Talented colt Elarqam should finally come good for Mark Johnston

– Elarqam can start to make up for lost time with his first victory of the season in the Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury today.

For a colt that started the season with such lofty expectations, it can be said 2018 has been a disappointment.

Little has gone to plan for the three-year-old from the time trainer Mark Johnston could not get a race into him before the 2000 Guineas.

He ran creditably to take fourth place behind Saxon Warrior at Newmarket and hopes were high he would run even better in the Irish equivalent.

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His run was too bad to be true at the Curragh and he was found not to be quite 100 percent afterwards.

Trying him over 2000m at York did not quite work out, but it was only in the closing stages he was headed by Thundering Blue after making the running. Positive tactics back over 1600m might prove the answer in this Group 3 heat.

Lorelina can cope with a 2kg rise for winning at Chester where she was the only mare taking on geldings.

That race was two months ago, but Andrew Balding is sure to have her primed for a return to action in the EBF Breeders’ Series Fillies’ Handicap, in which she is up against her own sex.

B Fifty Two may not be the force he once was, but he can still cut a dash as he showed when only beaten a neck by Kingstreet Lady at Carlisle on his latest start.

A winner at Pontefract in April, Marjorie Fifes nineyear-old sprinter can land his second success of the season in the Racing UK Handicap at Beverley.

Enzo’s Lad can regain winning ways in the Family Funday At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap.

The Karl Burke-trained three-year-old has been beaten in three starts since hitting the target at the Norfolk track in April, but he has not run at all badly and will be more at home back on his happy hunting ground.

Just An Idea made eye-catching late headway at Goodwood last time and should be followed in the David Bomber Evan Memorial Handicap at Chepstow.

He was all wrong at the weights that day and, after appearing likely to be tailed off, he finished with purpose, although he was never going to be involved in the finish.

Back in lesser company, this looks a good opportunity to record a second career success.

Pacino is one to note in the second division of the Racing Specialist Novice Stakes at Wolverhampton as he makes his first start since a gelding operation. –