Royal Dubai rewarded our loyalty with a superb win last
weekend, advised at
28/1 (R4 applied). Unfortunately, that was as good as it got. Tango Flare
blew the start, Ardisia ran respectably but missed a place and I have no
explanation for Ain’t Nobody’s dire effort.
The King George is the main event this weekend but there’ll
be no Goliath priced winner in this renewal with just five declared. We are
also racing on the Knavesmire on Friday and Saturday and an Ed Walker trained
filly might be able to sneak some black type at massive odds in the Listed
Lyric Fillies’ Stakes on Friday evening.
Ready To Step Up In Trip
This filly is a half-sister to our old pal Makarova, a mare
we backed at tasty odds when she won the Abbaye. She’s also a full sister to
Nina Bailarina, who was placed in a 6f G3 for this yard. Hardly a candidate for
10.5f on breeding but on the evidence of her last two runs over 1m, including
in a listed heat at Pontefract 17 days ago, she looks ready for this longer
trip.
The first of those runs over 1m was a staying on third in a
handicap at this venue off 83. She raced a bit keenly that day but last time at
Pontefract she settled a lot better and she ran on well from the back to nick fifth,
6.25l behind the winner Royal Dress but only 0.75l behind the third Imperial
Quarter, a 14/1 shot here. Vicario is 66s.
PJ McDonald takes the ride and he is 6/41 with another 17
top 4 finishes when riding for Ed Walker. That’s a frame hitting strike rate of
over 50%, hopefully he can enhance that on Vicario and nick some precious black
type in the process at odds of 66/1.
7.48 York Tip: Vicario e/w @ 66/1
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