Wk2 Previews - Flat (UK)

Silver Lance Stakes (£15,000)

Week 2 - (Race 12) 0-80 Handicap - 3yo+ Open

Actin Si - 3yo colt Geegee/R French 8-0 (60)
Outpaced over a furlong further last time but dropped in the weights, improvement needed.

Aine Deas - 3yo filly Padraig Hogan/E Ahern 8-8 (66)
Raced wide in maiden, running a furlong shorter in this affair and a better run would not rule this out of the shake up.

Archlight - 4yo stallion Sir Luke Wilson/S Drowne 9-0 (72)
Ran well in last race didn't get the pace, merits obvious place claims.

Authoritarian - 3yo gelding JP Burke/A Allan 8-11 (69)
Perhaps didn't give the best account of itself in maiden, dropped in class today so better run expected.

Christmas Cactus - 3yo filly Colm O'Dea/H Turner 9-3 (75)
Finishes the better of a few of todays participants and ought to be involved in the shake up.

Dunk Chunk - 4yo stallion Paul Tweddle/J Fanning 8-5 (63)
Ran wide on debut and made nice progress halfway, should run better.

Duplicity - 5yo stallion Hackett/R Hughes 8-11 (69)
Dropped too far behind in first race to be a factor in the finish, more would be needed here.

Fudge Bar - 3yo filly DW Hinton/R Ffrench 9-6 (78)
Has to be on the shortlist, good debut form, respected.

Holy Smoke - 3yo filly Dogan Melan/E Ahern 8-6 (63)
Will be looking upstaged and fight it out out the back of the pack.

Kinabalu - 3yo gelding Giddy/R Kingscote 8-2 (60)
Looks like to be outclassed in this race based on the evidence of its debut.

Pennechip - 3yo colt Dodgy Dave/T Hamilton 8-8 (66)
Very agitated and raced wide last time out, still came to dispute things early on. Small claims can be made.

Sally Slade - 4yo filly Kevcon/R Mullen 8-2 (60)
Unfortunately looks likely to be battling it out at the back, a new jockey booked and a vast improvement needed if to have any claims at all.

Saltino - 4yo stallion Steve/C Catlin 8-8 (66)
Trainer will be hoping for a better run for this four year old. Best watched.

Sarsum Corda - 3yo filly K Robertson/M Dwyer 9-0 (72)
In with a clear shout and should be there or thereabouts come the finish.

Thattinger - 3yo colt Mwesty/R Moore
Big jockey booking suggests a big run is expected from this trainer, market move significant.

The Great Sphinx - 3yo colt Vinny Gerrard/R Winston 9-0 (72)
Another who comes in to this race with a clear chance of breaking his maiden, may just find one too many here.

Tough Panel - 3yo colt Hurricane Run/L Morris 8-2 (60)
Didn't turn up in the first race and although better weighted against some of these today will struggle.

Unbreakable - 3yo filly ThunderDownUnder/L Morris 8-2 (69)
This Australian bred filly ran a decent race first time out but would need a marked improvement to be ahead at the line.

Viking Queen - 3yo filly SM Fisher/R Kingscote 8-1 (69)
Ran well in week one in a good race, this hold up horse could get himself in the frame with a better pace.

Vixen - 3yo filly Crazyboy/C Catlin 9-6 (78)
Yard on fire lately, agitated at start on debut suggesting an improvment is almost inevitable, one to beat.

VERDICT: A wide open affair with many chances in this Silver Lance Stakes Handicap. A strong gallop is expected with Fudge Bar or Sarsum Corda likely to set it. Christmas Cactus should go well for experienced trainer Colm O'Dea, but with his yard in as good a form as it is Crazyboys VIXEN is taken to be chased home with Fudge Bar and The Great Sphinx likely to be completing the trio.