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King Of The Kippax caught the eye when second on his reappearance at Leicester last week and now has the chance to wear the crown in Windsor’s At The Races App Form Study Handicap.
Not seen since finishing an encouraging fourth over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton in August last year, the three-year-old was upped to 10 furlongs and gelded ahead of his return in the east midlands last Tuesday.
Although slowly away and further back than ideal, he was keeping on strongly in the closing stages of the race and was able to give the in-form winner a bit of a fright by getting to within half a length at the finish.
That pipe-opener will have furthered his racing education and there is a fine chance he goes one better than that second off the same rating, with a move in trip by two furlongs also set to suit him well.
Elsewhere at Windsor, Dresden Green looks an interesting newcomer for William Haggas and can keep the Somerville Lodge handler's winning streak going in the Download The At The Races App Restricted Novice Stakes. The son of Brazen Beau is out of a half-sister to quadruple Australian Group One-winning sprinter Sepoy.
Clive Cox's consistent Adatorio has been knocking on the door and could finally get his head in-front in the Follow @AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap, while stablemate Get it could set a blaze from the front to notch up his second win of the campaign in the Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap.
You can't go far wrong by sticking with Jim Goldie at Ayr and he could be the toast of the highlands if Graces Quest can land the Royal Mile Handicap during the evening meeting on the Scottish coast.
The four-year-old has been fast out of the blocks this season and turned two respectable placed efforts into a victory over a mile and a half at Musselburgh earlier this month.
She ran out a commanding, near five-length winner then, and looks well capable of handling a 6lb rise despite having to combat a drop back to 10 furlongs.
Goldie could also find the scoresheet with his track-and-trip winner Rory in the Balmoral Handicap and the four-year-old escapes a penalty for his recent Hamilton success, which allows him to compete again off the same winning mark of 65. The Scottish handler could round off the evening in style if Yaaser follows up a Musselburgh win that came just nine days ago in the Queen's Green Canopy Handicap.
Also north of the border, it may be worth chancing Caballero to turn a string of seconds into a deserved victory in the Holyroodhouse Handicap. Keith Dalgleish's six-year-old rattled the crossbar on four successive occasions at the back-end of last season and remains feasibly treated on his return to the track.
At Lingfield, Chief Of Staff could appreciate the move up to 10 furlongs in the Download The At The Races App Handicap following an encouraging effort over a mile on the Polytrack at the venue last month, while 210,000 guineas purchase Miska looks an interesting recruit for Simon and Ed Crisford and makes her debut in the Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
Over fences at Cartmel Clear The Runway could secure a four-timer in the Richard Ling Memorial Handicap Chase. The progressive six-year-old has mixed and matched hurdles and the larger obstacles with great success of late and can continue thriving in what on paper, looks his stiffest assignment to date.
SELECTIONS:
AYR: 4.50 Debydinks, 5.25 Caballero, 6.00 Bouncing Bobby, 6.30 Graces Quest, 7.00 Tommy G, 7.30 Rory, 8.05 Yaaser.
BALLINROBE: 5.10 Ballybaun Star, 5.45 Prairie Dancer, 6.20 Hidden Land, 6.50 Trevena, 7.20 Buto, 7.50 It's Time Again, 8.25 Aime Desjy.
CARTMEL: 1.40 Prime Time Lady, 2.10 Bolsover Bill, 2.45 Well Educated, 3.15 Coup De Pinceau, 3.45 Clear The Runway, 4.20 Eritage, 4.55 Envious Editor, 5.30 Jessiemac.
LINGFIELD: 1.15 Chief Of Staff, 1.50 Simply Sondheim , 2.25 Lyrical Lady, 2.55 Miska, 3.25 Essme, 3.55
Agapanther, 4.30 Hattie C.
REDCAR: 1.25 Great City, 2.00 Exposed, 2.35 Mister Camacho, 3.05 Cotai Star, 3.35 Tilly The Filly, 4.05 Bearcardi, 4.40 Rocket Rod, 5.15 Point Of Woods.
WINDSOR: 5.05 Chief White Face, 5.40 Dresden Green, 6.10 Spring Bloom, 6.40 Get It, 7.10 Silver Gunn, 7.40 KING OF THE KIPPAX (NAP), 8.15 Adatorio.
DOUBLE: King Of The Kippax and Rory.
