By their high standards, the Godolphin team have generally
had a poor year in Britain this season, but there could be something to look
forward to at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting on Friday, as the exciting prospect,
Certify, puts her unbeaten record on the line in the prestigious Group 2
Barrett Steel May Hill stakes, writes Elliot Slater.
A total of 14 fillies have been declared at the five-day
stage for the mile contest and, with the exception of Certify, the standard
doesn’t look quite as high as is normally seen for this coveted event.
The Godolphin filly has won both of her outings to date,
beginning by slamming subsequent Goodwood maiden winner, Pearl Sea, when making
a very impressive racecourse bow at Newmarket in July.
The Mahmood al Zarooni-trained daughter of Elusive Quality
then stepped immediately up in class and tackled the Group 3 Sweet Solera
Stakes back on the July Course at HQ. She won by a length from Sky Lantern,
despite being slow to jump away from the stalls, then showing plenty of
greenness in running freely through the first half of the contest.
As she gains more experience with her racing, there is every
chance that Certify could develop into a high-class performer, and bookmakers
have already taken note, quoting the juvenile as the current 16/1 ante-post
joint-favourite, (with Maureen) for next year’s Qipco 1000 Guineas.
Other interesting potential runners in Friday’s contest
include the ex-Italian entry, Tuttipaesi, (now trained at Newmarket by Marco
Botti), Harry Dunlop’s Sandown listed winner Roz, William Muir’s French Group 3
winner Purr Along, and Mick Channon’s Ollie Olga.
Olga is unbeaten in all three outings, including when
landing the Group 3 Whiteley Clinic Prestige Stakes over seven furlongs at
Goodwood, late last month.
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