TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG is a course winner and shaped well on his only previous start on soft ground, so he is likely to be in the firing line, as should TURN AND BURN, who is only 2lb higher than when ...

An interesting opener with a couple of newcomers to note. EL MATADOR is related to several winners, and his trainer often does very well with two-year-olds, so he’s appealing on paper. OPPORTUNITY was ...

Manchester United simply couldn’t take any more. Sunday’s defeat to West Ham dropped Erik ten Hag’s team down to 14th place in the Premier League table and proved to be the final straw for the ...

Only Erling Haaland, Bryan Mbeumo, Chris Wood and Cole Palmer have scored more goals in the Premier League this season than Danny Welbeck. The 33-year-old has found the back of the net six times in ...

PROSPERITAS has shaped promisingly in all four starts to date and should go well having finished fifth in a hotter race at York last time out. Of the other runners, I’ll cover with EMPORESS, who is ...

HIERARCHY has made the frame on his last four starts off reduced marks and must have excellent claims despite the quick two-day turnaround from his third at Bath. His main danger could turn out to be ...

Kylian Mbappe had a long time to imagine himself as a Real Madrid player. Indeed, the French forward was linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu for a number of years before the transfer finally ...

The week before El Clásico is so often overflowing with narrative. So often over recent years, Barcelona and Real Madrid, while previously seen as equals split by different values, have been getting ...

If Arsenal miss out on the Premier League title once more this season, they might look back at Sunday’s defeat to Bournemouth as a moment that ultimately cost them. There’s still a long way to go in ...

Mikel Arteta sees full backs in a different way to most managers. While most players in this position are charged with getting up and down the wing, possibly putting in a cross and making a tackle ...

Three-time C&D winner ACES WILD has been competing in stronger races at this course this year and should go well. Meanwhile, fellow C&D winner LET’S GO HUGO has been performing very well of late and ...

FELIX SUMMUS shaped well when runner-up on debut before returning from over a two-year absence to finish midfield at Downpatrick. He is interesting on hurdle debut, while fellow debutant in this ...