Vague has clear Sandown chance
Jeremy Noseda’s filly was only beaten by high-class stablemate La Chunga in the Albany Stakes and finished well down the far side to take the runner-up spot at 50-1.
She had earlier defeated the useful Mixed Blessing in a good maiden at Pontefract and deserves another shot at a black type victory in the Listed BT Challenge Star Stakes at the Esher track.
Vague will be suited by step up to seven furlongs and while the field looks to be quite a strong one, there is nothing with form close to hers and she looks a tough, talented filly.
Barny McCall can give Richard Phillips a rare winner on the level in the Co-Op Funeral Care Handicap.
Two seasons ago, the gelding was looking to be quite a decent middle-distance performer for Amanda Perrett and strung together a couple of wins at Windsor.
He has not exactly shone since joining Phillips as a hurdler, although he won at Taunton in April before finding competition too stiff at Punchestown.
However, he is interesting here because he has dropped down to within a pound of his last winning mark and the booking of Mick Kinane is interesting.
Interim Payment finished a close fifth to the top-notch Dash To The Top on her only start as a two-year-old and should be able to make an impact in handicap company at Doncaster.
The daughter of Red Ransom missed running in the spring because of a high temperature and Roger Charlton had to bide his time before producing her to win a maiden at Bath a couple of weeks ago.
The whitetobrown.com Fillies’ Handicap is well within her grasp this afternoon.
Eoghan O’Neill’s juveniles have been absolutely flying in the past month and the impressive young trainer has good prospects of another two-year-old winner in the Fish Brothers Renault/EBF Novice Stakes at Bath.
Past Tender opened his account first-time-out at Warwick in the middle of last month before finding a Listed class field at Sandown a little too speedy on his next effort.
However, he seemed to find the twists and turns of Chester to his liking on his most recent performance, where he was a close third to the quite useful pair Mullaad and Amadeus Wolf.
