Author: Paul Davidson

Mojito has been very progressive this season, and this three-year-old may find himself in pattern company in the near future. The William Haggas colt has risen 21lbs this season and has to defy another 9lb rise here. With this being his toughest test to date, he is worth taking on…

There are further showers forecast at Haydock overnight with the ground already riding soft on Friday afternoon, so it looks set to be extremely testing conditions. The Group 1 Sprint Cup represents the main attraction on the card, but the 32Red Mile Group 3 later on looks a decent contest…

Take Cover looks set to blaze a trail from stall two in the Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes on Saturday. The last five winners of this race have been drawn in stall four or lower so he may have a small advantage after he bombed out in the Nunthorpe last weekend.…

Twenty entrants for the richest handicap race in Europe and Flymetothestars could have a great chance if transfering his all-weather form to the turf. The current 7/1 favourite is trained by Sir Mark Prescott, who is in great form having won the Nunthorpe with Marsha yesterday. He remains unexposed and…

The ominous Mullins-Ricci combination enter Thomas Hobson, who sits at the top of the market for the long-distance Lonsdale Cup on day three of the Ebor meeting. Thomas Hobson was a winner of the Class 2 Ascot Stakes at the Royal Meeting this year. Then he almost followed that up…

A wonderful looking few days of racing this week as the Ebor festival comes to the Knavesmire. We kick-off the week with a cracking Group 1 feature in the Juddmonte International Stakes where seven top-class runners go to post. It’s hard to imagine the likes of fully exposed Decorated Knight…

The Steward’s Cup has provided a couple of winners of the William Hill St. Wilfred Stakes over the last few years. Growl leads the market here, fourth at Glorious Goodwood with 5/1 still available at the time of writing. His trainer has an excellent recent record in this race, but he…

It’s very difficult to get away from a bet on SIR DANCEALOT in the Steward’s Cup on Saturday afternoon. Three-year-olds have won the last two runnings of this frenetic sprint handicap, and he is officially 9lbs well-in if the handicapper has got him right – that is a considerable allowance.…

Frontiersman is by far the class horse in this race, and looks a tempting price at 10/3 based on what he has achieved so far this season, which includes running a close second to Highland Reel in the Coronation Cup. But I have some strong reservations about Frontiersman’s ability to…

There were plenty of upsets yesterday at Glorious Goodwood with punters licking their wounds after the opening day of the meeting. It might not be any kinder for favourite backers on day two and Secret Adviser carries a few negatives that may mean he is worth taking on in the…