Racecards
20:30 Santa Anita (USA)
Race 1 - Allowance Optional Claiming
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f 110y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- US$51,000 added
- Winner: US$32,130
- 2nd: US$10,200
- 3rd: US$5,101
- 4th: US$3,570
City Rage (USA)
113- Form 10304-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Glatt
- Jockey Joel Rosario
In depth
Verdict
Castle Gate is upped in class bidding for a hat-trick and won from a wide draw at Del Mar last year but TOROSAY is preferred in the opener. The latter had a couple of outings at Meydan earlier in the year having finished in front of Big Runnuer when runner-up in this grade before that and is taken to go one better today. City Rage can figure with a recent comeback run under his belt and the unexposed Galloping Mischief returns to action with a chance as does Smiling Angelo.
Formwatch
City Rage (USA) 7-1 (8-12) 4wd into str,edged 2nd, 3rd of 7, 6 3/4l behind Tiger Dad (8-12) at Santa Anita 6f fst in Feb.
Galloping Mischief (USA) 15-2 (8-6) Saved ground, no rally, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Blitzkrieg (8-10) at Santa Anita 6f gd in Mar.
Lincoln City (USA) 35-1 (8-12) Steadied6-1/2,edged 3d, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Odysseus (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m gd in Mar.
Mystic Flight (IRE) 13-8fav (9-5) Led, clear 3f out until 2f out, driven over 1f out, beaten when not much room and stumbled inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Picture No Sound (8-3) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Artie B Good (USA) 40-1 (8-8) Pulled up, walked off, last of 10, 10 1/4l behind Italiano (8-8) at Del Mar 5f gd in Aug.
Smiling Angelo (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Came out str,no bid, 6th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Legends Of War (8-10) at Del Mar 5f gd in Aug.
Big Runnuer (USA) 6-5fav (8-12) Squeezed start,3wd bid, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Prodigal Son (8-10) at Santa Anita 5f gd in Dec.
Torosay (USA) (9-0) 14th of 16, 15 1/2l behind Wildman Jack (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 gd in Mar.
Italiano (USA) 19-10fav (8-12) 2wide,angled out str, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Run Factor (8-12) at Los Alamitos 4f fst in Apr.
All American Hero (USA) 12-5fav (8-4) Led, pressed, gave way, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Chiricahua Signal (8-9) at Woodbine 6f gd in Jun.
Reedley (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Inside,clear,overtaken, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Kazan (8-10) at Santa Anita 5f gd in Feb.
Castle Gate (USA) 16-10fav (8-12) 4wd,2wd,drew clear, won at Santa Anita 6f fst in Feb beating Camby (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.