Suggestions for Friday’s racing at York Racecourse (August 22).
York Races will once more be packed to the rafters on Friday (Picture: Getty)
Entrance runner NIGHT RAIDER (3.35) has velocity to burn for the Group One Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes.
The colt was as soon as a Basic prospect for Karl Burke and ran within the 2,000 Guineas of 2024 received by Notable Speech. Reinvented as a sprinter later that yr, the colt confirmed his potential with two tidy six-furlong successes on the all-weather circuit.
After a 179-break, Night time Raider then tried to make the entire operating in the identical distance Duke Of York Clipper Stakes at at this time’s monitor.
Down a furlong, my choice had no further to supply within the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot – a monitor a bit too stiff – and is healthier judged on his run in Goodwood’s Group Two King George Qatar Stakes. From stall 11, he led house the stands aspect group when the entire motion was on the other flank with the reopposing Jm Jungle in entrance. The way in which Night time Raider completed his race strongly was encouraging and Burke has been capable of run him extra this season, which suggests he’s coming proper over a course and distance which favours early velocity. With many of the tempo center to excessive, Commonwealth Cup second Arizona Blaze can even determine within the end, together with Sayidah Dariyan who possesses a superb flip of foot.
THE SCOUT’S GOODWOOD SELECTIONS
1.50 Mount Atlas
2.25 Shackleton
3.00 Lifeplan
3.35 Night time Raider
4.10 Energy Of Future (Nap)
4.45 Inishbeg
5.20 Montpellier
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