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Truthful to triumph for Haggas

June 2023

Truthful is expected to double her tally for William Haggas on Wednesday in the Jewson Wigan EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Haydock.

With a total prize fund of 40,000 pound up for grabs, this is a valuable contest for a race of its type and it has attracted a couple of previous winners.

Truthful, a daughter of Sea The Stars, was a 120,000 guineas purchase for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing and made her racecourse debut at Salisbury in the middle of May.

While the winning margin was only a head and the runner-up Mantoog has been well beaten since, Truthful displayed a willing attitude and plenty of talent to make a successful start to her career and she can be expected to improve significantly.

Shagpyle, a Frankel half-sister to King George hero Pyledriver, looked a similarly smart prospect when winning on her first start at Ascot, but there is a suspicion she may prefer softer ground than she is likely to encounter on Merseyside, which may give Ribblesdale Stakes entrant Truthful the edge.

Regal Fanfare catches the eye in the Jewson Widnes Fillies' Handicap.

Like most of Sir Michael Stoute's runners, the daughter of Intello made a big leap forward from her first run to her second, with a sixth-placed finish on her Kempton debut in November bettered when finding only one too good on her April comeback at Lingfield.

She was a shade disappointing when well held in third at Nottingham on her third outing, but given conditions were extremely testing at Colwick Park, that run is easily forgiven.

The upside is she enters the handicap sphere with what appears a very workable mark of 73 and back on a sounder surface, she could prove very well treated.

Greek Order can make it back-to-back wins in the Jewson Chorley Handicap.

Placed in each of his three races in novice company, the Kingman colt successfully stepped into handicap company at Sandown last month with a half-length verdict from a perch of 80.

He has been raised 5lb, but there may well be more to come from this lightly-raced three-year-old and the booking of champion jockey William Buick is clearly a positive.

Anglo Saxson is difficult to oppose as he bids for a fifth win at Yarmouth in the curtain-raising Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap.

The six-year-old has done most of his racing at the Norfolk venue and four wins and two thirds from 10 course outings is a decent record.

He has won off a mark of 70 in the past and has very much rediscovered his form in the past 12 months after joining Patrick Owens, scoring off 51 and 55 last season and 59 on his recent reappearance.

Anglo Saxson had a bit in hand when scoring three weeks ago and a 3lb hike to a rating of 62 looks far from insurmountable given his past record.

Scoops Ahoy ought to make it third time lucky in the Lookers Audi EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes at Hamilton after twice finishing second at Beverley.

The best race over jumps at Newton Abbot is the Peninsula Finance PLC Handicap Chase, in which Light N Strike is taken to give weight and a beating to his rivals.

Emma Lavelle's charge produced a career-best performance when scoring by six lengths on fast ground at Warwick three weeks ago and he could defy an 8lb rise with conditions again expected to be quick. - Press Association

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

BRIGHTON: Race 1: 14.50 Luxy Lou, Race 2: 15.20 Professor Tickle, Race 3: 15.50 Master Sully, Race 4: 16.20 Optik, Race 5: 16.50 Mickey Mongoose, Race 6: 17.20 Billaki Mou, Race 7: 17.50 Gherkin.

SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 15.00 The Tron, Race 2: 15.30 Mount Olympus, Race 3: 16.00 Victory Flagship, Race 4: 16.30 Trip To Rome, Race 5: 17.00 Eminent Hipster, Race 6: 17.35 Vitralite, Race 7: 18.05 Ceanna, Race 8: 18.35 Bit Harsh.

SALISBURY: Race 1: 15.10 Art Historian, Race 2: 15.40 Likleman, Race 3: 16.10 Princess Naomi, Race 4: 16.40 Talis Evolvere, Race 5: 17.10 Confils, Race 6: 17.40 Roaring Legend, Race 7: 18.10 SPRING FEVER (NAP), Race 8: 18.45 Spring Glow.

AYR: Race 1: 18.20 Indivar, Race 2: 18.50 Bay Dream Believer, Race 3: 19.25 Baez, Race 4: 20.00 Rory, Race 5: 20.35 Breguet Boy, Race 6: 21.10 Sixcor, Race 7: 21.45 Emily Post.

WETHERBY: Race 1: 18.40 Tarbat Ness, Race 2: 19.10 She’s A Gambler, Race 3: 19.45 Fakhra, Race 4: 20.20 Annalee Lass, Race 5: 20.55 Ventura Rascal, Race 6: 21.30 Angels Landing, Race 7: 22.00 Aihawawi.


ALL TO COME: Confils and Spring Fever (Salisbury, Races 5 and 7).

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