We were out of luck at Newmarket earlier with Vote, but as
it turned out she was drawn on the wrong side. I was very surprised to see her
racing so prominently in the early stages, as I thought she would be held up
for a late run. Even though she was a couple of lengths clear of her group on the
far side, when the camera panned out you could see that the near side group was
at least 5 or 6 lengths to the good. The first three home were drawn 30, 19 and
25, so clearly a high draw was a big advantage.
The draw is also vitally important at Chantilly tomorrow
where the crème de la crème of World Racing will gather for the 94th
running of the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe. Japan will be looking for a first win
in the race with the exciting 3yo Deep Impact colt Makahiki. Postponed is a
warm order for the on fire Roger Varian, and he will be sent off favourite from
his decent draw in stall 7.
Postponed is likely to be sent off at 2/1 or shorter, but at
much fancier odds I think Silverwave can run a big race for local trainer
Pascal Bary and superstar jockey Christophe Soumillon. This 4yo Silver Frost
colt was moved to Bary’s yard after a more than creditable 10th
place finish in this race last year, staying on nicely to be beaten less than
6L.
Heavy ground was no good to him on debut for Bary here over
10f, but he was placed in two Group 1s on his next two starts (10.5f gd St
Cloud and 9f hvy Chantilly). He was then stepped back up to 12f next time out
in a Group 1 at St Cloud (gd) and he landed his first win at the highest level
by 1.25L from Erupt. He was put way after that July win and he reappeared three
weeks ago in a Group 2 back at Chantilly over today’s trip on good ground.
He won that 4 runner contest as he was entitled to, and he
comes into this race a better horse than he was last year. His usual partner Maxime
Guyon is unable to ride due to other commitments, but Soumillon is a more than
able deputy. He is a multiple group 1 winner, and he is one of the coolest
customers around.
Silverwave has a lovely draw in stall 4, and that should
allow him to get a good position just off the pace. Bary has won many Group
contests during his career, but so far an Arc has eluded him. Hopefully
Silverwave can bring home the bacon for him tomorrow and, with trip, track and ground all sure to suit, he is the each way
suggestion at 22/1 .
STEVOS’ SELECTION:
SILVERWAVE E/W 22/1
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