Nashwa can surprise her stablemate
NASHWA is taken to upset hot favourite and stablemate Emily Upjohn and provide Hollie Doyle with an historic first Classic success in the Cazoo Oaks at Epsom this afternoon.
A daughter of Derby hero Sea The Stars, Emily Upjohn is unsurprisingly all the rage, having extended her unbeaten record to three with a runaway success in the Musidora Stakes at York last month.
John Gosden has compared her favourably to his first Oaks heroine Taghrooda and Frankie Dettori will be in the saddle, so she merits her place at the head of the market.
In Nashwa, however, she faces a significant threat from her own stable judged on a pair of thoroughly impressive displays at Haydock and Newbury this spring.
Her explosive win over a mile at Haydock marked her down as a filly of above average ability and it was encouraging to see her carry that change of gear up to a mile and a quarter at Newbury.
It remains to be seen whether her stamina will last out, but it should be noted that while the brilliant Frankel has clearly passed on some of his blistering speed to Nashwa, he has produced a number of top-class performers over the mile and a half, including last year’s Derby hero Adayar. On official figures Nashwa only has 3lb to find and at the prices she looks the value call.
Meanwhile, Pyledriver can defend
Bath – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): A Carroll 29-232 (12.5%), C & M Johnston 27-95 (28.4%), C Cox 24-99 (24.2%), B Millman 18-132 (13.6%), R Harris 18-155 (11.6%), A Wintle 16-68 (23.5%), E J-Houghton 14-92 (15.2%), R Hannon 14-127 (11%), R Varian 11-26 (42.3%), Sir M Prescott 11-34 (32.4%), J Portman 11-66 (16.7%), M Saunders 11-104 (10.6%).
Top Jockeys (with mounts): Luke Morris 16-142 (11.3%), Trevor Whelan 15-113 (13.3%), Adam Kirby 13-57 (22.8%), Liam Keniry 13-120 (10.8%), Tyler Heard 12-62 (19.4%), Nicola Currie 12-100 (12%), Finley Marsh 10-56 (17.9%), Daniel Muscutt 9-42 (21.4%), Ross Coakley 4-27 (14.8%), Gina Mangan 4-31 (12.9%), Joshua Bryan 4-56 (7.1%).
Favourites: 222-631 (35.2%). Catterick – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): T Easterby 35-317 (11%), K Dalgleish 19-111 (17.1%), M Dods 14-84 (16.7%), J J Quinn 14-132 (10.6%), G Tuer 12-55 (21.8%), R Fell 11-107 (10.3%), K Ryan 10-54 (18.5%), P Midgley 10-63 (15.9%), B Ellison 9-64 (14.1%), P Kirby 8-110 (7.3%), R Menzies 7-53 (13.2%).
Top Jockeys (with mounts):
Jason Hart 30-195 (15.4%), Sam
James 15-110 (13.6%), Graham Lee 14-185 (7.6%), Tom Eaves 13-106 (12.3%), Phil Dennis 12-126 (9.5%), Harrison Shaw 10-105 (9.5%), P J McDonald 9-65 (13.8%), David Allan his crown in the Coronation Cup. The five-year-old was a popular winner of the Group One contest 12 months ago and it was a shame that injury meant he missed the rest of the British turf season.
He proved he had suffered no long-lasting effects later in the year, though – winning the Churchill Stakes at Lingfield before going down by a length in the Hong Kong Vase.
A February trip to Saudi Arabia proved disappointing, but he bounced right back to his best when a close-up fourth in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan.
That is the best form on offer over a mile and a half, and given he has already proven he can handle this notoriously tricky track, he should prove hard to beat on his return.
Totally Charming gets the vote on his return to turf in the World Pool Handicap. Bought for 18,500 guineas out of Denis Quinn’s yard in October, the four-year-old has already proved a shrewd purchase having won twice from four starts since joining George Boughey.
He picked up the best part of £35,000 when landing the AllWeather Mile Vase at Lingfield on Good Friday, finishing strongly and winning cosily enough to suggest a 4lb rise is not insurmountable. 9-160 (5.6%), Barry McHugh 8-49 (16.3%), Andrew Elliott 7-37 (18.9%), Paul Hanagan 7-63 (11.1%). Favourites: 174-530 (32.8%). Doncaster – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): R Varian 33-140 (23.6%), R Hannon 29-248 (11.7%), J & T Gosden 28-113 (24.8%), W Haggas 20-103 (19.4%), R Beckett 17-82 (20.7%), A Balding 17-86 (19.8%), C & M Johnston 17-161 (10.6%), Sir M Stoute 15-65 (23.1%), K Ryan 15-140 (10.7%), D O’Meara 15-185 (8.1%), C Appleby 14-57 (24.6%), S bin Suroor 13-51 (25.5%).
Top Jockeys (with mounts):
Jamie Spencer 19-98 (19.4%), Dane O’Neill 15-81 (18.5%), David Egan 14-88 (15.9%), Kevin Stott 13-123 (10.6%), James Doyle 12-79 (15.2%), Robert Havlin 9-52 (17.3%), Paul Mulrennan 8-87 (9.2%), Connor Beasley 6-55 (10.9%), Rowan Scott 6-57 (10.5%), Martin Harley 5-33 (15.2%), David Nolan 5-54 (9.3%),
Pat Cosgrave 4-32 (12.5%). Favourites: 241-721 (33.4%). Epsom – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): J Boyle 13-77 (16.9%), C Appleby 10-24 (41.7%), R Beckett 10-43 (23.3%), A Balding 9-73 (12.3%), C & M Johnston 9-82 (11%), D O’Meara 7-45 (15.6%), S Dow 7-49 (14.3%), E J-Houghton 6-31 (19.4%), A P O’Brien 6-47 (12.8%), I Williams 5-28 (17.9%), R Varian 5-29 (17.2%), J & T Gosden 5-30 (16.7%).
Top Jockeys (with mounts): William Buick 12-50 (24%), Silvestre De Sousa 12-67 (17.9%), Andrea Atzeni 8-42 (19.1%), Charlie Bennett 7-53 (13.2%), Frankie Dettori 6-24 (25%), Cieren Fallon 6-29 (20.7%), Franny Norton 6-40 (15%), Tom Marquand 6-46 (13%), David Probert 6-61 (9.8%), Charles Bishop 5-22 (22.7%), Hollie Doyle 5-31 (16.1%), Ryan Moore 5-40 (12.5%). Favourites: 64-244 (26.2%). Goodwood – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): A Balding 29-195 (14.9%), W Haggas 27-121 (22.3%), R Beckett 18-105 (17.1%), R Hannon 17-234 (7.3%), A Carroll 10-66 (15.2%), R Varian 9-101 (8.9%), M Channon 9-131 (6.9%), G L Moore 7-107 (6.5%), H Morrison 6-59 (10.2%), E Walker 6-61 (9.8%), A Perrett 6-102 (5.9%), I Williams 5-57 (8.8%).
Top Jockeys (with mounts):
Saffie Osborne 3-17 (17.6%), Rhys Clutterbuck 2-15 (13.3%), Aidan Keeley 1-3 (33.3%), Laura Coughlan 1-6 (16.7%), George Bass 1-9 (11.1%), Mollie Phillips 1-9 (11.1%), Georgia Dobie 1-12 (8.3%), George Rooke 1-12 (8.3%).
Favourites: 190-552 (34.4%). Huntingdon – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): D Skelton 26-126 (20.6%), F O’Brien 22-85 (25.9%), G L Moore 15-105 (14.3%), Jonjo O’Neill 14-72 (19.4%), B Pauling 13-83 (15.7%), Mrs C Bailey 10-58 (17.2%), Dr R Newland 9-36 (25%), N King 9-78 (11.5%), N Mulholland 8-59 (13.6%), Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 6-44 (13.6%), N Twiston-Davies 6-60 (10%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Sam Twiston-Davies 14-86 (16.3%), Ciaran Gethings 14-101 (13.9%), Jonjo O’Neill Jr 11-50 (22%), Kielan Woods 9-67 (13.4%), Jamie Moore 9-76 (11.8%), Jack Quinlan 9-126 (7.1%), Aidan Coleman 6-61 (9.8%), Tom O’Brien 6-64 (9.4%), Lewis Stones 5-23 (21.7%), Stan Sheppard 4-21 (19.1%), Luca Morgan 4-28 (14.3%). Favourites: 189-491 (38.5%). Market Rasen – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): O Murphy 39-205 (19%), D Skelton 34-185 (18.4%), F O’Brien 23-118 (19.5%), N Henderson 11-62 (17.7%), M Hammond 11-86 (12.8%), L Morgan 10-58 (17.2%), Jonjo O’Neill 10-74 (13.5%), A Hales 7-55 (12.7%),
D McCain 7-58 (12.1%), N Mulholland 6-53 (11.3%), N Richards 5-29 (17.2%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): Harry Skelton 26-132 (19.7%), Brian Hughes 22-144 (15.3%), Sean Bowen 14-86 (16.3%), Adam Wedge 12-70 (17.1%), Sean Quinlan 11-60 (18.3%), Charlie Hammond 11-81 (13.6%), Fergus Gregory 10-41 (24.4%), Connor Brace 9-45 (20%), Conor O’Farrell 7-36 (19.4%), Tom Bellamy 7-56 (12.5%), Tom Scudamore 7-58 (12.1%). Favourites: 195-589 (33.1%). Cheek pieces – Bath: 5.18 Castlerea Tess, Clashaniska, Vincenzo Coccotti; 6.20 Airshow, Glamorous Breeze, Newyorkstateofmind; 7.30 Danville, Urban War; 8.05 Kenstone, Kratos, Sky Blue Thinking. Catterick: 2.19 Coast, Golden Prosperity,
Jungle Bee; 2.54 Starlyte; 4.04 Go
Fox, Regimento; 4.45 Eponina; 5.15 Fircombe Hall, Lofty, Magical Effect,
Sin E Shekells; 5.48 Clotherholme, Quercus, The Retriever. Doncaster: 5.04 Tangled; 5.33 First Ruler(*); 6.06 Al Ameen, Shaladar; 7.16 Giogiobbo, Golden Apollo, Prince Of Bel Lir, Roundhay Park, Wentworth Falls. Epsom: 3.45 Bad Company, Soto Sizzler; 5.10 Honey Sweet; 5.45 Bowman, Mykonos St John, Natural Path, Zip. Goodwood: 5.21 Knowwhentorun, The Game Is On, Uncle Dick; 6.27 Amnaa, Youllovemewheniwin; 7.02 Dark Flyer(*); 8.12 Angels Landing, Lexington Knight. Huntingdon: 1.00 Mr Yeats; 1.35 Pure Bubbles(*); 2.10
African Sun; 2.45 Onenightintown, Pawpaw; 3.20 Ballymilan, Diamond Rose; 3.55 Cloudy Wednesday.
Market Rasen: 3.00 Bashful
Boy, Caius Marcius; 3.35 No Fixed Charges(*); 4.10 Fresh New Dawn,
Pens Man; 4.55 Wheres Maud Gone. (*) denotes first time cheek pieces. Tongue straps – Bath: 5.18 Silver Diva, Soldier’s Son; 6.20 Suanni; 6.55 Redemption Time; 8.05 Accrington Stanley. Catterick: 2.19 Jungle
Bee; 2.54 Starlyte; 4.45 Nurseclaire; 5.15 Jakacan, Lofty, Tiltilys Rock; 5.48 Desert Dream, Vitesse Du Son, Dajarus. Doncaster: 5.04 Sucellus; 5.33 Nine Dragons; 7.16 Golden Apollo; 8.26 Liseo, Wandering Rocks; 9.00 They
Don’t Know. Epsom: 3.10 Hukum; 5.45 Saleymm, Orbaan, Natural Path, Lord Rapscallion. Goodwood: 5.21 Secret Glow, Knowwhentorun, Star Of Valour, Pride Of Nepal; 5.55 D Day Odette; 7.37 Libertine Belle; 8.12
Angels Landing. Huntingdon: 1.00
Ratoute Yutty; 1.35 The Bandit; 2.10 Master Malachy, Lucky Lover Boy; 2.45 Pawpaw, Gouet Des Bruyeres, Millies Mite, Six One Nine, Onenightintown; 3.55 Eviscerating; 4.40 Karlie, Gloire D’Athon, Getthepot. Market Rasen: 1.50 Dash Of Spice, Rory And Me; 2.25 Right Turn; 3.00 Lunar Sovereign, Bashful Boy; 3.35 Itacare; 4.10 Fresh New Dawn, Pens Man, Thomas
Blossom; 4.55 Wheres Maud Gone. Visored for the first time – Doncaster: 5.04 Libby Ami. Epsom: 5.45 Big Narstie. Huntingdon: 3.20 Tikk Tock Boom.
Blinkered for the first time – Bath: 5.18 Soldier’s Son; 8.40 The Residencies, Captain Howse. Doncaster: 7.16 Recall The Show, Dazzling Dan; 7.51 Ward Castle, Thermometer. Epsom: 5.45 Eldrickjones. Huntingdon: 3.20 Tazka; 3.55 Blood Eagle.
Longest traveller: Highway Companion (3.00 Market Rasen) – 269 miles.