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Look At To Me, facing the turf test in a star-studded Gran Premio Enrique Acebal

Writer: Turf Diario
Turf Diario
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The Polla de Potrancas (G1) winner switches surfaces to clash with a field of exceptional depth over 2000 meters in San Isidro's G1 showpiece



Everything Look At To Me built on the Palermo dirt must now be defended over a surface she has yet to experience.The daughter of Dabster serves as the centerpiece of Saturday's Gran Premio Enrique Acebal (G1-2000m, turf) at San Isidro, the premier feature tasked with crowning the season's top 3-year-old filly on the grass. Class she has in abundance; formidable rivals, just as many.

Trained by Juan Franco Saldivia for Al Adiyaat, Look At To Me captured the Polla de Potrancas (G1) with authority before finishing runner-up to Róbate un Beso (Uncle Chuck) in both the Clásico General Luis María Campos (G2) and the Gran Premio Selección (G1), where a neck separated them at the wire. Her conqueror misses Saturday’s commitment while recovering favorably from a bout of colic. Yet her absence hardly lightens the load for the favorite, who must validate both her turf affinity and her stamina over 2000 meters.

Saldivia will also send out Oasis Moon, another daughter of Dabster sporting the same silks. After breaking her maiden convincingly, she checked in third in the Clásico Federico de Alvear (G2), finishing less than 3 lengths behind Fuurin (Cima de Triomphe), who also skips this engagement. Finishing just ahead of her in second by a half-neck was Risk Free (Outstrip), representing Stud RDI. The stable also fields Ruby Rose (Il Campione), who looks to rebound from an uncharacteristic sixth in that same lead-up after recording two valuable graded placings earlier in her campaign.

La Santa Cándida (Le Blues) warrants serious consideration. Winner of the Clásico Marina Lezcano at San Isidro,she stepped up into Palermo's Polla de Potrancas (G1) to finish a close third, just three-quarters of a length behind Róbate un Beso. Her talent remains undisputed; the question now centers on whether she can stretch her brilliance out to 2000 meters, a test far more demanding than anything she has faced to date.

Breaking from post 1 is Deep Feeling (Seahenge), who arrives with one of the most compelling form lines in the field:a victory over older mares in the Clásico Carlos P. Rodríguez (G2), where she defeated Lancara (Manipulator), the subsequent winner of the Gran Premio Los Haras (G2). Defeating older fillies and mares as a sophomore is no minor feat, though she too must prove her stamina with an extra 400 meters beyond a mile.

Gunakali (King Guillermo) presents another formidable profile. She finished second in the Clásico Francisco J. Beazley (G2) and third in the Gran Premio de Potrancas (G1) while still a maiden, a condition she finally shed with a 10-length demolition job over this exact 2000-meter trip. Siesta (Cityscape), one of La Plata’s elite fillies, arrives off a runner-up finish to Personal Filly (Dabster) in that track’s Gran Premio Selección (G1), alongside a fifth-place effort in the Alvear.

The lineup also leaves room for unexposed prospects: Flor del Valle (Gouverneur Morris) displayed plenty of class when breaking her maiden over a mile to remain undefeated, while Saleia (Lizard Island) puts her perfect record on the line following an impressive debut victory over 1400 meters.

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