CLAREHAVEN CONJECTURE
One today
CHANCELLOR 3.00 Newc with Rab
This stiff mile may be his optimum & his work has been good. I expect him to go well in a competitive race
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CLAREHAVEN CONJECTURE
After the demise of the Chelmsford meeting yesterday, we do not have any runners today
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
DEVIL'S PEAK settled much better & nearly got up to win, finishing a short head second. If he can replicate this next time, he should lose his maiden tag.
Like GAMRAI at the weekend, the gelding op seems to have helped him improve
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One today
DEVIL’S PEAK (William) runs in the 7.30 Kemp.
Well thought of early last year, it’s expected that the gelding op can see him in a better light.
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TICKER TAPE finished 3rd beaten 6.5l. Rab wasn't hard on her when her chance had gone and a step up to 10f will help her no end
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One today
TICKER TAPE (Rab) 6.00 Wolv
3yo filly on debut, from a family that J&T have had an awful lot of success with.
I'd expect her to go close
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IZZ'NT SHE HOT finished 5th, beaten 3.5l.
She lacks a turn of foot unfortunately
Hope the handicapper can drop her a few more pounds
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IZZ'NT SHE HOT runs in the 3.10 Kempton with Jack Dace taking his first ride for us
The favourite has form with another of our fillies, so it will be interesting to see how close we can get to Plaid with the 9lb difference (rating + claim)
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CLAREHAVEN UPDATE
OMBUDSMAN WINS THE GROUP 1 DUBAI TURF!!
He is John's 166th top flight winner and Thady's 33rd
John has now won at least one G1 race each year since 1999
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
A fantastic day
OMBUDSMAN won his 3rd G1 in the Dubai Turf, giving John & Thady their 4th win in the race
GAMRAI won well & I suspect may be heading to Royal Ascot
ARCHER & ITSONLY were unplaced
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CLAREHAVEN CONJECTURE
Four today
2.42 Kemp GAMRAI Rob Hornby
working well
3.35 Meydan (Dubai) OMBUDSMAN William
Could be a great start to the season
4.28 Kemp ARCHER ROYAL Tyler
Always likely to be better at 3yo
7.00 Sout ITSONLYROCKANDROLL Kieran
12f 🤞
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
IZZ'NT SHE HOT finished 3rd, well beaten by two promising types.
Perhaps a step up in trip and turf may help eke out a bit more from her?
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IZZ’NT SHE HOT (Rab) runs in the 5.40 Southwell
Was disappointing as a 2yo but wears cheek pieces for first time today and has more than halved in price since betting opened
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ITSONLYROCKANDROLL finished 5th, struggling to find any change of gear down the straight
Her dam was best over 12f, perhaps after another run, she may be stepped up to that trip to see if she improves.
She is still on the weak side
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Our first runner for two weeks,
ITSONLYROCKANDROLL (Rab)
runs in the 6.00 Wolv
She is a big backward filly but she works to a mark of 75 at home & is expected to improve from her debut
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
ITSONLYROCKANDROLL finished 7th after running green and finding very little down the straight.
On the plus side, she looks a decent physical type with some scope so hopefully, she will show a lot more next time. Her coat looked good too.
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Our first 3yo filly of 2026 runs today as
ITSONLYROCKANDROLL (Tyler) runs in the 5.30 Wolverhampton
I know very little about her
For what it's worth, our first 3yo filly record in the past three years has been 2nd-4th-7th
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
CHANCELLOR finished 2nd and NEBRAS 5th.
In a sprint to the line, all five runners had a chance & finished within 1.5l of each other
Difficult to suggest C didn't stay the extra 2f, just ran out of it
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CHANCELLOR (Rab) & NEBRAS (Ryan) both run in the G3 Winter Derby at Lingfield (2.00)
C steps up to 10f for the first time
Both looking to enhance our wonderful record in this race - since 2019 either won or been 2nd in every running 😃
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CLAREHAVEN UPDATE
The first four French Classic's had their entries published this morning and Clarehaven have 24 individual 3yo's entered!
A lot to look forward to in the coming months....😃🤞
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
LION'S PRIDE finished 6th, just missing out on the prize money. He was in a three way photo for 5th.
He was left behind in the straight and isn't quite up to this Group 2 class unfortunately
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LION'S PRIDE (Rab) runs in the 1.15 Doha (Qatar) in The Amir Trophy (G2)
Over his best trip of 1m4f, he also has the GF ground conditions that he enjoys
He has a chance of picking up some of the £1.8million prize money on offer 🤞😃
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
CHANCELLOR won and though he isn't the most straight forward of rides, Rab gets on with him extremely well.
He will be better on turf and I wonder if the Bet365 Mile at Sandown may be a target
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CHANCELLOR (Rab) runs in the Listed Tandridge at Southwell (7.30)
A well thought of 2yo, his form has improved since gelding & wind operations
Hopefully that progression can continue this evening
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MILITARY CROSS was 3rd, placed for the 7th consecutive time
He will be a decent project for a new owner when he goes to the Tattersalls February Sale next week
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MILITARY CROSS (Rab) runs in the 3.38 Southwell
He steps up in trip today & wears first time cheekpieces
He has ability (placed 2nd /3rd all six starts) but it's trying to coax that extra effort out of him which is the key to the puzzle
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CLAREHAVEN UPDATE
We have our second runner of 2026 lined up for Friday at Southwell
MILITARY CROSS runs in the 3.38 with Rab
More details Friday morning
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CLAREHAVEN CONCLUSIONS
A brilliant win for MORROPHORE & no surprise that Ryan rode her well
I want to congratulate MORRO's groom - M looked a picture pre-race, coat was gleaming, the lass or lad had done a fabulous job. Not easy with fillies this time of year
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CLAREHAVEN CONJECTURE
Our first runner of 2026 is
MORROPHORE
She runs with Ryan in the 1.15 Lingfield. Despite the races fancy name, the race is a handicap & she gives weight to all
Still expect her to run well though, this has been the plan for months 😃🤞
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CLAREHAVEN CONJECTURE
No runners today or for the foreseeable future
Traditionally we are very quiet in January (five runners over the past two January's, 11 over last three)
Many things to do at Clarehaven, just few runners
Happy New Year to all my followers
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