Brando could knock over rusty Tin Man

– BRANDO can show he is the new kid on the sprinting block today by landing the Group 2 Clipper Logistics Duke Of York Stakes on the first day of the York May meeting.

He has taken his time to graduate from handicapper to Group performer but all the evidence

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points to Kevin Ryan’s charge being on the arc of an upward curve.

This was demonstrated when he came back to win the Group 3 Abernant Stakes at Newmarket with plenty up his sleeve, after Ryan had indicated the race would bring him on.

If that is the case he will be hard to beat here, especially if The Tin Man is rusty after his close season lay off, a remark that could also apply to Magical Memory.

Few horses deserve to land a decent prize more than MUNTADAB who can make it third time lucky in the Infinity Tyres Handicap.

Roger Fell has his five-year-old operating at concert pitch and if low numbers are favoured he will surely make a fist of avenging a slightly unlucky defeat at Ripon.

KNOCKOUT BLOW can do just that to his foes in the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes.

The son of Lethal Force has worked well in preparation for this introduction for which Ryan Moore is an eye-catching booking by trainer Mark Johnston.