Kings Stand

Nulty

King´s Stand Stakes (British Leg of The Global Sprint Challenge) (Group 1) (CLASS 1) (3yo+) Winner £170,310
Good 5f Number of runners: 12

Card
Betting

(Draw) Horse
(6) Amour Propre
(1) Blue Jack
(10) Borderlescott
(2) Equiano
(4) Gold Trail
(7) Kingsgate Native
(9) Markab
(8) Nicconi
(3) Spin Cycle
(11) Total Gallery
(5) Bould Mover
(12) Mister Mannanan



I have Total Gallery and Gold Trail to cause the market leaders a problem.

Kingsgate Native ought to be improved on last years form after being gelded. Equiano as found form for the first time since picking up this race in 2008. Two 3yo have plenty to do but are improvers.

Bould Mover first start for thus winless Brennan and Mister Mannanan dual listed winner at 2 and 3 is trying G1 for the first time. Lack of weight allowance makes things difficult.

Gold Trail is the early speed and may not be caught if ground is fast over this shorter than normal distance.

Total Gallery is expected to run well without his G1 penalty.

Borderlescott is a very consistent horse maybe owing to his gelding. He's got two G1s under his belt at 5f and has run well so far this year. My only concern would be that he hasn't placed at Ascot in 3 runs here. However that can be countered by the fact that in 24 stakes races he has placed in 16 of them. He is an 8yo at this stage and is probably not getting any better and his trainer hasn't been in great form. He doesn't have the progressive or attractive profile that some of these have and so cannot be recommended but certainly has the ability to run a big one and maybe even trouble the judge.

Henry Candy has two in here, Amour propre has had foot problems and should come on for first run and

Markab is a slow improver trying G1 first time as a 7yo. Likes to lead and probably wont happen with Gold Trail in here. Candy is 1/26 (4%) at Ascot the last 5 years.

Nicconi comes off the pace with brilliant turn of foot but this is about as short as he's run. Fast ground will make things difficult to make up the ground at this distance.

Blue Jack has earned a shot at a G1 but ran disappointingly last time after promising run in G3 behind Equiano.

Contrary to Blue Jack, Spin Cycle improved from those two races and looks to have an equal chance but could have more to give on third start as a 4yo.

Whats going to happen?

UrbanSea

You left out the winner there Nulty my man.
Borderlescott.

Nulty

****!

I'll go fix that

UrbanSea

I see you aren't too confident. Wait till you see him lead home Total Gallery
Lay the place on Kingsgate Native

Nulty

I had a much more thorough preview/round-up of the field written out but it got computered. Well pissed about it but f it. Gold Trail and Total Gallery have been movers I see.

Last night when I wrote it up initially, Gold Trail was 12/1 with PP, this afternoon I saw he was in to 10/1 and said "****, i'd better get down there". I got there and he's bloody 9/1 now. I'm such an idiot.

Whyno

Niconi is a tank and will win guys. 3/1 is buying money and he will blow them all away inside the final furlong. unbeaten over 5f he's my bet of the day

UrbanSea

Borderlescott each way at 16/1 was nice.
Lay on kingsgate native for the place nice