Author: Paul Davidson

1m Dullingham Park Stakes (Group 2) (3yo+) This doesn’t look like the strongest of Group 2’s so it may be worth taking a punt on TARAWA to get in to the frame here. This relative of top class mare Tarnawa has struggled to get her head in front this season,…

6f Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo+) Shaquille is simply the best sprinter in the UK at the moment having claimed two Group 1’s on the bounce and whilst he does have the potential to throw this race away at the start of his…

1m4f Paddy Power Stakes (Group 3) (Registered as the Kilternan Stakes) Adelaide River is a short-priced favourite for this off the back of his two runner-up efforts in the Group 1 Irish Derby and the Grand Prix De Paris. The drop in class to Group 3 level looks like a…

6f Sky Bet Constantine Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+)  Both MUMS TIPPLE and LETHAL LEVI have got excellent course form at York and are extremely well-suited by fast underfoot conditions. Mums Tipple showed he was in great heart earlier this season with a striking run to finish 4th in the Wokingham…

1m4f Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) All of the hype obviously surrounds Gregory for the Great Voltigeur and whilst the current St. Leger favourite has clearly got a fantastic chance, I’m not overly convinced the drop back in trip from his Royal…

6f William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) It generally pays to be drawn high in the Great St Wilfrid Handicap except when there is rain about. And overnight there is plenty of thunderstorms that could mean the ground is closer to soft rather than good for this…

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…