Source: Eurosport
Tam Back In The Groove
Kevin Ryan's Tamagin made every yard of the running under Ted Durcan to take top honours in the St James Security Handicap at Newcastle.[LNB]The six-year-old had been without a victory since November 2007 but was taking a drop in class having finished down the field in the Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster last month.[LNB]Sent straight to the head of affairs, the Stravinsky gelding looked a sitting duck inside the final two furlongs, but both horse and rider were in no mood to be beaten and he ran right to the line to score by half a length from Sunrise Safari.[LNB]Ryan said of the 9-1 winner: "I'm delighted with him. We knew he was very well and he has just come to himself over the last couple of weeks.[LNB]"He was a bit unlucky last year with bad draws and things just didn't pan out right for him. We'll look at all the big sprint handicaps for him again."[LNB]McCormack ran out a shock winner of the Complete Football 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap.[LNB]The Tina Jackson inmate was sent off at 66-1 having failed to make the frame on any of his previous 17 outings, but scooted clear of his rivals to score by a cosy three-quarters of a length under Debra England.[LNB]Jackson said: "It was a surprise and it wasn't. I've only really got jumpers to work him with at home and he has certainly been working well enough.[LNB]"He's a horse who has had a lot of problems and although I've only had him four months, he hasn't ran since August 2007.[LNB]"I didn't expect him to come out and win but I did expect him to improve on what he had done as he had shown nothing before really.[LNB]"He was going to go hurdling but he's had bits and pieces of problems and has been balloted out a few times so we thought we might as well run him on the Flat.[LNB]"He's probably won with a bit to spare so hopefully he can win again. Debra gave him a lovely ride."[LNB]Raucous repelled the challenge of main market rival Rosbay to take top honours in the Parklands Golf Club Handicap.[LNB]The six-year-old was sent off the 7-4 market leader to bounce back from a disappointing display at Musselburgh and having travelled nicely into the straight, he knuckled down well once pressed to register a length and a quarter success.[LNB]Ace Of Spies finally got his head in front at the 21st attempt with a last-gasp success in the Complete Football Handicap.[LNB]The son of Machiavellian (2-1 favourite) was settled at the front of the stands side group by Silvestre De Sousa and despite hanging right across the track in the closing stages, he was still able to come home a head clear of Loose Caboose.[LNB]Winning trainer Geoff Harker said: "He's been a bit frustrating really as he just got touched off at Beverley a couple of starts ago and then he travelled better with a visor there last time before jumping a bit of paper in the last 100 yards.[LNB]"I'm chuffed he's got his head in front as it might boost his confidence a bit and the handicapper shouldn't kill us for that today as it was a weak race."[LNB]Johnmanderville gave Karl Burke a timely boost in one of the biggest weeks of his training career.[LNB]The Middleham handler is preparing to saddle Lord Shanakill in Saturday's 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and hit the target at a far lower level in the Gosforth Decorating & Building Services Handicap.[LNB]His 9-1 chance was in front some way from home in the hands of Martin Lane but galloped all the way to the line to hold off Common Diva by a neck.[LNB]Ed McMahon's Floor Show finished best to make a winning seasonal reappearance in the S V Rutter Ltd Handicap, while there was plenty to like about the performance of Mark Johnston's Gilded Age (4-6) in the closing Parklands Golf Club Maiden Stakes.[LNB]
