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GR 2 | Flat | 1m
Field Of Gold
A typically small field doesn't make this any less intriguing, with high-class Irish 2000 Guineas winner FIELD OF GOLD the one to beat on first start as a 4-y-o. Never So Brave was much improved last season, landing his breakthrough Group 1 success over 7f, and he could be better equipped than most if the pace is steady. Zeus Olympios concedes weight to the aforementioned pair but could progress again in his bid to make it 5-5.
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- Forecast
E/W Terms: 1/4 odds first 2
- 5(6)Field Of GoldJ: C. T. KeaneT: John & Thady Gosden121145-Age 46/56/55/4
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- EQ: -
- Days Since Last Run: 188
High-class winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas/St James's Palace Stakes who wasn't seen to best effect in either the Sussex Stakes or QEII subsequently, and he's still very much the one to beat on the pick of his 3-y-o form.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosAscot1mGoodFlat5/16Goodwood1mGoodFlat4/7Ascot7f 213yGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/7Curragh1mGoodFlat1/9Newmarket (rowley)1mGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat2/11- 3(1)Zeus OlympiosJ: Ryan MooreT: K. R. Burke1111-Age 411/411/43/1
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- EQ: -
- Days Since Last Run: 210
Night Of Thunder colt confirmed himself an exciting prospect when making it 4-4 in the Group 2 Joel at Newmarket last September, readily seeing off Opera Ballo by 2¼ lengths, and he could make a bold bid to extend his unbeaten record with Ryan Moore taking over.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosNewmarket (rowley)1mGood to FirmFlat1/6Haydock Park1m 37yGoodFlat1/9Thirsk7f 218yGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/8Kempton Park7fStandard / SlowFlat1/8- 2(2)Opera BalloJ: William BuickT: Charlie Appleby61121-1Age 411/211/26/1
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- EQ: Hood
- Days Since Last Run: 91
Made it a remarkable 6 wins from 8 starts (including a C&D success) when successful in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta at Meydan in January, though his defeats have come at the hands of Field Of Gold/Zeus Olympios, to whom he concedes weight today.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosMeydan1m 209yGoodFlat1/6Meydan1m 209yYieldingFlat1/7Newmarket (rowley)1mGood to FirmFlat2/6Newmarket (july)1mGood to FirmFlat1/7Sandown Park1mGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat1/7- 6(4)Never So BraveJ: Oisin MurphyT: Andrew Balding/21117-Age 515/215/28/1
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- EQ: -
- Days Since Last Run: 188
Proved himself a different model for Andrew Balding last season and is better judged on the form of his success in the Group 1 City Of York (7f), than his showing in the QEII on Champions Day last October. He's in excellent hands and entitled to be in the mix on return.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosAscot1mGoodFlat7/16York7fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/10Ascot7f 213yGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/6Ascot7fGood to FirmFlat1/27Chester7f 1yGoodFlat2/13- 4(3)Dancing GeminiJ: Rossa RyanT: Roger Teal128390-Age 59/19/18/1
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- EQ: -
- Days Since Last Run: 188
Landed the second leg of a double in this race 12 months ago before going close in the Group 1 Lockinge and Jacques Le Marois, respectively. Ended his season with a couple of lesser efforts, though, and returns in a stronger renewal than last year.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosAscot1mGoodFlat13/16Longchamp7f 210yGood to softFlat9/12Deauville7f 210yGood to softFlat3/10Ascot1mGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat8/10Newbury1mGood to FirmFlat2/8- 1(5)Cicero's GiftJ: Jason WatsonT: Charles Hills362211-Age 622/125/120/1
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- EQ: -
- Days Since Last Run: 188
Last year's third notched a second C&D victory in a listed race here before running out a surprise winner of the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champion Day at Ascot. However, he was seen to maximum effect on that occasion and looks vulnerable under a penalty.DateCourseDistGoingTypePosAscot1mGoodFlat1/16Sandown Park1mSoft (Good to Soft in places)Flat1/6Deauville7f 210ySoftFlat2/11Pontefract1m 6yGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat2/6Sandown Park1m 1f 209yGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat6/7