37 races across 5 meetings: Bangor-on-Dee, Catterick, Galway, Goodwood and Leicester.
Best Bets
won by 4.5L (~4.5lb) and escapes a penalty — 4.5lb in hand. Proven on the ground, Proven at the trip, Course winner, Drops a grade after a good run, Won last time out, Quick turnaround
won by 6L (~10.5lb) and escapes a penalty — 10.5lb in hand. 7lb below its flat winning mark of 66 back in October 2025
beaten 1L off 60 in August 2025. Placed on the ground, Proven at the trip, Course winner, Significant booking
beaten 0.25L off 62 in June. Proven on the ground, Proven at the trip, Finishing well, and young enough to improve, Significant booking
beaten 2.25L off 100 in August. Proven on the ground, Proven at the trip, Not given a hard ride last time, Significant booking
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Going watch
- Catterick: declared Good, 5mm of rain before the first — we are reading it as good to soft.
- Galway: declared Yielding, 8mm of rain before the first — we are reading it as soft.
- Goodwood: declared Good, 15mm of rain before the first — we are reading it as soft.
- A further 4mm is forecast during racing.
- Leicester: declared Good To Soft, 5mm of rain before the first — we are reading it as soft.
Bangor-On-Dee
LERMOOS LEGEND at 5/1, Mickey Bowen with Mr James Murray taking off 7lb, looks the most likely of these. He was only just denied off a similar mark, beaten 1L off 112 on 21 April and comes from a yard in good heart at 25%.
The dangers are COUNTRY PARK at 10/3 (a course winner) and DUEL AU SOLEIL at 10/3 (in first-time headgear).
CAPTAIN COOL at 6/5, Jennie Candlish and Sean Quinlan, gets the vote, and it is the kind of race we wait for. He won by 20 lengths and was raised only 9lb for it, leaving 6lb in hand and drops in grade after running won in a Class 2, drops to Class 3.
The dangers are ROADLESSTRAVELLED at 7/2 and ICE IN THE VEINS at 9/1.
PROVISION at 4/1, Barry Brennan with Isabelle Ryder taking off 5lb, is the one — exactly the sort of race we are looking for. He won by 10 lengths and was raised only 5lb for it, leaving 5lb in hand, handles the ground, with a win from 4 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are HIDDEN FORTUNE at 5/6 (won last time) and CADILLAC RANCH at 14/1 (won last time).
ZAMOND at 3/1, Donald McCain and Theo Gillard, makes most appeal. He went close off this sort of rating, beaten 2.25L off 100 on 29 August and was not given a hard time of it last time.
The one worry is yard out of form.
The dangers are LUNAR ORBIT at 5/2 (well handicapped) and ROCK HURLEY at 10/1 (a course winner).
Non-runners: Cappa Lass.
EREMENKO at 9/1, Donald McCain and Brian Hughes, just about gets the nod. He races off a mark 1lb below the 107 it won off, wears headgear for the first time and makes his first start since a wind operation.
The one worry is yard out of form.
The dangers are PLAYFUL FOX at 11/4 (won last time) and HELLO SWEETY at 7/1 (went close off this mark).
4 of these want to be on the pace, which usually means they go too quick and it falls to something coming from behind.
CAMINO ROCIO at 15/2, Dan Skelton and Harry Skelton, is the one I keep coming back to. He comes from a yard in good heart at 35%, handles the ground, with 3 wins from 12 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are PRESENT FAIR at 10/1 (a course winner) and SEAHOUSES at 13/2.
Catterick
AURA OF MELANIA at 9/4, Roger Fell and Kevin Stott, is the one I make it. He ran a big race off much the same mark, beaten 1.25L off 63 on 27 July and wears headgear for the first time.
The dangers are LADY TITANIA at 7/1 (from a yard in form) and CHEEKY CHESCA at 3/1 (staying on last time).
PERSIAN GATE at 6/4, Archie Watson and Pierre-Louis Jamin, looks the most likely of these. He drops in grade after running 3rd in a Class 4, beaten 0.25L, drops to Class 5, was staying on at the finish last time and wears headgear for the first time.
The dangers are APEX STAR at 7/2 (went close off this mark) and TRIPLE P at 9/1.
METHGAL is the only confirmed front-runner, and he is not our selection — and this is a track where that matters: front-runners here win 3.0 times their share of these races. An uncontested lead could be decisive, which is the risk to ours.
MISS RAINBOW at 14/1, Tracy Waggott and Connor Beasley, is the one that stands out. He has won here twice, should be suited by the ground, placed once from 4 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are BATTENBURG BELLE at 6/1 (a course winner) and HARES BREDTH at 6/1 (went close off this mark).
Non-runners: Wait For It.
KINGS MERCHANT at 3/1, Philip Kirby and Kevin Stott, is the one I would be with. He has already run to within touching distance off this sort of figure, beaten 0.25L off 61 on 3 July and comes from a yard in good heart at 29%.
The one worry is run style against this track.
The dangers are DREAM DEAL at 11/2 (a course winner) and IDEAL GUEST at 5/1 (went close off this mark).
LOPE Y LINDA at 15/2, Tim Easterby and David Allan, is the one I would side with. He knows how to win round here and was staying on at the finish last time.
The dangers are WILLOWINGHURN at 8/1 (well handicapped) and LANARRA at 11/2 (a course winner).
CAPTAIN CESS at 15/8, Declan Carroll and Zak Wheatley, is the one I keep coming back to. He went close off this sort of rating, beaten 0.5L off 59 on 1 June 2025 and was staying on at the finish last time.
The dangers are SHOWTIME MAHOMES at 9/1 (well handicapped) and SAISONS D'OR at 14/1 (a course winner).
WEN MOON at 4/1, Ben Haslam and Aiden Brookes, is the one I keep coming back to. He was only just denied off a similar mark, beaten 1.25L off 70 on 18 May, was staying on at the finish last time and has the right side of the draw.
The one worry is run style against this track.
The dangers are OUR ABSENT FRIENDS at 4/1 (a course winner) and HANNEY GIRL at 13/2 (went close off this mark).
Non-runners: Without Flaw.
ZIMMERMAN at 6/4, Tim Easterby with Mr Thomas Easterby taking off 3lb, is the one that stands out. He won by 4.5 lengths and escapes a penalty, leaving 4.5lb in hand, has a course win to his name and drops in grade after running won in a Class 5, drops to Class 6.
The dangers are STAR START at 4/1 (went close off this mark) and GOOD ONYA MATE at 13/2 (went close off this mark).
Non-runners: Chambers.
Galway
Not much to go on here with these largely unexposed, so I am leaning on the yard and who is riding.
CITY OF GOLD gets the vote at 6/4 for A P O'Brien, ridden by Wayne Lordan. The market makes it favourite, and it wears headgear for the first time.
The dangers are LEADLIGHT at 5/2 and NOBLE EXHIBIT at 11/4.
LORD MASSUSUS at 4/1, Joseph G Murphy and Gary Carroll, gets the vote, and it is the kind of race we wait for. He races off a mark 19lb below the 107 it won from back in April 2025 and wears headgear for the first time.
The dangers are CLEAR QUARTZ at 10/1 (a course winner) and EDDIE G at 17/2 (went close off this mark).
DOWN THE GLEN at 7/1, Ross O'Sullivan and Shane Foley, looks the one to be on. He has already won around this track and should be suited by the ground, placed twice from 4 on it.
DAWN FLAME rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — 1 run on soft or heavy, never won, never placed — and today is soft.
The dangers are JP'S EXPRESS at 14/1 and ELLA'S GOLD at 16/1 (went close off this mark).
Little to separate them on form because most are unexposed, so it comes down to the yard and the booking.
KATIRAYA gets the vote at 6/1 for D K Weld, ridden by Chris Hayes. D K Weld is running at 18% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are CHURCHILL BOND at 11/4 and LUNAR EMPRESS at 3/1.
LOINGSEOIR at 9/2, M C Grassick and Colin Keane, makes most appeal. He ran a big race off much the same mark, beaten 0L off 67 on 25 April 2025, handles the ground, with 3 wins from 21 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The one worry is run style against this track.
The dangers are MERISI DIAMOND at 3/1 (well handicapped) and RHYTHM KING at 15/2 (a course winner).
GALILEO DAME at 14/1, Joseph Patrick O'Brien and Chris Hayes, is the one I make it. He has had his mark eased — 2 of the last 4 starts on the wrong ground, mark down 1lb and was staying on at the finish last time.
NUIT rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — never run on soft or heavy in 12 starts — and today is soft.
The dangers are NARLITA at 80/1 (went close off this mark) and TEOLOGIA at 8/1 (staying on last time).
IDOMYTHING at 40/1, Thomas Cleary with Shay Wallace taking off 7lb, is the one that stands out. He races off a mark 3lb below the 43 it won from back in October 2025, handles the ground, with a win from 8 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
COULSTYS WAY rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — 4 runs on soft or heavy, never won, never placed — and today is soft.
The dangers are PARTY DRESS at 4/1 (well handicapped) and SUMMER SNOW at 28/1 (a course winner).
I HOPE YOU DANCE at 8/1, Henry De Bromhead and Ronan Whelan, looks the one to be on. He was staying on at the finish last time and comes from a yard in good heart at 21%.
OCEAN FIRE rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — 1 run on soft or heavy, never won, never placed — and today is soft.
The dangers are PORTERS CORNER at 5/2 and THISISTHEWAY at 11/2.
Goodwood
Not much to go on here with these largely unexposed, so I am leaning on the yard and who is riding.
NAJIDI STORM gets the vote at 1/12 for Harry Charlton, ridden by Lewis Edmunds. Harry Charlton is running at 29% over the past fortnight, and the market makes it favourite.
The dangers are WRECK IT RONNIE at 8/1 and DREAM OF ALBION at 35/1.
Little to separate them on form because most are unexposed, so it comes down to the yard and the booking.
ROYAL ACCLAMATION gets the vote at 10/1 for Charlie Appleby, ridden by William Buick. Charlie Appleby is running at 36% over the past fortnight, and William Buick is a 22% rider.
The dangers are QUICKEN AWAY at 1/1 and NOBLE TRAVELLER at 2/1.
Non-runners: Al Jabbar.
SPIRIT TANGO at 5/1, Ralph Beckett and Oisin Murphy, looks the one to be on. He won last time out and comes from a yard in good heart at 20%.
One to be careful with: none of these has won or been placed on this ground.
JAX EDGE at 4/1, Christopher Mason and Gina Mangan, is the one that stands out. He has already run to within touching distance off this sort of figure, beaten 0.5L off 77 on 11 August and was staying on at the finish last time.
The dangers are KISS AND RUN at 13/2 (a course winner) and NOGO'S DREAM at 11/2 (well handicapped).
FIREBLADE at 6/1, Dylan Cunha and Saffie Osborne, is the one I make it. He ran a big race off much the same mark, beaten 0.5L off 88 (1lb higher than today) on 11 July, should be suited by the ground, placed twice from 2 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
SYNERGISM rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — 2 runs on soft or heavy, never won, never placed — and today is soft.
The main danger is MANXMAN at 6/4 (a course winner).
HELLO COTAI at 5/1, Jim Boyle and Pat Cosgrave, is the one I would be with. He drops in grade after running won in a Class 4, drops to Class 5 and won last time out.
BLUE WONDER rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — never run on soft or heavy in 10 starts — and today is soft.
The dangers are PLATINUM PRINCE at 10/1 (a course winner) and BOY GEORGE at 17/2 (won last time).
MISTER BLUEBIRD at 10/1, Heather Main and Cieren Fallon, just about gets the nod. He is a twice-winner over this course, handles the ground, with 3 wins from 7 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The one worry is wrong side of the draw.
ATTICUM rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — never run on soft or heavy in 7 starts — and today is soft.
The dangers are BROSAY at 40/1 (a course winner) and BORN SLIPPY at 14/1 (went close off this mark).
Leicester
Little to separate them on form because most are unexposed, so it comes down to the yard and the booking.
FROM AFAR gets the vote at 5/1 for William Haggas, ridden by Tom Marquand. William Haggas is running at 25% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are LIZZIE BENNET at 7/4 and FERRYSTREAM at 7/2.
A tricky one to unpick — most of these have barely been seen, so the stable and the booking matter more than the figures.
GILDED CALL gets the vote at 35/1 for Brian Meehan, ridden by Joe Leavy. Brian Meehan is running at 33% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are IWASJUSTSAYING at 12/5 and ASTABUEN at 4/1.
A hard race to weigh up with most of these unexposed, so the yard and the booking count for more than the form book.
PALACE LEGACY gets the vote at 5/1 for James Tate, ridden by Tom Marquand. James Tate is running at 25% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are MAGIC HARRY at 6/4 and MUHANDES at 5/1.
FORTUNATE at 12/1, Eve Johnson Houghton with Oliver Carmichael taking off 7lb, is the one I would side with. He has had 2 of his last 4 starts on the wrong trip, back to 7f today where he wins and his mark is 3lb lower for it, drops in grade after running won in a Class 4, drops to Class 6 and won last time out.
One to be careful with: none of these has won or been placed on this ground.
KNICKS at 5/1, Michael & David Easterby and Joanna Mason, makes most appeal. He has already run to within touching distance off this sort of figure, beaten 0.25L off 62 on 8 June and was staying on at the finish last time.
The one worry is long time without a win.
The dangers are ACT OF VIOLENCE at 11/4 (went close off this mark) and STANIEL CAY at 13/2 (staying on last time).
MUMAYAZ at 15/2, Tony Carroll and Rossa Ryan, is the standout, and this is exactly the sort of race to find one. He won by 2.5 lengths and was raised only 1lb for it, leaving 5.3lb in hand and knows how to win round here.
The dangers are HARRY'S HALO at 7/2 (went close off this mark) and TRUST AMY at 12/1 (back quickly).
ROMAN SECRET at 18/1, Lawrence Mullaney and Callum Hutchinson, just about gets the nod. He went close off this sort of rating, beaten 1.5L off 56 on 2 June and won last time out.
The dangers are PRINCESS RASCAL at 16/1 (well handicapped) and QUEEN'S COMPANION at 6/1 (from a yard in form).
3 of these want to be on the pace, which usually means they go too quick and it falls to something coming from behind.
JEWEL MAKER at 6/1, Tim Easterby with Jake Dickson taking off 3lb, is the one I want to be on here. He won by 6 lengths and escapes a penalty, leaving 10.5lb in hand and drops in grade after running won in a Class 5, drops to Class 6.
The dangers are DINAH MYTE at 12/1 (went close off this mark) and STIPULATION at 17/2 (well handicapped).