<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>Ascot<\/SPAN><\/st1:place> gives us a field of ten fine fillies to enjoy along with our Breeders Bowl entr\u00e9e.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>FANDEPGROOM<\/SPAN><\/B>\u2019s dam, stakeswinner SULTRY SHIN, was a Deputy Minister product who preferred the dirt, parlaying that preference to the lion\u2019s share of her $299,852 in earnings.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her 4-year-old daughter, however, is a different matter: by Fantastic Light, she has shown ample ability on the green stuff.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has become a specialist in this distance range, with a string of nice allowance and stakes runs stretching back to February, and is ranked 33rd in her classification.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She comes in for trainer tenpin8<\/I> off a nice Grade 3 score in the Canary Stakes in New South Wales<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>, coming from off the pace to win as the lukewarm favorite.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has the ability, the distance will be no problem, and solid apprentice V Ronica is up.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>That said, some in here look faster.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>DIVINE DIVINITY(IRE)<\/SPAN><\/B> is a 4-year-old scratchbred with a solid turf pedigree [HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) x PEINTRE CELEBRE (IRE) x IRISH RIVER(FR)] coming in off the Grade 1World Cup Ladies Turf in Ohio<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She set the pace in that 2-miler under top jockey B Gulch, but faded badly late to finish seventh.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her recent stakes runs at today\u2019s distance when she could get a clear lead have been quite impressive, however.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With WELL WHAT(FR)<\/B> to her outside, there is no guarantee she will get that clear lead today, but jockey J Dyson will try for trainer shamran5<\/I>.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>The regally bred WEXFORD<\/B><\/st1:PlaceName> COUNTY<\/st1:PlaceType><\/B> [SADLER’S WELLS x ROBERTO x MR. PROSPECTOR] has been out of the exacta just once, suffering that indignation in her last race, a Grade 2 event in Japan<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She has been running 100+ in many of her races including that one, and prefers a style that has her closing from about mid-pack.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Futurestar<\/I> chooses J Wesselman to ride for this race, in which she has a fair chance at 9\/2.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>JUNK COLLECTOR(IRE), <\/SPAN><\/B>runshilohb<\/SPAN><\/I>\u2019s Perfect Soul 4-year-old, has the look of the now horse.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She arrives off a 106 speed number in the 10.5-furlong Perfect Water in Puerto Rico<\/st1:place> in September.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her deep-closing style has afforded graded stake placings and nice speeds at classic distances on turf the past two years.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>There\u2019s never a guarantee she will relish the extra 2 to 3 furlongs, however, and with low percentage D Rideout up, she is a vulnerable 3-1 favorite.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>Ksparrow11<\/SPAN><\/I> sends DEPLOY THE BONE<\/B> over from North Korea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> at 9-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is the lone stakes winner from her bargain sire, Husband, and she has advanced this summer from the starter and allowance ranks to contest a series of long turf stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was seventh and nearly 10 lengths behind WEXFORD<\/st1:PlaceName> COUNTY<\/st1:PlaceType> two back in Japan<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place>, and her second in the MIGHTY MS. QUINN Bonanza last out was nice, but not graded quality.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She could lay close under P Perren<\/I> and hope to steal a piece here \u2013 those betting her on the win end might have hoped for longer odds.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>Woette4<\/SPAN><\/I> had WELL WHAT(FR)<\/B> on the dirt until this summer, but oh what a difference the surface switch made.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The 4-year-old Dream Well(FR) filly was bred for it, and she responded with three straight wins at this distance range before being beaten less than a length last out in the Timetraveler in South Dakota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is generally making the pace, so with a 104 and a 100 in her past two, the others will their work cut out to catch her late.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey M Van Dam has flashed some ability, so 10-1 looks juicy for this one.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>A win would vault her out of the 139th position in her classification.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>WARRIOR’S MISSLE<\/SPAN><\/B> is one of two 5-year-olds in here, and the mare has done steady if unexciting work in stakes and allowances in this category.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She\u2019s topping out about 93 for speed numbers, which is slow for this group, but shows some flexibility in running style that may serve well.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Jockey Ja White is having a down year but is usually solid, and nabbs<\/I> may have a plan to surprise the group at 16-1.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>With a dirt sire in Cryptoclearance and not much room for improvement at her age, it may not be right to expect a win.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>SATIN SMOOTH<\/SPAN><\/B> has a dirt-looking pedigree [SMARTY JONES x MR. PROSPECTOR x DANZIG<\/st1:place>], and half-brother FINAL THOUGHTS was a graded stakes-winning dirt sprinter.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Despite that, this 4-year-old filly seems to prefer the lawn.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She looked to be no more than a moderate sort as a two-year-old, lacking more than a maiden win.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She took a full year off, and switched to turf for good in 2007.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is riding a six race win streak \u2013 that\u2019s SIX races, you hear? \u2013 and has taken each added furlong in stride as she marched through her conditions into stakes company.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Her last win, in the Heart of Marble here at Ascot<\/st1:place>, garnered her a 104 speed number and my admiration.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>The farm304 star will likely be near the middle of the pack early, and she drops J Wesselman for R Williams.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>At 8-1, she is my pick to win it all.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>WESTERN<\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:PlaceName> PASS<\/st1:PlaceType><\/SPAN><\/B><\/st1:place> and 16% jockey B Webb team up to try to recreate graded stakes glory for bomber93<\/I>.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She won the Grade 2 Sour Kraut Cup in Queensland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> in June, but has not had the closing kick to win in four outs since then.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She just finished third to FANDEPGROOM Down Under on October 6th, but hopes to make her 0 for 2 dam proud again by recapturing her midsummer form.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She is an interesting candidate at 7-1.<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P>GONE OFF SAKE<\/SPAN><\/B>, the outside mare and the other 5-year-old in the lineup, returns to Eurasia<\/st1:place> after a disappointing trip to the Southland this fall.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She was a creditable third in the GOLDEN ROBIN Stakes in Mississippi<\/st1:State> in September, but had no clear excuse when fifth two weeks ago in a Louisiana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> stakes.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>She took the last two thirds of the Australian Triple Tiara in 2005, but then took more than a year off before returning with a slow run in a French allowance this August.\u00a0 <\/SPAN>Earlyspeed<\/I> puts T Foster up and hopes her late run can beat the likes of WELL WHAT(FR).<\/o:p><\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grade 2 at Ascot good to go on the green<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}