Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 41.32s

(4)

Modern News¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 111| BF| D

11/10

Won Spring Cup at Newbury in April and listed race at Windsor in May (both 1m). Creditable runner-up efforts in Epsom Group 3 and another Windsor listed event in June. Not at best when third in Pontefract listed last time but still the one to beat here.

Form: 711223

(1)

Sinjaari¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 108| D

5/1

Very useful handicapper who gained his first win since the 2020 John Smith's Cup when seeing off 10 rivals at Sandown (1m) last month. Easy to ignore subsequent run in Golden Mile at Goodwood and doesn't have much to find at this level.

Form: 24-3510

(3)

Tempus¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 108| D

11/4

Built on his excellent third in the Royal Hunt Cup when resuming winning ways back at Ascot last month. Comfortably held by Modern News on Windsor running in the spring but he's in better form now.

Form: 628231

(2)

Berkshire Shadow^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 110

6/1

Won the Coventry at 2 and showed he's trained on well with 3 good runs to start his 3-y-o campaign. Does need to shrug off a lesser effort in Glorious Goodwood Group 3 latest, though.

Form: 74-5636

Forecasts

Modern News (11/10), Tempus (11/4), Sinjaari (5/1), Berkshire Shadow (6/1)

MODERN NEWS will likely be pushed closer by Tempus than he was in listed company at Windsor earlier in the season but he's still the one to beat, with Archie Watson's thriving 6-y-o taken to follow him home.