G’Day mate. It’s time for some Aussie fun at York on Friday.
It’s all about speedsters on the Knavesmire and Australian raider ASFOORA has every chance of going three places better than last year when she was fourth behind Bradsell in the Group 1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes.
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It promises to be a belting renewal, with the usual suspects joined by a splash of juvenile challengers in Lady Iman and Spicy Marg.
Those youngsters carry just 8st 2lb, and try and take the dash like and other two-year-olds have done like High Treason (1953), My Beau (1953), Ennis (1956), Lyric Fantasy (1992) and Kingsgate Native (2007).
The day three feature is a wide open and fascinating renewal.
The juveniles do get a big weight advantage, but this is a different ball game for all of them.
ASFOORA is the each-way play for me.
My Henry Dwyer-trained raider hasn’t been at her best recently, finishing fifth to American Affair in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot and then seventh in the King George Qatar Stakes at Glorious Goodwood when the easy ground would have been a big negative.
All accounts suggest she is working well and as a former King Charles winner she’s bang in the mix class-wise.
She’s the one for me under Oisin Murphy.
The Nunthorpe is the highlight on ITV, but there are four other races on the show starting with a handicap over 1m4f.
This race is lacking pace. For that reason, I’m going for a turn up in INSANITY, who can lead or go close to the pace if one of the big priced runners goes to the front.
Insanity won well at Ayr earlier in the season and wasn’t totally disgraced when third at Ascot last time.
He’s up 1lb for that effort but his mark of 97 is workable.
Up in class next for the Group 2 Lonsdale Cup over an extended 2m.
This should be simple for Ascot Gold Cup hero TRAWLERMAN, who can make all under William Buick for John & Thady Gosden.
The Godolphin front-runner has to give 3lb and more away, but he’s just better than this lot and should shrug off any pace pressure from Al Qareem.
Sweet William might be the danger.
A big race for the juveniles in the Group 2 Gimcrack for colts over 6f.
A huge chance for DO OR DO NOT who has no excuses in this for Ed Walker and Tom Marquand.
First time cheekpieces are added to a maiden who has banged his head against the door in being placed here, in the Coventry, in the July Stakes and last time when third to Zavateri in the Group 2 Vintage.
He is arguably the best maiden in the country who has run a few times.
Finally, a handicap for fillies and mares over an extended 1m2f.
WONDER STAR might be ahead of the handicapper for William Haggas and Tom Marquand.
The daughter of Sea the Stars went handicapping at Goodwood last time off a mark of 82 and ran a cracking second in a biggish field.
She’s up 2lb for that but I suspect it won’t stop her!
Good luck!
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