Supposition can keep it in the family
He stands head and shoulders above this opposition and only if the progressive five-year-old performs below his best can one envisage him meeting defeat.
The son of Sadler’s Wells has looked a far better horse this season and both his victories have been hugely impressive.
He produced an awesome display to take the Ascot Gold Cup in June and then dropped down four furlongs in trip for the two mile Goodwood Cup last month.
If anything he looked an even more potent machine, destroying a strong field. Yeats lengthened in tremendous style over two furlongs out to beat useful yardstick Geordieland by five lengths.
The tough Kastoria and mud-loving Percussionist are probably best placed to take advantage if the selection fluffs his lines.
Dermot Weld’s Supposition is rated nap material in the Group Three C L Weld Park Stakes for fillies.
She took a moderate maiden in smooth style at Galway and then stepped way up in class in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes on this track.
Supposition ran a fine race to finish a short head and a length third behind Miss Beatrix and English challenger, Silca Chiave, after enjoying less than a clear run.
She is sure to come on plenty for that much-needed experience and may well prove hard to beat!
Maxxium, who dug deep to take a Tralee handciap hurdle on his latest appearance, is fancied to go close in the 26-runner Masterchefs Hospitality Handicap.
At headquarters tomorrow, I have little hesitation giving Holy Roman Emperor the vote over Teofilo in the Group One Laing O’Rourke National Stakes.
Teofilo is an admirable colt, who is unbeaten in three races, but I doubt he will have the class to resist Aidan O’Brien’s charge.
Holy Roman Emperor put up a smashing performance at the Curragh last time when beating the Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes winner Hellvelyn a length and three parts in the Phoenix Stakes.
In third, a further half a length away, was Miss Beatrix and she gave the form a major boost when subsequently taking the Moyglare Stud Stakes.
O’Brien can also supply the solution to the Laing O’Rourke Solonaway Stakes with Ivan Denisovish, who may be poised to hit top gear. The son of Danehill ran his best race of the campaign when a length and a half second to the high-class American horse, Showing Up, in the Grade One Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park last time.
