Time to sound battle cry in Nunthorpe
BATTAASH can foil transatlantic raider Lady Aurelia by claiming the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, the feature event on day three day of the Ebor meeting at York tomorrow.
Lady Aurelia certainly looked a world-beater when cruising home in the King’s Stand at Ascot - as she did 12 months ago in the Queen Mary and Charlie Hills’ Battaash will have a battle on his hands in this Group One prize.
However, the three-year-old has been progressing at a rate of knots this term and, perhaps crucially given the vagaries of the weather, he has proven he can handle pretty much any ground while Lady Aurelia is possibly more at home on a sound surface.
Battaash has graduated from a Sandown Listed win back in June to a bloodless Group Three at the Esher, before landing the King George at Goodwood at the start of the month.
That last performance was particularly impressive, easily accounting for a number of reopposing rivals as he picked up on really testing ground to run out a two-and-a-quarter-length winner.
Battaash needs to raise his game again on what is the biggest ask of his career so far, but the Dark Angel gelding can do just that.
Escobar is worth a chance in the Sky Bet City of York Stakes following a satisfactory return at Goodwood.
Hugo Palmer has always held the son of Famous Name in high regard but he has fallen short on the big days so far, with a gelding operation obviously expected to help sharpen his focus.
He put in a promising effort following that procedure when running fifth at a similar level in Sussex, racing a bit keenly before failing to find the gaps when needed.
Escobar was having his first start since Royal Ascot back in June that day, so he should progress a bit for the run and can make his presence felt.
William Haggas could have a good day on the Knavesmire with Dal Harraild and Al Neksh both holding strong claims.
Dal Harraild lines up in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup following a fair, if not sparkling effort, when sixth in the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot.
7-2 Went right and slowly into stride, soon recovered to go prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Jousi at Ascot 7f 2yo fll nov stks (4) gs in Jul.
14-1 Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Yaafour at Lingfield 1m 2yo nov stk (5) gs. 4-1 Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 3l behind Dathanna at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll nov stks (4) sft. (22)HMorrison9-7(D) ......................... RWinston (9) R Hannon 9-7 ...................... T Marquand (27) P Chapple-Hyam 9-5 ..... Oisin Murphy (42) R Charlton 9-5 ............................ H Bentley (12) B Meehan 9-4 (D) ................................ J Fortune (15) E Dunlop 9-3 ....................................... G Mosse (20) I Williams 9-2 ............................ M Dwyer (16) H Spiller 8-7 .................... J Haynes (8) W Jarvis 8-2(6ex) ........ Josephine Gordon BETTING: 4 Abatement, 9-2 Fastar, 5 Working Class, 13-2 Whip Nae Nae, 7 Captain Pugwash, 8 Rumpole, Kreb’s Cycle, 12 Weloof, Slow To Hand. 11-2 Tracked leaders, ridden and hanging right over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Addeybb at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul. 9-2 Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, shd behind Duchess Of Fife at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs. 1-2fav Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, edged right and led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) sft in Jul beating The Bear Can Fly by 4l, 9 ran. 10-1 Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Surrey Hope at Salisbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf. AL BARG (25) R Hannon 9-6 ............................... T Marquand FORTUNE’S PEARL (28) A Balding 9-3 (D) ........ Oisin Murphy AGAR’S PLOUGH E Dunlop 9-0 .................................. J Quinn AIRGLOW C Appleby 9-0 ........................... Josephine Gordon AL HAJAR (27) C Appleby 9-0 (BF) .................... C O’Donoghue BANJO’S VOICE J Chapple-Hyam 9-0 ................. C Bennett (3) DEYAARNA S bin Suroor 9-0 ............................... Martin Lane FIERY BREATH (27) R Eddery 9-0 .............................. P Sirigu ODE TO AUTUMN (18)JGosden9-0(BF) ...................... RTart POWER OF DARKNESS (20) M Tregoning 9-0 ......... M Dwyer PRINCE CONSORT B Meehan 9-0 .......................... J Fortune REVOLUTIONARY MAN S Crisford 9-0 ..................... G Mosse THRAVE .............................................. H Bentley TOMMY BOY ..................................... R Winston BETTING: 5-2 Al Hajar, 11-4 Ode To Autumn, 6 Al Barg, 8 Deyaarna, Fortune’s Pearl, 16 Power of Darkness, Airglow, 20 Revolutionary Man, Thrave, 25 Others. (13) J Spearing 9 10-0 (D3) ......... S Cummins (5) (20) R Hannon 3 9-11 (D) ........ Tina Smith (7) (14) A Carroll 7 9-11 (CD) ..... Georgia Cox (21) R Hughes 3 9-9 ........................ Finley Marsh (3) (29)LCarter89-8(D3) ........ PBradley (8) Mrs H Main 3 9-6 ................... David Egan (11) J Fox 5 9-2 (D2) ............... Megan Nicholls (60) P Hedger 7 8-13 (CD) .......................... G Buckell (11) J Bridger 4 8-9 .................... Nicola Currie (5) (8) J Bridger 4 8-7 ....................... M Godwin BETTING: 11-4 Wild Flower, 4 Island Cloud, 5 Jashma, 11-2 Qatari Riyals, 6 Whitecrest, 7 Pour La Victoire, 20 Fairway To Heaven, 25 Deer Song, Lucky Di, 33 Flying Sakhee.
7-4fav Pressed leader until led over 1f out, edged left final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Captain Ryan by 2 1/4l, 12 ran. 7-2 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Chica De La Noche at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gd. 9-2 Led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Stoneyford Lane at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs. 4-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, rallied inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Peachey Carnehan at Doncaster 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd. 11-2 Held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never able to challenge, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Seamster at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
14-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Coronation Day at Brighton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf. 25-1 Tracked winner, ridden inside final 2f, lost place 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Another Boy at Sandown 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul. 6-1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Look Surprised at Windsor 5f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf. 13-2 Slowly into stride, held up in rear, struggling over 2f out, 8th of 10, 10l behind Viola Park at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) in Jun. 33-1 Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Chica De La Noche at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gd.
9-4fav Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Cribbs Causeway at Salisbury 1m 4f fll hcp (2) gd. 13-8fav Well in touch, headway on outside into 2nd over 2f out, soon hung badly left and led, stayed on, driven out, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Master Archer by 1 3/4l, 8 ran. 33-1 Fly leapt start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway towards far side over 1f out, kept on same pace, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 14l behind To Eternity at Newmarket 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gs.
20-1 Tracked leaders, brought most of the runners except the winner to centre over 8f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 20l behind To Eternity at Newmarket 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gs.
8-1 Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and eased final 2f, last of 9, 32l behind Mistress Quickly at Newbury 1m 5f flls hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jul.
25-1 Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 26l behind Azari at Haydock 1m 4f ladys hcp 0-90 (3) gs. (18) R Varian 9-5 ....................... David Egan (5) G Baker 9-5 .................................... D Sweeney R Hannon 9-5 ........................... Hollie Doyle (3) J Gosden 9-5 ......................................... S Golam D Menuisier 9-5 ................................ W Carson (18) Owen Burrows 9-5 ......................... D O’Neill A Balding 9-5 ............................ D Probert (14) C Appleby 9-5 ........................... H Crouch (3) (41) M Attwater 9-0 .................................... K Fox BETTING: 5-2 Kitaabaat, 7-2 Adams Park, 9-2 Bowditch, 7 Larksborough, 15-2 Bon Scotte, 10 Rastrelli, 12 Danceteria, 16 Atomic Jack, 33 Sukhovey. (9) S Kirk 9-7 ....................................... M Godwin (5) (17) S Kirk 9-6 .......................... David Egan (5) (22) R Hannon 9-5 (C)... Hollie Doyle (3) (17) A King 9-5 (D) .............................. D Sweeney (20) R Hannon 9-3 ....................................... D O’Neill (22) A Balding 8-13 ............................... D Probert (37) C Cox 8-11 ................. S Hitchcott (25) R Hannon 8-10 ............................... K O’Neill (17) M Channon 8-9 .................. J F Egan BETTING: 3 She Believes, 7-2 George, 5 Simply Breathless, 15-2 Tig Tog, 8 Ghepardo, 10 Chai Chai, 12 Royal Household, Diamond Dougal, Beringer.
4-1 Prominent and travelled well, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, ran on well, won at Leicester 6f flls hcap (4) sft beating Song Of Summer by 1 1/2l, 6 ran. 17-5 Led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and bumped inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Elizabeth Bennet at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol. 8-1 Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Finsbury Park at Sandown 7f nov med aut stk (5) gd in Jul. 6-1 Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 6l behind Hunni at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) sft.
3-1fav Held up behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on and held near finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Rutherford at Chester 1m flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul. 15-8fav Tracked leaders, took closer order over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, hd behind Stellar Surprise at Yarmouth 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gs. 7-2fav Held up in rear, driven and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Rotherwick at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul. 12-1 Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Sandown 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Redgrave by 1 1/2l, 7 ran. 9-2 Held up towards rear, hampered 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra, 5th of 8, 8l behind Madeleine Bond at Bath 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) gs. 10-1 Raced centre, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 8l behind Khamaary at Lingfield 1m stks 0-90 (3) sft in Jul.
9-2 Made all, quickened clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Sandown 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul beating Bengal Lancer by 1/2l, 7 ran. 7-1 Went left start, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Tobrave by nk, 12 ran.
9-4 Prominent, led 6f out, kicked on over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Wasm at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul. 8-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, held on, won at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Still Waiting by shd, 5 ran. 7-1 Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Almoreb at Sandown 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
5-1 Led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and beaten after, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Buzz Lightyere at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf. 14-1 Restless stalls, dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 8l behind Black Bess at Sandown 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.