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Thumbs up from Christophe Soumillon after Precise rockets to the head of Guineas betting at Newmarket. Photo: Dan Abraham \/ focusonracing.com<\/p>\nThumbs up from Christophe Soumillon after Precise rockets to the head of Guineas betting at Newmarket. Photo: Dan Abraham \/ focusonracing.com<\/p>\n
With top-class two-year-old racing dominating last week\u2019s European fare and a pre-Breeders\u2019 Cup hiatus in the States, there was little movement in the reaches of Thoroughbred Racing Commentary\u2019s Global Rankings.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong sprint star Ka Ying Rising duly extended his stretch in pole position to 25 weeks ahead of Saturday\u2019s Everest assignment in Australia, while Aidan O\u2019Brien now has a total of 261 weeks at the head of the trainers\u2019 list, while currently sidelined Ryan Moore is now up to 316 weeks at #1.<\/p>\n
Godolphin are still well clear of the Coolmore team among owners, while the great Frankel leads the overall sires\u2019 list, with Into Mischief the head honcho among dirt sires.<\/p>\n
But while there was a distinct lack of movement towards the head of affairs, that is not to say there weren\u2019t some noteworthy efforts. So here are five of them!<\/p>\n
Precise
bet365 Fillies\u2019 Mile (G1, Newmarket, Oct 10)<\/p>\n
Most impressive big-race of the week was this Starspangledbanner filly, who produced a stylish performance to take her career record to four out of five, two of them in G1 events.<\/p>\n
She is now favourite for next year\u2019s 1,000 Guineas over G1-winning stablemate Diamond Necklace.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrecise looks serious and a special filly,\u201d said Aidan O\u2019Brien. \u201cWe weren’t sure how good she was but she looks a serious filly, make no mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gewan
Dewhurst Stakes (G1, Newmarket, Oct 11)<\/p>\n
Putting the memory of a disappointing run at Doncaster firmly behind him, Gewan sprang a 25-1 shock in Europe\u2019s most prestigious juvenile contest.<\/p>\n
Enjoying a quicker surface, the grey son of leading sire Night Of Thunder ran on to hold the favourite Gstaad by three-quarters of a length. \u201cI don’t think it was just the ground at Doncaster, but for some reason he just wasn’t at his best,\u201d said trainer Andrew Balding. \u201cHopefully he is a Guineas horse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mile won\u2019t be any issue and Gewan can be backed at 10-1 for the Classic. For the record, he moves up to #204 on the rankings, where jockey James Doyle (#52 from #61, +38) is also on the move.<\/p>\n
Doyle was also successful in G3 company on Damysus for his retainers Wathnan Racing (#6 from #7, +36pt).<\/p>\n
Lush Lips
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1, Keeneland, Oct 11)<\/p>\n
Ex-Irish three-year-old who started her career with Donnacha O\u2019Brien has been a model of consistency this year in the States, never worse than second in six starts for trainer Brendan Walsh (#54 from #64, +23pt).<\/p>\n
With her first G1 success, Lush Lips climbs to #107 on TRC Rankings. \u201cShe\u2019s progressed great throughout the year,\u201d said jockey Tyler Gaffalione. \u201cThe race went perfectly. She broke great, put me in a good spot, relaxed beautifully, and when I asked her she really turned it on nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Giga Kick
Schillaci Stakes (G2, Caulfield, Oct 11)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a long time between drinks for injury-prone Giga Kick, who hadn\u2019t won a race of any kind for two and a half years. An explosive sprinter at this peak, the six-year-old hadn\u2019t scored since the most recent of his two G1 wins at Doomben in May 2023 \u2013 but a seven-million dollar CV including the 2022 Everest illustrates his quality.<\/p>\n
This one-length victory over Tropicus clearly meant a lot to his connections after a succession of setbacks since he tore a gluteal muscle in 2023. \u201cHe\u2019s a champion,\u201d said trainer Clayton Douglas. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long build-up. He\u2019s a six-year-old sprinter now. He\u2019s mature but he\u2019s got a good brain on him now.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a good day in Melbourne for Royal Ascot-winning rider Mark Zahra (#29 from #39, +47pt), who also landed the G1 Toorak on Transatlantic.<\/p>\n
Lindermann
Hill Stakes (G2, Rosehill, Oct 11)<\/p>\n
Having beaten Melbourne Cup favourite Sir Delius on his previous outing, Lindermann (#62 from #106, +90pt) followed up here in emphatic style. The six-year-old gelding is in career-best form, giving rise to suggestions he might run in the Cox Plate \u2013 though next weekend\u2019s King Charles III Stakes looks more likely.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe’s been running against the creme de la creme, so just that little bit of a drop back in grade today, not running against the superstars, he was really able to deliver in spades,\u201d said world #5 trainer Chris Waller, who also claimed the Caulfield Guineas with Autumn Boy.<\/p>\n
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