After a brief break following his Newmarket triumph, William Haggas’ Bunbury Cup winner Extra Thunder returns to motion for the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes – stay on Sky Sports activities Racing.
3.35 Newbury – Extra Thunder and Spy Chief lock horns
Extra Thunder and Spy Chief prime a cultured area of 10 for the Go to Malta Hungerford Stakes.
William Haggas has discovered the important thing to Extra Thunder this season, dropping him again to dash journeys has seen him rating on three of his 4 begins. This progressive four-year-old has risen from a score of 87 to 103 and might be set for a primary Group success underneath Tom Marquand after his Bunbury Cup triumph at Newmarket.
Spy Chief constructed on his novice kind when ending second within the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot earlier than working a decent race when dropped to 6 furlongs within the July Cup. He needs to be extra at residence again at this seven-furlong distance and charges an enormous hazard underneath Robert Havlin.
Lennox winner Witness Stand shoulders a penalty underneath Billy Loughnane, whereas Rage Of Bamby and King’s Gamble reoppose having completed within the first two within the Hackwood Stakes.
1.50 Newbury – Progressive Pinhole faces Epic Poet & Candleford
The opening Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes appears to be like a tough puzzle to resolve regardless of a small area.
Ralph Beckett’s Pinhole shall be well-liked after he bounced again to land a handicap at Ascot on his final outing and warrants respect as he heads again up in Grade. A full-brother to Quadrilateral, this lad steps barely up in journey underneath Colin Keane.
Pinhole takes his likelihood on Newbury’s afternoon card
The William Haggas-trained Candleford is a strong performer at Listed and Group 3 stage however struggled to deal with stablemate Al Aasy at Goodwood and may need to accept minor honours once more.
Epic Poet ran a profession finest to chase residence Insurgent’s Romance within the Yorkshire Cup on his penultimate run earlier than struggling to become involved within the Hardwicke Stakes. Given a break since, he might be concerned underneath Danny Tudhope.
3.20 Ripon – Rousing Encore & Mister Sox headline
A usually aggressive renewal of the William Hill/MND Affiliation Nice St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon sees Rousing Encore headline 16 runners.
Ruth Carr’s five-year-old ran a screamer when ending a slender fourth at York final month and charges a giant participant off the identical mark right here.
Mister Sox beat a number of of those rivals when profitable over this course and distance 12 days in the past and he shall be fancied to file a 3rd course success underneath Duran Fentiman.
Kodiac Thriller, Rock Opera and Secret Visitor full the shortlist.
Better of the remainder
Newbury’s card will get underway with Getreadytorumble headlining the newest renewal of the two.25pm D&H, Excellence In Diet Handicap. The Tom Marquand and Jack Channon mixture received this race with Determined Hero in 2023 and look well-placed to repeat the feat with this lad, who has confirmed his means to behave on any floor.
Traditional (Richard Hannon) and Jumby (Clive Cox) maintain claims for the 3pm TPT Hearth Handicap, while the well-handicapped Cogitate enters each-way calculations for Charlie Hills, regardless of not performing to his most up to now this time period.
Within the card’s finale, Skimmer and Hopewell Rock put their unbeaten information on the road over the mile-and-two-furlongs journey within the Grosvenor Sport Double Odds Handicap.
At Ripon, the two.10pm Racing For Tamara Ripon Hornblower EBF Novice Stakes appears to be like a tasty contest, with debut course and distance winner Al Shaham taking up a trio of rivals. Afterward at Tub, the BetWright Guess The Wright Approach Handicap is the stage for Ed de Giles’ Trojan Fact‘s four-timer bid.
On the continent, Deauville hosts a cultured card with Simmering and Polyvega taking one another on within the 12.58pm Prix de Lieurey earlier than the characteristic Group 2 Prix Guillaume D’Ornano. French Derby runner-up Cualificar shall be fancied for Andre Fabre, while 2024 Coventry Stakes winner Rashabar is of curiosity for British viewers.
There’s additionally a lot taking place throughout the Atlantic, with William Buick making the journey to Woodbine to experience Diamond Rain within the Grade 1 E P Taylor Stakes. The spotlight of Saratoga’s card is a battle between Good Cheer and La Cara within the Alabama Stakes earlier than the Del Mar Oaks goes off within the early hours (1.30am).
