The Swale Stakes – Grade II
GP   Race #7   7f   Dirt   Graded Stake
Purse $150.000  For Three Year Olds.

1 Above Standard, trained by Mb Stables
A winner of four from five including the NY Breeders Futurity he gets a great draw into this race and will be hard to beat.The downside is that he dissapointed in the only race he was asked to go beyond six furlongs
so you have to take his ability to get this trip on trust but this stable knows how to win races like this and i am sure he will be ready.

2 Water Mummy, trained by Downwind Stables
The way this classy gelding finished in the BC Juvenile would suggest this seven furlongs will be too sharp for him but fresh up it may be just the start he needs to a tilt at the TC. A winner of the DMR Futurity over this trip suggests he has got enough pace so it will only be the lack of a recent run that could really put your off.

3 Plucky Springer, trained by Stald Gullis
Another witha  agrde one win to his name he won the Champagne witha  big late run after being beaten a length into fourth by Water Mummy in the DMR Futurity. A dissapointing run in the DED Jackpot in his last start and some average work times suggest he has something to prove this season so i think he is worth watching rather than wagering on
today.

4 Babolat, trained by Chili King Stables
Well behind Plucky Springer in the Champagne he hated the mud that day and he is much better than that. He has some fair form but this is a tough field so i may have to pass hime over as a winning proposition.

5 He’s Juiced Up, trained by Mb Stables
Another witha  good strike rate in lesser company he has won three from four and is Mb’s second runner. He is an improver but i think this race may come too soon in the curve for him.

6 Diplomatic Prince, trained by Aer Stables
Takes his chance after a maiden win and some decent works. The draw and trip may be tough for him today but he may run a sneaky race from left field.

SUMMARY
If Water Mummy can live with the pace he will be hard to beat here but the two Mb Stables runners and Plucky Springer
will keep him honest.

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