R.ASCOT-Wednesday-June16

2.30 JERSEY STAKES - 7f:

114 FREE JUDGEMENT

110 LUCKY GENERAL

110 RAINFALL

109 ROCK JOCK

Summary - Ratings stand scutiny. Top comes from the Irish 2000, which Canford Cliffs has upheld. I take Rainfall over Lucky General, despite the trainer/jockey combination of the latter, as his rating came over 7f. Rock Jock gets ahead of the remainder on his run behind Angel's Pursuit, and that form was upheld on Sunday.

3.05 WINDSOR FOREST STAKES - 8f

:

109 ANTARA

109 GOLDEN STREAM

108 PYRRHA

SAPHRESA

Summary - Very tight between the top three, but the winner may be the one I cannot rate, but looks to go well fresh, and at a slightly higher level than 'home' contingent.

3.50 PRINCE OF WALES STAKES - 10f:

118 TAZEEZ

118 GLASS HARMONIUM

115 DEBUSSY

With no ratings for the likes of; ALLYBAR, BYWORD, PRESVIS, and TWICE OVER, it is quite possible that none of my top three will even make the frame? Presvis and Allybar have got to prove themselves post MEYDAN, and Twice Over needs a couple of races to be at his best ... Which leaves Byword as the most likely winner, but the rated horses are high enough to make it a true contest.

4.25 ROYAL HUNT CUP - 8f h'cap:

High drawn.

ACROSTIC

MOYNAHAN

INVISIBLE MAN

Low drawn.

DANDY BOY

MANASSAS

DOCOFTHEBAY

There are two key races involved in the selections -FAREER and DANDY BOY, and the Official marks are pretty near mine for the former, where I give Dandy Boy's lot 4 or 5lbs in hand. To complicate matters, it may be the far side have the better pace with St Moritz(also 5lbs to the good, but from a class 3, 7f race) drawn high, and going stick suggesting that far rail will be quicker. That being the case, I will take my top two to fight it out. Invisible Man could be better that the ratings indicate, as I have him on the minus 5lbs mark, but the jockey knows his way around Ascot, and could easily run into a place if drawn on the right side.

My low drawn trio are very capable of winning, if it were a level playing field, so any hint that the stands rail is best come post time, they are the three to concentrate on.

5.00 QUEEN MARY STAKES - 5f:

All these two year olds are stepping up in class, and with such limited data of a single run in most cases, I shall give this a miss.

5.35 SANDRINGHAM HANDICAP,LISTED - 8f:

Again, very difficult to put accurate ratings on these, but Lolly For Dolly came out best in the best race - Irish 1000gns - and despite top-weight, makes most appeal.

Timepiece and Blue Maiden could both be a danger if back to their best, as could others. So another race to leave alone.