CROWN ESTATE TO REGAIN WINNING THREAD

By Nick Robson, PA

Crown Estate can get back on the winning trail at Salisbury in the Havana Grey Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap.

Trained by John and Thady Gosden and owned by the King and Queen, he is by Dubawi and out of a French Guineas winner in Castle Lady.

Winless in three outings at two, he probably triumphed by too far on his first start this season as despite the victory coming in maiden company, his mark went up from 79 to 84.

Well beaten next time out at Newmarket, he has been placed the last twice at Ascot and Haydock and he will be wearing first-time cheekpieces this time.

The Gosdens also look to hold strong claims in the following A36 Motor Company British EBF Maiden Stakes with Lord Of Love.

Another regally-bred contender as a son of Dubawi out of the French Oaks winner Star Of Seville, he is also sporting first-time cheekpieces.

He could have gone handicapping off a mark of 85 but stays in maiden company and his last start, when second to Approval, looks decent now given that one finished mid-division in the Golden Gates Stakes last week.

Andrew Balding won the Showcasing Standing At Whitsbury Manor Bibury Cup Handicap last year and holds strong claims once more with Subsequent.

Well beaten first time out over a mile, he went down by just a head when upped to 10 furlongs and got off the mark last time out at Haydock over almost a mile and a half.

Clearly that is his trip and his pedigree suggests he should be better than an opening mark of 84.

Megalithic backers will not get very rich at Carlisle but he really should be winning the Tattersalls £40,000 EBF Novice Stakes.

Third at Salisbury on debut, he was well fancied for the Woodcote at Epsom’s Derby meeting where he flew home for second from a poor draw.

Carlisle’s stiff finish will suit and connections stated at Epsom they were keen to get a win on the board before moving back up in class.

Megalithic’s race is worth more than both the Stablemate By AGMA Cumberland Plate Handicap and the Stablemate By AGMA Carlisle Bell.

The former can go to Sir Mark Prescott’s Born Ruler, a fine second at Sandown last time out.

Ruth Carr’s Dawn Of Liberation ran better than his finishing position suggests last time out and is a speculative selection in the Bell.

Roger Varian’s Jabaara should defy a penalty in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Eternal Stakes.

In winning at the same level at Musselburgh last time out, she had George Boughey’s Soprano back in third.

That runner may have been marginally unlucky but she certainly boosted the form in winning the Sandringham at Royal Ascot.

Balding’s Jouncy was sixth of 20 on his debut at Newbury and can show the benefit of that by winning the Kindred-We Strive For Better/EBF ‘Confined’ Maiden Stakes at Kempton.

Top tips for today’s UK meetings

TAB is betting on 5 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

SALISBURY: Race 1: 14.45 Wild Clary, Race 2: 15.15 Cuban Breeze, Race 3: 15.45 Sergio
Parisse, Race 4: 16.15 Crown Estate, Race 5: 16.45 Lord Of Love, Race 6: 17.15 Subsequent,
Race 7: 17.50 Sunny Corner.

CARLISLE: Race 1: 15.05 Music History, Race 2: 15.35 MEGALITHIC (NAP), Race 3: 16.05 Born
Ruler, Race 4: 16.35 Jabaara, Race 5: 17.05 Island Native, Race 6: 17.40 Dawn Of Liberation,
Race 7: 18.15 Red Pixie.

WORCESTER: Race 1: 15.23 In This World, Race 2: 15.53 Head On, Race 3: 16.23 Captain
Morgs, Race 4: 16.53 Born In The West, Race 5: 17.28 Guard Duty, Race 6: 18.05 Nowmelad,
Race 7: 18.40 Glimpse Of Glory.

KEMPTON: Race 1: 18.00 Viridian, Race 2: 18.35 Mammy, Race 3: 19.10 Marbush, Race 4:
19.40 Jouncy, Race 5: 20.10 Spun To Gold, Race 6: 20.40 Sunny Street, Race 7: 21.10 Waxing
Gibbous, Race 8: 21.40 Philos.

FFOS LAS: Race 1: 19.20 Caramay, Race 2: 19.50 Enigmatic Princess, Race 3: 20.20 The Cola
Kid, Race 4: 20.50 Piper's Fort, Race 5: 21.20 Dapple Light, Race 6: 21.50 Devious Devan.

ALL TO COME: Megalithic (Carlisle, Race 2) and Crown Estate (Salisbury, Race 4).

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