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In the 3.20 at Nottingham on Wednesday, London Prize has shown improved form since going handicapping over 2 miles earlier this month and, although he drops back a quarter of a mile in distance, looks the one to be on. The Teofilio gelding steps back up in class off a 3lb higher mark, but could be called the winner some way from home at Newbury last week and remains open to significant improvement after just five starts on the Flat. He’s clearly blessed with an abundance of stamina, so connections will be hoping for an end-to-end gallop at this distance, especially on a relatively flat track, but it’s no surprise that they’re keen to strike while the iron is hot. He once again has the services of talented apprentice Adam McNamara, who won on him at Newbury and, as the sort to keep progressing as he matures, could be one to follow.

Selection: Nottingham 3.20 London Prize to win

In the Coral Sprint Trophy (3.45) at York on Saturday, Robert Cowell’s attempt to reinvent Sir Robert Cheval as a sprinter has yet to bear fruit, in terms of a win, but the Green Desert gelding has run creditably in defeat on all five starts since joining the yard in May and should find this easier than the Ayr Gold Cup three weeks ago. After holding every chance at Ayr, the five-year-old weakened in the closing stages to finish eleventh of 23, beaten 8¼ lengths, behind Brando and, although 1lb higher in the weights, is reunited with Louis Steward, who takes off a useful 3lb.

Sir Robert Cheval has won just once on turf, over a mile, but his sire, Green Desert, won the July Cup and Robert Cowell is a pretty shrewd judge of sprinters so, from a decent draw, it would be no surprise to see him go close at rewarding odds.

Selection: York 3.45 Sir Robert Cheval to win

Mark Johnston’s progressive 3-year-old filly Haley Bop is obviously on good terms with herself at present and was unfortunate to run into a similarly progressive at Ayr two weeks ago. She had no answer to Morando, who was completing a hat-trick, on that occasion, but lost little caste in defeat and should be highly competitive once again off a 1lb higher mark. All her wins so far have come on good, or softer, going, but with an unsettled outlook for the rest of the week some easing of the current good to firm going at Newmarket is a distinct possibility, in which case she’ll be in her element. She can make the trip from North Yorkshire worthwhile.

Selection: Newmarket 2.50 Haley Bop to win

The Al Maktoum, Dundee College (3.45) at Ayr on Friday is wide open, but may provide Richard Fahey’s 3-year-old filly Giddy with an opportunity to resume winning ways. The daughter of Kyllachy has yet to add to her debut win, over 5 furlongs, at Beverley last August, but the return to the minimum trip should be in her favour and she’s reportedly worked extremely well.

She demonstrated, when going down by a head in a 0-95 contest, over 6 furlongs, on her seasonal debut at Ripon, off a 1lb higher mark, that a race of this nature is well within her capabilities. Her two subsequent efforts have been less convincing, but she drops back into 0-85 company on just her seventh start – just her second over 5 furlongs – and it’s much too soon to be writing her off just yet.

Selection: Ayr 3.45 Giddy to win