18:37 Sandown

Thursday 23 May 2024

All18:0718:3719:0719:3720:1220:42

Orbital Veterinary Services National Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 18:38 | Winning time: 1m 5.6s

(2)

Hawaiian³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| D

6/5

Kodiac colt. Dam, 7f winner on only start, half-sister to smart winner up to 7f Culturati. Justified market confidence when making a winning start in newcomers event at Newbury 5 weeks ago, never in much danger of defeat despite the narrow margin. Sure to go on to better things.

Form: 1

(1)

Reposado¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

7/1

£200,000 yearling, Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Trillium and useful 2-y-o 6.5f winner American Kestrel. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Well behind Hawaiian at Newbury on debut but left that well behind when head second at Ascot. More needed again. though.

Form: 72

(7)

Rock Hunter²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: Miss A Murphy| D

9/2

Made a winning start at Chantilly (5f, heavy) and only just edged out by Enchanting Empress in class 2 event at Ascot (5f, good) 22 days ago. Has more to offer still.

Form: 12

(4)

Zminiature⁶¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Dylan Cunha| D

16/1

Territories colt. Dam twice-raced half-sister to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Highland Rocker out of useful 7f-1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) Cay Dancer. Won a weak renewal of the Brocklesby at Doncaster (heavy) so opposable facing vastly different conditions.

Form: 1

(6)

Enchanting Empress²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| D

4/1

62,000 gns yearling, Sergei Prokofiev filly. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner, fourth in Cornwallis Stakes. Responded well when making a successful start in 5f Wolverhampton maiden and beat 4 previous winners to follow up in class 2 at Ascot 3 weeks ago, edging out Rock Hunter. Needs considering.

Form: 11

(5)

Spirited Dancer⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Edward Greatrex| T: J Channon

16/1

Put experience to good use when 5-length winner of 14-runner maiden at Bath (5.7f, good, 11/1) 8 days ago but more needed again in much stronger event.

Form: 271

Non-Runners

(3)

Sonic Blue²¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Tom Dascombe J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Hawaiian (6/5), Enchanting Empress (4/1), Rock Hunter (9/2), Reposado (7/1), Sonic Blue (10/1), Zminiature (16/1), Spirited Dancer (16/1)

HAWAIIAN looked Royal Ascot material when justifying market support at Newbury and can provide the Richard Hannon stable with a remarkable 13th win in this race. There wasn't much between Enchanting Empress and Rock Hunter when 1-2 in a class 2 at Ascot and that's the next best form on offer.