Sunday, 16 August 2009

ideal distance to Useful Gleam to shine


Arabian Gleam can bounce back to form at his favourite distance to land the CGA Hungerford Stakes (3.10) at Newbury today.
The Jeremy Noseda trained five year old apparently hasn't been an easy horse to deal with, having been bound to 13 course starts.
But he's got more than his beautiful allowance of ability, having won Doncaster's Park Stakes like this afternoon's feature a Group 2 over seven furlongs for the past two years.
Making his return at the end of May, the selection ran a thoroughly commendable third to the improving Main Aim at Haydock, and was out of his depth when well beaten behind Paco Boy in the onemile Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot the following month.
The step down in grade and trip should show him in a different light here.

After a staying on third behind Bronze Cannon in Ascot's Hardwicke Stakes, DANSANT is worth his place in the line up for the CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes (2.35).
Six times a winner at Listed level for Ger Butler, the Dansili five year old approach an carried mile and five furlongs for the first time.
But he was strong at the finish over a mile and a half on the Royal heath, and can chime at Group 3 level for the first time.
The Listed Usk Valley Stud Stakes (2.05) can go to AZMEEL, who impressed with a entry victory at Sandown at the end of last month.
The CGA Ladies Day Handicap (3.45) looks trappy, but SWIFT GIFT is taken to get back in the winner's enclosure after a disappointment in Ascot's Buckingham Palace Stakes.

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