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SOUND AND SILENCE (3.45) can give Charlie Appleby another major success in the Pavilion Stakes at Ascot.
The Exceed And Excel colt was a high-class juvenile last season, landing a Group 3 at Maison-Laffitte in September and finishing second in the Cornwallis here next time.
Team Godolphin’s sprinter should be open to plenty more improvement at three and can book his place in next month’s BY GARRY OWEN Commonwealth Cup with another smart effort.
Appleby can also take the fillies’ event with (2.35) who took another big step forward when hacking up on her return at Kempton.
Irish raider (3.10) is the best bet in the Sagaro Stakes. Jessica Harrington’s stayer was a good second to Order Of St George in the Long Distance Cup over track and trip
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last October and can go one better. (4.20) can continue Eve JohnsonHoughton’s winning run in the Paradise Stakes.
Proven at Ascot, the fouryear-old made rapid progress in handicap company last year and can justify some lofty entries by claiming this Listed contest. Roger Varian’s
(4.55) can hit the heights in the apprentices’ event. The Dark Angel gelding spent most of last season on the
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upgrade in handicaps and remains on an attractive mark.
(5.55) catches the eye on another trappy all-weather card at Wolverhampton.
George Margarson’s gelding landed this race off a 3lb lower mark a year ago and should be primed after a good second to Ravenhoe at Lingfield last week.
George Scott is confident about James Garfield’s chances in Saturday’s 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. The classy colt will
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be the trainer’s first runner in a Classic and he is confident the Greenham hero will stay a mile in the Group 1 contest.
The son of Exceed And Excel will be partnered by Frankie Dettori at HQ after John Gosden withdrew Without Parole.
Charlie Hills is looking forward to the new season with star sprinter Battaash. The fouryear-old is working well at the Faringdon base and set to kick off his campaign in the Temple Stakes at Haydock on May 26.