Racecards
16:50 Leicester
Leicester Tigers 'European Champions' Conditions Stakes (Class C)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 2y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Repertory
22- Form 340104
- Age 9
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer M Saunders
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
made all, ridden 2f out, ran on
Sundried Tomato
126- Form 151500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey Joanna Badger
towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 426056
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
dwelt, switched left start, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace final furlong
- Form 060001
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out (wore cheek pieces)
- Form 260300
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 504050
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 330105
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey F P Ferris
close up, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace
- Form 3-33606
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey P Hanagan
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
In depth
Verdict
If able to reproduce the form shown when third in last season's King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, Funny Valentine would win this easily. However, the Terry Mills-trained four-year-old has yet to race this term and it remains to be seen if the son of Cadeaux Genereux has trained on, of not and at forecast odds he is probably best watched. Both Damalis and Red Millennium are on long losing runs and, while Mizillablack holds claims on her best the filly is held on last time out running at Newmarket by Repertory. The Malcolm Saunders-trained nine-year-old is holding his form well at present, only going down by a length behind Dragon Flyer at Nottingham most recently, and the gelding gets the TEAMtalk vote to give weight away all round.