THE well-bred COPPICE (3.35) looked an exciting prospect when making an impressive winning debut at Kempton in October, going away to beat Whispering Dream by one and three-quarter lengths.
The runner-up franked the form by winning easily at Kempton next time out.
And the John and Thady Gosden three-year-old, who is the daughter of Kingman and sister to smart 6f winner Calyx, can take the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket en route to bigger things under Frankie Dettori.
BOLD ACT (3.00) can live up his name in the bet365 Feilden Stakes and maintain his unbeaten record.
The Charlie Appleby-trained son of New Approach is unbeaten in four outings since his July Course debut second to Highbank.
Last time out, over a mile at Chelmsford, he stayed on well to see off the decent Brave Emperor by half a length and the further one furlong of today’s tip should see him to even better effect.
My selection may have most to fear from Blanchland and Canberra Legend in a hot-looking contest.
Earlier on the card, the progressive DIONYSIAN (1.50) is fancied to make a winning handicap debut and land this third race in a row — in the Connaught Access Flooring Handicap.
PROBE’s (2.25) impressive victory last time out at Wolverhampton, when hooded for the first time and back to six furlongs, holds up under scrutiny and he could go in again in the Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap for trainer Jennie Candlish.
The ITV4 cameras are also at Cheltenham for the opener and HELTENHAM (1.30, nap) is the pick in the Matt Hampson Foundation Silver Trophy Handicap Chase.
The six-year-old ex-French bumper horse has gone up 25lb in the ratings since starting his three-race winning run but he won readily at Newbury last time and, with trainer Dan Skelton in hot form, he can strike again.
WEDNESDAY'S SELECTIONS
BEVERLEY
1.40 SCOOPS AHOY
2.15 CHARGED UP
2.50 NIGHT ON EARTH
3.25 VETIFER (NB)
4.00 SEA MASTER
4.35 YORKINDESS
5.10 HALE END
5.40 GOLDEN MELODY
CHELTENHAM
1.30 HELTENHAM (NAP)
2.05 HOMME PUBLIC
2.40 WAKE UP EARLY
3.15 THEATRE MAN
3.50 MISTER MALARKY
4.25 SANTOS BLUE
5.00 BY YOUR SIDE
KEMPTON
5.30 GRAND PROVIDENCE
6.00 DOCKLANDS
6.30 CLIPSHAM GOLD (NB)
7.00 BILL PLUMB
7.30 EMINENCY
8.00 NUBOUGH
8.30 DONALD LLEWELLYN
NEWMARKET
1.50 DIONYSIAN
2.25 PROBE
3.00 BOLD ACT
3.35 COPPICE
4.10 DOROTHY LAWRENCE
4.45 LUDMILLA
5.20 REGAL EMPIRE
NEWSBOY'S DOUBLE: HELTENHAM and CLIPSHAM GOLD
