Blink and you’ll miss it…
The KING STAR Memorial
Stakes
A mile and one eighth
Fast Dirt
$70,000
All horses, 3 years old and up
1 72138 NEARLY TRUSHKA Ruby5 J Puschel 7/1
UNFUWAIN x ELA MANA MOU x TROY ightly races 5yo brown horse, he never been out of the money, a regular terror on the Sa track, He has been running very constant over 10f this season. Nearly Truska may find a shorter race more to his liking, even though he has Ela Man MOU as DS, which according to TB is THE dam sire for marathons.
2 55909 BULLDOG DIMPLES daavie R Zerr 99/1 STEWING SID x KLEVEN x LYPHEOR (GB)3 races under his belt, winning once, but looking at his SPs, this race could be over before BULLDOG DIMPLES realises. Plucky little bargain breed, he should do better in smaller races.
3 12559 RAIDER PROPERTY Penamacor2 I Anderson Even BELONG TO ME x KINGMAMBO x SEATTLE SLEWA proper mudlark, he has worked his way up from claimer to stakes level, while dropping one triple after another, which is making his connections very proud. He ran a 105 sp in GII a couple races back, but only made 8th place. Sometimes running fast just isn’t enough.
4 23040 A. P. HIGH CIELO Zollner T Dillard 11/1 A.P.INDY x CONQUESTADOR CIELO x HIGH LIFEOne of 3 fillies (mares) in the race, she has won once this year over 9f posting her only triple figure in the last 2 years, so she can do it, just will she do it this time around.
5 84804 RED AGAIN OVER Kbwish A Mato 8/1 RED BULLET x RED RANSOM x DIXIELAND BANDA well raced 4 yo brown filly, who since her switch to dirt has just taken off.8 races 4 wins and the rest always in the money. Her 2 triples this season came from Claiming races, which she both won. Red again over is stakes places, but a stakes win would be even better. Should be good for a check.
6 26598 PGA CADDIES (GB) Putter M Zeus 5/2 DIESIES x ROYAL ACADEMY x MAJESTIC LIGHTHe’s on a winning streak, over 8-8.5f .PGA CADDIES seems a lot happier now that his races are around the mile mark. As the furlongs dropped of his speeds increased. Is this win number 5? One to watch out for.
7 7369 MARSCAT ATTACK dkyoung4 T Monk 7/1 TALE OF THE CAT x MARSCAY x DANZIG CONNECTIONA 4 yo brown colt, he has run over 100 once in his career, but it was only good enough for 3rd place in his stakes debut. Another stakes places horse gunning for that stakes win. Good luck little chap, you will need it.
8 18513 POORLY IN A BABY Cut2004 R McMillan 27/1 STRAVINSKY x THE MILLER x NIJINSKY IIThe third filly in the bunch, Fresh from a dirt marathon in Japan, which wasn’t something to shout about. She has been having a bit of a hit and miss season so far, with the hits being few and far between. No triples so far, but what isn’t c an always happen, not in this race though. The race is likely to be over before she finds her pace.
Looking at the PPs of all the starters, there is one thing I can say…it’s going to be a very fast race. With all, but two runners, cracking the elusive triple barrier it’s just a question of how fast. RAIDER PROPERTY, PGA CADDIES (GB) and NEARLY TRUSHKA will be the ones fighting for the wire, with the filly RED AGAIN OVER trying to get in on the act. As for the rest of the field, if A. P. HIGH CIELO get’s off to good start she could be in with a chance for a lower place, MARSCAT ATTACK, POORLY IN A BABY and BULLDOG DIMPLES I don’t think they are going to have much impact on the race, but then again they could surprise everybody.
My Tips for the top are 3-6-1-5
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