When Irish Eyes Are Glaring
Seven cute young fillies will show up in Ireland for this weekend’s Grade II More Glare Stakes, a seven-furlong affair on the lawn. It looks like a relatively soft field, which gives each of these girls a great opportunity to shine.
On the inside will be Pisano2’s Fantastic Vision, a Fantastic Light filly with five races and two wins to her name. She has earned paychecks in graded races twice and has a top speed figure of 74. She’s been a consistent gal and ought to pick up a paycheck at least. She has a very good shot at hitting the board, even with a lousy jock up.
Next is Delta4tiger’s Ethnography, who has an impressive record of three wins from three starts. She has improved with each outing and has a stakes win to her name, but her top speed so far is a 70. She has absolutely earned a spot here, but will need to step it up another notch to be a factor.
Marilyn847’s Lucky’s Hotty is on a hot three-race winning streak. She also has 21%-winning jock Z Kentucky aboard. She has won a couple of stakes with short fields and is taking the next logical step here. She seems happy to be stretching out and could do some real damage. The most accomplished horse in the field with the best jockey – she’s a good deal at 6/1.
Next door is the nicely-named Andromache. Kingmambo x Sadler’s Wells filly will be one to watch once she stretches out past a mile. She’s no slouch sprinting, either, and has a race-high speed figure of 77. Catallus’ filly is a serious threat to take the race and it will be interesting to see how she does in her first graded affair. Too bad about the lousy jock, but keep a sharp eye on her anyway.
Then comes the longshot, Mihiri’s Luigia del Medici. She started out very promising, winning her first two starts (including a stakes). But she has sputtered and thrown two races with 40-something figs. I’d like to see this modestly-bred gal return to form, but she h as a lot of proving to do after those last two outings.
Billy2shoe’s Nacho Bob is the slight favorite at 5/2, but could only manage to find a poor excuse for a rider this weekend. She’s won 2 of 3, the exception being a second in her debut on an off track. Her best fig is a 75 – not quite as good as Catallus’ girl, but quite solid. She’s well-bred for the distance and has a good shot at taking the race.
Last up is Rio Chix, Alien23’s Oratorio filly. She’s shown a lot of spunk in her two starts, winning twice and finishing second once. Her top speed of 75 puts her right in the mix here and she ran well in a competitive race last time out. She’ll have a very nice rider aboard, giving her every opportunity to put her best foot forward.
Good luck and may your horses come back safe and sound!