Waldkonig looks one to watch

One-time Classic hope WALDKONIG is an intriguing contender as he kicks off his campaign in the Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap at Pontefract.

A Kingman half-brother to Arc victor Waldgeist, Waldkonig looked a potential world-beater on his racecourse bow, winning by nine lengths at Wolverhampton.

John Gosden was clearly keen to test his Derby credentials as he dropped him straight into the Listed Newmarket Stakes on his return last June and while his initial defeat as an odds-on favourite was disappointing, the subsequent exploits of winning stablemate Mishriff put that run in a whole new light.

Good to firm ground did not appear to suit and while he shaped with more promise on good ground at

Haydock next time, he again bumped into a smart colt in Highest Ground, who was only narrowly beaten in the Dante.

Waldkonig has been off the track since that run and he is on a high enough mark of 101 to start in handicap company, but this looks a decent starting point for a horse who hails from a family that seems to improve with age.

UNCLE JUMBO was knocking on the door in ultra-competitive sales races last term, with a similar level surely good enough in the Racing TV On Sky Channel 426 Handicap.

SELECTIONS

BATH: 2.10 Cappananty Con, 2.40 Honorah, 3.10 King Of Stars, 3.40 Fernando Rah, 4.10 Wantage, 4.40 Bright View , 5.10 Chetan, 5.45 Headshot. PONTEFRACT: 1.00 First Charge, 1.30 Alfredo, 2.00 WALDKONIG (NAP), 2.30 Uncle Jumbo, 3.00 King Frankel, 3.30 Midnight Stripper, 4.00 Barney’s Bay, 4.35 Dragons Will Rise. DOUBLE: Waldkonig and Uncle Jumbo.