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Dante's Volonte on trial for spring trip
Resurrected sprinter Dante's Volonte will be on trial for an Eastern States spring campaign when he clashes with feature event specialist Idyllic Prince in Saturday's $80,000 weight-for-age Goodwood Sprint (1300m) at Belmont Park.
The Simon Barrass-trained Dante's Volonte, an Ascot winner at seven straight starts in 2008-09, fought on tenaciously and ran an impressive first-up third to Casper Cowboy in last Saturday week's Belmont Newmarket (1200m).
Dante's Volonte has been troubled by allergies in the past year and did not race for several months before he carried 57.5kg under the Newmarket's handicap conditions.
"He's thrived since his good first-up run and will be suited by weight-for-age in the Goodwood," Barrass said.
"Everything depends on how he performs in Saturday's race, but if he goes as well as expected, we'll start checking on suitable Eastern States sprints for him over spring."
Trainer Jim Taylor said yesterday he would be represented in the Goodwood by Idyllic Prince, who is making a hat-trick bid, and classy sprinter Vain Raider. Taylor said he had decided against racing last-start Belmont Newmarket runner-up Shock Value in the Goodwood.
"I don't think Shock Value is up to weight-for-age standard at this stage," Taylor said. "But I'd expect Idyllic Prince and Vain Raider to go well on Saturday."
Idyllic Prince won the Goodwood in each of the last two seasons. The $870,000 stake-earner launched a run of feature successes with his first-up Goodwood win 12 months ago.
He won the Farnley Stakes (1400m), Prince of Wales Stakes (1200m) and Lee-Steere Stakes (1400m) at his next three starts. He was spelled after a second to Ortensia in the Winterbottom Stakes last November.
The gelding has not raced since his Roma Cup (1200m) second to Vain Raider on May 29, but has boosted his fitness with a win and a second in recent barrier trials.
Casper Cowboy will be entered for the Goodwood, but trainer David Harrison said yesterday the bay was a doubtful runner.
"His feet problems have flared again since last Saturday week's win," Harrison said. "We've had a long-term battle to overcome his troubles
Resurrected sprinter Dante's Volonte will be on trial for an Eastern States spring campaign when he clashes with feature event specialist Idyllic Prince in Saturday's $80,000 weight-for-age Goodwood Sprint (1300m) at Belmont Park.
The Simon Barrass-trained Dante's Volonte, an Ascot winner at seven straight starts in 2008-09, fought on tenaciously and ran an impressive first-up third to Casper Cowboy in last Saturday week's Belmont Newmarket (1200m).
Dante's Volonte has been troubled by allergies in the past year and did not race for several months before he carried 57.5kg under the Newmarket's handicap conditions.
"He's thrived since his good first-up run and will be suited by weight-for-age in the Goodwood," Barrass said.
"Everything depends on how he performs in Saturday's race, but if he goes as well as expected, we'll start checking on suitable Eastern States sprints for him over spring."
Trainer Jim Taylor said yesterday he would be represented in the Goodwood by Idyllic Prince, who is making a hat-trick bid, and classy sprinter Vain Raider. Taylor said he had decided against racing last-start Belmont Newmarket runner-up Shock Value in the Goodwood.
"I don't think Shock Value is up to weight-for-age standard at this stage," Taylor said. "But I'd expect Idyllic Prince and Vain Raider to go well on Saturday."
Idyllic Prince won the Goodwood in each of the last two seasons. The $870,000 stake-earner launched a run of feature successes with his first-up Goodwood win 12 months ago.
He won the Farnley Stakes (1400m), Prince of Wales Stakes (1200m) and Lee-Steere Stakes (1400m) at his next three starts. He was spelled after a second to Ortensia in the Winterbottom Stakes last November.
The gelding has not raced since his Roma Cup (1200m) second to Vain Raider on May 29, but has boosted his fitness with a win and a second in recent barrier trials.
Casper Cowboy will be entered for the Goodwood, but trainer David Harrison said yesterday the bay was a doubtful runner.
"His feet problems have flared again since last Saturday week's win," Harrison said. "We've had a long-term battle to overcome his troubles
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Idyllic Prince would have measured up in Melbourne - very under rated horse who has had issues but still banked wins every year of its career
goodluck Shanghai - I thought his first up run was very good
If he was a 100% sound over his entire career he could have been anything.
There are some strong group 3's like the bletchingly stakes but there are plenty of weak ones like the Standish Handicap. He would have rolled Royal Ida this year.
Hay List, but we all knew he would perform.
Key to money run 2nd in a group 2 I think last yr there.
and IP would of won a group 3 or 2 if it was ready for it and was given the chance.
jt would tell you for sure it would of and still could suppose.
But I rightfully remember alot of arm chair critics bagging the hell out of Hay List going east.
Famous Roman finished within an arms reach in the Sir Rupurt Clark Stakes.
the Goodwood should be a nice race
2 DANTE'S VOLONTE
3 FOXY BOY
4 GLORY HUNTER
5 GOLDEN HEART (SCRATCHED)
6 GONDORFF(NZ)
7 GUYNO(NZ) (SCRATCHED)
8 IDYLLIC PRINCE
9 SPITFIRE ACE
10 VAIN RAIDER
11 VIZARD
59kg will sort out the horses
For mine, IP is a very good WA horse, one of the better ones, but highly doubful it would win a GRP race in VIC, especially as an 8yo now.
However I do expect it to be a trully run race, with Spitfire,Vain Raider,Goldern Heart setting a good tempo up front,
Which will set up IP.
Boom, agree.
Would like to see him win well and go on the plane with Durrants other 3yo's, try his luck over there