Rory Delargy and David Massey are back with a look ahead to today's racing, previewing four contests and recommending one bet.
3.20 Yarmouth
The one that looks the most likely winner is Environment Amigo, related to that dour stayer Land Of Oz and sure enough, the step up to this trip saw him in a better light when gamely scoring on only his second handicap start at Southwell last time out.
A 2lb rise for that simply does not look enough, and this track should suit him well. There’s more to like about his chances than most, particularly with the mercurial Oisin Murphy in the saddle.
3.50 Yarmouth
Glitterati has obvious claims after a four-length win at Windsor last time out, and a 5lb rise looks fair, but he was given an easy time on the front there, and will probably have company today, which makes him less appealing.
Redorange appeals more to me. I like the steady steps forward he’s taken with each start so far and his Salisbury second last time out received a big boost when third home Shout hosed in by three lengths off a mark of 83 in a Doncaster nursery last week.
Redorange was getting 7lb from Shout at Salisbury but all the same, it makes a mark of just 79 look on the low side. He’d be a confident choice but for the slightly jarring addition of a tongue tie for this nursery bow.
The X O finally gets what look his ideal conditions, namely 6f on a sound surface on a straightforward track, and he’s hinted that he’s capable of winning a race like this more than once, notably when run out of things late in the day over 7f at Epsom’s Derby meeting.
The X O also failed to stay a stiff 7f in the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and hated every second of the Stewards’ Cup last time.
Excuses need to be made given his patchy form, but this is a drop in grade and if a draw next to the stands rail is a positive (mixed messages so far) then he can go close.
5.35 Yarmouth
The addition of cheekpieces to Michael Wigham’s KING OF WAR is the first thing to catch the eye. Wigham’s runners are 5-28 when wearing cheekpieces for the first time and all five were well backed.
King Of War has his conditions today and is 6lb lower than the start of the season, and the booking of Darragh Keenan - 8-34 for a £270 level stakes profit to a tenner when riding for the yard - looks another clue.
Preview posted at 1002 BST 19/09/24
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