{"id":16839,"date":"2025-07-23T01:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T01:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/16839\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T01:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T01:45:17","slug":"rhyme-to-hit-right-royal-tune-and-deny-return-of-the-maq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/16839\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhyme to hit right Royal tune and deny return of the Maq"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\tTuesday 22 July 2025 5:32 pm\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\"\"\t\tRoyal Rhyme (near side) came third in Ascot\u2019s Champion Stakes last October.\t<\/p>\n

SATURDAY also sees action up north as York hosts a Group Two-headed card, where rain has finally arrived after a bone-dry period.<\/p>\n

The feature York Stakes (2.40pm) has attracted an interesting field and for the first time will be part of World Pool\u2019s offering alongside eight races from Ascot.<\/p>\n

Almaqam heads the ante-post betting, and after defeating subsequent Prince Of Wales\u2019s Stakes hero Ombudsman back in May, you can see why.<\/p>\n

Ed Walker\u2019s four-year-old looks the most likely winner on form, but he\u2019s never run at York and it can be a track which takes a bit of knowing.<\/p>\n

Derby fifth Stanhope Gardens is interesting but three-year-olds have a weak record in this, and I\u2019m drawn to ROYAL RHYME.<\/p>\n

He ran a big race to be fourth here last year when the outsider of four, with the ground lively enough for him that day.<\/p>\n

Softer ground is a must for him, but he\u2019s capable of high-class performances when he gets it as shown when third in Ascot\u2019s Champion Stakes in October.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s rated the same as Almaqam but is available at more than four times the price at 10\/1.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tNo rain but More Thunder looks set to hit Newmarket<\/a><\/p>\n

POCKLINGTON demands respect in the Dash (2.00pm) after his narrow second at Newcastle in June.<\/p>\n

Geoff Oldroyd\u2019s sprinter\u2019s form at York is smart too, having been beaten only three lengths in a red-hot race last season.<\/p>\n

He looks well-handicapped off his unchanged mark and 8\/1 is more than fair.<\/p>\n

JUBILEE WALK also catches the eye in this with his one-from-one record at York, and after a fine comeback at Chester, should be ready to go for James Ferguson.<\/p>\n

POINTERS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SATURDAY<\/p>\n

Pocklington e\/w\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 York<\/p>\n

Jubilee Walk e\/w\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 York <\/p>\n

Royal Rhyme e\/w\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.40pm \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0York\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tFair chance Angellica will come good in the Hackwood<\/a><\/p>\n

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