Newbury hosts a stellar card on Saturday, together with the headline Group Three Greenham Stakes. Declan Rix of attheraces.com has 4 horses so that you can preserve onside, together with final 12 months’s St leger runner-up…
Arrest
1.30 – The John Porter Stakes (Group Three)
Whereas he is probably not a wager in a warm-looking renewal of the John Porter Stakes, final 12 months’s St Leger runner-up is an interesting runner, in what may very well be a giant season for the son of Frankel.
Given his sheer dimension and stature, it is not onerous to think about him being an improved animal this marketing campaign, on the again of what was hopefully winter for the John and Thady Gosden-trained inmate.
Vital minimize within the floor appears the important thing to Arrest on what we all know to this point, and if he has obtained larger and strengthened up additional over the winter, this variable could also be much more necessary this season. I believe that is why his connections have gotten him out early, within the hope of profitable a race or two earlier than returning for the autumn.
Little question the four-year-old wants to enhance, however he might develop right into a Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe contender later within the 12 months.
Star Music
2.05 – The Fred Darling Stakes (Group Three)
Simply six fillies line up in a aggressive renewal of the Fred Darling after what has been a moist and depressing spring. The market will probably be information to this race, guiding us to what horses are that bit extra ahead.
Star Music wants to enhance to win right here, however she had the dimensions and scope to be a greater horse this season and might be the horse within the subject greatest suited to the seven-furlong journey, at the very least within the rapid short-term. Not solely that, however the front-running daughter of Zoustar, on paper, might get an uncontested lead.
With Champion Jockey William Buick doing the steering and coach Richard Hughes having his string in type, she is a worth play in opposition to Reduction Rally, who might not keep, and Regal Jubilee, who might show to be higher over additional.
Room Service
2.40 – Watership Down Stud Too Darn Sizzling Greenham Stakes (Group Three)
A much bigger subject in a race that homes extra tempo within the Greenham, seeing 11 colts and geldings do battle.
Many have possibilities, and it is presumably race to have a wager in given favorite Zoum Zoum takes a major chunk out of the market. I am not saying he cannot win, however I am very happy to wager in opposition to him at ~13/8.
Just like the Fred Darling, a number of horses in right here might show higher over six furlongs and have their stamina stretched in floor with loads of moisture in. This situation, nevertheless, appears prefer it might deliver out the very best in Room Service.
This son of Kodi Bear went straight into my tracker after profitable on debut at Thirsk final season, however on faster floor, wasn’t streetwise sufficient to indicate his greatest in his subsequent begins at Beverley and York. At Doncaster although, when encountering gentle floor over an prolonged six furlongs, Kevin Ryan’s inmate took a giant step ahead.
Even a dim view of that Weatherbys Scientific £300,000 two-year-old Stakes success would not see him with hundreds to search out in opposition to the very best of this subject, however that was absolutely a efficiency that wanted a major improve, given he raced on the wing in components after which hung badly left throughout the monitor.
All of it did not cease him from producing a career-best nevertheless, and with Kevin Ryan having his steady in good type, he’s overpriced at double-figure costs.
Dancing Magic
3.15 – OLBG Spring Cup Handicap (Class Two)
Take your decide, there are many choices on this big-field, 21-runner contest, nevertheless it’s not onerous to think about Dancing Magic is a well-handicapped horse off 96.
Roger Teal’s inmate began final season with a superb third within the Group Three Craven Stakes and we should not neglect he was a wise juvenile, too. His type tailed off on the finish of final 12 months, however a freshen-up after a gelding operation will hopefully revitalise the son of Camelot.
He’s properly able to operating huge recent, has type right here at Newbury and can hopefully get set-up from his attract stall seven.