Classy filly can make up for last-time-out defeat

Gerald Delamere assesses the top action at SandownCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Betway Atalanta Stakes

This became an all-aged event in 1986 and achieved Group 3 status in 2012. There was a dead-heat between a three- and four-year-old in 2013, otherwise the younger generation lead 25-7.

Exhort won the Pipalong Stakes at Pontefract last month (in which Richard Fahey’s Ladys First was runner-up in 2013) before taking on the boys back at Pontefract. She ran well under a penalty to finish fourth and should be able to make an impact at this level.

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Published on 30 August 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 15:31, 30 August 2019

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