Look To Lucida

LOOK TO LUCIDA 
One of Jim Bolger’s leading juveniles of 2014, Godolpin’s Lucida (Ire) (Shamardal) bids to build on her latest second in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. in today’s G2 Shadwell Rockfel S. at Newmarket. Just a neck behind Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor) in The Curragh’s feature Sept. 14, the bay had earlier filled the same spot when a half-length behind Raydara (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) in the G2 Debutante S. over the same course and distance Aug. 24. “Lucida is very well and we are expecting her to perform accordingly,” her trainer said. Chris Humber’s New Providence (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}) may be best of the home-trained contingent after her defeat of the impressive subsequent winner Marsh Hawk (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in Salisbury’s G3 Dick Poole Fillies’ S. over six furlongs last time Sept. 4, and trainer Hugo Palmer is hopeful she can make her mark. “You never want to be frightened of one horse and we’re not, you’ve got them all to beat of course,” he explained. “I think my filly will stay seven furlongs, she’s out of a Giant’s Causeway mare which would suggest she’ll stay and she’s so tough and game and tries so hard, which is another tool in her armory. She worked on Saturday morning and I was absolutely delighted with her and hence we supplemented her.” 
One of the unexposed types is Hubert John Strecker’s What Say You (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and she was impressive when winning over this trip on the July Course here Aug. 22. Trainer Karl Burke said, “We’ve always thought a lot of her and she hasn’t let us down yet. She’s obviously got to step up again on what she showed in her maiden at Newmarket, but we believe she will. She’s an uncomplicated filly and she stays well. We certainly hope she’ll progress and develop into a Classic filly. I think she will put up a bold show and what finishes in front of her will have to be very useful.”