July Cup veteran can be a major player once more

NEWMARKET, ENGLAND - JULY 11: A general view as runners make their way towards the finish at Newmarket Racecourse on July 11, 2019 in Newmarket, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

It is day three of the July meeting on SaturdayCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Brando
4.40 Newmarket
Buy at 11 on the index

In each of the last two years, Brando has taken minor honours in the July Cup and he looks worth siding with on the index to net a tidy profit should he make it three in a row.

He is now seven years old and could conceivably be past his best, but it does not take an especially fanciful reading of his form this year to suggest he is essentially as good as he ever was.

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Keith MelroseBetting editor

Published on 12 July 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 18:08, 12 July 2019

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