Unbeaten Sprinters Collide at Newbury
Friday's live Sky Sports Racing action from Newbury and Wolverhampton is headlined by the Listed Apple Print & Creative Rose Bowl Stakes (4.10), where the unbeaten Arapaho Gold bids for a three-timer in a hot 12-runner contest.
Arapaho Gold, trained by Michael Dods and ridden by Connor Beasley, has won his two starts at Thirsk in facile fashion and now steps up in grade. He faces a stiff challenge from the Godolphin-owned Nabati, who created a deep impression when bolting up on debut at Yarmouth for Charlie Appleby and William Buick.
Sky Sports Racing viewers will also see Social Symbol try to build on a fine fourth in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, with Ryan Moore taking the ride. Windsor Castle fifth Sale Shark and the bounce-back candidate God Given Talent add further depth to a fascinating event. Notably, this will be trainer James Ferguson's final runner before moving on to new ventures.
Well-Bred Newcomers in the Spotlight
Earlier on the card, the Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Novice Stakes (3.00) sees a host of blue-blooded two-year-olds go to post, with the Charlie Appleby-trained Force Of Light the pick on pedigree. The son of Lope De Vega is a full-brother to dual Group One winner Shadow Of Light and counts Earthlight among his top-class relatives. Drawn in stall 11, all eyes will be on this Godolphin newcomer.
Brian Meehan's Cilician is the most experienced runner with three outings and an official rating of 90, while Shoot You Down and Arthurian are others to monitor in the betting.
Wolverhampton: Go Rimbaud Returns
Under the lights at Dunstall Park, the Free Race Replays On attheraces. com Handicap (4.28) features a select four-runner field. Go Rimbaud returns from a break after a gelding operation, having won at Kempton before disappointing at Haydock. Chapter, a Sandown winner last time, is the main danger if the blinkers continue to spark improvement.
Other Newbury highlights include the BetVictor EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (3.35), where Cheveley Park's Lady Of Hay and the experience Faith In Florence catch the eye, and the Uhy Ross Brooke Fillies' Handicap (5.20), in which hat-trick seeker Green Sky faces last-time-out winner Kelly Burn.
