Salisbury is one of the main meetings on Tuesday with some intriguing novice events alongside competitive handicaps making up an eight-race card.
The 6f Class 4 Queen Elizabeth II 44 Winners At Salisbury EBF Restricted Novice Stakes has been split into two races and Sky Wizard heads the first division (2:10).
The Clive Cox-trained colt took keen hold on his debut at Windsor and kept on well for third, despite struggling to find anything more in the closing stages.
If jockey Richard Kingscote can encourage the son of James Garfield to relax, he looks to have been found a very winnable opportunity.
In the second division (2:40), Charlie Johnston's Likleman is at the top of the current betting market.
Preference is given to second favourite Daymer Bay who also makes his debut. Eve Johnson Houghton's yard is in excellent form with a strike rate of 23% (5-22) from the last fourteen days and the juveniles are in particularly good order (25%).
Favourite Princess Naomi may be difficult to beat in the 6f Class 6 Radcliffe & Co Handicap (3:10) with a strong recent record.
She has finished runner-up twice since winning over 5½f at Bath in late April and will be partnered by jockey Oisin Murphy, who boasts a strike rate of 22% (15-68) over the last fortnight.
Equatorial will be looking for a first success in the 7f Class 5 Evelyn Partners Novice Stakes (3:40).
A promising second on debut at Doncaster in April, he ran into a good winner at Newbury subsequently when finishing runner-up having been given plenty to do from the rear of the field.
The winner (Thunder Ball) has not been seen since so it is difficult to assess the value of the form.
John & Thady Gosden's Lion Tamer returns to Class 5 company after a second at Chelmsford and makes his first start on turf. With potential improvement to come, he looks the value bet in the race at current odds of 3/1.
In the 1m Class 5 Shipseys Marquees Fillies' Handicap (4:10), Confils is in search of a hat-trick after two victories at Brighton in Class 6 company.
Somewhat of a Brighton course specialist (3-6), the seven-year-old has won at this level before and can extend his winning tally away from the seaside course.
Roaring Legend steps up in trip in the 1m4f Class 5 Sixties Icon Standing At Norman Court Stud Maiden Stakes (4:40).
He has placed runner-up on both outings since a gelding operation and tends to be out-run in the closing stages, indicating that a longer distance may suit with first-time cheekpieces also an interesting addition.
The form of trainer James Ferguson would be a small concern (0-11 from last fourteen days) but the three-year-old is yet to finish out of the frame.
In the 1m2f Class 4 Sorvio Insurance Brokers Margadale Fillies' Handicap (5:10), John & Thady Gosden are represented by last-start winner Spring Fever, who returns to Class 4 company following her comfortable victory at Redcar.
She continues to improve and seems to be well-suited to ten furlongs.
Sea Of Charm returns to the Flat after a short-lived hurdling campaign and makes her stable debut for trainer Georgina Nicholls in the 1m4f Class 5 D & N Construction Handicap (5:45).
She placed third over this trip in September at Wolverhampton and can feature again.
RACIING & SPORTS SELECTIONS
RACE 1 – SKY WIZARD
RACE 2 – DAYMER BAY
RACE 3 – PRINCESS NAOMI
RACE 4 – LION TAMER
RACE 5 – CONFILS
RACE 6 – ROARING LEGEND
RACE 7 – SPRING FEVER
RACE 8 – SEA OF CHARM
