Atalis Bay can turn the tide and get back to winning ways
Atalis Bay can return to winning ways in the Coral "Beaten By A Length" Free Bet Scurry Stakes at Sandown. Botti's colt has prevailed in half his eight career starts to date, having marked himself out as a very useful performer with a quick and emphati-chat-trick-as-a juvenile last summer.
He was then no match for the classy Winter Power in the Group three cornwall is stakes at new market, and again found the same opponent too good for him when nonetheless a very creditable second at Listedlevel on his second start of the new campaign and most recent appearance at York last month.
There was no shame at all in a second defeat, especially a very honourable one this time, behind a winner who is being touted as a lively threat to the mighty Battaash in the Group One king' s stands take sat royal Ascot next week.
At al is bay, previously successfulhimself in tidy fashion on his return in a conditions event at Nottingham in april, has shown himself highly-effective at this minimum trip and in forecast quick conditions.
There is nothing quite of Winterpower' s calibre to out do him in this listed company, and evemarco ry reason to anticipate he can enhance his already admirable career record.
York stages some competitive Saturday fare, and Manigordo could be the answer to the JCB Handicap.
Formerly a high-class performerfor richard h an non, the son of Kitten's Joy was gelded and changed hands for 25,000 guineas last autumn - moving north to Tim Easterby's yard.
While his first start for new connections at Musselburgh was underwhelming, he stepped up big time to win at Thirsk in April.
He again failed to get involved here in May, but has since fared better with a third place at hamilton.
The evidence of those four runs suggests Manigordo will beat his best on the forecast fast ground this weekend.
Skyrunner is a significantly less experienced three-yearold, but could reward support in search of his hat-trick in the Pavers Foundation Catherine Memorial Sprint Handicap.