Kieran Shoemark talks us through his three rides at York for day one of the Dante Festival.
FIREBLADE - 14:20 York
I'm looking forward to getting on him. I rode him when he was at the Gosdens and he's a full-brother to Cracksman, he's impeccably bred.
He's on a career-high mark but has been competitive off marks around the 90 region. He's had a run this year over a trip of 10 furlongs that wouldn't be his optimum, stepping up to 1m4f will suit today.
He was outpaced at Pontefract, understandable there over 10, but I expect him to come forward from that over a more suitable distance this afternoon. He'll go on the ground and he's run some nice races at York, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a bold showing from him.
