Terebellum eyes Falmouth prize

Godsen’s filly tipped to shine at Newmarket today

TEREBELLUM

looks to have been found a gilt-edged opportunity to register a first Group One success in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket today.

John Gosden’s filly put up a huge performance at Royal Ascot when narrowly denied by the rock-solid Circus

Maximus in the Queen Anne Stakes.

Gosden felt she was up to beating the boys on that occasion – and while she found Aidan O’Brien’s charge too good, the winning margin was only a head.

She was dropping back in trip at Ascot, having made a winning reappearance over 10 furlongs, and that was maybe why Frankie Dettori made his move very early.

With the benefit of hindsight, he perhaps wishes he delayed his move a few strides – because despite hitting the front, Terebellum was outdone by the rallying Circus Maximus.

Nevertheless, there is nothing of his class in here, and the biggest threat is stablemate Nazeef – winner of five of her six races but needing to progress again to extend her sequence.

Another who finished second at Royal Ascot was Hughie Morrison’s KIPPS, and compensation may await in the Bet365 Handicap.

While Kipps looked well treated heading to Ascot off just 83, unfortunately he bumped into an even better handicapped rival in Owen Burrows’ Hukum – who might have been in a Derby trial had this season gone to plan. FIDUX can spearhead a double for Alan King at Market Rasen with victory in the feature Betway Summer Plate

Handicap Chase. The seven-year-old was pulled up on his last start over jumps at Kempton on Boxing Day – but given he has shown his best form on a sound surface, it may well have been the testing winter ground that just did not suit.

DINO VELVET can also strike for King in the Betway Summer Handicap Hurdle.

He was not beaten far in third at Southwell at the start of the month, having finished one place behind Fidux at Wolverhampton previously.

CLEARANCE is the pick in Musselburgh’s Up And Running On RacingTV Handicap after a decent return effort.

SELECTIONS: MARKET RASEN: 12.00 Marine One, 12.30 Vancouver, 1.00 The Sweeney, 1.30 Lucky Robin, 2.05 Dino Velvet, 2.40 Fidux, 3.15 Hasankey, 3.50 Phoenix Rock, 4.20 Bucks Dream.

MUSSELBURGH: 1.40 Broxi, 2.15 Clearance, 2.50 Acklam Express, 3.25 Sound Of Iona, 4.00 How Bizarre, 4.35 Temper Trap, 5.05 Nobby Nuts, 5.40 Flood Defence.

NEWMARKET: 12.10 Wise Glory, 12.45 Line Of Reason, 1.15 Magical Land, 1.50 Breanski, 2.25 Time Scale, 3.00 Sam Cooke, 3.35 Kipps, 4.10 TEREBELLUM (NAP).

DOUBLE: Terebellum and Time Scale.