7.15 5f. 110yds. 8 Declared. Sky Bet Midsummer Sprint Stakes (Listed) of €37,500.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €22,500.00 2nd - €7,500.00 3rd - €3,750.00 4th - €1,875.00 5th - €1,125.00 6th - €750.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - MAKE A CHALLENGE didn’t fire when finishing sixth as the 11/8 favourite in the Group 2 Greenlands Stakes here last month but is chosen to make amends. He was hugely progressive until that blip, rising through the handicap ranks before scoring twice at Listed level, including when impressing on his comeback run at Naas. It’s noteworthy that Denis Hogan is happy to run him again relatively quickly, and he can reverse Greenlands form with Buffer Zone. The latter will certainly have plenty of supporters, though, as that was a career best and he’s 3lbs better off with the selection on this occasion. Urban Beat ran a great race to be narrowly beaten in the Rockingham Handicap but has been behind the selection several times in the past, while Wheels On Fire (close third to A’ali at Group 2 level in September) was a speedy juvenile and may improve for his run at Naas last month.
For three years old and upwards Weights - 3-y-o 9st 4lbs; 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbs; Fillies allowed 5lbs; Penalties - (to count from 1st August, 2019) Winner of a Listed race or a Group 3 race 3lb extra Of a Group 2 race or a Group 1 race 5lb extra