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Saturday 20 August 2022

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Fasig-Tipton Night Of The Stars Solario Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 1m 29.56s

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(4)

Defence Of Fort⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| D

4/1

£19,000 Starspangledbanner colt who was backed at long odds and looked a useful prospect as he cleared away from 11-rivals in an Ascot novice (7f) on debut in July. Looks sure to progress.

Form: 1

(6)

Desert Hero⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| D

85/40

Sea The Stars colt who is bred in the purple and impressed the further he went as he beat a next-time-out winner in clear-cut style on debut at Haydock (7f) in June. Just the type to make his mark at this higher level with significant progress anticipated.

Form: 1

(1)

Dornoch Castle²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 92| D

16/1

Easy winner on debut at Haydock (7f) in June and had little fuss in justifying cramped odds when following up under a penalty at Ayr next time. Seemingly not himself in Vintage at Goodwood (sweated up beforehand) and not one to write off.

Form: 118

(5)

Silver Knott¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: C Appleby| D

9/4

Showed plenty of ability amidst greenness when fourth on debut at Newbury (7f) in July and, despite still showing inexperience, he had little fuss in getting off the mark at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago, making all. In excellent hands and there's even better to come.

Form: 41

(3)

Wahaaj²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Louis Steward| T: P Owens| OR: 87| D

5/1

Gregorian colt who impressed when coming clear to taste success on debut in a Nottingham maiden (6f) in June and similarly had little fuss in following up under a penalty at Yarmouth 25 days ago. More to do now but he's open to further improvement.

Form: 11

(2)

Lady Bullet⁶⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 93

25/1

Breeze-up purchase who knew her job and made it first time lucky in a Doncaster maiden (5f) in April and followed up from the front at Ripon (6f) in May. Hard to knock her 4-lengths sixth of 16 to Meditate in Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot since but she may lack the potential of some here.

Form: 116

Non-Runners

(7)

The Foxes²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: A M Balding J: Andrea Atzeni

Forecasts

Desert Hero (85/40), Silver Knott (9/4), Defence Of Fort (4/1), Wahaaj (5/1), The Foxes (7/1), Dornoch Castle (16/1), Lady Bullet (25/1)

Plenty of potential on show here but DESERT HERO looked a very good prospect when coming clear of a next-time-out winner for hands-and-heels riding on debut at Haydock (7f) back in June and, with significant improvement anticipated, he's fancied to handle the rise in class and make it 2-2. That said Defence of Fort has plenty about him physically and impressed when scoring at Ascot, so he is feared, along with Silver Knott.