Newsboy fancies Zeus Olympios to remain unbeaten and win the Group 2 Joel Stakes (3.00) at Newmarket, while his nap, Ocean Odyssey, runs in the last race of the day at Newcastle (8.30)
ZEUS OLYMPIOS is fancied to take his career record to 4-4 with a win in the Group 2 BoyleSports Daily Racing Rewards Joel Stakes (3.00) at Newmarket.
On the back of novice-stakes scores at Kempton Park and Thirsk, the Night Of Thunder-sired colt lifted Group 3 level in the Superior Mile over course and distance 20 days ago and it will be a surprise if his trainer Karl Burke can’t tease out further progress.
The Group 2 test BoyleSports Home Of Early Payout Rockfel Stakes (2.25), should go to TOULEEN , already in the conversation for next year’s 1,000 Guineas after victories at Newbury and Leicester in late summer.
Touleen’s jockey William Buick is also the man to stick with in the Group 3 BoyleSports Princess Royal Stakes (1.50), in which SPIRITED STYLE has plenty going for her.
A drop in class gives ELWATEEN the edge in the Listed BoyleSports British EBF Rosemary Stakes (1.15), while EYDON has more to offer in the Listed BoyleSports Smart Race Card Godolphin Stakes (3.35).
At Worcester, where SERVICE MINIMUM stars out on a favourable mark in the trustatrader.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (2.42). Friday’s selections NEWMARKET 1.15 ELWATEEN 1.50 SPIRITED STYLE 2.25 TOULEEN 3.00 ZEUS OLYMPIOS 3.35 EYDON 4.10 ENOCH 4.45 MEZCALA WORCESTER 1.07 COCO MADEMOISELLE 1.37 ALSHADHIAN 2.07 INDEPENDENT JIMMY 2.42 SERVICE MINIMUM 3.17 ICE IN THE VEINS 3.52 SUPREME YEATS 4.27 TURPIN GOLD HAYDOCK PARK 2.15 RIBBLE RIVER 2.50 MONARCH’S GOLD 3.25 ARMY BUGLER 4.00 POKER 4.35 PERSUASION (NB) 5.10 ARABIAN POET 5.40 ROLAND GARROS NEWCASTLE 5.00 COEDANA 5.30 SHAMARDAL STAR 6.00 VENCEDORA 6.30 WOODY Y FERNANDEZ 7.00 LIVONIAN 7.30 REENIE’S DREAM 8.00 MISSMIMI 8.30 OCEAN ODYSSEY (NAP) DOUBLE: OCEAN ODYSSEY and PERSUASION