Mission Central and Satono Reve set the standard

Newmarket: Race 1 | 2yo Maiden

HAFFNER ran a good race on debut a couple of weeks ago, where he was second to a good horse that I ride later on the card, Abraham Lincoln.

He now steps up from six to seven furlongs, which I feel will suit him, and his chance in here looks obvious in a small field of mainly unraced horses.

Newmarket: Race 3 | 3yo 0-100 Handicap

WECHAAD is backing up here having finished second in the Britannia Stakes over 1600m at Royal Ascot.

It’s the first time I’ve ridden him, so I don’t know too much, but his mark remains unchanged from Ascot and will hopefully get involved if taking another step forward.

Newmarket: Race 4 | Bunbury Cup

I’m on SUPIDO in what looks a fairly open Bunbury Cup.

His form from Chester this season isn’t bad, but he’ll have to step up on his run the last day at Newcastle, where he finished midfield. He was slowly away that day, though.

He’ll need to take a step forward to win this but remains open to doing so.

Newmarket: Race 5 | G2 Superlative Stakes

ABRAHAM LINCOLN was an expensive colt who’s really nicely bred, so hopefully he makes up into a good one.

He won nicely on debut at the Curragh a couple of weeks ago and is now stepping up in trip, which will suit.

We like him, but it’s a hard race to get a handle on given they’re all relatively lightly-raced. Al Hudaiba is maybe the obvious danger, but we won’t have seen the best of any of them yet.

Newmarket: Race 6 | G1 July Cup

MISSION CENTRAL put up a very solid performance in the G1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot to beat older horses and international runners.

That was a big step up in class given his previous run came in Listed company and he handled it very well.

He’s unbeaten at six furlongs, having won three times at the trip as a two-year-old, so that should be no issue, and I think he’ll be fine on the track too.

This will be a slightly different race to Ascot, as it’s a smaller field and I expect it to be more tactical. They probably won’t go as fast.

On the figures, he must be bang there, and I’m looking forward to riding him.

Along with my horse, Satono Reve probably sets the standard, even though he finished just behind Almeraq in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot.

Almeraq was a surprise winner that day, but it was a bit of a strange race. We went quite steady and everything happened up the middle of the track.

I was on Satono Reve and we were drawn a bit away from it, so had to come across to get involved, so I think he was a bit unlucky.

Almeraq is still open to improvement, though I’m not convinced the July course will definitely suit him, while it certainly holds no fears for Satono Reve. I worked him on the track last year and he was very comfortable on it, and he’ll like the fast ground too.

Venetian Sun is the likely favourite. She won the Commonwealth Cup well and has looked good over six furlongs this season, but I would say there’s a bit of a question mark over this quicker ground, and the track, where she’ll be running downhill.

The third from the Commonwealth Cup, Division, is also in here. He had a bit of trouble in running at Ascot, so you could make a case for him turning that form around.

Double Rush, who won the Wokingham at Ascot, is also in here. He’s been a very progressive and looks like the type to go well at the July course.

Big Mojo has possibly been slightly overlooked, given he’s a Group 1 winner who finished second in this race last year, whilst Comanche Brave and Coppull have been running well in stakes races this season and would also have a chance.

Newmarket: Race 7 | 3yo+ 71-90 Handicap

EXPOSURE was beaten at Newmarket last time over a mile. He’s been dropped a pound and is coming back in trip here.

Hopefully he can take a step forward, which is very possible given he’s only had the one run for John & Thady Gosden.