15:35 Curragh

Sunday 12 August 2018

All13:5514:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 1m 12.29s

(1)

Advertise³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: L Dettori| T: M Meade| OR: 112| D

11/10

Only defeat in three starts came when second to outstanding Calyx at Royal Ascot, where he had Sergei Prokofiev a neck behind in third. Won Group 2 July Stakes at Newmaket last time, and sure to go close again.

Form: 121

(5)

Indigo Balance⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs J Harrington| CD

14/1

Won on debut here in May, and not unfancied for Coventry Stakes next time, but well held behind Advertise and Sergei Prokofiev there, and hard to imagine how he will turn the tables on that pair now.

Form: 10

(4)

Sergei Prokofiev⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 110

7/4

Won 5f events at Navan and Naas before finishing third to Calyx in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, shaping better than the result after weaving his way through. Little to find on form, and yard has an exceptional record in this contest.

Form: 2113

(3)

The Irish Rover^t1⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| D

12/1

Made up for defeat on first two starts when winning impressively at Newbury in May, but had his limitations exposed in Coventry Stakes, and limited appeal despite fitting of a tongue tie here.

Form: 3410

(2)

So Perfect⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 100| CD

7/1

Behind Gossamer Wings in Queen Mary Stakes, but has improved with each start, and beat a subsequent stakes winner when landing Grangecon Stud Stakes over C&D last time. Could sneak a place if continuing progress.

Form: 1441

Non-Runners

(6)

Gossamer Wings³⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Advertise (11/10), Sergei Prokofiev (7/4), So Perfect (7/1), The Irish Rover (12/1), Indigo Balance (14/1), Gossamer Wings (50/1)

Four of these clashed in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, with the other pair running in the Queen Mary at the same meeting, although only Advertise and SERGEI PROKOFIEV are of serious interest here, with the latter taken to make up the neck deficit from Ascot given he didn't get the best of runs that day. So Perfect could pick up the pieces if either of the front pair fail to fire.

Sergei Prokofiev
Advertise
So Perfect

Previous Winners

2017

Sioux Nation

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 2

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €142,500.002nd: €47,500.003rd: €22,501.004th: €10,000.005th: €5,000.006th: €2,500.00