20:21 Del Mar

Saturday 2 November 2024

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Race 6 - Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff - Grade 1

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 1m 49.1s

(1)

Candied^b1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Irad Ortiz Jr| T: Todd Pletcher| OR: 109| D

8/1

Reliable 3-year-old who's hit the board in all her eight races. Won a listed stakes in the summer at Monmouth before returning to Grade 1 company. Represents a Hall-of-Fame trainer but a minor role the best she can probably hope for once more.

Form: 3-41223

(2)

Thorpedo Anna⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Brian Jr Hernandez| T: Kenneth McPeek| OR: 114| D

1/2

One of the revelations of the season. Recorded four Grade 1 successes this year, her only defeat coming against the boys in the Travers when second to Fierceness. Not as impressive but got the job done in the Cotillion at Parx latest. Should be bang there.

Form: 111121

(4)

Alice Verite⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Kyle Frey| T: Kazuya Nakatake| D

20/1

Japanese contender. Has been getting better with experience, passing the wire first on three occasions in 2024 all on turf. Didn't see out the extra distance last time having done her winning at this trip. Hard to weigh up on balance of form and this switch to dirt.

Form: 212110

(5)

Sugar Fish³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Tyler Baze| T: Jeff Mullins| OR: 108| D

14/1

3-year-old who was very much on the upgrade for this barn before finishing well beat in the Clement L. Hirsch at this track. Put her best foot forward in the Zenyatta at Santa Anita last out. Remains to be seen if Del Mar is to her liking.

Form: 211161

(6)

Raging Sea²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Flavien Prat| T: Chad Brown| OR: 107| D

9/2

Has really blossomed in 2024, scoring in all but one of her five starts. Only just about did enough to see off Batucada in the Beldame at Belmont at the Big A when last seen. Her beating of the absent reigning champ Idiomatic at Saratoga is arguably the strongest piece of form. Big shout.

Form: 1-14111

(7)

Honor D Lady²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Tyler Gaffalione| T: S Joseph Jr| OR: 100| D

25/1

Landed graded success at Gulfstream and Delaware this year. Can run a big race on her day but has it to prove at this level.

Form: 3-19215

(10)

Che Evasora³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Tiago Pereira| T: Philip D Amato| OR: 76| D

66/1

A Grade 1 winner on her final start in Argentina back in April. Showed speed before rapidly tiring in the Zenyatta at Santa Anita on US debut. Hard to fancy on the back of that.

Form: 32-3415

Non-Runners

(3)

Batucada²⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: S Joseph Jr J: Non Runner

(8)

Miss New York⁴¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Jorge Delgado J: Non Runner

(9)

Awesome Result¹⁷⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Y Ikee J: Yutaka Take

Forecasts

Thorpedo Anna (1/2), Awesome Result (4/1), Raging Sea (9/2), Candied (8/1), Sugar Fish (14/1), Alice Verite (20/1), Batucada (20/1), Miss New York (20/1), Honor D Lady (25/1), Che Evasora (66/1)

It may pay to side with RAGING SEA against Thorpedo Anna. We possibly still haven’t seen the best of her just yet and she can provide Chad Brown with a first Distaff success at the expense of the division’s leading 3-y-o filly. The unbeaten Awesome Result can claim third for Japan.