13:50 -Super Superjack and Withold will be our opening selections in the marathon to commence proceedings on
Super Superjack, is very well weighted towards the bottom of the weights and is a previous winner at the Course carrying nearly a stone and a half heavier.
As for Withold, he is one of the quality horses in the field for Roger Charlton, William Buick is aboard which is a positive.
Super Superjack 7/2 2pt ew
Withold 8/1 1pt ew
14:25 – Berkshire Shadow for Andrew Balding is the fancy, his prior run at HQ forgiven, his speed figures on Good to Firm at Ascot and HQ that times before his last would be too much for the field. Balding continues to operate at a good strike-rate (20% in the last 14 days) and when paired with Jason Watson their strike rate is equally impressive.
Berkshire Shadow 10/3 2pt ew
15:35 – Lazuli for Godolphin, Appleby and Buick, a bigger price than I expected ( I had it around 5/1). No issues with the drawn from 9 and likely to be one of the front-runners, tucked in behind Vertiginous who will likely lead and fade before the finish.
Lazuli 7/1 1.5pt ew