Black-Type Analysis: Mutasarref Clashes With Chicago Critic In Desmond

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Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:23, BAHRAIN TURF CLUB DESMOND STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 8fT

Field: Chicago Critic (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Johan (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}), Lord Massusus (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}), Mutasarref (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Dance Night Andday (Ire) (Buratino {Ire}), Jancis (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), Alakazi (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}).

TDN Verdict: Course specialist Mutasarref should be a tough nut to crack, having won arguably a better renewal of this 12 months ago. Chicago Critic is capable when in the mood, as he proved when taking the course-and-distance Listed Amethyst Stakes in May. [Tom Frary].

Thursday, Leopardstown, post time: 18:53, TOTE BALLYROAN STAKES-G3, €36,000, 3yo/up, 12fT

Field: Crystal Black (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Layfayette (Ire) (French Navy {GB}), Sons And Lovers (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), This Songisforyou (Temple City), Sea The Boss (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), Siege Of Troy (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}).

TDN Verdict: Last year's winner Crystal Black bids to get back on track, having run only once in the interim when fourth in the G3 Alleged Stakes over an inadequate 10-furlong trip in April. Third that day was Sons And Lovers, who backed that up with a fourth in the G2 Mooresbridge Stakes and a fifth in Royal Ascot's Listed Wolferton Stakes. [Tom Frary].

Friday, Tipperary, post time: 17:47, COOLMORE STUD CHURCHILL STAKES-Listed, €27,000, 2yo, 7f 100yT

Field: Brussels (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Empty Wallet (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}), Maximum Scepticism (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Suspicious Mindz (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), Thesecretadversary (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Time Bender (Ire) (Gustav Klimt {Ire}).

TDN Verdict: TDN Rising Star Brussels was one of the few Ballydoyle juveniles who didn't deliver in his black-type assignment, but the July Stakes form behind Zavateri looks good now and he deserves credit for racing up with the pace and sticking at it. Thesecretadversary was up against Italy and Humility before inexplicably finding a way to get beaten again at Ayr last month and the jury is out, while Maximum Scepticism who is by the sire after which the race is named made his trip to England a winning one last time and has scope to improve. [Tom Frary].

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