Robin to have the edge

Racing: Ground should suit Dunlop hope on rare home outing

ROBIN OF NAVAN can get the job done when he makes a rare outing on home shores in the bet365 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket.

Harry Dunlop’s charge has appeared just four times in Britain during 21 career starts as his team has chased some fine financial rewards on foreign shores, notably winning a Saint-cloud Group One back in 2015 and a Group Three event at Chantilly last summer.

His strike-rate has not been brilliant, but he rarely turns in a bad effort and he is never far away even in top company, although he was found out on his final start of 2017 in Hong Kong.

That said, the five-year-old turned in a decent effort on his seasonal return on the Chantilly all-weather last month and will surely feel the benefit of that return run as he starts to get a bit older now.

Robin Of Navan has a bit to find on the bare figures with Deauville, but the ground should be in his favour and he may just have the racing edge this time.

SOLILOQUY can mark herself as a Classic contender with victory in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes.

She suffered a surprise defeat on her debut for Charlie Appleby at New- market in August, but soon righted the record with victory over a mile at Ascot.

Stepping back to seven furlongs is not certain to suit, but the likely ease in the ground should make this more of a test. SELECTIONS

CHELTENHAM: 2.05 Captain Cattistock, 2.40 Traffic Fluide, 3.15 Brave Eagle, 3.50 Red Infantry, 4.25 Steely Addition, 5.00 Lovely Job, 5.30 Poppy Kay.

NEWMARKET: 1.50 Hyperfocus, 2.25 Finniston Farm, 3.00 ROBIN OF NAVAN (NAP), 3.35 Soliloquy, 4.10 Kadiz, 4.45 Rococo, 5.20 Sea Of Class, 5.55 Dukhan.

DOUBLE: Robin Of Navan and Soliloquy.