UK Horse Racing Tips: Down Royal

After chasing home subsequent Coventry Stakes third Bucanero Fuerte at the Curragh, STURLASSON then found only Noche Magica too good at Cork, and that winner subsequently went agonisingly close in the Marble Hill. Kieran Cotter's juvenile can go one better on the assumption that he doesn't meet anything of that calibre here but, if he does, it could be 160,000-pounds breeze-up purchase Gunzburg, who faded into fourth over 6f on debut. Naas fourth Carnegie Hall rounds out the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Sturlasson 2nd Gunzburg 3rd Carnegie Hall

First-time cheekpieces could be what COCO HILL needs to build on a pleasing third over this trip at Tipperary last month and she rates the one to beat. She is now rated 4lb lower than for the aforementioned contest and, with more improvement likely, is taken to get the better of the equally-progressive Sneddy Eddie. So Majestic is another with claims in an intriguing handicap.
Prediction : 1st Coco Hill 2nd Sneddy Eddie 3rd So Majestic

COLLECTIVE POWER took a step forward when winning a competitive heat at Navan 12 days ago and the gelded son of Slade Power can mount another bold bid from a 7lb raised mark. He gets the nod over Dun Na Sead, who was eased 3lb in the ratings having finished a good third at Tipperary last month. Adnaan should be competitive, while previous C&D winner Ever Rock can't be left out of calculations either.
Prediction : 1st Collective Power 2nd Dun Na Sead 3rd Adnaan

Screen Siren could be popular with the punters after scoring with plenty in hand at Navan, but a 10lb rise tempers enthusiasm and MARIA BRANWELL is preferred after a near-miss off the same rating at the Curragh. A Listed winner for David O'Meara in the UK as a juvenile, she looks primed to record her first success for Joseph O'Brien and has conditions to suit. Escaping Thejungle has filled the runner-up berth on her last three starts and should give another good account of herself.
Prediction : 1st Maria Branwell 2nd Screen Siren 3rd Escaping Thejungle

Wordsworth is a fascinating contender on his first start for Josh Halley because he wasn't far off the best three-year-olds in 2021. He did prove a bit costly to follow last season and left Ballydoyle for 43,000gns so perhaps TAIPAN is a safer option, with Jessica Harrington's charge arriving on a high after capitalising on some excellent placing by his connections recently. White Caviar had Mellow Magic in arrears when third in the Vintage Tipple Stakes, although that form was reversed at the Curragh subsequently.
Prediction : 1st Taipan 2nd Wordsworth 3rd White Caviar

STATE'S EVIDENCE makes plenty of appeal, especially being related to a couple of juvenile winners, and Ger Lyons' colt gets the vote on his first career start. Look At The Stars represents leading connections and is another newcomer to note, while Blame Thechampagne is more than capable if returning to form after a below-par performance at Listowel. Others worth considering include Glengarriff, who stepped forward from his first outing when upped in trip, and St Laurence's Gate.
Prediction : 1st States Evidence 2nd Look At The Stars 3rd Blame Thechampagne

Swiss Army Officer is likely to prove popular after his runner-up effort at Cork last Friday, but the eight-year-old may be worth taking on now 5lb higher in the ratings and it could pay to side with the returning EPAULAWN. The gelded son of Epaulette shaped better than the beaten distance suggests when finishing eighth in last year's renewal and the handicapper may have been too lenient in dropping him 11lb. Kratos rates as a viable alternative having been lowered 9lb for his recent seventh-placed effort at Fairyhouse.
Prediction : 1st Epaulawn 2nd Kratos 3rd Swiss Army Officer