2024 Solario Stakes at Sandown: the runners, the odds, the verdict
The Sky Bet Solario Stakes (3.35) is the feature race on Sandown's Saturday card and a typically competitive field looks set to contest this Group 3. Here, we provide the lowdown on the key contenders . . .
Sky Bet Solario Stakes: the full list of horses
1 An Outlaw's Grace
NON-RUNNER
2 Field Of Gold
Kingman colt who cost ā¬530,000 as a foal; readily justified favouritism in maiden (7f, good) at the Newmarket July festival, building on debut promise and looking a Group performer in the making; respected.
Trainer:Ā John and Thady Gosden
Jockey:Ā Kieran Shoemark
Forecast odds: 13-8
3 Hott Shott
Forced a dead-heat in maiden (7f, good to firm) at Glorious Goodwood, building on spring debut effort; open to further progress and this is an ideal next step, as he's by Too Darn Hot who won the Solario in 2018.
Trainer:Ā Richard Hughes
Jockey:Ā Rossa Ryan
Forecast odds: 12-1
4 Matauri Bay
Lope De Vega colt who cost 500,000gns as a yearling; justified favouritism at Leicester (7f, good to firm) three weeks ago, beating a rival who subsequently ran well in the Convivial Maiden at York; promising.
Trainer:Ā Ralph Beckett
Jockey:Ā Hector Crouch
Forecast odds: 4-1
5 Royal Playwright
From a family that has served his notable owner-breeder well; duly made a promising debut in a Salisbury contest (7f, good) seven weeks ago, scoring by three lengths and looking a useful prospect; interesting contender.
Trainer:Ā Andrew Balding
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Forecast odds: 11-4
6 Tiger Mask
Off the mark at Ascot then finished fourth, just behind the subsequent Gimcrack winner, in Vintage Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good; Group 2) later in July; brings strong form and progressive Racing Post Ratings to this assignment.
Trainer: Karl Burke
Jockey:Ā Clifford Lee
Forecast odds: 13-2
7 Victory Sound
Absent since his narrow success at Haydock (7f, good to firm) ten weeks ago on second outing; unexposed but faces a difficult task on bare figures upped in class and doesn't particularly scream Group horse.
Trainer:Ā Charles Hills
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Forecast odds: 20-1
8 Zou's Your Daddy
Promising second in Kempton maiden (7f, AW) this month and appears to have an ordinary race in him; however, faces a stiff assignment at this level on second start, being clear bottom on bare figures.
Trainer:Ā Simon Pearce
Jockey:Ā Billy Loughnane
Forecast odds: 40-1
Verdict
By Steve Boow
Some promising colts lock horns in a typically interesting Solario. First choice is Royal Playwright, ahead of Field Of Gold.
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