14:41 Newmarket

I’ve thought a fair bit of BELL SHOT for a while now and it has been good to see him confirm those feelings winning 2 of his last 3. I was with him at Newbury last month and he certainly didn’t let me down bounding clear to win by 3 lengths at the finish. He is up 6lb from that but I still think he is ahead of his mark and with further improvement to come he should be capable of winning again. He was still quite keen last time so if settling better he should have an even bigger performance in him. Sense Of Power returned from a lengthy absence to win nicely on the July course but failed to justify cramped odds under a penalty at Kempton last month. Roundabout Silver who finished seventh in that race has won his next start though so the form has substance. He looks the main danger. Mount Kosciuszko best of the rest but this is tougher and he is up another 4lb.

15:25 Newbury

With 3 wins from 4 starts WARREN POINT looks a horse to keep firmly on side. He ran on strongly to win at Goodwood when last seen in July and that visual impression was backed up by the clock. The third Migdam and fourth Vee Sight both look promising so while his stablemate Blue Trail who finished second has let the form down since I wouldn’t be too concerned as I think it was quite a decent race. He is up 8lb but seems to be getting better all the time and there is a strong likelihood he’ll win this before going on to compete in pattern races. He is unbeaten over this trip (3-3) and there is plenty to like again. Sea The Casper is my idea of the main danger. He is also 3 from 4 and the time he was beaten at Ascot there was a positional bias. He is an improver and should run well too. Ottoman Fleet was highly tried at Royal Ascot and will find this much easier.