ONE of the few with a genuine hard-luck story in the Portland Handicap at Doncaster earlier this month, Oldjoesaid is fancied to make a successful return visit to Yorkshire in this afternoon's Violet And Eddie Smith Memorial Conditions Stakes at Beverley.
Henry Candy has an uncanny knack of improving his charges given time and that is certainly been the case with this son of Royal Applause, who is now verging on Listed class judged on his effort under a big weight on Town Moor.
Oldjoesaid had Tim
Etherington's consistent sprinter Fullandby behind that day and reopposes on slightly better terms here while the gelding is a more reliable sort than Hoh Mike, who again shirked the issue at Yarmouth last week.
Newmarket trainers have turned up in force for the EBF Happy Birthday Mum For The Weekend Median Auction Maiden Stakes with Sir Mark Prescott introducing a potentially nice newcomer in Rock Relief and Michael Bell's Eddie Boy likely to step up considerably on his Newbury debut.
But the vote here goes to Michael Jarvis's Hunterview, a close-up third on his first start at Leicester behind a couple of well-regarded juveniles and sure to know more about the game today.
Dual 2000 Guineas hero Henrythenavigator is one of 13 confirmations for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
Aidan O'Brien's Kingmambo colt has already registered four top-flight victories this season and is one of five Ballydoyle possibles along with Astronomer Royal, Honoured Guest, US Ranger and Minneapolis.
French handler Freddie Head is set to be represented by dual Group One winner Tamayuz, while he has also supplemented Racinger who looks likely to be used as a pacemaker.
TODAY'S BESTDUKE'S DOUBLESupreme Being (3.10 Sedgefield) and Hunterview (4.00 Beverley).
DUKE'S TREBLESupreme Being, Hunterview and Oldjoesaid (2.30 Beverley).
JULIUS'S DOUBLECredit Swap (4.20 Folkestone), nap and Numero Due (4.40 Sedgefield).
FORMNAPEllerslie Tom (2.40 Sedgefield).
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