Shumookhi can make it to stakes glory at Newbury
– Shumookhi can gain a deserved notable success today in the Byerley Stud Stakes at Newbury.
Archie Watson's speedy filly has gone close in decent races in France the last twice she has been seen in action.
She now looks to have solid claims of gaining a first Listed race closer to home.
She has only won one of her five races and that was a novice event at Catterick, but the filly she beat, Society Queen, has subsequently won twice.
Beaten just 2.75-lengths in the Queen Mary at Ascot, Watson sent her to Deauville for a Group 3 where she was beaten just a length in third by Karl Burke's Little Kim.
It was back to France two weeks later for a Listed race at Vichy, where she was narrowly beaten by James Tate's Second Generation.
She is second best in on the figures and a reproduction of any of her last three runs will see her go very close.
At Newbury, Richard Hannon appears to have some strong chances, firstly in the opening first division of the 1400m maiden plate with Fox Power.
This Dark Angel colt cost 450,000 guineas and finished third of eight in a strong maiden plate on debut at Goodwood.
He got the message all too late there and better can be expected.
Another Hannon newcomer at Goodwood was Alhakmah and she is back out in the1200m maiden plate later on the card.
This one cost Al Shaqab 420,000 guineas and fairly flew home to be beaten a neck by 125-1 winner Feel Glorious.
It will be disappointing if she fails to go one better.
After a quiet first half of the season, Charlie Hills' string have burst into life and he should be on the mark with Qutob in the myracing.com-sponsored maiden plate at Nottingham.
Second on debut to a previous winner, he was literally caught on the line, but that experience will stand him in good stead.
William Haggas' Eyelool should be hard to beat in the EBC Group Nursery at Wolverhampton having opened his account at Epsom last time out.
He had the misfortune of bumping into Advertise on his debut but was not disgraced. –
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