Tuesday’s G1 King’s Stand S. was a reminder, if needed, that Antipodean sprinters operate at a higher level than the majority of their European counterparts, and the G1 Platinum Jubilee S. The end date value of Royal Ascot 2022 can serve to underline that. While he may have been lucky enough to defeat the Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) in the G1 Black Caviar Lightning match on February 19, Interior (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}), who previously captured the G1 Coolmore Stud S. also in Flemington remained in high form as he bid to complete the landmark brace for Chris Waller.
“I feel with the Ministry of the Interior, after his overwhelming victory in [G1] Coolmore Stud S., that he’s very good over the 1200 meters as long as he’s consistent and we’ve done a lot of work with him on that,” his coach explained. “I like his jump at Flemington before boarding – he relaxes very quickly, that’s what he’s going to have to do to win.”
A match made in the sky
Australia also had G1 hero Blue Diamond last year Artorius (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}), who got the 3 and a half Homes makeovers from Coolmore Stud S. but specially designed for these six sturdy keychains. One of the most familiar sights at Royal Ascot is the sight of Jamie Spencer sitting coldly behind a horse wall that most people dare not, and his unique style appears to be the perfect companion for this racer.
“He is an unruly horse that is usually a bit slow out of the boxes and wants a good strong tempo. He’s probably more like a 1400 meter horse, but that will put him in a good position in Ascot,” said Sam Freedman. “His last 100 meters will be excellent, but his problem is that he can give himself too much work to do. He always heads hard and just needs to stay in touch. Hopefully Jamie can get him out of the gate a little better and keep a spot a little closer. We go for him for a reason. ”
Get to know each other again
One of the compelling factors in sprints is the amount of interaction between the main characters, with such a fine margin separating them and racing conditions that are paramount to the outcome. There was hardly a more dramatic event at last year’s Royal meeting than the test of wits at the G1 Commonwealth Cup between the dominant pair Dragon Icons (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) and Campanelle (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), with the latter being awarded the race by the managers. ‘Rising star TDN’ The Dragon Icon has continued to perform much of the dance in the UK for the rest of 2021 and it is hoped that this early-season form does not reflect a decline. Campanelle, who also defeated Holy (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) in G2 Queen Mary S. 2020, will likely arrive with more confidence after her travels in Giant’s Causeway S.
Baptism by fire
This is an ideal race for fast seven-stage performers, with a permanent inclination towards the line where pure speed riders can be found and someone who looks just fast enough to deal with is Sacred. rarely seen of Cheveley Park Stud. Notably, since she’s such a busy 2-year-old, she’s only been seen three times last term and this is her seasonal debut but there’s a feeling that she has the potential to be a big hit. into a force over six years old more than that extra long hair. Her defeat of Saffron Beach (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) in Newmarket’s G3 Nell Gwyn S. field match on her 2021 bow is indicative to test, as is a G2 Hungerford victory Her smooth S. was last seen in August. Depending on quick ground, the heatwave arrived just in time for her, and William Haggas prepared for her.
“It will be nice to see her again. They’re going to work hard, so she’ll end up well but whether they can pull away from her by being so hard – we don’t know,” he said. “No seven-feathered Group 1 until October. There are three groups of 2s that are seven long and all within a month, Lennox, Hungerford and York City, so it’s not very useful. ”
Lane One
Saturday also sees the return of those who have finished Storm lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who went unsupervised in G2 Hardwicke S. despite his trio of victories in the G1 Irish Derby, G1 St Leger and G1 Grand Prix de Paris. Asked to race across the ground faster than he’s encountered so far in his career, Godolphin’s Arc of Ambient Light is the first of Charlie Appleby’s big shows. Frankels reappears with the return of Adayar (Ire) frustratingly stalled. Both were talked about last season as improvisations at the age of four and there was nothing in their pedigree to suggest otherwise, so seeing Hurricane Lane for the first time was one of those times. key points of the meeting.
“What we’ve seen since he worked on the July Course, we’re very pleased with that,” Appleby said. “His constitution as a 3-year-old was phenomenal and based on what we saw early in his 4-year-old career, hopefully we’ll be up against the same horse. It’s always a question mark, whether it’s two to three or three to four, the first run of the season where you hope you’ll see the same horse but the signs are good. We know his preferred surface is pretty easy but things went pretty quickly when he won the Irish Derby. If anything, he looks sharper than last year and the whole team are delighted to see him on his first outing of the year. His show is working again since Arc. ”
All eyes on Alfred Munnings
Aidan O’Brien made the point when pointing to one of his brighter future prospects for Chesham S. ‘Rising star TDN’ Alfred Munnings (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) focus in today’s opening. Snowfall’s (Jpn) half-brother (Deep Impact {Jpn}) has a huge reputation that his trainer has so far not dropped, so his performance in a match Potential innovations from elsewhere will provide interesting insights. Amo Racing and Omnihorse Racing’s acquire Goffs in London for £900,000 Crypto Force (GB) (Test of time {GB}) looks like a smart pony when he defeats Alfred MunningsAuguste Rodin’s (Ire)’s unlucky stable friend (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in Curragh’s maiden time on this seven-time tour in early June and bid to turn the fortunes of Kia Joorabchian and Coach Michael O’Callaghan at the meeting.
In the image of the iron horse
The unusual combination of Shadwell and Saeed bin Suroor is shown in G3 Jersey S. Monaadahone of the last of the Giant’s Causeways, who impressed a lot in his three wins starting at Meydan, Newcastle and Kempton.
Operating under a double penalty in the second race of this seven-time run earlier this month, the chestnut shrugs to beat ‘Rising star TDN’ Object (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) easily and he was one of the most interesting 3-year-olds of the meeting. Flying Scotsman S. winner on last year’s list and G1 Prix runner-up Jean-Luc Lagardere Noble Truth (Fr) (King {GB}) seems to be clicking with a six-way success that is allowed to get ahead of King Charles II S.
Coach Charlie Appleby said: “Noble Truth is a very stubborn horse and the fact that he won the Newmarket seems to have calmed him down a bit. “He’s not going to mind the pitch quickly and is hoping to become a direct player.”
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