The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)

Magic for Meg at Newmarket

Gosdentrai­ned Kingman colt can stay unbeaten

- NICK ROBSON

MEGALLAN

looked above average when winning on debut and can defy a penalty in the MansionBet Bet £10 Get £20 British EBF Novice Stakes at Newmarket today.

Owned by Anthony Oppenheime­r, who rarely seems to have a bad horse these days, the John Gosdentrai­ned Kingman colt made a striking impression earlier this month on his first racecourse appearance.

Despite racing keenly enough in the early stages, he came with a sweeping run down the centre of the track to win going away by almost four lengths.

Given how Gosden operates, he was unlikely to have been fully tuned up for his debut and this Derby entrant – whose dam is a half-sister to Oppenheime­r’s Golden Horn – can remain unbeaten.

LIVE IN THE MOMENT is a sprinter on the up and can go in again in the MansionBet Watch And Bet Handicap.

The three-year-old is doing his best to put trainer Adam West on the map with two wins at York.

The handicappe­r has had a good go at stopping him, but a useful claiming jockey in Joseph Lyons will help ease the burden. Nicky Henderson’s Overpriced Mixer is likely to have plenty of supporters in the MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap on his first run for the yard having previously been with Jamie Osborne.

LONE EAGLE is the pick in the

British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Goodwood.

He demonstrat­ed abundant promise on his first racecourse outing earlier this month, working his way into the race before only just failing to run down the all-the-way winner by a head at the line.

Lone Eagle still looked to have plenty to learn and Martyn Meade surely has high hopes going forward.

And LADY LYNETTA can confirm the favourable impression she made when winning at Haydock by doubling up in the Ladbrokes Get Your Daily Odds Boost Fillies’ Handicap.

SELECTIONS: FONTWELL: 12.00 Lively Citizen, 12.35 Seaborn, 1.05 Glengar, 1.40 Compadre, 2.15 Flying Verse, 2.45 Black Anthem, 3.15 Master Work, 3.50 Surf Walk

GOODWOOD: 12.15 London Palladium, 12.45 Quickstep Lady, 1.20 Sir Titan, 1.55 Lone Eagle, 2.30 Lady Lynetta, 3.00 Theocrat, 3.30 Harrogate, 4.05 Gilt Edge.

NEWMARKET: 3.05 A’Shaari, 3.45 MEGALLAN (NAP), 4.15 Ice Eagle, 4.50 Man Of Promise, 5.20 Live In The Moment, 5.55 Inhalation, 6.30 Katniss Everdeen, 7.00 Ruby Shield, 7.35 Overpriced Mixer.

DOUBLE: Megallan and Flying Pursuit.

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