Monlula

James farewells star mare, looks for big run from another

Posted on February 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Roger James will produce Concert Hall in Saturday's Group 3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m) at New Plymouth as a springboard to a campaign in Melbourne, just days after the death of his last star performer in Australia, Silent Achiever. O'Reilly mare Silent Achiever was a four-time Group winner for James and breeder-owner Kevin[...]

Posted on November 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Robert Wellwood is one of the bright young stars of the New Zealand training ranks and the hands-on horseman has already proved adept at a number of roles in the thoroughbred industry. But on Monday Wellwood ticked another industry box, filling the void as the commentator at the Taupo trials, after a rostering[...]

Posted on October 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained stayer London Banker is primed for the Listed Ricoh Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The patiently-handled son of Tavistock is a five-year-old but is the young buck in a field of veterans which includes the ageless 11-year-old Sampson. After two runs over a mile this campaign[...]

Posted on October 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Two Illicit has hardly put a foot wrong in her eight-start career to date, but the immensely talented four-year-old will face her toughest test to date when she contests Saturday's star-studded Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. Runner-up in last season's Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m),[...]

Posted on March 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising stayer London Banker took every centimetre of the 2100m distance of Saturday's J Swap Contractors Bay Of Plenty Cup to get his nose in front as he prevailed in a thrilling finish to the middle-distance contest. Searching for a hattrick of wins after success over the same distance at Te Teko and Ellerslie at[...]

Posted on March 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A dominant performance over 1600m at Trentham on Saturday has co-trainer Roger James considering upping the ante for talented performer Sherrif. Carrying the familiar black and gold checks of owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Sherrif dashed clear in the final 200m to record his second consecutive victory since making his return to racing following a[...]

Posted on February 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Five-time New Zealand Derby winning-trainer Roger James is refusing to buy into talk that Saturday's Classic at Ellerslie is down to a two-horse race between his star filly Two Illicit and boom gelding Dragon Leap. James will produce Jimmy Choux filly Two Illicit, Redwood gelding Reggiewood and He's Remarkable gelding Monlula in the Group 1[...]

James farewells star mare, looks for big run from another

Versatile Wellwood answers the call

London Banker primed for Feilding Gold Cup

Partnership in search of breakthrough Group 1

London Banker prevails in stirring finish

James keen to test in-form Sherrif

James shoots for sixth Derby win

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