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Grade One winner for Kayf Tara

21/04/10 - Planet of Sound lifts the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup

Charles and Sally Lloyd-Baker’s homebred Planet Of Sound became the first top-level winner for his sire Kayf Tara on Wednesday when winning the G1 Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown, leading home former Cheltenham Gold Cup winners War Of Attrition and Denman.

“I’m chuffed to bits,” said Planet Of Sound’s trainer Phillip Hobbs. “He’s always been a very nice horse. It was his first start over three miles but he stayed on very well today. He made one mistake down the far side, but apart from that jumped very well.

“He’s a very genuine horse and when I saw 25/1 in today’s paper I couldn’t believe it! We knew he’d get the trip and he stayed on well. We can dream all summer now. He has plenty of pace and the King George would probably be the aim and we can dream on after that. He could start off in something like the Betfair Chase at Haydock.”

Planet Of Sound is out of Herald The Dawn, by Dubasoff, and has now won six races, including the G2 Haldon Gold Cup, and has been placed on a further seven occasions, amassing earnings of £227,339.

It has been a memorable month for the Lloyd-Bakers, who also own Planet Of Sound’s half-brother From Dawn To Dusk, winner of the Listed John Smith’s Handicap Chase at the Grand National meeting and subsequently G2-placed at Cheltenham.

Kayf Tara, the leading British-based National Hunt sire, is now in ninth position overall on the jumps sires’ table with an impressive 30 per cent winners to runners strike rate.

SIMON’S BLOG

16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done. We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.

6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock). The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this. In the meantime we just have to wait and hope. (I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).