With Royal Ascot soon upon us things are relatively low key this weekend and the best of the action is at York and Sandown.
The Queen Mother Cup Stakes for lady amateur riders is always a very interesting race. It has recently been dominated by Luca Cumani, who has won the last three runnings.
This year he is represented by the ex-Tony Carroll-trained Ask The Butler who has an outstanding chance.
He got off the mark for his present stable when bursting through late last time out at Newmarket to win comfortably by 0.5l and should defy an 8lb rise in the weights.
In the Cadogan Silver Salver the John Dunlop trained Free Offer is well worth considering. A very progressive type he was slightly disappointing last time out at Newmarket but the stable is now in very good form.
The Heritage Handicap over 6f for 3yos looks very competitive. Good Gorsoon, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by son Michael, looks well in with 8st 6lbs.
At Windsor last time over 6f, showing a nice turn of foot, he got up on the line. Being by Stravinsky he should be well suited by the extra furlong here.
Tim Easterby has won two of the last runnings of this race and his Hamish McGonagall certainly looks a danger, but Good Gorsoon gets the each way selection.
At Sandown, Corrybrough looks to hold all the aces in the Scurry Stakes. Most impressive over course and distance last time beating a good yardstick in Chartist he is a very impressive sprinter and must take all the beating.
