Wednesday evening brings exciting All-Weather racing from Southwell, broadcast live on Sky Sports Racing. The Come Racing For Free 18th June Novice Stakes promises to be a thrilling encounter, featuring three unexposed colts. Goldinthesea, recently transferred from Joseph O'Brien's yard to Ed Bethell's, shows promise after an impressive performance at Dundalk in January.
His form has been boosted, with the third-place finisher going on to win, and as the son of No Nay Never, he could have a bright future with his new connections. Penny Time, trained by Hugo Plamer, is an exciting prospect, having won convincingly at Southwell last month, and will aim to make it three wins from three starts. Owen Burrows' Sassicaia has only raced once, winning at Wolverhampton in December, and like the others, remains an unknown quantity with potential for growth.
Debutant Shadow Boxer, representing Victorious Forever, cost €520,000, and the market will reveal more about this colt. Another competitive race is the Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Fillies' Handicap, where three recent winners clash. Cool Molly, up three pounds after winning the All-Weather Vase Fillies' Handicap at Lingfield, deserves respect, having won two of her last three starts.
Vencedora, carrying the famous Sheikh Mohammed Obaid colors, is lightly raced and unexposed, having won for the first time in a three-runner race at Newmarket in September. Rogue Citation, representing The Rogues Gallery, has a similar profile, with only two runs and a win last time out.
It will be interesting to see how they have wintered and if they can compete with the race-fit Cool Molly. The evening's finale features Seven Fires attempting to complete a hat-trick on her fifth career start in the Summer Socials At Southwell Racecourse Fillies' Handicap.
Her two wins at Newcastle showcased her versatility, and she steps back up to six furlongs, making her tough to beat. Top-rated Barefoot Beach bids to bounce back from a defeat at Kempton, having shown promise in her debut win. Zighy, having gotten off the mark last time out, could yet prove better, having not finished outside the top three in all five starts. Other notable races include Betelgeuse seeking another course and distance win at 6:30 Southwell, and action from Happy Valley with Zac Purton, Harry Bentley, Hugh Bowman, and Andrea Atzeni in action.