Alan Thomson, the former Racing Editor at the Daily Record, puts up five tips at York, Newmarket and Ascot on Saturday. View selections below.
REMMOOZ (2.00) could never strike a blow when well-backed at Royal Ascot but is fancied to make a winning handicap debut at York.
The Owen Burrows-trained three-year-old can take full advantage of his age allowance against eight older rivals and his fourth in last month’s Jersey Stakes can be marked up as Remmooz did best of the hold-up horses in a race that greatly favoured handily placed horses.
NOTABLE SPEECH (4.35) has been well supported ante-post to make a successful switch to sprinting by bagging the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket.
Last season’s 2000 Guineas winner faces 14 rivals after being supplemented for £36,000 on Monday.
Godolphin’s four-year-old has raced exclusively over a mile but William Buick has opted to take the ride in preference to stable companion Symbol Of Honour, the mount of Oisin Murphy.
Aidan O’Brien is represented by Whistlejacket, winner of the July Stakes over course and distance 12 months ago and the mount of Ryan Moore.
Derby-winning rider Wayne Lordan gets the leg up on Ides Of March.
MORE THUNDER (2.50) can regain the winning thread in the 7f bet365 Bunbury Cup.
Tom Marquand’s mount, a dual winner this season, finished like a train when just denied by trailblazer Get It in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot three weeks ago and today’s extra furlong will surely play to the strengths of William Haggas’s gelding.
Ten Pounds finished on More Thunder’s tail at Ascot and Harry Charlton’s top weight is clearly in the mix.
Last year’s winner Aalto made no show on his return here 22 days ago but could leave that tardy effort well behind.
BEDOUIN PRINCE (3.25) is fancied to make a successful handicap bow for Charlie Appleby in the bet365 Mile.
His colt shoulders top weight on the back of successes in maiden/novice company and Buick prefers him to stablemate Secret Theory, a disappointing market leader at Goodwood in early May.
Raaafed was sent off favourite for the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot but made no show. Fifth Column, representing John and Thady Gosden, ran much better, finishing seventh from a poor draw and Ryan Moore is a notable booking.
Mister Winston turned over odds-on Circios at Chester but steps up in grade for the Balding-Murphy partnership.
Ascot’s Summer Mile, a Group 2 contest on the round course, has all the makings of a crackerjack, with three Royal Ascot winners pitched into battle.
Richard Hannon’s HAATEM (2.22), beaten a head by Rosallion in the Irish 2000 Guineas, went one better when landing the 1m 2f Wolferton Stakes last month.
The colt also bagged the 7f Jersey Stakes at the 2024 royal meeting, so his liking for the track is well documented.
My selection finished behind re-opposing Quddwah at Longchamp in May but that defeat came on unsuitable soft ground.
Haatem faces fierce opposition in the shape of My Cloud, the subject of a huge gamble when mopping up the 30-runner Royal Hunt Cup but now races off a 9lb higher perch.
Never So Bold has been handed a 10lb imposte for his victory in the 27-runner Buckingham Palace Stakes but that doesn’t rule him out either.
Tally Ho
Alan
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