Our Trackside Live team provided parade ring updates and selections for Coral-Eclipse day at Sandown Park. Recap their thoughts plus results, reaction and replays.
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Full result
1. STEM 15/2
2. Theory Of Tides 14/1
3. Rathgar 9/2
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Verdict
Spoken Truth favoured, Cloth Of Gold could outrun odds.
Parade ring updates
3 Flying Frontier - compact and powerful, good level of fitness.
1 Great David - can get keen in the paddock but very straightforward today, fit.
2 Rathgar - has got very warm, quite tense and tight through the shoulders.
5 Brasil Power - nice easy mover and very relaxed, fit and well.
7 Point Of Contact (below also) - fussing and tail swishing, something irritating him.
8 Stem - fit and well, little on toes at times.
7 Point Of Contact - no issues on fitness but getting a little warm.
10 Spoken Truth - powerful and strong, very fit.
4 Theory Of Tides - needs the run.
9 Cloth Of Gold - big strong gelding, hard to see the team getting him any fitter, early appeal.
Full result
1. TAMBORA 7/2
2. Akho Mezzna 6/1
3. Bridge Of Eagles 100/30 favourite
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Richard Hannon: "He cost a bit of money, Julie [Wood, owner] bought him herself, and he's always for me starting to look like he's going to be what he looked like today and he had slightly underachieved. He never looked like getting beat today and hopefully there's a lot more to come, there needs to be. I thought he was capable of a lot more than he achieved today.
"Gorgeous looking horse and Pinatubo is doing very well as a stallion in a quiet way. We'll see what the handicapper does and look for something at Goodwood maybe. There are two racecourses in Julie's world and they're both in Berkshire, Ascot and Newbury, occasionally Goodwood, so we'll have a chat with her and see where we go."
Verdict
Really taken by Sassicaia, has plenty of quality.
Parade ring updates
7 Barbury Boy - heavy set type so never appeals overly on fitness, fine.
2 Sassicaia - makes plenty of appeal, very fit, two handlers as quite keen but looks in top order.
8 St Hilda - very lean, can see plenty of rib and definition behind.
3 Loblolly - no fitness questions but keeps getting on toes, needs to settle.
6 Akho Mezzna - good mover, very fit.
5 Tambora - alert and moving well, fair level of definition.
4 Bridge Of Eagles - nice way about him; heavy set type but fit for frame.
1 Valpovo - another run will see him spot on; definition behind but should improve over ribs.
Full result
1. HE'S WALIIM 12/1
2. Sunny Smile 18/1
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James Tate: "He's a little bit free-going, loves fast ground and wasn't quite right in the spring. He's got a July Sale entry next week so this was very timely.
"I'll speak to his owner and we'll worry about that later. We just thought he wanted really quick ground; he won on debut on really quick ground and then after that we could never find it for him, earlier this year we ran on the all-weather when we couldn't find it. He ran okay but probably wasn't 100%. He's been really well for the last month or so. He's quite highly rated so it's not that easy to find suitable races for him so we came here and hoped it would work.
"I think there's more to come but the handicapper might take a dim view of that; we'll see what rating he has on Tuesday and worry about it then."
Verdict
Spirit Of Saxony best.
Parade ring updates
6 Sunny Smile - big solid type, getting quite warm and tense.
2 He's Waliim - very lean, plenty of rib and definition behind.
4 Jungle Ruler - lengthy through the back, little plain but very relaxed in paddock.
5 King's Cavalry - deep girthed type, doesn’t appeal on fitness especially from a yard who tend to get them very sharp.
3 Spirit Of Saxony - big heavy set type, plenty of definition over quarters, looks in good order.
1 Richie's Rocket - far calmer than he had been prior to gelding, tends to present fit and does so again.
Full result and report
1. CONSTITUTION RIVER 8/11 favourite
2. A Boy Named Susie 20/1
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Ryan Moore: "We went hard early and a few people went forward. Obviously, round the bend I had to work out where I was going to make my challenge and the horses in front of me, they came back to him quickly and I ended up in front at the two, getting there too early but you can't be waiting up the hill here, you have to go.
"He's a very high class horse, I don't know where he's going to end up but he's got an awful lot of ability. This horse has a very deep pedigree, he's done nothing wrong his whole career and we're learning about him all the time. I know how good Hawk Mountain is and I know A Boy Named Susie is good as well. It's always hard for the older horses giving that weight. I know it was only three lengths but the way the race panned out, he probably could have been even better. He's obviously very comfortable at a mile and a quarter and he's put together a very impressive race record. He'll keep doing what he does until the end of the year and see what happens after that."
Verdict
Easy choice here - Constitution River is the best middle distance horse sighted this season from a physical perspective, Gethin has definitely improved but getting on toes.
Parade ring updates
1 Gethin - has definitely improved from Sandown last time, sharpened up over ribs and hind end, a little bit on his toes today but in a good way, two handlers.
4 A Boy Named Susie - looks a little plain compared to some of these, fit.
2 King's Gambit - very fit, slender framed type, tends to present with plenty of rib.
3 Saddadd - full bodied and bullish, never appeals from a fitness perspective and often looks subdued/over relaxed in the paddock - all typical behaviour from him. Lacks the quality of 5.
6 Flushing Meadows - compact and muscular in the body as we’ve come to see from the sire, quite short necked, fit.
7 Hawk Mountain - least liked aesthetically of the O’Brien trio, for all he’s fit. Lengthy through the whole body, ears back at times in the pre-parade.
5 Constitution River - has the presence of a good horse. Not the best walker, if you were picking faults, but looks spot on - full bodied and athletic at the same time.
Full result and review
1. SECRET OF LIFE 2/1 favourite
2. Silenciosa 11/1
3. Estissa 13/2
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Rossa Ryan: "She's a lovely filly and fair play to Ralph and the Deer family for letting him take his time with her. We were a bit concerned about the ground because she seems to like a bit of juice in the ground because she's so big but she got away with it today, her class prevailed.
"She's got away with the ground today but I don't know if she'd get away with it again. I'd say they will campaign her for the autumn and the more time she gets, the better she'll become again. She's a filly that looks like she's going to be a four-year-old and bearing that in mind and she's got winning black type now so you can't ask for a lot more."
Verdict
Quite taken by Estissa, very fit. Worth noting that Sacred Ground is far more settled in the cheekpieces.
Parade ring updates
7 Silenciosa - very fit as you’d expect to see from the yard, slender frame.
5 Sacred Ground - tense and sweating but far better than she’s behaved on last few runs.
3 Ourbren - small filly, fit but a little plain compared to some.
9 Tavana - lovely big mare and very fit, always presents this way, likeable.
8 Spinning Lizzie - two handlers and can be busy in the paddock but she’s very straightforward, looks well (has done on last few outings).
1 Act Of Kindness - catches the eye, one of the fittest Appleby horses sighted in a while, always been leggy and athletic.
2 Estissa - two handlers but alert rather than overwrought, defined.
6 Secret Of Life - two handlers, eye catching big physical, little babyish which accounts for the handlers, think she might keep improving.
Full result and review
1. INDALO 9/4 favourite
2. Hard Endeavor 7/1
3. Ebt's Guard 8/1
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Roger Varian: "I'm so pleased to get him to win a race like this as he has a lovely team of owners and when you go close in a Cambridgeshire and close in a Hunt Cup you can't say he hasn't deserved one. We've had a few plans and nearly pulled them off, but thankfully we've won this one.
"He's very talented and very consistent and he looked a bit awkward in the straight but I think it was just a case of finding a bit of room and keeping momentum up at the same time. He's probably the most genuine horse in training, but he's not the easiest at home and with a slow to medium canter he always wants to go a stride quicker. His rider at home does a great job at keeping him in check.
"I think he's in the mile handicap at Goodwood and then we could look at the Cambridgeshire again later in the year. I just hope he keeps progressing as this time last year he was winning a class four here so he's come a long way in 12 months. He's a lovely horse and hopefully there's some more big days in him."
Verdict
Tribal Chief best, Sea Force and Mirsky worth noting (lean from the yard/improved from Ascot).
Parade ring updates
4 Excellent Believe - two handlers but easily managed, good level of fitness.
5 Balmacara - backs up quickly and looks well enough, others make more appeal.
7 Indalo - lovely type, athletic and moves well, probably more struck by him at Ascot but still plenty to like.
10 Hard Endeavor - no fitness questions, one of the better models.
17 City Of Poets - in good order, strong type.
3 Ebt's Guard - sweating, which tends to be the case, fit and well.
16 Bourbon Blues - sweating, no major concerns, okay but no better.
15 Tribal Chief - looking far improved from last two sightings, walks out with an alert stride, plenty to like.
8 Ozat - heavy, still needs the run.
12 Sea Force - notably lean, especially for a Haggas (can present heavy over ribs) - to post early and will be mounted on chute.
6 Classic - compact and powerful, looks well enough.
9 Popmaster - can present heavy but hard to like from a fitness perspective against some of these.
13 Mirsky - can get warm and on toes but staying fairly level headed in pre-parade. Looks improved from Ascot where his coat wasn’t quite there.
1 Liberty Lane - makes early appeal although he generally does catch the eye; rib fit with an uphill walk.
Full result and review
1. RUMSTAR 100/30
2. Luna A Nibhir Nis 18/1
3. Partisan Hero 12/1
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Rob Hornby: "He's a cracker, a real superstar and just very lucky to have such great owners with him and his owner Vincent has been able to make it today and Russell, his son, they're all here. Obviously won this race last year. We were gutted after Ascot, he just didn't really fire but we always think he's a proper horse when he's on song and he's gone and shown that again today."
Verdict
Rumstar favoured, best we’ve seen him for a while. Gold Digger overpriced, Spencer horses have been presenting notably fit over last week or so, similar comments apply.
Parade ring updates
2 Partisan Hero - never jumps out from a fitness perspective, solid and heavy over ribs, but that’s typical from him. No issues.
10 Palmeira - solid filly, sweating heavily but forgivable given she’s easily managed.
7 Luna A Inbhir Nis - very on toes but easily managed by two handlers, seen similar presentation before, well muscled.
5 Asfoora - hasn’t been standing out in the paddock this year and similar comments apply, for all she’s fit.
1 Getreadytorumble - big, strong gelding, walks out well, good level of fitness, little keen but easily managed.
3 Rumstar - improved sighting from both starts this year, looks like he’s coming into himself in a good way.
9 Gold Digger - big, easy mover, slim through the neck, fit.
4 Shagraan - rib fit and on toes: both typical presentation for him.
6 Leovanni - going to post early but has been very well behaved, has improved fitness from Ascot, perhaps not fully fit yet.
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