We have one runner on Monday when Sparkle In His Eye goes to post for the 5.30.pm, a 0-60 handicap over seven furlongs, where he will be re-united with Aiden Brookes, who has already won on him twice this season.
From a reduced mark of 52, Sparkle In His Eye struck form with vengeance at Kempton in January, when making all under a well judged ride over a mile from Aiden Brookes. This was backed up two weeks later at Wolverhampton over seven furlongs where after missing the break Sparkle In His Eye still threaded his way through from a 3lb higher mark to win by three parts of a length.
He reappeared just five days later back at Wolverhampton over the extended mile, where he was hampered early on. He soon recovered and came there to hold every chance over one out, but he didn't pick up, with the likely hood that the race had come too soon.
He has since had a 30 day break, and will race from his new mark of 58, from the favourable draw in stall six.
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The following piece is about Sparkle In His Eye's career before arriving at Oakwood Stables in March 2021.
Good luck to the connections, Samuel Sutton.
SPARKLE IN HIS EYE.
13 April 2016.
Sea The Stars-Nyarhini.
Owner-Samuel Sutton.
Sparkle In His Eye started his racing career in Newmarket, before moving to France, where he raced out of four different yards, and all over the course of just 13 runs.
Sparkle In His Eye is out of a Fantastic Light mare who only raced on five occasions between 2005-2006, winning her maiden at Lingfield, and going on to record an official rating of 95. As a broodmare she has been busy producing eight offspring, including the 108 rated mare Token Of Love. One of Sparkle In His Eyes half brothers is the 127 rated winning hurdler Medalla De Oro.
Sparkle In His Eye started his career in January 2019 at Newcastle, racing from the yard of William Haggas, making a promising debut when finishing second, with improvement on the cards, which came to fruition at the same venue 17 days later when getting off the mark in style over a mile, and earning a Racing Post Rating of 78. His first run on grass was at Windsor in May, and although finishing in third, he bettered his first too efforts in a hot novices stakes. He next made his handicap debut from a mark of 82 at Sandown, finishing in fourth place, beaten by five lengths.At Chester in June in first time cheek pieces he could only manage sixth, with the jockey reporting that he hung right handed throughout. His final start for the Haggas yard was in July when he was sent over to Deaville, where he went off the 8/5 favourite, coming home by a decisive length, to record his second career win.
Sparkle In His Eye would next appear in August at Le Lion-D'Angers, and now in the care of Madame Pia Brandt. Over 10 furlongs on a good to soft surface he was beaten by eight lengths. 19 days later he ran at Compiegne when stepped up to 14 furlongs, but trailed in last of the five. His next start was at Deauville 37 days later, having changed stables to Andrea Marcialis, back at the extended nine furlong trip, he finished 10th, but beaten only five and a quarter lengths.His one other run for that yard was at Lyon-La Soie over 11 furlongs, where he came home in sixth place, beaten by 11 lengths. In January 2020 he had his one start for the yard of F. Vermeulen, at Marseille Pont-de-Vivaux, trailing in last of the 10 runners. After a break he returned in September of last year at Saint-Cloud, and now running from the yard of Eliass Mascalino, he went down by four and a half lengths, over one mile. His latest run to date was also in September, this time at Lyon-La Soie, where he stepped back up to 11 furlongs, but was eased down when beaten, coming in 11 lengths behind the winner.