Banking on Baradar

Newbury runner to show his potential in feature

BARADAR

can come out on top in the 40 Year Anniversary Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes at Newbury today.

This race has a rich history – going back to such luminaries as Shergar and Rainbow Quest in its early days – and the Roger Varian-trained selection looked a highly promising type first time out at this track last month.

Tucked away at the rear of the field, eventual runner-up General Lee had first run, but Rossa Ryan’s mount had little difficulty in picking him up when asked to go about his business and was a cosy winner. His rider did not have to get overly serious either and while underfoot conditions are going to be much quicker this time, he is by Muhaarar, who loved to hear his hooves rattle, so there is plenty of encouragement there.

is an interesting runner in the Racing TV Novice Median Auction Stakes.

In the care of highly capable rookie trainer George Boughey, the son of top-class American performer Bobby’s Kitten was a narrow winner on her debut over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton at the beginning of the month - a performance that offered plenty of promise for the future.

The winning margin may only have been a head, but she was doing all her best work at the finish. With the experience under her belt and another furlong to travel here, she will hopefully make her presence felt, in what is admittedly a better race.

MIRAGE MAC

Listed offer at Ayr and can claim victory in the Arran Scottish Sprint EBF Fillies’ Stakes.

She has twice placed in this company – once as a juvenile and on her most recent run at Pontefract, where she found Stormy Girl two and a quarter lengths too good when third last month. That was only her fifth career start, so more improvement is certainly not out of the question. honours are on

MAGICAL JOURNEY NOMADIC EMPIRE

can take the other feature, the Shadwell Stud/ EBF Stallions Harry Rosebery Stakes.

Beaten two and a half lengths by Mighty Gurkha when fourth in the Sirenia Stakes, Nomadic Empire might enjoy switching back to the minimum trip.

Arousing – ridden by Tom Marquand, centre – wins the British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes at Great Yarmouth Racecourse yesterday.