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Commissioning Faces Rockfel Test At HQ

After Thursday's appetiser, Newmarket's Cambridgeshire meeting steps up on Friday with the five pattern races including the G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Rockfel S. for the 2-year-old Classic aspirants, a “Win And You're In” for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland in November. Currently favourite for the seven-furlong contest is Isa Salman and Abdulla Al Khalifa's impressive July Course winner Commissioning (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who looks to provide John and Thady Gosden with a first group success for their team of 2-year-olds in 2022. There are a clutch of proven black-type performers up against her and four other unexposed and unbeaten fillies, including the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Rage Of Bamby (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) who looked a smart type when doubling her tally over this trip at Leicester Sept. 6. The race also serves as a measurement of just how good the G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) is, with Gallop Racing's Aug. 6 G3 Sweet Solera S. in attendance having finished last of 11 behind The Aga Khan's star 12 days ago.

 

Over To Potapova

In the G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Joel S., the likes of the G3 Sovereign S. and G3 Prix Quincey winner Tempus (GB) (Kingman ({GB}) and G3 Criterion S. scorer Pogo (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}) have to deal with the mercurial filly Potapova (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Reinvigorated by exaggerated hold-up tactics when beating two subsequent Group 3 winners in Sandown's G3 Atalanta S. last time Aug. 20, the Cheveley Park Stud homebred could finally be about to fulfil her potential and remains one of the autumn's potential improvers. The G3 Princess Royal Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai S. sees Sunderland Holdings' Sea Silk Road (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Godolphin's Eternal Pearl (GB) (Frankel {GB}) re-oppose, having been first and second in Goodwood's Listed Height of Fashion S. over 10 furlongs May 20. Both have been upwardly-mobile since, with Eternal Pearl particularly so having won Deauville's G3 Prix Minerve over 12 1/2 furlongs last time Aug. 14.

 

Ballydoyle Loaded For Saturday Group 1s

Final fields were confirmed for Saturday's G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park S. and G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S., with Aidan O'Brien providing the likely favourite for both in the already-accomplished No Nay Never duo Meditate (Ire) and Blackbeard (Ire). Both contests are typically deep, with the nine fillies pitched against Meditate in the Cheveley Park including another No Nay Never of real substance in Rockcliffe Stud's G2 Flying Childers S. and G3 Molecomb S. scorer Trillium (GB). The Middle Park includes Nick Bradley Racing and Elaine Burke's G2 Gimcrack S. runner-up Marshman (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}) and Godolphin's impressive G3 Sirenia S. scorer Mischief Magic (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}).

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Mill Reef At The Centre Of Saturday Action

It is all about the 2-year-olds in Europe on Saturday, with Newbury's G2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S. enjoying the prestige bragging rights. A week after celebrating Classic glory, KHK Racing, Roger Varian and David Egan combine again with the exciting 'TDN Rising Star' Sakheer (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), who is a warm order following his six-length Haydock novice rout at the start of the month. “He has looked of good ability throughout the summer,” commented Varian, who also has Nurlan Bizakov's Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Clive Cox may have something to say about the outcome, having won this twice in the last six years including with Harry Angel (Ire), but Jason Goddard's Aug. 19 Salisbury novice scorer Heroism (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) has a leap to make. “He's a horse we have always liked and because of the exceedingly dry summer, he hadn't been on the grass since the spring when he won first time,” he said of the descendant of The Queen's Highclere (GB) and relative of Deep Impact (Jpn).

 

All About Me

Of the seven other group races across Britain and France on Saturday, three are for the juveniles with Ayr's Gold Cup meeting including the six-furlong G3 Virgin Bet Firth of Clyde Fillies' S. in which Jaber Abdullah's Aug. 18 G2 Lowther S. runner-up Queen Me (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to continue the winning momentum for Kevin Ryan here. Ryan Moore heads to Chantilly to partner Ballydoyle's Victoria Road (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) in the G3 Prix de Conde over nine furlongs, with his mount in pole position having beaten the subsequent G3 Prix d'Aumale winner Blue Rose Cen (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) in Deauville's Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage Aug. 20. He may have most to fear from the Wertheimers' Precious Sea (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a daughter of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Indonesienne (Ire) (Muhtathir {GB}) who had the subsequent G2 Prix du Calvados scorer Wed (Fr) (Profitable {Ire}) back in second in a seven-furlong conditions event at La Teste de Buch July 13. In the six-furlong G3 Prix Eclipse, an intriguing contender is Stall Ritterbusch's impressive Aug. 4 Deauville winner Bodyman (Fr) (Territories {Ire}) from the Andreas Suborics stable.

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