Sunderland Echo

Crystal is set to be in the Pink at Yorkshire

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Pink Crystal looks the one to be with in the John And Judith Marshall Memorial Handicap at York.

The William Haggastrai­ned three-year-old has been in great form this year and went to the Ebor meeting on a hat-trick, after wins at Thirsk and Brighton.

Those victories were over six furlongs and she dropped back to five in search of the three-timer, and off a career-high mark.

She came unstuck, but not without giving a good account and, in fact, everything she did suggests this return to six furlongs is what she needs.

Always travelling well, she was just denied a completely clear passage at one stage, at which time the bird had flown. Once she got between horses she stayed on strongly, and it will disappoint­ing if she cannot regain the winning thread, even with another 3lb to carry.

Now he has regained the winning thread, Ebro River should be a tough nut to crack in the Elevator Company Garrowby Stakes.

A top-class juvenile who took the Phoenix Stakes and was third to Native Trail in the National Stakes, he had been underwhelm­ing this season before finally rediscover­ing his best to win a Listed event at Chester.

Full of himself in firsttime blinkers, Hugo Palmer's charge moved with loads of zest and did not take long in putting the race to bed when asked, running on strongly to win with plenty of authority.

Richard Fahey will be full of hope for Dare To Hope in the Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Nursery Handicap.

Rightly so, too, as although he has only one win on debut to show from his five runs to date, he has not done a lot wrong.

That was evidenced last time out in the big sales race here when a close fourth to Shouldvebe­enaring, who has since won the Listed Ripon Two Yrs Old Trophy.

Mukha Magic is in rare old form and can bring up a four-timer in the Green Rascals Children's Nurseries Handicap.

He has stamina aplenty and will have no problem going back up to two miles, after winning twice over a mile and six furlongs the last two outings - most recently at Chelmsford last week under apprentice Taylor Fisher, who is seen by many as a star of the future.

Lullaby Bay has not been seen since June, but the booking of Harry Davies suggests a good run can be expected from Karl Burke's runner in the Firmament Apprentice Handicap, while the Richard Hannon-trained

Silencer is by far the most obvious one for the opening Ire Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Novice Stakes.

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