Trends have it Creative force who is the defending champion and likely favorite for the QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1), has everything to do with stall 13.
Since the Diadem Stake was replaced as this race in 2011, only one winner has broken from a higher stall and that is Deacon Blues on Opening Day of the British champions.
Reality is a little better. The stalls will be on the far side, but with field 18 being only two at most, there is still a good chance for a sizable group to form on the close track.
Perhaps even better, the strongest speed angle among the high numbers, Platinum Jubilee Stakes (G1) winner Navy crown at the age of 16, was a steady friend of Creative Force.
“Between them there was only a relationship between them at Royal Ascot and they both ran reliable races in the July Cup (Darley) (Stakes, G1). The idea was to always give Creative Force a break after that and wait. wait for the fall ground. We know that Creative Force brings more to the table with ease, and for me, he’s the absolute favorite they have to beat,” said Charlie Appleby, Creative coach Force and Navy crown .
The one who goes first is likely to be the closest to the far side, Brad The Brief is at the annual booth and is the purest blaster, Go Bears Go , is the center more or less in the middle. Whether there’s a center group or a split field this year, Creative Force is unlikely to improve.
Most of the big players are drawn on medium or high. Rohaan whose only defeat against Ascot in this race last year, was in six with Garrus and Artistic power in the next two stalls.
“(Rohaan)’s record at Ascot is very good – he loves it there,” said coach David Evans. “The horse is in top form. I think the result is fine and the ground is right. It’s a remarkable horse. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of it. Things need to go right. direction, but hopefully, it will”.
Both are interesting. Garrus is a improved horse this year and that doesn’t seem to count towards his price, while Art Power, once in a group of 6 1 long hairs, was given a decent draw and came after the best game of his career Bow.
Burdened with inconsistent draws for most of the past two seasons, Art Power has finally acquired a mid-ground in stall number eight, connections that will certainly suit him.
Alastair Donald, race manager for Gray’s owner King Power Racing, said: “It’s his big chance. For the first time in his last ten outings, he hasn’t been caught on the wing, and he’s got his footing. “
Kinross winning the Qatar Prix de la Foret Presente Par Education Above All (G1) last time at Longchamp, it was probably his big day, but in terms of form, he needs to be scared.
Tenebrism won the Haras d’Etreham Prix Jean Prat (G1) in July and it will be her first time running on sprints since winning at the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) last year.
Tenebrism coach Aidan O’Brien said: “She’s been in very good form and we always thought she would be very happy to be back with six feathers. It’s a very soft ground. in France for the Foret and the seven feathers on that kind of ground were probably caught. She’s out. She seems very strong”.
