Black-Type Analysis: Lake Victoria To Rebound In Irish 1000 Guineas?

[Wandering Eyes]

Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:40, TATTERSALLS IRISH 1,000 GUINEAS-G1, €290,000, 3yo, f, 8fT

Field: Atsila (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}), California Dreamer (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}), Cercene (Ire) (Australia {GB}), City Of Memphis (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Duty First (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Flight (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), Jaliyah (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), January (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Simmering (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), Swelter (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Tamam Desert (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}).

TDN Verdict: If it rains a lot, last year's champion Lake Victoria could be vulnerable with stamina for a stiff mile on easy ground not assured. That could open things up for the 1,000 Guineas runner-up Flight, but she had a tough race there and has to bounce back in a relatively short space of time against fresh rivals. One of those is the meticulously-prepared Swelter, winner of Leopardstown's 1,000 Guineas Trial in March who has been given time to get over those exploits by Dermot Weld. That could be a smart move given that the dam Hot Snap beat Sky Lantern handsomely in the Nell Gwyn all those years ago before bombing out behind her in the 1,000 Guineas. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, Curragh, post time: 15:05, TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP-G1, €300,000, 4yo/up, 10 1/2fT

Field: Anmaat (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), Continuous (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), Crypto Force (GB) (Time Test {GB}), Deepone (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Ghostwriter (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Los Angeles (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Royal Rhyme (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), White Birch (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}), Kalpana (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}).

TDN Verdict: There are at least two strands to this renewal, with one being the G2 Mooresbridge Stakes rematch between Los Angeles and White Birch and the other being how Juddmonte's G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes winner Kalpana and Shadwell's G1 Champion Stakes hero Anmaat impact the race. If the expected rain comes, the latter becomes very interesting but at the same time that makes it more of a stamina test which will suit the humourless galloper Los Angeles. There is no obvious classy Prince of Wales's type in this at first sight and this is a division that is crying out for something to make a mark. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 15:45, PRIX D'ISPAHAN-G1, €250,000, 4yo/up, 9 1/4fT

Field: Horizone Dore (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}), Sardinian Warrior (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Alcantor (Fr) (New Bay {GB}), Carabelito (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Elmalka (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Dare To Dream (Fr) (Camelot {GB}).

TDN Verdict: Sosie looks to book his ticket to the Eclipse, having taken the G1 Prix Ganay on his seasonal bow, and add a third top-level success to his resume. The Gosdens have spotted an opportunity with the Listed Paradise Stakes winner Sardinian Warrior and he could well be up to this kind of test while last year's 1,000 Guineas heroine Elmalka really needs to start delivering having underwhelmed each time she has appeared since that Newmarket Classic. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 16:28, PRIX VICOMTESSE VIGIER-G1, €400,000, 4yo/up, 15 1/2fT

Field: Candelari (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Dubai Future (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Passion And Glory (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Sevenna's Knight (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Presage Nocturne (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}), Double Major (Ire) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), Internaute (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Rouge Sellier (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}).

TDN Verdict: With its proximity to the Gold Cup, the upgrading of this old favourite is one of the season's mysteries but there are some stalwarts here including the dual G1 Prix Royal Oak winner Double Major. Sevenna's Knight won this in its former guise as a Group 2 last year and may not have had to improve to do so again, but Godolphin's Dubai Future is unexposed as a stayer after his G2 Dubai Gold Cup success. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, Dusseldorf, Germany, post time: 16:38, HORN & COMPANY – 105TH GERMAN 1000 GUINEAS-G2, €125,000, 3yo, f, 8fT

Field: Anshoda (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}), D'Ores Et Deja (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Ellaria Sand (GB) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Flaming Stone (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Lady Ilze (GB) (Territories {Ire}), Pershing (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), Place Fontenoy (Fr) (War Command), Quebec (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Santagada (GB) (Soldier Hollow {GB}).

TDN Verdict: After mixing it with the likes of Mandanaba, Gezora and Audubon Park in her native France, Flaming Stone could find this a picnic but last week's German 2,000 Guineas told us that it is never wise to underestimate the domestic runners. They include Santagada, winner of Cologne's G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen, while another French raider D'Ores Et Deja has proven course-and-distance form having won the Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis. They are drawn one, two and three respectively in a Classic where that matters, with the standard-setting G3 Prestige Stakes winner Anshoda compromised in eight. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, Curragh, post time: 14:30, LANWADES STUD STAKES-G2, €72,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8fT

Field: Porta Fortuna (GB) (Caravaggio), Azada (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Birthe (Ire) (Study Of Man {Ire}), Jancis (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), Naomi Lapaglia (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}), One Look (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Rubies From Burma (American Pharoah), Vera's Secret (Ire) (Epaulette {Aus})

TDN Verdict: Last year's G1 Coronation Stakes, G1 Falmouth Stakes and G1 Matron Stakes heroine Porta Fortuna is back under a penalty, but it's only three pounds and she has more in hand than that over these peers. Jancis looked smart last term when winning the G3 Brownstown Stakes, while the impressive G3 Al Shira'aa Racing Stakes winner Vera's Secret bids to continue her upward trajectory. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, Curragh, post time: 13:55, GAIN MARBLE HILL STAKES-G3, €36,000, 2yo, 6fT

Field: Albert Einstein (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Andab (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), First Approach (Ire) (No Nay Never), Power Blue (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}), Miami Destination (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}, She's Too Kool (Ire) (Far Above {Ire}), Stonezilian (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}).

TDN Verdict: It's all about Wootton Bassett again this year when it comes to Ballydoyle and one of the sire's quartet of juvenile TDN Rising Stars Albert Einstein puts his reputation on the line here. Is he the stable's best? If so, he should be able to deal with these rivals. If not, there is a lot to like about the course-and-distance winner Andab, who is a full-brother to Victoria Road and entitled to progress with time and experience. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France, post time: 14:33, PRIX DU PALAIS-ROYAL-G3, €150,000, 3yo/up, 7fT

Field: Sajir (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), King Gold (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}), Beauvatier (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Topgear (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Lake Forest (GB) (No Nay Never), Jasna's Secret (Fr) (Galilway {GB}), Exxtra (Fr) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}).

TDN Verdict: Sajir is back up in trip after his win in Newmarket's G3 Abernant Stakes, tackling the impressive G2 Challenge Stakes winner Topgear and the Golden Eagle hero Lake Forest. Add in the Group 1 nearly-horse Beauvatier and the vagaries of the draw over this tricky trip and you have a race of more intrigue than is customary for one of these. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, Dusseldorf, Germany, post time: 15:05, MERKUR SPIELBANKEN DERBY TRIAL-Listed, €25,000, 3yo, 11fT

Field: Al Hamza (Fr) (Al Kazeem {GB}), Delgardo (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Dux (Ger) (Best Solution {Ire}), Name Lord (Ger) (Lord Of England {Ger}), Quinto (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), Rekabet (Ger) (Ito {Ger}), Serienadler (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Waldnebel (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}), Sunshine Baby (Fr) (Areion {Ger}).

TDN Verdict: Delgardo, Dux, Quinto, Serienadler and Waldnebel are the ones with G1 Deutsches Derby entries, with the former wowing at Cologne last month. Quinto scored at this track last month from a subsequent winner and looks the main danger. [Tom Frary].

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 16:10, STANDARD CHARTERED CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP-G1, HK$13,000,000, 3yo/up, 2400mT

Field: Voyage Bubble (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}), Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}), Cap Ferrat (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), Ensued (Lemon Drop Kid), Moments In Time (Chi) (Lookin At Lucky), Rubylot (Aus) (Rubick {Aus}), Five G Patch (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), La City Blanche (Arg) (Cityscape {GB}), Winning Dragon (Chi) (Ivan Denisovich {Ire}), Bundle Award (Aus) (Shamus Award {Aus}). Click here for the preview.

Sunday, Tokyo, Japan, post time: 15:40, YUSHUN HIMBA (JAPANESE OAKS)-G1, ¥286,000,000, 3yo, f, 2400mT

Field: Arma Veloce (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}), Reve de l'Opera (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}), Paradis Reine (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Ai Sansan (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Lynx Tip (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), Vip Daisy (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}), Lesedrama (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Saturday Sunrise (Jpn) (Declaration of War), Embroidery (Jpn) (Admire Mars {Jpn}), Taisei Princesse (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), Will Survive (Jpn) (Al Ain {Jpn}), Brown Ratchet (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Tagano Abby (Jpn) (Animal Kingdom), Savonlinna (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}), Kamunyaki (Jpn) (Black Tide {Jpn}), Go So Far (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), Kelly Fled Ask (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}), Erika Express (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}). Click here for the preview.

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