Racecards
0:38 Santa Anita (USA)
Race 9 - Maiden Special Weight
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- US$50,000 added
- Winner: US$31,500
- 2nd: US$10,000
- 3rd: US$4,999
- 4th: US$3,501
Frasard
83- Form 26-5434
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Leonard Powell
- Jockey Drayden Dyke Van
Tallien (IRE)
428- Form 462/3-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Matthew Chew
- Jockey Mario Gutierrez
Cosmo (USA)
83- Form 682
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Neil Drysdale
- Jockey Geovanni Franco
Verdict
Neil Drysdale has a strong hand with all three representatives having a chance and COSMO preferred. The latter improves with every start and after finding only one too good in similar company here last time, he gets the nod ahead of stablemates Capital Call and Reprobate. Whirl Candy is another with claims having faded into fourth in the closing stages here in March while Rio Ocho and Tallien went close when trained in Ireland and both debut for new connections. Premier League has been gelded since a moderate debut effort here last year but the $632,000 Animal Kingdom progeny shouldn’t be written off just yet.
Formwatch
Frasard 13-5 (8-10) Inside,edged for 3rd, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Media Blitz (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m 1f mdn gd in Mar.
Capital Call (USA) 17-2 (8-8) 5wd into str,drift in, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Heywoods Beach (8-8) at Santa Anita 1m mdn gd in May.
Whirl Candy (USA) 14-5 (8-6) Dueled,outfinished, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Silenced (9-0) at Santa Anita 5f mdn gd in Mar.
Reprobate (USA) 5-1 (8-8) Rank3/4,2-3w,7w1/4, 4th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Mystic Guide (8-8) at Fair Grounds 1m mdn fst in Mar.
Premier League (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Off bit slow,no bid, last of 10, 13 1/4l behind Mo Forza (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m mdn gd in Sep.
Tallien (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Led or disputed lead, pushed along early straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 5 1/2l behind National Guard (9-5) at Dundalk 1m mdn pol in Mar.
Cosmo (USA) 7-1 (8-10) 3wd into str,2nd best, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Media Blitz (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m 1f mdn gd in Mar.
Rio Ocho (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along and headway on outer under 2f out, ridden to go 3rd 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Kokura (9-5) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Feb.
Infatuate (USA) 22-1 (8-10) Off slow, 3wide turn, 7th of 9, 6 3/4l behind War Watch (8-12) at Los Alamitos 5f mdn fst in Apr.
Unusually Handsome (USA) 16-10 (9-0) Brief check late, 3rd of 4, 1l behind Major Kong (9-0) at Golden Gate Fields 1m mdn fst in Mar.
Canadian Luck (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Hopped start,3wd str, 6th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Ka'nah (9-0) at Santa Anita 5f mdn fst in May.