Gallic runners have won five of the last 11 runnings of the Group One prize and the selection has a lovely action for soft ground
As some British racing professionals head across the Channel for Arc weekend, a French raider coming the other way is sailing under the bookmakers’ radar. Half Light, trained for Godolphin by Henri-Alex Pantall, was beaten less than a length on her only previous tilt at a Group One and looks overpriced at 11-1 for Newmarket’s Sun Chariot Stakes.
This race has been won by French runners five times in the past 11 years. Unexposed and with a lovely action for soft ground, Half Light will be ridden for the first time by William Buick, taking over from her regular French rider who is not having his best year. Champers Elysees is the one to beat in view of her Matron Stakes success but Half Light (2.45) should make her work.
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Newmarket
1.05 Bolshoi Ballet 1.40 Faustus 2.10 Affable 2.45 Half Light 3.20 Stagiaire 3.55 Wise Judgement 4.30 Nehaall
Redcar
1.10 Baradar 1.45 Ours Puissant 2.15 Rum Runner 2.50 My Oberon 3.25 Lullaby Moon 4.00 Nikolayeva 4.35 John Locke 5.05 Abate
Ascot
1.20 Daaheyh 1.55 Aljady 2.30 Logician 3.05 Kynren 3.40 Brad The Brief 4.15 Mighty Spirit (nb)
Fontwell
2.19 King Cool 2.54 Now Look At Me (nap) 3.29 Collooney 4.04 Little Light 4.39 Beyond The Pale 5.10 Battleofthesomme 5.40 The Longest Day
Wolverhampton
4.50 Double Reflection 5.25 Mister Allegro 5.55 Shalanez 6.30 Messalina 7.00 Thowq 7.30 Clareyblue 8.00 Lezardrieux 8.30 Chairman Power