Rebel At Dawn the value pick for Holyroodhouse

Albany Stakes

2.30, 6f Group 3

Trainer George Boughey has been one of Britain’s bright young stars this season, and he looks to have a particularly good chance of breaking his duck at the royal meeting with Cachet in the Group 3 Albany Stakes.

Boughey also has Woodcote Stakes winner Oscula among his crack juvenile team, but he seems particularly sweet on Cachet, who was an impressive five-and-a-half-length winner on debut at Newmarket last month. How good that form is is questionable, but the selection certainly impressed on the clock, spreadeagling her field.

Flotus and Hello You are two others to note in the 6f opener. Ralph Beckett’s Hello You was particularly impressive when winning on debut at Wolverhampton. She’s quite a leggy filly by the looks of it, not as well put together as the selection, but is evidently very quick.

1. CACHET

2. Hello You

3. Flotus

King Edward VII Stakes

3.05, 1m4f Group 2

The King Edward looks like it could be cutting up once again. At the five-day stage, Aidan O’Brien has seven of the 15 entries, but we already know some aren’t going to run with a few having already been declared for races earlier in the week.

In any case, this is not a great race for O’Brien with just the two victories from many multiple attempts down the years, which is a great statistic for supporters of Alenquer.

The William Haggas-trained colt was good enough to beat Derby hero Adayar and fellow entry Yibir in the Sandown Classic Trial back in April, and he’s done nothing but improve in three starts to date. He stays well and looks the right type for this.

O’Brien’s Sir Lamorak heads the market, but he’s stepping out of handicap company and has plenty to find on ratings.

1. ALENQUER

2. Yibir

3. Sir Lamorak

Sandringham Stakes

5.00, 1m handicap

Hold-up horses have a very good record in the Sandringham Stakes in which Jamie Spencer has been booked to ride Prado.

That’s a serious pointer as Spencer has won this fillies’ handicap twice in the last four years, and Prado has put in some eyecatching displays since winning at Salisbury on debut.

The Charlie Hills-trained three-year-old finished second behind Isabella Giles in Group company at Goodwood last August before finishing sixth in a hot May Hill Stakes at Doncaster.

She’s 3lb better off with the fifth, Star Of Emaraaty, from that race here and yet is a bigger price. She also had a nice pipeopener when fourth on the round course back here in April.

Favourite for this event is Cheveley Park’s Belief, who totally dominated a novice event a Thirsk last time. She’s beautifully bred and could be anything, but clearly has a bit to find on the book.

1. PRADO

2. Star Of Emaraaty

3. Belief

Duke of Edinburgh Stakes

5.35, 1m4f handicap

The 1m4f handicap at Newmarket’s Guineas meeting is always a good guide to the Duke of Edinburgh Handicap, and two of the three horses who passed the post together in last month’s running could do battle again.

Third home Grand Bazaar is best off at the weights this time and the Gosdens’ four-yearold has the course form, but Mark Johnston has a fabulous record in this event having won it four times previously, and Johnston’s teak-tough Zabeel Champion looks tailor-made for this.

The son of Poet’s Voice is coming here on a four-timer, and the current 14-1 is good value considering he’s only 2lb higher for that Newmarket success.

Another trainer with a good race record is Hughie Morrison, whose Quickthorn heads the market. He was an impressive winner at Haydock last time, staying on really strongly. However, his action suggests he needs some dig in the ground so Morrison will want plenty of that forecast rain to arrive.

1. ZABEEL CHAMPION 2. Grand Bazaar 3. Quickthorn

Palace of Holyroodhouse

5.35, 5f handicap

The concluding Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes looks a good addition to the royal meeting. Art Power won a quality running in 2020, but while this year’s race is wide open, it doesn’t look quite as classy.

If you wish to search for a bit of value, how about Rebel At Dawn? The son of Dandy Man was denied victory at Chester last weekend, but that means he escapes a penalty here and he’s not badly treated on some of his best form.

Karl Burke’s three-year-old was a model of consistency last season, and he’s done little wrong this term, finishing in the three in four of his five starts, including a victory on his penultimate outing at Nottingham.

The form of his third at Newmarket over a furlong further has worked out particularly well, and Rebel At Dawn would have just as good a chance as Burke’s more fancied runner Significantly.

1. REBEL AT DAWN 2. Bedford Flyer 3. Significantly