Karl Burke’s two-year-olds have been in excellent form this season, and the yard will be represented by Andesite on Saturday. Oisin Murphy will take the ride.
The colt made a winning debut at York over seven furlongs when beating Yah Mo Be There by a short head, before disappointing when seventh of ten in the G2 Gimcrack.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/24 | YOR | 6 | Gd | 9-2 | 7 |
| 16/05/24 | YOR | 6 | Gd | 9-7 | 1 |
Charles Bishop takes the ride on Billboard Star for Eve Johnson Houghton this weekend. The two-year-old has won once from five starts, and is winless in three attempts in stakes company.
Ran a cracker in the G2 July Stakes at Newmarket, before disappointing when fourth in the G2 Richmond, and last of ten in the G2 Gimcrack.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/24 | YOR | 6 | Gd | 9-2 | 10 |
| 01/08/24 | GOO | 6 | GF | 9-2 | 4 |
| 11/07/24 | NMK | 6 | GS | 9-2 | 2 |
| 27/06/24 | NMK | 6 | GF | 9-7 | 1 |
| 09/06/24 | GOO | 6 | Gd | 9-7 | 3 |
Sylvester Kirk’s runner this weekend at Newbury is Brian. Liam Keniry takes the ride on the runner, who has won twice from five career starts. He ran to great credit over six furlongs on his latest outing when finishing less than a length behind Symbol Of Strength.
Was also a winner on soft ground over six furlongs at Newmarket at the end of August. Could have a role to play over this distance based on his close second behind Cool Hoof Luke at the start of June.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/24 | KEM | 6 | St/Slw | 9-3 | 3 |
| 24/08/24 | NMK | 6 | Sft | 8-13 | 1 |
| 27/07/24 | ASC | 7 | GF | 9-5 | 4 |
| 11/07/24 | NBY | 6 | GS | 9-0 | 1 |
| 22/06/24 | ASC | 7 | GF | 9-5 | 3 |
Defence Minister will be the ride of James Doyle on Saturday. The Hamad Al Jehani runner has a perfect record on track after winning two from two.
Holds obvious claims this weekend after maintaining his winning start in impressive fashion at Haydock at the start of the month when beating Arabian Angel by over a length.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/09/24 | HAY | 6 | GS | 9-9 | 1 |
| 17/08/24 | NMK | 6 | Gd | 9-7 | 1 |
Darragh Keenan takes the ride on La Bellota for trainer John Ryan on Saturday. The two-year-old has plenty to find in this company, as he chases a first career victory.
Was gelded following a close second behind King Of Light over five furlongs and returned to action, taking fifth of 16 in the Julia Graves Roses Stakes over five furlongs at York.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/08/24 | YOR | 5 | GF | 9-2 | 5 |
| 09/08/24 | MUS | 5 | Gd | 9-4 | 2 |
| 17/07/24 | YAR | 5 | Gd | 9-7 | 2 |
Oisin Orr and Richard Fahey join forces with Powerful Glory this weekend. The two-year-old made an emphatic impact on debut when beating a decent field by over five lengths at Pontefract.
Sands Of Indi finished second in that race, but it yet to upgrade the form in two attempts.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/08/24 | PON | 6 | GF | 9-7 | 1 |
Sarab Star will be the ride of David Probert this weekend for trainer Jack Channon.
The two-year-old made a winning start to life on the track after getting the better of Good Banter to win by a short head over six furlongs at Salisbury. Ratings make him slightly easier to overlook this weekend.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/08/24 | SAL | 6 | GF | 9-4 | 1 |
Charlie Appleby and William Buick’s runner this weekend is Shadow Of Light. The two-year-old lost his unbeaten record at York on his latest outing when finishing second behind Cool Hoof Luke in the G2 Gimcrack.
Was unbeaten in two starts prior to that run, including a success over six furlongs when beating Realign by two lengths.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/24 | YOR | 6 | Gd | 9-2 | 2 |
| 02/08/24 | NMK | 6 | Gd | 9-11 | 1 |
| 04/07/24 | YAR | 6 | Gd | 9-7 | 1 |
Star Anthem will be the ride of Richard Kingscote this weekend. The Clive Cox runner was last seen in June when finishing two lengths and eighth in the G2 Coventry Stakes.
Showed promise over five furlongs before that effort when landing success at Bath. Slightly harder to make a case for in this company.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/06/24 | ASC | 6 | GF | 9-3 | 8 |
| 06/05/24 | BAT | 5 | GS | 9-7 | 1 |
| 19/04/24 | NBY | 5 | GS | 9-7 | 2 |
Tom Marquand takes the ride on Symbol Of Strength for trainer Adrian Keatley this weekend. The two-year-old was third in the G2 Gimcrack on his first start over six furlongs, before winning for the second time in four starts this year on the all-weather at Kempton.
On that occasion, he beat Jouncy by just under a length. Was an 80/1 chance of the Gimcrack, but will be more fancied this weekend.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/24 | KEM | 6 | St/Slw | 9-3 | 1 |
| 23/08/24 | YOR | 6 | Gd | 9-2 | 3 |
| 29/07/24 | AYR | 5.5 | Gd | 9-7 | 1 |
| 14/05/24 | BEV | 5 | GF | 9-4 | 5 |
