IMPRESSOR (NAP) (best price 11-4) produced a favourable impression in his debut in a useful maiden at Goodwood and supplying he reveals the expected improvement next time round, he seems reserved to take high rank hailing from a lawn in good nick currently.
Not too fancied at the Sussex place, hence his 20-1 beginning cost, the child of Footstepsinthesand broke better than expected to race only to the heels of the leaders after a few furlongs. However going well running to the business end of this competition, Marcus Tregoning’s colt then became the meat in the sandwich as overall bunching in behind the leaders happened and although he managed to free himself from their scrimmaging inside the final furlong, a remaining fourth would be the best that he could achieve. Certainly not knocked around whatsoever late on, Impressor could have learnt lots of valuable lessons every day, none more so than just how to look after himself in a battle, and given that those in and around him that day all came with huge reputations, he should not have any trouble holding his own against similar opposition this day.
It is a little bit of gamble stepping CARDY (best price 7-2) up nearly a complete mile since winning over today’s course last time out but it needs to be viewed as a considered one given how strong he was at the latter part of the race 15 days past and his background.
Outpaced in string of newcomer events over the minimum trip, Harry Whittingham’s gelding appeared to be following a similar route here two weeks ago until he abruptly picked up the bridle and flew home to dent going away. Based on the general speed figure he submitted and his back splits, he obviously needs a test of stamina to see him to complete effect and having run nicely within an three-mile point-to-point on tender ground, you’d envision today’s evaluation under ever-worsening conditions would be right up his street.
The maiden acquired by Lancaster Bomber over the penultimate day of the Galway Festival was noted for its strong pace that led in a extremely quick speed figure and having both captured the eye with the way they finished off their races in sixth and second respectively, DARKENED (best cost 3-1) along with CANNING (best cost 11-1) are expected to play characters in this arguably slightly weaker-looking event .
The former had formed with guarantee onto his opening gambit in Limerick back in June and has been well-fancied to maintain his own second time up at Ballybrit, so it proved. Remaining on ardently after getting outpaced coming down the aspect of this course, John Oxx’s gelding came home having a good degree of goal once fulfilling the rising ground as well as though he did not have the required speed to make any serious inroads on the winner, it wasn’t a bad effort upward against a horse who looked for all the world like a Group celebrity at the making.
Trainer Luke Comer would not always be associated with maiden winners at the huge festival, so it was no real surprise to see his charge delivered off a 50-1 poke 11 days ago. However, his promising three-year-old colt cover himself with glory having a great effort on just his second career start and that he looks the type who will continue to improve — notably over additional. The way he came home after being a fair way behind at halfway definitely lends itself to this notion and it could come as no surprise if he proved good enough to produce the frame at the very least.
MOUNTAIN FOX (best price 10-1) did really well to finish as long as he did over tonight’s course out time after being forced to race wide throughout the whole journey and even though he has not been done too many favours on the attraction again on his return visit, he’s still faked a damn sight better than his previous rival Scorpion Black.
While eventual winner had the luxury of hammering the favoured inside rail from box one 59 times past, the son of Fast Company was out in the cheap seats in stall 17, thus given that he just got beaten three lengths in the last analysis tells you all you want to learn about his performance daily. Additionally, as all of his very best form has arrived over farther than a mile from earlier times his effort deserves much additional merit and currently returning to a trip which is more in-keeping along with his general profile, yet another good screen looks coming from a six-year-old who has stats in the course read a moderate 22743.