Sixties Groove to slay Dragon given proper stamina test

Scarlet Dragon (left): has improved but might struggle to see out 1m4f off his current markCredit: Cranham

Sixties Groove
3.45 Newmarket
Buy at 0.5 in match with Scarlet Dragon
Eve Johnson Houghton’s Scarlet Dragon is an admirable performer who seems to get better with every run, but he’s up to a career high mark and this race features several unexposed types with surely more improvement in them.

One of those is Sixties Groove, who went close when receiving 5lb from Poet’s Word at Glorious Goodwood in a race that worked out really well.

Indeed, the winner is now rated 1lb superior to Scarlet Dragon, who is set to concede 13lb to Sixties Groove, less Hollie Doyle's valuable 5lb claim.

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Published on 6 October 2016inHorse racing tips

Last updated 16:35, 6 October 2016

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