Remarquee can provide Ralph Beckett with a second successive win in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket this afternoon.
Last year’s winner Prosperous Voyage lines up again, but she has failed to hit the same heights since lowering the colours of Inspiral in this 12 months ago.
All nine runners have some claim on the formbook, but judged on Remarquee’s Royal Ascot performance, it is just possible that Wathnan Racing have another top-class recruit.
Better than the winning margin suggested in the Fred Darling first time out, the 1000 Guineas was then a total write off.
She showed her true ability when, despite being the outsider in the Coronation Stakes, she was a bit unlucky to be beaten just a length by Dermot Weld’s Tahiyra.
It may be stretching things to say the best filly finished second, but she was definitely crossed by the winner just as the pace quickened, meaning Remarquee lost momentum as well as ground.
Once in the clear, she yet again displayed a big engine to get so close and with doubts about the ground for Via Sistina and Nashwa’s two disappointing runs this term, the 9lb weight-for-age allowance Remarquee gets tips it in her favour.
Star Of Mystery can oblige in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.
Her task has been eased by the absence of Soprano, but nevertheless Star Of Mystery is a horse of real potential.
Beaten into second on her debut, Star Of Mystery made amends with an effortless 11-length win in a Haydock novice before making a seamless switch to Listed company over this course and distance at the start of the month.
Her four-length verdict was achieved with the minimum of fuss and she can handle another leap to Group Two level.
Live Your Dream appears to be getting quicker with age and can defy top weight in the £100,000 bet365 Trophy.
Now six, he actually won this race two years ago before being stepped up markedly in trip.
Having finished second in the Cesarewitch Trial, he was ultimately beaten a long way in the big race itself but was then off the track until last month.
Second at Haydock on his comeback over a mile-and-a-half, he was unfortunate not to finish closer when beaten two lengths in the Duke of Edinburgh at Ascot.
Up another 2lb, life is not getting easier, but this is not a deep race and his class may tell.
