Latest news with #LennoxStakes
Daily Mirror
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rossa Ryan's 'big sorry' after favourite ruled out when kicked at start by rival
Kinross was bidding for his third victory in the Group 2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood but could not take part after being caught by Audience Kinross's attempt to land an extraordinary third victory in the Lennox Stakes was over before it started at Goodwood on Tuesday. The eight-year-old stalwart of the Ralph Beckett stable has amassed nearly £2 million in earnings, winning 11 of his 35 races. He had won the Lennox Stakes twice, in 2021 and 2023, and finished third 12 months ago when the race was won by Audience. Kinross was 3-1 favourite to reclaim his title in a field which also contained the John & Thady Gosden-trained. But Audience couldn't wait for the pair to clash in the race. He took Kinross out before it even started. The field was milling around behind the stalls, waiting to be loaded, when Audience made a beeline for Kinross and kicked out. His jockey Rossa Ryan dismounted and, after being examined by vets, he was declared a non-runner and was brought back in an ambulance. An eventful race went to 25-1 chance, the Hollie Doyle-ridden Witness Stand, a first Group winner on the Flat for Grand National-winning trainer Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole. Noble Champion was pulled up during the race after appearing to go wrong. He was found to be lame. A gutted Ryan said: 'I was nowhere near Audience and it just kept backing up and it backed up and just let fly at me. 'I want to say a big sorry to everyone involved. It was a bit of a freak thing. He seems fine but it's just a pity. It happened that fast, it took me by surprise. It's one of those things I'm afraid.' Winning jockey Doyle said: 'A great training performance by Jamie Insole and Dr Richard Newland, plus everyone back at home, to get this horse back on track, not winning in handicap company but in Group company. 'He has some really good form, is a Listed winner and, on ratings, he wasn't far behind Audience. He had quite a lot to prove but he stood up. It is a bit of a shock to the system but Jamie wasn't shocked.'
Rhyl Journal
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
‘She's getting there' – O'Brien confident January will get her day
In receipt of 9lb from the winner Cinderella's Dream, the three-year-old January was beaten just half a length, adding another top-level placing to her record after taking third in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Despite seeing his 6-4 favourite eclipsed, O'Brien is confident the Kingman filly is on the right track, with the Prix Rothschild at Deauville on August 3 pencilled in as a possible target. O'Brien said: 'She ran a lovely race, she is improving and we think there's more improvement to come from her. 'She's a lot of ability this filly and it's coming. She's definitely a miler – she's quick. We're getting there – she's slowly getting closer. 'She ran a great race and we think we're on the right road. 'There's the fillies' race in Deauville in a few weeks' time, so we might look at that for her.' Connections of Crimson Advocate also hope their filly will eventually strike Group One gold, having seen a length-and-three-quarters defeat of Cinderella's Dream at Royal Ascot reversed off level weights here. The John and Thady Gosden-trained runner was beaten two and a quarter lengths on the July course, with Richard Brown, the racing adviser for owners Wathnan Racing, feeling the contest had perhaps not unfolded in her favour. He said: 'There wasn't a huge amount of early pace and more pace would have meant she could have been snaffled into it a little bit more, but she's run a very good race. 'We haven't made any plans, we'll go away and have a think about it. 'She's run a great race and I hope she can have her day in one of these (Group Ones).' Crimson Advocate is entered in both the seven-furlong Lennox Stakes and the mile-and-a-quarter Nassau Stakes at Goodwood later this month and Brown added: 'We'll take her home and see how she comes out of it and then plot for the second half of the season.'
Glasgow Times
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
‘She's getting there' – O'Brien confident January will get her day
In receipt of 9lb from the winner Cinderella's Dream, the three-year-old January was beaten just half a length, adding another top-level placing to her record after taking third in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Despite seeing his 6-4 favourite eclipsed, O'Brien is confident the Kingman filly is on the right track, with the Prix Rothschild at Deauville on August 3 pencilled in as a possible target. O'Brien said: 'She ran a lovely race, she is improving and we think there's more improvement to come from her. 'She's a lot of ability this filly and it's coming. She's definitely a miler – she's quick. We're getting there – she's slowly getting closer. 'She ran a great race and we think we're on the right road. 'There's the fillies' race in Deauville in a few weeks' time, so we might look at that for her.' Connections of Crimson Advocate also hope their filly will eventually strike Group One gold, having seen a length-and-three-quarters defeat of Cinderella's Dream at Royal Ascot reversed off level weights here. The John and Thady Gosden-trained runner was beaten two and a quarter lengths on the July course, with Richard Brown, the racing adviser for owners Wathnan Racing, feeling the contest had perhaps not unfolded in her favour. He said: 'There wasn't a huge amount of early pace and more pace would have meant she could have been snaffled into it a little bit more, but she's run a very good race. 'We haven't made any plans, we'll go away and have a think about it. 'She's run a great race and I hope she can have her day in one of these (Group Ones).' Crimson Advocate is entered in both the seven-furlong Lennox Stakes and the mile-and-a-quarter Nassau Stakes at Goodwood later this month and Brown added: 'We'll take her home and see how she comes out of it and then plot for the second half of the season.'
Leader Live
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
‘She's getting there' – O'Brien confident January will get her day
In receipt of 9lb from the winner Cinderella's Dream, the three-year-old January was beaten just half a length, adding another top-level placing to her record after taking third in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Despite seeing his 6-4 favourite eclipsed, O'Brien is confident the Kingman filly is on the right track, with the Prix Rothschild at Deauville on August 3 pencilled in as a possible target. O'Brien said: 'She ran a lovely race, she is improving and we think there's more improvement to come from her. 'She's a lot of ability this filly and it's coming. She's definitely a miler – she's quick. We're getting there – she's slowly getting closer. 'She ran a great race and we think we're on the right road. 'There's the fillies' race in Deauville in a few weeks' time, so we might look at that for her.' Connections of Crimson Advocate also hope their filly will eventually strike Group One gold, having seen a length-and-three-quarters defeat of Cinderella's Dream at Royal Ascot reversed off level weights here. The John and Thady Gosden-trained runner was beaten two and a quarter lengths on the July course, with Richard Brown, the racing adviser for owners Wathnan Racing, feeling the contest had perhaps not unfolded in her favour. He said: 'There wasn't a huge amount of early pace and more pace would have meant she could have been snaffled into it a little bit more, but she's run a very good race. 'We haven't made any plans, we'll go away and have a think about it. 'She's run a great race and I hope she can have her day in one of these (Group Ones).' Crimson Advocate is entered in both the seven-furlong Lennox Stakes and the mile-and-a-quarter Nassau Stakes at Goodwood later this month and Brown added: 'We'll take her home and see how she comes out of it and then plot for the second half of the season.'
South Wales Guardian
11-07-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
‘She's getting there' – O'Brien confident January will get her day
In receipt of 9lb from the winner Cinderella's Dream, the three-year-old January was beaten just half a length, adding another top-level placing to her record after taking third in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Despite seeing his 6-4 favourite eclipsed, O'Brien is confident the Kingman filly is on the right track, with the Prix Rothschild at Deauville on August 3 pencilled in as a possible target. O'Brien said: 'She ran a lovely race, she is improving and we think there's more improvement to come from her. 'She's a lot of ability this filly and it's coming. She's definitely a miler – she's quick. We're getting there – she's slowly getting closer. 'She ran a great race and we think we're on the right road. 'There's the fillies' race in Deauville in a few weeks' time, so we might look at that for her.' Connections of Crimson Advocate also hope their filly will eventually strike Group One gold, having seen a length-and-three-quarters defeat of Cinderella's Dream at Royal Ascot reversed off level weights here. The John and Thady Gosden-trained runner was beaten two and a quarter lengths on the July course, with Richard Brown, the racing adviser for owners Wathnan Racing, feeling the contest had perhaps not unfolded in her favour. He said: 'There wasn't a huge amount of early pace and more pace would have meant she could have been snaffled into it a little bit more, but she's run a very good race. 'We haven't made any plans, we'll go away and have a think about it. 'She's run a great race and I hope she can have her day in one of these (Group Ones).' Crimson Advocate is entered in both the seven-furlong Lennox Stakes and the mile-and-a-quarter Nassau Stakes at Goodwood later this month and Brown added: 'We'll take her home and see how she comes out of it and then plot for the second half of the season.'
