The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
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Stormardal HA S plenty to recommend him as he tackles the Lloyds Bank Commercial Supporting Your Business Handicap at Newmarket.
The Ismail Mohammed-trained colt was considered a particularly bright prospect as a juvenile following a ruthless maiden success on soft ground at Carlisle.
The son of Shamardal struggled on his return over nine furlongs at Newmarket in A pril, but there was a little more optimism to be derived from his staying-on third at Haydock on May 10.
Stormardal is proven with cut in the ground, which will almost certainly come in handy, while everything he has done so far tends to indicate that this mile-and-aquarter trip should be made to measure.
A fascinating Lloyds Bank Commercial Maiden Stakes sees the eagerly-awaited debut of Hydrogen.
He cost a whopping 2.5 million guineas as a yearling, but various problems have meant he is only now seeing a racetrack for the first time.
Bred completely in the purple as a halfbrother to Authorized, it will be a surprise, having waited so long, if Peter Chapple-Hyam does not have him fairly ready to give a good account — the betting market is likely to be a huge guide to his chance.
rock on candy holds outstanding claims in the A nne A nd Tony’s 30th Wedding Anniversary Handicap on Catterick’s evening card.
Trained by the knowledgeable John Spearing, the five-year-old sprinter should revel in the testing ground at the North Yorkshire circuit.
The mare is a really tough cookie when the mud is flying, as illustrated by her course-and-distance success in October 2012 and, more recently, last season’s Ffos Las breeze.