Wednesday evening brings exciting All-Weather racing action 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, having recently transferred from Joseph O'Brien's yard to Ed Bethell's, is an intriguing runner. He showed impressive form at Dundalk in January, with the third-placed finisher going on to win subsequently, suggesting a promising future for his new connections.
Penny Time, trained by Hugo Plamer, is another exciting prospect, having convincingly won at Southwell last month and aiming for his third consecutive win. Owen Burrows' Sassicaia, with only one previous start resulting in a win at Wolverhampton in December, remains a largely unknown quantity with potential for growth. Debutant Shadow Boxer, representing Victorious Forever and costing €520,000, will provide valuable insights based on market performance.
Another competitive race is the Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Fillies' Handicap, where three recent winners face off. Cool Molly, with a three-pound increase after her win in the All-Weather Vase Fillies' Handicap at Lingfield, commands respect with two wins in her last three starts. Vencedora, carrying Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's colors and trained by Karl Burke, has a different profile, being lightly raced and making her first seasonal appearance after a win at Newmarket in September.
Rogue Citation, with a similar profile to Vencedora, comes into the race with only two starts and a recent win. It will be interesting to see how these fillies perform against the race-fit Cool Molly. The evening concludes with the Summer Socials At Southwell Racecourse Fillies' Handicap, where Seven Fires attempts to complete a hat-trick in her fifth career start. With two versatile wins at Newcastle, she steps back up to six furlongs and is expected to be tough to beat.
Top-rated Barefoot Beach, with only two starts, seeks to return to winning form after a close second at Kempton. Zighy, having recently secured her first win, could yet prove better, having not finished outside the top three in any of her five starts. Other notable races include Betelgeuse seeking another course and distance win at 6:30 Southwell, and action at Happy Valley featuring Zac Purton, Harry Bentley, Hugh Bowman, and Andrea Atzeni.