World renowned horse trainer Richard Fahey believes that the £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury, UK on Saturday is the ideal race for runner-up in the Norfolk Stakes last month, Ventura Rebel.
Ventura Rebel, who heads the stable’s five-strong entry for a race that it has won three times in the past six years. In the short term Fahey much has stated that he much prefers the Super Sprint to the Group Two Prix Robert Papin at Maisons Laffitte 24 hours later.
Speaking to RacingTV.com Fahey said: “I’d say Ventura Rebel will run in the Super Sprint because it’s an ideal race for him. We gave him a bit of a chance after Royal Ascot, and we didn’t contemplate Newmarket as he’d had three runs already.”
“He’s in great form and I couldn’t be any happier with him. He’s improving all of the time and on paper he’s the one to beat. Anything that beats him will deserve to win.”
Fahey does has previous with this particular race, having first won the Super Sprint with Peniaphobia in 2013, and has since been successful with Lathom, who led a one-two-four for the stable in 2015, and with Bengali Boys two years ago.
The attraction is obvious, and Fahey said: “It’s a big pot for the market we are dealing in and so it’s a race we like to target. We tend to deal in the lower end of the market and a lot of our horses don’t cost a lot, so it’s a good race for us. We’ve had some good results there, and it’s a good day out for the owners.”
There might not be a Tiggy Wiggy among Hannon’s eight possibles for Saturday’s race, but the stable has a couple of lightly-weighted fillies with each-way possibilities at least.
In a recent interview with RacingTV.com, Hannon said: “I’d say Ventura Rebel looks a certainty for Richard Fahey, but Separate[second to a potentially smart newcomer at Windsor last time] would have a chance, and Ocasio Cortez is pretty quick. They would probably be my best chances.”
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About Richard Fahey
Richard Fahey is a racehorse trainer, based in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Fahey has saddled over 30 Group race winners in the UK, Ireland, France and Canada. In 2015 Fahey equalled the record for the most calendar wins with 235. He ended 2017 with prize money of over £4.2m and 2018 he finished the season with 190 winners. He has trained over 2,500 winners both over the jumps and on the flat.
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