Welcome to Ireland for this week’s stakes, The Stinky Comet Challenge<\/u>. We’ve got five distance specialists in for this one, which will be run at 14f on the dirt course for a purse of $65,000. They’re all pretty well matched, too, with no odds higher than 5\/1. Let’s take a look at the runners. <\/br><\/br>On the rail at 3\/1 is Northern Rock<\/b> (Rainbow Quest x Storm Cat) owned by gregchilds<\/i>. He is a 4yo and has won two stakes in his last four starts. He is ranked #96 in the long dirt division, and will be ridden today by G. Holland(4%).<\/br><\/br>In post two at 2\/1 is K’s Abbundanza<\/b> (A.P. Indy x Nijinsky II) owned by kronus<\/i>. He is a 4yo and has won two stakes in his last three starts. He is ranked #75 in the long dirt division, and has top jockey Z. Kentucky(19%) in the leathers.<\/br><\/br>In post three at 5\/1 is Firebird Schwartz<\/b> (Dehere x Akarad(Fr) owned by adawg2<\/i>. He is a 5yo and is working on a two race win streak, including a win a Swedish stakes last time out. C. Shull(8%) will be on board.<\/br><\/br>In post four, also at 5\/1, is Ireland’s own Lucus Augusti(Ire)<\/b> (Theatrical(Ire) x Barathea(Ire) owned by galicia<\/i>. He is a 4yo and is a G3 winner on turf, and a stakeswinner on dirt. He’s been a bit off form since his graded win, but his last race was on turf, and the turf to dirt angle should help him here. A. Reed(13%) is a great choice to ride.<\/br><\/br>Rounding out the field is today’s favourite at 8\/5, Lickity Split<\/b> (Woodman x Pleasant Colony). The rangy brown 5yo owned by ojcbets<\/i> is coming off a second place finish in the last 14f dirt stakes here in Ireland a few weeks ago. P. Adams(18%) replaces his previous jockey based on his encouraging performance in that race.<\/br><\/br>That is our field. It should be a great race. Good luck to all the runners, and may they all come home sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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