This Saturday at Ascot sees nine two-year-olds go to post for The UQG SPRINTER Challenge,<\/I>, a Stakes race over seven and a half furlongs on the turf for a purse of $90,000. The race is named after a horse who won five out of forty races, gaining all his victories in turf sprints, including one at Stakes level.
The narrow favourite for this race is Empire Statement<\/B>, who is bred and trained by the super11<\/B> stable. This son of Empire Maker out of a Danehill mare has won two of his five races to date, the best of these being a Stakes race over six furlongs, in which he put up a speed figure of 83. His jockey here is J. Dyson \u2013 will he be able to clean up?
Raised On Royalty<\/B> is next in the betting, having finished sixth in the Grade One G.S.R. Diamond<\/I> over a mile last time out, running a speed figure of 81, his best to date. By Storm Cat out of the Forty Niner mare Matter Of Desire, he is bred and trained by the alybobbob2<\/B> stable. He has won two races, at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level, and finished second in a Stakes race over a mile and half a furlong the time before last. R. Williams has the ride.
On his outside is Jungle Sky<\/B>, a colt by Sky Mesa out of Jungle Chant by War Chant, who is bred and trained by junglelove<\/B>. The winner of five races at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level, he also finished second in two Stakes races, last time recording a speed figure of 85 over this distance. M. Day is aboard.
First Refusal(IRE)<\/B>, a colt by Refuse To Bend(IRE) out of the Kris S. mare Audi Five K, runs for the theatrical<\/B> stable. Last time out, he finished fourth in the G.S.R. Diamond<\/I>, a length and a quarter in front of Raised On Royalty, when he put up a speed figure of 83. The jockey here will be the capable P. Harzheim.
Stretch Million<\/B>, a colt by A.P. Indy out of Revenue, a mare by Hansel, has won two of his seven races to date, at Maiden Special Weight and Allowance level. In his latest two races, he has finished second and third in Stakes races over six and seven furlongs respectively, running a speed figure of 80 in both. H. Philso has the ride for the6thsign<\/B>.
The two on the outside are both quoted at 7\/1. The first of these is Nureyera(IRE)<\/B>, a colt by Grandera(IRE) out of Sim Millenium, by Gone West. He has won both his races, running modest speeds of 76 and 66 at Allowance level. J. Savory is in the plate for dixieracer<\/B>.
Drawn on the outside is Vindictive Tales<\/B>, who runs for the gallorette<\/B> stable. By Vindication out of Liar\u2019s Channel, by Tale Of The Cat, he has run five races to date, winning his Maiden Special Weight at the second time of asking, and winning an Allowance race for non-winners of two over seven furlongs last time out, when he recorded his best speed figure to date of 82.
Bonefury<\/B> is one of the outsiders. By Alysheba out of Bomamba, by Danzig, he has won a Maiden Special Weight race and an Allowance race for non-winners of two on yielding turf. He will have to improve greatly on his speed figures, which have been in the mid-60s, to figure here.
The outsider is Xrated<\/B>, who is drawn on the rail. Trained by pooh<\/B>, he has only run once before, winning a Maiden Special Weight with a speed figure of 81. This colt is by Fruits Of Love out of a mare by Oath(IRE) and may not run like the long shot he is supposed to be here. B. Cokebottle is in the saddle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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