Sky Sports activities Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle, who returns to motion following per week on the sidelines with a slight harm, previews her rides on day one of many Qatar Goodwood Pageant on Tuesday.
Trueshan able to roll again the years
It is a huge ask for my previous good friend TRUESHAN to roll again the years and win a second Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (3.05) on Tuesday however I’ve seen sufficient to imagine he can provide the younger pretenders a run for his or her cash.
I sat on him at Alan King’s final week and he felt nice. He is 9 now however nonetheless thinks he is a lot youthful and positively retains sufficient capability to run an enormous race in opposition to the may of Illinois, Scandinavia and French Grasp.
Alan usually begins Trueshan off in a Listed race however circumstances meant that his first run of the 12 months got here in a Group One in France the place he formed effectively in opposition to race-fit rivals.
He additionally confirmed within the Group One Prix Royal-Oak at Saint Cloud within the autumn that he can nonetheless minimize it on the highest stage, overwhelmed solely a size and a half. He owes us nothing but when the bottom does not dry out an excessive amount of he may simply give his devoted house owners the Singula Partnership one other huge day trip.
Zgharta to construct on creditable Royal Ascot run
I am actually candy on the possibilities of each fillies I trip for my boss Imad Alsagar together with the proficient ZGHARTA within the Ridgeview Fillies’ Stakes (4.55).
She confirmed nice potential in getting off the mark in a Newmarket maiden in Might and ran significantly better than the shape determine suggests within the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Andrew Balding’s daughter of Ghaiyyath missed the break however made up lots of floor fairly stylishly and went to win her race earlier than simply getting drained within the closing levels. Regardless of being drawn on the incorrect facet she was overwhelmed little greater than three lengths.
I am assured she’s going to deal with Goodwood’s undulations and although we do not have the very best of attracts once more in stall 13 she has the flexibility to beat that and run one other good race.
Goodwood specialist should go effectively
Imad’s Blue Level filly ENCHANTING is a Goodwood specialist who should additionally go effectively within the Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap (3.45).
She received for the third time there over the flying 5 furlongs again in Might however was so dominant the handicapper raised her 11lb to a lofty mark of 100. Her subsequent outing was the Listed Land O’ Burns Fillies’ Stakes at Ayr in June when the faster floor was in opposition to her. She ran creditably however is again in calmer waters right here.
That triple-digit ranking nonetheless calls for loads from her however given her aptitude for the downhill sprint I am assured that she, too, can run an enormous race for me.
Witness Stand prepared for step up at school
The HKJC World Pool Lennox Stakes (2.30) represents an enormous step up at school for Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole’s WITNESS STAND, however he is price his place on this firm.
A powerful traveller, he solely simply failed to carry on in a Listed race at Chester earlier this month and returns to a monitor he received at the moment final 12 months for earlier coach Tom Clover.
He is a gelding who appeared to need simple floor earlier in his profession however has since run effectively on sounder surfaces so if circumstances dry out it should not pose an issue to him. It is a a lot stiffer activity however I am wanting ahead to seeing how he acquits himself.
Witness Stand, beneath Kieran Shoemark, wins at Goodwood final 12 months
Observe merely no downside for Sondheim
SIMPLY SONDHEIM was progressing effectively after profitable a handicap at Epsom final September however then pulled up lame within the November Handicap and regarded in want of his comeback run in June.
George Baker’s gelding traces up for the 10-furlong Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap (1.20) with quite a bit to show however has received at Goodwood so at the least the monitor will play to his strengths.
Andrew Balding’s filly MUSICAL ANGEL offers me the impression she nonetheless has extra to supply so I am hopeful she will show me proper within the World Pool Guess With The Tote EBF Fillies’ Handicap (5.30).
She made a promising begin to her profession final 12 months earlier than posting two underwhelming efforts earlier this season. Andrew then despatched her to Brighton to defy a mark of 69 however she did not construct on that at Chester final time.
I additionally trip LEGACY ROCK within the British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (4.20). Dr Newland and Jamie Insole’s juvenile confirmed lots of velocity over seven furlongs on debut at Lingfield and appears effectively well worth the drop again in journey.
Hollie Doyle was chatting with Sky Sports activities Racing’s Simon Mapletoft.
