Time Test to turn on style in York feature

David Metcalf | July 22, 2016

Time Test looks a cut-above

Time Test looks a cut-above his rivals and a worthy red-hot favourite to land the Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes on an excellent Saturday card at York (15.35).

The Roger Charlton trained four-year-old is a high class colt who has won five of his 10 starts and has a potent turn of foot when getting the fast ground that he relishes.

He looked better than ever on seasonal reappearance when quickening smartly to beat Western Hymn by a neck in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes over 1m 2f at Sandown, when conceding 5lb to the runner-up and looking in need of the run beforehand.

Then he lost little in defeat last time out when third to Hawkbill in the Group 1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Excellent effort on unsuitable ground

Time Test travelled strongly in the latter but was unable to pick up in the soft ground when the tempo quickened two from home.

However, the son of Dubawi didn’t drop out as expected and re-rallied to be gaining again at the finish and beaten just over two lengths.

It was a cracking effort on unsuitable going and, with underfoot conditions now in his favour, Time Test can take advantage of a drop in class to get back to winning ways en route to a crack at the Group 1 Juddmonte Stakes at York next month, for which he is currently 7/2 favourite with Coral.