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Original Post 2009-Apr-25, 11:56 AM

Yeats bids for Vintage hat-trick

24-Apr-09

Seamie Heffernan is looking forward to getting the leg up on Yeats at Navan on Sunday as the pair bid to bring up a hat-trick in the Vintage Crop Stakes.

Aidan O'Brien's eight-year-old has taken this Listed prize for the last two years under Heffernan before going on to win his second and third Gold Cups at Royal Ascot.

Heffernan reports the legendary stayer to be in fine form at home and although he is likely to improve for the run, the rider is hopeful Yeats' class will see him through.

"I'm really looking forward to the weekend. I've sat on him at home and he seems ready enough to start off. Aidan likes to start him off in this race as it is a spin away from home and a nice confidence-booster for him," said Heffernan.

"I'd say he's very similar to how he was at this stage last year, so hopefully he is forward enough to the business. He is a top-class stayer so you would be hopeful he has the class to see him through. It would be great to win it for a third year but I suppose the easiest thing to do is ride the best horse in the race."

Yeats is likely to face a stern test on his seasonal reappearance with recent Curragh winner Baron De'L lining up for Edward Harty. John Oxx's Alandi is another interesting contender, while Hindu Kush and The Betchworth Kid both make the journey from England.

The latter finished second on his seasonal reappearance at Nottingham earlier this month and his owner Henry Ponsonby is in confident mood as he bids to go one better.

"I'm told there is a lot of rain happening and a lot of rain being forecast which will be very much in our favour. I think Yeats is going to get a bit of a shock on Sunday. Our horse ran well on his comeback but he is a two-stone better horse on soft ground," Ponsonby told At The Races.


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2009-Jun-23, 03:28 PM

InTheKnow writes ... 2009-Jun-23, 09:53 AM

And jockey Johnny Murtagh (who rode Yeats to his last 2 Gold Cup victories) told the BBC: "He could win an Arc.


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2009-Jun-23, 03:47 PM

As a 3yo he won a Derby trial at 2000m and at 4 won a Coronation Cup at 2400m. I am not saying he would win a King George or Arc but if he could find that sort of form he may well be competitive. However, Coolmore are a breeding operation, 4 Gold Cups will already have stuffed his chances as a stallion, so they would only run him if they had no other chance and simply wanted to try and stop something else being a King George or Arc winner.


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2009-Jun-23, 03:55 PM

He got lapped by 32 lengths in his start prior to the Gold Cup over 2615m
And he's not a 4yo anymore


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2009-Jun-28, 01:46 PM

BROWN JACK

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(GB) br. G, 1924 DP = 0-0-0-0-0 (0) DI = Inf CD = Inf - 65 Starts, 25 Wins, Places, Shows

Owner: Sir Harold Wernher
Breeder: Mr. George Webb
Winnings: 65 Starts: 25 - -

WON: Queen Alexandra Stakes (Eng-22F)X6, Goodwood Gup (Eng), Doncaster Cup (Eng),
Ascot Stakes (Eng), Chester Cup (Eng), Ebor H. (Eng), Champion Hurdle (Eng).
2nd Ascot S. (GB), Goodwood Cup (GB)X4.

Overall, won 18 of 55 starts on the flat and 7 of 10 over jumps.
Brown Jack had the unique habit of "sitting" on the edge of his manger
when he wanted to relax and take a nap.
He died in 1934.

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JACKDAW (GB) 1908	THRUSH (GB) b. 1902	MISSEL THRUSH (GB) br. 1897	ORME (GB) b. 1889	ORMONDE (GB)	b. 1883
				ANGELICA (GB)	b. 1879
			THROSTLE (GB) b. 1891	PETRARCH (GB)	b. 1873
				THISTLE (GB)	b. 1875
		CHEMISTRY (GB) ch. 1888	CHARIBERT (GB) ch. 1876	THORMANBY (GB)	ch. 1857
				GERTRUDE (GB)	br. 1867
			RETORT (GB) ch. 1883	ROSEBERY (GB)	b. 1872
				RE-ECHO (GB)	ch. 1879
	SA :censored: ALA (GB) 1899	ST FRUSQUIN (GB) br. 1893	ST SIMON (GB) br. 1881	GALOPIN (GB)	b. 1872
				ST. ANGELA (GB)	b. 1865
			ISABEL (GB) ch. 1879	PLEBEIAN (GB)	b. 1872
				PARMA (GB)	blk. 1864
		ASHDOWN (GB) b. 1888	MUNCASTER (GB) ch. 1877	DONCASTER (GB)	ch. 1870
				WINDERMERE (GB)	ch. 1870
			MISS MARIA (GB) b. 1879	SCOTTISH CHIEF (GB)	b. 1861
				SILVER RING (GB)	b. 1870
QUERQUIDELLA (GB) br. 1913	KROONSTAD (GB) br. 1900	KILWARLIN (GB) br. 1884	ARBITRATOR (GB) br. 1874	SOLON (IRE)	b. 1861
				TRUE HEART (GB)	br. 1864
			HASTY GIRL (GB) b. 1875	LORD GOUGH (GB)	b. 1869
				IRRITATION (GB)	b. 1862
		SABRA (GB) b. 1888	ST SIMON (GB) br. 1881	GALOPIN (GB)	b. 1872
				ST. ANGELA (GB)	b. 1865
			BELINDA (GB) b. 1881	HAMPTON (GB)	b. 1872
				BELLE OF BURY (GB)	b. 1874
	GARGANEY 1904	WILDFOWLER (IRE) ch. 1895	GALLINULE (GB) ch. 1884	ISONOMY (GB)	b. 1875
				MOORHEN (GB)	blk. 1873
			TRAGEDY (IRE) b. 1886	BEN BATTLE (GB)	ch. 1871
				THE WHITE WITCH (GB)	br. 1878
		SAPPHIRE (GB) 1896	BUCKINGHAM (GB) dkb/br. 1890	GALOPIN (GB)	b. 1872
				LADY YARDLEY (GB)	b. 1878
			CRIOSPHINX (GB) br. 1885	ROSICRUCIAN (GB)	b. 1865
				THE SPHYNX (GB)	b. 1865


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2009-Jun-29, 03:26 AM

things to consider here, Yeats cannot run 11.5 to the furlong, ever, absolute rubbish.
The best horse he has ever beaten was a broken down 9 year old Media Puzzle.

Vinnie Roe beat Yeats even when past his best.

Geordiland figures prominently year after year in Yeats best efforts and he is rubbish.


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2009-Jun-29, 06:01 AM

Magiciansmask writes ... 2009-Jun-19, 03:51 PM

The youngest jockey to win a Melbourne Cup was 12. Imagine the lead weights he would have needed to ride 60 kgs lol

if the jock was a 12 yo O.Larsy,he would've had to waste for 3 months lol


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2009-Jun-29, 06:04 AM

Da Judge writes ... 2009-Jun-29, 06:01 AM

if the jock was a 12 yo O.Larsy,he would've had to waste for 3 months lol

I wouldn't fit through the sauna door lol


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2009-Jun-29, 06:08 AM

The Jackal writes ... 2009-Jun-29, 03:26 AM

things to consider here, Yeats cannot run 11.5 to the furlong, ever, absolute rubbish.
The best horse he has ever beaten was a broken down 9 year old Media Puzzle.

Vinnie Roe beat Yeats even when past his best.

Geordiland figures prominently year after year in Yeats best efforts and he is rubbish.

off a slow pace,weaker stayers than yeats have run their last 600m in 34.5,which for those not mathematically minded is 11.5 per 200m


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2009-Jun-29, 09:19 AM

Da Judge writes ... 2009-Jun-29, 06:08 AM

off a slow pace,weaker stayers than yeats have run their last 600m in 34.5,which for those not mathematically minded is 11.5 per 200m

We are not talking about running the last 600m in 11.5 sec to the furlong Da Judge, any horse can run his last 600m in 11.5 to the furlong, what they claim is he can run the trip at 11.5 to the furlong.

Deep Impact, which I regard as the greatest stayer in the world, couldn't even do that over 3200, and he holds the world record Undecided


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2009-Oct-05, 01:38 AM

Can the great horse go out on a winning note, the conditions look to his liking tonight.

Good luck old boy.

Hopefully Yeats gets a visit in the breeding barn by Makybe Diva. love


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2009-Oct-05, 01:40 AM

8th of 8 last start over 2800 at the Curragh beaten 60 lengths.
The horse is a crock, get on Alandi


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2009-Oct-05, 01:43 AM

Changed my mind and backed Kasbah Bliss


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2009-Oct-05, 01:51 AM

How bad was the camera work near the post nowink

Went off the winner and backed 2nd, didn't have a quinella or trifecta rant


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2009-Oct-05, 02:00 AM

A great horse replace by another great stayer in Alandi, He'll win the Gold Cup next year.


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2009-Oct-05, 04:37 AM

Some interesting breeding above for Jackdaw.
By Thrush out of Sa censored

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