The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Zap gets nap as Fahey’s charge bids to progress
Racing: Derby Day form points to strong showing in testing four-horse race
ZAP is fancied to obliterate his rivals in the British Stallion Studs EBF Spindrifter Conditions Stakes at Pontefract.
The Richard Fahey-trained youngster made a nice impression when winning on his debut at York in May, after which the possibility of a trip to Royal Ascot was mentioned.
That was put on the back-burner after defeat in the Woodcote at Epsom on Derby Day, where he was third to De Bruyne Horse and Cardsharp.
While the bubble was perhaps temporarily burst, connections will have since taken lots of encouragement from the fact De Bruyne Horse has run respectably in Group races since and Cardsharp found only Sioux Nation too good in the Norfolk.
That all makes the Woodcote look a pretty strong piece of form, and hopefully Zap can take this on the way to another tilt at something better, although it is a trappy-looking contest, even with just four runners, as all have claims of some sort.
DON VALENTINO can continue his progression in the 15th Wilfred Underwood Memorial Classified Stakes.
Trained by David O’Meara, the three-year-old was unraced at two but is making up for lost time, running with promise on his first three outings before getting off the mark at Ripon.
He goes handicapping for the first time and is expected to continue on an upward curve in this sort of company.
THE FEATHERED NEST can get back to winning ways in the ebfstallions.com Fillies’ Handicap.
Her seasonal return at Doncaster was a good one in a fair race and she went very close next time out at Ripon, before being a little bit disappointing when third at York as favourite.
However the winner there Eartha, Kitt, is no mug and Fahey’s runner should appreciate the demands of Pontefract, as she probably will get further than six furlongs at some stage.
Interestingly, she has in fact been favourite on all but one of her six starts, so clearly shows something at home.
GAELIC TIGER was a course winner at Hamilton two runs ago and should be thereabouts once more in the Chatelherault Handicap.
Similar comments apply to Irish raider WHAT WONDERS WEAVE in the Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap. SELECTIONS:
HAMILTON: 6.15 Kinglami, 6.45 Kalagia, 7.15 Bunce, 7.45 Gaelic Tiger, 8.15 What Wonders Weave, 8.45 Euro Nightmare, 9.15 Amy Blair.
PONTEFRACT: 2.00 Boundsy, 2.30 ZAP (NAP), 3.00 The Feathered Nest, 3.30 Dyna Might, 4.00 Don Valentino, 4.30 Yorkee Mo Sabee, 5.00 Kiwi Bay.
DOUBLE: Zap and The Feathered Nest