This looks too rich for the likes of Stunning Baby and Soul Kitten and Irish Expectations is also expected to struggle but a case can certainly be made for High Heater, a winner at Hawthorne in the autumn who has been keeping good company here recently. A $35,000 yearling, it’s taken a while for the penny to drop with LION CHARMER but Bobby O’Connor’s entire was always holding runner-up Causeforcelebration here last month and the first two pulled well clear. A follow-up may be on the cards ahead of old rivals Hold The Spice and Minnesota Lucky. The latter finished ahead of Soul of the Hero here last month.
Hold The Spice (USA) 20-1 (8-10) Shifted 4wd, improved, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Burn The Boats (8-10) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m gd in Feb.
Lion Charmer (USA) 16-10 (8-10) Took over,repelled foe, won at Tampa Bay Downs 1m mdn gd in Mar beating Causforcelebration (8-10) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Stunning Baby (USA) 11-1 (8-7) Evened out final furl, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Centerfoldprospect (8-7) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m gd in Feb.
Soul Of The Hero (USA) 6-4 (8-9) Angled 4w, no rally,, 4th of 7, shd behind Kalu (8-9) at Tampa Bay Downs 6f fst in Mar.
Soul Kitten (USA) 60-1 (8-9) Settled, no threat,, 6th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Embattled (8-9) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m gd in Mar.
Irish Expectations (USA) 66-1 (8-4) Outside, no threat,, 7th of 9, 12l behind Mighty Ghost (8-10) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m gd in Mar.
Gate Crew (USA) 19-2 (8-7) Dropped out, last of 8, 14 3/4l behind Forward Motion (8-7) at Tampa Bay Downs 7f fst in Jan.
Global Dinner (USA) 16-1 (8-6) Prompted btw, empty,, 6th of 7, shd behind Matty's Express (8-6) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m gd in Mar.
High Heater (USA) 7-1 (8-6) Insd,gaind btw,no kick, 4th of 7, shd behind Matty's Express (8-6) at Tampa Bay Downs 1m gd in Mar.
Minnesota Lucky (USA) 19-5 (8-9) Attended,led,no match, 2nd of 7, shd behind Kalu (8-9) at Tampa Bay Downs 6f fst in Mar.
