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 might not be a wager in a warm-looking renewal of the John Porter Stakes, final 12 months’s St Leger runner-up is an enchanting runner, in what may very well be an enormous season for the son of Frankel.
Given his sheer measurement and stature, it isn’t exhausting to think about him being an improved animal this marketing campaign, on the again of what was hopefully a very good winter for the John and Thady Gosden-trained inmate.
Vital reduce within the floor seems to be the important thing to Arrest on what we all know to date, and if he has received larger and strengthened up additional over the winter, this variable could also be much more essential 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 doubt 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 seemingly be a very good 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 scale and scope to be a greater horse this season and could be the horse within the discipline greatest suited to the seven-furlong journey, at the least within the quick 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 price play towards Aid 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 Scorching Greenham Stakes (Group Three)
An even bigger discipline in a race that homes extra tempo within the Greenham, seeing 11 colts and geldings do battle.
Many have probabilities, and it is presumably a very good 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 more than pleased to wager towards 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 state of affairs, nonetheless, seems to be prefer it might carry out one of the 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 point out 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 an enormous step ahead.
Even a dim view of that Weatherbys Scientific £300,000 two-year-old Stakes success would not see him with hundreds to seek out towards one of the best of this discipline, however that was certainly a efficiency that wanted a major improve, given he raced on the wing in components after which hung badly left throughout the observe.
All of it did not cease him from producing a career-best nonetheless, 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, but it surely’s not exhausting 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 overlook 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 working massive contemporary, has type right here at Newbury and can hopefully get a very good set-up from his attract stall seven.