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David Yates

Thursday racing tips: The Queen's horse Reach For The Moon fancied to win at Sandown

REACH FOR THE MOON can make an impact on his seasonal bow in Sandown's Listed Coral Heron Stakes (7.15).

The Queen's horse was her principal Derby contender, but trainers John and Thady Gosden have decided to target Royal Ascot instead. That's because the son of Sea The Stars had an interrupted preparation and as a result, the progressive juvenile reappears at this lower level.

Connections believe he will improve for the run, however Frankie Dettori's mount should still be good enough to oblige. He has the best form, won at he track last summer and promises to be suited by the mile distance.

MARY OF MODENA is fancied to follow up a first career win at Windsor last month by beating nine rivals for Lingfield Park’s Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Handicap (Div I) (4.00).

Michael Attwater’s daughter of Bated Breath was racing for the eighth time when getting the better of Fair And Square by a neck on Thameside. But the win came on Mary Of Modena’s second start in handicaps and William Carson’s mount should have further improvement in the sphere.

Queen Elizabeth II with racing manager John Warren and jockey Frankie Dettori inspecting 2021 Royal Ascot runner-up Reach For The Moon (PA)

A 4lb rise on the part of the handicapper looks far and the key to the selection's chance is the ability to tackle six furlongs for the first time. The trip looks ideal for a horse who needed all bar the last few yards of five to get on top on her most recent start.

At Chelmsford City, course specialist JENSON BENSON is expected to rack up a fourth success at the Essex Showground in the Transparent Recruitment Solutions Limited Handicap (5.30). The Shaun Lycett trainee looked in trouble before powering clear inside the seventh and final furlong to hold Perfect Focus by two and a half lengths, so going back up to a mile here is very much the right move.

Thursday racing tips

MARKET RASEN

1.00 CLEAR THE RUNWAY

1.35 DOORS BREAKER

2.10 GOLEIRIHEM

2.40 MARAJMAN

3.10 AVOID DE MASTER

3.40 RAILWAY MUICE

4.15 INGENNIO

WOLVERHAMPTON

1.10 POWER ON

1.45 GHOSTLY

2.20 EL BELLO

2.50 FINE BALANCE

3.20 NATIONWIDE

3.50 JUMIRA BRIDGE

4.25 ANOTHER ANGEL

5.00 PLUMETTE

LINGFIELD PARK

1.20 IT’S HOW WE ROLL

1.55 VALSAD

2.30 SULOCHANA

3.00 TIBBIE DUNBAR

3.30 SAY GRACE

4.00 MARY OF MODENA (NAP)

4.35 KEEP ME HAPPY

5.10 PETTOCHSIDE

CHELMSFORD CITY

4.55 STREET POET

5.30 JENSON BENSON (NB)

6.05 ASSESSMENT

6.35 GREATGADIAN

7.05 MAN OF RIDDLES

7.35 FLOWER OF THUNDER

8.10 YOU’RE COOL

SANDOWN PARK

5.40 CHASSERAL

6.15 KINCADE

6.45 BRAYDEN STAR

7.15 REACH FOR THE MOON

7.45 SUBASTAR

8.20 NEW HEIGHTS

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