Tiddliwinks to notch up the back to back to a hat trick in the Woodies D.I.Y. Sapphire Stakes
Among the six British challengers contesting for the Group 3 prize in the Woodies D.I.Y. Sapphire Stakes, is the Guy Reed owned magnificent Tiddliwinks who is leading the track of nine three-year-old and above with 5 to 1 odds. The €37,500 event will be held at Curragh over five furlongs on Saturday, 30th June.
Despite being the one of the most accomplished of the entries with a supportive back to back success, Piccolo’s bay gelding did not find himself lucky as the soft ground conditions today might halt the hat trick that the connections are anxiously waiting for.
Kevin Ryan’s under charge seemed a bleak prospect for any significant races when the six-year-old bay gelding was the last entry to conclude the distance on 19th April, 2012 in the Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes (Listed Race) at Newmarket over six furlongs.
However, Card Games foaled in 2006, struck an overwhelming back to back just when they were needed the most.
He intimidated some of the smartest speedsters in the Group 2 Duke Of York Totepool Stakes on 16th May, 2012 at York over six furlongs. Tiddliwinks yanked away the success from the reeling in rival, The Cheka, by a mere head’s margin with Jamie Spencer onboard.
Society Rock settled third while the favourite of the race, Hoof It, managed the fifth spot in the field of thirteen.
He very successfully stamped his dominance on the new season by landing the Group 3 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes on 26th May, 2012 at Curragh over six furlongs.
Following his signature style of winning, the six-year-old edged past the closing in runner up of the race, Jimmy Styles, by just half a length. This time Tiddliwinks was paired up P. J. Smullen.
Ryan said: "The horse is in great form, but we need the ground to dry up a bit. He has to give weight away all round, but that doesn't bother me as he won with top-weight at the Curragh last time".
"I'll just have to see what the ground is like when I get there."
Sharing the same odds is, Mirza and a potential threat is, Eton Rifles backed by 4 to 1 chances.
The dual, Tiddliwinks and jockey, P. J. Smullen will break from the third stall.
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