July, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Mystic Guide to Undergo Surgery, Future Uncertain

Leading Horse-of-the-Year candidate Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper) is scheduled to have surgery to remove a chip in his knee, his owner, Godolphin LLC, announced Saturday morning. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Larry Bramalge at the Rood and Riddle Clinic. According to the Godolphin statement, Bramlage expects that the surgery will be straightforward and uncomplicated.

It remains unclear whether or not the 4-year-old 'TDN Rising Star' will race again or head off to stud. Addressing that question, Godolphin President Jimmy Bell said: “Mystic Guide is in great hands with Dr. Bramlage, so it now becomes a question of doing what's right for the horse. It's too early at this time to make a decision to either continue racing or retire him, but we will give him some time to recuperate and we will then make that determination”.

After winning the G1 Dubai World Cup, Mystic Guide returned in the GII Suburban S. at Belmont, where he finished second, beaten a neck. Though he did not run poorly, he didn't appear to be the same horse who overpowered his competition in Dubai. Concerned that his horse hadn't run better, trainer Mike Stidham ordered some precautionary tests.

“Expectations for the Suburban were high, so with his runner-up finish, we felt that we should take some precautionary X-rays,” Stidham said. “We then followed those up with a PET scan which revealed the chip. It's certainly unfortunate, but I am glad that we know the extent of the injury and can move forward from here.”

Prior to the Suburban, Mystic Guide appeared to be putting together a championship season. In his first start of the year and his first start since finishing second in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup, Mystic Guide was an easy winner of the GIII Razorback H., a prep for his successful run in Dubai. Had he stayed healthy, it appeared that a return trip to the Jockey Club Gold Cup was next on his schedule.

If Mystic Guide does not make it back for the GI Breeders' Cup Classic, Godolphin figures to still come into that race with a strong hand. It is also the owner of top male dirt horses Maxfield (Street Sense) and fellow 'Rising Star' Essential Quality (Tapit).

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Deep Impact’s Snowfall Routs The Irish Oaks Field

It was a mere 8 1/2-length margin on Saturday as Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) read the script to become the 15th filly to follow up her G1 Epsom Oaks success in The Curragh's G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks. Always travelling comfortably in fourth under Ryan Moore, the 2-7 favourite coasted to the lead two out and powered clear in now-customary fashion to put safe distance between her and stablemate Divinely (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with Nicest (Ire) (American Pharoah) half a length back in third. While there was no repeat of her astounding 16-length victory in the June 4 Classic, this still represented another impressive marker laid down to the rest of Europe's middle-distance leaders by Ballydoyle's latest sensation. “She's a high-class filly, is straightforward and she has done what she was entitled to do,” commented Ryan Moore, who after a barren spell was bringing up a fourth group 1 or grade I win for the stable in five in the space of two weeks. “We went a good honest pace and we had to fight for a little bit of room off the bend, but she has plenty of class. She has done nothing wrong this year and is very exciting. I wouldn't say anything is too much of a problem for this filly.”

Breaking her maiden in the seven-furlong maiden at this meeting 12 months ago, having almost been brought down when clipping heels on her second start over the same course and distance, Snowfall gradually slipped down the pecking order with four efforts hardly screaming dual Classic winner at three. Fourth in Leopardstown's G3 Silver Flash S. and fifth in the G2 Debutante S. here in August, she was ninth in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. in September prior to running eighth when mistaken for Mother Earth (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in the G1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket in October. Amazingly, she was 14-1 when dismissing the much-vaunted pair of Noon Star (Galileo {Ire}) and Teona (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in the G3 Musidora S. over an extended 10 furlongs at York May 12 and passed over by Moore in favour of Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in the Oaks and it was Frankie Dettori who enjoyed the long-to-be-remembered cruise through the Epsom feature as a result.

Anything other than an emphatic win here would have been questioned and Snowfall did not disappoint to provide Aidan O'Brien with a sixth renewal to take him level with Sir Michael Stoute for the record. “She's very smart and she has a lot of quality,” he said. “We purposely let her down a little bit from Epsom, because the season is going to roll on and it was soft ground there. The plan was to come here, go on to the [G1] Yorkshire Oaks [at York Aug. 19] and then she'd be ready for the autumn. I'm delighted with her and she's done very well from Epsom physically, she's got very big and strong. Ryan said she has a lot of speed. She goes very strong and she finishes out very well.”

Reflecting on last term, the master of Rosegreen added, “She's a filly that always had a lot of natural ability and we had to get her to relax a little bit, so we didn't worry too much about it as we were always concentrating on switching her off. Things went against her. Her first run was over five-and-a-half furlongs in Navan and Mother Earth was second. Then she came back here to a maiden and Seamus nearly fell off her. That's why it took a few runs to win a maiden and it might have been a blessing in disguise, as she became very mature and grown up from it mentally. Because she was busy early in the season it might have took it's toll at the end of the season, even though she was perfect mentally. She and Mother Earth ran in the Fillies' Mile and we were nearly siding with her over Mother Earth. That's what we always thought of her. We always thought fast ground was her thing and I was very worried in Epsom about her with that ground.”

Bred in the purple she carries, Snowfall is the first foal out of Best In the World (Ire) by the much-missed Galileo (Ire) whose two successes came in the G3 Give Thanks S. and the Listed Silken Glider S. and who was also runner-up in the G2 Blandford S. She is a full-sister to the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and GI Breeders' Cup Turf heroine Found (Ire), who the winner could stand comparison with in time, as well as the G3 Weld Park S. winner Magical Dream (Ire) and the G3 Flame of Tara S. scorer Divinely (Ire) who was third in the Epsom Oaks and runner-up here. Found is in turn the dam of last year's G2 Vintage S. and Listed Chesham S. winner and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and G1 St James's Palace S.-placed Battleground (War Front). The second dam is the G1 Lockinge S. and G1 Matron S. heroine Red Evie (Ire) (Intikhab). Best In the World has the unraced 2-year-old full-brother to Snowfall named Newfoundland (Ire) and a yearling colt by Dubawi (Ire).

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
JUDDMONTE IRISH OAKS-G1, €448,000, Curragh, 7-17, 3yo, f, 12fT, 2:34.36, gd.
1–SNOWFALL (JPN), 128, f, 3, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Best In The World (Ire) (GSW-Ire, $141,246), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Red Evie (Ire), by Intikhab
3rd Dam: Malafemmena (Ire), by Nordico
O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Roncon, Chelston Ire, Wynatt (JPN); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €232,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng, 10-4-0-1, $667,020. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Divinely (Ire), 128, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Red Evie (Ire). by Intikhab. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €80,000.
3–Nicest (Ire), 128, f, 3, American Pharoah–Chicquita (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €40,000.
Margins: 8HF, HF, 2 3/4. Odds: 0.29, 11.00, 10.00.
Also Ran: Willow (Ire), Party House (Ire), La Joconde (Ire), Ahandfulofsummers (Ire), Mariesque (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Mehmas’s Beauty Inspire Takes The Anglesey

Hammered down to 1-2 favourite for Saturday's G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey S. at The Curragh following his impressive winning debut over six furlongs here June 25, Beauty Inspire (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) duly landed the gamble after a tussle with Andreas Vesalius (Ire) (Caravaggio) and Hadman (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). Keen early tracking that duo, the Ger Lyons trainee looked poised for a facile win two out but ultimately had to work to get to the front passing the furlong pole. Grinding it out from there, the Beauty Stable Partnership's chestnut had 1 1/4 lengths to spare over the former in a race marred by the injury to the filly Daisy Peers (GB) (New Bay {GB}). “I was a little bit disappointed he was keen, as beforehand he goes down like a lamb,” commented Keane, who was initiating a group-race double on the card. “He doesn't usually do that at home. He is only a baby and having his second racecourse start, so maybe he was a little bit fresh and eager to get on with it. I was impressed the way he toughed it out considering the way he did it. I'd like to think you would see a better horse the next day with that experience under his belt hopefully.”

Assistant trainer Shane Lyons added, “He wasn't as visually impressive as the first day, but the first day was only a maiden. To be honest, it looks like he hasn't learned an awful lot from the first day. He was very keen in the race and probably disappointed himself a little, as he's a horse that can't hit the front too soon because he's still a baby. He did fight for Colin after. He's a Christian at home and he's obviously a very good horse. We'll take him home and let him tell us when he's ready again. It could be the [G1] Phoenix [at The Curragh Aug. 8] or the [G1] Middle Park [at Newmarket Sept. 25]. He has entries in York as well. Colin said he loved the ground, which is a help. He's a lovely horse, we knew that the first day and we would have been disappointed today if he had been beaten.”

Beauty Inspire is out of Darwell (Ire) (Zamindar), who is a daughter of the G2 Queen Mary S.-placed Ceedwell (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) from the family of the German group 3-winning sprinter Mis Gazon (Ire) (Royal Academy). Her yearling colt is by Dragon Pulse (Ire).

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
JEBEL ALI RACECOURSE & STABLES ANGLESEY S.-G3, €56,000, Curragh, 7-17, 2yo, 6f 66yT, 1:18.33, gd.
1–BEAUTY INSPIRE (IRE), 131, c, 2, by Mehmas (Ire)
1st Dam: Darwell (Ire), by Zamindar
2nd Dam: Ceedwell (GB), by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
3rd Dam: Muja Farewell (GB), by Mujtahid
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€10,000 Ylg '20 GOFFEB; £25,000 Ylg '20 TATIRY). O-Beauty Stable Partnership; B-Michael O'Mahony (IRE); T-Ger Lyons; J-Colin Keane. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $47,032. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Andreas Vesalius (Ire), 131, c, 2, Caravaggio–Vitello (GB), by Raven's Pass. (72,000gns Wlg '19 TATFOA; £75,000 Ylg '20 GOFFUK; £220,000 RNA 2yo '21 GOFFLN). O-Paul H Redmond & T G Fitzgerald; B-Biddestone Stud Ltd (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €10,000.
3–Hadman (Ire), 131, c, 2, Starspangledbanner (Aus)–Anneli (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (£55,000 Ylg '20 GOFFUK). O-The Al Mamoura Partnership; B-Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €5,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, NK. Odds: 0.50, 14.00, 5.00.
Also Ran: The Entertainer (Ire). DNF: Daisy Peers (GB). Scratched: Celtic Times (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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How To Win At Poker – Tips For The Beginner

Poker is one of the few games where a player is judged a winner based on how much money they have won, not by the number of hands that they have won. While Poker is very much a game of acquired skills and not luck, this doesn’t mean that a beginner can’t also be a winner. This is what makes poker such a popular card game.

As a beginning player, there are some tips that can be followed to increase your chances of winning at the table. For example, it is very important to know when and when not to bet. Being able to learn a few tricks of the game, watching how other players make their moves and above all, taking responsibility for your own actions as well as for your own play are important skills to learn. It is also a good idea for new poker players to keep a log, of sorts, of the games played and how they performed.

One of the most enjoyable parts of playing poker, as a beginner, is to learn the tricks of the game. Keep in mind that as a new player, you probably won’t learn anything that will fool a seasoned cardholder, but you can certainly use them against your buddies on Saturday night. It is important to note that over using these tricks and tips can quickly become a disadvantage to your game. Tricks are nice, but should be used only when they can help you win and not just because they are fun to perform during the game.

Probably the most important trick that you can ever learn when playing poker, is to know when to bet and when to hold on to your money. When a good set of cards are dealt to you, it’s exciting and you may be tempted to bet larger than what you should. It is always wise, after you make a small opening bet, to sit back and observe your fellow players, try to see what they have going on. If need be, fold, even on a good hand. If you don’t learn when to fold, you won’t win very often. It is especially important for a new player to learn when to stop upping the pot; just because you “think” you can win it. Your opponents will gladly take your money.

Observation of the other players is also an important part of winning at the game of poker. The most effective way to learn how to win at poker is to find someone who is great at the game and watch what they are doing. Watch the fact that the veterans don’t use their bag of tricks on every hand, how they bet and that it is not every time their turn comes around, they wait. Pay attention to the fact that when they feel that their hand is turning cold, they stop betting.

For the newer players, it is important to be accountable for how they are playing. It is too easy in this game to blame a loss on a string of bad luck. This way of thinking will get you into trouble faster than anything else. Be responsible, realize that poker is a skill game, that you control how you use or don’t use the cards you are given.

A great way to learn to be responsible for your play is by keeping a chart, or a log, of how you are playing your games. This doesn’t have to be anything fancy; you are the only one who will see it. However, the log should keep track of the players, the time of the game, the money involved and what you think your strengths or weakness were during that particular game. You are looking for a way to improve your poker skills for the next time you square off against these same opponents.