Not a bad day

Another day another winner – in fact two!
It was a nice seasonal reappearance from Sariska. Kicking clear around two and a half out she may have idled a little in front but Spencer kept her up to her work without being too hard and she won a shade cosily in the end. I would imagine the Bell team will be pleased with the performance and the Coronation Cup awaits. Fareer also obliged at 11-2 taking the Hambleton Handicap by a head having taken it up early and set what looked a decent pace throughout. He was kicked for home two out and held off the challenges of Rainbow Peak and Balcarce Nov another head back in third.
Russian Spirit never really seemed to get going and having found traffic problems about one and a half out she was left to come home under her own steam thereafter. Duchess Dora finished third in the 3.45 coming with a late run but never really looking like getting there, having found trouble in running she came home quickest of all and will win sooner rather than later. Twist Again looked like putting in a challenge in the last at three out but it didn’t materialise with her effort petering out as they entered the final furlong.
Elzaam took the two-year-old heat in some style for Michael Jarvis under Richard Hills and duly goes into the notebook as Jarvis had stated before the off that the colt will improve further with the race. Having made most of the running he picked up nicely when challenged. The second Sir Reginald will also be worth keeping an eye out for.
Cape Blanco took the Dante in the style of a good horse. Tracking the leaders throughout Murtagh kicked him on from just over a furlong out and he run out an easy three and a quarter length winner. The chestnut colt was clear second favourite for the Derby at 7-2 after the race but drifted to as big as 8-1 on the exchanges as a rumour spread that he had shown signs of being sore.