Saturday's Racing Tips from Andy Holding

It’s probably fair to judge SUPER SUPERJACK (best price 2/1) as an unlucky loser at Goodwood last time out and with Milton Harris’ gelding one of only two previous C&D winners in today’s field, he’s strongly fancied to make amends.

One of the main points to raise about today’s team competition at Ascot is not only course form will count for plenty from an equine perspective, but having a jockey who knows how to ride the track is likely to prove just as important. With that in mind, the fact home-based Nicola Currie – who won the Sliver Saddle last year – has been handed the ride on a horse who knows the ropes around the Berkshire venue, has to count for plenty. Aside from the fact the son of Harbour Watch should have won eight days ago, he was also quite impressive when completing a brace of wins here earlier in the season and with a hold-up run style that is tailor made for how races often pan out on the round track, he can continue his handler’s fine run of form over the summer months.

ANO SYRA (best price 28/1) has without doubt been one of the most improved horses of the season over in Ireland and having shown at Naas last time out she’s not totally out of her depth at this sort of level, it’s no beyond the realms of possibility she can gain some valuable black type at the very least.

A four-time winner this term, the daughter of Kodiac tackled pattern company for the first time at the Co Kildare venue and even though the form book suggests she came up a little short of the mark, a closer look into her performance tells a very different tale. Drawn widest of all 17 days ago (11 of 11), John Feane’s filly was one of only a few that day who made any discernible headway on those positioned towards the favoured far side of the track, so under the circumstances she did extremely well to finish as close up as she did in the final analysis. Just as handy over six furlongs as she is over the minimum trip and 2-2 at today’s venue, the progressive sprinter makes plenty appeal at her morning odds.

There’s no denying Bradsell is a very smart two-year-old – you don’t win a Coventry Stakes in the manner he did if you’re not - but he’s also a crazy-looking price in the context of who he faces here this afternoon and the one that threatens to give him most to do, especially on home soil, is LITTLE BIG BEAR (best price 5/2).

Winner of an above-average renewal of the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot, Aidan O’Brien’s colt was upped in class on his return to home soil here last time and in running out a comfortable four-length winner, he proved just as effective beyond the minimum trip. Although he will clearly have to raise his game again to defeat what appears to be a stellar field in today’s Group 1, the combination of the speed and stamina he possesses in equal measures should stand him in just as good a stead as being proven at the Co Kildare track. Although beaten by Bradsell at Ascot back in June, Persian Force suggested with his victory at Newmarket last time that he’s still improving and learning with each run and on pure speed figures, he’s right up there in the mix.

JACK HACKETT (best price 11/4) loves tonight’s track so much he was able to run well over three miles here last time out and now returning to fences over his optimum trip, Ciaran Murphy’s gelding can add to his terrific tally at the Weatmeath venue.

Other than one explainable run over 3m1f, the son of Beat Hollow has stats here that read 4432144213, and with the latest of his victories coming in pretty tidy fashion two starts ago, his current wellbeing remains box fresh. Just as switched on in the visors seemingly than without, the often prominently-ridden eight-year-old is fancied to make the re-acquaintance with Rachel Blackmore a successful one.