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The David O’Meara trained My Best Friend lined up today in the opener at Hamilton. Danny Tudhope was aboard the son of Gutaifan for his second run.

He was purchased at the Doncaster Premier sales and had made a pleasing debut at Thisk before tiring late on in the race.

He was sent off 13/8 fav for todays race with conditions testing for these young horses. Breaking smartly, Danny took up the running in the early stages of the contest. The Mark Johnson trained Better By far mounted a challenge 2 furlongs out but our horse showed a very good attitude to put his head down and score by over a length.

It was a very nice performance on the heaviest part of the track and he will improve for this run.

He is a nice type, we still have a few shares available: www.ontoawinner.net/syndicate/gutaifan-colt

We had another couple of 2 year old runners today – Tuesday 16^th June.

First up was the David O’Meara trained My Best Friend who was making his racecourse debut in the opener at Thirsk over 7 furlongs. Ridden by David Nolan, he was a bit awkward leaving the stalls but David bustled him up to sit 2^nd off the favourite. He travelled very well throughout but paid the price late on for taking on the winner when he tired to finish 5^th. It was a very pleasing debut and David was complimentary about the horse saying that he could easily drop back to 6 furlongs if needed.

Merry Secret was making his second start for Tom Ward at Windsor. He was drawn in 1 for the 6 furlong race with Rob Hornby taking the mount. He was settled in mid division on the rail for the most part. As the leaders kicked for home, Rob switched Merry Secret out and he began to make good headway to finish a close up 4^th. This was a difficult race on paper with some nicely bred horses. Merry Secret performed well and will have easier tasks ahead. Well done to both sets of owners.

War Of Clans kicked off his 3 year old campaign in style at Doncaster’s 13th of June meeting by winning with a game performance to give us our first winner since racing resumed, a welcome success after five placed efforts this week!

The Ivawood gelding broke smartly from the stalls to set the fractions from the front. As the race unfolded War Of Clans started to stay on. The dangers started to make their move but War Of Clans was not to be denied and battled gamely to the line to win on seasonal debut by 1/2 a length!

Well done to all his owners on your deserved success, he has plenty of heart for sure! Thank you and well done to Karl Burke, Harrison Shaw and all the team at Spigot Lodge!

War of Clans was purchased at Goffs Silver Sale for 18,000 by Karl Burke and the Ontoawinner buying team!

Well done again to connections on your success, he has plenty of heart and hopefully this is the beginning of a good season!

We had a couple of really nice 2 year olds making their debut’s yesterday in the shape of the Karl Burke trained Miss Milby and the Michael Bell trained Tenth Century.

Miss Milby was 1st up running at Beverley, Clifford Lee was aboard for her racecourse debut. She had a terrible draw in stall 10, in the early stages of the race she had to settle at the rear of the main field. The three horses at the head of affairs broke away from the rest of the field and Cliff started to get Miss Milby rolling. They made headway passing horses on her inside. Just over a furlong out the leaders started to tire and Miss Milby came to through with the favourite at the head of affairs. Inside the final furlong it was nip and tuck but as the favourite drifted across taking Miss Milby further towards the nearside it edged ahead and although Miss Milby kept going to the line but she had to settle for second place, beaten a neck. A cracking debut for her owners.

Tenth Century was up next at Lingfield with Kieran Shoemark taking the ride. He is a very recent addition to the Ontoawinner string. He was well away from the stalls and led in the early stages of the contest. He and the favourite had a bit of a battle for the early lead. He took the turn for home very well and found himself a length in front. Into the home straight TC edged ahead and looked to have that rival covered when he just started to get tired and drifted off the rail which then allowed the horse with experience who had stalked the pair to come with a run up TC’s inside. TC was headed with fifty yards to spare and although he kept going to the line, he had to settle for second place, beaten just half a length. A great debut and all being ok, he how heads to Royal Ascot. We have limited shares available – www.ontoawinner.net/syndicate/tenth-century

Our most recent recruit – Star of Emeraaty made a very pleasing debut today at Haydock, finishing second in a competitive event over 6 furlongs.

The Kevin Ryan trained newcomer bounced well from the stalls to grab the rail. She led for the most part until the eventual winner – Golden Melody asserted in the final furlong to win. Our filly was headed and battled back gamely to grab second. She will improve hugely from that run and looks a very nice type for the season ahead.

Elsewhere this weekend, Comptons Finale ran a solid race at Newcastle to finish 3rd under Ben Curtis. He was slow away from the stalls and was always playing catch up but finished his race well to grab a place. He is on a workable mark and will benefit from the run. He will be out on the grass in the coming weeks.

Bilandy, making her debut for Tom Ward got upset in the stalls and the race was over before it began. It was unusual as she is a filly with a good temperament but is still a baby. We can put a line through that run and look forward to her showing what she does at home.

Suitcase N’Taxi also ran on the Newcastle card. He ran very freely in the early stages and it cost him late on when he faded. He won 4 on the bounce from October last year and will benefit from the run.

Champagne Terri won her first race over hurdles in good fashion on only her third time of asking at Doncaster’s 12th of March meeting, staying on very nicely for a cosy success!

Champagne Terri started on level terms but it didn’t take long before her Jockey L P Dempsey sent her on to the front, the Elzaam filly was not for pegging back and won nicely by 3 & 1/2 lengths to notch a first career success over hurdles!

Well done to her owners, it’s great to make a winning start and she looks a nice addition to the OntoaWinner string! Thank you and well done to Adrian Keatley, L P Dempsey who gave the filly a nice positive ride and well done to all the team at home!

Well done again to connections on your success, it looks like we have a nice filly to go hurdling with!

Ontoawinner has upcoming Stable visits , they are a fantastic opportunity for existing owners and any potential new owners to see our horses in training and our exciting 2-year-old prospects.

You will be able to meet likeminded owners trainers and the Ontoawinner team which gives you the chance to ask questions and experience first hand the excitement of being involved in a racehorse with Ontoawinner

Please see a list of the planned stable visits in February.

Saturday 8th February Tim Easterby 10:15 am

Sunday 9th February David O’Meara at 9.30 am

Saturday 15th February Karl Burke at 11 am

Sunday 16th February Richard Fahey at 9:00 am

Saturday 22nd February Archie Watson/ Tom Ward – Time TBC

Saturday 7th March Michael Bell at 10:30 am

We will look to arrange further visits at the other yards in the near future.

Please confirm your attendance with Simon at Simon@ontoawinner.net or Tel: 07866807052.

Savage Beauty shed her maiden tag in style on only her third start at Newcastle’s 23rd of January meeting, staying on nicely up the hill!

Savage Beauty broke smartly from the stalls but was settled nicely in the middle of the pack in a smart play by Connor Murtagh to keep the filly out of the headwind! As the race unfolded the Starspangledbanner filly started to make nice headway, taking up the lead from John Gosden trained favourite with just under a furlong to go and staying on nicely to the line to post a comfortable success, winning by 3 1/2 lengths!

Well done to all her patient owners on your deserved success, she looks a nice filly for you going forward! Thank you and well done to Richard Fahey, Connor Murtagh who gave the filly a peach of a ride and all the team at Musley Bank!

Savage Beauty was purchased by the Ontoawinner buying team at the Goffs Breeze up sale in 2019 for £20,000! The lads really know how to buy a filly.

Well done again to connections on your deserved success. It looks like we have a nice filly to go forward with!

PortuguesePrincess made it looks easy in her second start to break her maiden in good style at Lingfield’s 18th of January meeting!

PortuguesePrincess broke smartly from the stalls and settled nicely at the front of the field! Turning the bend, the Camacho filly burst clear from her rivals to post a comfortable success, winning by 2 3/4 lengths!

Well done to all her patient owners on your deserved success, she looks a nice filly for you going forward! Thank you and well done to Archie Watson, Hollie Doyle and all the team at Saxon Gate!

PortuguesePrincess was purchased by Blandford Bloodstock and the Ontoawinner buying team at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze up sale in 2019 for 24,000 Guineas!

Well done again to connections on your deserved success. It looks like we have a nice filly to go forward with!

From the start of 2015 to end of 2019, Richard Fahey amassed an incredible 1001 winners and earned a whopping £17,171,669.00 in prize money in that period. This is an average of 200 winners and £3,434,333.80 prize money per year. Incredible.

Richard started training for us in 2019 and got off to the perfect start when Show Me Show Me won The Brocklesby at Doncaster under the superb Paul Hanagan. He was a very unluckly loser of the £250 k Weatherbys Super Sprint and placed in the Group 3 Molcombe Stakes at Goodwood. Now rated 101, this son of Showcasing is proving to be an absolute bargain for his owners.

We have shares available in three lovely 2 year olds at Richards.