Kalahari King seems to be working hard for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase. In fact, to add some variety in his normal regime, trainer Ferdy Murphy twice took the gelding to the beach where he paddled in the water, rolled on the beach and looked around, similar to what Red Rum used to do under Ginger McCain.
Meanwhile, at the Group Two Dubai City of Gold at Meydan, Frankie Dettori and Godolphin enjoyed a Super Thursday hat-trick with Campanologist’s win. It was Campanologist’s first start since last October, who managed to launch a counter attack against a stunning challenge from Turkish raider, Pan River.
According to trainer Saeed bin Suroor, Campanologist had improved a lot since last year and was expected to improve even more after this race. Moreover, under the watchful eye of jockey Dettori, Mendip managed to get to a flying start at the opening thoroughbred race.
Though Della Barba had provided some competition at the start of the nine furlong sprint, Mendip proved his might and has now recorded an impressive three wins from three starts.
On a sad note, I have heard that three time Grade One winner Mikael D’Haguenet will not be racing at the Cheltenham Festival. Though he was successful at both the Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals last year, some minor injuries have delayed his comeback this year and he will unfortunately miss the festival.
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