5.47 7f. 100yds. 6 Declared. Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes of €45,000.00 2-y-o
1st - €27,000.00 2nd - €9,000.00 3rd - €4,500.00 4th - €2,250.00 5th - €1,350.00 6th - €900.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - BRUSSELS failed to make the grade in Newmarket’s hot July Stakes but drops to Listed level. A promising Curragh debut winner where he defeated three subsequent maiden winners, he was outclassed at Newmarket but that was a Group 2 contest and the first two finishers respectively filled first and third-places in Goodwood’s subsequent Vintage Stakes. Chesham Stakes runner-up Thesecretadversary was over-turned as 2/13 favourite behind a newcomer at Ayr last month, which is a concern. Although he will appreciate today’s likely faster ground, his Royal Ascot-form took a knock as winner Humidity finished seventh in the aforementioned Vintage Stakes. Maximum Scepticism should struggle to turn placings with the selection on Curragh form.
For two years old onlyWeights - 9st 5lbs Fillies allowed 5lbsPenalties - Winner of a Listed race 3lb extra Of a Group 3 race 5lb extra Of a Group 2 race or a Group 1 race 7lb extra