Denostin

Brise Noir is a 3-year-old gelding trained by Brian Meehan. He disappointed on his penultimate start over a mile and runs over today's trip of 1m 2f, a trip which seems to suit him, posting RPRs of 77-94-95 with his last run at Newmarket. He won his Novice (77) beating the 11-8 favorite Fantasy World (76) by 2 lengths, and Fantasy World has won his last two starts, posting an RPR of 92 to frank the form. Jim Crowley rides, which looks like an interesting jockey booking, and Brise Noir offers some value at 66-1 for a trainer who picked up a debutant winner just yesterday, so the yard could be just about to fire. Put in a combination FC with Marhaba Ghaiyyath and Ernst Blofeld.

Marhaba Ghaiyyath is a 3-year-old colt trained by Charlie Johnston. He was a clear second at Newmarket behind an unexposed Godolphin favorite last time out. It's interesting that William Buick rides this horse as he rode a horse called Ernst Blofeld at Royal Ascot on his last start and finished down the field behind Quai De Bethune, who had previously finished just a neck ahead of Ernst Blofeld (9-1) at Newbury. Quai De Bethune finished ahead of Best Secret at Royal Ascot. So forgiving Ernst Blofeld's poor show at Ascot, he has close form ties with Best Secret if taken literally. So why has Buick selected Marhaba Ghaiyyath instead of the Gosden horse? Interesting.