Original is a good Choice
AFTER the withdrawal of Masar last night, the Coral-Eclipse over a mile and a quarter at Sandown Park is up for grabs.
John Gosden’s Golden Horn captured this event in 2015 having snared the Dante at York over today’s trip, so history is on stablemate ROARING LION’S (2.10) side.
He captured the Group Two affair earlier in the season before shaping like a blatant non-stayer when third in the Derby, with Saxon Warrior behind in fourth.
Word from HQ is the son of Kitten’s Joy has been flying up the home slopes.
The Group Three Coral Charge over the stiff furlongs in the middle of the racecourse is not to every horse’s liking, but HADAAF (12.20) has obliged on his last two starts over this track.
James Tate’s three-yearold showed a smart turn of foot under James Doyle to land a Listed affair in June, so it’s no surprise connections have decided to keep Doyle in the irons.
Don’t miss out on ORIGINAL CHOICE (12.55) when he rocks up in the Coral Challenge over a mile for trainer William Haggas. Last time at Wetherby, this four-yearold landed a 15-runner affair off a mark of 94, so the assessor has given him every chance by raising him to a rating of
97. The form of that event has worked out well.
John Gosden has captured the Group Two
Bet365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock four times, so I’m going to back PRECIOUS RAMOTSWE
(1.10) to make it five. The daughter of Nathaniel took a Group Three affair over a mile and six furlongs at York last month but she has plenty of pace, so don’t worry about the drop back in trip. It was a slowly-run race she won last time but she shifted inside the final furlong when Rab Havlin asked her to quicken. The same jockey is in the plate again and he boasts a
3-3 record on the four-year-old.