Coakley News

Ruskin Red with a very good second at Lingfield Park

02 December 2022

Connections were delighted with the run of Ruskin Red over twelve furlongs at Lingfield on Wednesday, held up towards the rear of the field by jockey David Egan. Well supported in the markets, the Mastercraftsman gelding finished his race off powerfully, closing all the way down the straight after taking a wide course turning in and then hanging a little to the left at the top of his run home. By the line he found only one horse just a length up on him, and he should be winning again very soon.

In other news, Supersonique has been sold out of the yard and will be heading over to Rathbarry Stud, Cork this coming weekend.
Runners showing promise at Lingfield and Kempton

28 October 2022

Yesterday afternoon at Lingfield Waterloo Sunset ran a fine race over ten furlongs, getting going just a bit too late but finishing better than anything to be within a length at the line. Coming from a long way back he will now look for an extra furlong or two and should be winning again then. For only her second run, Golden Phase ran a nice race to keep in touch with the field throughout, and although she finished last of five, it was probably a pretty good race, and she will surely come on a lot for the run.
Previously at Kempton on Wednesday evening My Ambition finished a very close fourth, beaten just a length and a half over a mile. He will come on for this run and remain very competitive around this trip. Bobby Kennedy was racing over a mile and a half and ran prominently in a second group of runners chasing the leaders all the way. Pushed along in the final quarter mile he just faded a little to finish eighth and behind just over eight lengths.
Heavy ground at Leicester proves a real challenge

26 October 2022

The going at Leicester was too heavy for Milvus to cope with for only his second run, and he got quite unbalanced and tired towards the end of his race, having broken well to show some early sharpness over 6 furlongs. Juanita did much better on the ground and finished off her race really well after losing a few lengths early on. She was closing all the way to the line through the last furlong of seven, only beaten just over a length. With some promising runs in her racing profile she will now head off to the Ascot Sales in November.
Party Island makes fine return to all weather action

20 October 2022

Denis was delighted with the run of Party Island at Kempton Park on Tuesday evening, as Tony Killoran's gelding contested a class 4 handicap under George Bass. Tracking the leaders travelling really well he went for home over two furlongs out and looked to break clear. He got a little bit lonely by the end of the straight, however, and was unable to concede the five pounds to a strong run from the Crisford trained favourite under Harry Burns. Passed only well inside the final furlong, this was a great effort to claim his eighth race win at long odds, and he was beaten just a length and a half after a very prominent run following his good summer races on the turf.
Two more yearlings arrive at West Ilsley for Nasir Askar

18 October 2022

Arriving at West Ilsley today, after an unintended diversion, are two yearlings purchased for Nasir Askar from Book 3 of last week's Tattersall's October Sales. Firstly a bay filly by Ribchester out of an American bred mare Nawkhatha (pictured first above), and secondly a very speedily bred chesnut colt who is by Showcasing out of the mare Peace And Love, related to a number of juvenile winners (pictured second above) Denis is delighted to welcome these two and to get to work on breaking in the four recently arrived yearlings in the coming weeks.