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It's the Saturday before Royal Ascot and there is plenty of racing action to enjoy with eight meetings from the UK and Ireland, headed by York.
The competitive 6f Class 2 Oakmere Homes Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap (3:40) is one of the highlights on the card. Trainer Charlie Hills is represented by the lightly-raced Rabaah, who started the year with two wins on the all-weather and showed signs of inexperience on both occasions.
He switched to the turf for the Listed Caernarvon Stakes at Newbury and struggled to get involved after taking keen hold in the early stages. He appears to be still improving and a switch to handicap company may see the Dubawi colt to best effect.
Stuart William's Quinault deserves his place at the head of the market after recording four consecutive victories between late April and the end of May. The gelding produced a very straight-forward victory in a Class 2 handicap at Newmarket on his last start and apprentice jockey Connor Planas provides a useful 5lb claim.
We Never Stop looks capable of recording a maiden victory in the 6f Class 3 Reg Griffin Appreciation ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes (4:15). Kevin Ryan's charge finished third behind Ascot prospect Cuban Thunder in a hot maiden over course and distance in mid-May, where he suffered a hampered start and shaped as though he would improve for the experience.
Land Lover returns to easier competition after finishing a very credible fifth in the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom Downs and it seems only a matter of time before the son of Land Force breaks through for a win.
What's The Story will be aiming for back-to-back victories in the 1m1f Class 4 Ice Co Supporting Macmillan Handicap (4:50). He started the year with mixed fortunes in Bahrain and has improved since returning to turf in the UK, picking up a second behind the re-opposing Pisanello at Hamilton Park before winning over a mile at Carlisle.
He's unexposed over the trip with excuses for his three attempts (twice in Bahrain and in the Cambridgeshire Handicap) and is a previous winner at the track.
Apprentice jockey Kaiya Fraser is looking one to watch and he rides The Green Man in the 6f Class 4 Clean Up With PPS Handicap (5:25). The Joseph Parr-trained runner was a short head victor of a Doncaster handicap in May on good ground and has a good record on a quicker surface, winning on good-to-firm at the same track last year.
Kaiya's 7lb claim is an additional bonus for the four-year-old and trainer Joseph Parr has sent out two winners in the last fourteen days.
Bollin Margaret looks a safe bet in the 1m4f Class 3 Queen Mother's Cup Handicap (For Female Amateur Jockeys) (2:00) with a consistent recent record whilst Eligible can take advantage of a fair mark in the 7f Class 3 Sky Bet Handicap (2:35).
RACING & SPORTS SELECTIONS
RACE 1 – BOLLIN MARGARET
RACE 2 – ELIGIBLE
RACE 3 - QUICKTHORN
RACE 4 – RABAAH
RACE 5 – WE NEVER STOP
RACE 6 – WHAT'S THE STORY
RACE 7 – THE GREEN MAN
