Star Of Wins expected to shine brightly as he chases his hat-trick
Star Of Wins is exp ected to complete his hat-trick in the S k y S p o r t s R a c i n g S k y 4 1 5 Handicap at Yarmouth.
Down the field on his Newmarket debut after blowing the star t, the son of S ea The Stars has got his act together since and is very much on an upward curve.
Since a narrow defeat when favourite for his second career outing at Bath in early July, the William Haggas-trained colt has registered wins at Windsor and Sandown.
He looked in trouble on his
most recent outing but dug d e e p f o r S t L e g e r - w i n n i n g j o c k e y To m M a r q u a n d t o come out on top and this step up to almost a mile and a half should suit, with Cieren Fallon taking over in the saddle.
Punting obviously had no chance against Enable in the S e p t e m b e r S t a k e s , b u t t h e
British EBF Premier Fillies’ H a n d i c a p c o u l d b e m u c h more her level.
Rated 80, connections possibly felt she had a chance of picking up some black t yp e a t Kempto n s h o u ld a mor e fancied rival have underperf o r m e d , b u t o d d s o f 2 0 0 -1 proved a fair summary of her effor ts as she came home a well beaten fifth of six.
Her previous run p erhaps gives a better indication of her ability, as she finished second to S orrel, who subsequently boosted the form with a narr o w v i c t o r y a t D o n c a s t e r ’s St Leger meeting.
S o r r e l w a s a n o d d s - o n favourite that day, but Punting ran well enough in being beaten three lengths to suggest her current perch does not look to be beyond her.
Lexington Force is of interest on his turf debut at Redcar.
A decisive winner at 25-1 on his introduction at Kempton i n Fe b r u a r y, R i c h a r d H a n - non’s inmate made a promising return from a break when second under a penalty at the same venue last month.
An opening mark of 85 for the Racing TV Handicap may underestimate his potential.
Harrier Hawk can make it four th time lucky in the Tr y O u r Ne w R u n n e r B o o s t At Unibet Nurser y Handicap at Kempton.
She shaped with much more encouragement on her most recent trip to the track, being beaten four and a half lengths in second over seven furlongs at Chelmsford.
That third run has seen her e a r n a s t a r t i n g mar k o f 5 9, which should not b e insurmountable.
B l a c k K r a ke n ma d e h u g e s t r i d e s f r o m h i s f i r s t t o h i s second National Hunt outing and can make it a double in the Racing Partnership Novices’ Hurdle at Hexham.
Sent off a 66-1 chance at Cartmel, he clearly felt the benefit of his initial run as he turned in a decent round of jumping before pulling four and a quarter lengths clear at the finish.
He was no great shakes on the Flat, but given he was raci n g a g a i n s t t h e l i ke s o f To p Rank and Bangkok, he was set some stiff challenges.
H e c o u l d h ave f o u n d h i s niche now.