Tailor made for Harris Tweed

Tailor made for Harris Tweed | Ian Ogg's horse-by-horse guide to the Princess of Wales's Goldsmiths Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday.

Red Cadeaux

Progressive stayer last season (defining moments came abroad within the Melbourne Cup and Hong Kong Vase) who has redefined himself as a helpful middle-distance campaigner this term. This track may play to his strengths over this trip and every one ground seems to come back alike lately, thus he holds leading claims.

Dandino

Found wanting at the highest level over the last 2 seasons and switched to the present yard having didn't impress in schooling over hurdles. Fine run at Goodwood on his penultimate begin however let the facet down over this C&D last time. it'd not pay to induce too frenzied with that flop with this race promising to be run at a additional favourable pace and no nice surprise to visualize him get well.

Fiorente

A maiden win is scant come back for a proficient colt with a substantial name. He still has time on his facet and a trainer who's renowned for his talent with older horses however it's offputting that connections determined to succeed in for the cheekpieces last time. That experiment's been abandoned already and there are additional queries than answers at the present.

Harris Tweed

Tough and consistent campaigner who has solely twice finished out of the primary 3 in eleven starts in Stakes races, winning 3 of them. he is come back up short on all four makes an attempt at this level however this contest does not seem to be as robust whereas any rain can play into this front-runner's hands over a distance that's arguably his optimum.

Jakkalberry

All 9 of his career victories have are available in his native Italy, together with the cluster One Gran Premio di Milano, however his runs in Meydan for his new trainer earlier this year suggests that he should not be long in adding to his haul. Behind Red Cadeaux at Royal Ascot however is in receipt of weight this point and perfectly possible that that initial begin since March may need been required.

Joshua Tree

Has a cluster One win to his name though the last of his four victories came back in February 2011 at Doha in Qatar. he is usually run well within the face of thusme stiff tasks though and wasn't disgraced in Italy last time so cannot be fully discounted however, for all that, others look additional probably candidates.

Modun

A shade disappointing that he did not augment a formidable Newbury handicap win in 2011 for Sir Michael Stoute before appreciating a come back to Kempton's Polytrack in September. 2 starts since that cluster 3 (Harris Tweed behind) have are available in the Melbourne Cup and at Meydan (one spot behind Jakkalberry) and there is masses to be seizing trust at the present however it might no nice surprise if he proves capable of higher however with this an appropriate place to begin for his come back.

Quest For Peace

Made the proper begin for his new connections when winning a bunch 3 at Ascot in October before finishing a good fifth within the Canadian International (Joshua Tree second) however he hasn't very gone on this term. Positives from his latest effort are onerous to seek out though he could have paid the value for serving to to force the pace and will fare higher if ridden with additional restraint.

Sea Of Heartbreak

Useful mare who gained a valuable cluster 2 victory when winning at Longchamp in October however she proved vastly disappointing at that level on her come back at York. One unhealthy run will be forgiven and this longer trip can suit however she'll ought to turn out a career best to achieve success back against the boys.

Summary

The temptation is to oppose Harris Tweed and Red Cadeaux.

The former is an honest type however vulnerable at this level as is that the latter over this trip whereas he additionally contains a penalty to alter.

The problem is, however, that this is often off from being the strongest cluster 2 that may be run this season and there are question marks against all of their rivals.

Saeed bin Suroor is hitting prime kind and that i came near tipping Modun for a contest during which there has been no winning favorite since Millenary scored in 2002 however he needs to prove himself on cut within the ground.

Harris Tweed's previous defeats at this level have are available in the Lonsdale Cup and Yorkshire Cup (won by Red Cadeaux) over visits that stretch him whereas he is been overwhelmed over twelve furlongs within the nice Voltigeur and therefore the Hardwicke (where he finished second to the sensible Await The Dawn).

He does not face constant quality of opposition here and, in short, this appearance to be a wonderful chance for him to attain during this grade.