King can rule again with Rainbow Dreamer at Newcastle

Alan King enjoyed an exceptional Royal Ascot and can keep the bandwagon rolling with another big-race success in the Betfair Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

The Barbury Castle trainer sent out three winners in Berkshire and has booked one of his Ascot-winning pilots in Hollie Doyle to team up with Rainbow Dreamer in the feature.

Doyle was also on board for the seven-year-old’s return at Gosforth Park this month, when he ran a respectable fourth behind Nayef Road in a Group Three.

The winner went on to prove best of the rest behind the exceptional Stradivarius in the Gold Cup, giving a very solid feel to Rainbow Dreamer’s five-length defeat over the same two miles he faces here.

He was very much up against it at the weights that day, so his effort is all the more meritorious, and the fact he had been cutting a swathe through the all-weather staying ranks previously adds further confidence to the selection.

This is theoretically an easier task than Rainbow Dreamer faced last time – and while he has a fair bit of weight to contend with, he could still prove a cut above.

Virgin Snow is bred to be something special as a daughter of Gleneagles out of the fantastic racemare Snow Fairy – and she can start to really come of age in the Betfair Exchange Hoppings Fillies’ Stakes.

She was thereabouts in two outings last year without winning, but soon righted that with a convincing success on her return this term – admittedly only in handicap company. However, the manner of her victory on stepping up to ten furlongs was quite taking, and the conditions of this Group Three give her every chance of gaining that allimportant black type.

Judicial found Far Above too sharp on his seasonal bow, and should feel the benefit in the Betfair Backs Racing Welfare Chipchase Stakes. Over five furlongs in the Palace House Stakes, Judicial just could not quite match Far Above but lost little in being beaten three-quarters of a length and should surely appreciate switching back to six furlongs.

Volkan Star has an outing underhisbeltandisoneforthe shortlist in the Betway Fairway Stakes. He was no match for winner Mishriff over this 10 furlongs earlier in the month, but he should have progressed for the run and was certainly not stopping at the finish.