Friday was a busy day with flat action at Wolverhampton and Meydan. It will be held live. sky sports racing.
4.25 Meydan – G2 Zabeel Mile – Classy Quddwah faces 9 rivals
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Simon and Ed Crisford won the race last year. poker face And they bring their stable stars here to repeat the feat. Although he won only twice last year, he remained in good company throughout the season and almost snatched the Prix Daniel Wildenstein in this grade in October.
He was disappointed when he took to the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day at the end of a busy year and has now arrived here looking to bounce back and get back on form.
Second highest rated competitor holloway boy He was rated 5lb underrated when he lost last year but arrived here after winning the Listed Hyde Stakes at Kempton in December. It was his second win in the Balmoral Handicap on Champions Day. Another bold bidding is expected.
Aomori City He has not been seen since finishing the field in the French 2,000 Guineas and will need some resurgence if he is to claim this, but he represents strong connections and could be in the field.
6.30 Wolverhampton – Chippa rejects £6 rise.
Chiffa He will be bidding to deny a 6 pound rise when he challenges the tapeta. Read Meg Nicholls’ blog at betmgm.co.uk. In Wolverhampton.
He made it six wins at his beloved Wolverhampton in late November, six wins out of seven in his career, and with some help from Dunstall Park ace Luke Morris, it was a competition he looked likely to win. He had to defy a career-best score of 69 to win this one and has yet to score better than 65.
highest weight straight A He represents Michael Appleby’s team and is a Wolverhampton specialist looking for success on his third course this evening. He was two pounds better than his last winning record, which he won in January of last year, but he was unlucky with the handicappers as he moved up in weight without winning when he ran into some disciplines with handicappers.
3.15 Meydan – Jumeriah Stakes – Catullus and Treanmor clash
godolphin pair Catullus and Tranmore crash at Jumeirah Stakes In Square.
Catullus Selected by William Buick, he comes here after a layoff the likes of which he hasn’t seen since his third start in the Tattersalls Stakes. At Newmarket in September. He suffered a heavy defeat on the day, but his form in the race had some significance as winner Distant Storm finished third at Dewhurst next time.
stable colleague Tranmore It will be ridden by Billy Loughnane, who achieved a 50% hit rate when riding for Charlie Appleby in England. They are teamed here with a horse who was a warm favorite for the Chesham Stakes.. He hasn’t been seen since his disappointment there, but this son of Frankel could be much better than that and still commands attention. Appleby entered this contest as a second stringer 12 months ago and looks set to ace this one.
Do it or not Highly rated by Ed Walker this summer and second only to Gstaad at Coventry, he is in the best form available here and is top rated here. His season has dwindled due to the effort and he is now trained by Jamie Osborne.
strength for strength It got better Do it or not Last time they crossed this course and distance they again objected to the latter being better at bearing the weight and getting here.
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3.50 Maidan – Dark Saffron They headlined a highly competitive Group 3 competition but will need to rediscover their skills after disappointment in December.
6.00 Wolverhampton – Well-bred Frankel mare star obsession William Haggas’ debut.
8.30 Wolverhampton – Raw Supreme Looks like he’s going to win on a continuous course.
