Racing News: Vague produced a massively improved performance to take second at Royal Ascot at York last month and should have tremendous claims of going one place better at Sandown today.
Jeremy Noseda's filly was only beaten by high-class stablemate La Chunga in the Albany Stakes and finished well down the far side to take the runner-up spot at 50 to 1.
She had earlier defeated the useful Mixed Blessing in a good maiden at Pontefract and deserves another shot at a black type victory in the Listed BT Challenge Star Stakes at the Esher track.
Vague will be suited by step up to seven furlongs and while the field looks to be quite a strong one, there is nothing with form close to her's and she looks a tough, talented filly.
Barny McCall can give Richard Phillips a rare winner on the level in the Co-Op Funeral Care Handicap. He is interesting here because he has dropped down to within a pound of his last winning mark and the booking of Mick Kinane is interesting.
Interim Payment, a daughter of Red Ransom, finished a close fifth to the top-notch Dash To The Top on her only start as a two-year-old and should be able to make an impact in handicap company at Doncaster in the whitetobrown.com Fillies' Handicap.
