Lightning Spirit, a bright prospect for the Taylor Wimpey Royal Alexandra Quarter Taylorwimpey.Co.UK Classified Stakes at Brighton
Brighton will become home for the Class 6 Taylor Wimpey Royal Alexandra Quarter Taylorwimpey.Co.UK Classified Stakes over seven furlongs and 214 yards on Thursday, 26th April. Taking part in the £1,617 contest is a line-up of fourteen three-year
and older thoroughbreds.
There are only two entries among all the contestants who have raced at Brighton before, Lightning Spirit and Here Comes Jeanie.
Lightning Spirit, Storming Home’s four-year-old bay filly out of mare, Lucky Dice, ended fourth in the Toteexacta Better Value Forecast Handicap on 26th August, 2011 over seven furlongs.
The race was won by High On The Hog while the 100/30 favoruite of the race, Map Of Heaven, settled as the runner up. Coming at terms with the third position was Elegant Muse.
This was the only time that she raced at Brighton and the only victory that she could post was through the final race of the previous season.
Lightning Spirit won the Win Thousands Of Sports Experiences At Bluesq.Com Handicap at Kempton over a mile on 27th October. She had Ryan Moore onboard and the 5/2 favourite of the race escaped defeat by a highly narrow margin of just ¾ of a length.
The runner up, Tinkerbell Will, threatened the success of Lightning Spirit in the concluding stages of the race.
Settling third behind the winner was Fayre Bella.
Second venture of the new season brings the second career chance of racing at Brighton. How effectively will she exploit the opportunity today will unfold soon.
Here Comes Jeanie is the three-year-old entry who has raced at Brighton during the 2011 season but do not have much to show of it as she finished second last on the field of ten in the British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E B F Median Auction
Maiden Stakes on 13th October.
The 15/8 favourite, Firestarter, ended third.
Even the two starts during the new season have been disasters so she should try making the most out of the third outing of the season.
Emerald Royal and Sudden Wish are the two entries who have struck victories during the new season already and thus need to be looked out for as potential threats.
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