Port ready to set sail at Kempton

Port Of London can go one better in the Unibet/Breeders Backing Racing EBF Novice Stakes at Kempton on Monday after finishing second to a potentially above average type at Southwell earlier this month.

Trained by John and Thady Gosden, he was well fancied for his Windsor debut in July but ran no sort of a race.

The Night Of Thunder colt, who was unraced at two, is obviously still quite immature as he looked to be coming to win the race at Southwell.

Unfortunately he hung under pressure and came off second best to Charlie Appleby's Race To The Stars, a half-brother to the likes of Yibir and Wild Illusion.

Port Of London is owned by Godolphin and ridden by William Buick and the jockey holds strong claims of doubling up on Appleby's Dancing Flower in the Racing TV Fillies' Novice Stakes.

The daughter of Dark Angel finished third of eight on her debut at Newmarket to Orion's Belt in mid-July and the winner has franked the form since, finishing second in the Group Three Dick Poole at Salisbury on Friday.

Back in fourth that day was Charlie Johnston's Ice Sovereigns, who has won twice since so it looks a good line of form.

Given natural improvement, she should be hard to beat.

Moving up to 1400m looks an obvious move for Richard Fahey's North Force in Thirsk's British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes, after he made some eyecatching progress late in the day to finish third at Doncaster on debut.

The son of Frankel is out of Royal Ascot winner Move Swiftly, so is bred to be a useful operator and showed plenty of promise once the penny dropped on Town Moor.

Although slowly away and green in patches through the first half of the contest, the youngster slowly got the hang of things at the business end, with an extra 200m here only going to help this colt fulfil his undoubted potential.

A switch to handicap company was just what Hockney was looking for when bolting up at Lingfield recently.

Tom Dascombe's gelding also appeared to benefit from a wind operation prior to opening his account by an emphatic 5.5-lengths and a 6lb penalty for that win might not be enough to halt his progress in the Sapphire Selling Handicap.

Jedd O'Keeffe could also find the scoresheet with the ultra-consistent Ravishing Beauty, who has finished either first or second on the last five occasions and was not beaten far off this figure at Carlisle when last seen. - Press Association

TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

WORCESTER: Race 1: 14.30 Doyen Quest, Race 2: 15.00 Frere d'Armes, Race 3: 15.30 Rodeo, Race 4: 16.00 Uncle Remus, Race 5: 16.30 Roadshow, Race 6: 17.00 Faitque de L'Isle, Race 7: 17.30 Rock On Tommy, Race 8: 18.00 Sassified.

BRIGHTON: Race 1: 15.12 Poetic Force, Race 2: 15.42 Hala Samar, Race 3: 16.12 Arvana Belle, Race 4: 16.42 Ricardo Phillips, Race 5: 17.12 Silent Flame, Race 6: 17.42 Danger Alert, Race 7: 18.12 Barnsnape Boy.

THIRSK: Race 1: 15.20 Beaune, Race 2: 15.50 Filly Foden, Race 3: 16.20 North Force, Race 4: 16.50 Hockney, Race 5: 17.20 Call Me Betty, Race 6: 17.50 Ravishing Beauty, Race 7: 18.20 Ey Up Its Jazz.

KEMPTON:  Race 1: 17.25 PORT OF LONDON (NAP), Race 2: 17.55 Dancing Flower, Race 3: 18.30 Flying Macs, Race 4: 19.00 Outlandish, Race 5: 19.30 Mythical Bird, Race 6: 20.00 Rose Of Honour, Race 7: 20.30 Moby Quick, Race 8: 21.00 Sax Appeal, Race 9: 21.30 Little Miss India.

DOUBLE: Port Of London and Dancing Flower (Kempton, Races 1 and 2).