Ebor Meeting – Hawkinsport

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Highfield Princess

Tricasts

1st Highfield Princess

2nd Raasel, Khaadem, Royal Aclaim

3rd Raasel, Khaadem, Royal Aclaim – 6 Combinations.

HIGHFIELD PRINCESS is fresh off the back of a very impressive group one victory in the Arc Prix Maurice De Gheest at Deauville earlier this month. There, she beat Naval Crown and Perfect Power who have both won at group one level, with group three winners Minzaal and Garrus making up the places. She steps down in trip to five furlongs here. RAASEL was last seen finishing in second place behind KHAADEM in the group two King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood last month. This form could easily be reversed, as Raasel made impressive progress late on after being short of room and reduced a gap of three lengths to only a neck on the line. ROYAL ACLAIM should also be in the picture. She is unbeaten in three starts and won a listed race at York in July. She will carry two pounds less than Highland Princess and five pounds less than Raasel and Khaadem. This does represent a big jump up in class and that is why she is included here but not to win, but she appears to have a lot of ability. Highfield Princess offers some value at the time of writing and works each way, while the other three mentioned will make up the places in the tricasts. The different combinations offer some cover as all three are good runners and it could be very competitive for the places.

13:50 York – Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Fillies’ Group 2) – Dramatised

KARL Burke’s unbeaten two-year-old filly shone bright two months ago when she ran out an impressive winner of the group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot. This was a field with 21 runners and quality in depth, with the likes of Love Reigns finishing in behind, and could be considered on par with the field that ran in the Albany Stakes where Mawj finished second. Mawj is the other runner here that receives a 3lb penalty for winning a group two at Newmarket last month but I believe Dramatised has the edge on form and is the rightful favourite here.

15:35 York – Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies’ & Mares’ Group 1) – Alpinista

THIS Frankel filly ran out an impressive winner of the Grand Prix Saint-Cloud last month in France. She travelled brilliantly in a class field featuring multiple winners at group level, including Hurricane Land and Lone Eagle, before accelerating impressively to pass her rivals. This victory lengthened her win streak to an impressive six and now Sir Mark Prescott’s mare returns to British soil in search of another group one win. Her main rivals include French raider Raclette who is fresh from a group two win at ParisLongchamp, Epsom Oaks winner Tuesday and Irish Oaks winner Magical Lagoon. She won’t have preferred conditions here with no rain forecast but providing the ground doesn’t firm up she should be able to show her class again here.

Forecast Pick

1st Alpinista

2nd Magical Lagoon

With both likely to be in the picture, Magical Lagoon and Tuesday appear easily interchangeable for second place and is a decision that boils down to personal preference. Considering that Tuesday’s previous effort in fourth in the Irish Derby was a bold attempt to take on the colts, it can easily be seen as a more competitive race than the Irish Oaks Magical Lagoon won, explaining the worse placing . Tuesday’s Oaks winning form means she finished ahead of Concert Hall, a horse that beat Magical Lagoon in her first run of the season in a close finish. Magical Lagoon gets my pick here however, with my preference for the horse who won in her previous run and appears to be an improving filly who has battling qualities late on. She is yet to have finished outside the top two this season and she might be a bit fresher than Tuesday who has taken on such grand tasks throughout the season already.

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