Black Monk likely to thrive in Stevens Garnier Ltd Nursery
The legendary trainer Richard Hannon’s bay colt Black Monk’s two outstanding performances on good to firm courses are sufficient to claim that the novice runner will be able to grab a grand victory at Salisbury racecourse where he is going to be a part of
the Stevens Garnier Ltd Nursery on Wednesday, August 15.
In the £2,588 contest, the two-year-old young colt will run alongside half a dozen strong rivals over 6 furlongs and 212 yards.
The talented son of Dark Angel out of Double Eight debuted on April 11, 2012, finishing as the runner-up in the E B F Betfred "Will They Won't They" Novice Stakes at Nottingham.
The confident colt moved ahead to finish 4th in the 9-runner race of the Betfair Boosts Prize Money At Salisbury E B F Maiden Stakes, held at Salisbury on May 24.
The Yeomanstown Stud bred enthusiastic sprinter again grabbed a runner-up rank on July 26. That was the British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E B F Maiden Stakes, held at Epsom.
The brilliant sprinter elegantly broke his maiden by winning the M&S Bank EBF Maiden Stakes at Chester track on August 5.
The best thing about the star colt is that he has run each of his four races with the favourite tag. He is again likely to gain the best odds for today’s marathon.
Thus, Black Monk will be able to thrive convincingly. The only threat to him can be It’s Only Business who is desperate to break his maiden.
The Bill Turner trained chestnut colt nicely finished third in each of his last two starts that were British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E B F Maiden Stakes and Mobile At bet365.com Nursery----the first race was held at Brighton while the second
one took place at Haydock.
The son of Haafhd out of Noble Plum has run two of his four races on the good to firm tracks. Thus, he can prove to be fatal enough for Black Monk.
In this situation, a stern duel is expected between Black Monk and It’s Only Business. Let us see who manages to thrive.
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