Chesterfield Cup Handicap - Moktasaab (Tuesday)
The Chesterfield Cup Handicap on Tuesday has attracted a big and highly-competitive field, but the William Knight-trained Moktasaab makes plenty of appeal. The four-year-old was previously trained by Owen Burrows prior to changing hands for 110,000gns last October.
He has made a bright start for William Knight, winning at Newbury and over this course and distance in April.
He looked capable of better still, but he failed to handle Epsom when sent off as favourite for a valuable handicap on Oaks day and was then inconvenienced by a low draw in the Duke of Edinburgh Handicap at Royal Ascot.
The return to this course and distance looks sure to suit and he is a straightforward prominent ride which is always a help around here. He is just 3lb higher than when gaining that comfortable success at Goodwood earlier this season.
Vintage Stakes - Dear My Friend (Tuesday)
The Vintage Stakes on Tuesday has a fine roll of honour and this year's renewal looks up to scratch. Much of the attention will be on the Karl Burke-trained Holloway Boy after his sensational winning debut in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot, but that was an odd race and he looks to be one to take on at the price he is.
The one that makes the most appeal is the Mark and Charlie Johnston-trained Dear My Friend. The son of Pivotal did well to overcome a shorter-than-ideal trip when making a winning debut at Carlisle, but his most significant performance came last time when he made most to win a novice stakes at Beverley in impressive style.
The overall time and closing sectional read well that day and he appeals as being a Group horse in the making. I am hopeful that he will rise to the challenge of this much tougher company.
Richmond Stakes - Royal Scotsman (Thursday)
The Richmond Stakes is another one of the featured two-year-old races of the week and the one that I like for it is the Paul & Oliver Cole-trained Royal Scotsman.
The son of Gleneagles made a promising debut in a strong maiden at Ascot in May and came on from that to run out the impressive winner of a novice stakes over this course-and-distance.
From there he went to Royal Ascot for the Coventry Stakes and he ran an excellent race to finish third to Bradsell.
He travelled as well as anything in that contest and this faster six furlongs is likely to suit him. He is entitled to come on from his Ascot experience and is likely to be a leading contender for this contest.
Golden Mile - Noble Dynasty (Friday)
The Golden Mile is always one of the most competitive handicaps of the entire British Flat season and this Friday's renewal is likely to be typical in that regard.
Mind, one stands out from the rest in the shape of the Charlie Appleby-trained Noble Dynasty.
The four-year-old always had a lot of expectation attached to him being a half-brother to Barney Roy that realised 3.6m gns as a yearling, but his progress has been steady rather than spectacular.
Gelded at the end of last season, he was balloted out when well fancied for the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot, but gained compensation when making all to make a winning return in a handicap at Newmarket.
He earned a 9lb rise for that win, but will only have to carry a 3lb penalty in this contest. His forward running style will be an asset around this tricky track and he is likely to be tough to beat.
Stewards' Cup - Great Ambassador (Saturday)
Sprint handicaps don't get much more difficult than the Stewards' Cup and Saturday's renewal promises to be just as competitive as is expected. Cases can be made for any number of the runners, but the one I like is Great Ambassador.
The five-year-old has long been held in very high regard and made substantial strides up through the sprint handicap ranks last season.
He was notably unlucky to be beaten when sent off the short-priced favourite for the Ayr Gold Cup, easily beating 22 of his rivals only to be nailed by one that raced alone on the opposite side of the track.
That effort off a mark of 106 very much stamped him as a Group-class sprinter in the making. Great Ambassador presumably had a hold up in the spring, as he didn't reappear until Royal Ascot where he was set the very tough task of the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on his return to action.
He didn't make any impression there, but showed good improvement from that run to run well in the Hackwood Stakes at Newbury last time when not getting the clearest of runs.
He showed that this time suits him well when finishing a close third off a mark of 96 last year and while he faces a tougher task off a mark of 107 here, a big run from him would not surprise.