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03/10/2026

Hoping things will fall right at Ascot

Ascot selections Saturday 3rd October

Definitely one of those days where there is something for everyone who enjoys racing. Gowran stages one of the bigger fixtures of the early jumps season, Longchamp stages top class flat racing, Newmarket has a Group 1 contest and Redcar stages its two biggest races of the season. However Ascot’s card has plenty to recommend it from a punting perspective, so that is where I am looking for today’s best bets. We had a good day last Saturday with Un Sens A La Vie winning (advised 11/4), however it would have been even better if Crest of Fire had held on in the Cambridgeshire, however we were paid out each-way (SP 25/1).

Ascot 1.50: Regional

Whilst he might not be quite in the form of old, REGIONAL won’t need to be quite at his best to win at listed level and this race offers a decent opportunity to get back to winning ways.

This perennial fast starter landed the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock back in 2023, but since then finished second and third in the 2024/2025 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, where his fast starts could be put to maximum use over 5f. He was only tenth at the Royal meeting this year, but that was over 6f where his stamina potentially ran out.

He probably did not enjoy softer ground at York last time where he led to 1f out before fading. However there will be no excuses on account of the ground today and this is a slightly lower grade contest than he has been used to compete in.

Ascot 3.00: Prince of India

A thoroughly progressive c**t representing the resurgent Marco Botti team, PRINCE OF INDIA can build on a recent listed success at Newmarket.

Whilst that was not the greatest race for the grade, he was not winning out of term that day and proved his second in the Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury was no fluke. The application of headgear has definitely brought him forward as he was appearing to lack early pace in his races prior to that.

Blinkers were therefore put on when contesting the July Cup at Newmarket and he raced greatly above market expectation that day in being beaten only 2l. He has maintained that form since, but it is interesting that blinkers are replaced by cheekpieces today which will hopefully have a further positive effect.

Ascot 3.35: Arctic Dawn & Moonfall

Two against the field for another of Ascot’s Heritage handicaps on the straight course.

ARCTIC DAWN has been overlooked in the betting, presumably on the basis that being beaten on his two most recent outings seems to have him at a rating beyond his ceiling. However I thought he ran well at Newmarket last week, coming from too far off the pace, but rattling home for fourth. I am hoping similar tactics are adopted today as they work much better on this track. It might also account for two below par runs here earlier this season when ridden much more positively.

He has been largely progressive on fast ground this summer, winning at Newmarket last month and he is only 3lbs higher today, so this is not an unsurmountable rise. He looks a real 7f specialist and he could be in the ideal draw right up against the near side rail.

Preference though has to be for MOONFALL, the winner of the Britannia at the Royal meeting here over a mile, but on recent evidence this drop back to a stiff 7f should not inconvenience him.

If anything he was beaten here by a lack of stamina earlier this month, looking in command a furlong out only to find Hickory charging past him late on. A drop of a furlong here will help him more than that rival. He produced a very eyecatching run on his last attempt at 7f at Chester back in May when getting stuck in traffic, before finishing strongly. We know he handles this track well, and there may be more improvement to come on his favoured fast ground.

Recommended bets:

1pt each-way – Regional – 1.50 Ascot – 10/1 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 3)

1pt win – Prince of India – 3.00 Ascot – 7/2 general

0.5pts each-way – Arctic Dawn – 3.35 Ascot– 33/1 general (1/5 odds 1st 5)

1pt each-way – Moonfall – 3.35 Ascot – 5/1 William Hill (1/5 odds 1st 5)

26/09/2026

Finding winners is a Hard Endeavor

Market Rasen, Haydock & Newmarket selections Saturday 26th September

Some terrific racing on offer today, where the big betting race is the Cambridgeshire. Whilst it is not quite the race of old, there are still 27 runners charging down the Rowley Mile track and I have two suggestions for it. Elsewhere Haydock’s card starts with a bang with two valuable handicaps and Market Rasen stages one of the best hurdles of the new season, so those races come under my microscope too. Balzac was a winner for us last week (advised 6/1), whilst headline selection Fine Interview was placed for the each-way in the Ayr Gold Cup (SP 12/1).

Haydock 1.35: Godwinson

A winner of a soft ground Lincoln last season when trained by William Haggas, GODWINSON has shown precious little in three starts for Jack Channon this season. However all of those runs have come on top of the ground and after a relatively quiet campaign, Godwinson could be primed for a first try on proper soft ground of this campaign.

He has finished in mid-division in all three starts – all of which were absolute top end handicaps at York, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, so those runs were hardly dreadful. This looks a good deal easier however and he has dropped now to 96, a mark 3lbs lower than his last win at Newcastle and only 2lbs higher than for his Lincoln success.

All his three turf successes have come with cut in the ground and he was third on his side of the track in a soft ground Cambridgeshire back in 2024. So it is reasonable to think a return to those sort of conditions will aid him find his best form back in a slightly lower grade.

Haydock 2.10: Trilby & Boston Dan

More rain than was forecast yesterday has turned the ground heavy at Haydock, so both my selections here will be favoured by that.

TRILBY has turned into a really consistent soft ground sprinter and has won three times in 2026 including over course and distance back in May. He seems to love this track and although he stays 6f well, when the ground is heavy, he acts well enough on such a surface to be able to keep up at the shortest distance, as exemplified by his win on heavy here in October 2024.

He has really come into his own in recent weeks since the rains have arrived. He stormed home from the back of the field to win at Beverley last month, then was second here on soft ground before a fine sixth in the Ayr Silver Cup last week despite being drawn arguably on the wrong side of the track.

BOSTON DAN is relatively unfancied but came good to win over course and distance earlier this month when encountering soft ground for the first time. He was well beaten in the Bronze Cup at Ayr last week, but perhaps 6f on soft ground stretched his stamina unduly and a return to this 5f will suit him better.

He was quite a classy individual as a juvenile, headed by a second place in the Rockingham at York on softish ground. He struggled to find his level in the spring, but a switch to Tim Easterby in the summer looks to have had a positive effect and the application of a tongue strap plus return to softer conditions seem to have benefited him.

Newmarket 3.40: Hard Endeavor & Crest of Fire

The early pace looks to be middle to low and that could make things difficult for those drawn near to the rail,, including favourite Gavriel who has the extreme widest draw in 28. I am therefore looking lower for my two selections.

HARD ENDEAVOR was very narrowly defeated by Indalo at Sandown on fast ground when tipped up in this column, and he remains a c**t to keep on the right side of. Whilst he was underwhelming when last seen at Ascot earlier this month, that was quite a muddling contest and his Sandown run is a better barometer of where he is at.

On breeding this step up from a mile should be just what he wants, so that could unlock some further improvement. He does not seem to have an issue with fast ground on the evidence of Sandown and he looks to be drawn where all the action is towards the far side which should ensure he gets a good tow into the contest.

CREST OF FIRE is drawn next door and has already shown this season that big field handicaps are his thing. Despite enduring a troubled passage he won a handicap at the Glorious Goodwood meeting over this 9f trip. He also has the ability to travel prominently which is often a positive factor at this track, especially on fast ground.

He was disappointing on his first attempt at group company at Windsor recently, but that was an entirely different style of race and one that probably did not suit him. But he was a strong finishing third in the Silver Bowl, run this year at Carlisle in the spring and was a good second at Ascot in July in top level handicaps.

Market Rasen 5.30: Un Sens a la Vie

This is often the time of year to catch the Twiston-Davies horses, usually hard trained to be fit for their first runs of the new campaign. As such it would be no surprise to see UN SENS A LA VIE get back to his best having shown plenty of potential early last season.

He won here back in October on his first outing over hurdles, on similar good going, having already impressively won a bumper here the previous season. As such it is no surprise to see him targeted at one of the first valuable handicaps of the season at this track. He does have a tendency to jump out to his right, so going this way around is always likely to suit him better.

That said he still managed a highly creditable fourth in the William Hill Hurdle at Newbury in February behind Tutti Quanti, so his overall level of form is strong. Whilst it was disappointing he got beaten on his final start at Ludlow in April, he might simply have been over the top by now and a summer’s break will have nicely freshened him up.

Recommended bets:

1pt each-way – Godwinson – 1.35 Haydock – 11/1 general (1/5 odds 1st 3)

1pt win – Trilby – 2.10 Haydock – 3/1 general

0.5pts each-way – Boston Dan – 2.10 Haydock– 11/1 general (1/5 odds 1st 3)

1pt each-way – Hard Endeavor – 3.40 Newmarket – 28/1 Bet365, Boylesports (1/5 odds 1st 6)

0.5pts each-way – Crest of Fire – 3.40 Newmarket – 22/1 William Hill (1/5 odds 1st 5)

1pt win – Un Sens a La Vie – 5.30 Market Rasen – 11/4 general

19/09/2026

Interview to do the talking

Ayr & Newbury selections Saturday 19th September

Plenty of rain this morning at Ayr which has turned the ground officially heavy, so we are looking for some mudlarks for the big race of the year north of the border, the Ayr Gold Cup. I have three selections, and am hoping a rail draw will be helpful. I also have another best bet on the Ayr card plus a look at two of the feature races at a much drier Newbury. Almeraq was a winner in the previous column (advised 100/30).

Ayr 1.20: Theoryofeverything

Whilst there are a couple of very unexposed 3yo’s in the field that look interesting, I would be concerned about how deep the ground is going to be now for them and would prefer to look at a more experienced alternative. THEORYOFEVERYTHING appears to fit the bill perfectly.

The first big factor in his favour is a liking for Ayr. In four races here he has placed 1281, all over this mile distance. That includes finishing a strong second in this race last season from a 4lb higher mark than today. He also produced a game performance to win here last month, having been up in the van throughout.

Another big positive is the ground as he revels in soft going. Of his five career wins, four have come on soft, the exception being that win here last month. I would easily forgive him being well beaten on his last start at Beverley as he looked a blatant non-stayer over a stiff 10f and a sharper mile will be more to his liking today.

Newbury 1.37: French Duke

Having been very hit and miss all season, FRENCH DUKE bounced right back to form at the Ebor meeting at York last month, failing by the narrowest possible margin in a big 12f handicap. Despite being hit by a 5lbs rise I am confident this race will bring out the best in him and he can go one place better.

He does seem to be suited by galloping, flat tracks such as York, indeed he was a good second to Hosaamm in a maiden early in his career on his only previous visit to Newbury. As such the fact he produced two sub par efforts at Ascot this summer can be forgotten as that track configuration does not seem to suit.

He does enjoy the fast ground and was a winner at Glorious Goodwood in 2024, as well as winning in Dubai over the winter. As long as he be settled early, he looks one of the class acts in this field and should stay the extended 13f.

Newbury 2.47: Balzac & Capall Rasa

I am taking two against the field here.

BALZAC was deemed good enough to take his chance in the Derby this season, but pulled far too hard to give himself a chance over 12f that day. However a chance to more positive tactics, to make use of his early enthusiasm and a gelding operation look to have generated improvement and he can build on a recent second at Ascot.

Ridden by an inexperienced apprentice that day, he enjoyed making the running, but his pilot moved off the rail, allowing eventual winner Gavriel a free run up the inner. There is not much early pace here and with Ryan Moore taking over in the saddle, Balzac might prove harder to pass this time.

There is plenty to recommend CAPALL RASA as well. He races for the first time for Ed Bethell today since being bought for £215k out of the Tom Dascombe yard. He also races for the first time since coming a strong finishing fifth in the Britannia at Royal Ascot.

He has already tried 10f, here in the London Gold Cup in May, but endured a tough passage and on the evidence of how he finished off at Ascot, looks well worth another go at this distance. If Bethell has been able to bring out any improvement, he could well prove very well in today. It is notable there has been plenty of market support over the past couple of days.

Ayr 3.40: Binhareer, Run Boy Run, Fine Interview

In such a big field and competitive contest I think three attempts are necessary.

I am going in win only on BINHAREER who has had to contend with fast ground all season, but surely has been waiting for conditions like today. He started the season with a cracking second at York, bursting through late but just failing to peg back Dark Thirty.

He then ran a cracker for sixth in the Wokingham on rattling fast ground and was then only beaten 2l in a Group 3 at Newbury. However all three career wins have come on ground good or softer, including a win at the back end of last season at York. He hacked up at this track last summer and went on to be a solid sixth in the Silver Cup. He should be a better and stronger horse now and the far rail draw could be helpful.

RUN BOY RUN won this race in 2025 from a 5lbs lower mark and showed his aptitude for soft ground that day to pretty much make all the running. He has not been quite at his best all season in 2026, but is another who has probably had to cope with faster ground than he ideally wants. He was a fair fourth at Ascot in July but is starting to ease in the handicap now.

He pretty much made all the running to win this last year and an interesting change of headgear from visor to blinkers might just sharpen him up further. In such testing ground, closing up from off the pace could be tricky, so things should be set up nicely for a repeat bid. Twice he has won on genuine soft ground before, so conditions should not be an issue.

However if forced to choose one only it would be FINE INTERVIEW. He is another who has had to be sparingly raced this year, simply because ground conditions have not been in his favour. He was able to get out on the opening weekend before the ground dried up and produced a dominant display to win at Doncaster off 94.

He seemed unsuited by Epsom next time but produced a decent effort at York last month when seventh to Sondad, staying on well late. Whilst there was a bit of cut that day, it was nothing compared to what today will be like. He won twice last October in bad ground over a stiff 6f and has a draw right against the near rail. With plenty enough early pace appearing to be drawn that side, I am hopeful having been kept fresh, this will be an ideal chance for a big race win for this grey.

Recommended bets:

1pt each-way – Theoryofeverything – 1.20 Ayr – 15/2 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 4)

1pt win – French Duke – 1.37 Newbury – 11/4 general

1pt each-way – Balzac – 2.47 Newbury – 6/1 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 4)

1pt each-way – Capall Rasa – 2.47 Newbury – 5/1 Bet365, Paddy Power (1/5 odds 1st 4)

1pt win – Binhareer – 3.40 Ayr – 4/1 general

0.5pts each-way – Run Boy Run – 3.40 Ayr – 25/1 William Hill (1/5 odds 1st 5)

1pt each-way – Fine Interview – 3.40 Ayr – 10/1 Ladbrokes, BetVictor, Coral (1/5 odds 1st 5)

05/09/2026

O’Meara has the Nak for a big handicap winner

Haydock & Kempton selections Saturday 5th September

A much wetter week has transformed the going at Haydock to heavy so on one of the big days of the year at the Merseyside track I am looking at mudlovers for the three big races. I also have a selection for the London Mile final at Kempton. Our quest for each-way value on soft ground last week went ok with Fondo Blanco second (advised 25/1) and Stem placed as well (advised 7/1).

Kempton 2.20: Warrior Mode

In a typically open looking London Mile final, the suggestion is WARRIOR MODE who qualified for this race by winning one of the final qualifiers last month and looks a faster and stronger horse since a belated start to his 2026 campaign.

Having been gelded and had a wind operation since last season, he produced a very promising comeback when third over 7f at Newmarket in July, despite getting outpaced 2f out. Stepped up to a mile here next time, he produced a strong finishing burst from the rear of the field and justified strong market support in the process.

Hold up tactics don’t always work around here, but he narrowly failed to make all the running at Newcastle last season so can be ridden handier if required. However with plenty of early pace likely here, then that should help the selection whatever the tactics applied.

Haydock 2.30: Lopeo

There is no doubt that LOPEO is at his best on soft ground, as is the case with so many of David Menuisier’s string and a return to testing conditions can bring out the best in the gelding today.

A heavy ground winner of a novice at Goodwood at this time last year, he might have finished last of five to today’s rival Galilean Quality at Pontefract next time, but was only beaten 5l and is a whopping 18lbs better off today.

This season started well with a couple of second places at Doncaster, including over this 14f distance, albeit on fast ground. However he looked all at sea on a similar surface when last running at the Newmarket July meeting and he has clearly been saved for an autumn campaign since once the weather turned. The only concern is that the trainer has gone nearly two months without a win, but he has plenty of near misses in that run.

Haydock 3.05: Ashnak

We have a short priced favourite in Aegean Prince for this handicap, but given the horse has not run this year, and is taking part in his first handicap, I am looking elsewhere and ASHNAK looks solid each-way value.

He spent his first two season racing in his native France where he boasted a heavy ground success at Chantilly amongst his profile, so today’s ground should be no issue. It has been a season of steady improvement since joining David O’Meara as the wily handler gets to know his new charge.

He was a solid third at Ripon behind Prydwen in April and then ran a cracker for fourth at the York Dante fixture. He got a rare chance to race on soft at Ayr in June where he produced a strong performance to place second to Square Necker. I think we can forgive him his last run at York on rattling fast ground, which was officially given as an excuse. It is interesting that Danny Tudhope prefers Ashnak to the well handicapped Stressfree from the same yard.

Haydock 3.40: Almeraq

Although he has not had a chance to race on soft ground for a while, the imposing ALMERAQ has already displayed plenty of prowess on a testing surface and can demonstrate that by landing a second Group 1 of the season in an arguably below par Sprint Cup.

He needed every yard of the 6f to win a star studded Jubilee Stakes at the Royal meeting, but had to contend with very fast ground that day and with stamina coming more into play on a softer surface today, he should be able to keep up more easily in the first half of the race.

The combination of fast ground and a largely downland track cost him in the July Cup at Newmarket last time, but on the only occasion he encountered slower ground in 2025 he hacked up by 5l in a competitive handicap at Ayr. He also ran well on his first two runs of his career as a juvenile on genuine soft ground including a comfortable win at Yarmouth. He is the highest rated horse in the race, so with the going no issue he can confirm those ratings today.

Recommended bets:

1pt each-way – Warrior Mode – 2.20 Kempton – 5/1 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 4)

1pt each-way – Lopeo – 2.30 Haydock – 8/1 general

1pt each-way – Ashnak – 3.05 Haydock – 11/1 general

1pt win – Almeraq – 3.40 Haydock – 100/30 general

29/08/2026

Let’s look for some soft ground value horses

Sandown & Goodwood selections Saturday 29th August

An unseasonably wet day today means that the going is likely to be a good bit softer at both Sandown and Goodwood than was advertised overnight. As such I am looking at horses that will be capable of handling a bit of cut and therefore in a position to run much better than they have been doing of late on fast summer going. We came close in the big sprint handicap at York last Saturday with Far Above Dream (advised 18/1) beaten a nose and Coul Angel (advised 18/1) third but collecting for the each-way wagers.

Goodwood 2.00: Fondo Blanco

This season has been something of a write-off for FONDO BLANCO as yet. A belated return at Royal Ascot saw him well down the field (though he was second of the six that stayed on the unfavoured far side). He was then last in the Shergar Cup Mile under an unfamiliar jockey. However both those runs came on very fast ground which I don’t think is ideal.

He finished 2025 in great form when second on soft over this 7f trip at Ascot, before cruising home by 4l over a mile at Haydock on ground that will be similar to today. He then did well enough to finish fourth in a listed race at Nottingham at the very end of the campaign. A strongly run contest over 7f might be ideal for him and hopefully the softer going today will see him leave his recent form behind.

Sandown 2.15: Alcarath & Stem

Two horses who have been running well this summer, but shape as if they will prefer some cut today are fancied here.

ALCARATH has run with credit in three decent handicaps this season, but goes into this race relatively fresh, and I suspect trainer Alan King has been keeping him back with an autumn campaign on softer ground in mind. His last run was over this course and distance where he was beaten just a head by Dangerman.

He carried his head high in the closing stages as if he was not in love with the faster ground and I suspect he will be able to let himself down in the closing stages more easily today. A wide margin winner of a novice at Epsom last autumn, a rating of 90 looks very workable and with King’s string in such great form he looks the one to beat.

STEM won here last month over this 10f trip despite the fast ground, but is profile is all about softer ground and we can see an even stronger performance from him today.

You can ignore his last run in the Shergar Cup where 12f seemed too far and he was ridden by an unfamiliar jockey with no experience of horse or track. His win here showed he could cope with faster ground and that he remains well handicapped. On his first racecourse appearance he hacked up by 10l at Newbury on heavy, so every drop of rain will be in his favour and last season he finished 2025 with successive second places at Ascot and Newbury on good-to-soft.

Goodwood 2.35: Oneforthegutter

A few of these horses have something to prove stamina wise stepping up to 12f on softening ground and a value option might be ONEFORTHEGUTTER who will have no problem with staying the distance, nor with some cut in the ground.

In truth he has shown very little since winning a valuable handicap over 14f at Newmarket last July off a mark of 92. This season he has been running without the usual cheekpieces and the best he has done is to beat four horses home at Ayr in June. He did shape quite well though that day, the one occasion he has faced soft ground this season.

He also ran well in the Shergar Cup last time when beaten less than 3l over 2m. It looked as if he did not quite stay the distance that day and whilst a f4 drop in distance is quite dramatic, at least the softening ground will ensure a stamina test. Crucially the cheekpieces are restored for the first time in 2026.

Goodwood 3.10: Ebt’s Guard

A fascinating Group 2 can go to a horse who has generally plied his trade in top handicaps in EBT’S GUARD.

His one foray into pattern company came when he finished a highly creditable second to Ice Max in a listed contest at Nottingham last autumn. He has run some absolute crackers in defeat in handicaps this season, highlighted by a fourth in the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot and a third on the Coral Challenge at Sandown.

He has been forced to run on fast ground pretty much all season, which he handles fine, but I feel he is at his absolute best with some cut. That includes a second at the Glorious meeting of 2025 on soft to Rhoscolyn over this mile before a third place on soft at Ascot. What he does enjoy is a strong end-to-end gallop which sometimes doesn’t happen in class 1 contests. However the presence of Boiling Point and Seagulls Eleven should ensure no hanging about and I can definitely see this 5yo at least running into a place as a result.

Recommended bets:

0.5pts each-way – Fondo Blanco – 2.0 Goodwood – 25/1 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 4)

1pt win – Alcarath – 2.15 Sandown – 7/2 general

1pt each-way – Stem – 2.15 Sandown – 7/1 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 4)

0.5pts each-way – Oneforthegutter – 2.35 Goodwood – 18/1 general (1/5 odds 1st 3)

0.5pts each-way – Ebt’s Guard – 3.10 Goodwood – 12/1 William Hill (1/5 odds 1st 3)

22/08/2026

Emit can pour it on in the Ebor

York selections Saturday 22nd August

All too soon we reach the final day of four at York and today should be the best day weather wise of the week. It also looks the most exciting from a punting perspective, highlighted by the big betting race of the week, the Ebor. I have two selections for the big race, but have also looked at two of the other big handicaps on an ultra competitive card. Blue Courvoisier kept up the good week when winning the opener on Friday’s card (advised 8/1), whilst Say What You See was placed for the each-way bet (advised 12/1).

York 2.25: Mythical Bay

It has certainly been Andrew Balding’s week so far on the Knavesmire and he can achieve another big race win through MYTHICAL BAY in the Melrose, a race the stable won last season with Tarriance.

This horse ticks all the right boxes given he is already a winner at this 14f trip, when just touching off Magnetude at Newmarket, despite idling in the closing stages. Prior to that he had won on good-to-soft at Newbury, this time with far more comfort, so there are no stamina or ground issues as far as this gelding is concerned.

He is also improving dramatically, that win over Magnetude avenging an earlier defeat against the same horse at Chester in May. Given the stable form he does seem a sensible each-way angle.

York 3.35: Emit & Klassleader

Another classy Ebor featuring several horses usually too highly rated for handicaps and verging on group class.

That is certainly the case with EMIT who won a listed race at Gowran last season before a pair of Group race seconds in France in the autumn – both on ground with plenty of cut. His third place to Scandinavia at Navan in the spring reads well over this trip and he is definitely a strong stayer at 14f.

His last two runs have been his first two in handicaps. Firstly he was a staying on fourth at the Curragh, probably coming from too far off the pace, and then things happened just a bit too quickly over 12f at Royal Ascot. The short finishing straight did not allow enough time for his stamina to come into play of the quick ground. However 2f extra, slightly slower ground and a longer run-in all look likely to see him in a better light.

KLASSLEADER is completely unexposed and deserves another chance back on some slower ground. Beaten in two fast ground novice events at the beginning of his career, he got off the mark on slower ground at Ffos Las before a promising second at Haydock completed his opening campaign, that run confirming his ability to stay 14f.

He was very well backed for his return here at the Dante meeting and justified that optimism with a classy win over 12f, seeing off the same horse that beat him at Haydock, Sing Us A Song. He blew out in the Old Newton Cup at Newmarket last month, but seemed all at sea on the fast ground. His breeding,by Lope de Vega out of Klassique is all soft ground, so the dig still remaining in the York turf will surely see him back to form today.

York 4.10: Far Above Dream, Flash Harry & Coul Angel

Hot favourite Dance in the Storm looks a ridiculously short price for a horse that has never run over this short and as such I am going to chance my arm with three bigger priced horses.

First choice would be FAR ABOVE DREAM who has caught the eye with the way he travelled in both the Wokingham and Stewards Cup before not quite finding as much as expected off the bridle. However his stamina might just have been ebbing at Ascot, whilst he got a bit isolated on the near side at Goodwood and I thought Kieran Shoemark kicked for home about 100 yards too early.

He won on heavy ground at Goodwood last season, so hopefully he will cope with slightly slower ground today. I also think this flatter track might seem him to better effect and if Shoemark can be a little more patient, Far Above Dream can gain due reward for his summer efforts. I think he might be drawn favourably in the centre.

FLASH HARRY is a huge price, but there definitely were signs of a return to form when ninth in the Stewards Cup last time, despite stumbling at the start. He looked very promising last season, winning twice, including at Goodwood and he looks a pacy sort over 6f which should be good for this fast, flat track.

Indeed his pilot in the Shergar Cup overdid things on him last season when trying to make all over this 6f distance before fading in the final 100 yards. He did not show too much in his first two starts of this campaign, but I was encouraged by his Stewards Cup effort and if he can handle this slightly slower ground, his current price is an insult. Horses have often come near side for the final day at York, so his high draw could prove more advantageous than normal here.

COUL ANGEL has a more obvious chance based on his last run where he ploughed a lone furrow down the near rail, almost to maximum effect when beaten only by Stratusnine in the Sky Bet Dash. He had already run well at both Windsor and Newmarket this season and seems best coming from off a strong gallop.

That should happen here and he happens to be drawn 20 of 20 so another stint along the near rail could be in the offing. That might be more beneficial today as discussed with Flash Harry. He has only raced once on softer going, but was a good second at Windsor on that occasion, so should have no issues with the going, though it will be drying by race time.

Recommended bets:

1pt each-way – Mythical Bay – 2.25 York – 6/1 general (1/5 odds 1st 5)

1pt each-way – Emit – 3.35 York – 11/2 Unibet (1/5 odds 1st 6)

1pt each-way – Klassleader – 3.35 York – 15/2 Unibet (1/5 odds 1st 6)

1pt each-way – Far Above Dream – 4.10 York – 18/1 William Hill (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 5)

0.5pts each-way – Flash Harry – 4.10 York – 66/1 William Hill (1/5 odds 1st 5)

0.5pts each-way – Coul Angel – 4.10 York – 18/1 general (most bookies 1/5 odds 1st 5)

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03/10/2026

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm