Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury

There is also excellent flat racing tiday at Newbury, where te most valuable event is the Weatherbys Super Sprint for 2yo´s sold at auction last year at 16.25 CET over 5 furlongs. Richard Hannon has made a habit of winning this and now saddles no fewer than 6 of the 23 runners, including the likely favourite Penny´s Gift (Martin Dwyer), a good runner-up at Royal Ascot last time. She has a very light weight because of her cheap sales price, but even less weight is carried by another filly Caranbola (Mel Brittain/ William Buick), who has been first or second in all her 5 starts to date and looks a place banker. The unbeaten Senor Mistral (Kevin Ryan/ Neil Callan) looks best of the colts. The Group Three Hackwood Stakes over 6 furlongs at 15.20 could be dominated by the two 3yo´s in the field of 13, Corrybrough (Henry Candy/ Ryan Moore), a very promising young sprinter who has won his last 4 races, and Jeremy Noseda´s Strike the Deal (Seb Sanders), 5th in Royal Ascot´s Jersey Stakes and now dropping back in trip. Best of the older horses could be consistent but unlucky Beckermet (Roger Fisher/ Chris Catlin), who won this in 2005 but has struggled to win since, and Dark Missile (Andrew Balding/ William Buick), below par her last two starts but with a big chance on 2007 form. The listed race over 10 furlongs at 17.30 also looks quite open. Passae of Time (Henry Cecil/ Ted Durcan) nolonger seems to ber able to run up to her excellent 2007 form, while Spanish Moon (Sir Michael Stoute/ Ryan More) is unpredictable. The Godolphin pair Al Shemali (Richard Hills), who ran well in a similar race at Goodwood, and Happy Boy (Martin Dwyer), disappointing in England so far but impressive in Dubai, have their chances, but the one to beat is surely Luca Cumani´s Bankable (Dane O´Neill), who ran an excellent race under the circumstances when 4th in a huge field in the Royal Hunt Cup and should have no problem in taking this step up to listed class.