{"id":31728,"date":"2015-08-22T22:45:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T02:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=31728"},"modified":"2015-08-22T22:45:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T02:45:23","slug":"colts-compete-for-the-jimcrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=31728","title":{"rendered":"Colts Compete for the Jimcrack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday at the Surrey track, the two-year-olds take up the challenge of the Grade\/Group Two <b><i>The Jimcrack<\/i><\/b>, which is to be run over six furlongs on the turf.\u00a0 The going is firm and there are thirteen colts declared for this $375,000 contest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DARK SIZZLIN (AUS)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0 SIZZLING (AUS) x UTOPIA x DAHYAH<\/p>\n<p>adeeprock10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W Ratzlaff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 555213\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by deeprock49<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This colt has run all except his first and third races in locally-bred company.\u00a0 He won his Maiden Special Weight race two races ago over today\u2019s distance, then finished third in an Allowance race for non-winners of three last time out, recording his best speed figure to date of 77. \u00a0He takes a big step up into Grade Two company here.\u00a0 His dam was a Stakes winner and placed at Graded level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>CELEBRATORY TOAST (IRE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0 EXCELEBRATION (IRE) x INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) x HALLING<\/p>\n<p>loobylu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 V Hartsfield\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 242142117\u00a0\u00a0 7\/1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He has had plenty of racing experience for a two-year-old, winning three of his nine races to date.\u00a0 Last time out, he made the step into Grade Two company and finished a respectable seventh of fourteen, beaten just three and three-quarter lengths over today\u2019s distance.\u00a0 Previously, he put up a speed figure of 86, his best to date, to win an Allowance race for non-winners of three.\u00a0 Before that, he won an Allowance NW1x race for locally-bred horses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DARK CONQUISTADOR (LA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0 CUSTOM FOR CARLOS x BIG BROWN x CONQUISTADOR CIELO<\/p>\n<p>lostkey7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P Knapp\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44311\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 46\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by deeprock13<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The outsider in the market, this colt won his Maiden Special Weight at the fourth time of asking in his start before last, in a race for locally-bred horses over the minimum distance.\u00a0 He followed this up with another win last time out in an Allowance NW1x race, in which he put up a speed figure of 68, which is his best to date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DARKEND VEST (LA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 INTERACTIF x JOHANN QUATZ (FR) x HIGH TOP<\/p>\n<p>adeeprock11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P Chamberlin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 411\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by claimedroks<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another who is little favoured by the betting public here, perhaps on account of his unfashionable sire, this lightly-raced colt has shown some decent form to win two of his three races to date.\u00a0 After winning his Maiden Special Weight race over five and a half furlongs two races ago, he followed up by winning an Allowance NW1x race over the same distance, in which he recorded his best speed figure to date of 71.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DECLARE LOYALTY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DECLARATION OF WAR x NUREYEV x GONE WEST<\/p>\n<p>melair\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P Bangs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12124\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by fairyking<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This nicely-bred colt has won two of his five races to date, beginning with his Maiden Special Weight race on his racecourse debut.\u00a0 After finishing a length down in second in an Allowance race for non-winners of two next time out, he stepped up to Stakes level, where he won over five furlongs.\u00a0 Next he progressed to a Grade Three race over today\u2019s distance of six furlongs, in which he finished second, recording his best speed figure of 82.\u00a0 Last time out, he finished fourth, beaten three and a half lengths, in a Grade Two race over the same distance.\u00a0 Expect him to be held up early.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>EHECATL DUTCH (ENG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DUTCH ART (GB) x OASIS DREAM (GB) x MISWAKI<\/p>\n<p>dannejaka2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J Ledwith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 91\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by daniel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is another lightly-raced colt, having run only twice, in May and July.\u00a0 He was somewhat disappointing on his debut, finishing only ninth of thirteen, beaten four and a quarter lengths.\u00a0 However, last time out he made all the running to win by one and a quarter lengths over six and a half furlongs on yielding turf, recording a much improved speed figure of 83.\u00a0 He goes straight from Maiden to Graded company here.\u00a0 His dam was placed at Graded level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>GOLD FIXING (ENG)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KYLLACHY (GB) x KHELEYF x REFUSE TO BEND (IRE)<\/p>\n<p>lu4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R Whisper\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1146121\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by moonface3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He has won four of his seven races to date, including his Maiden Special Weight on his debut and an Allowance race for non-winners of two the next time out.\u00a0 Last time out, he won the Grade Three <i>The Cyborg<\/i> by one and a half lengths, recording his best speed figure to date of 89.\u00a0 Previously, he finished second, beaten a quarter of a length, in the Grade Two <i>The Coventry Steaks<\/i>.\u00a0 All his races have been over six furlongs and he always runs on from behind at the finish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DARK CANYON BAND (KY)<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 br c\u00a0 POINT GIVEN x PULPIT x DIXIELAND BAND<\/p>\n<p>deeprock45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J Stivers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54212\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19\/1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This colt won his Maiden Special Weight race at the fourth time of asking, putting up a speed figure of 73 over today\u2019s distance.\u00a0 In his next race, last time out, he recorded the same speed figure to finish second, beaten three quarters of a length, in an Allowance NW1x race over five furlongs.\u00a0 His dam was placed at Stakes level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DEADLY VENOMS (IRE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SCAT DADDY x SPEIGHTSTOWN x MORE THAN READY<\/p>\n<p>buffy6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M Kiprusoff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\/1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This colt has run only in two Maiden Special Weight races.\u00a0 In the first one, which was over five and a half furlongs, he finished second, beaten a quarter of a length.\u00a0 Next time out, he recorded a speed figure of 83 to win by a length over today\u2019s distance of six furlongs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DARK BY DANEHILL (ENG)<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NATHANIEL (IRE) x DANEHILL DANCER x UNBRIDLED<\/p>\n<p>deeprock55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D Ledwith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by rockmareshold<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This colt has run just the once before now, making it a winning debut.\u00a0 He recorded a speed figure of 80 and is likely to improve on that.\u00a0 This is a nicely-bred colt who takes a big step up in class here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>MY NEXT MISTAKE (KY)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ELUSIVE QUALITY x DANEHILL DANCER x STORM CAT<\/p>\n<p>boble13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H Harzheim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 511\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8\/1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having finished fifth on his debut on the dirt, beaten five lengths, this colt was switched to turf and immediately won his Maiden Special Weight race by two and a quarter lengths.\u00a0 He followed up by winning an Allowance race for non-winners of two over the same distance of seven furlongs, recording a speed figure of 80.\u00a0 He takes a big step up in class here, but looks to be an improving sort.\u00a0 His dam was a Grade Two winner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DESIGNS ON VEGA (IRE)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) x GREEN DESERT x BROAD BRUSH<\/p>\n<p>bezza14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 K Ledwith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 153132\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This colt has won two of his six races to date, including his Maiden Special Weight on his debut.\u00a0 Last time out, he finished a creditable second, beaten one and a quarter lengths, in a Stakes race over six and a half furlongs, putting up a speed figure of 83.\u00a0 He recorded his best speed figure of 84 in his previous race, when he finished third, beaten one and three quarter lengths, in an unrestricted Allowance race over seven furlongs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <b>DARK AT PROSPECTOR (SKOR)\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>2 b c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SHARP HUMOR x FALBRAV x CRAFTY PROSPECTOR<\/p>\n<p>drsafbreds6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Z Kentucky\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52441\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23\/1<\/p>\n<p>Bred by adeeprock17<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He gained his first victory last time out, at the fifth time of asking, in an Allowance race for locally-bred non-winners of a race in the past nine months.\u00a0 Having begun his career on the dirt, he raced once on turf before returning to the dirt for his win, for which he recorded a speed figure of 74.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see how he fares on his return to the lawn in this higher class of race, as on the evidence of his races to date it appears to be his less favoured surface.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday at the Surrey track, the two-year-olds take up the challenge of the Grade\/Group Two The Jimcrack, which 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