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Primed for victory (updated 02/04/09)

Bertolini’s five-year-old son Prime Defender marked the start of the official flat turf season in fine style with victory in the Listed Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

The Barry Hills-trained entire won twice as a two-year-old and followed this up with his first Stakes win in the Listed European Free Handicap at Newmarket. That same season, he also won the Listed Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock and was placed in the G3 Renaissance Stakes in Ireland.  Despite remaining winless last season, Prime Defender recorded yet more black type, being placed in a Listed race at Windsor and finishing a neck second to Ancien Regime in the G3 Champagne Lanson Sprint Stakes at Sandown.

Bred by Christopher Mason, Prime Defender is out of Arian Da (Superlative), who has already returned to Bertolini this season. Arian Da has recently been scanned back in foal to Bertolini, as has Cal Norma's Lady, the dam of his Cheveley Park Stakes-winning first-crop daughter Donna Blini. Cal Norma's Lady also has a three-year-old by Bertolini, named Northumberland, in training with Mark Johnston.

There was also a winning return for one of Kayf Tara’s promising performers last year when Touch Of Irish won his first start of hurdles by an impressive 16 lengths at Kelso on Sunday. Raced by his breeder Bill Walker, the seven-year-old won two bumpers last season and finished runner-up in the G2 John Smith’s Champion National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree on Grand National day. Touch Of Irish is a son of the Zaffaran mare Portland Row and has a four-year-old full-brother named Portland Rose in training with Jennie Candlish.

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).