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Raducanu ends search for
coach she urgently needs
Kempton Park
Rob Wright
4.30 Tickets 6.30 Wild Mountain
5.00 Princesse D’Or 7.00 Candleford (nap)
5.30 Lady Clementine 7.30 Limited Edition
6.00 Hot Chesnut 8.00 First Charge
Going: standard to slow Racing TV
Draw: 5f-1m, low numbers best
4.30 Novice Stakes
(2-Y-O: £2,700: 1m) (14)
1 (3) CROESO CYNNES H Evans 9-5 D Costello
2 (5) GRIFFIN PARK A Balding 9-5 J Bryan
3 (10) 0 HAVANA GOLDRUSH 12 (B) J S Moore 9-5 S W Kelly
4 (7) JADE COUNTRY E J-Houghton 9-5 D Probert
5 (14) OUR NOBLE LORD A Stronge 9-5 T Whelan
6 (11) SILVERSCAPE R Teal 9-5 J Watson
7 (1) TICKETS I Furtado 9-5 K Shoemark
8 (13) TOM HAZELGROVE P McEntee 9-5Grace McEntee (5)
9 (8) 33 WARD CASTLE 42 M Botti 9-5 A Atzeni
10 (12) 0 BY PASS 13 W G M Turner 9-0 L Morris
11 (2) INDIEANGELINA Alice Haynes 9-0 K O'Neill
12 (6) RETICENT A Balding 9-0 W Cox (3)
13 (4) RUNNER BEAN J Gallagher 9-0 D Keenan
14 (9) STEPPES M Johnston 9-0 J Fanning
9-4 Ward Castle, 4-1 Griffin Park, 6-1 Steppes, 7-1 Jade Country, 8-1 Tickets,
10-1 Silverscape, Indieangelina, 12-1 Reticent.5.00 Novice Stakes
(Div I: 2-Y-O: £3,780: 1m) (13)
1 (7) 1 AMMOLITE 162 S & E Crisford 9-7 J Mitchell
2 (5)^0 ALBION PRINCESS 18 R Charlton 9-0 T Whelan
3 (1) 04 AL HUSN 21 R Varian 9-0 J Crowley
4 (13)^0 AUDETTE 11 J Portman 9-0 R Hornby
5 (11) CLAREMONT AVENUE M Johnston 9-0 J Fanning
6 (10) 50 ELLENCARNE 22 J & T Gosden 9-0 M Harley
7 (6) 06 FIORINA 33 G Boughey 9-0 Rossa Ryan
8 (4) 04 KERENSA 36 (H) K P De Foy 9-0 D Muscutt
9 (9) LOVE SOMEONE Sir M Stoute 9-0 R L Moore
10 (3) 0 MISS MALOU 21 M Madgwick 9-0 S Cherchi (3)
11 (2)^4 PEACE OFFERING 28 J & T Gosden 9-0 R Havlin
12 (12) PRINCESSE D'OR C Appleby 9-0 T Marquand
13 (8) 63 YARRALUMLA 22 C Cox 9-0 H Crouch
2-1 Princesse D'Or, 5-1 Yarralumla, 6-1 Peace Offering, 7-1 Love Someone, 8-1
Al Husn, 12-1 Claremont Avenue, Ammolite, 16-1 Fiorina.5.30 Novice Stakes
(Div II: 2-Y-O: £3,780: 1m) (12)
1 (2) ARAB CINDER R Varian 9-0 A Atzeni
2 (1) DEDENNE T Dascombe 9-0 R Kingscote
3 (10) 0 ECHO CHAMBER 33 R Beckett 9-0 R Hornby
4 (8)^0 HEROIC HOLLY 21 A King 9-0 M Harley
5 (6) 5 JOKING 96 H Palmer 9-0 L Steward
6 (11) 3 LADY CLEMENTINE 21 A Balding 9-0 O Murphy
7 (7) 0 LADY HAMILTON 21 J & T Gosden 9-0 K O'NeillExeter
Rob Wright
12.40 Bean In Trouble 2.40 Coconut Splash
1.10 I Am Maximus 3.10 Writteninthesand
1.40 Lord Accord 3.40 Shirocco’s Dream
2.10 Fanfan Du Seuil
Going: good to soft, good in places Racing TV
12.40 Handicap Hurdle
(£3,594: 2m 7f) (17)
1 0P0-4TERRIERMAN 22 (P) T Lacey 7-12-0 T Doggrell (7)
2 03-42BEAN IN TROUBLE 29 Jonjo O'Neill 7-11-12 K Brogan (3)
3 1114-MR WASHINGTON 268 (W,P,T,BF) T Symonds 8-11-12Lilly Pinchin
4 0P213PUTTING GREEN F32 (P) N Mulholland 9-11-12 H Nugent
5 030-3TIP TOP CAT 20 F O'Brien 6-11-9 L Harrison (3)
6 2-F50MAJOR ROBINSON 34 D Pipe 5-11-9 P Armson (6)
7 2/22-HURRICANE MITCH 351 (W,T) H Fry 6-11-7L Murtagh (3)
8 0301-POUR UNE RAISON 225 (C) N Mitchell 6-11-5
Mr Finn Lambert (7)
9 353P-CALL SIMON 300 (P,BF) Nicky Martin 6-11-5 L Williams
10 002P-BRING THE ACTION 247 (T) N Hawke 5-11-5K Buckley (3)
11 300P-AIRTON 211 (B,D) S Holdsworth 8-10-9 H Kimber (3)
12 302R3GET AN OSCAR 22 (B,D) P Bowen 7-10-9Mr Dylan Kitts (7)
13 51-44SIENNA ROYALE 25 J Scott 7-10-3 D Prichard
14 3-220MASTER TRADESMAN 9 (P,T) R Mitford-Slade 10-10-2
Mr Ellis Collier (7)
15 053-PBELLAMY'S GREY 175 C J Gray 9-10-0 Sean Houlihan
16 4/0-3MR FITZROY 177 (T) Miss J Davis 11-10-0B Ffrench Davis (5)
17 000-5MISTERTOMMYSHELBY 51 R Potter 5-10-0 D Burton
5-1 Hurricane Mitch, 11-2 Bean In Trouble, 6-1 Tip Top Cat, 7-1 Pour Une
Raison, 10-1 Mr Washington, Putting Green, 12-1 Sienna Royale, Terrierman.
1.10 Novices' Hurdle (£4,084: 2m 1f) (17)
1 14-12LUTTRELL LAD 33 (H,BF,D) P Hobbs 5-11-5 T J O'Brien
2 300-0BARBARIAN 182 R Buckler 5-10-12 Sean Houlihan (3)
3 0-00BOLSOVER BILL 12 W Greatrex 4-10-12 H Bannister
4 644-FARCEUR DE MAULNE 254 (W,BF) R G Hawker 6-10-12Paul O'Brien
5 1-I AM MAXIMUS 382 N Henderson 5-10-12 N De Boinville
6 JPR ONE C Tizzard 4-10-12 B J Powell
7 4-1JUDICIAL LAW 185 (D) Jonjo O'Neill 4-10-12T Scudamore
8 40-0KING OF THE STORY 15 (T) Mrs K Stephens 5-10-12L Williams (3)
9 -2365MASTER MIKEY DEE 17 Mrs R Ford 6-10-12 J J Burke
10 5-0MUY BIEN 188 (H) H Fry 5-10-12 L Murtagh (3)
11 5-PER VINO VERITAS 219 C Tizzard 6-10-12 S Twiston-Davies
12 F-ROCK OF STAR 240 Alexandra Dunn 4-10-12 K Woods
13 5-3TRIPLE TRADE 20 C Tizzard 5-10-12 H Kimber (7)
14 300-BEES AND HONEY 252 R G Hawker 5-10-5 T Buckley (5)
15 HAPPY RETURNS N Mulholland 4-10-5 J Best
16 LADY IRONSIDE F228 C J Gray 4-10-5Tabitha Worsley (5)
17 45-RUBYS REWARD 240 A Honeyball 5-10-5 R Dingle
Evens I Am Maximus, 2-1 Luttrell Lad, 6-1 Judicial Law, 12-1 Jpr One, 20-1 Triple
Trade, 25-1 Per Vino Veritas, Muy Bien, 33-1 Farceur De Maulne, Rock Of Star.Blinkered first time: Kempton Park 4.30 Havana
Goldrush. 7.30 Lady Pendragon.Bangor-on-Dee
Rob Wright
12.30 Yggdrasil 2.30 Hermes Boy
1.00 Emmas Joy 3.00 Goobinator (nb)
1.30 Captain Tommy 3.30 Twotwothree
2.00 Painless Potter
Going: good to soft, soft in places
Sky Sports Racing12.30 Handicap Chase
(£3,649: 2m 4f) (11 runners)
1 1/2-3TIQUER 20 (D) Joe Ponting 13-11-13 D Jacob
2 F325-STAR OF RORY 231 (T) J Groucott 7-11-12 L Edwards
3 -316PTHE MACON LUGNATIC 21 B Pauling 7-11-11
Luca Morgan (5)
4 0424-KEEP ROLLING 231 (T,BF) P Hobbs 8-11-11 B R Jones
5 20P-PCHAZZA 186 (W,T) K Bailey 7-11-11 C Gethings
6 332-PASHFIELD PADDY 187 (BF) Jonjo O'Neill 7-11-11 R McLernon
7 04P-0ZOLFO 182 (P,CD) J Candlish 9-11-9 Sean Quinlan
8 4431-CRYPTO 244 V Williams 7-11-8 C Deutsch
9 4U-11DO IT FOR THY SEN 169 (P,D) Kerry Lee 7-11-5 Jamie Moore
10 410-1HAPPY NEWS 20 (T,D) J Groucott 8-11-2 J Nailor (3)
11 356-2YGGDRASIL 31 Nick Williams 4-10-11 D Noonan
9-2 Do It For Thy Sen, 5-1 Crypto, 6-1 Yggdrasil, 7-1 Happy News, Keep Rolling,
8-1 Ashfield Paddy, 10-1 Tiquer, Chazza.
Wright choice: Yggdrasil should appreciate this step up in
trip and is unexposed Dangers Do It For Thy Sen, Crypto
1.00 Novices' Chase
(Listed: £14,238: 2m 1f) (8)
1 311-2BURROWS DIAMOND 40 (BF) Sue Smith 6-11-0 R Mania
2 1-111COULD BE TROUBLE 15 (T) D McCain 6-11-0 B Hughes
3 2110/EMMAS JOY 608 D Skelton 8-11-0 H Skelton
4 122-3MASKADA 38 S Edmunds 5-11-0 C Gethings
5 5532-PEPITE DE BELLE 245 (T,BF) O Greenall 6-11-0Craig Nichol
6 1050-SCHIAPARANNIE 221 Mrs V Makin 9-11-0 A Anderson
7 3125-THE GLANCING QUEEN 237 A King 7-11-0 T Cannon
8 5443-VIENNA COURT 209 N Twiston-Davies 6-11-0 J Nailor
5-2 The Glancing Queen, 100-30 Emmas Joy, 4-1 Maskada, 11-2 Could Be Trouble,
8-1 Vienna Court, 14-1 Pepite De Belle, Burrows Diamond, 20-1 Schiaparannie.
Wright choice: Emmas Joy was the pick of these over
hurdles Dangers The Glancing Queen, Could Be Trouble
1.30 Handicap Chase (£13,528: 3m) (14)
1 1U1U-SAM'S ADVENTURE 206 (P,D) B Ellison 9-11-12B Hughes
2 143F-CANELO 214 (P,D) A King 8-11-10 T Cannon
3 P360-WINDSOR AVENUE 249 B Ellison 9-11-8 Sean Quinlan
4 142-0FALCO BLITZ 164 N Henderson 7-11-7 J Bowen
5 500P-BEWARE THE BEAR 210 (B,D) M Rowley 11-11-7
A Edwards (3)
6 414-PCAPTAIN CHAOS 11 (D) D Skelton 10-11-2Mr T Durrell (7)
7 0046-BLAKLION 214 (D) D Skelton 12-11-0 H Skelton
8 P406/BELAMI DES PICTONS 641 (D) V Williams 10-11-0 C Deutsch
9 1246-SNOW LEOPARDESS 214 C Longsdon 9-11-0 A Coleman
10 1410-ECLAIR SURF 235 (D) E Lavelle 7-11-0 T Bellamy
11 1535-LATE ROMANTIC 234 (P,T,D) O Greenall 11-10-11 Craig Nichol
12 F552-LEGENDS GOLD 223 R Curtis 7-10-10 S Bowen
13 /363-BOBO MAC 265 (P) T Symonds 10-10-9Isabel Williams (5)
14 4-135CAPTAIN TOMMY 25 (D) D Bridgwater 7-10-4 M Bastyan (3)
11-2 Snow Leopardess, 7-1 Blaklion, 8-1 Eclair Surf, Sam's Adventure, 10-1
Bobo Mac, Falco Blitz, Captain Tommy, Canelo, Belami Des Pictons.
Wright choice: Captain Tommy should appreciate this
return to further Dangers Eclair Surf, Legends Gold
2.00 Maiden Hurdle
(3-Y-O: £4,139: 2m 1f) (9)
1 BOOK OF SECRETS F293 (W,T) D Skelton 10-12 H Skelton
2 25 FOREVER FORWARD F16 (P) P Bowen 10-12 D Jacob
3 5 JACK KENNEDY 10 K Frost 10-12 C Todd (3)
4 3 PAINLESS POTTER 24 A King 10-12 T Cannon
5 SAINT SEGAL Mrs J Williams 10-12 Chester Williams (3)
6 TANGLEWOOD TALES F132 J Coulson 10-12F Gregory (3)
7 435 THE BRAVEST 16 (P) I Jardine 10-12 C O'Farrell
8 5 THE GUVNOR 13 H Whittington 10-12 J Quinlan
9 RATTLING ROSIE F153 J Groucott 10-5 L Edwards
2-1 Painless Potter, 5-2 Book of Secrets, 15-2 Saint Segal, 8-1 Forever
Forward, 10-1 Jack Kennedy, 12-1 others.
Wright choice: Painless Potter was a fair third in a better
race at Kempton Dangers Book Of Secrets, Forever Forward2.30 Maiden Hurdle (£4,139: 2m 1f) (11)
1 U/30-BOSTON JOE 240 R Curtis 5-11-4 S Bowen
2 24-05CREATIVE CONTROL 18 (H) D McCain 5-11-4T Gillard (5)
3 1060-DARE TO BEGIN 213 Mrs Stella Barclay 6-11-4 D McMenamin
4 600-FDUNOVER 12 Sue Smith 5-11-4 R Mania
5 3-2HERMES BOY 34 Mrs J Williams 4-11-4 Chester Williams (3)
6 00-3NOAHTHIRTYTWORED F39 (P) A West 5-11-4 Jamie Moore
7 0P-54RICHMOND LAKE 185 D McCain 5-11-4 B Hughes
8 0-6SULBRICK 21 M Rowley 6-11-4 A Edwards (3)
9 HELLOMYLOVE O Greenall 4-10-11 Craig Nichol
10 1-55IF I SAY 35 C Longsdon 4-10-11 C Deutsch
11 5-WHENTHEPENNYDROPS 263 D Skelton 5-10-11H Skelton
Evens Hermes Boy, 3-1 Whenthepennydrops, 8-1 Richmond Lake, 14-1 Boston
Joe, If I Say, 16-1 Creative Control, 20-1 Sulbrick, 25-1 others.
Wright choice: Hermes Boy was a good second at
Worcester Dangers Creative Control, Whenthepennydrops3.00 Handicap Hurdle (£11,707: 2m 4f) (12)
1 125P-LLANDINABO LAD 214 (W,C) T Symonds 6-11-12
Isabel Williams (5)
2 116-0UMBRIGADO 25 (P,T) D Pipe 7-11-10 D Noonan
3 4335-HUNTERS CALL 249 (W,D) O Murphy 11-11-8 A Coleman
4 /510-BOLD PLAN 263 E Williams 7-11-5 S Bowen
5 3101/BORDEAUX BILL 738 (D) B Ellison 10-11-1 D McMenamin
6 F30-0GOOBINATOR F32 (H) D McCain 5-10-11 B Hughes
7 141-0TINNAHALLA 33 (T) O Murphy 4-10-8 L Stones (7)
8 132P-THE GREY FALCO 215 A Ralph 6-10-7 N Scholfield
9 R000/ONE FOR BILLY 669 (T) D Skelton 9-10-7 H Skelton
10 611P-POL CROCAN 243 P Hobbs 6-10-6 B R Jones
11 UF-12BUCKO'S BOY 160 (D) J Snowden 6-10-3 Page Fuller
1221411 ISTHEBAROPEN 50 (T,CD) G Hanmer 8-10-2 W Shanahan (7)
11-4 Goobinator, 7-1 Isthebaropen, 8-1 Llandinabo Lad, Hunters Call, Bucko's
Boy, 10-1 Bold Plan, Umbrigado, 12-1 One For Billy, Pol Crocan, Bordeaux Bill.
Wright choice: Goobinator was fourth in the Cesarewitch
on the Flat last month Dangers Tinnahalla, Umbrigado
3.30 Novices' Hurdle (£4,139: 2m 4f) (11)
1 F51-1UNIVERSAL DAVE 21 A King 5-11-5 T Cannon
2 2222-BARRICHELLO 223 (W,BF) D McCain 5-10-12 B Hughes
3 4/3-GIOVANNI ROYALE 229 A Ralph 5-10-12 N Scholfield
4 4PP-MICKYH 234 A West 5-10-12 Jamie Moore
5 /5-36ON THE BANDWAGON 17 Jonjo O'Neill 6-10-12 R McLernon
6 6-23THE BOOLA BOSS 25 R Curtis 5-10-12 S Bowen
7 /431-TWOTWOTHREE 319 O Greenall 8-10-12 Craig Nichol
8 4-0MONEY FOR JAM 15 S Allwood 4-10-11 R T Dunne
9 6 TURNAWAY 25 (BF) D Skelton 4-10-11 H Skelton
10 0/62-JESSIE LIGHTFOOT 337 J Groucott 7-10-5 J Nailor (3)
11 MY FLYING SAUCER S Allwood 4-10-4 C Todd (3)1.40 Handicap Chase (£10,892: 3m) (9)
1 62-11LORD ACCORD 26 (T) N Mulholland 6-11-8 R Patrick
2 1263-CASTLE ROBIN 284 (T) C Longsdon 6-11-3 Paul O'Brien
3 422-6ADICCI 21 Jonjo O'Neill 6-11-2 K Brogan (3)
4 11P-PBOBHOPEORNOHOPE 184 (W,T) K Bailey 6-11-1 D Bass
5 432B-SLIPWAY 242 (BF) B Pauling 6-10-13 K Woods
6 225P-BUCKHORN GEORGE 240 C Tizzard 6-10-12 B J Powell
7 231-5CHAMPAGNE RHYTHM 15 E Williams 6-10-11 A Wedge
8 20565 STORY OF FRIENDS 22 (P) D Pipe 7-10-7 T Scudamore
9 P212-MORODER 240 Seamus Mullins 7-10-6 J Best
9-4 Lord Accord, 9-2 Castle Robin, 7-1 Bobhopeornohope, Moroder, 8-1 Adicci,
10-1 Buckhorn George, Champagne Rhythm, Slipway, 14-1 Story Of Friends.
2.10 Handicap Hurdle (£5,446: 2m 1f) (7)
1 5103-MACK THE MAN 242 E Williams 7-11-12 A Wedge
2 0265-RIVER BRAY 224 (W,P,T,D) V Dartnall 8-11-12T Scudamore
3 10260 NORDIC COMBINED 18 (T,V) D Pipe 7-11-10 F Gillard (3)
4 11-42TULIN 24 (T) P Nicholls 4-11-10 H Cobden
5 F5U5-THE RUSSIAN DOYEN 221 (W,T,CD) J Scott 8-11-10 R Dingle
6 1100-PETRASTAR 362 (H,T) D J Jeffreys 6-11-10 K Woods
7 0P0-2FANFAN DU SEUIL 29 (CD) T R George 6-10-11 J J Burke
15-8 Tulin, 4-1 Fanfan Du Seuil, 5-1 Mack The Man, 6-1 The Russian Doyen,
7-1 Petrastar, 10-1 Nordic Combined, 12-1 River Bray.2.40 Handicap Chase (£10,892: 2m 3f) (6)
1 P-623ANY NEWS 19 N Mulholland 6-11-8 S Twiston-Davies
2 /322-COCONUT SPLASH 266 E Williams 6-11-4 A Wedge
3 1515-JAY BEE WHY 214 A King 6-11-3 J J Burke
4 /12P-GALLYHILL 215 (W) N Henderson 6-11-3 N De Boinville
5 11PU-STRIKING A POSE 214 C Tizzard 5-10-9 B J Powell
6 3650-MENAPIAN 240 Mrs H Nelmes 10-10-3 Paul O'Brien
13-8 Coconut Splash, 3-1 Gallyhill, 4-1 Jay Bee Why, 9-2 Any News, 8-1
Striking A Pose, 200-1 Menapian.3.10 Handicap Chase (£5,446: 3m) (10)
1 6-6PPMAGNA SAM 164 (D) Mrs S Leech 7-11-12 A P Heskin
2 -3133CREATIVE INERTA 21 (P,T,CD) Ben Clarke 11-11-11
L Murtagh (3)
3 3/0P-ENDLESS FLIGHT 263 Mrs S Gardner 7-11-11
Sean Houlihan (3)
4 42-02MACFIN 14 N Twiston-Davies 5-11-9 E Edge (10)
5 45442 HEAVEY 21 (P,T) N Mulholland 7-11-6 S Twiston-Davies
6 3P-P3NORMANDY SOLDIER 26 (P) R Mitford-Slade 7-11-6B Godfrey (5)
7 /32P-STORM FORCE BEN 257 (BF) P Hobbs 7-11-5 T J O'Brien
8 3-12UWRITTENINTHESAND 38 (P,T,BF) T R George 7-11-2 J J Burke
9 016-3BONANZA SAM 40 (B,CD) J Mason 8-11-1 Doubtful
10 2-3P4TREACYS JIM 20 J Frost 7-10-0 C Quinn (7)
3-1 Writteninthesand, 7-2 Heavey, 4-1 Macfin, 5-1 Storm Force Ben, 10-1
Normandy Soldier, Creative Inerta, 14-1 Endless Flight, Magna Sam.
3.40 Novices' Hurdle
(£4,084: 2m 2f 111yd) (16)
1 0-P6BURROWS TREAT 165 (W,T) H Fry 5-10-12L Murtagh (3)
2 31-5DOYEN LA LUTTE 189 (W) D Pipe 5-10-12 F Gillard (3)
3 543-2DRASH ON RUBY 25 J Scott 5-10-12 R Dingle
4 24-FLYING NUN 350 E Lavelle 6-10-12 A Wedge
5 0/10-MIND SUNDAY 216 N Henderson 5-10-12 N De Boinville
6 004-0MISS MARETTE 8 (H) C Down 5-10-12Tabitha Worsley (5)
7 320-5MY KEEPSAKE 33 P Hobbs 5-10-12 T J O'Brien
8 0-OTTER LYNN 211 J Frost 6-10-12 C Quinn (7)
9 210/SABRINA 606 P Nicholls 6-10-12 H Cobden
10 1/53-SHIROCCO'S DREAM 248 C Tizzard 6-10-12 B J Powell
11 P/13-SO SOCKSY 208 Ben Clarke 7-10-12 L Williams (3)5-4 Universal Dave, 4-1 Barrichello, 11-2 Twotwothree, 8-1 The Boola Boss, 10-1
On The Bandwagon, 12-1 Turnaway, Giovanni Royale, 25-1 Jessie Lightfoot.
Wright choice: Twotwothree beat three subsequent
winners at Wetherby Dangers Barrichello, Universal Dave122650 TOWTHELINE 9 Harriet Brown 5-10-12 B Poste
13 2-WALK IN MY SHOES 375 Jonjo O'Neill 5-10-12 T Scudamore
14 FANNIE NAIL 172 Alexandra Dunn 4-10-11 K Woods
15 33-6HASHTAG VAL 25 N Mulholland 4-10-11S Twiston-Davies
16 30-WIND FROM THE WEST 209 W Greatrex 4-10-11 H Bannister
11-4 Sabrina, 7-2 Mind Sunday, 4-1 Drash On Ruby, 5-1 Shirocco's Dream, 14-1
Wind From The West, Walk In My Shoes, 16-1 Flying Nun, Doyen La Lutte.triumph. She has lost three of five
matches, two of them against oppo-
nents with three-digit rankings.
There is no cause for any panic,
though. A period of rest will serve
Raducanu well during the coming
weeks and allow her to take stock
before preparations begin for January’s
Australian Open.
This has been a whirlwind six
months for the teenager, who was
ranked outside the world’s top 300
before announcing herself at
Wimbledon with a thrilling run to the
last 16. Now she sits at a career-high
position of No 20.
It will help that her coaching
situation has been resolved. Torben
Beltz has been appointed as Raducanu’s
coach for the new season after a sudden
split with Angelique Kerber, almost
three weeks after he was photographed
meeting Raducanu near her Bromley
home.
Raducanu had trialled different
coaches in her search for a replacement
for Andrew Richardson, and she has
settled on Beltz after Kerber, the former
world No 1, revealed on Monday that
she will no longer work with her long-
time mentor.
Beltz, 44, certainly fits the bill for
Raducanu, who has repeatedly said in
recent months that she is looking for an
experienced mentor to guide her in her
early steps on the WTA Tour. He
helped Kerber to win two of her three
grand-slam titles, at the Australian
Open and US Open in 2016. He also
spent three years working with theformer top-20 player Donna Vekic, of
Croatia.
Raducanu and Beltz will start
working together later this month. The
pair have targeted the off-season as a
key period to work on both physical and
technical elements in her game.
“It’s obviously a great privilege to be
working with such an experienced
coach,” Raducanu said. “I am definitely
very excited to work with him
throughout the pre-season and into
next year.
“He’s worked with such a great player
[Kerber] who has done extremely well
and won three slams. I think that
experience definitely helps with
someone as inexperienced as me, so he
can help guide me through. He is a
really positive and cheerful guy, who
brings great energy to the team, which
I think is also important when you are
travelling on the road for quite a long
time on the tour.”
Without a coach in her corner
yesterday, Raducanu lacked a coherent
strategy in the early stages and made
too many errors against the powerful
Wang, 20, a former junior world No 2,
who had already won three matches
in Linz after coming through qualify-
ing.
Meanwhile, Andy Murray made a
successful start to his final event of the
year, defeating the Norwegian qualifier
Viktor Durasovic 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) in the
first round of the Stockholm Open. It
sets up an intriguing second-round
encounter today against the 20-year-
old Italian star Jannik Sinner. Raducanu’s breakthrough season ended with a second-round loss at the Linz Open.E Raducanu (GB) 177 5
X Wang (China) 6607Stuart Fraser Tennis Correspondent
A season that Emma Raducanu will
never forget has ended on a painful
note after the 18-year-old suffered a
spasm in her right leg during a second-
round defeat by the world No 106,
Wang Xinyu, at the Linz Open.
This was not the way Raducanu had
hoped to round off a year in which she
became a grand-slam champion at the
US Open. Not only was the British No 1
and top seed outplayed by a lower-
ranked opponent in a 6-1, 6-7 (0-7), 7-5
loss over the course of two hours and 36
minutes, but she left the court with a
limp after jarring her leg on the indoor
hard surface.
Raducanu received treatment on the
area around her hip from a tournament
medic after dropping her serve to go 5-4
down in the deciding set. Admirably she
battled hard by breaking back for 5-5
but her movement was clearly hindered
and she lost the next two games.
“I’m going to see the physio,”
Raducanu said afterwards. “I am proud
of the way I fought to get back into the
match.”
No doubt it was unfair of the England
rugby union head coach, Eddie Jones,
to claim that Raducanu had been
affected by off-court distractions in
recent months, but ultimately it is hard
to argue against the point that she has
not done well since her US Open