Afsare can step up at York

The Sky Bet York Stakes (3.10) is one of the features on a modest Saturday afternoon’s racing but it provides a great opportunity for the Luca Cumani-trained Afsare to make the breakthrough in Group company.

Afsare can step up at York
Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 01:00
Tommy Lyons

Now a five-year-old, he made a very promising start to his career when finishing off his first season on the track with a narrow victory in the Hampton Court Stake at Royal Ascot 2010.

He struggled to build on that form last season but returned this season looking ready to finally take the next step forward.

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CourtsRacingPlace: Royal AscotPlace: NewmarketPlace: ItalyPlace: CapannellePlace: SandownPlace: MeydanPlace: LongchampPlace: FiorentePlace: GoodwoodPerson: AfsarePerson: Luca CumaniPerson: Crackerjack KingPerson: Marco BottiPerson: NathanielPerson: Kieren FallonPerson: Cai ShenPerson: Mikhail GlinkaPerson: PlanteurPerson: Elie LelouchePerson: BottiPerson: MonterossoPerson: CaponiPerson: Golden LilacPerson: Cirrus Des AiglesPerson: Henry CecilPerson: FrankelPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: Kieran FallonEvent: York The Sky Bet York StakesEvent: Hampton Court StakeEvent: 2010Event: Ambant Gala StakesEvent: Dubai World CupEvent: Prince Of Wales’s StakesEvent: GanayEvent: Queen Anne Stakes
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