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Wed July 15, 2026 · 13h ago

Ben Linfoot provides an overview of the key things to note on Wednesday.

Campeona, Campeona, ole, ole, ole!

More run of the mill stuff on Wednesday but many average afternoons like this have been livened up by backing a Sir Mark Prescott three-year-old up in trip against their elders over the decades.

Did he invent such a play? It feels like it. So much so you really don’t need a stat to back up your assumption, but here it is anyway. Prescott, in the month of July, with his three-year-olds in open handicaps, is 85 wins from 215 runners at 39.53% since 1997.

So the vibes are pretty good for Campeona heading into the Novacast Don’t Come Last Handicap at Bath (16:01).

The filly is 4lb clear on 67p on Timeform ratings and she’s a Horse In Focus as well, after taking a huge step forward at this course last time when upped in trip to a mile and a half.

Second that day, she can go one better now tackling 1m6f, with the promise of even more to come over the extra two furlongs, as you would expect.

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Haaderr; Better, Faster, Stronger

From one end of the training fraternity to the other.

Using the same criteria for the Prescott stat young Ed Bethell is 15 from 51 at 29.41%, so he’s a trainer in his formative years, relatively, who has quickly become adept at placing his three-year-olds against their elders.

Haaderr, in the Try Racing TV For Free Now Handicap at Catterick (16:10), looks a prime example and the son of Mohaather is of serious interest in this seven-furlong heat under Danny Tudhope.

He caught the eye of our analysts when winning at Southwell on his third start at two last October, where he was eased down for the win despite not looking the finished article with all sorts of promise heading into handicaps.

It’s 281 days since he was last seen and he has been gelded in the interim, but he’s got some big handicap entries coming up which suggest all is well ahead of his reappearance.

Flying South at Killarney

Luxembourg, Lambourn and A Boy Named Susie have all won the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race over a mile at Killarney (18:00) the last few years and Wednesday’s race could throw up another future big name.

If there is another horse in the Killarney heat this year capable of holding their own at Group 1 level in the future it is probably Aidan O’Brien’s South Dakota, who was last seen finishing fourth in another sires-restricted race at Royal Ascot.

He ran a fine race in the Chesham, showing marked improvement from his debut in finishing fourth, looking sure to progress again following such a considerate ride.

The son of St Mark’s Basilica earnt a Horse In Focus flag for that effort and with him being 5lb clear on 99p on Timeform ratings heading into the Killarney contest, he’s well worth an interest now tackling a mile for the first time.