Hold My Steel has won both his starts for his present owner after being purchased for $200.000 both over today’s distance and could take the jump in class to return some more of his price by taking The Aristides BC with his main rivals looking to be the winners of The Cartier Stakes Caricature Moon and The Lang Stakes winner Going Bonkers.

Aristides BC – Grade III

Ansee Willie

Ekli Stable

Won ten from twenty starts had three runs this year finishing second in The Frontier Turf Sprint, won The Bucharest Stakes by half a length and an allowance at TAM by three quarters of a length.

Caricature Moon

Night Rider Stables

Won fourteen from thirty eight starts he was claimed by his previous owner for $16.000 after winning at MTH then ran four times finishing second first time out following that by winning his next three all claimers being claimed by his present owner for $25.000 after winning at AQU running once since winning The Cartier Stakes by a length.

Particle Collider

Big Guns Stables

Won five from thirteen a maiden and four allowances winning his last start an allowance at SA by a neck.

Going Bonkers

Unreal Racing

Won three from seven starts a maiden at ELP on his debut and an allowance at TAM was upped in class to Stakes Company after that winning his last start The Lang Stakes by a length purchased by his present owner since for $65.000.

Hold My Steel

Mb Stables

Won two from four starts purchased by his present owner for $200.000 in a private sale after finishing third in a maiden at SA beaten by half a length but since then won both his races since a maiden at SA and an allowance at PRX.

Masterpiece Five

Buddhabase

Won six from twenty nine starts was purchased from the auction by his present owner for $225.010 and since ran four times winning once The Fool Handicap – Grade III by half a length after win ran in The CD – Grade II finishing eight beaten by four lengths.

Silver Dancer

Smithtown Stables

Won six from twenty four starts a maiden, two claimers, two allowance and his last start The Decathlon Stakes taking it by a length.

Swamp Fox

Blushing Meadows

Won eight from twenty nine starts he last won three races together back in Nov 14 through to Jan 15 but has not won since in fourteen races with his last three starts finishing ninth in The Kilroe Mile – Grade I, fourth beaten by a length in The Fleet Sprint Handicap – Grade III and tenth of eleven in The CD – Grade II beaten by five lengths.

Good luck to all.

The Englishman.

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