He has a similar profile to Advertise, the 2018 winner. Has since not been extended to win an ordinary renewal of the July Stakes at Newmarket, when ridden more forward. His only defeat in four starts was when runner-up to Bradsell in the Coventry, when he stayed on well having been unable to instantly respond to the winner’s kick two furlongs out.
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Professional from day one, when he easily landed the Brocklesby at Doncaster. Persian Force has done little wrong (Pic: Focusonracing) Looks the No 1 contender for a yard that has won this 16 times. The stamina-bred colt seemed to get away with 5f when a narrow winner of the Windsor Castle (form holding up well enough) and looked much more effective back over an extended 6f at The Curragh last time when surging clear in the Group Three Anglesey Stakes, a race Dick Whittington won before going on to glory here in 2014. Touched off on his Curragh debut, when he had subsequent Group Two winner Shartash behind, and he’s won his past three starts in good style on a range of ground. Could be more to come, although I'd have taken more notice had connections reached for headgear. However, he didn’t do much wrong when a close third behind Shartash and Blackbeard in the Railway Stakes last time, when he didn’t get much time to open up after his rider, perhaps understandably, seemed at pains to keep him covered up. The Churchill colt was a relatively cheap buy and looked awkward in front when losing his maiden tag at the third time of asking at Fairyhouse in June. ? Live /COR7scjTGj- IHRB ie) August 2, 2022 ? Entries for Saturday close at 12pm with RAS
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You can watch the big race live on Racing TV at 4.15pm. Here’s a guide to an exciting cast of five. The advice when confronted by any grizzly is to stand still, slowly wave your arms and say a little prayer (you can have that last bit on me as it’s not in any of the manuals) but this one has not frightened off the opposition, with leading British juveniles Bradsell and Persian Force ready to try and tame him. With the prolific Blackbeard now a non-runner, O'Brien solely relies on Little Big Bear, the ante-post favourite.
In 20, the master trainer came up short despite having three of the five runners on each occasion. The two O’Brien challengers last year ended up occupying the final two places, while his three runners in 2020, who included St Mark’s Basilica, could finish no closer than fifth. Between 19, his grip never slipped for more than 12 months so four successive failures equate to something of a rot for Ballydoyle.
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Much will rightly be made of Aidan O’Brien seeking to land the Group One Keeneland Phoenix Stakes for a remarkable 17th time at The Curragh on Saturday.īut the serial Irish champion has suffered a few setbacks in recent renewals, and has been stuck on 16 triumphs since Sioux Nation struck in 2017.