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Rhyl Journal
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Candy still sweet on big sprint prizes for evergreen Run To Freedom
Although a dual winner in Listed company, the seven-year-old has run his best races in defeat, most notably filling the runner-up spot as a 150-1 shot on Champions Day in 2022 and in the the July Cup the following summer. However, having only made it to the track once last season and failed to make a major impact on his first two starts this term, Run To Freedom was 40-1 for his second tilt at July Cup glory – but outran his odds to finish third, beaten two lengths by the surprise winner No Half Measures. Candy said: 'I thought it was a great run. He's got it in him, he just wants thing to go right. 'He's done that in the Champions Sprint and he's done it in the July Cup before. You always hope he's going to do it again, but then you look at the strength of the field he's up against and see what price he is and think 'oh dear, I've made a mistake!'. 'But he keeps delivering, hopefully he'll grab one one day and all being well we'll go to Haydock and then we'll go to Ascot. We won't go to the Prix Maurice de Gheest (at Deauville), I don't think he's a horse that wants running too often. 'A little bit softer ground would definitely help him.'
Glasgow Times
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Candy still sweet on big sprint prizes for evergreen Run To Freedom
Although a dual winner in Listed company, the seven-year-old has run his best races in defeat, most notably filling the runner-up spot as a 150-1 shot on Champions Day in 2022 and in the the July Cup the following summer. However, having only made it to the track once last season and failed to make a major impact on his first two starts this term, Run To Freedom was 40-1 for his second tilt at July Cup glory – but outran his odds to finish third, beaten two lengths by the surprise winner No Half Measures. Candy said: 'I thought it was a great run. He's got it in him, he just wants thing to go right. 'He's done that in the Champions Sprint and he's done it in the July Cup before. You always hope he's going to do it again, but then you look at the strength of the field he's up against and see what price he is and think 'oh dear, I've made a mistake!'. 'But he keeps delivering, hopefully he'll grab one one day and all being well we'll go to Haydock and then we'll go to Ascot. We won't go to the Prix Maurice de Gheest (at Deauville), I don't think he's a horse that wants running too often. 'A little bit softer ground would definitely help him.'
South Wales Guardian
21 hours ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Candy still sweet on big sprint prizes for evergreen Run To Freedom
Although a dual winner in Listed company, the seven-year-old has run his best races in defeat, most notably filling the runner-up spot as a 150-1 shot on Champions Day in 2022 and in the the July Cup the following summer. However, having only made it to the track once last season and failed to make a major impact on his first two starts this term, Run To Freedom was 40-1 for his second tilt at July Cup glory – but outran his odds to finish third, beaten two lengths by the surprise winner No Half Measures. Candy said: 'I thought it was a great run. He's got it in him, he just wants thing to go right. 'He's done that in the Champions Sprint and he's done it in the July Cup before. You always hope he's going to do it again, but then you look at the strength of the field he's up against and see what price he is and think 'oh dear, I've made a mistake!'. 'But he keeps delivering, hopefully he'll grab one one day and all being well we'll go to Haydock and then we'll go to Ascot. We won't go to the Prix Maurice de Gheest (at Deauville), I don't think he's a horse that wants running too often. 'A little bit softer ground would definitely help him.'
Leader Live
a day ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Candy still sweet on big sprint prizes for evergreen Run To Freedom
Although a dual winner in Listed company, the seven-year-old has run his best races in defeat, most notably filling the runner-up spot as a 150-1 shot on Champions Day in 2022 and in the the July Cup the following summer. However, having only made it to the track once last season and failed to make a major impact on his first two starts this term, Run To Freedom was 40-1 for his second tilt at July Cup glory – but outran his odds to finish third, beaten two lengths by the surprise winner No Half Measures. Candy said: 'I thought it was a great run. He's got it in him, he just wants thing to go right. 'He's done that in the Champions Sprint and he's done it in the July Cup before. You always hope he's going to do it again, but then you look at the strength of the field he's up against and see what price he is and think 'oh dear, I've made a mistake!'. 'But he keeps delivering, hopefully he'll grab one one day and all being well we'll go to Haydock and then we'll go to Ascot. We won't go to the Prix Maurice de Gheest (at Deauville), I don't think he's a horse that wants running too often. 'A little bit softer ground would definitely help him.'
Rhyl Journal
2 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Appleby eyeing Goodwood goal for Big Mojo
Mick Appleby's stable star bounced right back to his best at the weekend when he was just run out of it close home by 66-1 outsider No Half Measures. Big Mojo is now likely to revert to five furlongs at a track he won the Molecomb Stakes at last year before he heads to York for the Nunthorpe. 'He's come out of the race well. We were gutted but chuffed with how he ran, he ran an absolute blinder,' said Appleby. 'Tom (Marquand) thought he had everything covered, he just wasn't expecting that one to come from out there! 'He's shown he's back to his best and I think he saw the trip out, he just didn't see that one coming, when he did he tried to fight back and given a few more strides I think he'd have probably got back up. 'She wasn't pulling away from him and I just think he was caught a bit by surprise. 'I think it will more than likely be Goodwood next. There is a possibility of the Maurice de Gheest (at Deauville) but I think it's more likely we'll go to Goodwood and then on to York. 'You'd like to think he'd be hard to beat at Goodwood, he's won there before.'
