2:25 Ascot Tips

Entitled to come on loads for Windsor reappearance run where he didn't have a really hard race. If still the same horse as winning the Challow, he has the right chance here, especially with the yard going so well.

Alistair Ralph has been enjoying a bit of a purple patch lately and saddles Lightingupourdays in this very competitive handicap. He ran well on seasonal debut at Hereford in a much better-than-normal race for that track. He just lacked full race fitness there but should now be cherry ripe for this task. He handles soft ground, may still have some room for improvement, and has fair form from last season as well.

Has a bit to find with Listen To Your Heartbeat at Windsor. Running does have five-pound pull with that runner here, and with a clearer run of the race will finish closer.

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Trappy race, but on a stiff track this horse looks interesting, being closely related to a couple of 3m winners. He finished behind a subsequent winner on his only start on soft ground too, so could find improvement for the surface. 2 from 2 saddling less than 11st, he’s also 4/5 a place (3 wins) off 31??'60 day breaks, whilst being 6/8 a place on galloping tracks. Burke being aboard is a plus too, as he rides him well.

I like the first-time booking of Ben Jones here on this well-bred horse, which has the cheekpieces on for the first time. The horse is up 2 lb for a narrow win on better ground last time out, but a closer look at his form shows a very good effort on this mark when beaten less than 4 lengths over a very similar trip and soft ground, which he gets here. He's won on heavy ground prior to that, too. That latest win shows he's in good heart, and the new jockey is worth a few pounds in the saddle, so I can see him going very close here.