4:45 Haydock Tips

Pretty Danielle was a close third in a three-way photo finish at Windsor last time, which was an improvement on her first run at Newbury, where she started slowly and bumped a rival at the start. She was then denied a clear run when making late headway. Richard Hughes puts seven-pound claimer Donagh Murphy up, who is yet to ride a winner but has finished in the first four home in half his 22 rides.

Very trappy-looking race, but the selection is a nicely bred sort who is bred to stay further than this. Should act on the ground. Good each-way value.

Court Alert comes from a yard where their horses do tend to improve for a run. The selection has had that now and was fifth at Newbury in that. It will improve and is bred for this trip, so a big run is expected.

Unraced 2 year old for trainer Karl Burke who is in great form with a 31% strike rate in the last 14 days. No Direction is very well bred and should be better than these. Any market confidence would be a positive.

The trainer has had his stable firing on all cylinders for a while now. This is his only runner of the day and should continue this trait this afternoon.

The odds may be too big for the horse despite it making its racetrack debut. It arrives with a breeding line of winners between six furlongs and a mile. The trainer had a two-year-old winner three days back. The juveniles may be coming into form.

Royalist is a 2yo colt trained by Richard Hughes. He was a market drifter on debut (2/10 Hiltany and 4/10 Enricher have won since) and is 40-1 today. However, he is a fifth foal related to three individual winners: Cry Fiction (debut and listed runner-up on second start), Crime Fiction (second start), and Aint Misbehaving (third start), who all have won 2yo races. While it might take a leap of faith, Royalist may have something to offer.