Coakley News

• A very busy few days for the yard as we approach midsummer : ANOTHER WIN FOR GOLDEN PHASE !

  16 June 2025

  Last week Denis sent out his first two year old runner of the season, as the exciting chesnut colt Starlight Sami headed to Salisbury under Oisin Murphy. Christine Young's Earthlight colt performed really well on his racecourse debut, having to wait for a gap inside the final furlong to ease through into a very promising third, with Oisin regarding him as a nice horse in prospect. 

  Connie Moon ran a great race at Goodwood under Jack Doughty, moving up well from midfield to close on the leaders from three furlongs out, and she was right there entering the final furlong. She just missed out on second place at the line but this run has all the signs of her winning very soon. Up at Chester Barry's Boy had little chance of getting into the race from his 14 draw, and George Bass was obliged to race wide or wider still, so that he had to run half a furlong more than the rest and thus had no chance of getting involved this time. He is sure to have another winning day soon if things fall right in a suitable race.

  At Bath on Saturday Sharma d'Amour was much too keen in the first quarter mile of a very slowly run mile race, and the inclement conditions did nothing for her chances as she battled home under Tyler Heard for a gallant fourth. She may drop back to seven furlongs or find an opportunity for another race with a genuinely run mile contest. As the repeated showers affected the going for the afternoon My Amibtion did not run and he will have to wait for another option as the sunny weather prevails in the coming days.

  On Sunday at Salisbury Hoornblower was extremely unlucky, travelling through the race very well for Rossa Ryan, only to be shut out so that he was nearly brought down as the race entered its final stages. Rossa felt that he would have won if it wasn't for that incident, after which he was eased down some way back from the first three home. He deserves much better luck next time out and can win again. Hollie Doyle took the ride on Golden Phase, who she knows very well, and she produced a textbook ride from the outset to bring Golden Phase her fourth win, unchallenged by the end of ten furlongs. She was a little keen early, but Hollie took her forward and round the loop to establish a clear lead turning in. and perfect fractions saw her gallop away from a trailing field to take out the race emphatically by two lengths come the line. Fast ground is certainly to her liking, and West Ilsley Platinum as the owners were understandably delighted with another win for their daughter of Gustav Klimt.

• Start of June becomes a bit of a dampener all round

  09 June 2025

  Last Friday on the Oaks day card at Epsom Hollie Doyle reported that Tribal Rhythm was too far back in his race to get into things at all come the business end, and as with all races at the Derby meeting nobody was able to make up distance on the leaders in the prevailing ground. He had to make do with seventh on this occasion, closing in the final half furlong to be only four lengths back, but he will have to wait for another opportunity to secure a second win this year. At Bath on the evening card Sweet Sister wore a first time visor in her race, which seemed to light her up and she ran much too freely for the first mile under Nicola Currie, so that she emptied out quickly in the straight and she needs to drop the headgear and come back down in trip next time.

  At Lingfield on Saturday evening, the 'weather warning' atrocious band of storms had reached Surrey by late afternoon, so that by the time of Party Island's race the ground had gone to heavy all over, which left him with no chance for a soaked Jack Callan, plugging away into fifth in a filthy race. He is bound to have better chances next time out.

  Earlier last week the mare Definite Dream went up to Warwick with Jonny Burke as pilot and ran yet another fine race. Her hurdling was as good as ever and she travelled through the race very well indeed, just getting outstayed after a slight mistake at the second last, with three horses from top national hunt yards filling the frame. This was her first outing of the year after a substantial break, and she is sure to find a winning opportunity soon this summer.

• Misfortune for Miss Dubai at Windsor

  04 June 2025

  Miss Dubai went across to Windsor on Monday evening to race over an extended eleven furlongs. Travelling quite smoothly behind midfield, as the field fanned out from the elbow into the home straight the bit ran through the filly's mouth as she was switching left, and once Hollie Doyle saw that this had happened she eased her right down to pull her up. Hopefully she will have a much better run next time out, and be able to get onto the race track quite soon.

• Golden Phase not liking it loose at Lingfield

  02 June 2025

  Golden Phase went to Lingfield Park's turf track on Saturday for a ten furlong contest, the opening race on an evening card, and despite very strong market support into odds on favouritism she wasn't able to return with a win. Jockey Pat Cosgrave reported that the ground had been overwatered and this meant it didn't suit the filly at all, with her very good race record on good to firm going. Hopefully another opportunity on fast summer ground will arise soon for Golden Phase, who seems fit and well even after fading into an eight length third in Saturday's race.

• BARRY'S BOY STARS ON SATURDAY, WINNING AT WINDSOR

  26 May 2025

  It was a busy day for the yard on Saturday, with two runners heading to Windsor and two down to Salisbury for evening race meetings. Barry's Boy got the quartet off to the best possible start in the opening race at Windsor, under an assertive ride from George Bass. Kicking for home in the first part of the straight to take the lead, Barry's Boy held on right through the final furlong to prevail by a short head at the line, much to the delight of owner Simon Pollard whose three year old Invincible Army gelding had shown real promise in competitive events at Haydock and Doncaster previously. 

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  In the last race on the card Sweet Sister showed that now is the time to switch up to ten furlongs, as she wasn't able to get involved with the principals in her race and she will hopefully benefit from the extra distance.

  Down at Salisbury Ridgeway Redwing really didn't settle at all throughout the first half of her seven furlong contest, running much too freely and wanting a faster tempo, so that she will now go back to race over six furlongs. Up the hill she faded to finish at the back of the field, and if she can settle better she will have a chance to show her talent next time over a shorter trip. Connie Moon got caught at the back of the field in a very steadily run race, so she wasn't able to pick up when the leaders kicked away in front of her. If she can run behind a faster paced race she will be seen to much better effect next time.

  
  

  
  

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