April 27 Longines Sagaro Stakes (G3) has the words ‘A Gold Cup Trial’ in parentheses as a suffix and the runner-up position of last year’s Gold Cup (G1) Princess Zoe add a little bit of climax to this historic race.
She is bidding to be the first horse since Estimates , who is also a mare, in 2013 to win the event and then win the Gold Cup. The sex allowance will certainly help Princess Zoe, but the ground conditions may not be ideal.
Her Majesty Jukebox Jury Their descendants often prefer experimental conditions and Princess Zoe has shown most of her best with juice in the ground. Last year’s Gold Cup was the exception to her record as it was fine and she managed to handle it well enough.
Horses often develop hoofs when they land, and Princess Zoe could be another victim. She has the opportunity to demonstrate her versatility in the drying conditions here.
Princess Zoe could line up a national treasure spot in Ireland as she wins the 2020 Prix du Cadran and runner-up in Subjectivist in last season’s Gold Cup in Ascot.
With that goal in mind, coach Tony Mullins picked Sagaro. Princess Zoe faded when she finished 10th when trying to give the weight to the Japanese star Be stupid in Group 3 still accept for the Saudi Cup.
Mullins said: “She moved well. We didn’t want to let her run on what I thought was good to stay grounded at Navan last time because the nature of the track is to run downhill at a time,” Mullins said. point, but I don’t think that will be an issue in Ascot.
“She needs to run ahead of the Gold Cup at Ascot — we trained her with just that race in mind. There are some talented horses in the lineup but I’m happy with the field and we’re not. must take on Trueshan.
“We can go as long as we can without seeing him, but we’ll be ready to wait for him when we do!”
Aidan O’Brien never finished second in Sagaro and Wordsworth bid to give him the first success in the race. A win for him would certainly be a pointer towards the Gold Cup, which O’Brien has dominated with the greats. Galileo .
Trueshan is an outstanding resident in the UK and Ireland and Tashkhan take the form of a bond with him. He was second to Trueshan on course and this gap last season.
That came in the Long Distance Cup on Championship Day, but Tashkhan seemed flattered. He was placed to challenge the principals in the market.
Tashkhan coach Brian Ellison said: “He did a great job, got a little thicker and he looks like he could be up to a million dollars. “It’s his first time coming back and while we expect him to run well, he will improve a lot for the race. I just hope the ground will be fine because he’s better with a little dedication.They took a lot of water so hope it will be fine.
Quickthorn take the more recent Trueshan form. He is second to the champion in Nottingham three weeks ago, but is getting £7 and £8 less than his best on RPRs.
He’s a potential improviser and the same can be said Enemywho entered the handicap company at Musselburgh last time before scoring an RPR of 110. However, that rating won’t be high enough to win the last ten laps of this race, so improvement is needed. benevolent.
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