QE2 Challenge
Grade I
A mile and one eighth
Firm\u00a0 Turf
$500,000
Fillies and mares, 3 years old <\/P>
1\u00a046797\u00a0EAST JAVA \u00a0devbarn \u00a0P Greggor \u00a011\/1\u00a0
2\u00a036876\u00a0THIEF AT HEART \u00a0bigdog \u00a0M Margolf \u00a06\/1\u00a0
3\u00a095038\u00a0IRON SHOES \u00a0erasmus \u00a0Y Kester \u00a08\/1\u00a0
4\u00a094952\u00a0COLD STORAGE \u00a0springtime \u00a0D Givins \u00a07\/2\u00a0
5\u00a091288\u00a0DEW BOMB \u00a0manager \u00a0B Sipe \u00a015\/1\u00a0
6\u00a095385\u00a0BUCK WILD \u00a0lenny11 \u00a0L Goodburn \u00a013\/1\u00a0
7\u00a094132\u00a0MONGOOSE JEDI \u00a0photo41st \u00a0J Yount \u00a012\/1\u00a0
8\u00a090553\u00a0ABIGAIL \u00a0kobras4 \u00a0B Drewrey \u00a09\/1\u00a0
9\u00a045527\u00a0KING SNAKE \u00a0kingfish \u00a0P Cadigan \u00a04\/1\u00a0
10\u00a053749\u00a0SLEEPING BEAUTY \u00a0moreready \u00a0D Sherman \u00a016\/1\u00a0
11\u00a052816\u00a0BONERSAUR \u00a0ksparrow11 \u00a0K Bortz \u00a012\/1\u00a0
12\u00a095788\u00a0BONNIE BLUE BUDA \u00a0godmother \u00a0S Garber \u00a013\/1
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A good field of 12 for todays top ladies race the QE2 over 9f on the turf course. However only five in with a realistic chance. EAST JAVA has struggled in stakes and looks an allowance horse, DEW BOMB has the same profile and looks outclassed, BUCK WILD is another allowance runner and wants further, MONGOOSE JEDI has won a stakes and ran well in a grade I but wants a good bit further, SLEEPING BEAUTY , BONERSAUR and BONNIE BLUE BUDA look like stakes runners but are not ready for this.
That leaves five horses who can win today, headed by:-<\/P>
COLD STORAGE who has won a grade I over todays distance recently and ran well over a too short 8f latest. This is clearly her distance and as she knows what it takes to win a grade I she is a worthy favourite. Nailed on top three finish and will be hard to beat for first.<\/P>
KING SNAKE has run some really good graded races recently but is crying out for further, even up to 12f being by Sadlers Wells out of a Kingmambo mare. She will find this too short and may make the top three at best.<\/P>
THIEF AT HEART has one recent stakes run and she looked to be crying out for further than the 10f there. I cannot see the drop to 9f being ideal. Will make the top five and may be in the lead entering the last quarter but won’t hold on.<\/P>
IRON SHOES is interesting as she has won well over 8fin a stakes and has run at graded level. She should get this distance and may have just needed her first try at it latest. Can run well and may even pinch third.<\/P>
ABIGAIL is the one to cause a bit of a surprise. She won going away over 8f latest and the distance looks ideal today. She is out of Strike The Gold by a Woodman mare and is a good mix of middle distance and speed. Expect a big run for second.<\/P>
PREDICTION<\/P>
1\/ COLD STORAGE\u00a0 2\/ ABIGAIL\u00a0 3\/ IRON SHOES <\/P>
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