MILITARY TWO STEP looks good under a penalty for a wide-margin win at Chester a week ago as she takes on five rivals for the bet365 Fillies’ Handicap (2.45).
Having finished sixth of seven over a mile and a half on fast ground on the Roodee in the middle of last month, the Mark Johnston-trained daughter of Jukebox Jury took a big step forward on softer terrain over two miles at the same track last time out.
Always travelling easily, Franny Norton’s mount sauntered 12 lengths clear of Deluxe Music.
Military Two Step, who has an additional 6lb to carry, steps back to an extended mile and five furlong, but crucially should find the prevailing playing surface to her liking.
After showing green shoots in first-time cheekpieces at Carlisle on his latest start, LITTLE TED could prove well treated in the Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series Apprentice Handicap (5.15).
The Tim Easterby trainee competes from a mark of 58 after his third to Arranmore in Cumbria, but scored from 3lb higher at Thirsk in June of last year.
Hamilton Park stages the Heineken UK Scottish Stewards’ Cup Handicap (7.30), in which STAXTON looks capable of giving a good account at rewarding odds.
Friday tips
1.00 FIND
1.35 REACH FOR THE MOON
2.10 HELENE
2.45 MILITARY TWO STEP (NAP)
3.20 CATURRA
3.55 FLYIN’ SOLO
4.30 GOODWOOD GLEN
5.05 SIR RODERIC
1.15 NOONDAY GUN
1.50 MUVERAN
2.25 SOMEWHERE SECRET
3.00 SENECA CHIEF
3.35 EMPORIUM FLAME
4.10 BARADAR
4.42 MONHAMMER
5.15 LITTLE TED (NB)
2.00 WINGS OF WAR
2.35 PRETTY GREEN
3.10 ROYAL PROSPECT
3.45 STATE OF BLISS
4.20 STAR SEEKING
4.50 ENIGMATIC
5.20 CLIFFCAKE
5.40 PORTFOLIO
6.10 WITH THE MOONLIGHT
6.45 EL BANDITO
7.20 STORM DAMAGE
7.50 IMPERIUM BLUE
8.20 BREATH OF JOY
8.50 IVA REFLECTION
5.50 KAYFAST WARRIOR
6.20 MADAME BONBON
6.55 ECONOMIC CRISIS
7.30 STAXTON
8.00 GLENARTNEY
8.30 FOUR KINGDOMS
9.00 ETERNAL GLORY
