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Cox Considering Betfred Mile Options at Glorious Goodwood
10/07/13
Weights are revealed today for the £130,000 Betfred Mile, the feature race on day four of Glorious Goodwood, Friday, August 2.
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Trainer Clive Cox is enjoying a fabulous season, headed by the success of Lethal Force in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, and has two interesting contenders in Dream Tune (8st 13lb, 14/1 with Betfred) and Haafaguinea (8st 9lb, 14/1).
Dream Tune was last seen out at Royal Ascot, when he ran a great race to finish second in the seven-furlong Buckingham Palace Handicap, while the lightly-raced Haafaguinea, a winner of two of his three starts, has not been seen out since winning the Esher Cup Handicap over a mile at Sandown Park on April 26.
The Lambourn handler reported: “Dream Tune is a possible for the Betfred Mile. He is on 95 at the moment so I just need to see where he sits.
“There are a few other things to sort first, but I am very much hoping that he will be heading in the Goodwood direction.
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“The race is also a possible option for Haafaguinea. He just had a little hold-up after Sandown so that’s why there is some uncertainty as to where he will go next. At this stage, I would say Dream Tune is the more likely starter.”
The 2011 winner Boom And Bust (16/1), trained by Marcus Tregoning, and Royal Hunt Cup fifth David Livingston (12/1), in the care of South African trainer Mike de Kock, head the weights for the Betfred Mile with 9st 10lb – with both rated 106.
The Andrew Balding-trained Stirring Ballad, Betfred’s 7/1 favourite and winner of the Tatler Handicap at Glorious Goodwood last year, is set to carry 9st 1lb, while other notable contenders include the lightly-raced runaway Leicester maiden winner Nine Realms (8st 11lb & 10/1), who has been given a handicap mark of 93, and the Richard Hannon-trained Wentworth (8st 10lb & 10/1) who went up 1lb in the ratings for his excellent third at Sandown on Saturday.
Betfred Mile – Betfred prices:
7/1 Stirring Ballad, 10/1 Nine Realms, Wentworth, 12/1 Belgian Bill, Cape Peron, David Livingston, Field Of Dream, 14/1 Ashaadd, Dance and Dance, Dream Tune, Fast Or Free, Fury, Haafaguinea, My Freedom, Queensberry Rules, Tarikhi, Trade Commissioner, Windhoek, 16/1 Arsaadi, Boom And Bust, Two For Two, Validus,20/1 Asatir, Brae Hill, Danchai, Es Que Love, Famous Poet, Jack’s Revenge, Lockwood, Mabait, Mister Music, Pintura, Rockalong, Roserrow, Sandagiyr, Sirius Prospect, 25/1 Brendan Brackan, Capaill Liath, Captain Bertie, Ehtedaam, Fire Ship, Galician, Head Of Steam, Les Troyens, Pied A Terre, Santefisio, Set The Trend, Spa’s Dancer, Stepping Ahead, Trader Jack, Trail Blaze, Vainglory, Viewpoint, 33/1Albaqaa, Ardmay, Boots and Spurs, Dubai Hills, Hi There, Justonefortheroad, Lord Ofthe Shadows, Muharrib, Postscript, Rebellious Guest, Shebebi, St Moritz, Swiftly Done, Well Painted, 40/1 Ayaar, Be Perfect, Common Touch, Discernable, Flashlight, Noble Citizen, Related, 66/1 Steelriver.
Each way 1/4 the odds a place 1-2-3-4. All quoted. Ante Post rules apply
