David Ord has had back-to-back winning Naps and now Matt Brocklebank has the Thursday best bets.
Thursday selections
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PIERIAN - 15:15 Bath (NAP)
A good race in store for the Listed Beckford Stakes at Bath but PIERIAN looks another highly progressive three-year-old for William Haggas and the trainer has won two of the past four editions of this contest which bodes well. The daughter of Palace Pier was almost caught out by a steady gallop and dash for the line over the extended 1m3f here last month but showed her class late on to get up and score a shade cosily in the end off a mark of 87. This is the next logical target and the longer trip, together what should be a stronger gallop, looks highly likely to play to her strengths.
EMPIRESTATEOFMIND - 16:05 Ayr
The fact EMPIRESTATEOFMIND is still thriving at the age of eight is testament to the training ability of John & Sean Quinn, who also quite cannily placed him to win an apprentice riders' race under Jack Callan at Ayr last week. That means he can return to the same venue just nine days on without any form of penalty (technically 4lb well-in) and not many of these rivals as quite as well equipped as the selection to deal with testing ground on this course. The drop to seven furlongs might be the only slight cause for concern but Jason Hart (who takes over in the saddle) will be well aware of that and should look to put his mount's proven stamina to good use in the conditions.
LEAVE HER TO ME - 16:16 Market Rasen
With most of the focus on hat-trick-seeking top-weight Spot On Soph, there could be some value in switching allegiance to LEAVE HER TO ME. Her jumping became a bit sticky late on at Stratford last month but it was her first outing since July, since when she'd undergone wind surgery. We could see a much sharper mare second time back after the procedure and the handicapper has eased her another pound too which has resulted in her slipping just below the mark off which she score at Warwick in May 2025. She handles most ground and shapes like more of a stayer these days so deserves another chance in my book.
REVOKED - 18:30 Southwell
REVOKED is bred to be a fair bit better than he's shown so far and it could be that a step up to a mile helps him unlock some of that potential at Southwell. There were signs he was gradually getting the hang of things when third over seven furlongs on his debut at this track a fortnight ago, when getting out well from stall nine before racing handily. He was outpaced turning out of the back straight but stayed on reasonably well in the straight, despite still looking a bit green under pressure, and looks to have a more favourable stalls position in box one this time. Hopefully Joe Leavy can stoke him up and make the best of his way home as his BHA mark of 64 certainly looks workable.
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