15:45 Salisbury

Sunday 18 June 2017

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British Stallion Studs EBF Cathedral Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 1m 11.76s

(7)

Dark Emerald^t,v⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Fran Berry| T: B G Powell| OR: 102| D

25/1

Looks like the Dark Angel gelding has not recovered from a spell in Dubai and not seen since finishing last of 11 57L behind Kool Kompany.

Form: 36-5880

(4)

Dark Shot¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 89

9/1

Fast finishing second of 19, beaten a short head by Caspian Prince following two consistent runs over 5f at Windsor on seasonal debut, before finishing third of 10 beaten 1½L behind Vibrant Chords at Goodwood on good ground. Has finished runner-up on six occasions at 6f from nine starts.

Form: 441-432

(2)

Glass Office⁷²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: D M Simcock| OR: 108| D

20/1

Seven-year-old, not seen since finishing ninth of 15 at the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Won the Group 2 Duke Of York Stakes in May of the same year. Still an entire.

Form: 546719/

(10)

Mr Lupton²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 113| BF| D

11/4

Finished last season by not being disgraced in Group 1 contests at Haydock, in the Sprint Cup and Ascot, in the Sprint Stakes on Champions Day. Won a Newmarket handicap in May before finishing third of eight in the Listed Leisure Stakes at Windsor, beaten 1L behind Perfect Pasture.

Form: 559-213

(3)

Mythmaker³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: B Smart| OR: 104| D

9/2

Six wins from 28 starts for the Major Cadeaux gelding, out of an Oasis Dream mare. Always doing enough last time out to win a Haydock Conditions race over 6f on good ground, winning by a neck from the Ed Walker-trained Aeolus in May.

Form: 22-6251

(9)

Tropics²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 109| D

6/1

Game nine-year-old who missed all of the 2016 season, ran as well as expected on return in a Windsor Listed race, beaten 6L behind Perfect Pasture. Three from six starts in listed contests, while the gelding has won all but one of his eight career victories at 6f.

Form: 51025/6

(5)

Pixeleen³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M S Saunders| OR: 86| C| D

16/1

Better than form figures suggest, only beaten 1½ and 1¾L on the mares last two starts. Will have to improve again to take a hand here, but has gone up 13lb this term.

Form: 328-544

(8)

Spring Fling²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: H Candy| OR: 94| D

10/1

Bombed (may have had bad draw) on seasonal debut in a Nottingham listed race over 6f on good ground. Vastly improved last time out in a Haydock listed event over 6f on firm ground, finishing fourth of 10 runners, beaten 1¼L.

Form: 2143-04

(6)

Stellarta⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Blanshard| OR: 92| D

33/1

Six-year-old with a fair few miles on the clock and is having her 44th career start today. Fifth of 13 last time out in a Newmarket class 2 handicap, beaten over 4L on good ground. Will certainly need to up her game to take a hand here.

Form: 49-3255

(1)

Eqtiraan²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Hannon| OR: 105| D

4/1

250,000gns as a yearling whose only win came on debut in an Ascot maiden. Only three-year-old in the race who was ninth of 10 last time out in the Newmarket Sprint Trophy, a race that has seen the second, fourth and fifth all beaten since.

Form: 132-329

Forecasts

Mr Lupton (11/4), Eqtiraan (4/1), Mythmaker (9/2), Tropics (6/1), Dark Shot (9/1), Spring Fling (10/1), Pixeleen (16/1), Glass Office (20/1), Dark Emerald (25/1), Stellarta (33/1)

Mythmaker and Dark Emerald will set the fractions here, with Eqtiraan, Pixeleen, Tropics and, possibly, Dark Shot in behind, with the latter, being ridden closer to the pace than last time at Epsom. The early pace could set the race up for one of those coming from off the speed with the advantage going to the Richard Fahey-trained MR LUPTON.