Shahdaroba In Action On Champions Day

It's nice to be represented at Ascot on Champions Day, with Shahdaroba taking his chance in the apprentice finale, a twenty seven runner cavalry charge! Seven furlongs on soft ground is ideal and he has finally eased in the handicap, just one pound higher than when he won at the Craven meeting. It was a solid effort when fourth over a mile at Ascot two weeks ago and it would be no surprise if he nicked some minor prize money.

At Bath on Sunday, Madame Kintyre bids to go one better after finishing second on her two most recent starts. Somehow she just lost out in a three way photo at Windsor last Monday, beaten a nose by the winner and dead heating for second! She enjoys soft ground, so the more rain the better and Pat could take off a valuable seven pounds. She certainly deserves to get off the mark in 2013.

Another Placing For Dreamer

Once again Urban Dreamer has continued to run well without winning in the last two weeks. He stayed on well for tenth in the £150,000 Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy and we were confident of another big effort at Haydock on Friday. He didn't disappoint with a solid third in a £14,000 Nursery, the rain softened ground probably wasn't ideal but it was still a cracking run off a five pound higher mark than his second over the same course and distance three weeks previously. He's now had sixteen runs, seven seconds, four thirds and two solid tenths in big Sales races. Despite no win, he's picked up £13,000 in place money and we have one more chance before he goes to the sales at end of the month.

Two Year Old Trophy Task For Dreamer

Consistent two-year-old Urban Dreamer goes to Redcar for the £150,000 Totepool Two Year Old Trophy and has outside chances of picking up some minor prize money. He's an incredibly tough two-year-old, from his fourteen starts he's racked up seven seconds and three thirds and has run consistently well throughout the year. Blinkers seemed to bring about some improvement when second to Deeds Not Words last time and he wasn't stopping at the line, so six furlongs could help. He ran very well in the Super Sprint, showing good speed before getting badly hampered and in a better race, it would be no surprise if he ran a career best and nicked fifth or sixth prize.

It was another solid effort from Shahdaroba when finishing fourth at Ascot yesterday. He again stayed on well enough to suggest that he has enough stamina for a mile but also confirmed that he's a tad high in the handicap.

Shahdaroba At Ascot

Shahdaroba goes in the 0-90 Classified Stakes at Ascot on Friday. The Haatef gelding has struggled with the handicapper since winning at Newamarket's Craven meeting back in April but this is his first run at 0-90 level this season. The trip of a mile is a query, he has won both his races over six furlongs but has run well enough in two attempts at today's trip, a second at Chepstow and fifth at Kempton to suggest he has the stamina. Although very soft ground wouldn't be ideal, the excellent drainage system at Ascot means it rarely gets too heavy and he certainly has each-way chances.

Eugenic ran a nice race on his second start at Warwick on Thursday, finishing seventh of thirteen and running much better than his odds of 100/1 suggested. He is still on the weak side but should make up into a nice three-year-old next season.