Superstar Emily hard to oppose but best bet is kennelmate Dolce

EMILYS SUPERSTAR made it nine from ten over the course and distance, breaking the eight-year-old track record to boot, in the Untold Racing Stewards Cup first round and is an automatic choice for the second semi over 590m at Star Pelaw (8.52).

Glenn Foot's bitch has won her last six, five here and one at Doncaster, should quickly take command once again and is fancied to lead home Ballymac Sargie despite that one being turned over at 1/7 last week.

Best bet of the day could come in the opening semi at 8.34 in the shape of Foot's Wonderful Dolce, who was far from disgraced when four lengths second to her record-breaking kennelmate seven days ago.

Impressive when landing a maiden first time over the trip previous to that, she has a great chance to lead and could prove a very tough nut to crack.

Sunnyside Jayden shrugged off the lack of previous course knowledge when winning his SR Transport Rose Bowl heat seven days ago but Ted Soppitt's charge should be better for the look round all the same.

As such, he is a strong fancy for the opening semi in the 435m event at 8.16 for all that he needs to look lively to clear fellow heat winner Barnfield Duke.

Soppitt's Sunnyside Gurkha has strong claims in the opening semi at 7.58 where he should also improve for last week's sighter but the value could lie with Bogger Darling, trained by competition sponsor Savva Roberts, who will not be inconvenienced by the draw in five and who showed plenty of speed in defeat in the heats.

A cracking all-open card kicks off with two heats of a 435m bitches' event with the selections being Foot's Ballinabola Eve (5.51) and Roberts' Brynoffa Pippy (6.11), while three heats of a 245m sprint competition are best left to Stuart Tighe's Wonderful Jo (6.29), Foot's Mags Star (6.46) and Matthew Watson's Bitzer Maloney (7.04).

One-off fancies are Paul Philpott's Toomevara Sheera (7.24), Debbie Calvert's Bombay Fantasy (9.09) plus the Carl Jackson duo of Leahs Pat (7.42) and Ballymac Deboss (9.26).

Star Pelaw open bonanza set to continue with semi-final Sunday

STAR PELAW has revived two famous competitions, its own Rose Bowl and the historied Stewards Cup, with both starting with four heats last weekend thanks to respective sponsorship from SR Transport and Untold Racing. Jonathan Kay takes a look back at the heats, and previews the semi-finals, of both Category

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There is afternoon open action at Oxford where non-maiden picks are Robin Jury's Gagas Merry (2.52) and Kevin Hutton's Start The Engine (5.21).

Doncaster and Valley get the Sunday ball rolling with morning meetings at which the respective selections are Vicki Clark's Ballymac Gail (12.12) and Christian Darch's Faradays Larry (12.04).

Morgan Crowley's Noirs Best (2.44), Tommy Caffrey's Slimline Doodles (6.21) and Terrance Mullan's Swift Knox (7.46) are fancied in Ireland at Mullingar, Clonmel and Lifford.

Wonderful Dolce (nap)
T5 Star Pelaw 8.34