Sky Sports Racing Preview: Soul Love Aims for Prix Sigy Victory
Tuesday's Sky Sports Racing lineup is headlined by the Group Three Prix Sigy, featuring Karl Burke's Soul Love as a top contender in the sprint event at Chantilly. This renewal of the Prix Sigy appears highly competitive, with Argentine Tango and Soul Love leading the British charge. Burke, fresh from a win in France on Sunday, will saddle the undefeated Soul Love, ridden by Sam James. As a daughter of Starman, Soul Love has impressed with two all-weather victories but will need to elevate her performance to remain competitive. She merits a chance at this higher level and may prove to be above average. Francis-Henri Graffard's Moojeed, who previously won at Group Three level as a two-year-old, will look to rebound from a disappointing performance in the Prix Robert Papin under Mickael Brzalona. Argentine Tango, highly tested at two, showed excellent form, including a Listed contest win at Newmarket, and her connections report her to be in fine form, making her a potential contender. Jospeh O'Brien's Yaupon De Replay and Kimi Rey are the top picks among the remaining competitors. The five-runner Download The At The Races App Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Lingfield may feature a talented filly or two, with Lara Antipova and Lahan Kingman seeking their first victories. Lara Antipova, trained by Tom Clover, performed well on her debut at Wetherby in June before finishing second at Wolverhampton in February. She pulled clear of the third and is likely to be a strong contender in this similar event. Lahan Kingman finished third to Guineas hopeful Touleen on her first start at Newbury last summer and then ran credibly when second at Wolverhampton last time. Sent off as the 4-5 favorite on that occasion, she is expected to improve on that effort, having shown signs of inexperience once again. Andrew Balding's Leonie is another contender, while Cosmic debuts for Richard Hannon, and Stolen completes the field. For fans of jumps racing, Newton Abbot hosts a six-race card, with the Visit Kauto The King 6th May Handicap Chase headlining. Recent winners Soldierofthestorm and Tapley are the top contenders, with Jonjo O'Neill Jr's Soldierofthestorm seeking to build on his win over fences at Sandown last month. Having jumped superbly on that occasion, he is the one to beat under this 5lb higher mark. Tapley poses the main threat for the Suzy Smith team, having followed up a couple of placed efforts with a second fencing success at Stratford, and warrants respect under Isabelle Ryder. Sheldon is worth reconsidering after his solid second at Newbury, although he has not won in over two years.