Jebel Ali Silver Jubilee Anglesey Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 14.26s

(5)

Brother Bear²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 106| BF| CD

9/10

Smart prospect who has two wins from three starts already, including over this C&D. Commendable run in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last month and set the standard here for the others to aim at.

Form: 114

(6)

Commander Grigio¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 100| CD

9/2

Maiden winner over C&D in May (yielding) but unable to land a blow in Group 2 back here on the first of this month (good to yielding). Has room to progress again and may do so, but has plenty to find in this company.

Form: 417

(4)

Guessthebill⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Smullen| T: J P Murtagh

16/1

Not sure how much was achieved in landing 5f maiden at Navan in May on good ground. Upped in trip now and this represents an infinitely more testing examination.

Form: 21

(3)

Theobald²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

10/3

Teofilo colt was an impressive winner of a 1m Leopardstown maiden on debut last month. Drops in trip for this and while it is asking plenty more, has to be respected for top yard.

Form: 1

(2)

Actress⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| BF| C

7/1

Beaten 4½L in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot over this trip last month, since gone down fighting in Listed 5f Tipperary contest on good to firm ground. She has plenty experience and represents a Ballydoyle team that are currently flying.

Form: 21262

Non-Runners

(1)

Treasuring²⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Brother Bear (9/10), Theobald (10/3), Commander Grigio (9/2), Treasuring (13/2), Actress (7/1), Guessthebill (16/1)

BROTHER BEAR may have lost his unbeaten record in the Coventry Stakes last month but he lost little caste in defeat and is likely to have learned plenty from the experience. It is something of a worry that his trainer has not had many winners of late, but his class stands out nonetheless and for that reason he isn't opposed. The once-raced Theobald has the scope for plenty more in time, though this demands a quick climbing of the ladder. Treasuring represents a yard in flying form and can go well over this longer trip while it is never safe to count out anything from the O'Brien team and so Actress could be an improver.