SUPER SPRINT STAKES
Saturday 20th July, 3:35pm
It Ain’t Two @ 11/4
Vingegaard @ 9/2
Time For Sandals @ 11/2
Mythical Composer @ 7/1
Kaadi @ 7/1
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*prices correct at time of writing.
THE RACE
From its inception in 1991 the £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint (3-35) has become a staple on Newbury’s calendar, plus something of a benefit for the Hannon family, having been won on seven occasions by Richard senior and four more by Richard junior in the ten years since he took over. Runners must have been bought for less than £65,000 with weights-carried reduced as purchase-prices drop.
THE MARKET
It Ain’t Two is equal most experienced, with the latest two of her five races resulting in good quality runs in defeat at Listed level. Oisin Murphy has a fine record with the stable and a draw in 15 is perfect (middle to high best).
Vingegaard (drawn 4) wasn’t beaten far when fifth in the Windsor Castle at Ascot, but second of those racing away from the favoured stands side; the jury remains out on the quality of that form. Time For Sandals (stall 1) – well-named: by Sands Of Mali out of Days Of Summer – only won by a head in a three-way go on debut, but it was a decisive head against two nice sorts.
Kaadi (14) is another with plenty of experience and she’s run with credit on French soft/heavy in two Listed races – rain remains in the air. Mythical Composer (6) is bred for this and clocked an excellent winning time at Bath. Caburn (10) did a lot wrong when making a successful (and well-backed) first racecourse appearance but responded well to the urgings of his rider to hold off a subsequent winner.
Do It Now (16) has half-a-length to make up on Pont Neuf (5) compared to their April encounter but he’s been progressing well. Pont Neuf, well behind in the Windsor Castle, will relish any rain. No Hannon representative here can be confidently ruled out and Miss Collada (17) defied a penalty last time and the form of her third-place on Guineas weekend is working out nicely.
Mapledurham (9) has shaped up encouragingly and comes from an in-form stable that enjoys targeting this valuable prize, twice successfully.
THE WINNER
Considering her trainer’s record, Miss Collada can’t be overlooked against bigger fancies, and the same applies to Do It Now – what do you think?
CORN’S QUARTET
Elsewhere at Newbury, following a runaway success, Kyle Of Lochalsh (2-25) was clear third in the Ascot Stakes, and his steady progression is gathering steam.
Members of the Twilight Calls fan club are back on tenterhooks ahead of their hero facing six-furlongs for the first time in three years-plus (3-00); ideal for his famous finishing burst?
At The Curragh, Ryan Moore raised eyebrows by picking Content over the Ribblesdale winner Port Fairy in the Irish Oaks (3-40) but his choice was clearly better the further she went in the Pretty Polly.
Red-hot NH trainer Stuart Edmonds has stayed in his lair near Milton Keynes, runnerless, for the last three weeks…until now when Chaos Control looks to build on a course and distance win at Market Rasen (2-40).
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