David Ord has the Saturday best bets with his Nap in action on the card at Southwell.
He’s been rough around the edges in three starts to date and the step up to a mile and switch to nurseries could see WILTSHIRE LAD in a different light.
He was fourth behind New Century, Consolidation and Field Of Gold in a very strong maiden at Doncaster on debut and has been operating at the same level since.
However he was unbalanced briefly when touched off in a blanket finish at Yarmouth last time and the suspicion remains we’ve yet to see him in his best light.
Inspiral and Nashwa clearly both have question marks against them and SEE THE FIRE arrives here right at the top of her game and is preferred.
Andrew Balding’s charge overcame a pace bias to beat Phantom Flight by a length-and-three-quarters in the Sky Bet Strensall Stakes last time. She’s the choice to take advantage if the big two fluff their lines.
He’d dropped to a very appealing mark before winning at Chester last time and VINTAGE CLARETS is fancied to follow up.
Richard Fahey’s charge is ideally suited by conditions, has good course form, the strong pace he needs to aim at and is only up three pounds for his defeat of Hyperfocus.
He's enjoying a fine season and EXPRESSIONLESS looks ready to resume winning ways.
A winner at Yarmouth two starts ago, he fared best of those held up when second to Bulldog Spirit in an amateur riders' race at Haydock last time. He races from the same mar here, Rossa Ryan takes over in the saddle and his mount looks sure to go well.
She’s a lightly-raced three-year-old with William Haggas and WITH STYLE is fancied to prove better than an opening mark of 78.
She broke her maiden with the help of the stewards at Pontefract last time, awarded the race having met with interference. It represented an improved effort on her second start for the trainer and any more progress would make the opening rating look potentially lenient.
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