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27th July 2008
Sunday 27th July - Bill had his first double as a trainer in back to back races at Ponterfract on Sunday. Bel Cantor made all under Kelly Harrison to win the 6f Class 3 Skybet sponsored sprint having won the same race last year. Then in the next race on the card Eton Fable also made all from the widest draw to win the 1m maiden under Jamie Moriarty. Bel Cantor won at 14/1 and Eton Fable won at 14/1. A great day and a great effort from all the team at the yard.
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18th April 2008
My Kaiser Chief wins Thirsk 6f Maiden by 2 lengths. MKC was held up and after struggling to find a gap he came through to win by 2 lengths under Andrew Mullen. This was the first winner for the recently formed Camela Racing Ltd and we look forward to more in the future. Guto finished 2nd in the prior race on the card which was a 5f handicap.
8th February 2008
Guto wins at Southwell to give us our 2nd winner within 24 hours and a great start to the year. He was ridden by Kelly Harrison and made all over 5f.
This confirms we have started 2008 the way we finished 2007. As of today from our last 20 runners we have had four winners, two 2nds and two 3rds.
7th February 2008
Bel Cantor follows up on his 2nd 10 days ago by going one better and winning the 6f Apprentice Handicap at Wolverhampton under Kelly Harrison. He made all to win by a length.
Having gone close on the All Weather a number of times we are so pleased he finally got the win to go with his five turf victorys so far.
5th Feb 2008
Style Award wins at The Class 4 5f Lingfield under Richard Hughes. This tough filly ran her first race on an All Weather surface and after a 4 month Winter break but she won impressively by 3 lenghths. This takes her tally to 4 wins from 13 runs and she has only been out of the first 4 once. This also continues the yards run of winners and we are looking forward to the start of the Turf Season.
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Style Award |
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3yo Bay Filly |
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by Acclamation out of Elegant Click here to view stallion profile |
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Style Award ran 12 times as a 2yo and only once finished outside the first 4 and this was behind the likes of Captain Gerrard at Chester on bottomless ground. She is such a tough filly and has provided her owners with some real excitement throughout the year. She has won 3 races and nearly £20k for the partnership. All the owners bought their shares at last years Open Day. She also finished the season on a high with a win at Mussleburgh on the penultimate day of the turf season. She is Wintering well and we hope she will progress in 2008.
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Eton Fable |
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3yo Bay Gelding |
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by Val Royal out of Lina Story |
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A strong big colt that did well to produce some good performances as a 2yo and has definitely benifited from the winter off. He ran well first time out finishing 5th at York when slowly away. He picked up prize money for his owners at their home track of Newcastle and then ran well at Nottingham. He clearly wanted in excess of a mile being a son of Val Royal and out of a Linamix mare and he has been gelded during the winter. He has matured and filled out his frame more and we are excited about him for 2008.
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My Kaiser Chief |
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3yo Black Gelding |
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by Paris House out of So Tempted |
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My Kaiser Chief winning at Thirsk
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This powerful colt showed real promise on his first two runs which were both maidens at Thirsk. He finished 4th on both runs and got into the prize money even though the ground was probably too firm for him. My Kaiser Chief is owned by Camela Racing Ltd and they have some shares available, please contact Bill to arrange to view him or for further details |
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Cosmetic |
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3yo chestnut Filly |
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by Where or When out of Cosmology |
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This 3yo filly is probably the biggest horse in the yard. Her owner has given her time and she is strengthening and developing into a lovely filly. She is progressing well and we are very pleased with her.
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Sharp Indian |
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4yo Chestnut Filly |
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by Gorse out of Indian Wardance |
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This is a strong athletic daughter of Gorse. She has developed nicely and will run early in 2008. We feel she ideally wants ground with cut. She may debut on All weather and we have high hopes for her on turf in the Spring. She is owned by Camela Racing Ltd and they have some shares remaining, please contact Bill to arrange to view her or for further details. |
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Bel Cantor |
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5yo Bay Colt |
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by Largesse out of Palmstead Belle
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Bel Cantor has now won 5 races since May 2006 and has been placed many times in his career. His prizemoney satnds at £40k at present and we hope to keep adding to that. In 2007 he won a very competitive Class 3 srint at Ponterfract in great style and then later in the season stepped up in trip and won over 7f for the first time at Catterick. He is a great horse to have in the yard and is a real character. He has progressed each year like his stallion 'Largesse' and there is no reason why he should not improve further in 2008.
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Dark Chapel |
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5yo Bay Gelding |
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by College Chapel out of Possibility |
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Dark Chapel is a strong genuine sort. He had one run as a 2yo before coming to us and had suffered an injury. He needed time and did not race in 3yo season and had only one run at 4yo. He is now in great form and he does agreat job leading the yearlings/breakers. |
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Missy Come Lightly |
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4yo Black Filly |
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by Killer Instinct out of Clean Singer |
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A big strong filly by Killer Instinct who was by Zafonic. She has had time to mature and is working nicely. She is a genuine filly and we are looking forward to her making her racecourse debut. |
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Bingo One |
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4yo Bay Filly |
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by Mujahid out of Barque Bleue |
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Strong 4yo filly by Mujahid. Lightly raced having only had 4 runs during 2/3yo seasons. She was 2nd on her 2yo debut and then won her second race. She then had niggling problems through her 3yo season which resulted in her only running twice and never having a decent campaign. She has a lot of ability and we have been patient with her. The break has done her good and we are looking forward to getting her back on track in 2007. |
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Jiminor Mack |
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5yo Grey mare |
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by Little Jim out of Copper Trader |
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A nice mare by Little Jim who was a full brother to Montjeu. She likes soft ground and ideally wants 1m2f. She ended the 2006 turf season with a 4th place at Nottingham beaten 2 lengths and then had a short All Weather campaign early 2007 where she finished 4th and 2nd at Wolverhampton but then needed a break. During the 2007 season on turf she finished a close 2nd at Beverley. Shes a nice mare and with a little luck she will get that win in 2008. She may have a few runs at Southwell before the turf starts. 12th Shares are available at £500 +vat and then £99 + vat pcm.
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2yo Chestnut Colt |
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by Shinko Forest out of Patrician Fox
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3yo Brown gelding |
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by Compton Admiral out of Patrician Fox
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Guto |
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5yo gelding |
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by Foxhound out of Mujadilly |
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A talented sprinter who prefers cut in the ground. He has won 3 races and over £43k in prize money. He also finished 2nd in a Listed sprint at Haydock in heavy ground. He finished 2nd at Catterick at the end of the 2007 turf season. He will run on the all weather through the Winter and then should get his ground on turf in the Spring. We hope he can recapture his best form in 2008.
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2yo bay filly |
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by Primo Valentino out of Bombay Sapphire. |
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Bombay Sapphire the Dam has produced three 2yo winners and she was full sister to winner My Gina .
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2yo chestnut filly |
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by Needwood Blade out of Trilby. |
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Bay 2 yr old filly |
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by Royal Applause out of Worlds End ( Cozzene ) |
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This filly continued to grow last year and we gave her time. She has made into a powerful strong filly now and she is likely to make her racecourse debut early to mid season. She is by Royal Applause out of a Cozzene mare. |
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