Placing in the top four in 72% of his races, HAWKSBILL has been knocking on the door recently and looks  set to get his breakthrough this season, going close on his last two starts. 

Racing six times this season, Hawksbill has finished second on four occasions, and given the introduction of cheekpieces last time out, he was unlucky not to capitalise. Staying on powerfully in the closing  stages, Hawksbill ran out of track, and considering he is upped slightly in trip for today’s affair, this is a  major positive, especially with cheekpieces retained. 

Raised 1lb for his efforts without a win, he’s a three-year-old who is showing promising signs of late, and  it’s likely that he has plenty more to give. Versatile in terms of ground conditions, and with Tom  Marquand in the saddle today, he needs serious consideration seeking his first win of the season.

Placing in the top four in 72% of his races, HAWKSBILL has been knocking on the door recently and looks  set to get his breakthrough this season, going close on his last two starts. 

Racing six times this season, Hawksbill has finished second on four occasions, and given the introduction of cheekpieces last time out, he was unlucky not to capitalise. Staying on powerfully in the closing  stages, Hawksbill ran out of track, and considering he is upped slightly in trip for today’s affair, this is a  major positive, especially with cheekpieces retained. 

Raised 1lb for his efforts without a win, he’s a three-year-old who is showing promising signs of late, and  it’s likely that he has plenty more to give. Versatile in terms of ground conditions, and with Tom  Marquand in the saddle today, he needs serious consideration seeking his first win of the season.

Finishing in the top four in 63% of his races, SPIORADALTA is stepping up in grade for the first time today, and given his recent form with cheekpieces in action, he holds bold each way claims. 

Cheekpieces were re-introduced in June when finishing third at Beverley, and given he has produced  results of 3,1,1 since his Beverley run, the step up in grade is coming at the perfect time. Making all at  Ripon and staying on gamely to fend off the challenging Dawn Of Liberation, he was then hampered on  his return to Beverley, which resulted in the placings being reversed and awarded Spioradalta back-to back victories. 

Likely to have more to come after a sterling effort to go so close after losing momentum, and with  conditions looking favourable, the hat-trick could well be on the cards for the five-year-old.