Curragh
2.25 - A fairly strong maiden in which horses with previous form should be hard to beat. The form of ORCALE’S (win) maiden has worked out excellently, with the winner Temple Meads winning the Super Sprint and running well in the Gimcrack and Al Asifth winning a listed race at Newbury. The 5lbs claims of Joesph O’Brien is also a clincher.
3.25 – An on form ROSES FOR THE LADY (win) would take all the beating if reproducing her effort here last time behind Tactic and Profound Beauty in the Curragh Cup.
Sandown
3.10 – SANDOR (each/way) should enjoy a less demanding test of stamina and has been rather unlucky the last twice, looking the type to run well off a 1m2f stiff track. DANSIL DANCER (each/way) loves Sandown, Is on his best mark for 3 years, has John Fahy taking another 3lbs off and has run well in tough company on his last 3 starts.
Arlington Million
Secretariat Stakes (9.37) – It looks like the top 3 could have a strangle hold on this one. Wigmore Hall looks a Group class winner when swiping aside Chabal and others in a conditions contest at Newmarket last time and should go well here, with this looking like a very open race for the Grade. Let’s hope he goes well. The biggest hurdle he has to overcome is surely PADDY O’PARDO (win), who was third in the Kentucky Derby on dirt in May, and he sets a high standard on winning both the Colonial Turf Cup and Virginia Derby on his last two outings. Woking For Hops is three-from-three at this venue and could get an easy lea, although the top 2 have useful turns of foot in any situation and should be right there at the finish.
Beverly D. Stakes (10.37) - Following the unfortunate absence of Tuscan Evening and Rainbow View, Gerard Butler will be pretty hopeful of a decent run from Patchattack with Kieren Fallon on board. In another open race for the grade, TREAT GENTLY (win) comes here off back-to-back scores in the Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park May 22 and the Robert G. Dick Memorial Handicap at Delaware Park July 17, giving her the best recent form which could be enough to give her this repeating those performances. Ave was a Group 3 winner in Ireland for former trainer Sir Michael Stoute, the bay filly lost by a nose to Mekong Melody in Woodbine's nine-furlong Dance Smartly Stakes but an outside draw won’t help her.
Arlington Million (11.14) – A good mention is given to General Quarters but this should be between 4 main contdenders. Three British-trained horses lining uphave a tough nut to crack in the shape of defending champ GIO PONTI (win) as he looked back to form when winning the Man o'War Stakes at Belmont Park.
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