RESULT - World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
S. Cink 1.5pts WIN @ 20/1 - T43 on 282
Cink was just 3 shots behind the eventual winner Vijay Singh after 2 rounds having scored 68 in each. His game then fell apart in the 3rd round when he scored 74 followed by a 72 in the final round.
P. Harrington 1pt WIN @ 22/1 - T20 on 279
A second round score of 75 put paid to Harrington’s chances after an opening round of 69. Even though he finished well with rounds of 68 and 67 his chance had gone.
Adam Scott 1pt WIN @ 25/1 - T56 on 285
Scott started OK with a 1 under par first round, but scores of 76 and 72 in rounds 2 & 3 put paid to his chances.
RECORD SO FAR
-350
1w-1pl-13
B/f +£2860
C/f +£2510
In a very difficult to call contest I have sided with the following players this week.
The going at BRIGHTON is Good, good to firm in places.
The going at NEWCASTLE is Good to Soft, soft in places. (6mm of rain overnight)
The going at PONTEFRACT is Good, good to firm in places (2mm of rain yesterday)
The going at YARMOUTH is Good. (2.5mm rain in last 24 hours)
The going at KEMPTON is Standard.
- racingpost
'Hawkeye'-style technology to be used for photo finishes
David Lawrence
ALASTAIR DOWN'S suggestion in Tuesday's Racing Post, that tight photo-finishes could be dramatised by the use of a system similar to the 'Hawkeye' line-call pictures shown on big screens at Wimbledon, is set to be taken up.
Newmarket's managing director Stephen Wallis is already working on developing such a process, with a prototype undergoing tests involving RaceTech, and he hopes to engage racegoers visually in the suspense surrounding the judge's decision.
John Maxse, responsible for PR at Jockey Club Racecourses, which owns Newmarket, said yesterday: "The delivery of the photo-finish verdict via the big screens is a good idea and I know it is something that Stephen Wallis at Newmarket has been exploring, together with BHA judge Alistair Stewart. "The aim is to maintain the integrity of the decision-making process, while increasing the drama and excitement of the announcement."
Arena Leisure is also in the formative stages of developing a method of enhancing the drama of photo-finishes.
Kate Hills, their head of marketing and PR, said: "We already show replays in slow motion and the freeze-frame on big screens, and there's work ongoing to develop that further."
The Ballydoyle Juggernaut powers on and win number seventeen at the highest level this year marked a fitting end to Glorious Goodwood 2008. Sent off at 5/1 in the Nassau Stakes, Halfway To Heaven, following up her success in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, just prevailed in a close finish from the luckless Lush Lashes and the revitalised Passage Of Time. A product of sprinters, Halfway To Heaven could prove harder to place in future – this renewal of the Nassau far from a vintage one and run at a sedate gallop for a long way. She’s still to prove she stays a truly-run mile and a quarter.
William Haggas achieved a memorable 1-2 in the latest renewal of the Stewards’ Cup but not in the order the betting had suggested. Sent off at 40/1, Conquest landed his first success in handicap-company, responding well to lead close home and just hold off the challenge of his fast-finishing stable-mate King’s Apostle. Borderlescott ran another superb race to finish in the first three for the third successive year. He really is one of the most genuine and consistent sprinters around and heads next for the Nunthorpe at York, another track where he has a commendable record.
Mark Johnston enjoyed another sound Glorious Goodwood and ended the week with three winners at the West Sussex venue. For his final success, Jukebox Jury landed what is sure to turn out to be a strong maiden in the style of a horse who’ll go onto better things. Deserving extra credit having had just about the worst draw, Jukebox Jury produced a storming run down the centre of the course to nose ahead close home. Bred to stay at least a mile, he’s open to considerable improvement and his trainer has stated he’ll have a less exalting challenge next time before being upped to pattern company.
Another maiden race liable to throw up plenty of winners in the future was the closing contest on Doncaster’s card. Sortita deserved plenty of credit for her success, making all by three and a quarter lengths from Censored. She looks destined for a higher grade. Even at this early stage, the runner-up looks a force to be reckoned with in handicaps, whether it’s this season or next. She’s been patiently handled and proved a different proposition than on her debut, hard driven and responding well to mount the strongest challenge to the winner. Handicaps are also on the cards for Plavius, who retains the unwanted tag of most expensive maiden in training, Falcativ, who, in the very best of hands, should prove a force to be reckoned with in that sphere, and the Peter Chapple-Hyam-trained Cwm Rhondda, who is one to look for when her yard is in better form.
The feature race at Chester on Sunday was the Listed Queensferry Stakes and it provided Green Manalishi with his third consecutive listed success at the track. Ideally placed throughout, Green Manalishi got first run to avoid most of the trouble in the straight and battled on well to beat Damika by half a length. He’s a tough, straightforward sort, but placing him to further advantage will surely prove troublesome now.
Newbury hosted a competitive six-race card and a couple of handicappers successful over the course of the afternoon are worth keeping on side. Cheveton, who landed his fourth successive win when defeating Brandywell Boy by a length, could well land a good prize before the season is out, such is the way he’s progressed since dropped in trip to five furlongs. While Miss Rochester, as expected, left the form of her three runs in maidens well behind with victory in the weak handicap which closed proceedings. Sir Michael Stoute’s three-year-old filly promises even more when upped in trip and will win more races before the season is out.
AN angry punter, seemingly the worse for drink, held up the third race at Carlisle on Monday night for fully eight minutes after remaining on the course and shouting abuse at jockeys.
The man, who appeared to be in his 30s, made his way down the middle of the course to the five furlong start, where the six juvenile runners were assembled, and, despite requests for him to go back under the rails, he refused to leave the course for several minutes.
A deputation of course workers drove down the track to speak to the man, who, by this time had moved back under the rails, though not before angrily shouting at the jockeys. Once the race was over, he was approached by two police officers, who could be seen putting handcuffs on the man and leading him away.
Tom Eaves, who rode the unplaced Liberty Lodge in the race, said; "He was shouting stuff at us as we walked around at the start and wouldn't get out of the way." The race was eventually won by the favourite Zelos Girl, ridden by Saleem Golam and trained by Rae Guest.
Monday night's incident at Carlisle follows spectator trouble at Newmarket, Sandown and Newbury earlier this summer.
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