Unequal Love can put a recent defeat behind her as she lines up in the British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap at Pontefract.
William Haggas’ charge had been on a roll through July and early August, stepping up on a debut fourth in June to win at Leicester, Ripon and Haydock to land on a mark of 90 at York’s Ebor meeting.
Lining up over seven furlongs, Unequal Love was sent off the 4-1 favourite but failed to fire, coming home a well-beaten 10th behind Nigiri on ground that may have been just a shade too fast for her liking.
The winner has since gone on to place at Group Three level while a handful of those who also finished in front of Unequal Love have also subsequently gone on to win or place, so the form looks pretty strong.
Unequal Love’s unchanged perch of 90 does not look beyond her and the expected easier conditions in West Yorkshire could play to her strengths.
Marching Band makes his first turf start in the Nadeen Dawson Memorial Maiden Stakes as one of two contenders for Michael Stoute.
Marching Band has had two spins on the all-weather so far, most recently being beaten half-a-length at Chelmsford at the end of last month and might not need to improve too much to win this.
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Painters Palette can be the star of the show on the first day of the Ayr Gold Cup meeting.
He contests the Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Kilkerran Handicap after notching a second win in his last three starts when prevailing on the Tapeta at Wolverhampton two weeks ago.
Switching surface is no issue, though, as he showed when winning at Redcar last month and while he has been raised 6lb for his last victory, he looked good value for the official two-and-a-quarter-length margin.
Tajanis can get off the mark in the Moulton Nurseries Handicap at Yarmouth.
His most notable effort came when beaten four and a quarter lengths by Sweet William at Doncaster on his penultimate run, with a subsequent handicap debut at Newmarket yielding a fair third.
He looked in need of a longer trip there, so a mile and six furlongs makes sense this time.
Piz Nair was found out under a penalty in novice company when last seen, but an opening mark of 81 in the Breast Cancer UK Nursery Handicap makes plenty of appeal.
Aljari can bring up his four-timer in the Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Now Available Handicap at that track.
IRISH NEWS YANKEE
NAP: Unequal Love (3.45: Pontefract)
DOUBLE: Marching Band (4.55: Pontefract)
TREBLE: Painters Palette (3.00: Brighton)
YANKEE: Tajanis (4.30: Yarmouth)
