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Delray Beach (Fr)
Her record for us now reads 1602224131
22nd Nov 07
Fabulous day at Hexham
with two winners from 3 runners!
Delray
Beach won the £40K Northumberland
National. Given an absolutely wonderful ride by Graham Lee she stayed well
and battled through the mud to gain a career best win. Great day enjoyed
by all the partners. Delrays chase record for us now reads 224131 - what a
tough, genuine little mare she is!
Nov 2nd '07 - great comeback run. Jumped sweetly
& stayed on to finish 3rd. well done Dela!
Oct 6th 2007
10th March 2007- AYR
Delray Beach ,won.
She stayed well and jumped best of the 5 in the 3m5f handicap chase. With
Graham Lee riding an intelligent race to get home in very testing
conditions, Delray went clear 2 out to win by 4 lengths. This tough little
mare has won on firm ground over hurdles at 2m4f and heavy ground over
fences at 3m5f- now that's versatility!
20 Feb 2007 -Delray Beach
ran at Carlisle. She was 4th and disappointed a little over an inadequate
trip.
16 Feb 2007
Delray Beach is schooled at the yard
12 Jan 2007
Delray Beach ran pretty well at Kelso(2nd).
she needs further but this race was a decent target. She beat the odds on
fav but was beaten by a horse finding a lot of improvement. 2nd for her
third consecutive race! Her complete record for us is impressive- 160222
26th Dec 06
Delray Beach ran a
fantastic chase debut finishing 2nd to the very decent Echo Point. She
needs a bit further but is proving a very tough little filly.
Her record for us now read 16022
5th Dec 06 SEDGEFIELD
Delray Beach 2nd - by
the time of the last race, the ground was virtually unraceable, the rain
heavy and the light fading. No bother to this tough little filly though
who shouldered a big weight to 2nd place . Another fantastic effort from
Dela!
23rd Nov 06 UTTOXETER
Weight stops trains and today it stopped Delray
Beach. She is too high in the handicap having won a little mares
race at Hexham. She is rated 110.
I think that about 100 would be fairer at this stage in her career.
Nine De Sivola won 2 in UK before reaching 110, Deja Vu won
3.
At Hexham she beat a horse rated 85 by 3 lengths,
conceding 9lbs. That performance merits a handicap mark of about
85+3+9=97.
At Cheltenham she was 6th but beat another horse rated 85 by 4 lengths,
conceding no weight. That performance merits about 85+4= 89.
In both cases she was eased near line and so is probably better than
the calculated rating, which is why I reckon that 100 would be fairer than
110.….but it is what it is and so we will try to find suitable
opportunities for her.
22nd Oct 06
Delray Beach ran at
Cheltenham finishing 6th. She was stepping up markedly in class and found
the challenge a tough one. She is still only a 4yo and will find plenty of
easier opportunities.
29 Sep 06-
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from Grossick Racing
"This is a tough,
consistent young horse, with winning form and yet sure to improve with the
move to Ferdy Murphy. "
That is what we said over the
summer and then:
On ground that was an unknown to her and with classy
Knockara Luck in the race, Delray Beach drifted from 4s to8s. However, she
didn't know what price she was! She looked really well in the paddock and
was given a superb ride by Graham Lee. As the other jockeys "got
busy", Graham held her together until the second last before asking
her to go on. She kicked away and asserted quickly. a tough, genuine
performance from a super little mare. Great day out for all partners - who
were there in force to give her the biggest cheer of the afternoon!
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