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Spencer happy to play the long game with Yah Mo Be There

Richard Spencer is already dreaming of Classic success in 2025 after confirming his talented Listed scorer Yah Mo Be There will not run again until next season.

Owned by Phil Cunningham, the son of Mohaather looked a smart prospect when beaten a short head at York on debut and although finishing down the field in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, he roared back to form at Newbury when winning the Rose Bowl Stakes with ease.

In the immediate aftermath, a move up to seven furlongs and group company for Doncaster’s Champagne Stakes was mooted, but he is now set to miss the rest of the current campaign and return next year in an early-season Classic trial.

Spencer said: “He won’t run again this year, we’re going to put him away and look forward to him next year.

“He will be trained for a Guineas trial in the spring.”

Spencer has a ready-made replacement to fill the Yah Mo Be There void in the Champagne Stakes, having highlighted the Town Moor event as the next stop for impressive debut winner Righthere Rightnow.

Another to don the colours of the trainer’s long-time ally Cunningham, the Kodiac colt sauntered to a five-length success on his racecourse bow at Newmarket, with connections immediately eyeing bigger and better things.

Spencer continued: “He was good and it was a pleasing result. He has been showing up well at home and I didn’t think he would win that far, but thought he would be bang there.

“He’s a lovely horse with a good mind and he’s an exciting horse for Phil and the team.

“It’s early to say but we would be leaning towards the Champagne at Doncaster. I don’t think we will run him in the sales races because we have others to run in those races – we are going to treat him like a good horse because we think he is a good horse.

“We will lean towards the Champagne and he will probably have a Dewhurst entry as well.”

Trainer Richard Spencer has some quality colts on his hands
Trainer Richard Spencer has some quality colts on his hands (David Davies/PA)

Although only at the early stages of their respective careers, thoughts have already turned to next season, when connections could have two smart colts to aim high with.

Spencer added: “There’s a lot of water to pass under the bridge, but if we have to keep them apart, I imagine one will go to Newbury for the Greenham and the other will go to Newmarket for a trial there.

“You have to plan and we like planning in advance – and hopefully two exciting horses and a quick and exciting winter to get through with two nice horses for next year.”



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Doncaster TV Trends: Sun 11th Sept 2022

The ITV cameras head to Doncaster racecourse in the middle of September (7th-11th) for the 4-day St Leger Meeting – they will be covering races on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday – with races spread across both ITV and ITV3.

Note: Due to the Queen's sad death the St Leger card (and some other races lost on Friday's Doncaster card) will now be run on Sunday 11th Sept 2022.

As we head into Sunday - the final day of the St Leger Festival - the Cazoo St Leger is the main event - the oldest and final of the English Classics.

As always, here at GeeGeez, we’ve got it all covered with all the TV race trends and stats – these should help narrow down the fields and also highlight the best profiles of horses that have done well in the races in the past.

Sunday 11th September 2022

12.30 Coral Champagne Stakes Group 2, 7f ITV

  • Key Trends
  • 20/21 - Returned  8/1 or shorter in the betting
  • 19/21 – Won 1 or 2 times previously
  • 18/21 – Favourites placed
  • 17/21 – Had won over 7f before
  • 17/21 – Finished third or better last time out
  • 16/21 – Won by a Feb or March foal
  • 13/21 – Won last time out
  • 12/21 – Run at Sandown, Newbury, York or t­­he Curragh last time out
  • 9/21 – Raced 3 or more times that season
  • 9/21 – Winning favourites
  • 4/21 – Won by Godolphin
  • 4/21 – Ridden by Frankie Dettori
  • 2/21 – Won by the Charlie Appleby yard
  • 2/21 – Winners from stall 1

1:00 - Cazoo Handicap Cl2 (4yo+ 0-105) 6½f

  • Key Trends
  • 12/12 – Didn’t win last time out
  • 12/12 – Ran in the last 8 weeks
  • 11/12 – Aged 5 or younger
  • 11/12 – Won over 6f and 7f
  • 11/12 – Won between 2-4 times
  • 11/12 – Returned 12/1 or shorter in the betting
  • 10/12 – Aged 4 or 5 years-old
  • 10/12 – Ran in the last 4 weeks
  • 10/12 – Carried 8-13 or less in weight
  • 9/12 – Finished in the top 6 last time out
  • 9/12 – Drawn in stalls 7 or lower
  • 8/12 – Carried between 8-10 and 8-13 in weight
  • 7/12 – Had run at Doncaster before
  • 7/12 – Irish bred
  • 1/12 – Winning favourites
  • 0/12 – Winners from stall 1

1:35 - Wainwright Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2) Cl1 (2yo) 5f ITV

  • Key Trends
  • 17/18 – Had raced in the last 4 weeks
  • 15/18 – Drawn in stall 7 or lower
  • 14/18 – Placed horses from stall 2 or 3
  • 14/18 – Had won at Listed or Group class before
  • 13/18 – Won 1-2 times before
  • 12/18 – Returned 5/1 or shorter in the betting
  • 9/18 – Placed favourites
  • 7/18 – Winning favourites
  • 7/18 – Ran at York last time
  • 6/18 – Foaled in April
  • 5/18 – Trained by the Richard Hannon yard
  • 5/18 – Won last time out
  • 1/18 – Irish-trained winners
  • 1/18 – Winners from stall 1

2:10 - Coral Portland Handicap 5½f

  • Key Trends
  • 19/20 – Carried 8-12 or more
  • 17/20 – Had run 5 or more times that season
  • 16/20 – Came from a double-figure stall
  • 16/20 – Won over 6f before
  • 15/20 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
  • 14/20 – Winner rated between 95 and 102
  • 13/20 – Run at Doncaster previously
  • 13/20 – Winning distance – 1 length or less
  • 12/20 – Won 4 or more times in their career
  • 10/20 – Unplaced Favourites
  • 10/20 – Placed in their last race
  • 9/20 – Winners aged 5 years-old (inc 9 of last 14 years)
  • 7/20 – Raced in that season’s Great St Wilfrid (Ripon)
  • 5/20 – Winning favourites
  • 4/20 – Raced at Ripon last time out
  • 3/20 – Won by the Kevin Ryan yard
  • 3/20 – Won last time out
  • 10 of the last 11 winners were aged 5 or younger

2:45 - Coral Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2) (British Champions Series) Cl1 (3yo+) 2m2f ITV4

 

  • Key Trends
  • 19/21 – Had won over 1m6f or further before
  • 19/21 – Had 2 or more runs that season
  • 18/21 – Returned 11/2 or shorter in the betting
  • 16/21 – Drawn in stall 5 or higher
  • 15/21 – Had run at Doncaster before (6 won)
  • 15/21 – Placed last time out
  • 14/21 – Had won 5 or more times before
  • 13/21 – Aged 6 or younger
  • 13/21 – Previous Group race winners
  • 13/21 – Winning distance 1 or more lengths
  • 12/21 – Ran at York last time out
  • 10/21 – Winning favourites
  • 9/21 – Won last time out
  • 8/21 – Unplaced favourites
  • 4/21 – Trained in Ireland

3.20 Cazoo Park Stakes Group 2, 7f

 

  • Key Trends
  • 16/19 – Won 3 or more times before
  • 15/19 – Winning distance – 1 length or less
  • 16/19 – Run 3 or more times that season
  • 16/19 – Won a Group race previously
  • 16/19 – Returned  7/1 or shorter
  • 15/19 – Won over 7f before
  • 14/19 – Aged 4 or older
  • 13/19 – Placed favourites
  • 12/19 – Unplaced in their most recent race
  • 10/19 – Run at either Goodwood (5), Newbury (3) or Newmarket (2) last time out
  • 9/19 – Placed horses from stall 1
  • 8/19 – Had run at Doncaster before
  • 5/19 – Winning favourites
  • 2/19 – Won by a previous winner of the race
  • 4 Irish-trained winners in the last 13 runnings

3.55 Cazoo St Leger Stakes Group 1, 1m6½f

 

  • Key Trends
  • 18/20 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
  • 17/20 – Had 2 or 3 previous career wins
  • 17/20 – Had never raced at Doncaster before
  • 16/20 – Placed favourites
  • 16/20 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
  • 15/20 – Had won a Group race before
  • 15/20 – Had won over at least 1m3f before
  • 14/20 – Had 4 or 5 previous runs that season
  • 13/20 – Had never raced over 1m6f or further before
  • 12/20 – Drawn in stall 5 or higher
  • 12/20 – Won last time out
  • 11/20 – Officially rated 109 to 115
  • 9/20 – Winning favourites (1 joint)
  • 8/20 – Ran in the Great Voltigeur last time out (3 won it)
  • 5/20 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien
  • 4/20 – Trained by John Gosden
  • 4/20 – Ridden by Frankie Dettori (5 wins in total)
  • 4/20 – Won by a Godolphin-owned horse (7 wins in total)
  • 3/20 – Ran in the Gordon Stakes last time out (2 won it)
  • 3/20 – Ridden by William Buick
  • 2/20 – Ridden by Andrea Atzeni
  • 2/20 – Winners from stall 1
  • Godolphin have won the race 7 times
  • Aidan O’Brien has trained 6 winners of the race
  • The average winning SP in the last 20 years is 13/2

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