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Kyllang can Rock Leicester

TIPS: Five-year-old sprinter tipped to shine in small field

- THE FERRET

KYLLANG ROCK is fancied to come out on top in the EBF Stallions Prestwold Conditions Stakes at Leicester today.

The James Tate-trained sprinter made the most of a gentle return to action after 119 days off when landing a five-runner affair in good style at Nottingham.

The five-year-old has been up against the likes of Battaash and Take Cover in Group races in the past, so was certainly not winning out of turn. This is another small field and while it is not without dangers, it looks within his capabiliti­es.

FANTASTIC BLUE hit top form when successful on his third start of the season at Windsor last month an can back that up in the Wellcomm And Communicat­ions And Technology Solutions Handicap.

The three-year-old colt from Ismail Mohammed’s stable had gone close on his previous outing at Newbury and made no mistake as he powered home by three lengths from Starfighte­r.

A 5lb rise for that convincing victory looks more than fair and Fantastic Blue should be followed while he is in this form.

WOODHOUSE is the pick in the Dale & Hall & Hickman Associates EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained son of Kingman looked certain to come on a ton for his debut effort at Newbury, where he was third of the seven runners but will have learned plenty. Slowly away and niggled along from some way out, he hit his stride in the final furlong and should know a lot more about this game on this occasion.

B FIFTY TWO can continue his excellent run of consistenc­y of late with another victory in division one of the Follow Us On Twitter At catterickr­aces. com at the North Yorkshire track.

The tough-as-teak 10-year-old has run no less than six times in the past month, winning twice and being placed in the other four.

Both victories in that spell have come over the six furlongs at Catterick.

Trainer Marjorie Fife is sticking to the same formula as B Fifty Two bids to defy a 4lb penalty.

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