Dettori rides for G.B.

Dettori rides in Shergar Cup - but for Great Britain

Frankie Dettori: has ridden for Rest Of The World and Europe in Shergar Cup


FRANKIE DETTORI is back in the fold for Saturday's Shergar Cup - but he has swapped sides as a late substitute.

The Italian-born superstar has ridden in nearly every renewal of Ascot's team competition but after representing the Rest Of The World for many years and then Europe in 2007 when the format changed, he will now join Hayley Turner and Seb Sanders in the British side.

"I'm delighted to be riding in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup again," said Dettori.

"Obviously I'm changing teams having ridden for Europe last year but I have lived here for 25 years and been British champion jockey three times so I think I'm pretty well qualified to join Hayley and Seb on the home team!

"I'm claiming dual nationality - my Arsenal shirt is my passport!"

With Ryan Moore unable to ride in Saturday's competition at Ascot, a vacancy arose for the final place on the team.

"Ryan's confirmation of commitments elsewhere coincided with a call from Frankie's agent to let us know that Godolphin were unexpectedly able to release him, so everything fell into place really," said Nick Smith, head of public relations at Ascot.
"Having won all five British Classics, ridden 39 Royal Ascot winners and lived here almost all his working life, if anyone can justifiably claim to have a foot in two camps, Frankie can.

"The reality is that Ascot means Frankie and to most people, Frankie means racing.

"For a day like the Shergar Cup, with literally thousands of kids and first time racegoers here, we'd be letting people down if we didn't grab this opportunity to let racing's greatest public asset take the stage.

"It's particularly gratifying and says a great deal about the progress of the event that he is so keen to ride."

The Ireland team contains Jamie Spencer as captain plus Richard Hughes and Kevin Manning while Europe will be represented by Gerald Mosse, Mirco Demuro, Halis Karatas.

There is anexciting team for the Rest Of The World, with Japanese legend Yutaka Take joined by the two winning-most jockeys of all time, Russell Baze and Jorge Ricardo.

Will we be able to watch? Or will Tellytrack cover some jumps shit from Huntingdon instead?

Nothing wrong with Huntingdon hehe!

Maybe there's nothing wrong with Huntingdon. However, as an alternative to good flat racing it's like comparing a plain margarine sandwich to a three course meal at the Ritz...

Frankie British - too right mate!

If KP can after 4 years - surely Frankie after 25 - lol!

Just win baby win dbl-lol!!

Cant comment Magic, I have never tried a plain margarine sandwich.

On a serious note, just tried one, but admit had half a kilo of bacon with it and it tasted "MAGIC".

I am sure the race is on Sat night?

We have Turffontien, Kenilworth, Newmarket, Haydock, Bangor on Dee, Ripon, Ascot and Australia, will try and find out?

scotia Wrote:

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> Cant comment Magic, I have never tried a plain
> margarine sandwich.

Nor have I. Sadly, I haven't been to the Ritz, either. The closest I got was driving past it on a bus...

Ritz is overrated. Now a Scotia bacon butty, that is something to savour, with brown sauce no doubt.

Huntingdon a great track, can sit next to the A1 and watch the races for free if you like. Bangor is also a great track, families have picnics in the middle of the course. On the contrary, Ascot is only average for facilities but great for the quality of racing.

But for quality you can't beat Musselburgh !!!

About 10 days or so ago,a plane from Bolivia landed as scheduled at Aberdeen international airport.

Amongst the passengers were 43 "illegals". I say illegals because they had very limited paperwork on them..that is no passports. (how they manage to board the plane in La Paz is a mystery). Well immigration obviously got a hold of this and apprehended these passengers with the help of the Police at the Passport Control.

Under normal circumstances these poor souls would be returned to the plane and sent to where they came from, but this did not occur.

Because the immigration holding detention centre at the airport had had already 37 other so called illegals, none of these 43 could be accommodated at the centre.

So enter British invention. The 43 were given approx £60 each and told to take the bus into town,find a bed and breakfast and to return to the airport in the morning from where they would be processed in order to return to Bolivia.

Well need I say only 2 returned the following morning. Both were given temporary residence. The other 41 are still on the run.

Moral is that if those 2 could get residence after 1 day then Franke after 25 years can be British for a day.

Nice one Mori

After his performance on Act of Diplomacy 4/7 on and not in the first 6, he should not be worrying any of his opponents come the meeting.