop up in the Bronze or Silver Cup at Ayr.

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Winner of seven of his 19 starts and currently rated 81. A six-time winner this season (five on the all-weather), gaining his latest success on the turf at Haydock (7f) in May when short-heading Abduction off a mark of 77.

Trainer says

He has had a great year, and although he won at Haydock when beating Abduction, which he was good for, you would say he is an all-weather horse. He likes to dominate, and seven furlongs around a bend on fast ground on turf suits him too. He is now up to 81, but I would like to think there are more races in him. He has been one of the stars of the show for us already.

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Winner of two of her 12 starts and currently rated 58. Gained her latest win at Ayr (1m) in May when scoring by three and a half lengths from Laudable off a mark of 51.

Trainer says

She won well at Ayr, and I probably should have run her with a penalty, but we just gave her a bit of time instead. We ran her out of the handicap at Hamilton, and she ran okay but came back coughing. I imagine she is better than the Hamilton form, and we hope she will bounce back after she gets over a course of antibiotics.

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Winner of seven of her 49 starts and currently rated 72. Best effort this season arguably when fifth, beaten three and a quarter lengths, behind Oolong Poobong in a 7f fillies’ handicap at Haydock at the end of May off a mark of 75.

Trainer says

She has probably been a bit unlucky, but that’s because of the way we have to ride her as she loves to find trouble in-running before getting out of it. She likes a fast pace over six or seven furlongs and coming through gaps before pushing her head in front in the shadow of the post. She has run some good races, but it just hasn’t dropped right for her yet. She will probably pop up at a decent price somewhere soon.

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Winner of seven of his 46 starts and currently rated 73. Returned to winning form on his latest outing at Hamilton (1m 3f) when scoring by a length and a quarter from Golspie off a mark of 69.

Trainer says

He won last time out at Hamilton in the Sunday Series, which is not easy. Kaiya Fraser gets a particularly good tune out of him, and he is one of these horses that is a great, fun horse, and runs a good race every time. When races set up for him - a strong pace before being played late - that is best for him. He loves Hamilton, with its big, long straight, and he keeps galloping when others stop out in front.

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Winner of two of his 15 starts and currently rated 60. Finished third, beaten six and a quarter lengths, behind Cavern Club at Chester (2m) earlier this month off a mark of 61.

Trainer says

He has been running well, but we seem to be stuck going to Chester at the moment. He ran well there last time, and I would say he just didn’t get home that day, while the time before he was a bit unlucky. He is back at Chester on Saturday, in possibly a lesser race, and I would think he will go close. He is still in good form.

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Winner of 11 of his 81 starts and currently rated 74. Finished sixth, beaten five and three-quarter lengths, behind Mon Na Slieve in a 5f handicap at Ayr earlier this month off a mark of 75.

Trainer says

He is another one that runs on Saturday on Northumberland Plate Day. Five furlongs seems to suit him, but he needs a fast pace to run at. They actually went too fast last time and it took him out of his comfort zone, but he is still feasibly handicapped, and if the race sets up well, he will be there or thereabouts.

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Winner of four of her 14 starts and currently rated 68. Gained her fair share of successes this season, with her latest victory coming at Ayr (6f) earlier this month when beating Chuti Manika by a length and a quarter off a mark of 63.

Trainer says

She is quite a talented filly, though she was a feisty filly to start with, and Paul (Mulrennan) had to give her a fine ride at Catterick early on from a bad draw to teach her to settle. She seemed to learn from that, and recorded four wins and a second from her next five runs. She is now settling well and relaxing, and is still progressive. The handicapper has put her up 5lb, but she is progressing and relaxing in her races, and even getting more confident.

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Winner of eight of his 53 starts and currently rated 76. Gained his latest win at Ayr (7f) in April when scoring by a length and three-quarters from Starliner off a mark of 70.

Trainer says

He has probably been a bit unlucky. He probably had a bad draw at York under William Buick when finishing sixth, and then we probably ran him back too quickly at Newmarket, where it was particularly fast ground which didn’t suit. He normally likes fast ground, and it was possibly just the effects of two races in three days. He ran a good a race at York last time, possibly with the choke out a bit too much, and I think we are heading to Musselburgh now for a lesser race. I would imagine he would go close as you are inclined to get a fast pace at Musselburgh, which usually suits him. If you switch him off and come with a late run, he has a very good turn of foot.

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Winner of three of his 42 starts and currently rated 47. Best effort in four runs this season came when runner-up, beaten half a length, to Gemini Man at Hamilton (1m 1f) earlier this month off a mark of 46.

Trainer says

He is fairly average, but he is well handicapped and possibly just needs conditions in his favour. He likes cut in the ground and a strong pace, and he ran an eye-catching race last time at Hamilton. He will probably nick a race somewhere and can’t drop much further in the handicap.