Botanica likely to thrive in K J Pike & Sons Ltd Maiden Auction Stakes (Div I)
The legendary trainer Richard Hannon’s bay filly, Botanica, is keen to carry on her podium record and break her maiden in the high-profile event of the K J Pike & Sons Ltd Maiden Auction Stakes (Div I) that will be held at Salisbury racecourse on Thursday,
August 16.
The two-year-old novice runner will run confidently on the soft track of 6 furlongs and 212 yards against 11 worthy rivals. On winning, she will bring home the prize money worth £2,588.
The talented daughter of Clodovil out of Bent Al Fala started her career on June 9, 2012, finishing as the runner-up in the 8-runner event of the Matt Clegg Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
The rookie runner stepped forward to finish 3rd against a dozen of rivals in the Gordon's Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes that took place at Goodwood racecourse on June 22.
The Carmichael Simmons Humber owned fantastic filly marvellously finished second again in the 17-runner race of the E B F British Stallion Studs New Ham Maiden Fillies' Stakes that also took place at Goodwood on August 2.
With these classic performances, the young and enthusiastic sprinter has made herself felt in the eyes of the bookmakers who have confidently staked their money on her.
Thus, Botanica will try every nerve to break her maiden in today’s event. But, in order to achieve this objective, she will have to be wary of Sorella Bella.
The Mick Channon trained bay filly debuted on July 13, 2012 and finished 4th in her very first race. The young and talented runner grabbed the runner-up position in the very next start entitled as Olivia Adams Is A Teenager Today Maiden Auction
Fillies' Stakes.
The Rathasker Stud bred fantastic filly went on to finish 3rd in each of the next two starts. She is too desperate to bag her maiden victory.
In this situation, Botanica and Sorella Bella will compete neck-to-neck for the ace title. This duel will urge a large number of the race lovers to make up to the venue to enjoy the live action. Good luck to both the mighty fillies.
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