Daily Express (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
... Dante, a race from which there were more jockey mixed signals.Ryan Moore’s narrow Dante victory on Tartan Bearer persuaded him to ride that colt in the Derby rather than his stable’s Doctor Fremantle.Yet on the day Doctor Fremantle, supplemented for £75,000, started shorter odds.Moore’s judgment stood up, Tartan Bearer was second, Doctor Fremantle sixth.Today the champion...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... Fire is a horse who has always shown a lot of class and just got beat in the Dante (by Tartan Bearer)," he said."He then got caught back at Epsom in a slowly-run race, but then went to the Irish Derby and we all saw what he did there. We were delighted with him that day and have been happy with him since."We think Washington Irving stays well and his last race was a mile-and-a-half...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
The son of Montjeu was no great shakes as a juvenile and was not particularly well fancied for his reappearance in the Dante Stakes at York.However, he belied his price tag that day to go down by just a head to Tartan Bearer, booking his ticket tADVERTISEMENTo Epsom for the Vodafone Derby in the process.He was all at sea over the contours of the Downs in June but put that disappointing...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... to my choice."Moore has yet to win a British Classic although he went close when runner-up on Tartan Bearer in the Vodafone Derby this summer. On that occasion he discarded Doctor Fremantle, who finished fourth.The horse he rejected is a plum spare ride for Frankie Dettori, who has lifted the St Leger four times, and the popular Italian is happy to be on Conduit. I wouldn't want to...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... while Moore has yet to win a British Classic.The nearest he came was when partnering runner-up on Tartan Bearer in the Derby back in June.With Moore aboard Doctor Fremantle, now generally a 7-1 chance with most bookmakers, Frankie Dettori will ride Conduit.The Italian has won the St Leger four times and Conduit is an 8-1 chance with totesport, Paddy Power and Sportingbet to make that...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... fancy Conduit, Great Voltigeur failure Patkai and Warringah, but Stoute has taken Derby runner-up Tartan Bearer out of the race.Irish Derby winner Frozen Fire has been left in by Aidan O’Brien, who has nine entries.Juddmonte Oaks heroine Look Here stands her ground for trainer Ralph Beckett, while the only other filly left in is Tommy Stack’s Unsung Heroine.Totesport have three co-favourites...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... only other member of the fairer sex to have been entered is Tommy Stack's Unsung Heroine. Stoute's Tartan Bearer and the Dermot Weld-trained Winchester are notable absentees. © 2008 The Irish Times
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
... leave County Carlow.The three-year-old has not raced since the first Saturday of June when he beat Tartan Bearer in the Derby, so comes here a fresh animal, unlike Duke Of Marmalade who had a very hard race in beating Papal Bull in the King George.This may well turn out to be New Approach’s optimum trip. The Group Two Totesport Celebration Mile (3.10) at Goodwood was due to run today,...
