El Drama has been off the track for well over a year now. He’s pretty much exclusively raced in Group company though, so his return comes at a realistic level.
He will have a lot of work to do should he be winning here however, but he’s a useful colt who will surely improve for the run.
Pogo was a cracking second last time out in a Group Two at York when behind the top quality Kinross.
Pogo himself had a lot of really useful horses in-behind and he is a horse that gives his all. However, is the mile a small question mark?
His best form is at 7f, he may prove vulnerable to stronger stayers at the trip.
Tempus has won three on the bounce and he’s clearly thriving off his busy schedule. He won a winnable Group 3 in France last time out in nice enough style, he was clearly on top of his rivals there and he made it two group races in quick succession.
He’s hugely dangerous and impossible to write off.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/06/23 | ASC | 8 | Gd | 9-11 | 7 |
| 03/05/23 | ASC | 8 | Gd | 9-5 | 5 |
| 01/04/23 | DON | 8 | Hy | 9-2 | 4 |
| 18/02/23 | DOH | 8 | Gd | 9-2 | 6 |
| 04/02/23 | LIN | 8 | St | 9-2 | 4 |
Popatova is an in-and-out type of horse, who seems to struggle stringing good performances together. She won a Group 3 last time out at Sandown in good style, going away at the finish which was an impressive performance.
However, if you look at her two starts prior, she appeared pretty tame and finished 7th of 9 in both of those races.
She must prove that she can back up her better efforts, and until she does, you can proceed with a degree of caution.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/09/23 | NMK | 8 | GF | 9-4 | 2 |
| 02/09/23 | SAN | 8 | Gd | 9-6 | 3 |
| 21/06/23 | ASC | 8 | Gd | 9-2 | 5 |
| 03/06/23 | EPS | 8.5 | GF | 9-8 | 5 |
| 06/05/23 | GOO | 8 | Hy | 9-7 | PU |
Mutasaabeq is a very useful horse, who may or may not have a habit of downing tools when the going gets tough.
He often seems to find one or two too good, we can’t put it down to varying ground conditions either, as he’s largely versatile with regards conditions.
He’s riddled with ability, does he have the heart? He will have to bounce back from an extremely disappointing effort last time out too.
The one filly in the line up here, benefitting from a handy allowance. She’s also done nothing but improve and she continues to run respectively in good company.
She is a tough horse who will surely go well off the back of a decent effort in France last month combined with the allowance and apparent lack of pace, she could dictate on the front end, and she can be extremely hard to pass when in a rhythm.
A winner once from eleven starts. The Wizard Of Eye ran a decent enough race two starts ago when a very close second in a fundamentally weak Group 3 at Goodwood.
However, unfortunately he couldn’t improve upon that and finished a disappointing fifth of six in the Park Stakes. He’s got ability, though he’s very inconsistent.
