Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 9.28s

(3)

Do Bronxs²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D Loughnane| OR: 82| D

100/1

Debut winer at Ayr in May. Only 8¼ lengths fourth of 5 to Wise Approach in listed race at Newbury (6f, good to firm) since and looks out of his depth here.

Form: 14

(4)

Power Blue²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 102| C

10/1

Course debut winner but his limitations have been exposed since, finishing 3¾ lengths fifth to Gstaad in the Coventry before proving no match for Ture Love in the Railway over C&D. Surely playing for minor honours at best.

Form: 13253

(6)

Puerto Rico⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 103| BF

13/2

Best of the rest behind stablemate True Love in the Railway and built on that when 2 lengths second of 9 to Coppull in Group 2 Richmond at Goodwood (6f, good) 9 days ago. May have even more to offer but still a bit of a surprise were he up to seriously troubling his stablemates.

Form: 4222

(1)

Green Sense²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 102| CD

12/1

Bounced back quickly from a flop in the Albany when landing the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly (6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. He'll still need to advance his form to trouble the big 2 here, though.

Form: 1201

(5)

True Love²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 115| CD

1/4

Runner-up first 2 starts in May (to Gstaad latterly) but her form has taken off during the summer, winning the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot (5f, firm) before producing a dominant display in the Railway over C&D (good to soft) 3 weeks ago. Gets a narrow vote over Gstaad.

Form: 2211

Non-Runners

(2)

Gstaad⁵³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Forecasts

True Love (1/4), Gstaad (4/5), Puerto Rico (13/2), Power Blue (10/1), Green Sense (12/1), Do Bronxs (100/1)

A mouthwatering clash between Ballydoyle pair TRUE LOVE and Gstaad. The latter came out on top by ¾ length when they faced up in a Navan maiden in the spring but True Love couldn't have been much more impressive in her 2 outings since, particularly in the Railway over C&D, and is taken to come out narrowly on top this time.