16:30 Goodwood

Sunday 27 August 2017

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Weatherbys Racing Bank Supreme Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 24.21s

(9)

Dutch Connection⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills| OR: 112| BF| CD

13/8

Won the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over C&D in 2016, and has also won both his previous attempts at Group 3 level. Not at his best so far this year but could still prove to be a cut above the rest of these.

Form: 1560-66

(1)

Salateen²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara| OR: 107| D

9/4

Listed winner who seemed just below Group-class when last trying such a race as a juvenile, but has won in Listed company since and put in a bold bid at Newmarket latest; worth a try at this level.

Form: 134352

(4)

Viscount Barfield^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 105| D

7/1

Ran well at a price to win a Listed contest at Chester in July and though he has come up short at Ascot since that was a fiercely competitive race and better can be expected now.

Form: 446110

(5)

Orangey Red²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Fran Berry| T: W T Farrell| OR: 94| D

25/1

Specialist over this trip which is always a positive but hasn't been running well enough in Listed company to justify this higher grade. Also engaged Saturday 4:25 Newmarket.

Form: 581140

(6)

Bless Him^h⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D M Simcock| OR: 100

7/2

Off since winning the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot in June, highly progressive up to and including that start and has to have a big chance here if the slight break doesn't prove to be an issue.

Form: 21351

(2)

Phijee³⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S Hitchcott| T: W R Muir| OR: 96

20/1

Has impressed on all three of her starts to date but returns to the track after an absence of over a year taking a big step up in class; this is likely to be too big an ask.

Form: 211-

Non-Runners

(3)

Jordan Sport¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: P J Dobbs

(8)

Solomon's Bay²³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: S De Sousa

(7)

Tomyris²³

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Dutch Connection (13/8), Salateen (9/4), Tomyris (3/1), Bless Him (7/2), Solomon's Bay (11/2), Viscount Barfield (7/1), Jordan Sport (12/1), Phijee (20/1), Orangey Red (25/1)

If turning up here in anything like his best form then DUTCH CONNECTION should prove a cut above the rest of these. A former winner of the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over C&D, he hasn't been seen to best effect so far this year but has had excuses on those two occasions and will find this to be a much easier assignment. He's 2-2 in Group 3 company and with the ground to suit this seems like it should be the ideal race for him. As a result, he should be able to overcome the challenge of Britannia Stakes winner Bless Him, who returns to the track for the first time since that Ascot victory, and Tomyris , who unlike many of these should be capable of further improvement, perhaps significantly so.