Sapphire Stakes 2012 tips, preview and selections

She’s back!!! The unbeaten winner of the Thousand Guineas and the Wakeful Stakes, ATLANTIC JEWEL, makes her return here. There are plenty of reasons why she can’t win – she’s first up from a five month break, she’s coming back from a pretty severe injury and she is racing over a distance short of her best. She’s also weighted to her best too. But it’s irresistable – you can’t help but falling in love with this mare as she flogs her rivals. They weren’t poor horses either – she beat Mosheen by three and a half lengths in the Thousand Guineas, and look what she’s done this spring! I hope she wins.

BORN TO ROCK came from nowhere last winter to run third in the Tatt’s Tiara. This requires a big step up after her failures in the spring but I do think she has the potential. I’m expecting a big run.

GRACEFUL ANNA was good first up, in that she looked to return to her honest self. Think she can run just as well here, which puts her close.

I think CELTS, from that race, is also a chance here. But cheer home Coolmore’s Fastnet Rock filly!

2 – ATLANTIC JEWEL
9 – BORN TO ROCK
6 – GRACEFUL ANNA
5 – CELTS

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