‘VISCOUNT RAMBLER’ GAINS FOURTH OPEN RACE WIN AT SITTINGBOURNE! 

Sunday 3rd May 2015  –  SITTINGBOURNE Report

Sittingbourne      6-28     500 Metres Flat   (OR)                                     RESULT

(BAGS) THE SITTINGBOURNE SUPER STANDARD               Going:  Normal
1st £250 & Trophy, Others £40

1st   VISCOUNT RAMBLER       30.42       Norah McEllistrim  (Hove)              6/1
2nd  JET STREAM DUKE             30.44       Kevin Hutton  (Towcester)              1/2 fav
3rd   MO’S BULLET                       30.46       Ricky Holloway  (Unattached)            3/1

Distances:   Head,   Head

VISCOUNT RAMBLER produced a shock in the SITTINGBOURNE SUPER STANDARD when turning over the Kevin Hutton trained odds-on favourite Jet Stream Duke. Viscount Rambler likes it at the Kent track and was winning there for the fourth time! The June 2011 son of Goldmine Ramble was bumped at the first bend but led at the second and our 6/1 chance held off the challenge of Jet Stream Duke by a head! Owned by Dr H. Ngan Viscount Rambler clocked 30.42 (Normal) when winning for the 14th time! Besides the four at Sittingbourne he has wins at Hove and Romford plus 6 wins at Thurles and 2 wins at Kilkenny on his Irish card! Mo’s Bullet trained by Ricky Holloway was a further ‘head’ away in 3rd place!

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Sittingbourne      7-04     265 Metres Flat   (OR)                                     RESULT

(BAGS) THE SITTINGBOURNE SPRINT                                      Going:  Normal 
1st £250 & Trophy, Others £30

1st   HAVE A SHAVE             16.65              Frank Gray                                           6/1
2nd  SOVIET PADDY             16.67              John Mullins  (Yarmouth)                     7/2
3rd   FLOMUR MIKEY             16.85              Barry O’Sullivan  (Crayford)               8/1
4th   KIZI                                   16.95              Norah McEllistrim  (Hove)              7/1

LIKEITALOT   Heather Dimmock  8/13 fav  (6th)
Distances:   Head,   2 1/4,   1 1/4

Kizi has been running well without winning since returning to action after an injury at the end of last year. His chance in the SITTINGBOURNE SPRINT Open race was not helped when baulked at the second bend and he was beaten just under four lengths by the Frank Gray trained winner Have A Shave. Kizi clocked 16.95 (Normal) when finishing in 4th place. Soviet Paddy trained by John Mullins finished in 2nd place and the Barry O’Sullivan trained Flomur Mikey was 3rd.

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Sittingbourne      8-11     642 Metres Flat   (OR)                                     RESULT

(BAGS) THE SITTINGBOURNE STAYERS                                     Going:  + 15
1st £250 & Trophy, Others £50

1st   AIRPORT CAPTAIN     39.89  =  40.04  calc.    Kevin Hutton  (Towcester)        4/9 fav
2nd  DROOPYS BUMP        40.35  =  40.50  calc.    Robin Jury  (Henlow)                   5/2
3rd   HASTY RETREAT        40.41  =  40.56  calc.    Richard Joyce  (Henlow)           10/1

6th  GLAISE SOCKS          41.07  =  41.22  calc.    Norah McEllistrim  (Hove)      7/1
Distances:   5 3/4,   3/4,   1 1/2,   3 3/4,   3

Glaise Socks was trying 642 metres for the first time in the SITTINGBOURNE STAYERS Open race and it was always going to be a tough ask against the likes of the Kevin Hutton trained Airport Captain the Romford Champion Stakes winner 2013. Glaise Socks made a slow start and was always behind clocking 41.07 (+15) 41.22 calculated when finishing in 6th place just under fifteen lengths behind the winner – Airport Captain who is a full brother to our Kizi.

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