Race Report - 11th September 2008

1.30 crownhotel-bawtry.com Conditions Stakes (7f)

Odds-on favourite Midnight Cruiser was very disappointing in the opener on day two. He may not have been suited by the trip but ran a flat sort of race, according to assistant trainer Richard Hannon junior. Winner SECRECY was not supported in the market but ran out a most impressive winner for Michael Jarvis and Philip Robinson. Making his racecourse debut, Secrecy showed a good turn of foot on the soft ground and looks to have a bright future. Runner-up Courageous bounced back from a disappointing run in Listed company last time, and was giving 7lb to the winner. He is a possible for the 2,000 Guineas, reported trainer Bryan Smart.

2.00 Goffs/DBS Park Hill Stakes (Group 2) (1m61/2f)

ALLEGRETTO hadn't been at her best all year, but there was no doubting her credentials going into the race they call the 'fillies' Leger'. Sir Michael Stoute's filly romped away with the prize, easing clear of her opposition when Ryan Moore gave her the office. She will now be aimed at the Group One Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp before being retired to the paddocks. Allegretto's dam Alleluia won the 2001 Doncaster Cup, confirming the family's liking for staying races at Town Moor. Gull Wing refused to race after jumping out of the stalls, while Goodwood winner Gravitation was disappointing, perhaps finding the ground too testing following a long season.

2.35 Weatherbys Insurance £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (61/2f)

Frankie Dettori treated the Ladies' Day crowd to his trademark flying dismount after winning the lucrative first prize of £147,000 on Jeremy Noseda's AWINNERSGAME. Noseda, who was in Keeneland at the sales, would have been impressed by the way his Kyllachy colt overhauled likely winner Damien in the closing stages. Damien boasts solid form and is still open to improvement, so the Mill Reef Stakes could be on his agenda. Another notable performer was Michael Bell's Brae Hill, who was always in the firing line and can pick up a decent prize in due course.

3.10 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield May Hill Stakes (Group 2) (1m)

St Leger-winning trainer John Gosden couldn't fail to be impressed as his star filly RAINBOW VIEW destroyed her rivals in the May Hill - traditionally a good pointer to next year's 1,000 Guineas. The daughter of Dynaformer was all the rage after her Group win at Newmarket in the Sweet Solera, and simply toyed with the opposition, earning quotes for the Guineas as low at 3-1. Gosden commented: "We will obviously look at the Fillies' Mile. Jimmy (Fortune) said it felt like a piece of work for her, even though she didn't enjoy the holding ground." Runner-up Snoqualmie Girl ran a game race in defeat and may yet re-oppose the winner in the Guineas.

3.45 Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes (Listed) (7f)

Michael Hills and father Barry gained compensation for their narrow defeat with Damien in the Sales race when ROYAL CONFIDENCE gained her first win of the season. A close seventh to Natagora in the 1,000 Guineas, she came back to form with a power-packed finish, clearly relishing the trip. Assistant trainer Charlie Hills reported that she may now have a crack at the Sun Chariot Stakes. Red Dune was well backed to give Michael Jarvis and Philip Robinson a double, but faded to finish fourth. She may have found the holding ground against her.

4.20 totesuper7 Handicap (1m21/2f)

Ed Dunlop was thinking of the Cambridgeshire for WASAN following his comeback victory in the hands of Richard Hills. The Pivotal colt had not run since losing his action at Newmarket earlier in the year but finished well to deny Allied Powers by a short-head. Wasan gained a quote of 20-1 (from 33-1) for the first leg of the Autumn Double. Allied Powers doesn't know how to run a bad race and enhanced Michael Bell's fine record at the track. His jockey Ryan Moore came within an ace of a hat-trick, too.

4.50 State Club Handicap (6f)

Sir Michael Stoute's MAIN AIM looked a blot on the handicap, and so it proved. The unexposed three-year old completed a double for the master of Freemason Lodge and his stable jockey Ryan Moore, producing a strong finish to gun down a big field. Having won over seven furlongs, he had the stamina to cope with the demanding conditions and may step up in grade now. Neil Brown was second on the David Nicholls-trained Gift Horse, who travelled ominously well but was no match for the winner's late surge.