Friday’s domestic action comes to Newcastle, where a six-race card takes center stage – live Air sports races…
6.10 Newcastle – Moonstone Boy takes on the Queen’s Guard at Gosforth Park
Moonstone Boy will be leading the weights for Iain Jardine and Andrew Mullen and weighing up who to beat as he bids to go one better than when he was runner-up in his last two starts, with a 1lb increase in weight.
Queen’s Guard has done little harm in her three starts to date, winning once and, having been narrowly denied at this course and distance last month, she will be popular in this handicap debut.
Many seek opportunities in this field Get the handicap ready for racingwith Cool race an interesting debut runner for Julie Camcho having joined Ed Bethell over the winter.
7.55 Newcastle – Returns of course and distance markers
Richard Fahey’s child, six years old Weather the storm sprung a surprise by going all this way and distance last time and a similar effort here would see him come close despite the 3lb rise in weights.
Amongst others, Ron O. you have to take it seriously for that Free digital race map at Raceday-Ready.com Handicapas it goes down in class and distance, while Zapphir showed some useful form towards the end of last season and returns with plenty of room for improvement after just five starts.
10:51 a.m. Churchill Downs – Leslie’s Rose plays at Kentucky Oaks
That of Todd Pletcher Leslie’s Rose saw the re-opposition just FYI and a few more here as they comfortably took the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland last month and will fancy following up under Irad Ortiz Jr.
Brad Cox is in doubles and his choice of runners will be Rate who is moving up the ranks after scoring twice at sophomore level this season and should be in the mix.
Others of note include Gulfstream Oaks first and second Power pressure And Means and methodswhile Thorpedo Anna must be considered to have impressed by winning the Fantasy Stakes on her last start.
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