P391 CEEFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:12/48 T BIN R INTERV E : REG AKEHURST 1/7 In the third and final part of his int vi w, Epsom handl R g Akjhurst looks at some of the stable's star handicappers: I tied Richard Quinn down slightly by telling him to hold Proton up at Goodwood last Thursday. j They went a bit quick then eased down and, if we had kicked at the top of the hill, I think that we 5 woul h vj fin sh d close . j I think that hj is better with a bit of cut in the ground as he showed in the November Handicap and 1m6f is his ideal distance. 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Ante-Post Timjform EarlyOdds DunwoodyP391 CEEFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:13/18 TRAINER INTERVIEW: REG AKEHURST E2/7 I think the form of Shadiruan's win in a five-runner Thirst handica8 will work out quite well. Argyle Cavalier, who finished second, had mit with traffic problems in the Chester Cup and still managed to finish fifth so I would say the form whll st nd up. He will certaiml8 be entered in the Ascot Stakes but I would not say that hj is Group class yet. I would probably say that the further hj went in future the better he would perform. uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp pppz Interview by Philip Riley Ante-Post Timjform EarlyOdds DunwoodyP391 CEJFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:12/43 TRBINER INTERVIE+< REG AKEHURST 3/7 It is easy to say, but I think zhat Sharp Prospect would probably have won the Lincoln had he got in - hj was so very, vjr well. W went to Newdury next but unfortunately hj chipped a little bone in his knee and when we got him home he was lame. had him x- a ed and I cann t j him coming back this 9jar. We would like to get him back for the back end but it is unlikely. 55 To make sure we will probably leave him until next term, but he will definitely stay in training. 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp888ppz Ante-Post Timjform EarlyOdds DunwoodyP391 CJEFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:14/42 ] TRBINER INTERVIEW: REG AKEHURST 4/7 Shujan ne6eu got near the front and was always running wide in the Chester Cup so he might as well have sta9ed at home. He doisn't mind a sharp track though. He had a good draw but was not able to use it. He is out in the fi ld at th moment. Hd needed a break and won+t be coming in for a couple of mgnth3 I do not know if we are going to perse6ere wi h him over hurdles next year. He was getting his 5mping to e h and if he was bert handicapp d could win a c uppppppppppppppppppppp pppp ppppp ppz Ante-Post Timjform EarlyOdds DunwoodyP391 CEEFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:19/24 TRAINER INTERVJE+: REG AKEHURST 5/7 Sm ogle l c ta nl b t r d in the Ascot Stakes, he won quite nicely at Newdury and has conj out of the race very well. Newdury is a bit of a difficult track to front run at - not many horses make all the running round there and hang on to win. It was soft ground when he was second to Lalindi at Warwick and they were all running around looSing for the best ground. He does prefer top of the ground and hj has beaten Lalindi gn both 5 of hi ub q nt out n . 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Ante-Post Timeform EarlyOdds Dunwood=P391 CEEFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:13/4 n2n1 TR INES INTERV EW: REG AKEHURST 6/7 'hen we got Will Arranged hj won 1 maiden for us, but I don't think that it was a vj y good cont st. 5 He is now a typical case of being badly handicapped. He ran at Kempton and was flat out doing his best but was only dropped one pound Wj sent him all the way to York, again hj was beaten and again h was only dropped one pound. +hen Frankie Dettori got off him h 5 said that he was a nice horse, a lo6jly ride but has got 10 pounds 5 too much weight and I entirely 5 agree with him. Ante Po t Timjform EarlyOdds DunwoodyP391 CEJFAX 391 Tue 30 May 19:21/13 ] TRAINER INTERVJE+] /. , R G A EHURST 7/7 I think that some of the runners got caught napping behind Mercadieu at Goodwood last week when +iuhink finished second to him. Frankie Dettori sat second but what he warn'5 expecting, as none of them were, was that the leader could kick again like hj did. Having s id that, a co pl m r strides and we would have won! He found Kempton a little bit sharp on his seasonbl debut. Hi was not entirely well balanced and it took him a little time to get running, but he still won. Ante-Post Timjform EarlyOdds Dunwoodz