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Honour should be upheld at Newbury

July 2024

Symbol Of Honour can bounce back from defeat at Royal Ascot in the Ire-Incentive - Pays To Buy Irish Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury on Friday.

The son of Havana Grey was a well-beaten favourite on his racecourse debut in May at Newmarket when he trailed in 9-lengths behind The Actor. But he responded in the best possible fashion 11 days later at Lingfield when stepped up from 1000m to 1200m to break his maiden.

That earned the Charlie Appleby-trained youngster a shot in the Coventry Stakes and despite being outpaced at the halfway stage he kept on well and was a 1.25-length sixth.

He has since been gelded and the drop in grade from Group Two to Listed should benefit him and in the hands of William Buick he can prosper in Berkshire.

Mrs Twig can complete a hat-trick in the HY Ross Brooke Fillies' Handicap. After an indifferent three-year-old campaign when the Mastercraftsman-filly failed to find the winner's enclosure in seven attempts, this season has been a completely different story.

Trained by William Muir and Chris Grassick, she broke her maiden on her seasonal reappearance on the all-weather at Kempton, finishing a length clear after taking it up 200m out.

A switch to turf and Newbury saw her come fourth next time out, but a return to the all-weather at Kempton saw her back to winning ways with a comfortable victory over Gold Aura.

She followed that up at Newmarket late last month when taking over the lead in the final strides in the hands of Tom Marquand and is well worth sticking with in this sort of form.

Open Secret can take advantage of bottom weight and lose his maiden tag in the BetVictor Handicap.

The Charlie Johnston inmate has been placed in five of his six starts and the scene is set for him to finally get his nose in front after a pair of second-place finishes at Goodwood and Chester.

Andrew Balding sends Kalpana on the near 1300km round trip from Hampshire to Hamilton and is likely to be rewarded in the British Stallion Studs EBF Glasgow Stakes.

She won on debut at Wolverhampton in January before finishing second behind the smart Inisherin at Newcastle.

A second win of her career at Newmarket was followed with a swift return to HQ where she found only Friendly Soul too good in the Pretty Polly Stakes.

That was followed by another placed effort in the Ribblesdale Stakes, when third behind Port Fairy, and anything like her best should see her good enough to get home in front.

Kalama Sunrise can pick up a fifth win of the season in the Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series Apprentice Handicap.

The Jack Channon-trained four-year-old was beaten just a short head last time out but that followed four straight victories and a return to the winner's enclosure is on the cards. - Press Association

TAB is betting on 6 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

NEWBURY: Race 1: 14.50 Atlantic Gamble, Race 2: 15.25 Sir Dinadan, Race 3: 16.00 Ecology, Race 4: 16.35 Elizabeth Bay, Race 5: 17.10 SYMBOL OF HONOUR (NAP), Race 6: 17.45 Mrs Twig, Race 7: 18.20 Open Secret.

HAYDOCK: Race 1: 15.05 Kalama Sunrise, Race 2: 15.40 Mollie Foster, Race 3: 16.15 He's An Angel, Race 4: 16.50 Story Horse, Race 5: 17.25 American Arrow, Race 6: 18.00 Angel Amadea.

NOTTINGHAM: Race 1: 15.15 Hallasan, Race 2: 15.50 Lipsink, Race 3: 16.25 Dance And Romance, Race 4: 17.00 Path To Glory, Race 5: 17.40 Aljadel, Race 6: 18.11 Secret Handsheikh.

NEWMARKET: Race 1: 18.15 Stellenbosch, Race 2: 18.50 Markoon, Race 3: 19.25 Tareefa, Race 4: 20.00 Ananda, Race 5: 20.35 Diomed Spirit, Race 6: 21.10 Siempre Arturo, Race 7: 21.40 Buy The Dip.

HAMILTON: Race 1: 18.30 Jorge Alvares, Race 2: 19.00 Military Girl, Race 3: 19.35 Jordan Electrics, Race 4: 20.10 Kalpana, Race 5: 20.45 Pop Star, Race 6: 21.20 Spanish Hustle, Race 7: 21.50 Crystal Guard.

PONTEFRACT: Race 1: 18.37 Territorial Knight, Race 2: 19.10 American Style, Race 3: 19.45 Tees George, Race 4: 20.20 Poet's Dawn, Race 5: 20.55 Ventura Express, Race 6: 21.25 Optician, Race 7: 22.00 Havana Rum.

ALL TO COME: Symbol Of Honour (Newbury, Race 5) and Kalpana (Hamilton, Race 4).

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