Wöhler chases million pot at the Curragh

Whatever one thinks of the huge distorting amounts of prize-money available in sales races f0r 2yo´s, there is no doubt that they make for some very competitive racing and of course bring huge profits to the winning connections. The trw Goffs Million races today at the Curragh are cases in point, and it could well be that a large part of the huge pot will be on its way to Germany, as Andreas Wöhler´ s Mambo Light (Declan McDonogh) looks to have at least place prospects in the fillies race over 7 furlongs at 17.15 CET. She is qualified for this race by virtue of having been bought at Goffs last year for 325,000 euros. Placed on her first two starts in the spring, when trained by Paul Cole, Mambo Light, owned by the Russian Rashit Shaykutnikov, was transferred to Wöhler in the summer and ran a huge race when runner-up to Serienhöhe at Baden-Baden in the Maurice Lacroix-Trophy on his first outing for the Ravensberg trainer. Obviously this will not be a easy race to win with no f ewer than 25 runners, and we can be sure that they will all be trying! The two top-rated are Oui Say Oui (Tommy Stack/ Wayne Lordan) and Luminous Eyes (Dermot Weld/ Pat Smullen), while Richard Hannon´s pair Baileys Cacao (Richard Hughes) and Minor Vamp(Mic Kinane) look the best of the British contingent. Hannon has long specialised in these races - winning one at Ascot 2 days ago - and can take the colts´ race at 15.55 with Soul City (Richard Hughes), although fellow-Brit Awinnersgame (Jeremy Noseda/ Mick Kinane) looks a big danger. These races are worth much more than the theoretical main feature, the Grpup Two Beresford Stakes for 2yo´s over a mile at 15.20, in which Aidan O´Brien saddles 3 of the 6 runners with stable jockey Johnny Murtagh aboard likely favourite Masterofthehorse; John Oxx´ Sea the Stars (Kinane) is the obvious danger.

Betting forecast:
1.Race: Benbaun - Dohasa - Snaefell
2.Race: Sea The Stars - Masterofthehorse - Recharge
3.Race: Soul City - Awinnersgame - Alhaban
4.Race: Blas Ceoil - Chintz - Baliyana
5.Race: Oui Say Oui - Luminous Eyes - Baileys Cacao
6.Race: Connie Mac - Cristal Island - Pasar Silbano
7.Race: Muskatsturm - Perihelion - Ebadiyan