CHOC FULL OF TALENT
In-form Palmer’s filly could find it a stroll in the Park
CHOCOYA looks good for the in-form Hugo Palmer in the Group 3 SBK Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes (3.50) at Lingfield Park today.
To register a first success at Pattern level, the daughter of Sepoy must turn round Newmarket running with She Do from the Listed Boadicea Stakes last October.
But there wasn’t much between the pair and Chocoya had looked on an upward curve with handicap scores at Salisbury and Chelmsford on her previous two outings. Going back up from six to seven furlongs shouldn’t be a problem, and Chocoya’s jockey Ryan Moore has ridden like a demon at Chester’s May fixture this week.
Moore has excellent prospects of an ITV4 double, set up by EMILY DICKINSON in the Listed SBK Oaks Trial Stakes (3.15).
The daughter of Dubawi and Irish Oaks heroine Chicquita was unplaced at Leopardstown on her first two attempts, but got off the mark in cosy style at Naas last time.
O’Brien has dominated the Epsom trials this week but Charlie Appleby’s WALK OF STARS is the horse to beat in the Listed SBK Derby Trial Stakes (2.40).
After a promising start at Newmarket in October, Dubawi’s son ran away with a Nottingham maiden the following month.
Another step forward followed with a neck call at Newbury last month on his return, and William Buick’s mount has barely scratched beneath the surface.
He failed to justify market support when seventh at Yarmouth on his turf comeback, but AJRAD is still fancied to give a good account in the SBK Handicap (2.05).
At Ascot, THIRD REALM can serve it up to favourite Al Aasy in the Listed Carey Group Buckhounds Stakes (2.20). On this weekend 12 months ago, the Roger Varian trainee was entering the Epsom picture with a Derby Trial triumph at Lingfield.
Third Realm didn’t add to that win in four subsequent starts, but was highly tried and takes a drop in class here.
The EBF Fillies’ Handicap (3.30) is a good opportunity for DELTA BAY to make a winning start for Hughie Morrison.
The former John and Thady Gosden trainee has been off course since Ascot in April of last year, but still has potential.
After training his first winners over jumps since taking over the licence from father Colin, Joe Tizzard can upstage his Flat counterparts by saddling MASCAT to victory in the Royal Ascot Local Schools Art Competition Handicap (1.45).
At Haydock, looks well treated back over the smaller obstacles for the Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (3.00).
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