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17:00 Kempton
On previous form, Ammolite would be the selection. She was made to work hard when landing a maiden on debut at Lingfield, nevertheless, that race shows that she’s undeterred by the All-Weather surface and has the ability to win at this class. However, for that debut win she’s been given a hefty seven pounds penalty. Moreover, she’s got to overcome a five month break against some potentially nice horses. This might not be her day.
Peace Offering represents some interesting connections and is nicely bred. She showed some promise on her debut, over a mile, at Nottingham. She possibly might have found that race a but to fast. Judging from that, she could enjoy the step up in trip. However, she’s untried over the All-Weather surface and there’s always the question about whether she’ll take to the track at Kempton.
Princesse D’or is a highly intriguing Godolphin newcomer. She’s by the mighty Frankel and the graceful Fleche D’or. This makes her a half sister to the very talented and multiple Group One scorer, Golden Horn. Moreover, Tom Marquand is an eye-catching jockey booking, in the royal blue silks. She was purchased for a couple of million and looks like she can give Charlie Appleby another victory in this race.
PRINCESSE D’OR (WIN)
19:30 Kempton
Monsaraz has been in quite good form since joining David Loughnane’s stable. He’s won three times, all with Rossa Ryan aboard him. Henceforth, Rossa Ryan has a 75% strike rate aboard Monsaraz. The other time he rode him, he was narrowly beaten in fourth. He should run well again but this race tends to go to a three-year old and Monsaraz is four. Moreover, he’s having to give out quite a bit of weight.
Prince Ali might have gone off a bit to fast, last time out and eventually burnt himself out. He’s now moved stables from Phillip Makin to Deborah Faulkner. He’s been dropped a pound in the weights. He makes his polytrack debut today. He is open to run well but there’s the chance he could be the one to dictate the pace and that could work against him.
As mentioned earlier, this race tends to go to an unexposed three-year old and Limited Edition could be the one to crack this enigma of a race. He is three years old and is relatively unexposed. Additionally, the last two victors of this race have been rated 69 and 70, which puts Limited Edition firmly in the picture as he’s also rated 69. He could be potentially well handicapped. Moreover, Ryan Moore has won this race before and is an interesting jockey booking. He’s 100% over course and distance and fits the bill perfectly.
LIMITED EDITION (WIN)
written by Kieran McHugh
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