THE in-form Charlie Appleby can do no wrong at the moment and he can continue his hot streak with GOLDSPUR in the bet365 Classic Trial (3.35) .
Dangers are aplenty but the son of Dubawi took the Group 3 Zetland Stakes last year and was a decent third in the Group 1 Grand Criterium de Saint-Cloud. The bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (2.25) has attracted a field of just three, and this should go the way of the John and Thady Gosden-trained MOSTAHDAF.
His only defeat last season came in the St James’s Palace at Royal Ascot, and he won on this track twice before landing a Newmarket Group 3. The step up to a mile and a quarter should also benefit him.
The Gosdens may also be on the scoresheet with SUNRAY MAJOR in the bet365 Mile (3.00). This half-brother to Kingman impressed when making it three wins from four in a big-field 7f handicap at Ascot last October.
Earlier, AUDITOR can take the 5f bet365 Handicap (1.20) on his handicap debut, and RING OF BEARA may relish stepping up to a mile in the bet365 Esher Cup (1.50). At Perth, PLATINUMCARD is the obvious choice in the 2m William Hill Handicap Hurdle (2.05), while OSCAR ROBERTSON (nap) should be suited by the 3m6f test of the William Hill Highland Chase.
FRIDAY'S SELECTIONS
CHEPSTOW
4.45 LA RENOMMEE
5.20 JOHNNY B
5.50 SABRINA
6.20 DUBLIN FOUR
6.50 VALENTINO DANCER
7.20 CAPTAIN MC
7.50 ISKAR D’AIRY
DONCASTER
1.00 FROG AND TOAD
1.40 SAISONS D’OR
2.15 YUKON MISSION
2.50 RIZG
3.25 BAY BREEZE (NB)
4.00 EQUALITY
4.30 POLISH
5.05 WAR HORSE
PERTH
1.30 KNICKERBOCKERGLORY
2.05 PLATINUMCARD
2.40 OSCAR ROBERTSON (NAP)
3.15 GERYVILLE
3.45 MINELLA TRUMP
4.18 WOLFSPEAR
4.53 MUSIC DRIVE
SANDOWN
1.20 AUDITOR
1.50 RING OF BEARA
2.25 MOSTAHDAF
3.00 SUNRAY MAJOR
3.35 GOLDSPUR
4.10 EMILY UPJOHN
4.40 AL QAREEM
SOUTHWELL
4.35 CLEAR THE RUNWAY
5.10 STEEL WAVE
5.40 ILARY DE L’ECU
6.10 HARDY BOY
6.40 FLAMING AMBITION
7.10 RATOUTE YUTTY
7.40 MAHANAKHON POWER
