A new rider, a longer distance, and a better post will make Bat Out Of Hell a strong favorite to end a seven-race losing streak in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs on the infield Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney Tuesday evening.
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Nashwa rediscovered her better form again July 14 winning the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket just in time to make a serious bid to win the Nassau Stakes for the second year in a row. But to do so, she'll have to beat the sensational 3-year-old filly Blue Rose Cen while conceding eight pounds in the Group 1 Nassau on Thursday at Goodwood Racecourse.
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Trainer Aidan O'Brien in 2000 won the St. James's Palace Stakes, the Eclipse Stakes, and the Sussex Stakes with the 3-year-old colt Giant's Causeway. He starts odds-on favorite Paddington trying to pull the same triple in the Group 1 Sussex on Wednesday at Goodwood Racecourse in England.
Lady Tulessa, who starts in a handicap for fillies and mares at Taree Racecourse in Australia on Monday evening, has an odd record in sprint races through her career.
This has been a season of narrow losses in Australia for Nic’s Hero, who starts in a one-mile handicap at Corowa Racecourse on Sunday evening.
A retreat to a familiar countryside track in Australia may end a 10-race losing streak for the 5-year-old gelding Ceasefire on Saturday evening. Ceasefire will start as a heavy favorite in the minor Bengalla Cup at about 6 1/2 furlongs at Muswellbrook Racecourse.
The Kentucky-bred gelding Mutamanni is off to a fine start to his career in Australia, winning two of his first four appearances since late May.
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The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday at Ascot is England's best race this year, perhaps in several years. It's deep, with seven of the 11 entrants having a legitimate claim to contention, and it's competitive, with Auguste Rodin the tepid 7-2 general favorite in antepost wagering Thursday.
A new distance may end a six-race losing streak in Australia for Yirrkala, who will start at seven furlongs in a handicap at Tamworth Racecourse on Thursday evening.
C’mon Mate had a rude introduction to racing against winners when he finished fourth in a six-furlong handicap at Wyong Racecourse in Australia on July 15. The loss should serve as a learning experience for C’mon Mate’s seven-furlong debut in a first-condition handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Wednesday evening.
