Hollie rides Spartan Arrow in a Group 3 at Dundalk on Friday night earlier than flying to Germany on Saturday to companion Shartash in a Listed contest at Munich.
Draw not preferrred for quick Spartan
The speedy Spartan Arrow is again within the Group 3 Bar One Racing Mercury Stakes (7.15pm) at Dundalk on Friday night, however he should overcome a large draw if he’s to win for the primary time at this stage.
Archie Watson’s gelding faces 13 rivals within the five-furlong sprint, together with George Scott’s gifted three-year-old West Acre and Johnny Murtagh’s current course-and-distance second Songhai.
Pitched out in stall 13 is not preferrred however this five-year-old has quite a bit in his favour, together with profitable kind on the All-Climate and a Listed success at Chantilly in June. He acquired slowed down in testing floor in Group races on the Goodwood Competition and in ParisLongchamp both aspect of the Nunthorpe at York in August, which he discovered a bit of too sizzling.
I mentioned after his win in France that he was the quickest horse I might ridden, except the mighty Bradsell, so if he will get the prospect to hit prime gear on the proper level of the race, we would come away with a beneficial end result.
Shartash on Listed mission in Germany
I head from Eire to Germany on Saturday to companion my boss Archie Watson’s Shartash within the LOTTO Bayern Grand Prix (3.00) over six and a half furlongs at Munich.
It is a good alternative so as to add one other Listed win to my CV on Wathnan Racing’s five-year-old, who’s out to comply with up his profitable mission to Dusseldorf for the same race earlier this month.
He gained readily for Luke Morris over barely additional that day and Archie seems to have discovered him one other profitable probability, despite the fact that we’re confronted with one other excessive attract stall 12 in what seems to be a barely deeper race.
I’ve ridden at Munich earlier than and may inform you that it is a good large, galloping monitor, so hopefully we’ll get loads of time to work our manner right into a difficult place.
Shartash is evenly raced this 12 months. Archie gave him a break after his below-par run within the Wokingham at Royal Ascot and it actually did the trick on his first foray to Germany, so I am hoping for the most effective.
Prepared for Motion in Doncaster showpiece
Aidan O’Brien seems to have a agency grip on the ultimate Group 1 of the Flat season within the William Hill Futurity Trophy (2.05pm) at Doncaster on Saturday – reside on Sky Sports activities Racing – with the three market leaders headed by Benvenuto Cellini.
He was visually very spectacular when profitable the Group 2 Champion Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown by 5 lengths final month, however I query simply how robust that kind will show to be.
Steady-companion Motion appeals to me extra after his third within the Group 2 Royal Lodge at Newmarket. The type of his maiden win has additionally labored out effectively, with Aidan’s third, Christmas Day, profitable a Group 3 final weekend.
Motion chased residence Bow Echo within the Cambridgeshire
Waltz can dance to Listed victory
Karl Burke’s Lam Yai seems to be a worthy favorite within the Listed William Hill Prospect Stakes (2.40pm) at Doncaster after going so shut in Group firm at Ayr final month.
Nonetheless, I want Ralph Beckett’s lightly-raced colt Spanish Waltz, who heads to City Moor – for what is best generally known as the Doncaster Stakes – on the again of a maiden win at Pontefract a month in the past.
This can be a large step up in grade, however he is studying on the job, he should have no concern with what will likely be testing floor, and he seems to be essentially the most progressive horse within the discipline.
Hollie Doyle was talking to Sky Sports activities Racing’s Simon Mapletoft…
