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GERMANYDutch master trainer Paul

Hagoort and regular driver Robin Bakker collected their second German Traber Der-by in two years with Muscle Scott providing an upset in the German classic at Ber-lin’s Mariendorf track.

Rudolf Haller’s Orlando Jet (Orlando Vici) and Dream-breaker (Offshore Dream) were the two heavily fa-voured runners after big wins leading into the event.

Bakker sat in the perfect one-one sit on Muscle Scott as Thorsten Tietz set the pace on Fioban.

Dreambreaker was the first to move, coming out of the trail but Muscle Scott shot past at the entrance to the straight, and skipped away.

Caught napping Orlando Jet closed rapidly but missed by a length. Mr Shorty (Here Comes Joey) was third. The time for the 1900m trip was 1’12”5.

Hot favourite Gilda Newport easily won the Stuten Derby the previous day.

Dion Tesselaar made a good start on the daughter of

Donato Hanover, brushing by polesitter Likasi by the end of the back straight to take control.

From there Gilda Newport set a torrid pace which had the field strung out and she was well clear turning for home and went on to win eas-ily. Gamine Newport (Cantab Hall) stayed on for second with Stonewashed Diamant (Gustav Diamant) third.Gilda Newport went 1’12”9 for the 1900m trip.FINLANDMarkku Nieminen trained and drove Callela Eliza won the Finnish Tammakriterium (Finnish Oaks) for 3YO fillies at Tampere on the weekend.

The daughter of Love You smashed the race record in defeating hot favourite Ratu Royale (Credit Winner).

Ratu Royale and Callela Eliza skipped away from the bunch down the back straight but Calella Eliza stayed on the stronger and went on to win by two lengths

A pair of Quite Easy fillies in Cinderella Hoss and Golda Paris were third and fourth respectively.

BUGSY MALONE stole a march on a strong field of French 5YOs in the Prix des Hetres at Cabourg yesterday.

While Bold Eagle was ab-sent, the rest of the stellar class of 2011 were there in force with the Criterium des 5 Ans only three weeks away, but in a touch of irony, Bugsy Malone, a gelding, was the only horse in the field who is ineligible for the French “Classique”.

Bugsy Malone made a great start from the front line and Yoann Lebourgeois was soon bolting away to a 20 length lead, which had the field struggling to keep pace.

It was a tactic often seen in monte racing, of which Lebourgeois is one of France’s top jockeys, and it paid off big time for the Phillipe Allaire-trained son of Ready Cash.

Given a small breather down the back straight, Bugsy Malone was once again asked to dig in as world 3150m record holder and stablemate Bird Park-er (Ready Cash) separated from the peleton in hot pur-suit.

Bird Parker was closing with every stride but Bugsy Malone still had a com-fortable two-length margin as the crossed the wire in 1’13”3.

Bird Parker, who started from the 25m mark, clocked a slick 1’12”8 in a bold preparation for the Criteri-

um des 5 Ans where he will once again find Bold Eagle awaiting.

Belina Josselyn, the win-ner of five group races this year, was a distant third ahead of champion mare Bil-lie de Montfort.

The Group II Prix de la Haye at Enghien drew a strong field of elite European stayers to Enghien on Sun-day.

There had been five lead-ers of an enthralling tactical battle as Eric Raffin on Valko Jenilat assumed control for the final lap and upped the tempo as Athos des Elfes moved up to sit parked.

By the turn, Valko Jenilat had a three length lead and he kicked on to win easily with Baltic Charm staying on strongly to grab second from Alienor de Godrel.

On Saturday, Philippe Allaire’s star filly Dawana narrowly won the Group III Prix Henri Cravoisier for Eu-ropean 3YOs over a mile at Enghien from up and comer Douce Rebelle.

Dawana (Ready Cash) was driven straight to the front by Gabrielle Gelormini as Jean Pierre Dubois went up to sit parked on striking Sam Bourbon filly Douce Rebelle.

The pair matched strides from the 800m mark and it was only the added distance of going wide which seper-ated them at the finish, with the inside horse getting the decision by a head. Italian bred colt Urali Op (SJ’S Pho-

to) made up a lot of ground to finish third a neck away.

FRENCH FACT The first 2YO races of the

French season got under way on the weekend. They both went to master juvenile trainer Philippe Allaire from

the progeny of Ready Cash. At Enghien Everest Vedquais won the colts season debut while at Les Sables d’Olonne Elegantissime, a full sister to Group one winner Brillan-tissime, won the first of the season’s fillies races.

BUGSY MALONE STEALS IT

UET MASTERS SERIESUET MASTERS SERIES POINTS

1 Bold Eagle (FRA) 2800; 2 Your Highness (ITA) 2750; 3 Oasis Bi (ITA) 2400; 4 Un Mec d’Heripre (FRA) 1900; 5= Timoko (FRA), Nuncio (USA) 1850; 7 Lionel (NOR) 1750; 8= Creatine (USA) Propulsion (USA) Mosaique Face 1600; 11 Orsia (ITA) 1550; 12 On Track Piraten (SWE) 1150; 13 Moses Rob (ITA) 1100; 14 Votliguer de Myrt, (SWE) 1350; 15 Pascia’Lest (ITA) Delicious U.S. (USA) 1050.Next race, 13 August July. Aby Stora Pris, Sweden

LOVE YOU MY AMOUR (Winner 2600m Oamaru, NZ) ROMANESQUE (ITY) (Winner 2150m En-ghien) AIMA DE VILLENEUVE (Winner 2150m 2150m Enghien) DEEP LOVE (Winner 2650m Les Sables d’Ol-onne) EXCLUSIVE RED (Win-ner Enghien) CADET JOYEUX (Winner 2859m Cabourg) BENFICA (Winner 2275m Monpazier) VERDICT BLUE (2nd 2700m Bagneres) CREME DES RACQUES (2nd 2575m Dieppe) TADJACAN (Winner 2875m Mau-quenchy) VOTRE PRESIDENT (Winner 2450m La Palmyre) VERY LOVE ROYAL (2nd 2850m Hyeres) ALISTER DU SURET (2nd 2950m Cagnes-Sur-Mer) AKIDO (3rd 3450m Brehal) UN AMOUR DU PONT (3rd 3375m Pornichet) VIOLET (3rd 2875m Meslay-du-Maine) BAHAMA ISLAND (3rd 2575m Dieppe)

ORLANDO VICICARAT DES CORVEES (Win-ner 2850m Brehal) DAILY HAUFOR (Winner 2400m Rochefort) AMBASSADEUR D’AM (Winner 2950m Cagnes-Sur-Mer) DEFI DES ELIES (Winner 2250m La Ferte-Vidam) ANYWAY THOURJAN (Winner 3025m Montier-En-Der) DREAM DE LASSERIE (Winner 2150m Ranes) AVOINE DE BLONDEL (2nd 3000m Neuille-Pont-Pierre) DANYLA DE BRION (2nd 2725m Pornichet) CICERONO (2nd 2700m La Capelle) CARAT DES COR-VEES (2nd 2850m Brehal) CAIROS HEMES (3rd 2025m Aix-les-Baines) DONALD (3rd 2375m Eauze) URLANDO MAGIC (3rd 2775m La Ferte-Vidam) ANISSIO BELLO (3rd 2475m La Palmyre)QUAKER JETCESAR DE ROCHE (Winner 2725m Avranches) CRIBA-

LINE GREEN (2nd 2700m Bagneres-de-Luchon) COFFEE JET (3rd 2700m La Capelle) CHEF INDIEN (3rd 2925m Cagnes-Sur-Mer) AINA CRISTIANA (3rd 2900m Enghien)REPEAT LOVEDOLVERA (Winner 2150m Cagnes-Sur-Mer) CYBORG DE LA BASLE (Winner 2700m Avranches) AR-NAQUE (Winner 2875m Meslay-du-Maine) CRAZY DREAM (2nd 2900m Meslay-du-Maine) VICE CONSUL (3rd 2875m Hyeres) CAROLINE DE MAI (3rd 2575m Dieppe)READY CASHDAWANA (Winner Group III 2150m Enghien) ELE-GANTISSIME (Winner 2YO 2150m Les Sables d’Ol-onne) EVEREST VEDAQUAIS (Winner 2YO 2150m Enghien) BEAUHARNAIS (Winner 2725m Avranch-es) BEST MATCH (Winner

2700m Graignes) CASH DES OBEAUX (2nd 2400m Am-ierns) ATHENA FRANCA (2nd 2850m Hyeres) BANGURO (2nd 2575m Dieppe) CAPI-TANO DE LOU (2nd 2875m Cabourg) DREAM ATOUT (3rd 2925m Cagnes-Sur-Mer) BUTLER (3rd 2625m La Rochelle) BORSALINO MAZA (3rd 2700m Aix-Les-Baine)THE BEST MADRIKDARLING HARBOUR (2nd 2750m La Capelle) CURI-OUS DREAM (3rd 2875m Cabourg)SAM BOURBONCOCONUT BOND (Winner 2750m La Capelle) COMME CHEZ NOUS (Winner 2875m Enghien) BEROLINA (3rd 2750m La Capelle) CALI-FORNIA ZEN (3rd 2750m La Capelle)

MILE RATE CONVERSION: 2.00 =1’14”6, 1.57=1’12”7, 1.54=1’10”8, 1.51= 1’09.

Impressive Volstead strikes gold in Rattvik

NEW ZEALANDAward winning trainers

Greg and Nina Hope’s French love affair continues with Love You gelding My Amour winning on the first week of the season.

My Amour justified his fa-vouritism by posting his sec-ond victory in just nine race day starts albeit by a narrow margin.

My Amour is out of the Continentalman mare Doli, a

member of the fine American family of Working Girl.

The Hopes were big win-ners at the recent Harness Racing New Zealand Awards with star trotter Monbet win-ning the Horse of the Year, 4YO Trotter and Trotter of the Year.

Stablemate Enghien also by Love You, took home the 2YO Trotter of the Year, while Love You was named NZ Trot-ting Stallion Of the Year.

Bugsy Malone holds on to beat a fast closing Bird Parker at Cabourg yesterday . GERARD FORNI

Valko Jenilat is an easy winner at Enghien. GERARD FORNI

Stefan Melander’s Volstead won the Ego Boys Mnne at Rattvik, the gold division race in Sweden on the weekend.

The sprint over 1640m drew a top field, and Orjan Kihlstrom wasted no time in getting to the front from the coveted number two gate, as stablemate Standout in the pole gifted him the easy lead.

From there Kihlstrom was in complete control, setting terms to suit and kicking in the straight.

Swedish champion On Track Piraten, who had the horror 11 marble, flew home and got to within a length, but it was too late.

Volstead went a slick 1’11”3 for the 1640m.

Standout maintained his position in the trail to claim third.

Hans R Stromberg caused a boilover in the Sommer-travets final, producing Olym-pic Torch to win at long odds.

Sahara One (Raja Mirchi) set the with Briliance in the trial and Minnestads Dubai (Ready Cash) sitting parked.

Sahara One was still well in control as they turned for home, opening up a gap of several lengths but came to the end of his run 50m from the finish.

Olympic Torch flew from the pack and got up by half-a length with Stay Alert getting up for third. The time was 1’14”3 for the 2140m.