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6f  Platinum Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)  (Class 1) (4yo+) I can’t remember the last time I saw a 27 runner Group One so this is an excellent race. There’s international flavour with a couple of Aussies, an American and a Japanese horse making up a strong raiding party, but I’m…

7f  Chesham Stakes (Listed Race)  (Class 1) (2yo) The value here might be in betting without the favourite, Alfred Munnings, as it’s clear connections rate him very highly and he has the pedigree to back it up – but the price is too short. I’m going to do just that with Mark Johnston’s…

7f  Jersey Stakes (Group 3)  (Class 1) (3yo) MONAADAH is a beautiful mover and remains unbeaten after three starts. This is much tougher but I’ve got to back him at 7/1 with the ground good-to-firm as he should love it. It’s a deep race and I’m also going to back the German raider…

6f Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+ 0-110) BLACKROD looks a potential pattern-level performer in the making in the Wokingham. Michael Dods knows how to train a sprinter and Blackrod has been hugely progressive in his short career to date. These big handicaps require a certain constitution and Blackrod…

1m  (7f213y) (Rnd) Coronation Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (British Champions Series)  (Class 1) (3yo) An excellent renewal complete with French, Irish and American raiders and the return of a star juvenile. Discoveries is the obvious one for this race given her full sister and half sister both won it despite showing arguably lesser form as…

6f  Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies)  (Class 1) (2yo) Another fiercely competitive 2yo race and another with a strong favourite in Mawj, who did everything right when scooting up at Newmarket and impressing on the clock. I’ll take him on with CATHY COME HOME for the in-form Burke yard at a big price…

6f Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (No Geldings) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo) The Commonwealth Cup looks like one of the races of the week, and it’s set to be run on rattling fast-ground. Perfect Power lines up as favourite, dropping back from a mile over the Guineas that was…

5f Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) Only 11 runners so this isn’t as trappy as a typical running, and I have this between the form pick Walbank and the runaway maiden winner BRAVE NATION, whose sire was a 16/1 winner for these pages a few years back (plug!). On…

1m4f King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo 0-105) The London Gold Cup raced at Newbury is often an excellent trial for this race and the beautifully bred Israr who won that affair comes in to this with solid credentials and a progressive profile. But I can’t quite…

1m4f Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) The Ribblesdale looks pretty wide-open with many of the runners having some sort of form angle with those fillies that contested the Oaks. With it being that wide-open, I’m not too keen to take a short price as both Sea Silk…