Sea Of Class can ride crest of winning wave at Newbury
– Trainer William Haggas’ patient approach with Sea Of Class can pay further dividends in the British EBF Stakes at Newbury today.
The Newmarket handler could easily have thrust this impeccably bred daughter of Sea The Stars into the Classic maelstrom at Epsom earlier in the month, but instead opted to take a longterm approach with what appears to be a very promising filly.
She will be having just her third start, having been narrowly
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edged out on her Newmarket maiden bow in April before opening her account in another Listed heat at this track last month.
Sea Of Class impressed with a two-length victory that day, coming from last to first. She has a 1.5kg penalty as she lines up over the same 2000m, but her Group 1 entries in the near future show the regard in which she is held and it will be disappointing if she cannot hit the mark before switching up in class.
Glencadam Master can defy top weight in the Burlington Palm Hotel Of Great Yarmouth Handicap at the seaside venue. He is not one of John Gosden’s stable stars, but he showed some decent form as a juvenile.
His recent second in firsttime blinkers showed promise and if he can take be restrained in the early stages he might have enough to fend off his rivals.
David O’Meara could go well with Muscika and Escobar.
Muscika goes in a handicap at Yarmouth having opened his account for the season at Ayr last Monday. He must carry a 3kg penalty but is still 1.5kg well in.
Escobar’s claims at Haydock are not so clear-cut, but it’s interesting that the gelding has bypassed an Irish Group 3 option to run here. –