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Sir Gerard landed a major gamble to take the Britannia Stakes under the in form Jamie Spencer. He beat another one of our list horses, Easy Air, into second place. Both horses look capable of going on to score in listed company. I was pleased to see old Uhoomagoo land the final race of the day at Ascot. He has been a grand horse over the years and this was his 17th career win. He won at 25/1 today but 5 of his career wins have been at 7/1. As the man said, “not many people know that.” Looking forward to Friday, the 2.35 looks pretty tricky to solve. The unbeaten Bahama Mama is well fancied and is a token selection. Degas Art and Morghim are runners from our list to follow in the 3.10. They are both 20/1 in the Racing Post. Both need to improve on earlier efforts this season to be involved in the finish. Our list to follow is well represented in the Coronation Stakes at 3.50. Flashy Wings was a top 2 year old but the ground may have been her undoing when she failed in the 1,000 guineas. She is one of a number of fillies in this trying to rebuild tarnished reputations. Nannina has a similar profile and like Flashy Wings she may well bounce back to form here. Silca’s Sister was 4th in the Guineas at a time when her stable was really out of touch. Race for the Stars is our fourth representative. She is a half sister to Hawk Wing but is yet to live up to her potential. This is a tough call but I will go for Silca’s Sister to get the better of Flashy Wings. Speciosa is the other one I like.
In the 4.25 we have Star of Light and Public Forum from our list to follow. Both have recorded good wins for us this season but on this occasion the lightly raced Public Forum seems to stand out as a fair bet to land the spoils.
Alan King saddles Shipmaster in the Group 3 Queens Vase at 4.55. Although he is a nice prospect he will need to improve some to win this. He tackles 2 miles for the first time and the extra distance should suit him. He would prefer some ease in the ground though. Looks the type to make a nice jumper one day.
Turning my attention to Ayr Princess Palatine looks to have a good chance of opening her account in the 3.00.
I am hopeful that Queens Pudding can win for our list to follow at Newmarket in the 8.05. The Jame Fanshawe Jamie Spencer combination could hardly be in better form and Queen’s Pudding made a very favourable impression when winning at Nottingham last season on her only start to date.
At Redcar in the 2.15 Dress to Impress and Winning Spirit have both been knocking on the door but both remain maidens. I fancy Dress to Impress to get off the mark.
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