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1m2f (1m1f197y) Darley British EBF Fillies’ Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race) (Class 2) (3-5yo) An interesting Fillies Novice Stakes where the market looks wrong to me with St. Hilda or Evening Shades combined having over 50% winning chance in this contest. This race looks more…

5f William Hill Temple Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo+) Night Raider showed improved form in the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket and his gelding operation seems to have eeked out a good bit more improvement. He will no doubt set the pace again here, but the going conditions may…

1m5f Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed Race) (3yo) Paddy Twomey won this race with Carmers last season and has another progressive staying type in the shape of TROJAN FIGHTER here who is bidding to do the same double as with Carmers having won well at Ballinrobe 8 days…

1m2f Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (3yo) AL AZD has an unusual profile for this excellent handicap. He raced twice last season before a gelding operation seemed to bring out improvement for the son of Dubawi. Three runner-up spots with performances fo a…

1m (Row) Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) I’d take on Gstaad here because his participation feels a little reactive to the flop of Albert Einstein, and towards the end of his juvenile campaign he started to look a shade exposed – albeit as very…

4m (3m7f176y) Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) KING OF ANSWERS ran best of horses that were held up in the National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. That race has already had its form franked by several horses and could be a race to follow going…

3m½f (3m149y) Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) I would take a swing at this with a couple of the more unexposed horses because this division has been fairly desperate for talent. AIR OF ENTITLEMENT has a good chance for last year’s winning connections. She won the Martin Pipe and…

2m (1m7f176y) (Mildmay) Hallgarten & Novum Wines Maghull Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Salvator Mundi looks a vulnerable short-priced favourite here on all known form. Ratings suggest he’s got it all to do to beat KALA CONTI who beat the Arkle winner earlier in the season and can be excused her…

4m2½f (4m2f74y) (Grand National) Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (7yo+) It’s impossible not to fancy the chances of 2024 winner and 2025 runner-up, I Am Maximus, and a somewhat unlucky third, Grangeclare West in last year’s showpiece. Both have held their form extremely well this season, particularly latter who…

2m1f (2m209y) Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo) The market thinks Selma De Vary will reverse Cheltenham form because she didn’t get a clean run, but such thoughts can be expensive and I’d say she definitely shouldn’t be a shorter price than MAESTRO CONTI or Minella Study, who…