Pocket can rocket home

● Cole’s three year old one to watch in Brighton handicap

Mr Pocket can enjoy another moment in the spotlight by landing the Love Fairs Antiques 27 Aug Handicap at Brighton.

The three-year-old kicked off the current campaign by deadheating at Bath in April after some fine efforts among six juvenile starts last term. He is clearly pretty battle-hardened by now and was only denied an outright victory on the line that day so the handicapper was perhaps a bit harsh in hiking him 5lb for the win.

Paul Cole’s charge then had a six-week break and when returning to action at Bath at the start of June, it did indeed appear the handicapper more than had his measure as he finished down the field.

However, Mr Pocket then put up an improved show when second at Salisbury just over a week ago when the gaps perhaps did not come as readily as connections would have hoped in the final two furlongs. It was still a good run though and a similar effort should put him in the mix.

Harbour Law gave Laura Mongan a fantastic day out with his third place in the Gold Cup last week and while the toteplacepot At Totesport. com Handicap is hardly Royal Ascot, her five-year-old With Approval should nevertheless have the trainer smiling.

Placed on each of his last three starts, With Approval is clearly in rude health and primed to end a losing spell that stretches back to August.

He didn’t help himself when veering right from the stalls in a length-and-a-quarter defeat last time. The handicapper has left him on his lowest-ever mark of 58 and it is surely only a matter of time before the pieces fall into place.