Author: Paul Davidson

6f Coral Stewards’ Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+) There has been plenty of hype around Orazio for Charlie Hills. He was sent off favourite for the Wokingham, but may have been unsuited by the faster going and the return to a softer surface can see him in a much…

1m Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo) Baeed won this race in 2021 on his way to becoming a Group 1 superstar and connections of Nostrum are hoping he can go on to reach top pattern-class level too. Nostrum has eye-catching two-year-old form and looked fairly impressive on…

7f Jersey Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo) The Frankie factor probably means that Covey has been overbet here and although he looks like a progressive horse, the form of his recent Haydock success has taken quite a few knocks. The Antartic received a strong form boost with Ocean Quest…

6f Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+ 0-110) Class and an ability to stay +7 furlongs have tended to produce the winner of the Wokingham in recent years and that’s where we have landed with our selections. There were big things expected of KHANJAR as a three-year-old last season…

6f Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (No Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) The market is priced up based on last season’s juvenile sprinting form and I’m not so keen on following those horses that have tried their luck in a Guineas contest over a mile this season. Little Big…

1m4f (1m3f211y) King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo 0-105) So many promising three-year-old middle distance horses race in the King George V Stakes handicap. It’s very hard to call, but a cracking betting heat. Sometimes in a handicap you just have to go with a horse who…

1m2f Betfred Lester Piggott Handicap (Class 2) (3yo 0-100) A fiercely competitive three-year-old handicap here with Torito looking a potential pattern-level perfomer with his close second to Derby entrant Artistic Star looking like a particularly strong formline. However Torito has not gone unnoticed by the handicapper with a mark of…

1m4f Dahlbury Coronation Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (4yo+) A really top renewal and nothing can be ruled out from this high quality five-runner field. Hurricane Lane is arguably better on softer ground and Emily Upjohn, despite being top-class, is having her first run of the season.…

1m Lanwades Stud Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares) (4yo+) Joseph O’Brien seems to have a firm grip on this contest running three out of the eight entrants. Jumbly could be a very interesting recruit for him from Roger Charlton, but she hasn’t run for almost a year and might…

1m2f BetVictor London Gold Cup Heritage Handicap (Class 2) (3yo) This race always tends to produce several Group class horses and there are plenty with fanciful future entries at the top of the market. Aiden O’Brien has a rare three-year-old handicap runner in this race in the shape of Bertinelli…