{"id":32177,"date":"2024-06-25T11:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/chipchase-stakes-james-tate-looking-to-brew-up-a-storm-at-newcastle-racing-news\/25\/06\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:50:49","slug":"chipchase-stakes-james-tate-looking-to-brew-up-a-storm-at-newcastle-racing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/chipchase-stakes-james-tate-looking-to-brew-up-a-storm-at-newcastle-racing-news\/25\/06\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Chipchase Stakes: James Tate looking to brew up a Storm at Newcastle | Racing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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James Tate is eyeing up Group success for filly Electric Storm with the Jenningsbet Nun Street Newcastle Open Now Chipchase Stakes next on her agenda.<\/p>\n

The lightly-raced Electric Storm has had an impressive career to date with three victories from four starts, most recently in the Cecil Frail at Haydock last month.<\/p>\n

She won by a length in the Listed six-furlong contest to propel herself into Group contention, but she bypassed Royal Ascot due to the fast ground.<\/p>\n

Instead, Electric Storm will head to Gosforth Park on Saturday for her first crack at Pattern company, back on the all-weather surface which kicked off her career.<\/p>\n

Tate has an alternative route with the Group Three Prix De Ris-Orangis at Deauville on July 7, however, it is more than likely Electric Storm will line up this weekend.<\/p>\n

“We felt going straight from a Listed to a Group One was a little too much,” Tate said. “Obviously she just won a Listed on what was essentially heavy ground – it was very quick at Ascot last week – so they were the tipping factors really.<\/p>\n

“She’s entered in the Chipchase on Saturday. It is a little bit stronger than usual, the ante-post favourite is Kinross, who of course came out of Ascot for a similar reason.”<\/p>\n

He went on: “So potentially we have a choice between that and a French Group Three the following Sunday at Deauville, so we will make that decision at the end of the week. At the moment I would say the Chipchase though, as she is proven on the all-weather having won twice on it.<\/p>\n

“Even in France, the ground at this time of year can be very quick and that’s in the height of the summer, the all-weather is the sensible option for her.”<\/p>\n

Tate had previously hinted at targeting the Summer Stakes at York next month for his four-year-old sprinter, but those plans could be shelved if she is successful at Newcastle.<\/p>\n

“I guess it depends how it all goes,” he added. “Being a Listed winner, now what we want to do is win a Group race.<\/p>\n

“The Summer Stakes is the only fillies’ Group race in Britain, possibly Europe actually, over six furlongs, but if she had already won a Group Three by then, then the goalposts would move upwards.”<\/p>\n

There was one runner from Jamesfield Place at the Royal meeting last week, with Royal Dress finishing just over six lengths behind Running Lion in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes.<\/p>\n

Tate admitted the ground was too fast for the four-year-old, although he does expect her to bounce back on her next start.<\/p>\n

“She ran OK at Ascot, the ground went against her really, she likes soft ground,” he said. “There’s a few nice races at the end of July that should suit her.<\/p>\n

“I think there’s a one-mile-one Group Three fillies-only in Ireland, there is the Nassau, fillies-only obviously, (on) August 1 at Goodwood, there’s a fillies-only Group One at Newmarket – the Falmouth – and there’s a fillies-only Group Three at Sandown – the Atalanta.<\/p>\n

“Four races within about 10 days so we’ll choose whichever one of those isn’t too quick.”<\/p>\n

Watch the action at Newcastle live on Sky Sports Racing. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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James Tate is eyeing up Group success for filly Electric Storm with the Jenningsbet Nun Street Newcastle Open Now Chipchase Stakes next