Take Tasleet for sprint honours at York

– Tasleet can make a seamless transition to the role of leading sprinter by today winning the Group 2 Duke of York Clipper Logistics Stakes at York.

This four-year-old might not be the most obvious candidate in an event packed with proven speedsters, but now he Tasleet may be ready to shine.

As a juvenile he looked a likely sprinting type, winning the Rose Bowl as Newbury and a big 1200m sales event at York as well as being beaten under three lengths by two-year-old sensation Shalaa, which was an excellent effort.

It made sense for connections to try to shape him into a Classic runner last year and while he won the Greenham that really was a weak event held on the Chelmsford all-weather due to ground issues at Newbury.

Tasleet sustained an injury following that success and was then off the track until finishing down the field in the Challenge Stakes last autumn when he did not really convince over 1400m.

That comment also applied on his return when second in a Leicester Listed heat, a race William Haggas had not initially planned to tackle with the Abernant his first intended port of call.

Tasleet’s entries so far for this year are all for sprint events, so one must assume he has been showing plenty of speed at home and looks worth a shout at doublefigure odds

Shutter Speed is unlikely to be much of a price for the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes but it is hard to look past her in what seems a bit of a disappointing field for this prestigious prize.

John Gosden loves to run his good fillies in this race, winning four of the last six renewals, and Shutter Speed fits the bill.

Winner of her only start as a juvenile, she returned to action at Newbury last month to win a conditions event in fine style, - Press Association

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